Operation: Persian Archer

[Spook]

In his day, the Persian Archer was the cream of the crop, feared by opposing armies. With his ability to take down his enemies from a distance with his weapon, he was a formidable enemy. Now, thousands of years later, the Persian Archer has re-emerged with new arrows to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies.

In order to grasp this scenario to the fullest, you may need to look up some terms and some Bible verses as they offer clues to 'Who's Who" and set the stage.

Xerxes
Mithra
Magi
Melchizedek
Numbers 10:9

As you all know, Iran has been working on nuclear capability. Here is what has occurred so far; a series of electronic messages:

USS (Classified) international waters off Iran

NSA traffic from CIA asset PERSIAN RUG on low-level emergency frequency

"Xerxes has found Mithra."

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Burst transmission to MAGI as follows:

Prepare to follow BRIGHT STAR

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MELCHIZEDEK sends: Numbers 10:9

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Once the clues have been solved here, the first part of the game can begin.

[Sigmarius]

"Xerxes has found Mithra." {{The Iranian's have successfully developed a nuclear weapon}}

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Burst transmission to MAGI as follows: {{Burst transmission to the Ayatollah}}

Prepare to follow BRIGHT STAR {{Prepare to follow whatever plan they have for the nuke}}

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MELCHIZEDEK sends: Numbers 10:9 {{Ahmadinejad sends: Prepare to fight American (and/or western overall)) invaders and/or prepare to launch preemptive strike at Israel (assuming he believes that Israel is the "invader" and the middle east as a whole as his "home land".}}

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[Spook]

[Sigmarius]

Right, I was thinking about it wrong. For whatever reason, I got it in my head that the comm was an internal Iranian communication.

Let's try this..

Burst transmission to MAGI as follows: {{Joint Chiefs? Possibly the UN Security Council or Mossad. But given Magi is plural, I'm going with Joint Chiefs and/or US National Security Council}}

Prepare to follow BRIGHT STAR

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MELCHIZEDEK sends: Numbers 10:9 {{Melchizedek: I'm guessing either PotUS or Leader of Israel, notifying lower level command authorities to begin preparations to defend again Iranian assault and/or nuke launch into Iraq.}}

[Spook]

[Sigmarius]

The Magi were the three wise men who came from the East and gave gifts to Christ at his birth.

I know who they were, historically, in that context. What I can't figure out is what context you're referencing them here.

[Spook]

Yes...WISE MEN. (There were actually a whole caravan, not just three.) MAGI in this case is the CIA's SAD-led Iranian resistance in Northern Iran. Once they receive a location, they will follow and intercept BRIGHT STAR (the weapons)

[Sigmarius]

Ah, see, I never would have figured that out, as I had no idea those guys even existed.

[Spook]

That's the way they like it. LOL.

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Encrypted message from MAGI (decoded)

MAGI receives, can you advise current location of BRIGHT STAR?

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Game needs:

10 players to play MAGI

Civilian clothes, mostly AKs.

No further to advise.

[Spook]

USS (classified) receives the following transmission from PERSIAN RUG via low-level emergency frequency:

DANGER CLOSE, COMPROMISED. SEVEN ARROWS.

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CNN reports that Iran is claiming it has captured and executed a spy working for the United States. The US government flatly denies the allegation.

In other news, unnamed sources state that Iran has obtained at least one nuclear weapon and possibly more. The US government has made no comment on the matter.

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[DMSummerhill]

... i like it. i got a favor to ask.

[Snowflake]

I have a couple of things to say about this.

A) I am Iranian and take minor offense to this (not angry or anything)
B) The scenario is O.K. but one nuclear warhead will not do. (America would destroy it in a matter of seconds in real life O_O) Make it so that Iran has just invaded Israel and Iraq, and has nuclear weapons and WMDs ready at their disposal. They are stored in an secret facility. It is up to this special ops team to activate a bomb/kill all military researchers and go. Intel did not provide enough data, and this base has strangely limited radio contact. Our only hope is a message retrieved from a military station located in the base. It's up to us to destroy the bombs, or war will soon break between the world and world war three will start blah blah blah......