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Posted - 2004.03.28 00:19:00 -
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Edited by: Jade Constantine on 27/03/2004 18:57:20
Well I've reserved comment until now and it seems the public announcement has been met with a level of respect and civilised debate that nicely contrasts the brawling tone of responses to early communications from Forsaken Empire commentators in related matters. Good, nobody benefits from unsightly ranting and froth-filled imprecations.
So in the spirit in which it was asked, here is the Jericho Fraction [JERIC] response to this initiative from the Forsaken Empire [F-E].
1. We do not recognise the Forsaken territorial claim on the Vale, Tribute and Geminate regions of space. And do not support or yield to the assumption of control or legal authority by an aspirant "space empire" with designs on adding structural control to the realities of a simple organised crime syndicate and mineral cartel functionality.
2. We do not recognise the authority of the Forsaken Empire fleet to restrict access or otherwise limit the free passage of independent starships and free traders and miners and explorers in these regions of space.
3. We do not recongise the right of the Forsaken Empire to levy tolls, issue warrents, demand refining locations, or in any way judge, assess, implement, or otherwise control economic process and wealth aquisition in these or any other regions.
That being said we do recognise the right of individuals and corporations to make their own decisions in these regards and though we would strongly advise all entities and organisations considering these arrangements to learn the history of the Forsaken Empire and antecedent identities before committing to potentially dangerous paths, we do at the last appreciate this is a decision for individual conscience from informed risk.
We do however make plain that should Jericho Fraction ever be attacked or abused or otherwise confronted by the Forsaken Empire, Forsaken allies, or individual pilots with F-E allegiance in times to come we will consider F-E passholder mining corporations in these regions full and valid war-targets for guerilla operations and economic destabalisation. In short, entering an economic relationship with the Forsaken Empire in cooporation with their territorial claims will make your corporation a potential war target should Forsaken Empire political direction once again veer into criminal acts and shameless banditry. Remember well that though Jericho Frigates are surely not able to destroy the Forsaken Empire fleet in direct confrontation, our fighter wings are fully able to eliminate mining vessels, haulers, support infrastructure and all unescorted craft.
We make this linkage in full awareness of the implications and political fallout and make absolutely no apology for considering economic appeasment of tyranny a crime of equal weight to tyranny iself.
Jericho Fraction believes in the freedom of each individual to meet his or own needs and destiny without interference and restriction from greedy dominions and petty cartels in the depths of space. We believe ultimately that a war is coming between those who desire societal change and cultural reform and those who profit from the continuence of reactionary patterns and restrictive economic controls.
I trust this makes our position perfectly clear.
Blah blah blah. In short, jf are terrorists and are to be shot on sight by all pilots in FE space.
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