CNS Breaking News: Rheinland chancellor declared Kusari strike as act of war

[Bundeskabinett Sekretariat]

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"Here is Nicole West! We are interrupting the Business&Markets programme to bring you breaking news from the Rheinland Bundestag where scheduled session was interrupted and chancellor´s speech of the utmost importance was announced to take place within few minutes. Our reporters in the Bundestag assume it will be very likely related to the rumoured skirmish between the Rheinland Military and the Kusari Naval Forces which allegedly happened somewhere in one of the Sigma systems where Rheinland fights the war against the Gas Miners Guild.

We are switching to the plenary chamber so you can watch exclusively the events there live, stay with us..."

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*Camera focuses on the podium in centre of the plenary chamber. The man standing behind the lectern just announced arrival of the chancellor and then left the place for her. Neumann slowly walks to the podium with serious face while representatives are standing. The place is very quiet, only sound of chancellor´s walk can be heard. She arrives to the lectern and starts with speech*

Honourable members of the Bundestag, fellow citizens of the Bundesrepublik Rheinland and honest people from all over the Sirius!

It saddens me to step hier in front of you again in time when Rheinland is victim of an unexpected attack. As some of you may heard already, Rheinland forces which fight in Sigmas against evil terrorists which call themselves the Gas Miners Guild were attacked massively by the Kusari Naval Forces without any clear reason in the Sigma-21 system. It seems that once more there was a wolf in sheep's clothing, just like it happened with GMG.

*Suddenly big pictures and short videos of KNF strike wings during the attacks and the damaged or destroyed Rheinland ships start to be projected on the wall behind the chancellor*

During this unprovoked aggression, many our soldiers died and even more others were injured. Obviously, The Kusari Empire decided to take side of their kin, despite they were directly asked to stay away from the Sigma war zone. Damen und Herren, Rheinland cannot tolerate this! Whole Sirius knows we did not choose the war with the GMG, but we had no choice after their insidious attack on the Fulda station. Yet it seems the government of the new restored Empire is trying for some reason to scare us from our fight against this criminal and terrorist organization and force us to retreat from the guild´s space.

But we will not make even single step back. The fight we started is for the protection of not only Rheinland citizens, but all honest people of Sirius. We cannot stop and we will not. For very long time, Rheinland considered Kusari as a friend and business partner. But their recent actions are nothing but an act of war and will be treated as such! Thus I am forced to announce that all Kusari forces are hereby considered as combat targets for all Rheinland forces in the Sigma systems and space of the Bundesrepublik until The Kusari Empire will withdraw all their combat ships from this area, and also until it will reimburse the Bundesrepublik for the caused damage and publicly apologise.

Moreover, during the state of war between our two houses the export of following commodities to Kusari is no longer allowed: Ablative Armor Plating, APM Advanced Hardware, Armaments, Azurite Gas, DT Fuel, Light Arms, Military Vehicles, Munitions, Nuclear Devices, Plutonium and Side Arms. This list may change and if it happens, it will be publicly announced as well as all other additional measures which may be taken.

In my final words for this moment, I would like to stress that the Rheinland government still hopes that the government of The Kusari Empire will re-evaluate their course of actions and recognize their mistake. We do not wish the war nor spilling the blood of our so far good neighbours. But everyone in the universe must be made aware that any attempt to attack the Bundesrepublik or to intimidate it by force will be met with the most serious consequences.

*The room stays almost quiet except few representatives whispering to each other. Camera roams around the seats and show most of the attendees obviously surprised, shocked or concerned. Then camera return to Neumann which steps down from the podium and quickly leaves the room*

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"We are back at the studio, here is Nicole West. We just heard the speech of the Rheinland chancellor Luisa Neumann which announced that The Bundesrepublik Rheinland and The Kusari Empire are now in a state of war. In the meantime, we are getting brief information from different sources about a massive battle between both sides which took place in the Sigma-21 system. Looks like another war between two Sirian houses broke out at full scale. We are returning to the scheduled programme for now, but we invite you to the special studio we are preparing right now where we will analyze every aspect of this unexpected development including economy, military or diplomatic issues with experts from all fields. Stay with us."

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[ALG Classic]

To the people of Rheinland and Kusari;

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My name is Magdalena Atzenbruck, President of ALG

After an emergency meeting with the board of directors, the company has prepared the following statement.

• ALG condemns the declaration of war. It is the opinion of the board of directors that the evidence for GMG involvement in the attack on Fulda was inconclusive, and the further consequences of this action therefor without basis.
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• ALG confirms the claim to the system of Sigma-21 by the Gas Miners Guild. By proximity and pioneering, the Gas Miners Guild are considered to have a more valid claim to the system than any other claimants, such as the Federal Republic of Rheinland.
  
• ALG will not cut any ties with organizations based in the Empire of Kusari unless in direct violation of the laws of the Federal Republic of Rheinland. All civilian Kusari shipping will be permitted to dock at ALG installations unless prohibited by the laws of the Federal Republic.
  All military shipping from the Empire of Kusari however will be denied docking.
  
• ALG Security Division will not take part in the conflict. ALG will only assist the forces of the Federal Republic against criminal elements as before, never against the Gas Miners Guild or the naval forces of the Empire of Kusari.

It is our sincere hope that this conflict reaches a satisfactory conclusion rapidly, and that our two houses, which have cooperated in a fruitful alliance for many years, will not be adversely affected by this unnecessary drama in the long term. ALG will attempt to reorganize any affected contracts to be satisfactory for all parties.

Thank you for your time,

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Magdalena Atzenbruck, President
Marika Hornik, Scrap and Waste Division
Anita Raichert, Shipping Division
Kai Richter, Security Division
Franz Pfannenstiel, R&D Division
Helmut Weinstein, Corporate Security Division
Ian Winkler, Touring Division

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