"Colonial Wars:
The Colonial rebellions were unlike engagements involving the Corporations, in that
there was widespread popular support for the rebellion within the Colonies. This meant
that large forces like old-style armies were raised in the Colonies, and the Colonial Marines were used in large numbers. Although pitched battles were rare, since control of space was sufficient to force surrender, the number of troops used in most actions was large.
The rebellions are ending now, and the level of violence has dropped. At present, the
only Colonial Marine tasks include disabling and boarding enemy spacecraft, and
precision raids on critical military facilities."
The last remaining rebellion world is...
"Alexandria
This is the only holdout from the Colonial rebellions. It is isolated from the rest of ICC
space by the military colony it controls on Ventix, and by the five Crestus Garrison Worlds. To date, the ICC has not committed enough forces to conquer Alexandria and its Garrison Worlds. The area is quarantined by Colonial Marine forces on and around the Goliath system, and a policy of sanctions and blockade is being used to bring Alexandria back under ICC control.
Smuggling to and from Alexandria is a thriving industry on the Garrison Worlds of
Crestus Prime and Goliath. Stopping the flows of goods, people, and military equipment
occupies a sizable contingent of Colonial Marine and Corporate forces.
Alexandria itself is a highly developed world which is nearly self-sufficient. Originally
owned by CSC, it now has a population of 30 million people, which is rapidly growing, and its industries are on a parwith the industrialized nations of the 20th century. There are also a number of high-tech facilities producing items for the fledgling space industry on the planet. The space industry is owned by the planet's central government, a democratic republic, and is nearing self-sufficiency. Only certain critical components for Displacement and Jump Drives must be smuggled in from the ICC.
Environmentally, Alexandria is nearly an ideal world. It has been terraformed, and the
atmosphere is breathable and even pleasant. The climate is generally hot and dry, and
there are few large bodies of water, so the major settlements are closer to the poles than to the equator. Water for drinking and agriculture is transported from the polar regions; it is comparatively expensive, but there are no shortages and the population is well supplied.
The communities on Alexandria are scattered across the northern temperate region.
Industries are built at the edges of or outside of the residential areas, and are hardened
against possible warfare. Civil defense has been a major concern in the cities as well, and bomb shelters and long-term food stores are common. There is a mandatory four year military/public service term for all citizens from the ages of 18 to 22. Most fulfill this
requirement by working in technical and trade institutions, on community support pro-
grams, and in the large terraforming and community expansion projects. A select few serve in the military itself, and there is great pride in being chosen to protect Alexandria's independence. Most of the people in the military have made it their career, and there is a high level of respect for them."
You all have some more investing to do. The ENTIRE world of Aliens, not just the Colonial Marines is distilled in this book:
It details over 60 (65 I believe worlds) in 6 different sectors, have a Star Map of the Galaxy, going into detail about HOW we move about the stars and details all colonial marine action types. I own the book as it is, and maybe if people are interested, I could start posting stuff?
Also a little background into the word bebop I found posed some possible results as well. Bebop is a musical term and from wiki:
"By the mid-1950s musicians (Miles Davis and John Coltrane among others) began to explore directions beyond the standard bebop vocabulary. Simultaneously, other players expanded on the bold steps of bebop: "cool jazz" or "West Coast jazz", modal jazz, as well as free jazz and avant-garde forms of development from the likes of George Russell.
Bebop style also influenced the Beat Generation whose spoken-word style drew on jazz rhythms, and whose poets often employed jazz musicians to accompany them. The bebop influence also shows in rock and roll, which contains solos employing a form similar to bop solos, and "hippies" of the 60s and 70s, who, like the boppers had a unique, non-conformist style of dress, a vocabulary incoherent to outsiders, and a communion through music. Fans of bebop were not restricted to the USA; the music gained cult status in France and Japan.
More recently, Hip-hop artists (A Tribe Called Quest, Guru) have cited bebop as an influence on their rapping and rhythmic style. Bassist Ron Carter even collaborated with A Tribe Called Quest on 1991's The Low End Theory, and vibraphonist Roy Ayers and trumpeter Donald Byrd were featured on Jazzmattazz, by Guru, in the same year. Bebop samples, especially bass lines, ride cymbal swing clips, and horn and piano riffs are found throughout the hip-hop compendium."
It could be derived that bebop is slang for nonsense, or that the marines find no sense in the rebeling colonies. And since Asia is one of the fastest growing populations it is logical that in the future there are more asians than caucasians.
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