Message to all Zoners

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Comm ID: Aurelia Silvan

This pathetic squabbling is getting on my Nerves.

Its obvious you have little knowledge about current affairs than the average civilian. Its also obvious, that you know much less than one would think about your own enemies. The AW are not Zoners. The Zoners are not AW. The AW use Zoner stations as bases, in response to the defense the AW has provided the Zoners against such people as the Phantoms, and C.C.E, and even the SF who have tried before to board our station. Also, for keeping the Corsairs in check and sure that they do not attack us in Theta since we refused to allow them a base in our system.

The Zoners and AW are together for mutual defense, and though we Zoners have a military fleet, it is not up to the task of keeping the Phantoms and SF at bay, both of which have shown war-like tendencies in the past, even allying a terrorist organization, known as the Coalition, to accomplish their goals of coming into control of the Omicrons.

We do not for a moment think the SF will stop their ways if we refuse to allow AW access to our stations. So we enlist the AW's aid in our defense, of which they have proved very capable, and willing to do.

I have also reviewed countless AW reports about attacks, and your memory seems to have failed you. Yes, the AW had assisted the HF in attacking Cambridge, and this attack had resulted in the destruction of your medical frigate. But if you will remember, both AW and the ship's faction, HF had called the Medical frigate off-limits to target. The HF leader had punished this rogue captain for his acts, and the SF seem unwilling to pay attention to their enemies.

Among these reports are other papers. From the readings of these, I have found it quite clearly, the reasons behind this war that is perfectly legal. The HF and SA had gone into war, mostly around California. If you'll remember, the AW did not enter that war, and only showed support for HF by escorting them through Bretonia as they had been attacked without warning or reason in that area before. However, the SF seemed quite eager to begin the attacks of three AW bombers who did nothing but defend a trader that had Zoner ties in Cambridge. Even after said trader was attacked by a Corsair, you maintained your stance that the defense of a friendly trader was not acceptable. But I see plenty of Bretonian traders with escorts. Shall the Zoners simply turn a blind eye to the fact that SF forbids the Zoners to defend themselves against pirates? If not for the AW's refusal to leave the system and the trader, than he would have died due to the SF's slow response to his threat. YOU caused the war between your two organizations, YOU opened fire upon them, in an unlawful act against lawful targets.

You seem unable to accept the consequences of your actions, and now hope that we Zoners will abandon the same people who have protected us and our system, as well as the peace in this system, because you can't stand against them in this war? What do you think would be the status of traders in our system if we did not have a force to prevent piracy and terrorist acts here? (OOC: BTW Koolmo, please learn to differentiate between escorting and attacking you.. We escorted your train from Omega-41 JH to Corfu and back twice. If we had wanted to attack you, we would have shot at you, instead of sitting 1k and staying in Theta after you jumped.)

And the false accusations of AW attacks on civilians? Are you blind, or just in serious need of glasses? Not one civilian has fallen to AW ships. AW has attacked nothing more or less than pure military targets in any system. Even the act of taking prisoners from Leeds was a propaganda lie, and bluff that the SF called on.

The Zoners are neutral to the Xenos (OOC: people, check the rep lists to see who is enemies with whom for god's sake) and will remain such. The Xenos offered to help us defeat the SA and SF in California. Why would the AW refuse such help from a party they are neutral with? The factions present had NAPs until the fight was completed. The SA and SF are greater enemies and less common enemies, so the pirates put their differences aside temporarily until this threat was defeated. The AW and HF then left as the pirates went about working out their differences in their own sort of way.

AW has a agreement with the Zoners. Protection for equipment. AW is not Zoners, and we are not AW. Treat the relationship as it is, not as what you THINK it is.

I do not want to hear any more complaints sent to my people over this until you know what your talking about.

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(OOC: Kane, self-defense is allowed, and the first fight we ever had was when BSG shot me after I said I would open fire if he kept shooting the HF. He then turned and shot me when the HF and Helghast got too far away. Ask QV, he was right there. So technically attacked us first, meaning it was self defense. Meaning we were allowed to shoot them after that.

Also, people. I believe Igiss himself said Zoner ID was the only possible thing for AW to use. Oh wait, HE DID!

AW should have the Zoner ID. It was initially offered by me, as I find it the only possible solution (back then and now).

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