The term Worst Alliance Ever or WAE was coined as a propaganda tool against the Global Alliance and Treaty Organization. The original "WAE" wordfilter for GATO on the GOONS forums was removed in June 2007, after having been in place since Depraved's attempt to coup GATO in October 2006. It returned in July 2007 after further international drama regarding GATO internal politics, spying abroad, and GATO foreign policy. Following the mess of their FA made by [IRON|IRON], they are now strong contenders for the title.