Mara Fulton
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 28 (as of 19 August 2006) |
| Rank/Position | Major, Kahanistan Republic Guard |
| Height | 168 cm (5'6") |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lbs.) |
| Blood type | AB- |
| Frame | Slim / slender, 86A-69-84 (34A-27-33) |
| Hair/Eyes | Dark brown / gray |
| I.Q. | 103 |
| Economic Left/Right | (3.12) |
| Social Libertarian/Authoritarian | (1.91) |
| Religion | Agnostic |
| Education | B.S. in communication, Kahanistan Military Academy, 2001, M.A. in political science, expected 2007 |
| Hobbies / Interests | Reading, politics, foreign cuisine. |
| Languages spoken | Arabic (competent), English, Spanish (fluent) |
| Weapon | M-16, Beretta M9, Merkava VK MBT |
| Affiliation | Kahanistan Republic Guard |
| Service | Freekish invasion, 2006 Kahanistan riots |
Mara Kaitlin Fulton (born 14 August 1978) is a Kahanistanian military officer and the current commander of the Presidential Guard. She is also responsible for speaking to the media on events in the Presidential Palace.
Early life
Fulton was born in Najaster, capital of Kahanistan, and grew up listening to her parents talking politics. Her father was very left-wing and her mother was very right-wing, and their discussions interested her since she was five. Mara would often fall asleep with her head pressed against the door of her parents' bedroom where she had been listening to their conversations and debates.
By nine, her political views were shaped similar to what they are today. She was also an avid reader, picking up foreign books to get ideas from other perspectives, even reading them in their original language. Mara decided at about the age of eleven she wanted to become a police officer; she felt that corruption would only be solved if the corrupt lived in fear of a secret police system where they did not know who would cooperate and who would not.
Military career
At 15, Fulton started at Kahanistan Military Academy. By all accounts, she was an average student, never getting in trouble but always quiet. She was trained as a military police officer and commissioned at age 23, in 2001.
At this point she never expected to be part of the President's security team. However, in late 2001 after her promotion to First Lieutenant, she was advised by a colonel to go into military intelligence. She performed well, but decided policing and sentry duty was more suited for her. It was not until 2003 and her promotion to Captain that her police, sentry, and intelligence background attracted notice, and she was assigned to the Presidential Guard as deputy commander. In 2005 her superior was killed in a terrorist attack and Fulton took over command, with promotion to the rank of Major.
Personal life
Fulton has a one-year-old daughter, Kathy. Her fiance, the father of her child, disappeared in battle during the Freekish War. As he had been sent to detonate a nuclear device in Freekish lines which never took place, Fulton is haunted by the belief that he suffered Puritania, a ghastly Freekish method of torture and execution. She changed significantly after the war; while before, she was always upbeat and friendly, afterwards, she was more absorbed in her work, visibly depressed, and rarely smiled.
Politics
Fulton describes herself as a right-leaning moderate and patriot. She believes that the capitalist system is corrupt, but socialism is even more corrupt as the government is placed in control of huge amounts of money. She is generally a believer in allowing anything that does not harm others, but is critical of Kahanistan being a drug haven.
Controversy
Fulton is criticized for her alleged inaction during the riots, mainly by those who lost property or family in the carnage. She defends her position by the fact that the military has very strict rules of engagement with civilians.
Fulton is also controversial for her views on General al-Ghazi, a far-right anti-Amestrian. She has been accused of supporting his ideologies, but denies it, saying she sees him as a "genius", but also a "deranged mind."
Quotes
"Captain Foster and Lieutenant Holland are not terrorists." - to an Amestrian reporter who implied they were.
"This guy is good, he should get his own talk show." - on General al-Ghazi's speech to an angry crowd, shortly before it exploded into a violent wave of anti-Amestrian hatred.
