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MS. IFILL: It's getting nasty out there. Mitt Romney versus Newt Gingrich, President Obama versus the still stuttering economy. We tell you what one has to do with the other, tonight on "Washington Week."
And it's on.
FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY (R) [GOP Presidential Candidate]: Mr. Speaker, I'm not anti-immigrant. My father was born in Mexico. My wife's father was born in Wales. They came to this country. The idea that I'm anti-immigrant is repulsive.
FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER NEWT GINGRICH (R-GA) [GOP President Candidate]: Maybe Governor Romney in the spirit of openness should tell us how much money he's made off of how many households that have been foreclosed by his investments. But let's be clear about that.
MS. IFILL: Republican frontrunners jockey for first place as the runners-up struggle for attention.
FORMER SENATOR RICK SANTORUM (R-PA) [GOP Presidential Candidate]: Folks, $1 billion in the mainstream media will make this a very, very ugly election.
REPRESENTATIVE RON PAUL (R-TX) [GOP Presidential Candidate]: I don't think we should go to the moon. I think we maybe should send some politicians up there.
MS. IFILL: For the final four Florida is pivotal, again. Meanwhile, the man they want to beat wraps himself in the trappings of the presidency. Whether traveling the country –
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Hello, Nevada.
MS. IFILL: Or delivering a pointed State of the Union address.
PRES. OBAMA: The state of our union is getting stronger. And we've come too far to turn back now.
MS. IFILL: But is the economy rebounding quickly enough? Covering the week, Dan Balz of the Washington Post; John Dickerson of Slate magazine and CBS News; Jackie Calmes of the New York Times; and David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal.
ANNOUNCER: Award winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens, live from our nation's capital this is "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill," produced in association with National Journal.
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ANNOUNCER: Once again, live from Washington, moderator Gwen Ifill.
MS. IFILL: Good evening. Was it only a week ago that we were wondering what was going to happen in South Carolina? Well, the political world has shifted and re-shifted multiple times since then. Newt Gingrich, who used debates and big ideas to score a major win in the Palmetto State less than a week ago, brought grandiosity to Florida.
MR. GINGRICH: We will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American.
I was attacked the other night for being grandiose. John F. Kennedy standing there saying we'll get to the moon in eight years was grandiose. I accept the charge that I am an American, and Americans are instinctively grandiose.
MS. IFILL: Mitt Romney, who saw his political life pass before his eyes after losing to Gingrich by 12 points in South Carolina, took direct aim at that.
MR. ROMNEY: If I had a business executive come to me and say they want to spend a few hundred billion dollars to put a colony on the moon, I'd say, you're fired. Look, this idea of going state to state and promising what people want to hear, promising billions, hundreds of billions of dollars to make people happy, that's what got us into the trouble we're in now. We've got to say no to this kind of spending.
MS. IFILL: And Rick Santorum, still looking for a path to victory, accused Romney and Gingrich of engaging in personal, petty politics.
MR. SANTORUM: Can we set aside that Newt was a member of Congress and used the skills that he developed as a member of Congress to go out and advise companies – and that's not the worst thing in the world – and that Mitt Romney is a wealthy guy because he worked hard and he's going out and working hard, and you guys should leave that alone and focus on the issues.
MS. IFILL: So, Dan, a week later, how different is this campaign than it was last time I saw you?
MR. BALZ: Gwen, this campaign is changing so rapidly, we could do a program every night about what's going on. It's remarkable. We know this campaign has been a rollercoaster, but the last seven days have been so evident of that. I mean, a week ago, we were sitting and everybody was wondering, well, what might happen in South Carolina? Gingrich scores a big victory. He goes into Florida with a lot of momentum. He has an okay debate on Monday night. Suddenly, Mitt Romney is on the offensive. And by tonight, we're at a point where Mitt Romney is really moving in Florida. And Gingrich is kind of back on his heels trying to regain his balance. It's been an extraordinary week.
MS. IFILL: It's crazy. Now, Dan just got on a plane and flew back to Washington from Florida, but in Florida for us tonight and for himself and for Slate magazine and CBS, I might add, is John Dickerson. So, John, what is it about Florida where we end up having all these critical moments, political moments in that state?
MR. DICKERSON: Well, it's here we've (got it ?). What happened is the race basically on the Republican side came down to a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Now, of course, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum wouldn't like that characterization. But it's gotten here to this battle we've always seen throughout the Republican race, which is between Romney and the non-Mitt Romney. And, finally, there was a person to fill that slot. And that was Newt Gingrich.
And, as Dan mentioned, what was amazing was that basically they flipped positions. In South Carolina it was Gingrich who was hard charging and Romney who was kind of at sea a little bit now. After two debates, it's Romney who's been on the offensive, in Gingrich's face in these debates in a way we really haven't seen him before. And Gingrich is the one who's a little bit lost and at sea.
Now, why does Florida matter? Well, it matters, of course, in the Republican race, but also its 29 electoral votes in the general election. So this is a proving ground that will then become very important whichever of the two men goes up against Barack Obama.
MR. WESSEL: So, Dan, did Romney make a deliberate shift? Was this calculated or did he just sort of wake up one morning and decide to be aggressive?
MR. BALZ: Well, I mean, he – as Gwen said in the opening – he saw his political life flash before him over the weekend in South Carolina. And they have made a very dramatic and aggressive pivot. I mean, if you think about a week ago, a week ago today, he had not committed to do any debates in Florida. The day of the primary in South Carolina, when it was clear he was going to lose, he said, oh, yes. I'll be at both of those debates. He had dawdled on releasing his tax returns. The morning after the South Carolina primary, he said, I'm going to release them and I'm going to release them right away, and it was a mistake to have done what I did.
And then, in the debates, he had two mediocre debates in South Carolina, and he came out loaded in Florida in both of those debates. So it was a deliberate recognition that he was in real trouble and if he didn't begin to step up, he could lose the nomination.
MS. CALMES: Dan, could you explain why it is that the Romney campaign and Mitt Romney himself did not have a better answer, did not plan better for the release of his tax returns, which he knew at some point was going to have to come out? And so what happens is they come out on the very day of President Obama's State of the Union address, in effect putting a face on President Obama's argument that had only been abstract up to that point about very wealthy people paying too low of a tax rate?
MR. BALZ: You know, we have said many times that, in general, the Romney campaign has been a pretty smooth operating and well functioning campaign, very disciplined in a lot of ways. This was such a glaring error that it's almost inexplicable as to what happened. I don't have a good answer for it other than I have to assume that the candidate himself must have resisted it from the beginning and didn't want to do it unless it was absolutely necessary. And when it became necessary, he realized he had to do it.
MS. IFILL: Well, John, the other thing that happened this week is it's clear that Newt Gingrich is trying to pick a fight with the establishment. They decided to bite right back. I want to read to you a little bit about – of a letter that Bob Dole, the '96 Republican nominee, put out criticizing, I think is a mild way of putting it, Newt Gingrich.
He wrote: "Hardly anyone who served with Newt in Congress has endorsed him and that fact speaks for itself. He was a one-man-band who rarely took advice. It was his way or the highway. In my opinion, if we want to avoid an Obama landslide in November, Republicans should nominate Governor Romney." Obama landslide – tough, tough words, and that was just part of what he wrote.
MR. DICKERSON: Right. What's fascinating here is, first of all, that Newt Gingrich has at some extent or to some level fashioned himself as an outsider. Here's a man who was speaker of the House, who then after he left government then used his government experience to help companies, to help Freddie Mac, one of the great villains in conservative circles. And, yet, he's the outsider and the establishment is fighting back against him. He really is a member of the establishment in a sense.
But what Bob Dole did – remember the history here. When Dole was running for president in 1996, it was Newt Gingrich that the Clinton campaign hung around Dole's neck. Gingrich was unpopular. There were all of those ads where the two of them were in the same frame together. And it was Gingrich's unpopularity that the Clinton team used to help drag Dole down. Dole is not a fan of Gingrich's. And so now he comes out here. And he wasn't the only one – Trent Lott, another majority leader, Senate majority leader, came out and blasted Gingrich. There were a lot of these figures.
And also, by the way, I've had conversations with those who are still holding their tongue who think Gingrich would be a disaster not only as a president, but also for other Republicans running in the Senate and the House. They haven't said anything yet because they just assumed that Gingrich, who has a history of self-destructing, would do that. He hasn't and perhaps we'll hear more of these voices.
MR. BALZ: I think the Dole letter is so indicative of kind of the shift among the party elite or the establishment, whatever we want to call it.
MS. IFILL: You mean the panic, don't you?
MR. BALZ: He endorsed Romney in mid-December and put out an open letter to Iowa voters that was a totally positive letter, all about Romney, never mentioned anybody else. He said, I have friends – I have a number of friends in this race. Since South Carolina, the panic attack has set in and I think that Dole letter symbolizes what has happened.
MR. WESSEL: And how does that play with the Republicans in Florida? Do they like the establishment or are they on Gingrich's side and want to rebel against him?
MR. BALZ: Well, there's a tea party element in Florida of some size and significance which we saw play out in the gubernatorial race last year and in backing Marco Rubio, which drove Charlie Crist, the former governor, not just to the sidelines but out of the Republican Party.
MS. IFILL: For the Senate. Yes.
MR. BALZ: So there is an element there. And Gingrich has been able to consolidate some of that in Florida. How strong that will be when they vote on Tuesday, we don't know. But there is still a definite split.
MS. CALMES: Dan, I remember right around Christmastime when Newt Gingrich was coming up in Iowa, the establishment had an earlier sort of pile on – because I wrote about it – and they – it seemed to work because his numbers did plummet. And so it seems like you have this paradox between people in the Republican primary saying they don't like the establishment. At the same time, when the establishment says these things eventually it adds up to a weight on Newt Gingrich's shoulders and brings him down. But they thought they drove a stake in his heart and he's back again. Can they do it?
MR. BALZ: Well, I mean, a lot of this last year has been – what we've focused on is the lack of love for Mitt Romney among a lot of the conservatives in the party. That's been supplanted at this point by the fear of Newt Gingrich. In Iowa, he was done in by a tremendous volume of negative advertising aired mostly by the super PAC that's backing Governor Romney. A similar kind of imbalance now exists in Florida. I've heard a number of figures about the imbalance. It's somewhere at least five to one the amount of money that Romney and the super PAC supporting him have spent in Florida compared to what's there for Gingrich.
MS. IFILL: John, we keep hearing about a path to victory for Rick Santorum. He says he's not going anywhere. And there were two other men on that stage last night still – Ron Paul, who's become kind of a jokester in lots of ways, even though he seems to be trying to win in caucus states, and Rick Santorum. Does he have because of the electorate in Florida the way that Dan was just describing – does he have a path?
MR. DICKERSON: Not that goes through Florida or a strong showing in Florida. He might have had a path if Gingrich had completely imploded. But Gingrich is holding on to that challenge to Mitt Romney's position. And what voters have said is, you know, in various states – in New Hampshire I started to pick this up, and then in South Carolina and now in Florida about Rick Santorum is – he does very well in these debates. He says things that people really feel in their heart as conservatives, but they just don't see him crossing that threshold to electable, to a person who can actually go up against Barack Obama. And he makes a very strong case for why he is uniquely qualified to do that, particularly on health care. He's not tainted with having flirted with the individual mandate, as Romney and Gingrich have in their past. But he's not selling that argument. And in Florida right now, it's really a Gingrich and Romney race.
MS. IFILL: Is it a Gingrich-Romney race going forward as well, because we have Michigan coming up. We have Nevada coming up. Is it too soon to start behaving as if it's a two-man race?
MR. BALZ: Well, so much depends on every week's outcome. I mean, we've created how many two-person races in this race with Romney in the one slot and somebody else. I mean, I think John's right. I think at this point it is Romney and Gingrich. But who knows what might happen if in fact Gingrich does implode and then there's a question within the Republican Party of do we really want Romney? There's still a lot of people who are resistant.
MS. IFILL: John, do you agree with that?
MR. DICKERSON: I do. And I just want to give you a little flavor where we are right now, which is that we talk about the reversal of Florida versus South Carolina. Going into the vote in South Carolina, Gingrich had all the momentum. He was the one who had the strong debate performances. The Romney folks now feel like their man has had the strong performances, they've got the momentum. And talking to an ally of Gingrich's, the problem with his debate performances and what's happened with him now is he needed to continue to build his momentum. And it's basically stalled.
And so, at this point, with a few days to go before the voting, there's a lot of feeling inside the Romney camp that they're going to do very well in Florida, and that sets them up going forward because Romney has the organization and the money to compete in these other states. And Newt Gingrich can't match that.
MS. IFILL: Well, you know – hold on and stick with us there, John, because we want to talk about something else I'm sure that you're keeping track of too because there's this Washington bully pulpit that all these guys are competing for. It turns out somebody's still in the chair. And President Obama made the most of it this State of the Union week by accentuating the positive.
PRES. OBAMA: We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well while a growing number of Americans barely get by, or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. (Applause.)
MS. IFILL: The president immediately headed to five battleground states to drive that point home. He was greeted with cheering crowds today at the University of Michigan.
PRES. OBAMA: I want this to be a big, bold, generous country where everybody gets a fair shot, everybody is doing their fair share, everybody is playing by the same set of rules. That's the America I know.
MS. IFILL: Go blue. (Laughter.) But how much of the president's optimism with cheering crowds around him – Jackie, how much of it is about reality, how much of it is about reelection?
MS. CALMES: Well, it's 2012, so everything is about reelection. I think the optimism is based on several realities. One is that the economy is getting better, still slow, but there have been some – a string of good data.
The national security card, which Republicans like to play against Democrats, they don't have it. Between the killing of Osama bin Laden and then this very week another operation by SEAL Team Six to rescue two hostages, including an American aid worker.
And then there's the politics – he's giving the State of the Union speech, the ultimate presidential act, as the Republicans are committing fratricide in Florida. And so these things all are giving them a great deal of optimism. The polls are better, not great. But there's a – go ahead.
MS. IFILL: Except – that's what I was going to ask David about the reality part of it because there are numbers which do not back up any call for optimism.
MR. WESSEL: Right. So I think it was really interesting that the president using the phrase the state of the union is getting stronger, because the best can they can make is we've touched bottom and start to go up. And you can describe this as half full or half empty.
It is true, as the president said, that we've created 3.2 million business jobs over the past 22 months. But we are now making as much stuff as we did before the recession began with six million fewer workers. And that's a point that, of course, Mitch Daniels made in his response. So I think it's going to be a question of which one do people really believe. Obama will say, it's not as bad as it was, and he's right, and the Republicans will say, it's still awful, and they're right.
MS. CALMES: When you asked about the reality, I think these are the realities but they know that they're going to – if he's going to get reelected, it's going to be because of perception because the unemployment rate is still going to be high and the question that pollsters love about "is the country on the wrong track or not" is going to be high. And the best thing he can hope for is that there will be improvement and that people will give him credit for putting the country on a path, however slow, and that they will take his vision, as he thinks they will, of the future as opposed to the Republican vision.
MS. IFILL: John, you wanted to get in on this?
MR. DICKERSON: Jackie, I wanted to ask you what about the old fear that the president would look out of touch? Mitt Romney all day long talks about how President Obama just is out of touch with what's really happening. Isn't there a risk for the president in suggesting things are getting better, that people will say, you're crazy? Things aren't getting better.
MS. CALMES: Yes. There's a big risk of that. And it's like David said – he chose his words carefully. And if you go back and look at last year's State of the Union speech, he was really on thin ice. It was arguably far too bullish of a State of the Union speech because what happened was for the second year in a row, come springtime, these headwinds they like to talk about occurred: the European debt crisis got worse; the tsunami and earthquake hit Japan; and the Middle East was in tumult and it forced oil prices way up. So this administration, this White House has come to fear the spring. So their optimism is tempered by that. And the big wild card is Europe, the European –
MR. WESSEL: Absolutely. And I thought it was really interesting that the same week that the president gives this upbeat speech about the economy and looking forward like the recession's behind us, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, comes out and gives a press conferences and it's not nearly as optimistic. The Fed's forecast is that unemployment is not going to come down at all between now and the end of the year. And the Fed said it's extraordinary that three years after they've kept interest rates at zero they're now saying the economy is so weak they expect interest rates to be at zero for another three years. So he sounded much less upbeat about the economy than the president did.
MR. BALZ: Jackie, 16 years ago, Bill Clinton was in somewhat of a similar situation. He'd taken a beating in his first midterm election. He came out in '96 to try to retool and to give his State of the Union in an optimistic way. What's the parallel with Bill Clinton and President Obama?
MS. CALMES: You know, it's really interesting because the parallels, like you say, on surface they look very similar. But what President Clinton did – and, granted, the times were different. The economy was improving. We were at peace. He came out and the most memorable line almost of his entire presidency is "the era of big government is over." What he had done was he was co-opting the Republicans' small government message.
What President Obama is doing is not trying to co-opt them. He's going out and aggressively confronting them with a vision of a government that is more communitarian, that we're all in this together. The government has an essential role in helping businesses and individuals maximize their potential versus the Republican argument that he characterizes as Darwinian, every man for himself.
MS. IFILL: John?
MR. DICKERSON: Jackie, you mentioned co-opting Republican arguments. And I wanted to ask David about manufacturing because Rick Santorum talks a lot about rebuilding manufacturing on the stump and then President Obama in his State of the Union focused it on rebuilding manufacturing. Is that really going to fix this economy? Is that the big panacea that both candidates seem to think it is?
MR. WESSEL: I don't think it is. I think there's a lot of romance about manufacturing. There are a lot of good jobs in manufacturing and manufacturing has big benefits. When a plant opens, there's a lot of spinoffs. It's true that we've created a lot of manufacturing jobs in the last two years. We've created 300,000 manufacturing jobs. Two million more and we're back to where we were before the recession.
Manufacturing is fewer than one in every 10 jobs in the economy. It is not going to put Americans back to work. And I think they're setting themselves up for disappointment. Everybody is not going to get one of those good, old factory union jobs, but they've created this myth almost that that's going to happen.
MS. IFILL: But, you know, it also seemed to me that they were very anxious at the White House to try to push back at a theme we're hearing a lot on the campaign trail which is that America is in decline, that things are so much worse, and that, you know, we're bowing to foreign kings and we are not respected around the world. Is that the way you're reading it as well?
MR. WESSEL: Absolutely. I think in a way – Jackie mentioned this was Clintonesque, and it was Clintonesque in that long laundry list. You thought, oh, my God, another 15 minutes of more proposals?
MS. IFILL: My favorite is that instead of the school uniforms that Clinton proposed we had bullet proof vests for cops.
MR. WESSEL: Right. Right. On the other hand, there was almost this Reagan optimism about it like we can be great again. And I think he is trying to do two things. He's trying to make the case that I can lead America to greatness again on the economy and we've gotten the bad times that the Republicans bequeathed us behind us. And the second thing – I think Jackie is absolutely right – there was a very strong argument for government that the government has a big role to play in restoring this country to greatness.
MR. BALZ: Jackie, to the degree that there is greater optimism at the White House and at the Obama reelection headquarters in Chicago today than there were six months ago, how much of that has to do with how the president is and has performed and how much of that has to do with what they are seeing as they watch this Republican race unfold?
MS. CALMES: Well, I'm sure they would like to say it's what the president's done that gives some ground for optimism. But, in truth, a big share of it it's the Republicans because what happens is they've always said, you know, his numbers may be down in the polls, he doesn't get 50 percent in his job approval rating, but it wasn't going to be a referendum on him. It was going to be a choice. So you see now that these Republicans have campaigned and the presidential race is playing out in a way far more negative than the White House could have hoped in its wildest dreams.
And you see in the polls, the Wall Street Journal poll today, that when the president is – when you're asked if the president should be reelected, it's a smaller margin than it is when you put his name up against Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Santorum. And it's 18 points difference between him and Newt Gingrich.
MS. IFILL: Final thought, David.
MR. WESSEL: I think that a lot depends on whether the economy continues the momentum. The president's case falls apart if the economy slows down in the spring like it did last year. And a lot of that is beyond his control. It has to do with whether Europe gets its act together or not.
MS. IFILL: But meanwhile I've been very interested to see that they never take their eye off Mitt Romney, even when Newt was surging and all these other things.
MS. CALMES: Exactly.
MS. IFILL: And that's another topic for another day because we're going to have to move on. John Dickerson in Miami, thank you so much for joining us. You know, stay out of the sun, okay? (Laughter.)
So much news, so little time, but the conversation will continue online in our "Washington Week Webcast Extra." You can find it at pbs.org/washingtonweek. And you can keep up with daily developments in the nation and the world on air and online at the PBS "NewsHour."
We'll see you next week on "Washington Week." Good night.
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Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff will be out of action at least another couple of weeks due to his knee injury.
Kiprusoff was on the ice before Monday's morning skate and reported some pain afterwards and was sent for a MRI.
The results are a "slight" Grade 2 MCL sprain, according to GM Jay Feaster.
"It is not, we were told, the same type of Grade 2 MCL sprain that was suffered by Mikael Backlund, so it's not a four-to-six week projection, but the doctors have told us he will most likely miss another two weeks," Feaster said Tuesday.
Kiprusoff was injured last Tuesday.
The Flames added well-travelled goalie Joey MacDonald via waivers from the Detroit Red Wings Monday, but Feaster said that move was a result of a veteran goalie being available. Feaster said the 33-year-old was on their target list, having more than 100 NHL games under his belt for four teams.
"If this player had been on waivers three weeks ago, we would have submitted a claim three weeks ago. If he'd been on waivers one week ago, we would have submitted a claim one week ago," Feaster said.
In turn, the Flames placed Danny Taylor on waivers Tuesday, with the intent to send him to the AHL Abbotsford Heat.
The roster moves didn't end there. Feaster said Mike Cammalleri, who missed the last three games due to a hip flexor injury, will be taken off the injured list and will play Wednesday against the Dallas Stars.
As well, the club has sent centre Ben Street to the minors and summoned Paul Byron from the AHL.
The goaltender moves put 2006 first-round draft choice Leland Irving in an interesting spot.
He's started the last three games, but MacDonald's addition leaves the backup job when Kiprusoff returns up in the air.
Feaster said the backup is not "written in stone."
"When Kipper is ready to go, then we'll determine who's going to be the backup goaltender on this team," Feaster said.
"I think Leland Irving, thus far, has acquitted himself, very, very well."
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Flames without Kiprusoff for at least two more weeksRandy Sportak - February 12th, 2013
Calgary Flames goalie Miikka Kiprusoff will be out of action at least another couple of weeks due to his knee injury.
Flames claim goalie Joey MacDonald via waiversRandy Sportak - February 11th, 2013
The Calgary Flames have beefed up their goaltending further while Miikka Kiprusoff remains on the injured list.
The Flames claimed netminder Joey MacDonald via waivers from the Detroit Red Wings Monday.
MacDonald, 33, was cleared to play, having been out of action since March 14 due to a bulging disc in his back.
MacDonald, who was an undrafted free agent signed by the Red Wings, has spent time with the Red Wings, Boston Bruins, New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs.
MacDonald had a 8-5-1 record last season with the Red Wings, along with a 2.16 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.
Kiprusoff has been listed as being day-to-day with a knee injury suffered last Tuesday in Detroit while facing the Red Wings.
Leland Irving, the club's 2006 first-round draft choice, played third period of Calgary's 4-1 win over the Red Wings and started the last two games.
He recorded a 4-3 overtime win in Columbus and a 5-1 loss Saturday in Vancouver against the Canucks.
The Flames also have Danny Taylor in the fold, and he served as backup the last two games.
The Flames return to action Monday night against the Minnesota Wild.
MacDonald, who hails from Pictou, NS, has a one-way contract worth US$550,000 this season before becoming an unrestricted free agent.
The Flames also have placed Michael Cammalleri on injured reserve (hip flexor), retroactively to Feb. 5. He could play Wednesday if OK by then, but can't play Monday against the Wild.
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Baertschi is inRandy Sportak - January 26th, 2013
The smile told a huge story.
When asked whether he would be playing in Saturday night's clash with the Edmonton Oilers, the Calgary Flames rookie responded with a huge grin.
"I am," Baertschi said as the pearly whites came out. "I am, on the fourth line.
"I'm excited about it."
It looks like Friday's practice was just a warning shot for Baertschi to pick up his game.
On Friday, Baertschi was the odd-man out during drills.
During Saturday's morning skate, though, he skated at left wing on a line with Blair Jones and Blake Comeau.
"Many people cut way too many trees in this area for nothing," head coach Bob Hartley said of the media firestorm set off at the possibility the team's lone young star would be sat against the Oilers.
For his part, Baertschi — whose mom and older brother came to Calgary from Switzerland — received the message.
"I'm happy to have it (happen) now, and not later," Baertschi said. "It was a bit of reminder. Sometimes you forget how good you actually have it. There are people out there who have it worse, worse problems than I have. I'm still playing.
"Yesterday, I was a little upset, but after, I realized there are 23 guys in Calgary that play for the Flames, 'You're one of them and should be excited about it.' I want ice time, but have to do something for it.
"The last couple games I kinda forgot about it."
Tagged to sit against the Oilers were forwards Tim Jackman and Steve Begin and defenceman Chris Butler.
Another reason Baertschi was amped at the thought of facing the Oilers was the opportunity to see how he measures up against Edmonton's collection of young guns.
However, of bigger importance will be to see whether he can use the situation as a step to a bigger role.
"I think I'll probably have a talk with him before," Jones said. "I know we're playing on the fourth line, but it doesn't mean he has to necessarily play like a fourth-liner and try to change his game. As long as he's being responsible defensively, I don't think his creativity has to be minimized."
As Baertschi pointed out: "Who knows, last year I was on the fourth line and I scored a couple of goals."
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Baertschi likely scratched, Hudler-Cervenka to face OilersRandy Sportak - January 25th, 2013
This is the 411 after Flames practice Friday, written up by Ian Busby.
I can't help but think sitting out Sven Baertschi when the young Oilers come to town won't go over big in the C of Red.
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The Edmonton Oilers are bringing all their young guns down the highway this weekend, but it looks like the Calgary Flames are keeping their only one in the holster.
During Friday's practice at the Saddledome, Bob Hartley did a line shuffle with Jiri Hudler and Roman Cervenka available for the first time.
Pushed back into a fourth line rotation, 20-year-old Sven Baertschi looks like he will be the scratch for a tilt Saturday night against the Oilers on CBC.
Baertschi was the last Flames skater off the ice on Friday, a telltale sign he isn't going to dress, but the 2011 first-round pick hopes the roster isn't set just yet.
"Maybe he changes his mind tomorrow," Baertschi said Friday about Hartley's decision.
"I hope to play because my family is here now (his mother and brother are due to arrive later Friday from Zurich). I was really looking forward to it. I don't want to be sitting in the stands with them."
Baertschi has no points in three outings and is a minus-1 with four penalty minutes. He's fired three shots on goal, but had a defensive zone giveaway in Vancouver during the third period of Wednesday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Canucks.
Hartley could just be playing coy, and he could just be tinkering with line formations, but he was noncommittal about whether Baertschi would play or not.
"We have two extra guys right now. We have a healthy lineup up front," said Hartley, confirming both Hudler and Cervenka will both dress.
"It's gonna be a competitive lineup. Everyone has to fight for his ice time. Whether it's Jarome Iginla, whether it's Alex Tanguay, whether it's Sven Baertschi, this is the NHL and only one thing matters, it's to win hockey games.
"We will make the decision (Saturday) what is best for he hockey club."
This could be just sending a message to the youngest player on the team that some of his rookie mistakes won't be tolerated.
But in a high-profile game against the Oilers?
"It's his decision and I have to take it," Baertschi said. "Maybe he's right and I looked at it wrong. He has a really good feeling for the game. If he sees a bunch of things, maybe I will see it too on a second look. Maybe he's right.
"It's been a long long time. I can't remember. The only time I haven't dressed is because I was injured.
"I would love to play. This is my game. If it gets taken away from me, I'm going to work to get back on track. I will go out there and compete and be back in the lineup as soon as I can.
"I'm a competitive guy and I'm going to compete. That's the way it is. There are a lot of young players in here. Maybe they played better than me and that's what happens. If you play well, then you play. If you don't play well, you aren't playing."
Baertschi was looking forward to facing the Oilers, who are bring first overall picks Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Nail Yakupov and Taylor Hall, rookie blueliner Justin Schultz and rising star Jordan Eberle into the Dome.
The only Flames youngster that could even reasonably compare to that quintet is Baertschi.
"I wanted to play them," Baertschi said. "That's what you are looking for as a young player. They have so many players my age. It's a really young team.
"This would be a chance to see where I'm at. I know I can compete with them. I know I can beat some of them. It would be a great chance for me. I hope I'm going to be in the lineup tomorrow."
"I just have to make sure in the next couple of days, the next couple of weeks, that no one steals my jersey."
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Day 1 with happiness but injury newsRandy Sportak - January 13th, 2013
There were a couple hundred people in the stands waiting.
The fans cheered when the first wave of Calgary Flmaes players hit the Saddledome ice.
The next applause happened when top prospect Sven Baertschi emerged from the tunnel.
Then came more when the likes of Miikka Kiprusoff and Alex Tanguay made their presence felt.
Yep, the Flames were back and Day 1 of training camp was mostly high times.
"It almost felt like a big game day," said Flames head coach Bob Hartley. "This is great."
The news wasn't all great, though.
Flames captain Jarome Iginla didn't skate due to a groin issue ("tightness") he said happened Tuesday when he tried to ramp up his skating.
"I would love to be out there with them, but hopefully it's one more day, day-to-day and never look back," said Iginla, who went through a worse situation at last year's camp with a back issue.
The Flames opened camp Sunday with 32 players and must be at a 23-man roster by Friday.
Newcomer Roman Cervenka won't be on the ice for a spell. He will need to see a specialist in regards to the blood clot-issues caused more than a month ago while playing in the KHL.
Flames GM Jay Feaster reported Cervenka no longer has a blood clot in his leg, but the team wants him to receive the all-clear after being on blood thinners. He won't be in action until there's no extra risk if he's cut or bruised.
As well, defenceman Anton Babchuk, who played in KHL during the lockout, has a shoulder injury expected to keep him out three weeks.
Still, when the nearly two-hour session ended, the fans cheered and the players gave them a salute.
"It's nice to see some fans out here," said forward Alex Tanguay. "I know they've been very patient with the situation we've been in and they have the right to be frustrated.
"I remember in 1994-95, I was a fan of the (Quebec) Nordiques and I remember how I felt, not being able to cheer for the team I liked.
"We've got a great fan base in Calgary and … we're going to try to put together something exciting for them."


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Takes place 2 years after Apocalypse, 1 year after the Phoenix. The mutant problem has grown and a obscure general named William Stryker thinks he has a solution. Has Scott/Jean, Wanda/Kurt, Kitty/...
Chapter 15: Rescue
"Everybody brace yourselves!!!" yelled Scott over the blaring alarms.
The missiles were about to hit the back of the plane...The military was about to succeed here where it had failed back at the mansion. Jean desperately tried to focus her powers once again to stop these deadly projectiles, but due to the G-forces, the vibrations, and the overuse of her powers earlier she wasn't able to focus. Every last survivor on the plane then held their breath for the inevitable...When suddenly, an invisible force outside the plane abruptly diverted the missiles away and caused them to explode a safe distance from the plane.
"What?! Jean was that..."
"It wasn't me, Scott. I don't know what happened," replied Jean quickly in a confused tone.
"Vait! Look!" said Kurt as he saw the source of the force outside the window.
In the light clouds near the plane, two figures hovered in the wind. One was the unmistakable shape of Magneto while the other was the metal skinned Russian, Colossus. Two enemies that had fought the X-men in the past had just saved their lives. However, they weren't done yet.
"Come Colossus! It's time to strike back!" bellowed Magneto as he looked at the trailing fighter jets behind the Blackbird.
"I'm ready..." said the strong Russian, for he knew what was going to happen next.
Armed with his powers, Magneto let out burst of magnetic force that tore apart the metal skin of two F-15Es. Upon seeing this, the pilots of all the aircraft began to take action in an attempt to respond to this most unexpected turn of events.
"Evasive maneuvers!" said one of the F-16 pilots as he tried to fly in closer to shoot another missile.
However, his plane was suddenly rocked by a speeding metallic projectile that literally tore his jet in two. That projectile was none other than Colossus, whom had used Magneto's powers to his benefit to take out the wing leader. Now, all the planes were flying erratically from all the confusion that resulted from losing their leader and some went into retreat. The foolish few that tried to fight back, were met with a devastating blow from Magneto's powers.
"It's too late! We're pulling out!" said one of the pilot's back to the field captain on the ground.
"NO!" said the field captain as he slammed his communicator on to the ground, shattering it into many pieces.
Magneto didn't pursue the fleeing jets as the left the area. While part of him wanted to follow these craft and find the monster responsible for all this carnage, his most pressing concern remained his children. He had searched tirelessly for them for days...Worrying whether or not they had survived the attack that hit him, the Brotherhood, and the X-men. Now...He had a feeling that he was about to find out once and for all. Upon retrieving Piotr, the quickly made his way towards the X-jet, which was now flying on a more stable level.
In the plane, Scott was debating whether or not he should let them in. But being that they had just saved their lives, he felt that they at least deserved a chance. Looking back at Mystique, he couldn't help but wonder whether or not Magneto had changed as well as a result of all this. Like Mystique, neither he nor the rest of the X-men had heard from or so much as encountered Magneto since Apocalypse two years ago. While he was still technically an enemy, these past few days had bought on too many changes to hold on to the past anymore.
"Scott...What are you doing?" asked Jean as she saw him start to punch in some controls on the dashboard.
"I'm using emergency override to open the doors," answered Scott.
"Wait! You're going to let Magneto in!?" said Kitty, not at all sounding too comfortable with the idea.
"It's okay Kitty..." said Raven in quick response, knowing that even if Eric was still the same, she could use her alliance with him to placate any tension.
There wasn't much time to debate it any further. After a few more commands on the control panel, the hatch was opened and a powerful gust of air blew through the jet. Then...The master of magnetism quickly flew in along with his Russian associate. The door quickly closed behind him as he took in the sight before him. There were a lot less survivors than he had hoped to find...Only five from the looks of it. Out of breath from the fight outside, Eric Magnus Lensherr frantically scanned for his missing children as a fury of anxiety quickly took over.
"Wanda...Pietro! Where are they!?" demanded Eric as he eagerly looked over the group before him.
But before anyone could answer him, a new presence came up from behind him from the medical bay and spoke a single word.
Magneto promptly turned around to see his daughter now standing before him...Dazed and confused at his presence. She was beautiful...It was as if he hadn't seen her so long even though it had only been a little over a week. Then...In seeing the look in his living daughter's face...Eric actually felt tears form in his eyes...Something he hadn't felt in a very long time.
"Wanda...My God I was so worried about you!"
Wanda quickly fell into her father's embrace as he strongly wrapped her arms around her, thankful that she was alive and well here in his arms. A man so devoid of emotion was now wallowing in it as he heard her sob into his shoulder. The tears of his daughter...One of the last pieces left of his late wife, Magda...Seemed to wash over all the pain and suffering he felt from Apocalypse ever so briefly in the fury of the moment.
Although he still hated Magneto, Piotr was thankful that the man hadn't lost his children. And now that the search was over, he reverted back to his human skin and let out a sigh of exhaustion. This was quickly picked up by the watchful eyes of Kitty Pryde as she saw the distant look on the tall Russian's face. The young teenage girl was quick to undo her safety restraint and go over and greet the man that had so fascinated her during their fight with Apocalypse.
"Hey...Colossus right?" said Kitty as she made her way over to the tired man.
Piotr Rasputin's eyes met with the worried look of the girl he had encountered back in Egypt two years ago. She gave off an aura of innocence, kindness, and peace. But now there was a look of pain in her eyes as she looked up at his tall stature with her mesmerizing blue eyes.
"You...May call me Piotr...Or Peter if you like," said the Russian mutant.
"Were...You attacked as well?"
Colossus then let out a remorseful sigh as he remembered his fallen comrades back at the base in the mountains.
"Da..." he said solemnly.
"I'm sorry...We were all hit too. The mansion...The Brotherhood...And everybody else that was unlucky enough to be inside...Died."
Kitty felt her voice crack under the recollection of all the death that she had seen just a few days ago back at the mansion. And from the looks of it...Colossus had seen the same thing. Placing a hand on her petite shoulder, Piotr tried to alleviate some the young girl's distress while at the same time, finding comfort as well. Kitty then led him back to a seat next to hers so he could rest his tired body.
As the fury of emotion wore off for Magneto, he looked back at the small group of mutants that had survived the attacks. They all looked distant...Traumatized...And somewhat surprised that he had been the one to save them. It was evident that they had been through the same ordeal...With all the physical and mental stress included.
"Are you all that made it out?" asked Magneto somewhat solemnly as this sight only reinforced the heavy feeling of so much death.
Nobody said anything...Which was confirmation enough.
"What about Pietro? Where is he?" asked Eric as he now recalled the absence of his son from this picture.
He turned to Wanda, but the distant look on her face showed that it wasn't something that she wanted to talk about. The events from back at the boarding house still hung fresh in her mind and she didn't like recalling them. But luckily...Kurt stepped in and prevented her from going through such memories once again.
"He's in the medical bay in the back. He...Vas shot during the escape and..."
However, Eric didn't let the blue mutant finish as he quickly scrambled to back area where Kurt said his son now resided. Wanda was about to follow him...But before she did she mouthed a silent 'thank you' to Kurt for saying something that was hard enough for her to think about. It caused him to blush slightly, but he was quick to hide it.
Back in the cockpit, Scott and Jean had watched this scene unfold intently. From the looks of it...Magneto was somewhat different. His focus seemed entirely on his kids now...And for now, that was all Scott and Jean really needed at this point.
"I guess he didn't come here to fight," commented Scott as he watched Magneto disappear into the back towards Pietro.
"I guess so..." said Jean in agreement, feeling as though that he deserved as much a chance as Mystique.
As Eric entered the medical area where his son now rested, he gasped at the grizzly sight. There on a small medical table, a battered and wounded body lay asleep. He had dozens of bandages around his torso, arms, and legs. Each one of them was stained with blood and his pale face seemed even more devoid of color than usual. He was alive...But he had suffered. His own son had suffered...Because he wasn't there. Because of this sudden war...A war that by all accounts was the war he had been fighting for his whole life...Pietro now lay in this horrible state of being. Over and over again...He remembered Colossus's words back in New York.
'This is what you wanted is it not?'
This suffering...This death and all the agony that had come with it...Had this been what he truly wanted? Was he so great a monster that he would wish this upon his own children? The Magneto of two years ago may have said yes...But the Magneto of today...Wasn't so sure anymore. For a brief instant, Eric felt all the horrible images and feelings he had experienced while he was under the control of Apocalypse. All the nightmares...All the memories...Each one of them came crashing down upon his being like a ton of bricks. He had been forced to feel such horrible things while under that madman's control...And seeing his son so badly wounded only made him remember the monster he truly was. In the past...He had abandon Pietro, took his sister away from him, and betrayed him...And now he was lying here in a bloody heap because he was too stubborn to do the right thing. Looking over at Pietro's frail from, Eric Lensherr kept asking himself...What kind of monster does such things to his own children?
"I'm sorry...Pietro," struggled the old holocaust survivor as he gently placed his hand on his sleeping son's forehead, "I'm so sorry I let this happen. I failed you...I hurt you...I..."
However, Eric was not able to finish his words. He began choking on his own emotions and soon found himself unable to say anything more. It truly hurt...For he was supposed to be a man that was dead of all emotion...Wiped out by his mutation and his mind. Yet here he was...Drowning in all the fury of his own agonizing feelings of failure and remorse. He was so lost in thought that he didn't even notice Wanda coming up behind him.
"He almost died trying to save me you know..." said Wanda somewhat distantly as she watched her father hover over Pietro's bedside, "Those bullets he took...Every last one of them...Were meant for me. But...He pushed me out of the way, he...Saved my life."
Upon hearing this, Magneto turned his head to see the tear stained eyes of his daughter as she recalled the event that put her twin in a world of pain.
"He did die...At one point. He stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating," struggled the Scarlet Witch as she looked at the pained look on her father's face, "But...The X-men...Well, what's left of them...Saved him. Kurt...Mystique's son...Brought Pietro back to life. Scott...Got us away from the military. Jean...She treated him and all his wounds."
"They saved him..." mused Eric as he listened to Wanda's words.
"Yes..." replied Wanda as she placed a hand on her father's shoulder.
After everything he had put the X-men through and after everything they had lost as a result of this attack...They had saved his son's life. He hadn't been there...Yet they had. Pietro was alive now because of kind acts on the part of people he once deemed to be traitors. Now he was eternally indebted to them...These mutant soldiers, no students, that Professor Charles Xavier had helped and molded...Had saved his son. Whether or not his friend was still alive was another matter altogether...But in being told what his students had done for his children...He now knew more than ever that Xavier had proven him wrong in some ways.
"I wasn't there to protect you and your brother, Wanda..." said Magneto in a distant voice as he felt her touch, "I wasn't there...To help you both through this ordeal when you really needed me. I wasn't there...Like a father should be there for his children. Can you ever forgive me?"
"Don't think about the past now, Father," said Wanda as she heard the strain in her father's voice, "You're here now...You're with us. Pietro is going to live...We're still a family."
Magneto felt a strange sensation as he heard his daughter say that last part. As he looked back into her worried eyes...He remembered that she was still under the influence of Mastermind's memory modification. She still didn't know about him throwing her in an insane asylum as a child. If she did...He knew her words would be different. Part of him was screaming to tell her the truth...But the thought of losing her again kept him from doing so. Right now...His son was alive, his daughter was by his side, and he was with them now. His actions now would dictate whether or not it would stay that way. But as he looked at both Wanda and Pietro after searching so hard to find them...He made himself a solemn vow.
'Never again my children...Never again.'
Back in the cockpit, Scott had leveled off the plane at around 50,000 feet. With the mansion gone and the cave gone...There seemed to be nowhere else left to go now. They were in Canadian airspace now and they hoped that would provide at least some protection from the military...But it did little to give hope to their situation at this point.
"So where do we go now? Where else is there?" mused Kitty as she looked at the window and watched the beautiful Canadian landscape below.
"I don't know Kitty..." said Scott in response as he broke his train of thought.
"Well we can't go back to the states," said Jean somewhat sadly, knowing that her family was still back there, "And we don't know anyone here in Canada."
As the options grew increasingly grim, they were suddenly met with a deep voice that offered an answer.
"Perhaps I can help..." said Magneto as he stepped out of the medical bay and approached the cockpit.
"You...Like, why should we trust you?" shot Kitty somewhat harshly.
"I don't blame you for thinking that way..." responded Magneto, knowing beforehand that he would probably face such resentment, "But if you just give me a chance...Then I know I can show you...My sincerity."
Sincerity wasn't a word that anybody would have ever associated with Magneto. But looking back at Mystique, whom had been in a similar position with them only a few days ago, it didn't seem as outlandish as before.
"Okay...But why now?" asked Scott, still not thinking that Magneto had saved them other than the fact that he wanted to find his kids.
Magneto then proceeded to take off his helmet that protected him from psychics. He wanted them all to see his face...His human face.
"You saved the lives of my children...Even after everything I put you through," answered the master of magnetism, not bothering to hide his gratitude even though these were once enemies to him, "I owe you all a lot. And I think it's high time I start seeing things for what they truly are for a change."
Scott, Kitty, and Kurt then looked at Jean...Whom they knew was probably trying to confirm such sentiment as she did with Mystique back at the mansion when they first encountered her. Normally, Magneto would hide his mind from psychics in a way that even the Professor and Cerebro couldn't hope to find. But now...Jean sensed a lot of turmoil now that the helmet was off. From his mind...She could see that he was a physical and psychological wreck. His mind was nothing like that of the man two years ago when they last encountered each other. Now...It was haunted, pained, and weak from two years of struggle since Apocalypse. It was in some ways worse than Mystique...And because of this, the answer soon became clear.
'Jean...What do you sense? Is he telling the truth?' asked Scott with his thoughts as he awaited the final verdict.
Jean didn't know what to make of the kind of mental strain that was radiating off of Magneto's mind. However, it was clear that his intentions were just...And she simply nodded towards Scott as confirmation.
"Okay...We believe you," said Scott, trusting his girlfriend's powers.
"Thank you Cyclops..." said Magneto, somewhat surprised that they believed him without any further altercation, "I know of a place not far from here that will provide us shelter indefinitely. It's a former ground base that SHIELD shut down five years ago...But I managed to salvage it and save all the supplies that would have otherwise been destroyed. It's remote...It's not located on any map...And most of it is underground so it's hard to see from the sky. And too my knowledge, it has a more equipped medical facility."
"Sounds good...So where is this place?" asked Scott, hoping that Magneto wasn't lying about the prospects of such a place.
"Right here in Canada," answered Eric, "It's about 300 miles north of the boarder and is near a small lake. I know the coordinates so just keep heading northeast and we should be there in no time."
Not having much else a choice, Scott shifted the direction of the X-jet accordingly and ignited the afterburner. They were still on the run from an entire army that had already destroyed their homes and killed many of their friends. But now...Every last survivor of that fateful attack was now together in a common bond to survive. The peaceful night sky around them remained the only beacon of hope...The only thing left untainted by the forces behind such great carnage. And even as anxiety and fatigue continued to dominate the minds of the remnants of the X-men, the Brotherhood, and the Acolytes...They were still alive...They had survived.
Back in Washington, the blaring voice of the field captain on the ground near the decimated cave echoed through the central control room of the Pentagon. The teams of soldiers and officers had worked feverishly for the duration of the operation...But unfortunately they had failed to terminate the targets as General Stryker had ordered. However, even this dramatic upset didn't seem to faze the general in the slightest. He looked as calm as ever even though both the seven survivors of the X-men and the Brotherhood along with Magneto had gotten away. His loyal female associate, Magnum, also looked as stoic as ever...As if she was a living statue that would only spring to life when danger was present. As the static over the encrypted communications line cleared, the voice of the field captain finally became clear.
"General Stryker! Sir...I have grave news! The seven mutants got away and Magneto and the tin man are now with him!"
"Calm yourself captain, I saw what happened," replied Stryker over the line, not at all sounding angry, "Did the planes and ground reconnaissance at least get a baring on their direction?"
"Sir! According to our final readings, they have all entered Canadian airspace. We cannot follow them there, it's restricted."
"I'm aware of that captain," answered Stryker, "What about direction?"
"Northwest from the looks of it sir, but we don't know where and we can't send any forces there to search without consent from the Canadian government."
"But we can still use satellite tracking because of the friendly skies agreement from the UN," quipped Stryker, knowing that he and his team weren't going to be completely in the dark, "So don't get too discouraged with yourself. I have foreseen such a problem...And I more or less knew something like this would happen given the determination of our enemy. But fear not...For I do have a plan to deal with this."
The captain somewhat calmed down as he heard the general's words over the line. It seemed as though he had a plan for everything...And that so far this while operation was just a game to him. But the captain had no time ponder this as he awaited the general's next course of action.
"What are my orders, sir?"
"Since there is nothing left back at the cave, pack up your team and regroup back at your designated base. Prepare all search and attack forces and rearm all groups. For now, I want every last marine, army, and special forces squadrons as well as Air Force teams to run extensive training drills for taking down the nine mutants now that they are together. I'll call in for additional forces from Quantico and Andrews here in Virginia, but in the mean time just prepare your forces to go into Canada when you get the word."
"Sir, yes sir! But what about the Canadian government?" asked the field captain.
"Don't concern yourself with such matters captain...Leave that to me. Just prepare all remaining forces not working at the four target sites and be ready to receive my orders at any time. Stryker...Out."
The general then switched off his communication line and looked back at the digital screen that showed an overhead view of the area that he had just attacked. While many of his subordinate officers expressed their frustration with the failure of the assault, Stryker remained undaunted, if not at all unsurprised by the outcome.
"I was right not to underestimate them Magnum," said Stryker to his loyal associate that had yet to leave his side, "So far these freaks have proven themselves every bit the challenge that I had analyzed and studied for these past two years. Yet at the same time they're every bit as predictable. It's like playing a chess game with one's self and setting my own traps."
"What about the final part of the plan?" asked the Russian woman in her deep, stoic tone.
"That my dear...Has already been set into motion..."
Then, as soon as Stryker finished those last few words, his cell phone went off. Looking at his precision, Swiss made watch, he quickly ascertained who this might be.
"Stryker here..." he answered.
"William...You turned off your phone," said the voice of Senator Edward Kelly over the line in a deeply annoyed tone.
"It was necessary my dear senator...All telecommunications devices must be turned off in times of combat operations. And this rule pertains to generals as well."
"Combat operations? You mean you've found the escaped mutants? Did you get them?" asked Kelly eagerly, wanting this whole deal to be over as soon as possible.
"The result was as expected...They all got away in that jet of theirs and united with Magneto in the process," answered the general in his usual calm tone.
This news had been the exact opposite of what the senator had hoped for. Over the past few days, his mind had been full of stress and tension because of the duration of the operation. It had lasted far longer than he had hoped and Stryker was increasingly manipulating the balance of power in his favor. This latest news only enraged Kelly more, for it was beginning to bring ominous feelings to his already anxious state of mind.
"They got away?!" responded the senator with a great deal of anger and frustration, "What kind of general are you?! You attack them twice and each time they get away?! You're a fraud Stryker! You lied to me! You said..."
"As I have stipulated before Kelly, this is a lengthy operation," quipped the general with in a calm and collected manner that was starting to work Senator Kelly's last nerve, "So far, each attack has had an outcome that I had anticipated."
"You always say that! But if you're so smart that you know those freaks will get away, they WHY do you bother attacking them?!"
"It's all part of the plan senator...Every attack is grinding them and their will to fight down further and further. And the weaker they are...The less likely they'll be to regroup and organize an effective counter attack. Most of their resources are all gone now and we still have Xavier as a bargaining chip just in case they try anything drastic. Now that they have united with Magneto, that leaves us with one less search party to handle."
"Now that they're united with Magneto...They're more dangerous than ever! Do you know how powerful that man is!?"
"That...Man, as you call him," said Stryker, not at all daunted by the senator's words, "Is only as powerful as his sanity...Which you of all people should know is in question. Magneto may be strong...But I have the means to defeat him and he knows this. I hit his base...I hit him...And I hit his children. Believe it or not senator, everything is actually going better than I had hoped. We're lucky that we are only dealing with 9 mutant survivors...A number well below of what I had originally anticipated."
"You promised me NO survivors!" quipped Kelly, still not liking the general's plan.
"You misheard me my friend. No survivors would have been nice...But it is unrealistic when dealing with such an enemy as these mutants. You must respect their determination and their drive if you are ever to defeat them, senator...And that's the difference between you and me. These are not subhuman beings with subhuman intelligence...No, they are an enemy of keen intellect and resourcefulness. And in order to kill them all, that must be respected. Do you understand, senator?"
Senator Kelly managed to calm himself down somewhat, even though he knew that he wouldn't feel completely at ease until every last one of the targets of the operation were dead and the final plan was put into motion. It was clear that William Stryker's mindset was in great contrast to that of Kelly, but the senator knew that he had no choice but to trust this man that he was now completely tied to whether he liked it or not.
"I get your logic Stryker...But don't think I am ignorant of the capabilities of these freaks. Like the rest of the world...I saw how they handled Apocalypse two years ago. And that's why I feel that ANY survivor could potentially be a hazard."
This just made the general laugh as he heard what seemed so clearly as utter paranoia on Kelly's part.
"Senator Kelly...I am not Apocalypse. I do NOT underestimate my foes. I know how to beat them...This is my game. And they are all playing by MY rules."
"Your rules or not Stryker, your part of the deal was to annihilate these freaks and put the final plan into action! And I might also add that I don't appreciate you not giving me the full details about the final plan other than the sworn promise that it will end the mutant menace once and for all!"
"Like I said earlier Edward...The less you know, the more comfortable you will be."
"Well forgive me if I find that a bit discerning...Being in the dark when so far your plans have been nothing as I had hoped."
"Patience Senator...Patience," replied Stryker over the phone, "You will know soon enough. In the meantime, I have a search party to organize and targets to track."
"Well, you better find them soon general...The quicker they're all eliminated, the better off everybody will be."
"Agreed...Now if you'll excuse me...I have spy photos of Canada that I must look over."
"CANADA!?" bellowed the senator with a renewed sense of anger, "You mean to tell me that these freaks have escaped to Canada!? That's crazy! If they're there international and UN law prohibits..."
But before the senator could rant on, Stryker abruptly hung up on him with a humored look on his face.
"Ignorant clown...He truly has no idea how to go about war and business," mused Stryker with a grin on his face, "I honestly don't know how these people get elected in this country."
"What if he goes to the authorities?" asked Magnum, who had always had a rather grave distaste for Senator Kelly and the way he under minded her and Stryker.
"He won't Magnum...He can't," replied the general confidently, "He brought this upon himself when he put his name on the papers that have allowed us to get this far. If any part of the government finds out what he's done, he'll be tried for treason, corruption, bribery, and a slew of other crimes that will ensure that he will never see the light of day again. He's just another pawn in my game...And he will stay that way until he's outlived his usefulness to us."
His answer still didn't make the stoic Russian woman any less bitter about Senator Kelly, but his lowly presence in the scheme of this operation was just a nuisance. Both Magnum and Stryker knew that there were far more important matters at hand.
"Do not concern yourself with Senator Kelly, Magnum. This is a time of great progress. And since we have made such wonderful strides...It is time that we initiate the next part of the game."
Stryker then proceeded to take out his cell phone once more and dial a number that would set into motion the next deadly phase of his operation. After only two rings...Someone answered.
"You're two minutes early Stryker," said the voice on the other end.
"Would you rather have me two minutes late, Mr. Trask?" quipped Stryker.
"No...I suppose not."
"I thought so," said the general with a grin, "So tell me Bolivar...How are you enjoying freedom?"
"It beats the hell out of federal prison...I just can't help but feel sorry for the poor sap that took my place."
"He'll get over it. With what I'm paying him you'll have no reason to feel any guilt...So don't let your conscious bother you my friend."
"I'll keep that in mind William...Oh, I'm sorry...General Stryker."
"Please...You are not a subordinate officer. There's no need for that," said the general humbly in good humor.
"Well it's the least I can do for you after all the resources you've given me to complete my most ambitious project."
"Ah yes...The last step in this little operation. Tell me...How goes your final masterpiece?"
"On track and on schedule sir," confirmed Trask as he looked at the progress of his greatest creation, "No mutant on earth will be able to escape the final step of the operation once it's set into motion."
"Excellent," said the general with a sinister grin, "Keep working then Trask...Either way, whether we find the surviving mutants or not, their days are numbered...And the day of their final destruction is close at hand."
AN: Well, I'll leave it there for now! So what do you think? Has this story been a good read? Please tell me! There's plenty more to come! Don't miss the coming of new characters like X23 and Havok in coming chapters! So how do you like what I've done with the characters? I wanted to add a little complexity to them, especially Magneto and the Brotherhood. And don't worry...There's plenty more to come! There's character growth, inner musings, and more action to come! PLEASE don't forget to review before you leave! Send your feedback to me via email at my address or post your thoughts on the fanfiction website! Thank you very much for reading and I wish you all the best!


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Garb Workshops
Learn how to make garb!
We deeply miss Uncle Rashid who has been teaching the most amazing classes for more than a year and now has to move. His patterns remain posted here and in recent issues of the Nutshell (links from this page to those patterns are available below).
If you are interested in making simple garb based on the teachings of Uncle Rashid, please feel free to join us.
Garb workshops will be held every Tuesday from now through August 2, 2005, at the home of Lady Elenora the Tilemaker (for directions, see below)
Click here for pictures from a previous workshop.
Please Bring:
Yourself, garb not required
European Tunics:
European Tunics - three patterns based on three extant garments; best in linen or silk - cotton does not drape quite right but will work. Patterns by Uncle Rashid
Suba's European Tunic Measurements Page - based on Uncle Rashid's teachings
Egyptian Men's Clothing
Patterns by Uncle Rashid
Based on information in the article "The Clothing of a Fourteenth Century Nubian Bishop" by Elizabeth Grace Crowfoot. Nubia is up the Nile from (south of) Egypt.
Tunic and Pants of Bishop Timotheos - circa 1375.
Modern Cutting Layout for Tunic of Bishop Timotheos - This is a slightly modified version of the Bishop Timotheos tunic adjusted to fit on modern 45"-wide fabric.
Burnoose Cloak of Bishop Timotheos -
Modern cutting Layout for Burnoose Cloak of Bishop Timotheos - includes measurements.
Cloaks and Hoods
Patterns by Uncle Rashid
Italian Rennaisance Dress:
Patterns by Uncle Rashid
Garb In Art Worksheet - worksheet for analyzing art for the purposes of creating garb that looks similar to the art
1480's Florentine Women - Inspirational art used as basis for the next several patterns.
Florentine Women Compsite - Additional inspirational art - Composite of Florentine women from different frescos and portraits
Eyelets - How to embroider eyelets for lacing holes.
Gamurra - Construction of the bodice of the Gamurra (underdress worn over the chemise)
Italian Renaissance Chemise - worn under the Gamurra as underwear.
This was a series of classes that
will allowed us to produce new garb for Yule Revel.
The planned style was an Italian Renaissance gown as seen
in the frescoes of Ghirlandaio, in Florence, 1485.
Mogul Men's Garb:
Clothing from India. Patterns by Uncle Rashid
Moghul Coat, Moghul Coat variations - This pattern and the two variations found on the second link are derived from my original Persian "mongol" coat pattern which was called that because it seems to have been derived from Central Asian and Mongol influence rather than being purely Persian. Where the moghul part comes in is that is what the Indians called the branch of the Timurid Mongols (descended from Timur, known to westerners as Tamerlane) that conquered large portions of northwestern India in the 16th and 17th centuries. This coat is the standard male garment seen in the illuminations of Moghul art. The coat is sometimes called a Jama.
Salwar -
pants; use linen or cotton
Moghul Women's Garb:
Clothing from India. Patterns by Uncle Rashid
Moghul Women - Inspirational art used as basis for the following four garments
Home of Lady Elenora the Tilemaker (mka
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