To the Interspace Commerce Executive Board

[LONGBOW]

*Atlantis Station Board Room
9:15, the morning

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board,

I assume that you have by now heard of the massacre perpetrated by Kusari Forces in Sigma-13 system. If you have not, please acquaint yourself with the situation as soon as possible, for will be the subject of this meeting.

Please allow me to begin by stating that despite my personal views on the matter, I fully understand that we are a neutral trading organization above all else. It is not our business to generate nor be involved in conflict, and I have no wish to. However, neither is it our business to conduct trade relations with such murderers as the Kusari government has shown themselves to be. The recent actions of the Kusari government can only be described as barbaric at best and absolutely indescribable at worst. To give you an idea of the mindset of these people, please listen to a recording of one of their officers, Commander Arael Kazuko, in response to the to the massacre:

Subhuman animals are not deserving of compassion.

Ladies and gentlemen, this mindset is not only an affront to basic human decency, it represents a very real and very dangerous hazard to ANY AND ALL pilots operating within Kusari space. To this end, I hereby call for an end to all Kusari trade operations to be effected immediately. Our friends at Ageira have already taken similar action :http://discoverygc.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=91076&hl=: and I have full confidence that others many others will follow once the full extent of Kusari's atrocity is realized.

As for how this will affect our company, I wish to remind you that the Kusari government has already placed so many embargos in regard to the Liberty and Bretonian Houses, and combined with the restrictions imposed by Rheniland we already show a small profit margin in the area. Also, Kusari's laws prevent the flow of fair trade and competition for our company, and give undue and unfair advantage to our competitors in Samura and Kishiro. In short, our company will suffer very little from such a withdraw, and will in fact be able to re-allocate our ships and resources to other more profitable areas.

In closing, our company has nothing to lose by refusing to mar our image by conducting business with such a deplorable regime. In the interest of our continued profits and safety, I submit this proposal to your carefull judgment.

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