24 September 2110
The Phoenix Elevator was destroyed tonight in a terrorist strike following a tense stand-off in orbit. Shortly after twilight, three warheads broke the 4000 kilometer long structure into thousands of pieces, wreaking havoc with a U.S.-Eurasian commando operation that was on the point of retaking the Elevator. U.S. officials say that a previously-unknown terrorist group called Autumn Rain has claimed responsibility…
24 September 2110
The strikes that destroyed the Phoenix Elevator occurred in the midst of a massive rebellion against U.S. forces in South America, and may have been timed to do so. Flaming wreckage rained onto the Amazonian city of Belem-Macapa, causing thousands of casualties. President Harrison has returned to the White House, where he called for calm, and was set to address the nation at…