And this may seem an alien concept, but merely being somebody's enemy is not an obstacle to respecting them, nor is it a reason to slaughter them. The Federation absolutely are the State's enemies - we're at war with them after all - but the relationship is a strange one, fuelled in some part by mutual respect.

We're only bitter enemies if we choose to be, and on this matter the Provists have chosen they wish to be myopic black-and-white thinkers who think that the only emotion to feel for an enemy is hatred. I'm proud of my people that most of us are able to have a more nuanced dynamic with them. We can be enemies without descending into murderous loathing.

Why, we were enjoying a century of peace (if an uneasy one) before Heth managed to ruin it all. We were even on the verge of signing a free trade agreement, the first since the outbreak of the Gallente-Caldari war.

If we have so much respect for each other, why not let something good come out of it? The first step would beridding our governments of the people who are willing to condemn billions to oblivion to support their own agenda. First on the list would clearly be Tibus Heth, though I will say, there are plenty in the Federation who are similar to that putrid man.

Maybe when we first captured Caldari Prime was terrorism too?

When we were defending CN Shiigeru against gallentean attack, was it terrorism too?

When we captured Intaki, and all other federal systems, was it terrorism?

We are at WAR, and gallente are our enemies!
We must fight them to protect our homes, our relatives, our citizens and our corporations!

The theft of naval assets by an unauthorized party - terrorism
The planned invasion of a foreign power in violation of the Yulai treaty - terrorism
The hijacking of a station's security systems - terrorism
Annexing several decks of said station and welding shut the doors - terrorism

I am curious what demanded the Navy's involvement. Has there been any statement from the CEP as to why they felt they needed to intervene in this case?

Terrorism is just type of warfare targeted on terrifying enemy forces.
I consider this type of warfare cheap and not professional, because it won't work against professional military units, that are impervious to frightening and will continue operation regardless.

What you have listed are professionally conducted operations, that were targeted at achieving a directly set goal, that doesn't include frightening something or somebody.

It seems incredibly imprudent for the Kaalakiota board to remain silent as their CEO is declared a terrorist by the CEP and appears to have finally lost the remaining sanity to he had. I can't imagine I'm the only one watching their stock value plummet like a rock and waiting to buy at bargain prices.

Considering that Home Guard troops are evidently involved in this standoff on the side of the the CEP, and I haven't heard of any objection from Kaalakiota's CEP delegation to these actions, their silence is rather perfunctory at this point. Perhaps they should just tell everyone what they already suspect and tell us who is actually in charge in Nonni.

I think that Heth is himself more motivated by Gallentean hatred than by proletariat idealism, Miss Priano.

Hard for the Kaalakiota Board to object to anything when most of them are probably Provists appointed by the Executor himself.

Corporate boards are appointed by the shareholders, not the CEO. I do not think most of the Kaalakiota board was ever made up of Provists, which made their decisions even more baffling. As far as I am aware, Tibus Heth is not a majority shareholder in KK either, only in Caldari Constructions (and no doubt there are a great many lawyers looking for any reason to end that particular issue at this moment).

It is clear already that Tibus Heth is no longer in charge of Kaalakiota, considering the corporation's actions over the last few days. The question is then...who is in charge?

It seems incredibly imprudent for the Kaalakiota board to remain silent as their CEO is declared a terrorist by the CEP and appears to have finally lost the remaining sanity to he had. I can't imagine I'm the only one watching their stock value plummet like a rock and waiting to buy at bargain prices.

Considering that Home Guard troops are evidently involved in this standoff on the side of the the CEP, and I haven't heard of any objection from Kaalakiota's CEP delegation to these actions, their silence is rather perfunctory at this point. Perhaps they should just tell everyone what they already suspect and tell us who is actually in charge in Nonni.

I couldn't agree more. The label of "terrorism" is simply being applied here to produce a certain response among the population.

Looking at the way this discussion is going, applying this label was a success...

DECLARED TERRORIST?

AND WHAT?

Really. And what?
You can declare ME terrorist, if you want. WHAT IT WILL CHANGE? Really?
That I will try to terrorize your crew? Possible. But not likely, because I prefer more professional approach.
I would simply destroy them - no terrorism needed.

Of course they are and Heth-haan owns a significant stake in Kaalakiota interests and this might be presumption on my part, but the whole affair in New Caldari a few months back in addition to the, "Investigations" into, "Executives involved" in the, "Illegal massacre" of Kaalakiota employees would have probably changed management structures.

As for who is charge right now of Kaalakiota and more importantly, the Home Guard? I honestly have no idea, but I do hope that Ms. Haatakan Oiritsuu will be re-appointed to lead Kaalakiota back on the course it requires in the interim.

Present circumstances certainly makes discerning where my own contractual obligations must lie without Oiritsuu-haani.

Was the media actually correct about a Caldari civil war? Could this be the start of something greater? Only time will tell.

As far as I am aware, you are incorrect; I do not believe Tibus Heth owns any stake in Kaalakiota itself, only in Caldari Constructions, though of course my or his allies may own some though intermediaries. On the other hand, if they do, it isn't enough to deter the corporation from now participating in his own destruction.

As far as Oiritsuu-haani...well, considering her past performance I am not sure that reappointing her as CEO would give much of a boost of confidence to investors. She does not seem to have a particularly good grasp the political realities of running the corporation, seeing as how easily she was apparently toppled.

As far as what "terrorist" connotates in this circumstance, the fact that it means that Tibus Heth and the Provists under his command are not acting with any legitimate authority according to the CEP and the CBT is enough -- they are criminals and nothing else, and they should be dealt with as such.

Ownership in Kaalakiota interests does in fact extend to its subsidiary elements, and the actual method in which Heth-haan's means of leveraging his CC stock into a CEO position of KK has certainly been a point of interest for myself even if it has been kept rather opaque the past five years by about every securities exchange in the State.

And if you are to judge Oiritsuu-haani's qualifications to lead based solely on her inability to retain her position in the face of the rise of Caldari Providence Directorate, well, you would have to make the same sort of judgements in being unable to grasp political realities of the entire CEP for their inability to prevent ceding their strategic control to a sole Executor.

One might even commend Oiritsuu-haani for having the convictions in her duty to Kaalakiota in ordering the shots to be fired on Piak five years ago even if it was unpopular at the time. Regrets only that the Home Guard marksmen who were ordered to pull the triggers did not have better aim.

I am saying that I know he owns a majority of Caldari Constructions stock, and therefore, barring extraordinary legal means, I do not believe his position there is assailable. On the other hand, as far as I am aware, he has no such standing when it comes to Kaalakiota. Owning a significant number of shares of a former Kaalakiota subsidiary does not confer any standing when it comes to Kaalakiota itself.

If you are unaware with my statements previous, allow me to inform you -- my opinion of the CEP, and their foolish and cowardly actions in allowing the CPD to hijack and destroy the institutions and integrity of the State over the last four years, is entirely consistent with my opinion of Oiritsuu-haani. While I have great respect for Reppola-haan, and understand that he was placed in a poor position due to the inaction of the Ishukone board for a year, even he has failed miserably when it has come to preserving the rule of law in the State.

The number of mistakes made by Kaalakiota and Caldari Constructions on that day (and in allowing the situation to reach that point) are numerous. Kaalakiota handled that whole situation extremely poorly, in not controlling the media portrayal of that incident and also in attempting to resolve the matter in the most heavyhanded and counterproductive way possible. There is nothing laudable about how that was handled.