To the Alster Union

[Shryke]

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.._ Comm ID: Lachlan Phoenix

Comrades,

I had quite an interesting experience on the trade lanes of Texas today. I ran into a Interspace Commerce ID'd transport named cheetah20 heading from Rheinland into New York. Oddly enough, this IC ID'd transport, piloting a Rheinland ship of all, was using a rather inconspicuous name, perhaps to conceal the fact that even while at war, the Liberty corporations see no reason why trading with the enemy is bad. All in the name of profit.

But that isn't the intersting part, nor is it the reason for this communique. The transport was carrying Unioner pilots as well. For whatever reason, this galavanting corporate lackey held four of your comrades in his hold. I try not to think of the horrors they would have endured within LPI's prisons. I ordered the trader to halt, but he attempted to flee, never responding to my commands. I would have allowed him to live had he just handed the pilots over, but it seemed fate would have me use force.

Luckily, all four Unioner pilots escaped harm as I ripped his hull open. His cargo, nothing but luxury food was floating in space, so I had an idea. With the pilots safely in my hold, I tractored whatever food there was and quickly made my way to Pacifica where the pilots were reunited with their families, and the rest of the base could enjoy fine food at the expense of Interspace Commerce.

I will follow with visual confirmation of all of this, but unfortunately, my gun camera seemed to corrupt the full cargo scan.

.._ Uploading cheetah20 scan... complete
.._ Uploading cheetah20's destruction... complete
.._ Uploading pilot drop-off... complete

Know that in Liberty, the Alster Union has a friend.

Lachlan Phoenix, leader of the Liberty Revolutionary Front

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