Intergalactic Summit

The people of Intaki, Placid and beyond are well aware of the realities of the Serpentis threat. Any capsuleer who has spent more than five minutes innocently mining the various asteroid belts will be familiar with the arrival of Serpentis combat vessels who, without provocation, will target and engage with violent intent.

Therefore, while it's common practice for opposing sides in any conflict to make use of misinformation and propaganda, I think it's a stretch to attempt to spin Serpentis activities in the Placid region as peaceful and honestly expect people to believe it.

Likewise, it is nothing new or original for a pirate organisation to bend itself to Serpentis' will or seek to intimidate Intaki and its people into capitulation at the threat of violence. It has happened before and no doubt it shall happen again, but throughout Intaki has endured.

The IPI and its allies have successfully challenged Serpentis operations in Placid for over five years, removing Serpentis combat vessels and installations where ever they are encountered. No threats of violence against us will deter us from our goal of improving security across the Intaki Sovereignty.

IPI pilots stand ready to deny this latest Serpentis offensive into Intaki space and it is hoped that Coreli Corporation leadership soon realise the futility of their attempts.

Though I am not one to condone, trust or propagate conspiracies, it would be nice to see a capsuleer representative of Federation interests refute any link between these threats and their own interests in Placid. This would be of benefit not only to silence those than may wish to draw links between Serpentis activity on behalf of the Federation and FedMil activity, but also assuage the potential inference that this is yet another unofficial attempt to stymie and degrade the frankly heroic actions of Intaki Independence advocates through bully boy tactics.

This activity is frankly disgusting and the continued threat posed to the sanctity of the Intaki peoples, their colonies and livelihoods is impossible to overstate. I offer my assistance in providing a diplomatic bridge between the IPI and my colleagues in the Caldari Militia and satellite organisations, in the interests of recognising the bravery of the Intaki people and assisting, where we can, to mitigate the effects of Serpentis predation on the peoples of Placid. I have no doubt both sides of the capsuleer war in the region would use this to their advantage with or without Federation/Coreli cooperation (as unlikely as I believe that to be), and posit that stability under the auspices of no-strings assistance from my State supporting allies would be of benefit to ensuring a swift and decisive resolution to this attack on a people close to my heart.

Fight hard, cousins, and know that you are not alone in body or spirit when it comes to throwing off the chains of oppression, be they 'legitimate' government or piratical.

You understand my fears exactly, Mr Marellus. Hopefully a Federation representative will be forth coming to silence such ludicrous claims, as are sure to be made by those with far less conscience and concern for the Intaki people, and prevent any such aspersions or misdirection.

As I am an immigrant residing (with citizenship) in the State, with only my allies to speak for as any degree of military capitol, I must stress that 'radical conspiracy theorists' would be wrong. I have a long and vocal history of echoing the desires of the IPI for a free Intaki, regardless of my citizenship in the State.

I will leave with just this to add, my proffered support stands and will continue to stand for the duration of this unfortunate criminal act of aggression.

We of the Ishkone-Raata Enforcement directive are ready to assist our long time allies in the Intaki Prosperity Initiative. The support of the Serpentis that the Coreli Corporation is bringing forth by declaring war on the protectors of the innocent inhabitants of Intaki space should be enough for this community to understand that they are nothing more then a band of thugs, I-RED will come forth from beyond the reaches of the State and stand by our old friends Intaki Prosperity Initiative.

Destruction of infrastructure that benefits the innocent populace of the Intaki sourrounds is not something we can abide.

It has been too long since we have shoulder to shoulder with our comrades in the IPI and look forward to doing so once again if the situation requires.



Jester
I-RED Dimplomat

Our thanks to all who have offered IPI their support. In addition to these public statements, we have also received offers of assistance from other interested parties through formal CONCORD channels. We are humbled and grateful that so many are willing to stand alongside us in the fight against piracy.

Serpentis are a blight upon New Eden. If their intentions were magnanimous as Joshua Foiritain wants everyone to believe, we capsuleers would not be employed by reputable agents on a regular basis to eliminate their forces from our skies. We would not find them infesting our asteroid belts, waiting to prey upon miners or patrollers alike. Their ships would not fire upon us when unprovoked. They would not lurk in dark corners like vipers hoping for unsuspecting prey to stray into striking distance. We would not hear the distress calls of their victims.

There is no nobility nor honor, no peace nor prosperity, in trafficking drugs. These pirates know only greed and a perverse desire to create dependency in order to exert dominance. IPI will not stand for it, and neither will our friends.

Translation: You'll drag yourselves out of Syndicate to protect your static infrastructure so you can continue to drain the Viriette constellation of resources at the expense of the Intaki people?

Well at least I-RED have finally hired half-competent PR guys.

It warms an old pilot’s heart to see our cause, the Serpentis cause of liberating and opening the federation market to the benefits that modern booster technology provides, defended by our new friends in Anshar Incorporated.

Uninformed and ignorant, our enemies claim that we are merely lousy criminals, petty drug pushers. No my friends, since the dawn of booster technology we have advanced far, reducing the side effects – which we admit the first generation of boosters contained, to a level where we today provided know-how and ? support to major corporations inside the federation. Corporations that have recognized that booster are the future, not just for the elitist pod pilots, but that wholesome and strengthening boosters will be a part of everyone's lives.

We do not take side in the conflict between the federation and the Intaki people, but we cannot idlely standby as the freedom fighters – or terrorist depending on the eyes viewing - of a the Intaki Liberation Front disturb the important work of the Serpentis for a better tomorrow.

Media corporation?

Perhaps you should read your briefings.

You're referring to Arcadia News Network? Even "running" is a bit overstated, then.

As far as I'm aware, it was started up as a side project of Milo's, but was later sold off. Anshar is still among the major shareholders, but does not exert editorial control. Some of our pilots write articles for the feed, but they're hardly the only contributors. All articles are clearly labeled with the contributor's name. Any bias you may perceive is the contributors' own responsibility.

If anybody's terribly worried about which way the feed is leaning, perhaps you can be bothered to write a few columns yourself? If it's interesting and halfway well-written, it will likely get accepted, regardless of what names you call Salvador Sarpati in it.

So! How goes the violence?