The EINS intro plays, a new face appears, an older man, around mid 40s. "Good morning the peoples of Earth and Mars. I'm your host tonight Charles Boone. Amanda Ward is still currently on maternity leave, she will be back next year. Now down to business, we have a full full coverage of the on going war between SV/AD forces and the horde.
"On February 1st, a combined force of American Dominion and Shadow Veil forces attacked the roving mass of humanity that has been nicknamed the horde. When the attack started everything seemed to be going well, they cut into the outer layers, pealing it like an onion but that's when things started to go horribly wrong. A sudden surge of fighters from deep inside the mass erupted forth spilling death and destruction for the allied forces. Previously unseen or ignored tanks started bombarding allied armor destroying many and routing the rest. Facing a solid wall of fire and high explosives the now unsupported infantry also retreated and dug in several miles away forming a defense line."
"The next several months saw heavy fighting, pushes and counter attacks by AD forces was common, until on May 23rd the commanders used their entire remaining force to attempt a surgical strike on the nerve center of the horde. It was a trap and they lost most of their soldiers in the ensuing fire fight and were forced to withdraw off the battle line. The remaining Veil forces could only keep up the pressure as they were fighting for their homeland. A continued mass pushes and strikes by Veil forces lasted for months, but slowly the mass of humanity broke the defensive lines and pushed through. The remaining offensive soldiers fell back, over 50% casualties have been reported for all divisions with some having been disbanded and remaining troops, what few that is, have been reported to be merged into other groups. August the 8th marks the first major defeat by Veil forces."
"At the retreat of the high tech soldiers, the mass surged forth, though they have lost a significant amount of their power. It took a few days of travel, rampaging across the remains of the battlefield, before the last line of defense was hit, and it must have felt like a brick wall to the invading horde. On August 13th, as the mass was charging forward, they were hit with a solid line of defense, far stronger then any they encountered earlier, bunker lines were setup with anti-tank guns, mortars and the remnants of those previous combatants. August 13th 2044 marked the defeat of their major push, having taken heavy casualties in the attack with no real noticeable effect to the defenders, whoever is leading this horde fell back and seems to be planning a new offensive. So far nothing concrete seems to have been attempted and as of the new year no major fighting has been attempted by both sides. This year will be very interesting as to what exactly happens in this conflict, can the Veil push back their invaders or shall the horde succeed on bringing down a TN Nation? You can be sure the world is watching this development closely."
"In other news it seems that assassins from NDR have had a busy year. While it is only suspect, police and investigators heavily suspect that NDR assassins are the ones responsible for the killing of the Ski Lankan Enclave Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was sleeping in his condo during the night of July 7th when cameras caught footage of two people dressed in black entering his room, they appear to have injected him with something that doctors have so far been unable to identify. But whatever it was, it stopped his heart immediately, guards having been alerted burst into the room. A quick firefight ensued and one assailant was killed with the other escaping out the window, so far he or she has eluded local police and hope dwindles of finding this person."
"The second attempt at killing an important figure happened in Free India. Here NDR forces are also suspect though they failed to kill their target. This attempt was in broad daylight, at a public speech the security force of President Baha Udeen were tipped off to the location the shooters will be in. They attempted to ambush them as they entered the building but one of the team must have smelled the trap. They started to leave when security attempted to take them, a quick gunfight occured leaving 3 officers dead and 2 wounded with only wounding one assassin. London and the League have issued a statement declairing that if these events continue to take place then they will have no choice but to seize NDR assets."
"In world economic news, both Trianium and Corundium have offically been mined out on earth, TN powers should start to be concerned with this dwindling resource as without a secondary source their economies will surely collapse. Reports have been spread that resources in the solar system surely will maintain current production levels for many years to come."
"This has been a big year with quite a bit of change happening, we will of course keep you all apprised of any new developments. I'm Charles Boone, and goodnight."