Prologue
"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind."
-John F. Kennedy
Never in the history of time has something been undone, something so shocking, that it would quite literally create a moral imbalance among citizens of the world…for years to come. It's quite ironic, actually. The fact that a mere signing of a document, can pull the thread that shroud's the "face" of the United States, and reveal it's truth. The fact that this "shroud", has been placed on its secret for almost one-hundred years. The secret of course being…The Patriots. The group, accredited with such aliases as: "The Wisemen's Committee", and "The Philosophers", is almost un-describable. Rather, their acts, are un-describable.
How do you relay to a nation, that a group of twelve men and women, essentially decide the outcome of your countries' affairs, determine what you see on the news or in a magazine, and in some cases, how you live your life. This group of twelve, are all powerful. They are untouchable. They can essentially do as they please, and they believe that they are an entity to the U.S. Most importantly however, they are very upset with what the current President is about to act on. That being…"The Treaty of Incarcerated Assets."
These assets, were the sum of one-hundred billion dollars when The Philosophers originally created the "Legacy" in the 1930's. This Philosopher's Legacy, was funded by the three world leaders (U.S., China and Russia). It was hidden amongst eight banks across the globe. It's purpose, to financially back weapons testing, war costs, experimental research, etc. All went well with the secrecy, up until the late 1950's.
This was when some Russian government officials discovered these funds existed, and decided to claim them for the Soviet Union.
Yevgeny Borisovitch Volgin was enlisted (along with some ex-Spetsnaz soldiers) to recover the funds in 1961, which they did. They hoped to give all political/economical control to Russia. This action by the Russians, was what initially sparked Operation Snake Eater, along with rescuing Dr. Nikolai Sokolov. The U.S. eventually regained control of the money, and kept it in one bank in California. The U.S. informed China they had done this, which of course, had them enraged on the brink of retaliation.
In 1963, with most of the original members dead, the United States proposed that a "new Philosphers" be formed, but only made up of U.S. officials. Thus, The Patriots were born, comprised of twelve high ranking people within the government. The twelve serve until death, then they are replaced by the men/women of the same positions (i.e. directors of CIA, DoD, etc.) However, a said director, for example, must be thoroughly examined and made sure that he/she comply with everything that The Patriots set out to do. If not, a new director is chosen immediately that does comply. The director who is rejected, is tortured, brainwashed, and let go, having no memory of The Patriots whatsoever. Tight surveillance is placed on the person, even after release to ensure secrecy. On record, there have only been two men who have tried to leak Patriots intel after being released, and retaining memories. They were each met with a "tragic accident" and cover story.
So, with that in mind, The President of the United States, Richard B. LeRowe, is meeting with the world leaders in London, England to sign this treaty. The "Philosopher's Legacy" has grown to the sum of four-hundred fifty billion dollars in unfrozen funds since 1963. The President (unaware of The Patriots existence) wishes to extend those funds to Russia and China. The discovery of the funds was a pure accident, due to a security flub at the California bank.
It seems that October 4, 2009 will be hallmarked as the day The Patriots lost a substantial amount of power. Of course, things are not always as they seem…