Whitebeard is Dead!
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Today, our proud marines clashed with the monstrous Whitebeard pirates in what is already being called the "Summit War". The cause of the war was Whitebeard's unprovoked and illegal surprise attack on the central headquarters of the Marine Corps, though enemy propaganda claims that this treacherous attack was in retaliation to the arrest of his second division commander, one Portgas D. Ace.
Portgas D. Ace was arrested by the Marines and their partners on Banaro Island before being given a fair trial and sentenced to death for his crimes against the world. This paper would like to remind all readers that this notorious pirate had earned a bounty of over 500 million belli prior to his recruitment into the Whitebeard Pirates, another indicator for the sort of man Whitebeard liked to recruit.
Other notable names attached to Whitebeard are the traitorous Warlord, Jinbei the Knight of the Sea and pirates just as vile in character as in looks like Squard.
Our proud marines responded well to the surprise attack, quickly forming up in orderly lines and taking up defensive positions to cut down the horde of attacking pirates. A heavy price was extracted from the enemy, even as the marine lines buckled and were seemingly pushed back, leading the overconfident pirates into a trap.
All of Whitebeard's ships were sunk, putting a stop to their decades long reign of terror and many of his greatest allies were killed, including but not limited to Oars Jr, a giant monster known to terrorize islands full of children and Namur who is another fishman like Jinbei, which just goes on to prove that they as a species cannot be trusted.
But the greatest triumph of the war was the death of the abominable pirate Whitebeard, the big bad himself. No longer will this scourge afflict our seas. A marine spokesman has vowed to rapidly liberate the islands formerly under his yoke.
By comparison, Marine casualties were light with all the Admirals suffering only minor wounds and only the Warlord Gekkou Moria dying in the service of Justice. There is no question about, this War was a glorious victory for our courageous Marines, which will go down in history.
Unfortunately, the pitiful remnants of the Whitebeard pirates managed to flee with the battlefield with their tails between their legs by abandoning their captain in his time of need, showcasing their despicable character. They were aided in this by the arrival of first, another traitor Blackbeard and second, by the infamous Emperor, Red-haired Shanks.
With the greatest threat to the security of the world removed permanently, Fleet Admiral Sengoku showed his magnanimity to the interlopers by refraining from immediately pursuing the pirates, despite them having deserved no less for their cowardly surprise attack. While some have criticized this decision as being too soft on crime, others have defended the Fleet Admiral for his decision to further the cause of human rights, extending mercy even to unworthy animals, such as pirates.
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This was Marineford Daily reporting.
Author's note:
I know that the picture doesn't quite match (in this timeline, Whitebeard didn't get those two giant holes in his chest) but I found nothing better...
Also, WG PR office is working overtime.