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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 5090277" data-attributes="member: 143">Mission Aftermath (July 23, 2008)&quot;All right, we've got the feed... all right... we're sending you, live, to Gillian St. John, who is at the border crossing in Strasbourg.&nbsp; Gillian?&nbsp; Gillian?&quot; &quot;I'm here, Olivia.&nbsp; This is... excuse me... yes, Terry, let's get back from the crowd a bit... Olivia, this is Gillian St. John of the BBC World Service, at the border crossing between France and Germany.&nbsp; As you can see, it's a bit chaotic right now, although it's quieter now that it was a few hours ago.&nbsp; Local authorities estimated that a hundred thousand people have left in the last fifteen hours, since the French announcement at the United Nations...&nbsp; The Bundeswehr has set up an armored infantry battalion here around dawn...&nbsp; Terry, show those tanks... as you can see, they're watching, but not doing anything to interrupt the flow of refugees.&quot; &quot;And Gillian, are the French forces trying to stop the exodus?&quot; &quot;No, no, Olivia, they don't seem to be, but they aren't letting anyone in the other way, no one is being allowed into France.&quot; &quot;That's consistent with what we've heard.&nbsp; Gillian, what about these people, leaving their home country?&nbsp; What are they saying?&quot; &quot;Well, Olivia, I've talked to a few dozen people, and they are feeling pretty overwhelmed, obviously.&nbsp; One man said that the Free French are already fighting the invaders, but for the most part, it's been pretty muted on all sides.&nbsp; As you know, President Auguste Laval stated this morning that his goal was to, let's see, I have the copy here...&nbsp; 'To quickly bring France back into the community of nations, once the rest of the world learns to embrace peace, as we have...'&nbsp; I don't know, Olivia, but thus far, we haven't heard much else.&quot; &quot;Thank you, Gillian.&nbsp; Stay tuned to the BBC for the latest on this situation.&quot;* * * * *Catalina was returning from the communications center, trying to get the latest on the overseas situation, when she overheard an argument.&nbsp; Only later, after she’d recounted the exchange to the other members of Alpha, did she wonder if the door to the briefing room had been left open on purpose. &quot;She's a security risk, Garret, and if you can't see that, you're a fool.&quot; &quot;Counselor Beauvois has already rejected the actions of her home government, as have the other two X-COM staffers who are of French origin.&quot; &quot;That's not good enough...&quot; &quot;It will have to be, Agent Drake.&nbsp; X-COM is under United Nations sponsorship, and is not an agency of the United States government.&quot; &quot;I don't know if you are just an idealist, or naive, Garret.&nbsp; Jane Swift isn't going to be the only one asking these questions.&nbsp; If you...&quot; &quot;Agent Drake, tensions are high all around.&nbsp; I don't need you or anyone else inflaming them further by promoting some sort of pogrom within our organization.&quot; &quot;It will come to a head, whether or not I do anything.&nbsp; And my government isn't going to sit around while a major country—a nuclear power, need I remind you—goes over to the aliens.&quot; &quot;Agent Drake, what are you—&quot; &quot;Just think about what I said.&quot; The door slammed open, and Drake stalked out.&nbsp; She shot Catalina a dark look as she left, but didn’t say anything further.* * * * * * * * * * Shortly after getting Dr. Wagner's e-mail, the members of Alpha Team got another chime from their xPhones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 5090277, member: 143"] [b]Mission Aftermath (July 23, 2008)[/b] "All right, we've got the feed... all right... we're sending you, live, to Gillian St. John, who is at the border crossing in Strasbourg. Gillian? Gillian?" "I'm here, Olivia. This is... excuse me... yes, Terry, let's get back from the crowd a bit... Olivia, this is Gillian St. John of the BBC World Service, at the border crossing between France and Germany. As you can see, it's a bit chaotic right now, although it's quieter now that it was a few hours ago. Local authorities estimated that a hundred thousand people have left in the last fifteen hours, since the French announcement at the United Nations... The Bundeswehr has set up an armored infantry battalion here around dawn... Terry, show those tanks... as you can see, they're watching, but not doing anything to interrupt the flow of refugees." "And Gillian, are the French forces trying to stop the exodus?" "No, no, Olivia, they don't seem to be, but they aren't letting anyone in the other way, no one is being allowed into France." "That's consistent with what we've heard. Gillian, what about these people, leaving their home country? What are they saying?" "Well, Olivia, I've talked to a few dozen people, and they are feeling pretty overwhelmed, obviously. One man said that the Free French are already fighting the invaders, but for the most part, it's been pretty muted on all sides. As you know, President Auguste Laval stated this morning that his goal was to, let's see, I have the copy here... 'To quickly bring France back into the community of nations, once the rest of the world learns to embrace peace, as we have...' I don't know, Olivia, but thus far, we haven't heard much else." "Thank you, Gillian. Stay tuned to the BBC for the latest on this situation." * * * * * Catalina was returning from the communications center, trying to get the latest on the overseas situation, when she overheard an argument. Only later, after she’d recounted the exchange to the other members of Alpha, did she wonder if the door to the briefing room had been left open on purpose. "She's a security risk, Garret, and if you can't see that, you're a fool." "Counselor Beauvois has already rejected the actions of her home government, as have the other two X-COM staffers who are of French origin." "That's not good enough..." "It will have to be, Agent Drake. X-COM is under United Nations sponsorship, and is not an agency of the United States government." "I don't know if you are just an idealist, or naive, Garret. Jane Swift isn't going to be the only one asking these questions. If you..." "Agent Drake, tensions are high all around. I don't need you or anyone else inflaming them further by promoting some sort of pogrom within our organization." "It will come to a head, whether or not I do anything. And [i]my[/i] government isn't going to sit around while a major country—a nuclear power, need I remind you—goes over to the aliens." "Agent Drake, what are you—" "Just think about what I said." The door slammed open, and Drake stalked out. She shot Catalina a dark look as she left, but didn’t say anything further. * * * * * * * * * * Shortly after getting Dr. Wagner's e-mail, the members of Alpha Team got another chime from their xPhones. [/QUOTE]

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