Disclosure
by Chaoseternus

The Truth Is Out At Last, Are You Ready For It?

Fifty-Four

"Peace, but for how long?

That is the question on everyone's minds the world over as governments and aid agencies frantically race to repair the massive damage caused not just by the attack of the alien Cylons and Goa'uld but of the mass panic, rioting and looting triggered by the unauthorised disclosure.

For many, this is a time to breathe for just a moment before the rebuilding. For others, it is merely a time to assign blame.

Just this very morning, a lawsuit was served on the United States government for 'constitutional violations' regarding the secrecy surrounding the Stargate project. This is expected to just be the first of many; indeed, bookmakers are already taking bets on exactly how many lawsuits there will be"


"Gatwick Airport, normally a busy hub, plans would touch down here every few seconds during the busiest part of the day. Now, it is dead. This airport, like every other airfield, major and minor around London was seized by the Army early on during the Goa'uld invasion and it has yet to be released. The only flights coming into the city are either official government or military flights or those arranged by aid agencies.

Most of them are coming here, Heathrow is gone, the out of control fires of the city reached the airport late last night and found the massive tanks of aviation grade fuels first. The resulting river of burning fuels is merely adding to the misery of the emergency services"


"Fuel depots and stores across the country are being seized by elements of the army as the oil blockade by the Arab nations looks set to continue. The national reserve is being tapped heavily in order to keep essential services running, but no one knows how long this drastic action by the OPEC nations will continue, what is certain however is that something must give.

Whether it will be the OPEC nations or those of the starfaring nations is uncertain. This is an event we can only watch, wait, and pray does not erupt in more violence"


"Where are the Asgard?

That's the phrase on everyone's lips as the government releases its first official statement on the status of the Exeter Exclusion Zone since the arrival of the Goa'uld invasion force in England.

Once more the exclusion zone is being enlarged as the area effected by potentially fatal levels of radiation is seen the have increase and radiation advisories are being transmitted in an ever widening area.

The mess caused by the Cylon nuclear missile would be beyond our capability to clean up even under the best of conditions, and these are certainly not that. We need help, we asked for help, but none has arrived.

Are we being abandoned by our allies at out time of need?"


"General O'Neill, Commanding officer of Ravenbright station in the Alpha Centauri system today released a statement confirming the launch of the now refitted colonial destroyer Sentinel. This craft will now undergo proving trials in the sol and Alpha Centauri systems before being commissioned and accepted into the colonial navy, bringing the forces of that once powerful and magnificent force up to just two true warships.

This is a major boost to the Colonials who have been relying primarily on the protection of the Galactica and any Tau'ri forces in the area for over a year now"


"Stargate Command confirmed the reopening of the Stargate today, though it new and perhaps temporary home is being kept a closely guarded secret. This comes as engineering teams from all three services assume command of the mountain, it is believed though not yet confirmed that the President, supported by the Canadian Prime Minister has ever intention of reopening the mountain and refortifying it as Stargate Commands operational centre.

There is also little doubt, judging by the number of well known and indeed, even famous architects who are even now joining the military engineers entering the facility, that if this base is reopened, it will more then likely have been heavily redesigned to better fit its new primary role.

Of course, the engineers first have to establish if the structure of the facility, in particular, the walls cut directly into the rock, are still intact. If they aren't, then all bets and all plans will certainly be off"


"Mr Pierce, an example of what a reporter truly should be or the most evil despicable man since Adolph Hitler?

Opinions are certainly divided on this; a lot of people are saying that as a reporter Pierce was only doing his job, his duty when he unveiled the secret of the Stargate Project to the Earth. There is certainly a grain of truth in that, but Mr Pierces actions have only lent fuel to the arguments of those who see the press as being truly out of control.

Did he truly consider the implications of his actions?

It is a knee-jerk reaction to say he didn't, but that doesn't make it any less possible, indeed, people have been saying for years that as a profession, we reporters have a distinct tendency not to consider the implications, the results of our actions, a reputation the paparazzi is mostly responsible for. Truth is we don't know the thought processes being Pierces actions and perhaps we will never know though he himself is merely, perhaps forebodingly listed as 'missing', his body has yet to be found.

It is perhaps most telling that those reporters who were once closest to the now renegade reporter are all unanimous on two points. One, that towards the end he was a bitterly driven man, and two, he had an agenda of his own.

Yet, it is still not clear why this once vaunted and celebrated reporter was at the heart of a massive attack on the Cheyenne mountain complex. Had the chaos, mayhem and rioting he caused triggered a descent into madness? Was he under some alien influence? Or was something else going on?

Truth be told, only Mr Pierce knows and he isn't telling"