Intergalactic Summit

All negotiations are beneficial, or not, depending on the approach taken by both parties individually.

The anger and hate evident in that report is justified. However diplomacy is a potentially beneficial option to pursue, financially and to stop the loss of life. What the results of such talks would be, however, remains to be seen.

“if the CEP wish to place roadblocks in the way of our diplomatic efforts to preserve what little cultural heritage remains of the Caldari on our homeworld, then they can take the responsibilty for the loss of thousands of years of history. Until they do take up that burden, we will stay the course the winds have set us on.”

Not much else to be said. Just makes me shake my head that the cry is literally "They're doin' stuff!" Ah well. Let the investigation happen. There's nothing to find that isn't boogeymen fabricated in their own heads.

Ixiris, you aren't helping.

Kuvas-haan, anger and hate toward...? If it's toward Ishukone Okusaika, while we have stood apart, has Ishukone ever actively betrayed the State? Surely not. We are maligned simply because we don't measure success in [i]bodycount,[i/] as if that concept mattered with nigh-immortal capsuleers. If it's toward the Federation, then few have more reason to hate the Federation than Ishukone. Whereas the Caldari people lost Caldari Prime, Home to many of us, Ishukone has lost not only that, but also our greatest leader, a visionary among Caldari, Otro Gariushi.

If we can set aside that anger, that rage, that wound to our corporation and our collective psyche, then what basis has Kaalakiota or Lai Dai to lambast us for trying to work for the betterment of Ishukone and the State by means that are productive, that are likely to win us the peace?

Montenagre-haani; if I may, I would contend that the squall is created in the first place by Kaalakiota and Lai Dai. My reaction is just that-- reaction.

Agreed on those points. My worry, ultimately, is that while we have purged the Provist influence, we are still predisposed to militant action; this is surely why the Patriots are currently dominating the CEP, and surely why we must be on guard against their efforts to continue pushing isolationist policies which we'd surely both agree are impractical and counterproductive.

Foreign corporate interests flexing increasing sway over the Federation body politic? Color me shocked.

I certainly would be interested to know which Senators have taken the lead on these negotiations, more interested still in their wallet balances over the coming months.

I hope the negotiations are going to be able to pay for the wedge being driven in the state.

The wedge has been there for a few years now. It's just more obvious to outsiders, thanks to the press coverage.

I kinda feel that Ishukone have been leading the way in the CEP for the last year. With the other megacorporations rubber stamping their decisions, following their lead. Ishukone are clearly keeping the other members of the CEP in the dark when it comes to these discussions with the Federation. I think that is mistake on their part. Which can only cause animosity between the CEP members, jeopardize their leading role in my opinion, in the CEP at the current time.

Operation Highlander document, if it ever is fully disclosed, could also play a big part in what happens in the future. Ishukone have always had the closest relationship with the Federation. If you were betting man, you would think there is a high chance that the top executives who were compromised were from Ishukone. That does not necessarily have to be the case though. Certainly would alter their current role with regards Caldari Prime if it was.

I dont agree with the liberals, because i dont think their policy is going to work. Im glad to see KK, Lai Dai start to question Ishukone more. Heth's reign may be over, but what is important is how many come forward from the patriot bloc to pick up his rifle.

After the death of last CEO Ishukone is going down the slope of treason.
First it was noticed by CPD, who were running checks of Ishukone.
Now it's turn of CEP to take the role of CPD.

A bit sad, that CEP didn't start doing it earlier, helping CPD, though. But, I believe, that together Caldari will help Ishukone to stand on the right path and clean it from humiliation of gallentean influence.

The faster regular citizens of Ishukone realize, that their top management are corrupted gallentean bootlickers, and start acting against them, the better.

Not before the Caldari commited the terrorist act of sabotaging Nouvelle Rouvenor, which if I remember my Cal-Gal War history correctly was in response to a Federation blockade of gates leading to previously secret Caldari bases who's existence was withheld from the Federation.

Not that it's particularly productive to comment on something that happened so long ago, but did the Caldari really think they could get away with constructing secret bases in the Luminaire system so close to Gallente Prime and not have the Federation take action against it, or that sabotaging a domed city killing half a million people would end the blockade preventing access to said bases? And while personally I think the attack on Caldari Prime was an excessive response, one can hardly say it was an unprovoked response.