CHAPTER ONE

UNITED PRESS…dateline November 6th…Chaos fills the streets of five cities stricken by nuclear-armed terrorists. Reports from Seattle, Kansas City, Houston, Atlanta, and Baltimore confirm that the rule of law has given way to anarchy. Gangs roam freely in neighborhoods unaffected by radiation fallout. Most police agencies, short of manpower, have chosen to protect suburban areas where FEMA centers have been established to attend to the multitude of refugees.

ASSOCIATED PRESS…dateline November 6th….. Whitehouse Press Secretary, Gordon Jones, reiterated that President Yangton and his National Security Team are safe and working to restore the security of the nation in the wake of Wednesday’s tragedies. The Secretary announced an Executive Order recalling all US Naval Task Forces to American territorial waters.“Protecting our country from further terrorist attacks is our highest priority,” Jones stated.

REUTERS NEWS AGENCY…dateline November 6th…. An unnamed senior White House source said today that President Yangton will reset America’s relationship with Israel. The source is quoted as saying:“The President is deeply concerned that Israel has callously provoked the world by its incursions into Libyan sovereign territory, as well as its attack on the Sudanese military in the Gulf of Aqaba. There no longer seems to be room for compromise.”

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR…dateline November 6th…. The Federal Aviation Administration lifted temporary restriction on domestic and foreign flights due to the desperate need to deliver recovery teams to the five affected cities. However, tight security measures and a failing economy have dampened any enthusiasm for travel. Fear of further attack permeates the populace.

THE LONDON TIMES….dateline November 7th… Lead divisions of the Russian peacekeeping coalition have encountered heavy resistance by ultra-jihadist elements of the Lebanese Army northeast of Beirut. The Kremlin says it is dismayed at the development though steadfast in fulfilling the UN mandate to subdue and pacify the embroiled region.

NEW YORK TIMES….dateline November 7th… Reports confirm that six divisions of the Iranian Revolutionary Army have advanced into Syria via the newly proclaimed State of Kurdistan, formerly northern Iraq. Meanwhile, Jordan’s King Abdullah has negated all extant treaties with Israel and has invited the Iranian Air Force to utilize Jordanian airfields as bases of operations. It is believed by the Israelis that Abdullah has caved to unspecified Iranian threats.

JERUSALEM POST….dateline November 7th… Unconfirmed reports suggest that five Turkish armored divisions are moving along the Mediterranean coast towards Syrian territory.

MOSCOW DAILY NEWS (PRAVDA)….dateline November 7th…. The Kremlin has denied an aerial ba