Intergalactic Summit

No can do, sorry. You're officially Caldari now. Please report to your nearest Citizen Orientation Bureau to receive your standard-issue cheekbones and jaw.

Really, the only thing the Gallente are guilty of here is being incompetent enough to get caught.

The most meaningful dialogue of all which should be of the utmost concern between the State and Federation is that of peace, limitation of conflict, respect for mutual borders, and an effective detente irrespective if it is to be cordial or armed under the auspices of a cold war. Whilst the present resolution surrounding the territorial issues regarding Caldari Prime have gone some way to alleviating political tensions it was a deal brokered by Ishukone and approved by the Federal Senate, not on the Executive Authority of President Roden alone. Given the overwhelming support for the Caldari Prime resolution, it follows that it would have been a poor political move to veto the move.

Now, whatever else might be said about Jacus Roden I would say he's an astute political operator in addition to being motivated by pragmatic self-interest. The same man that forced the resignation of Foiritain by refusing the nationalization of the Federal military-industrial complex is a man certainly more than capable of riding the crest of popularity for achieving his campaign promise of lifting the occupation of Luminaire straight to the next election; all the while capitalizing upon the Caldari Prime agreement as his own idea (and portray himself as a peacemaker no doubt). The real political genius here is that these Highlander, "Leaks", if we might call it that will also allow Roden to shift all the blame for continuing the war as being the fault of the CEP -- knowing all the while, that even if it's an open secret that the Federation does in fact conduct cross-border espionage and surveillance the fact that there is now actual evidence of that fact in the public domain would make pursuit of peaceful accommodation with the Federation career suicide for a Megacorp. CEO at the next AGM of the shareholders.

It's quite a brilliant set of political coincidence, I think, for dear Mr. President Roden being able to pursue both his political and business agendas while keeping his hands so clean. Now if you think my comments were intended to portray the Federation in a negative light, it really wasn't. My concern for the domestic politics in the Federation end at the point of their affecting foreign and economic policy with the State, not their effect on the common Federal citizen.

Although I do admit it can be enjoyable watching the little marionette show Roden and Blaque are putting on. It really is quite marvellous.

No.

Couple things:
1. Vlillirier, Eugales are still free and have been for ages. (Recently Frarie, Aubenall, and Moclinimaud have been liberated as well).
2. Intaki is just one of 30+ systems in the FW areas of Placid.

The front remains highly fluid, as it has done for the last year at least.

Literally any attempt to enumerate systems held and lost is out of date within 24 hours of writing. I don't know why anyone bothers.

And they are the exceptions, rather than the rule.

Stage managing an incredibly peaceful forceful change of administration has probably kept the CEP very busy.

In the State we have never waited for Concord to fight out battles for us - Concord has never been interested in justice, just deterrent and it is very bad at deterring it's signatories.

What will happen is that the data included in these reports will be examined and will form the basis of an internal investigation. The conclusions of these investigations will never be published in a place like the IGS. Those who are identified as being responsible will have to face the consequences, but this may be lost in the routine shuffling of personnel that is part and parcel of any large organisation.

One thing my Ojaabun has taught me is that PR is only important if you give a damn about the opinion of the people it reaches. The State is less interested in impressions and more interested in specific capabilities.

Lets play this out shall we?

Concord decides to "punish" the Federation and takes away something many in the Federation hold dear, our many types of Cheese at the urging of the Caldari State for the crime.

Later it comes out that the Caldari was not only spying as well, but date of the information leaked show spying happening even earlier than the data in the Federation leaks. Our Federation would rightly point out how hypocritical this is, and demand something the Caldari hold dear ALSO be taken away, for justice. Sooo Concord takes all of the States... uuhh... Wine. Yea wine. (Caldari like wine, right? Work with me here my Caldari friends... just making an proverbial example). The Caldari cry foul, the Federation still isn't happy (as they still don't have their cheese), and at the end of the day, the only thing achieved is CONCORD now has all the cheese and wine.

I'm not entirely sure where I was going with this... but now I'm hungry. Does anybody have some Luminaire sharp chedder?

Wine is one of those universals-- though the connoisseur will find that many Caldari wine tend to run sweeter than other traditions, as Caldari wine practices historically had to account for the effect of an early frost on unharvested grapes.

Interestingly, this differs only marginally from Achuran practices, as Achura has a low mean temperature. I'm under the impression that Achuran wines tend to be based on other fruits more often, though, such as plums. Mind, this might just be because of family history.