ISM takeover of Emeria

The Space Mafia and Emeria have had close ties for a long time, with the entire underworld being under a Mafia Monopoly and nearly 1/4th of the country controlled by the Pro-Mafia VAMI, Briggs. However, recent events have made the Mafia and Emeria basically one and the same.

THE BRIKWARS CZAT

"<Vami>: I said I would leave if I got banned for enforcing grammar.

<Vami>: I meant it.

<Scratch>: and we've only taken 1/4th of Emeria

<Theblackdog>: So, you're leaving?

<Scratch>: leave what?

<Scratch>: chat?

<Theblackdog>: also what?

<Scratch>: or brikwars?

<Scratch>: and when did you say that?

<Vami>: Scratch. You now control Emeria until I see fit to return."

ISM Takeover of the Fascist Emerian Theocratic Empire and United Republic and Commonwealths

In G.R. 2014, 9/25 at 9:33 PM, in an unprecedented move by the VAMI council, Emeria officially ceded complete control of their territory to the Space Mafia. The one dissenting voice, Major Romano, fled into exile. In the absence of strong leadership, the military stood down. Sicilian born VAMI III, Briggs was named Il Presidente of the newly restructured nation conducted several changes and bloody purges of the military and bureaucracy, replacing the already mafia-dominated system with a now fully mob-filled system and promoting Mob-supporting Emerian generals and officers (Even more than Emeria already did).

In several controversial moves, Pres. Briggs had sent a conditional surrender terms to Bavaria, entailing Emeria as becoming a territory occupied by the Police State of Venice. Now possessing complete control of the Emerian hierarchy, Emeria saw a revolution like no other, seeing the nation rise from the Pseudo-Cuban backwater to a major Latin power in the area. With Emerian (Spanish) and Venetian (Italian) leaders, political and Military in charge, the renovation began.

The new government has since successfully mixed both cultures, leading to a unique blend of Spanish / Latino American (Spancillian) Fascist Dictatorship and Venetian Police State and a splash of theocracy. Casinos and speak easys dot the Emerian metropolises, hidden from sight by new Pizzerias and Italian Butchers shops are on every street corner. The new up and rising company on both Emerian and Venetian markets is the new "Venetian East Emerian Trade Company." When approached for comment, newly dubbed "Grand Duke" Romano, formerly known as VAMI IV, he respectfully declined, saying, "My nation is reinventing itself. It needs all the time I can offer it." An eagle shed a single tear behind him.

Consequences

OASIS Attack

After a period of unrest during which a sharpened pizza thrown by a dissident decapitated one of Il Presidente's redshirts, the Venetian 5th Army was sent to quell the panic, and restore order. They have taken over for the local Emerian forces, who have been ordered to stand down during the transition period. This foolish order has had catastrophic effects, leaving the Emerian Military completely unprepared; The extremist Explosionist froup OASIS attacked, resulting in the loss of 3 systems to the OASIS.

End of the N00B War

Due to the paradoxical nature of a Vassel being at war with their new Liege, the N00b war was quickly ended with a rapped diplomatic cable and a vote in the EPEEN house of commons. EPEEN then adopted the Space Mafia as their formal underworld organization.