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And Now...The News
(© Paul Arnold)

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From the New York Times, April 4th, 2003

STATE POLICE, USAF INVESTIGATORS FIND NO TRACE OF “DANGEROUS RADIATION” AT VENUS PROBE CRASH SITE.

Scientists and intelligence officials recover probe, and find no trace of the mysterious radiation.

From the Wall Street Journal, April 5th, 2003

SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL URGES IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION OF STRANGE TERRORIST SIGHTINGS.

In mid-morning briefing, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld calls for mobilization of Pennsylvania and New York National Guard units in response to this “New Threat against America”.

From the Pittsburgh Observer, April 5th, 2003

STRANGE REPORTS OF TRANCE-LIKE VICTIMS SPREAD OVER STATE AS FEDERAL AND STATE WORKERS CLAMBER TO FIND ANSWERS

Governor Schweiker is said to be considering “Further steps” in getting to the bottom of strange new illness.

From the Los Angeles Times, April 6th, 2003

AS EASTERN SEABOARD REPORTS SICKNESS, BOTH NORTH KOREA AND IRAQ DENY RESPONSIBILITY.

With new government sanctions in place, North Korea stands by earlier comments, while Iraq claims no knowledge.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune, April 6th, 2003

AS PRESIDENT BUSH CALLS FOR CALM, MANY TAKE TO THE STREETS IN PROTEST AS MANY COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTH EASTERN NEW YORK ARE CUT OFF.

With Allegheny and Butler counties out of power, new reports from Northampton and Greene counties continue to filter in.

From the New York Times, April 7th, 2003

THE DEAD WALK

Shocking reports from Saratoga county report that the bodies of the recently dead are becoming reanimated. The walking corpses are being linked directly to the trance-inducing illness, which has ravaged many northeast and mid-eastern states.

From the Pittsburgh Observer, April 7th, 2003

THE DEAD WALK

As more and more reports come in, many flee to rescue stations. National Guard and Reservists battle virtual “Army of the Dead”.

From the Mississippi Telegraph, April 7th, 2003

THE DEAD WALK

As Congress convenes in emergency sessions, NASA officials and USAF try to get to bottom of the mysterious radiation that is being blamed on the so-called “re-animation.” While Ohio and Indiana have reported no cases of reanimated corpses, radio chatter intercepted from Maryland and West Virginia report “waves upon waves” of the undead.

Los Angeles Times, April 8th, 2003

WAR

President Bush, along with Congress has declared war upon North Korea. Acting upon evidence gleaned from photographs taken from spy satellites, it was concluded that North Korea was responsible for the virus that has infected the eastern seaboard. The photographs show Korean camps full of shambling corpses corralled inside gates. While these were thought to be prisoners of war, it has been connected to the wholesale murder that is now occurring in the United States.

From the Wall Street Journal, April 10th, 2003

PROTESTS END IN BLOODBATH

When protesters in Washington D.C. were ordered back from the Capital, a violent fight erupted, resulting in the deaths of over thirty, and the wounding of almost twice that number. Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld resigned in disgust, as Powell orders more troops into North Korea. “We must assist our South Korean allies in their fight for freedom, and hope that we can find a cure for the disease which ravages our neighbors.”

From the Richmond Daily News, April 15th, 2003

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED, AS CITIZENS FLEE

As more and more people pour into the southern U.S., martial law is declared in all states so far affected with the plague. Pennsylvania and New York are becoming isolated, as Canada closes all borders with the U.S., in an attempt to keep it clean of the undead.

Excerpt from The Nightly News, April 19th, 2003

“…And since these creatures cannot be considered human, by any standards, should we give them human rights?”

“No, I think, since they’re just flesh, they should be disposed of. There is no justification for the way we’re treating this; we’re going to lose! People don’t realize the numbers these things have, it’s astronomical.”

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