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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gideon020" data-source="post: 5255872" data-attributes="member: 83181">Oupost America: The Panama Independant Canal StateHistory:The Panama Independant Canal State's origins have their roots in the city-state of Los Angeles during the days after the official end of the Silence and the reclusive metropolis rejoined the greater United States.Central America at this time was in chaos; Mexico was reliant on Los Angeles aid to wrest control from its cartels, ninjas from Konoha were operating out of an outpost in Panama, and rumors of NOD operatives in the jungles were rampant.Los Angeles saw an opportunity to extend its influence before the United States it payed lip service to couldput a muzzle on it. Mexico was already firmly in their pocket thanks to their aid and reconstruction programs and it would be easy enough to convince Panama to allow American security to protect the Panama Canal.The Canal was not just a trade route; in the days after the 23 Hours ran their course the Panama and Suez Canal became vital strategic assets for moving peacekeepers and halting the movements of pirates and smugglers who were taking advantage of the chaos to use the Canals to move from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian OceanLos Angeles knew that if the Canal could be taken, they could dictate shipping tarrifs across the world and have the ability to construct naval bases for both the Pacific and Atlantic.But there was opportunity and Los Angeles did not want the US snooping around. It was then that Kane launched his Tiberium War.The Canal WarKane, with his tiberium-enhanced Ultimate Coordinators and millions of regular troops, launched a global campaign to bring the world under his banner. NOD insurgents immediately appeared across the globe and even Los Angeles suffered some minor damage from their actions but the chance was now there.The Los Angeles National Guard was the de-facto army of Los Angeles; better equipped and trained than the regular US military and eager for war, they were sent not to Mexico as the US ordered them, but to Panama.National Guard troops hit the nation like a thunderstorm and overwhelmed NOD forces controlling the cities before launching a lightning strike on the Canal, dislodging the surprised Panamanian Army troops and quickly establishing their control instead.Panama could do nothing but squawk in outrage as the National Guard troops immediately sealed the canal and created a no-mans land around it, before they were forced to deal with NOD troops.Meanwhile, IGU operatives had been successful in turning the loyalty of numerous regular NOD troops against Kane, creating the Special Operations Division Scorpion's Tail to combat NOD forces directly in their Tiberium-choked strongholds, surreptitiously opening the way for GDI forces to defeat NOD.But the war for Panama was not yet over; Panama demanded that the United States remove their forces from the Canal and the US in turn demanded Los Angeles to remove the National Guard troops.What they both didn't expect was for Los Angeles diplomats to smile and declare that the troops in control of the canal had formed their own independant nation-state and that Los Angeles was opening diplomatic relations with them.For the next ten or so years, Los Angeles supported their new puppet nation with food, weaponry and citizenry while helping fend off attacks from NOD remnants, the Panama armed forces, and even an attempt by the Justice League to force the return of the canal.Finally, there was no choice but to allow the existance of the Panama Canal Independant State. Los Angeles had won.The Panama Independant Canal State TodayThe PICS today is an example of Los Angeles' influence outside their walls; a clean, safe and ordered society that is in advance of the rest of the world, it is also the world's clearing house for equipment and weaponry that the city considers obsolete.Its position as LA's premier naval base and control of the Canal also allow the city to be a major grey and black market.</blockquote>

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