Joe Vialls is dead.

Joe Vialls dead.
To sum up: backpack nukes used often in "terrorist" bombings by secret int team. Died of illness. Natural or Induced by nefarious forces, either way the reports stop. There's maybe 100 articles that'll blow your mind here. Probably killed. :)

Joe's last post is about the techniques of mind control via television. He promises part 2 and then dies.