Archive for 'Mafias, Gangs and Virtual Governments'

Marathon Battle at The Woofer

AN repulses attack – Herald reporter wounded by Omega Groshomme, war correspondent The Alliance Navy was attacked on Wednsday morning 1:00am SLT by members of several opposing factions. Members of Titan industries rolled into “The Woofer”, the Alliance Navy sim, using small arms fire and phantom rounds engaging in a small fire fight from the [...]

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STABLE Talks In Response to MOSCOW

SL military groups continue negotiationsby Omega Groshomme, war correspondent treaty negotiations continue April 19th at 20:06 SL time an organization of military groups gathered in conference to discuss a new more improved treaty in answer to the Merczateer proposed MOSCOW: Military Organization Standard for Conventional Operations and Warfare. The conference organized by the Alliance Navy [...]

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Is Second Life Liberation Army Founder Part of a Corporate Spy Firm?

Solidad Sugarbeet resigns from SLLA leadership – claims Marshal Cahill is part of real life “corporate intelligence/security firm” by Bayesian Textbot Today, the following notice went out to the Second Life Liberation Army (SLLA): Dear SLLA members: Via an anonymous source, it has come to my attention that Marshal Cahill is the real life owner [...]

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Alliance Navy Training – Prepared for the Worst

by Omega Groshomme, war correspondent the woofer “Altittude 100,speed 85,coming in under fire” the pilot shouts – I am on the drop ship of the Alliance Navy being flown into “the woofer” AN’s newest sim and HQ, a hot LZ, to meet Admiral Herbst and oversee his soldiers and training. The pilot doing his best [...]

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Everyone Gangs Up on the Alliance Navy

New strategic arms treaty for SL combat groups by Curious Rousselot, war correspondent Merczateers and others want a new treaty Friday April 13, 2007 at 5:00 PM PST most of the organized combat groups of Second Life started the process to craft a new treaty on the use of arms and rules of war within [...]

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The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend: Federation Joins War Against AN

By Omega Groshomme, SL Herald War Correspondent Across the wasteland. Walking, walking, now stumbling, now climbing over debris. All around me the battlefield is littered with the bodies of AN soldiers, craters, burning buildings and totaled vehicles. As I navigate the shrapnel-riddled dirt I come over the crest of a hill to see them: A [...]

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Talks between Alliance Navy and Merczateers Stall. Will it be War Without End?

Merczateer Proteus Hand I was going about some routine editorial work in the Herald bunker in Jessie when an urgent communiqué from a Herald informant splashed onto my screen. According to the informant, the two great armies of Second Life – the Aliance Navy and the Merczateers were engaged in skirmishes again. It had been [...]

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Giuliani Campaign Dances Into Second Life (Sort of)

[Editor's Note: The following is an unpaid political announcement received this evening at the Herald offices from virtual political operative and Second Life resident GenJCChristian Homewood. Had I not been going about my usual duties of picking up Pixeleen's cigarette butts planning tomorrow's coverage, I might have missed it. Fortunately, we are able to bring [...]

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Goons’ Ban Game – SL Relay for Life Fund Raising

Public invited to purchase words that may not be spoken – for charity0h d4mn 1t 1 h4t3 l33t sp34k by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk careful what you say Some of those that frequent Baku sim or hang with the W-Hat goons are known for a willingness to push the limits of community tolerance up [...]

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Toronto Star Reveals Plastic Duck’s RL Identity

by Pixeleen Mistral, National Affairs desk Infamous uber griefer Plastic Duck’s RL typist was apparently outed this morning by Murray Whyte of the Toronto Star in an article titled (Virtual) reality bites. In addition to speaking with the elder statesman of virtual journalism – the Herald’s own Urizenus Sklar – and discussing the departure of [...]

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