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		+	the revolution was the outbreak of the Andes War.
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	In 2049, a new insurgency broke out in [[Peru]]. Like the		In 2049, a new insurgency broke out in [[Peru]]. Like the
	Sendero Luminoso insurgency of the 20th century, the		Sendero Luminoso insurgency of the 20th century, the

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[[Category:History]]
In 2049, a new insurgency broke out in [[Peru]]. Like the
Sendero Luminoso insurgency of the 20th century, the
“Red Sword” movement was inspired by radical Marxism.
Unlike the Senderistas, the Red Sword’s radicals drew
their manpower primarily from the indigenous population
of Peru, and posed a serious threat to Peru’s urban centers
and central government. The new rebellion also had some
remarkably un-Marxist ideas, calling for the absolute rule
of a genetically enhanced Incan elite and the rejection of
all high-industrial technology. By 2052, the Peruvian government
was fighting a vicious guerrilla war and was in
dire straits. In that year, Lima made its first appeal to the
[[United States]] for military aid, suggesting that a rebel victory
would make the American alliance with [[Ecuador]]
untenable and threaten the [[Columbia Aerospace]] facilities
near [[Quito]].

The Andes War was the first major conflict which
involved engineered and biomodified soldiers on all sides.
The United States deployed
Marine and regular Army
units made up almost
entirely of combat [[cybershells]],
run by advanced
[[infomorphs]] or by human
soldiers using teleoperation.
Most American officers
in the field used some
level of biomodification, as
did many of the Red Sword
insurgents. The Peruvian
government used uplifted
animals as bodyguards and
commando troops.

The war was quite controversial
in the United
States and the rest of the
developed world. Both
rebel and Peruvian government
forces behaved with
extreme brutality. The
diverse nature of the combatants
brought the issue of
nonhuman rights to the
immediate attention of the
American populace. Many
young people demonstrated
against the use of infomorphs
and gene-modified
organisms in dangerous or
menial occupations. Other
elements of society rejected
them as “inhuman,” and
demanded an end to their construction. Some conservatives
also claimed their inhumanity, but supported
their use as a liberating factor for “real” humans.

After American forces withdrew from Peru in 2055,
[[LAI]]-driven [[cybershells]] of increasing sophistication began
appearing in civilian society. Combat models entered service
with police and private security firms. Labor models
appeared in the unskilled-labor pool and in public-works
projects. Some were even produced to serve as expensive
companions, bodyguards or sex toys. All of these events
further polarized society in the U.S. and elsewhere, touching
off years of social and political upheaval.

Andes War - Revision history

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