Reorganizing

Dateline Nueva York

The nation continues in turmoil today in the wake of a bizarre occurrence some are calling an attack that is nothing short of mass assassination. Millions of officials at every level of government were suddenly stricken with severe seizures, each resulting in death. This same mystery affliction heavily impacted the private sector as well; an uncounted number of top businesspeople, investors, and regulators were also stricken. The estimated death toll is well into the millions.

Around the world, some of who are considered the more extreme religious leaders in the world today took to the airwaves to declare the beginning of Armageddon, while
other groups spoke out regarding the increased need for local communities to organize themselves to maintain order. One member of a major environmentalist movement commented that today heralds the beginning of Planet Earth’s healing process.

More than one commentator has remarked on a perceived correlation between suspicions or allegations of corruption and incidence of the illness. No fewer than twenty terror organizations are claiming responsibility, though none have been substantiated.

So far there have been no reports of looting in major urban areas. Although some of the top officials in the big city police forces did succumb to the illness, plenty of low-level officers remain. They are even now reorganizing their leadership, and in many precincts are voluntarily lengthening their hours to keep an eye on at-risk neighborhoods.

The World Health Organization, formerly of the United Nations but currently an independent organization advising the executive branch of the Free World, suffered its own losses in the onslaught. A spokesperson for the WHO said that their scientists are stumped. They have been trying to isolate whatever microbe is responsible, but so far have found no evidence of infection whatsoever. All of the fallen who have been examined so far have been determined to have died of heart failure or stroke after having experienced massive seizures.

There is no way to tell at this time what the ultimate effects this attack may have on the nation, and on the world at large. At every level, power structures in this country will need to undergo a complete overhaul, and some legislators are even now proposing that now is the time to change policies and procedures that most parties agree hinder progress rather than fueling it. Business as usual may no longer be usual, as the Free World struggles to redefine itself. On the back of tragedy may come a new age, for the Free World, and for Planet Earth as well.

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