<--- Athen accords is high treason ---->

[Xeni]

How can you put yourself over our beloved leader Mr. Ross and start signing peacetreaties with the clanners. You must be imbecile or something.
Mr. Ross is perfectly capable of signing peacetreaties himself if he wants, and if he had wanted you too sign treaties he had stated so first.
I urge u you to rethink your actions immeaditly and cancel all your connections with the filthy clanners.
The idea with the amnesty was to let clanners to switch over to Omni and apply for a job for us.
When you signing peacetreaties with clanners you are signaling just the oppesite of what Mr. Ross intended wih the amnesty, and you give them a chance to feel safe and strengthen.

I say again: please sit down and rethink the outcome of your actions.

[_________CaptFallout]

That's not even the worst part.

Clanners who signed this accord continue to slaughter Omni-Tek employees (namely Opposing Force) Not even in a honorable manner... they taunt, harass, name-call, and group-gank people.

They are scum, and anyone who signed this accord are no better than them.

I'd like a response from those Omni's who support the killing of their fellow employees....

Division 9, Titan Mining, or SkyTek... this means you.


Why do you support your clan allies in the killing of other Omni-Tek employees?

[_____________Hyperim]

The day the Accord was signed was the first day I was ashamed of being a clanner... Signing a treaty with Omni-Tek scum! Weaklings and cowards, that is what they are.

[___________Vrischika]

Accords or no, is openly defying Mr Ross and attacking Clans while under amnesty not also considered treason? I would be interested to understand the difference.

[Blyzzard]

Cptfallout, you assist the Black Alliance in their open rebellion against the ceasefire order given by Director Ross, and yet accuse those who are taking the amnesty at face value traitors?

From where do you get your authority? Are you the personal confidant of Mr. Ross and as such know that he really didn’t want peace for Rubi-Ka? Have you been made a Marshall of Omni Pol and given authority to arrest Putman?

Div 9 didn’t pretend to represent the company when they signed the Athens Accord; they did it as a gesture to strengthen the ceasefire.

You have pretended to represent the company. When you went to attempt to arrest Putman, you acted as a representative of Omni Pol. Did that encourage clan members to accept the amnesty? I doubt it, it more likely made Putman stronger in the eyes of her fellow clans, thus working against the goal of Omni Tek, peace on Rubi-Ka.

In the Black Alliances announcement, they name you as one who assisted in their rebellion.

To work openly against the interests of your employer is what you are accusing others of, and it is what you are doing.

[_______________Davyn]

Citizens:

I've heard many people say that the Athens Accords is high treason. Let me assure you, as a specialist in the ICC Contract on Rubi-Ka, that it is not. I will explain why.
First, for those of you who may have forgotten, here are the major tenants of the ICC Contract, as quoted directly from The Case of Rubi-Ka by Peter S. Homer of the TrueSpace Network:

* Omni-Tek® gets a free extended lease of Rubi-Ka for 30,000 years.
* Omni-Tek® gets sole ownership and export-rights to the planet's Notum ore.
* Omni-Tek® will adhere to the Notum pricing standards set by the ICC.
* Omni-Tek® will not persecute inhabitants of Rubi-Ka, who normally would be a free people after 5,000 years.
* Omni-Tek® will let other companies freely settle on the planet surface to conduct research.
* Omni-Tek® will let all Nano-Tek® patents be freely available for reproduction with the standard profit margin allotted to the company.

Now, some explanation...

1) The Athens Accords preserves the 'non-persecution' clause of the ICC Contract.
As is stipulated in the Contract, Omni-Tek is not allowed to persecute inhabitants of Rubi-Ka. That means, if those people are willing to live on the planet peacefully, Omni-Tek is NOT allowed to bring force against them. Contractually, the only way Omni-Tek should be allowed to instigate forceful actions are when inhabitants of the planet initiate violence, or pose a direct threat on Omni-Tek notum insterests on the planet.

2) The Athens Accords is a reflection of the peace talks between Chairman Ross and Henry Radiman.
It is a well-known and well-publicised fact that Mr. Ross and Mr. Radiman have been working on ways to resolve the differences between Omni-Tek and the clans. Ms. Xeni, if you are as aware of the news as you claim, then you are well aware that both Mr. Ross and Mr. Radiman have already set an example for peaceful cooperation and resoultion of this matter.

The Athens Accords is an extension of that corporate precedent, and does not attempt to replace or supercede any actions, treaties, or movements put in place by Mr. Ross and Mr. Radiman. It is simply following their example of non-aggression in the solution of matters on Rubi-Ka.

3) Omni-Tek is obligated by the ICC Contract to extend peaceful solutions first, and use force as a secondary measure.
It is our business here to maintain the ICC Contract. If we do not, the ICC may revoke the contract, and send their forces to Rubi-Ka to remove Omni-Tek's control of notum, and extremely profitable enterprise. There are many who speculate that the ICC would like nothing better than for this to happen, and therefore are watching Rubi-Ka carefully for any contract infringements.

Therefore, we MUST remain vigilant in honoring the terms of the Contract. It does not say that we CANNOT use force in defending our interests. It only says that we must allow peace to prosper where it can, and bring war only to those with whom it is necessary.

The Black Alliance, the War Council, Captfallout, and others daily jeopardize our Contract by 'taking matters into their own hands'. THey have crossed the line from maintaining the peace, and defending themselves, to indiscriminantly killing citizens of Rubi-Ka, some of whom did not initiate violence against them or Omni-Tek.

So, let's take pause before we make accusations of treason, and be sure you are viewing the facts. Omni-Teks business position on Rubi-Ka is far from ideal, but it is extremely profitable. We must maintain that profit, and abide by the regulations placed upon us.

Now, if you have other legitimate concerns or complaints, I will be more than happy to entertaim them here.

[Barzillai]

Spot on Davyn!
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It has been expressed, by some quite publicly and others rather privately, that there is some discomfort and distrust in those who have signed into action the Athen Accords. I will attempt to explain the reason that the Athen Accords is so radically important to the future of Rubi-Ka as we know it.

Some say that entering into an agreement of this kind -- establishing peace -- should be considered high treason. This is unfounded. The ICC Lease, as initiated in 3563, indicated clearly that although Omni-Tek® was afforded a free extended lease of Rubi-Ka for 30,000 years and sole ownership and export-rights to notum were given to Omni-Tek®, they should not persecute inhabitants of Rubi-Ka. This particular clause gave rise to the clans even forming. Oppression is not the duty of Omni-Tek®, nor any hypercorporation. We have a job to do -- harvest notum and protect those interests.

Somehow, in the midst of this, a sense of purpose has been lost. We are not here to eradicate all clanners or to destroy others who seek to profit from the riches of this planet. The fact is, some feel that the only way to secure Omni-Tek®'s rights to the notum are to destroy the clans. This is not the case. There are many clan organizations that are as interested in the prosperity of Rubi-Ka and of its notum resources, as those of us in Omni-Tek® are. The Athen Accords attempts to align those mutual interests in a manner to repel those who wish to bring war upon the planet.

Consider this: Rogue Omni-Tek® factions align, and defying a corporate order of amnesty and ceasefire go on a beligerent killing spree in the warzones of Rubi-Ka. War results. The ICC then steps in and strips Omni-Tek® of its rights because of a clear violation of one of the clauses in the Lease document regarding the non-persecution of the inhabitants of Rubi-Ka. In that case, we have a lose-lose result.

The signers of the Athen Accords seek to secure our place -- Omni-Tek®, Clan and Neutral -- here on Rubi-Ka. One way of doing so, is fighting together against the common threat of war and any other external threats that may come to this planet. If you ignore the fact that we are fighting a new battle against the outside force of the Cyborgs (whose source is still as yet, unknown) then something is seriously wrong. If you ignore the fact that Omni-Tek® and Clan forces fought side-by-side in the 'borg attacks on Athen, then something is seriously wrong. The protection of Rubi-Ka is foremost.

We each have personal and private interests here on Rubi-Ka. The Clans fight for freedom. Omni-Tek® fights to secure our prospects on this planet in relation to notum. Why not find the middle ground -- the common link between these two fronts and align our resources, our manpower and our intellect? This is what the Athen Accords seeks to do. War with the Clans can be avoided. Logic can prevail in the midst of the chaos we face daily.

Organizations like the Black Alliance, the War Council and other warlike movements will only cause more hatred and malcontent here on Rubi-Ka. These groups do not act under the direct authorization of Chairman Ross. Instead, they do so of their own free will...in direct violation of corporate order. As a result, those affiliated with the Athen Accords will do all within its power to remove those who threaten war, those organizations that openly act in violation of the corporate order of amnesty and ceasefire by senseless killings in the warzones. These warmongers pose more of a threat to our notum interests than any clan organization ever will --- and they are Omni-Tek®!

If freedom is what the Clans seek and prosperity is what Omni-Tek® seeks -- why not seek them both in a unified approach? Peace is the answer, not war, to that which woes Rubi-Ka. Nothing comes without opposition, strife and hardship. Blatant disregard for logic and duty, is the highest form of treason imaginable.

As Baruch Spinoza once said, "Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice." The participants in the Athen Accords believe this...

[Xeni]

Thank you Davyn and Barzillai for your replies.


The conflict with the clans have lasted for some years now and have become a daily part of our lives. With all this cruelty the clanners have almsot become synonymous with 'evil' for us. Me and i think all omnis do, also you Davyn and Barzillai, feel more or less uncomfortable to walk past and feel the smell of clanners in Omni1 and other OT controlled areas.
If you are not aware of this, thats a mayor weakness for you. From your answers it seems to me you wasnt, and have only been aware of it after the proclaimation and happenings around the War Council and the Dark Alliance.
If you were aware of it you have not at all taken it into so much consideration as you should have done. You have some long answers above with alot of viewpoints. Why havent you tried to be more open with this views from the start? Why havent you been willing to discuss this matters with the rest of us? Wouldnt it be of more impact if more than 4 OT factions out of hundreds signed these treaties? People may belive you are trying to gain something personal on this, by exluding and not give the rest a chance to partipate in this. This is not a time for rushing descisions, and evryone that wanna make one these days need to rethink it several times.
I mean that the factions behind the Athen Accord and connecting events havent thought toroughly enough of their actions.
This means not that i am against the amnesty.

Next is some follow up question to your answers:

Couldnt you post where i could get the full version of the contract OT have with ICC for RK. Dont think its only me that need some refreshing reading of that one.
Radiman and Ross in meetings?? Yes i heard rumors of that. I've been scanning OT News, The Omni Herald, TAG etc. without finding any articles about such a meeting. If a meeting have taken place i think it would not have gone unoticed if Radiman have been seen in Omni1 or if Mr. Ross was to leave his office for the first time in many years.

Further you forget that the actions by the Black Alliance and the War Council is very small and can only been called defensive counterattacks after long term harassment from clanners. I understand them completely. I ask you what have your "clan-allies" done to stop their brothers and sisters from doing such crimes? Speaking for myself it looks like nothing, and i think many agree with me.

Im glad you want to take a pause from the accusations of treasons. Im no judge in Omni-Pol and is therefor not obligid to make accusations of high treason and will hereby withdraw mine towards you. I excuse you for the inconvience this may have caused, but i saw it necesary to get you in talk.

I hope you will hold your words and declear that you will not see upon Azazzels actions as treason either. Azazzel is only a brave soul, speaking the frustration many with him feels. I have observed several times that he have been flamed with high treason accusation from many people in the factions signing the Athens Accords. This really not make your case stronger. I feel that a press release from you is appropiate, with an excuse to Mr. Azazzel.

Barzillai, you speak of a "common threat of war and any other external threats that may come to this planet". Do you stay indoor all time as you may get a meteor in you head? No, I though so.
This is a lousy argumentation, but as you now have spoken these words, it makes me belive you know something we dont know? Are you hiding something from us to profit on our losses later?
Maybe Omni-Pol should hook you up talk some wtih you?
I see no outside froce treathing OT than the clanners. Cyborgs, yes they've been lurking around in Mort for many years and the amnesty have made OT patrols more busy running from clanners shooting at them than dealing with Cyborgs that wanna see more of RK. As soon as you get your Clanfriends making their allies stop shoot at OT, or if the Amnesty and ceasefire was to end, the cyborgs would be repelled fast.

Last i urge you not to forget that the amnesty is for those clanners that not are of blatant disregard for logic and duty. OT are givin those a great chance. When the amnesty ends, or for you guys behind Athens accords, if the amnesty ends. How are you looking upon the clanners that are left? Have you made you some thoughts on those matters?

Last i will say again that i support the amnesty. The questions i ask here, i do on personal basis(and not on behalf of 24-7 that is still in the startup phase), and i ask because i find the decissions behind the line of Athen Accords event not to be quite logical. Many agree with me on that matter. If you are not immense careful on the next steps you are taking you will tople the high tower you are building under you. I will go as far to say that it is actions of the four factions(you noticed the rhyme? worked hard on that one ;P) behind the Athen Accords: Division9, Titan Mining LLC, 1st ranger Div and Skytek are responsible that we now have the War Council and the Black alliance on Rubi-Ka. If you are accusing them for anything, you can just send a big thanks to yourself. It would not support your case at all.

[_______________Zippo]

Seems like a few Omni appologists are intent on claiming Ross issued a cease-fire. I haven't seen a cease-fire order. I have seen an amnesty offer.

Show me the cease-fire order!

Any Omni that ascribes to the Athen Accord without an cease-fire is guilty of breach of contract.

[_________CaptFallout]

Wait, apparantly you don't realize the problem here.

Opposing Force.

Since when have they even hoped for peace? Never...

So why don't you respond on how Opposing Force helps spread peace with their constant harassment and idiocy?


I personally have nothing with peace between sides, but I do have a problem with one side ignoring their "allies" attacks on their fellow OT employees.

What do you have to say about that?

[______MistressSheigh]

I just LOVE when Fallout opens his mouth....

I'm sure that as a "Promoter of Peace", Mr Fallout you are just "outraged" at Opposing Forces efforts to "destabilize" Rubi-Ka. Obviously the Athen's Accords are an attempt to ruin any prospect of peace for our beautiful planet. The bringing together of some of the most powerful factions of both side of the conflict to bring a peaceful end to the growing hostilities MUST be a ruse.

So... as outraged as you are you MUST have posted SOMETHING about how YOU are trying to promote peace and lessen violence and suffering, and stabilize the production of notum for the benefit of all. Hmmm let's see......

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Ahhh Found it. Here's a DIRECT QUOTE by you as posted on your own guild website in the "News" section:

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"Here is the most recent draft of the poster Mediabots shall be posting around Omni 1 and Rome in the following hours:

* Shocked by the way Rebels disrespect the organization that gave them homes and jobs?
* Angered by knowing someone who has been maimed or killed by Rebel attacks?
* Would enjoy firing a round point-blank into a Rebel without following "due process"?
* Annoyed by having to supress "the voices in your head" that tell you do to "bad" things?

If any of those statements are at least partially true, then we need your help.

Please contact us here at OTAC.

I believe this will generate a decent response, and I know that OTAC will prove to be a landmark in the history of Rubi-Ka and add to the great success of Omni-Tek as well as suffering of the Rebels. "

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END QUOTE.

Once again Mr. Fallout.... You are COMPLETELY full of it. Warmonger.


Jena "Sheigh' Denick
Soldier
Clan Opposing Force
Rubi-Ka 1

http://www.opfor.i8.com

[Utildai]

Ya know, Fallout is just mad because he was killed for returning to MMD the other night 6, if not 7 times. I have never heard of more of a rant than this. Your efforts fail, we still recruit well and we are determined to bring peace to Rubi-Ka at all costs. And that includes you hunting down a rouge clan led by Portman and vise versa.

You waste your breath. OpFor has never been in any of the 'promoting violence' situations you claim, and you also provide no proof. I challenge you to provide proof Fallout. I can proivde MUCH proof for you and your mouth. I have plenty of logs for you to view in your very own leaders chat. Go ahead. Want to play this political war? I'll win.

BTW, You MAY want to go read the Athen Accords before you state what you THINK you know about them. Then come talk to us who DO know what we are speaking about. The Athen Accords are right in line with the ICC, right in line with Mr. Radimans thoughts and more than likely right in line with Mr. Ross's thoughts considering he wants a stalemate in this situation.

Now, want to talk politics, lets talk. Lets see who really follows the rules of thier superiors and who REALLY is the one whining about dying. I have the big guns to support my talk. We have yet to see any support from you.

[_________CaptFallout]

I sure am glad I ignore Opposin Force. If I didn't I'd be laughing so much I couldn't get anything done!

Opposing Force came to MMD and attacked. They didn't promote peace, and you know it!

Yes. I died... and I killed. I couldn't care less what this Utilidai thinks, I killed more than I died.

Opposing Force is really getting on my nerves... you are denying things that were obvious to everyone who was there.

You are single handedly taking Athens Accord from a semi-useless document to a very damaging page in the history of the three Omni-Tek guilds who signed it.

I'd reccomend that those guilds remove your guild as soon as possible or there will be more problems with this in the future... I promise.


Opposing Force is the sole reason Athens Accord is garbage.

[Ensignm]

Blah Blah Blah CaptFallout.
You only say the accords are damaging because they damage you. It damages you because you place personal gain over peace prosperity and democracy for all people of Rubi-Ka. I feel sorry for you though. I feel sorry for all those who can't leave the path of war. because they don't know how, they have known war for too long. As for the accusation that clans who signed the accord have betrayed Mr. Radiman. Mr Radiman himself felt not betrayed at all. He even appreciates the effort clans and OT make to bring peace to Rubi-Ka.

BTW CaptFallout You look very cool lying facedown in the lake. You should do that more often :P

Ensign M
Level 26 MA
Member opposing force

[_________CaptFallout]

Our guild has nothing to do with the Black Alliance, we support peace... but Portman does not.

You do not look away from violence and terrorism like this cowardly Accord begs us to do.

You face it and you destroy it.

We came to MMD not to kill "normal" clanners, but to deal with Portman and this so-called Red Freedom alliance.

I believe our timing made some believe we were there earlier when Black Alliance held MMD, but that is not the case.

As for me in the lake... yes. I died a few times. Four to be exact.

I also ended up killing six at that time in MMD. But that six doesn't matter, right? You got me in the lake!

Sorry, I just don't find the neccessity to take screenshots when I kill someone who is 20 levels lower than me. I guess mabye Opposing Force people might learn that in a few years?

You killed me... good job.
I killed you... I don't need to brag about it like a four-year old who's missing a few chromosomes.

[Ensignm]

You don't feel the need to brag about killing someone like a 4 year old missing some chromosomes. Yet you keep whining about the "unprovoked attacks" by Op For like a 4 year old missing some chromosomes. I would love to tell you how often but because I'm only 4 I can't count. Luckly for me they fixed the chromosome problem when I arrived on RK. Medical science can't seem to help sore losers though.
If it makes you feel better however by all means keep the insults coming. I'm glad to be able to help a fellow citizen of RK

BTW Who said anything about screenshots? I didn't.

Ensign M
Level 26 MA
Member opposing force

[Xeni]

Some of the posts here is a bit off-topic, but i and many with me is waiting for the factions behind the Athens Accords to answer the questions in my last post above.

[_______________Davyn]

Colleague Xeni:

First off, thank you for your patience and return to diplomacy in discussing this issue. I (among others) am celebrating an old-earth holiday this week, and I have been unable to respond in a manner which some consider timely. I DO consider these discussions--and this issue--to be critical to our future on Omni-Tek, and so I wish to leave little to no confusion about what I believe Omni-Tek's obligations to be in this matter.

In regards to Azazzel, I will offer no apologies for my statements about him. He (as well as many who are in the Black Alliance) is in direct conflict with our current leadership in Omni. There are public logs as well as many witnesses who will attest to his open aggression towards Omni-Tek leadership, as well as death threats against Chairman Ross. The most notable of these incidents was recorded on Saturday, November 17, 29475, in Omni-Entertainment.

It is for THIS stance (not simply his disagreement with the amnesty or Omni-Policy) that I accuse him of gross insubordination and call for strong disciplinary action, possibly leading up to a termination of his Omni-Tek employment. He has already been detained once by Omni-Pol Shock Troops for his insubordinate actions, and yet has continued his divisive and harmful behavior.

In regards to clanners and discomfort: yes, I am uncomfortable around armed clanners in Omni cities. I am a miner and a businessman, and I do not like being shot at while doing my survey work, as I and my employees have countless times while maintaining OT mines. However, my personal discomfort is NO excuse for violating precedents or orders given to me by Omni-Admin. I am paid to do a job, and I will do it well, regardless of any discomfort I might feel.

As for the ICC Contract, if you wish to read the full text for the exerpt I posted here, you can find it here: http://www.titanmining.com/icc_contract.htm . ((ooc: Until yesterday, I could have given you the source linke to the page on the Funcom site where I got this text, but with yesterday's site changes, it is no longer there. If you doubt me, I sure many others can corroborate this text as authentic from Funcom.))

On the Ross and Radiman meetings, Chairman Ross did not leave his office. According to reports, Radiman contacted him via holo-com. These records are easily verified through Omni-Admin, by watching exchanges of communications between Omni
-Admin and the CoT over the last several months. ((ooc: So, the source of thse were the animated story movies, if you've not seen them. I -am- making an assumption that word of these meetings and their content would have leaked to interested parties and the press, but I believe that is a safe assumption.))

Let me summarize, then, with what I see as Omni-Tek's current obligation, based on what we know of the ICC Contract:

* Omni-Tek is obligated to NOT persecute citizens of Rubi-Ka. That means, if someone wishes to live here peacefully (whether they are Omni-Tek, Neutral, or Clan by political affiliation), we are contractually obligated to allow them that. Failure to extend this opportunity to Rubi-Ka citizens would be considered 'breach of contract', and would result in the loss of our legal rights to notum on Rubi-Ka.

* Once that peace is extended, however, we have fulfilled our contractual obligation. That means, if we have record of specific groups or individuals who are using force to disrupt Omni-Tek mining on Rubi-Ka, then we are completely within our legal rights to forcefully prevent them from doing so. We may use force, but we MUST use discrimination when doing so.

The manifesto of the Black Alliance, as published on AOVault, says this:

Any Clan member in the presence of a TBA member will be KOS (Killed on Site)

That statement (since it does not discriminate between violent and non-violent clan members) is in conflict with the non-persecution clause of the ICC Contract, and therefore jeopardizes Omni-Tek's interests on Rubi-Ka.

Again, I would encourage you to carefully review our corporate goals, and the actions of our current leadership in light of it. I believe they have acted wisely, and in Omni-Teks best interests.

[Baxie]

Quote: "Any Clan member in the presence of a TBA member will be KOS (Killed on Site)"

You forgot to mention: "Any OmniTek member not affiliated with TBA will be KOS (Killed on Site)"

So now I ask you who is the traitors here?

[________________mege]

Omni-Tek is obligated to NOT persecute citizens of Rubi-Ka. That means, if someone wishes to live here peacefully (whether they are Omni-Tek, Neutral, or Clan by political affiliation), we are contractually obligated to allow them that. Failure to extend this opportunity to Rubi-Ka citizens would be considered 'breach of contract', and would result in the loss of our legal rights to notum on Rubi-Ka.

Ugh... the rights of OMNI-Tek to mine and distribute notum are held above that. The rebels are OPPOSED to the notum operations and are not just some independant group of "do-no-gooders" that Div9 claims them to be. The principal of the rebels is to disturb the operations of OMNI-Tek, with force - mind you. The clan members are not just "non-OMNI" citizens they are "anti-OMNI" citizens as they stand against the corporations primary interests. How can you align yourself with them?

The clans we're only formed to oppose Notum production. They are a bunch of disgruntal miners, and former OMNI employees if you remember your history lessons... but i suppose that it doesnt matter now because you're going to form your own government because OMNI-Tek doesnt seem adequate to you in Div9 and Titan Mining.

Clans and OMNI dont mix... that's why the rebels are here in the first place.