Intergalactic Summit

PIE Inc. was spotted within the Hed constellation in Heimatar at around 2000 hours. A Minmatar Militia fleet was already operating in the area, so when we got intel that they were in Vard and going to Amamake, we were able to intercept them, resulting in ship losses for their entire fleet. For the record, Ensign Reann Amelana, Commodore Thgil Goldcore lost their ships in Vard and Commodore Sakkar Arenith, Lieutenant Junia Naqada, Commodore Laerise, Ensign Braxton Parvisu, Admiral Rodj Blake lost their ships in Amamake, including the pod of Lieutenant Naqada.

The most curious element of this fleet was the Sigil flown by Lieutenant Naqada, which contained Slaves. Given that transportation of Slaves is illegal in the Republic, PIE Inc. is in violation of Republic laws and given that the other empires also consider this illegal, along with many other independent organizations, it seems like a rather blatant attempt to disregard treaties to which the Empire is a part while callously risking and subsequently losing the lives of many slaves. When the Empire has do so much in recent years to improve the quality of life of slaves, this needlessly risky and illegal transport of slaves seems to go completely counter to that.

It is unfortunate that the corporation I once admired and spend years of my life trying to better, is now losing my respect and admiration by making needlessly rash and poor decisions.

There's open conflict between the Empire and rebel militias; conflict, I would remind you, initiated by the rebel state. Why are you here talking about a trade regulation breach between warring factions?

Rebel state? Really? That implies that the Minmatar Republic is somehow less legitimate than the Amarr Empire, Gallente Federation or Caldari State, and further, that the Matari are somehow illegally attempting to break away from the legally sanctioned and recognized rule of the Amarrians.

As CONCORD and the other great states of New Eden, including the Amarrian Empire, officially recognize the Minmatar Republic as a sovereign political entity and have entered into various treaties with same, would you care to clarify what you mean here? Because by your definition the Empire would also be illegitimate due to its unwarranted invasion and occupation of the Minmatar Empire roughly 1000 years ago.

(Just for the record I don't see equivalence between the aggressive invasion and subsequent 700 year occupation of the Minmatar worlds with the Elder attack to rescue the Starkmanir. You Imperial supporters really need to stop trying to equate the two events.)

I suppose you save me the effort to tell about the event.

But yes, our task-force was there to rescue souls who requested our assistance. To keep it simple, it was a rescue mission for civilians who where completely unsupported by the Republic and left to starve on various barren planets along the front lines. We where successful picking up a majority of our targets, but obviously we ran into a republic task-force. Sadly they had little regard for the lives in the ship and put many to the slaughter. Many had a tragic swift death, but perhaps far better than a slow agonizing death on some barren wasteland.

This will not deter us. Expect us to be more active in protecting those who are faithful. We intend to respond to many other colonies which have souls suffering at the hands of a poorly run government who cares more about death and destruction than its own people.

Commodore Thgil Goldcore

You know, Thgil, I see your point. I propose a trade. We'll give you all the liberated slaves who wish to return to servitude, and you'll give us all the Matari slaves who wish to be free. Simple, bloodless, and fair. Can you do that?

Do you rehearse this drivel you spew out on a daily baisis?

We often have pilots who forcibly emancipate slaves come onto the IGS and claim that the slaves are free to return to the Empire if they wish.

So it's odd that the supporters of violent emancipation would be against PIE transporting Minmatars back home.

I find your willingness to dismiss living environments and arrangements different to your own as "souls suffering at the hands of a poorly run government" to be rather disturbing.

As happy as I am to see you flying for... the second... maybe third time in as many years, I find it hard to believe that PIE would suddenly start humanitarian missions into Minmatar space while none were planned during my time there. That said, I would like to welcome you to contact me in the future and I will attempt to arrange safer passage through the war-zone than flying around in a Sigil. Given that PIE Inc. owns a Prorator BPO and cloaks are relatively cheap, that would be yet another safer alternative for transport, if that were your true goal. All things considered, it seems pretty obvious that you sacrificed the lives of innocent slaves, needlessly.

Why would we hide when we have nothing to hide?

Just for the record, in your opinion should emancipated Minmatars be allowed to return to the Empire if they so wish?