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Apr 17, 2004 January 14, 2008 - New York City, United Nations Building For this historic occasion in Special Assembly, live coverage of the proceedings were being taped and broadcasted to all major global networks. The newly renovated main assembly hall was filled to within 80% of its capacity. Designed like a huge Greek amphitheater, everyone, including the foreign dignitaries, commented that the architectural detail was so realistic; they felt like they were outside in the open air, underneath a bright summer sky instead of 200 feet below ground. The architects were pleased and the United Nations staff deemed that it was completely appropriate; a proper setting for their prestigious gatherings. It would have made the ancient Athenians proud. The official flags of every nation in the world had been placed around the entire room, and each nation had its own designated seating area, which expanded upward to accommodate the largest of delegations. Every conceivable security precaution had been in place and operating, well in advance of any meeting announcement, to assure the safety of all the attendees. Agenda-Admission of New Members - Prologue by the Consul General. "Madame Chairman, distinguished guests and visitors, fellow members: "If we were to look into our past, history would prove that every time humanity reached economic freedom and tried to grow beyond the barest of survival instincts, some faction, plague, war or occurrence, has caused the growth to cease and thrown humanity's quest for a better life, back into the dark ages. Looking into our distant past, we would see a world motivated by individual interests, greed, hatred, ignorance, bigotry, and border conflicts of every nature. In our not so distant past, we would see that humanity took some baby steps toward bettering themselves permanently, but the world was still motivated by the same interests, although to a lesser degree. Six years ago, the greatest scientists on the planet gathered together, signed a Proclamation of Reclamation and made a public declaration that our world ecology had been so severely damaged by industrialized civilization, that if something was not done to correct it immediately, humanity would suffer the severest of consequences that could not be corrected by any known means, and that in our lifetime, mankind could only look forward to a slow and painful, total extinction. Clearly, something had to be done. Swift and concise new laws and regulations had to be made and enforced. The U.N. member nations rose to the challenge, and after the first six months, we found that important strides had been made, but it wasn't enough. The rate of decline of our atmosphere had slowed, but it was still declining and would eventually collapse. No one could dispute that a concerted effort would have to be made by every man, woman, and child on the face of the planet. The problem of course was how, given mankind's diverse nature, to make that a reality. There was still much to accomplish if we were to overcome this greatest of all challenges, the survival of the human race. Our atmosphere continued declining for another two months while the greatest minds around the globe continued to ponder the dilemma. Finally, after taking into account every conceivable remedy, the best solution they could offer, was to eliminate half of the world's population and shut down most of our industry. That was a sad day for all of us that had worked so hard to save the planet. It was our children, the children of the world, God Bless them, that suggested a viable solution. Their young minds were fresh, open, unshackled by formalities, ethnic practices, boundaries, or national origins. It was their vision of one world, united in peace, working together, and it was their united effort around the globe that spurred the major powers of the world to formulate a different plan of action. We, as representatives and stewards of our individual nations, are gathered here today to cause and to witness the creation and acceptance of a new global community in the cause for World Peace and Reclamation. Over the past twenty three months, each of the nations represented here today, have recognized the need to form a larger, more encompassing global society, have been working diligently to reclaim the planet, and have pledged to put aside our individual differences to accomplish that goal. Great strides have been made and much has been accomplished. The tide has turned and we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Ladies and gentlemen, history is being made here today. A new chapter is being written, and a new day has dawned for the citizens of our global community. The UN's new open-door policy, after many months of deliberation, has been approved and endorsed by all members. The new charter has been drawn and accepted, and every nation, large or small, has been formally invited to join, regardless of their past political issues or involvements. And now, without further ado, Mr. Secretary, please call the roll for admittance of new member nations into the New United Nations, One Nation Earth." Confirmation by all members One by one, the Secretary called the roll. Each nation's representative responded either nay or yeah that they wished to join. As each new member voiced their assent, their representative came up to the podium, spoke a few brief words, signed the new charter and returned to their seat. After all the new members had been formally admitted, the Consul General made his admittance speech and all rose to cheer him. Structure and Acceptance of a New Transnational Agency "Our next speaker is well known to all of you as "The man who dared to change the course of history." Few have dared to take up the challenge, and fewer still have shouldered any responsibility for making such broad policy changes affecting the world as a whole. I personally have known this honorable man for many years. I know his words are true, his character is without blemish, and above all else, he has strived for world peace to a greater degree than any other person in our known history. Ladies and Gentlemen, The President of The United States, Ian Adam Mitchell." The Consul General turned to his right and motioned toward the curtain. "Mr. President…" The President was standing back stage with his security detail. He came out from behind the curtain and walked to center stage as all applauded the man and his vision for the future. The President looked out on the entire assembly, then he smiled and nodded deeply, a little half- bow, toward each new member nation around the great room. The response was thunderous. Bob Peters turned to Rich and said, "We're witnessing what makes this man so great, his sense of humility and fair play." Rich nodded and added, "Yes, and his sense of drama." Peters glared at him and Rich responded, "I didn't vote for him." Peters tried to ignore Rich's snide remark as he thought back, remembering how long this new change had been in the works, then he thought, "Now, we'll finally get to see its conclusion." Mitch waited for the crowd to quiet, then he held up his hands, and finally everyone took their seats and waited for him to speak. Prologue by the President of The United States "Mr. Consul General, Mr. Vice President, members of One Nation Earth, distinguished guests, my fellow Americans: I would like to thank you all for such a warm welcome and I thank the Consul General for allowing me to speak here today. I personally welcome all the new members, and I commend you for your decision to join the cause of World Peace and Global Reclamation. By your participation today, you have re-formed and joined a great society, a new community with physical boundaries, but for the first time in our history, a society of nations without political boundaries, as each of you have pledged to abide by the new charter. Each nation's individual government infrastructure has changed slightly, but you have this day gained so much more; more freedom, more assistance, more protection, and of course, a place of honor for choosing to better our world. Over the course of human history, we have seen all the single nations on this planet over-run with every conceivable evil, from petty thieves to crime syndicates, gun runners to drug cartels, serial killers to total annihilationists, terrorist plots to military coups, theft of identity to monetary takeovers, theft of intellectual property to agricultural genocide, religious zealots to mass police state atrocities, and from border skirmishes to total world wars. Every society ever known has tried their own particular strategy, at tremendous cost to life and to our planet, to fix the problems, only to be shot down again and again. Today, with the signing of the new charter and the alliance of over 80 nations worldwide, the stage has finally been set to implement global strategies to eliminate these barbaric threats to lasting world peace. We have successfully combined the best of both worlds, economic growth with ecological reforms to repair and renourish our still polluted planet. With your formal acceptance of the formation of the Department of Counter-Intelligence, we will be in position to eliminate the core problems of mis-information and mis-direction, and the best talent from each nation will be pooled together, under one treaty and one roof. The DCI will then govern all agencies, worldwide. No agency has been left out and no agency has been limited. On the contrary, each agency's powers and budgets have been expanded, with more freedom of action than ever before. The DCI now stands as the first and foremost line of defense against terrorism the world has ever seen. This agency embodies the Drive behind the promise, the Cause behind the order, and the Intelligence to fight the chaos. It took a long time for us to learn the lessons, to create instead of destroy, to work together instead of being greedy individuals, to humanely limit our population expansion, to improve and nourish our world and to feed everyone in it. Finally, for the first time in history, we can look forward to a future that our children can proudly inherit. With the ongoing cleanup of our air, food, and water, we are just starting to see immune response diseases like cancer, arthritis and diabetes declining. We now know that this was the only choice to make. It is a shame that we waited so long to do it. Much heartache, pain and suffering could have been avoided. As we, individually and collectively, form new and lasting relations with each sovereign nation under one world order, we can now expect that our children will face a much different world than the one in which we grew up. With global population and agricultural reforms in place, world hunger will no longer exist. With better, more expanded technology, we are turning seawater into safe water for everyone and it is being returned to the land and to the sea in its purest form, without exhausting our underground water tables. With the New United Nations Charter in place, the threat from war and devastation has been eliminated, and today, we can look forward to a cleaner, safer, healthier existence than any of us have known in the past. Scientists are working around the globe to repair the damage done from former destructive land practices. The ecology is being repaired and today, we can look into the past and see that this was indeed the only civilized course of action our leaders could have taken, so that we, as vast and varied individuals, may co-exist and prosper on planet earth. With the signing of this last declaration, freedom from oppression will be preserved and the terrorist threat will be eliminated. Self and corporate interests will still be served, but not at the expense of our people or our planet. The population reforms that have been installed will slow the overwhelming burden to the ecology, and for the very first time in our history, both domestic and foreign policies will work as one. I say to those of you who have not yet decided to embrace a new way of doing things, join us in our fight for freedom from terrorist threats and deeds that have touched us all. We have learned from our past mistakes and errors in judgment, we have learned what we must do to eliminate this threat. After every major attack against America, we later learned, after all the information had been correlated, that we had been given advance warning, from several different sources, before each attack happened. When the American people learned this fact, some of them ignored it as lies spread by the enemy, some of them refused to believe it, but some of them questioned, "With knowledge of an impending attack, how could our government stand by and let that happen?" After studying each situation, the truth was always the same. One agency received one piece of information, another agency received another type of information, while yet another agency had a third kind of information, but no one agency had all the information, and given the diverse nature of our agencies, the differing protocols, jealousies and red tape, there didn't seem to be an answer until we faced the real issue; our system was flawed. Lack of information was never the problem, but the lack of a concerted effort to gather and disseminate all the information, coupled with a lack of authority to act on that information was the core problem during every conflict or catastrophe in our American history, and I would venture a guess that our problem was not so different in any other country. What we needed, but did not have, was a single source or agency to gather, coordinate, disseminate, and act upon that information. We needed a sort of clearing house, a final word on matters of national security. After the last in-depth analysis by the scientific population, we decided to employ the same methods to find an answer to our second dilemma; how to correct the flaw in our systems. Needless to say, it was a long process, but we have found the answer and have already begun to implement the cure. We now have one agency, The Department of Counter-Intelligence, in place and operating around the world in each U.N. country, and with your acceptance today, we will be more than 80 nations strong, ready to defend your way of life, covering the globe, and assuring world peace. Three simple words define a nation, We The People. From this day forward, these words are not just for one individual nation, but for the entire world. Today, we witness the birth of a new nation, One Nation Earth, and We The People remember and honor all those that fought in countless wars throughout the ages for those three simple words. Today, We The People give notice to any would-be perpetrator of any type of crime against humanity, wherever it occurs; no longer are we helpless to stop the injustice, no longer are we afraid, and no longer will we stand by and watch you wantonly destroy our people, our land, our buildings, or our freedom. You will not stop us. We will survive. We will prosper, and We The People will walk tall and proud as citizens of One Nation Earth." Confirmation by all members President Mitchell was an impressive speaker and amongst the roar of applause, his charisma had gained even more new members to the global community and many more supporters of the new transnational agency. The Special Assembly was again led by the Consul General to confirm their support, and as promised, the entire proceedings was over by late afternoon. Next week Friday - Part two Charpter 1 of "Executive Betrayal/a Max Stone Series". ------------ Edwin lives in Cartersville, Georgia and works full-time for a major software company in Atlanta. Edwin served his country as a U.S. Marine during the 1970s. He is a fast-paced storyteller leaning toward realism. Writing is his passion and at age 45, Edwin is now working on his third book. Visit Edwin's website or email: Esant222@aol.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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