First, let me clear myself. I am a member of the counsil, new though I may be and not entirely in-tune with the underworkings (what went on while I was still an officer/member) I'll clarify to the best of my ability.
As mercenaries, we of course require arms. Now, as a real life example I'll draw up the following scenario.
Mercenary group called... ORMCO (don't ask). As mercenaries, they're employees (the actual mercs) will need armaments. Now, say ORMCO works out a weapons deal with a shady Russian who happens to own a warehouse full of post-Cold War weaponry. ORMCO mercenaries then go to battle for the United States. Now, wielding an AK-47 (or 74 if they're classy) does not make them a group of hostile Russian revolutionaries bent on the downfall of the States. It just means that they by some means or another dealt with a shady Russian ex-revolutionary.
By this example, it means that our dealings with the Benitez family only go so far. When mounting their generously provided munitions, we don't start marching in a line shouting, "Mi vida por Benitez!". We gave the Benitez family something in return for munitions. Therefor I don't think that our contract agenda should be limited because of this.
Now, Nomad weaponry might be a little different, and OC stuff might by some stretch of the imagination have cardamine particles on the equipment and when we got aboard a bit got into our system and caused a mild addiction which would then break out into a total addiction. The following would result in heavy dealings with the Outcasts. But given Corsair weapons and the fair trade between ourselves and the Benitez family, unless the weapons are made out of Artifacts, I don't see any reason for Lawful Liberty forces to clash with our equipment.
Now that I think I successfully circumnavigated my point and repeated myself about four times. I think I'm done...
P.S. Order equipment I might understand that Liberty would dislike, but equipment from the enemies of your enemies (Rogues, OCs, Hackers) though still "unlawful" should be about on the same level as Rheinland equipment (on Mercs) at the moment. Wary, but not all out refusal of operations within Liberty space. It's just a weapons deal. It doesn't brainwash us.
