PREMIS
On April 24, 2031 multiple terrorist attacks were launched simultaneously across the globe, striking terror into the hearts of the world. The Statue of Liberty was destroyed by an explosion at its base, the President of the United States, Prime Ministers of Great Britain, Russia, Brazil, Japan, and Australia were assassinated, subway and airport bombings occurred in dozens of cities, and over twenty million people lost their lives.
But not every event was tragic. The leaders of Canada, France, Russia, China and Switzerland were saved by timely interventions by security or average citizens, and numerous bombings were thwarted by the quick action of local or national police or the heroic actions of civilians.
Most of the terrorists were killed before they could be taken hostage, and those who were captured died under mysterious circumstances in prison before they could be interrogated. No identification, criminal or dental records could be found for any of those involved. The only identifying mark common to all was a small tattoo of a stylized snake head behind their left ear.
With intelligence agencies worldwide struggling to piece together what had happened, the United Nations decides to take action after years sitting on the sidelines. By an 80% majority, the member states of the UN vote to establish a peacemaking/peacekeeping/counter-terrorism group under the command of the recently expanded Security Council. The nature of this group would be kept secret even from the member nations' representatives to prevent leaks.
This group would have the authority to act within any nation's sovereign territory to ensure world peace and human rights, even if that meant toppling the current government of a member nation.
Their first priority was to track down and destroy the group responsible for the April 24, 2031 terrorist attacks.
Thus was born UN Special Task Force 1. Code Name: G.I. Joe.
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