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Federation Waiting for the Second Shoe to Drop, Marlinist Traitors Reach Slave Auctions

REPORTING FROM HIP 36081 FOR THE IMPERIAL NEWS NETWORK

As reported by GALNET, in a recent turn of events what was widely known within the Imperial Bureaucracy is now being slowly released to the public.  As a result, the Federation’s diplomatic position continues to crumble on the galactic stage.  

The recent GALNET report that the Empire has revealed new evidence that suggests the NMLA terrorist group may be receiving help from elements within the Federation has got to serve as a wake-up call to Federation leadership.  The Federation must surely know that with each passing day more evidence is going to be released linking their collusion to Prince Duval’s assassination, the attempted murder of Hadrian Duval and the recent NMLA attacks within the Empire.  

WHAT IS KNOWN - Training, Financial Support and Equipment

Several unnamed sources within the Imperial Intelligence Service have spoken to this reporter on the condition of anonymity.  They are not an official spokespersons, however they state off the record that the Imperial Internal Security Service has undeniable proof the NMLA had been trained, equipped, and financed through the Federation’s Defense Services.  There is also strong evidence that this funding has been directed by the Office of Shadow President Felicia Winters.  Most likely from Winters herself.

They state that there were three distinct areas of support (finance, equipment and training) to the Marlinists and the NMLA.  All three have also been forensically traced backward and all of it leading to the Federation Shadow Presidents Office.  Currently, only the equipment part has been released to the public.  The Federation must know how much more will follow once the Imperial Intelligence Service releases more information.

According to unnamed sources the NMLA’s finance support followed a circuitous route from the Federation Navy’s budget, through the Federal Intelligence Agency.  Then, from the Federal Intelligence Agency through the puppet agency Safeguard Interstellar.  Once the money landed at Safeguard Interstellar, it was laundered through illegitimate contracts directly to The Duduseklis Empire League (DEL).  Once at the DEL, these funds poured into the NMLA.  

The equipment piece was a great deal more straight forward.  Mainly because it was the responsibility of the bumbling Federation Navy’s Procurement Office.  Equipment was provided by the Federation Navy directly to NMLA operatives.  The Federation Navy’s Procurement Office has left an ever-evident sloppy trail for Imperial Internal Security Service.  

As GALNET reports “Micro-signage on cargo containers identified bulk deliveries of equipment from a Federal system in neutral space, where we believe the NMLA has a second bomb-making facility. IISS agents are currently investigating to confirm these findings.”  It is only a matter of time before more of what is already widely known internally is officially released to the public.

Training to the NMLA operatives was carried out by Federal Intelligence agents operating under the cover of Safeguard Interstellar.  Currently there are numerous active Imperial Secret Warrants out for the apprehension, interrogation, trial, and conviction of several key Federation Intelligence Agents operating under cover at Safeguard Interstellar.  One Omega Company mission has already apprehended a FIA agent named Miles Buford in the LTT 1935 System.  

Mr Buford’s willing participation in the Empire’s Extended Enhanced Interrogation Program is currently providing the IIS with crucial information about key aspects of training to the NMLA by the Federal Intelligence Agency.  He is receiving the best medical care the Empire can provide.  Several prominent doctors are helping him to maintain his health for his eventual trial and conviction.    

At the same time, more Duduseklis Empire League officials had been arrested and interrogated by Imperial Internal Security Services.  Among these are Melissa Iessi, Duduseklis Empire League’s Chief of Security and Intelligence as well as Sans Sykes, Overseer of Carter Hanger in Ackwada.  While Sans Sykes has been released, Melissa Iessi remains in custody and is also actively participating in the Empire’s enhanced interrogation program according to Imperial Law.  Sources inside the Imperial Prosecutors Office indicated that Iessi is being held pending the anticipation of charges for conspiracy and treason for her part in Prince Harold Duval’s assassination.  

CURRENT ACTIVITY - NMLA, Marlisist Traitors Reach the Slave Auctions, Conditions Inside the Federation

Overall, the Federation’s initial plan to use the NMLA to destabilize Imperial Authority has been overcome by events.  The Federation’s NMLA puppets have no maneuver room at all.  The Imperial Navy continues to strengthen its patrols with an iron grip.  Whatever small ability the NMLA had to move about within several systems is now completely shut down.  The strict martial law in place in several of their previous systems including 234 G. Carinae, Baltah'Sine, Beatis, CD-39 3269, Chana, HIP 39470, Mazahuanses and Nahuatl as wiped out any equipment, people and supplies the NMLA left behind in their route.  

According to Madoc Evander of the Imperial Internal Security Services thousands of former Marlinist traitors who were left behind in the retreat have been processed by the Imperial Slave Association.  Those that did not receive Traitor’s Justice are already on the auction block in several slave markets within the Empire including the ISA's newest slave training academy aboard Lagerkvist Gateway in the Synteini system.   Fortunately, as predicted by this reporter the Empire will humanely permit their children, upon reaching the age of majority to be granted probational Imperial Citizenship.  This benevolence is only an option if the parents are able pay and have served their owners with honor, fidelity, and cheerfulness.

Within the Federation conditions also are quickly deteriorating.  According to GALNET Federal systems are struggling to cope with an influx of the Marlinist savages.  Also, as previously predicted by this reporter the Federation is beginning to realize the severity of the Trojan Horse it released upon itself.  Public disobedience, food shortages and epidemics have been reported in the Thetis, LTT 1935 and HIP 36081 systems, due to a lack of additional resources.  

The Federation is discovering that their strange social customs and restrictions on personal Liberty is wearing quickly on Marlinists.  These former Imperial Citizens are discovering firsthand all the abhorrent Federation’s perversions and tyranny.  These former Imperial Citizens thought that they want democracy wherever it could be found.  Marlinists are quickly discovering that they do not want the Federation's perverse form of democracy.  Already there are indications that they are tiring of the Federation’s liberally loose society.  These Marlinists are turning on their current providers as viciously as they did against their own Empire.  The Federation’s hot low temperature diamond is getting hotter each passing day with nowhere to get rid of it.

When Imperial Ambassador Imogen Luciana stated, “Our people must be safely returned so we can identify dangerous NMLA activists, before they gain the opportunity to inflict further harm. We have no desire for the Federation to suffer the same horrific attacks” he was attempting to relieve what was known to be a ticking time bomb for the Federation.  Unfortunately, the Federation, being the Federation, was too arrogant in its self-absorbed contempt for Imperial Glory to listen to any form of reason.

IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE

The diplomatic repercussions of the eventual Imperial Formal Report could send shockwaves throughout the Federation.  Shadow President Felicia Winters is in the most vulnerable position.  Knowing that her full involvement in all of the recent unlawful violence will be exposed.  The prospect of her apprehension, trial, conviction and public execution under Imperial Law may drag the Federation into an unwanted war for her survival.  Is the Federation willing to go that far?

There still remains one of three ways the Federation can take to resolve the situation it finds itself in.  

First, they could accept the request from the Empire to extradite the Marlinist traitors back to the Empire.  By doing this they most definitely will lose diplomatic prestige.  To do this the majority of the Federation Congress would need a veto proof vote against Felicia Winters certain veto.  Should they choose this unlikely path the full extent of the plot against the Empire would be revealed as the traitors are processed back under Imperial Authority.  That would jeopardize the entire power balance of the Federation.  Felicia Winters would certainly be indicted for war crimes against the Empire once the full extent of her involvement is officially released.  This would put the Federation into the unwinnable legal position of having to surrender one of its leaders for trial, conviction and public execution according to Imperial Law.

Second, the Federation could risk war by keeping the Marlinist traitors.  But do they really want to risk war for their vicious puppets that they now know are already tired of their new masters and are already biting the hand that feeds them?  The Federation would also have to weigh the diplomatic repercussions of legal isolation from its illegal actions.  The Empire could pressure them further with charges of kidnapping Imperial Citizens.  While this course of action would preserve the Federal Congress sense of diplomatic dignity, there are too many negative points for this to be a feasible and viable course of action. But the again, we are talking about the Federation.  Diplomacy from their weak democracy has at best shown to be erratic.

The most likely course of action between the Empire and the Federation will most likely be quite diplomacy.  This will allow both sides to privately come to terms with the events that have unfolded without the pressure of public perception and expectations.  Most likely some of the agreements between the two powers would be a cooling off period where the Federation would keep the Marlinists under control.  At the same time, the Federation would quietly and quickly cut off training, equipment, and finances to the NMLA.  As soon as the NMLA withered sufficiently not to make too much of a fight the Federation Navy would disband the NMLA.  Federation Internal Security would be required to quietly return the Marlinist Leaders to the Empire for Traitors Justice.  When Marlinist and NMLA leadership and military strength were wiped out the welcome light in the Federation to Marlinist would be turned off.  Publicly, the Federation would repatriate Marlinist back the Empire.  There would certainly need to be a guarantee from the Empire that the children would not also be charged with treason as is customary under Imperial Law.  Having vacated their Imperial Citizenship when they committed treason the Marlinists would instead be sold off on the slave markets as is already being done.  

This course of action would also help preserve the Federation’s power balance against outside influence.  The Federation congress would have time to deal with Felicia Winters Shadow Presidency and help restore legitimacy to Zackary Taylors corrupt and weak office.

As stated previously now is the time for the Federation to calmly back away from its indignant arrogance and assess the realistic options that it has.  The Empire in this instance has the moral, diplomatic, and military high ground.  We can only hope that sober and calmer political minds regain control within the Federation.  Their very lives depend on it.  

REPORTING FROM HIP 36081 FOR THE IMPERIAL NEWS NETWORK
3d November 3306
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