“When the truth walks away,
who is going to stay?”
To Neutrals Everywhere
And so with the ICC moving into our home, and with two Corporations supporting them, what now for us?
Will the ICC be a help to us or will it be a new Devil just setting its claws into the blooded earth? Does anyone believe that the two supporting Corporations will be moving the ICC troops for nothing, is anyone that foolish? I would like to think not.
And of Omli-Tek? They must now feel threatened, and with the statement made earlier from Omli-Prime they certainly do. A cornered animal is a dangerous animal and the Omli’s are now cornered. Their Arch-Rivals SOL Banking Corp. must be getting too close for comfort. And I wonder how Mr Ross will show his displeasure? I know it will come. If not from him then from some other of the departments who are the more militant. Omli-Tek may try and force a vote of no confidance, as stated in the press realease today, and on many other Galactic issues they might win, but over Rubi-Ka I think not. The price is too high for the other Corperations. Even looking at the number of votes to get this resolution passed you can tell Omli-Tek are on a loser with that one. Unless they offer every Corpration that back free access to Rubi-Ka, then what the point of the vote.
Now what of the clans? They, well the Council of Truth, have welcomed the ICC intervention, but I wonder just how far they think the ICC will help them. If Omli-Tek loses the contract there will be a new unknown enemy. A more dangerous enemy? Or worse, a fight between more than one Corporation on this planet. With the dust brigade running around Tir like they own the Place and the Council of Truth, er not exactly in control of the situation, and the Council of Aries, well lets face it, not exactly in control of the situation Rumours abound of CoT helping the Dust Brigade and CoA infighting and corruption does it mean Law and Order? Probably not.
And for us? Looks like we are just going to get more trouble from all sides in this?
As even as I got the news over the newsnet tonight, outside Newland, Omli’s and Clanners were one again using the guards for target practice. At one point no guards were present for over 5 minutes! Will the ICC change this or will they be just the next set of Targets? I feel we should be approaching the Newland Authority’s to get the Guard doubled out of both gates and move the grid entrance to inside the city. Get some engineers to build some slayer droid's to back them up. We need to be secure in our own areas.
And when the ICC arrives?
I for one will not be cheering and dancing in the streets when the ICC Troops do arrive. At last nights Neutral council meeting a vote was proposed to send a representative from the Council to the ICC to discuss “Peace Keeping” forces being sent. I for one would have never voted for it. But now I don’t get the chance. I also believe the vote would have failed, but now we will never know.
Yet ANOTHER time the Offworlders and the Interferers in the universe have made a decision without consultation with the main body of people it is going to affect! Do they presume we want them! I say to you, all Neutrals out there, even if you would have voted for this move, your choice my have happened, but was it by YOUR CHOICE. No it was not. Choice is why we remain the way we are! Not because some one told you “Hey Buddy your going to be Omli now!” And now what are we going to get? “Watch out for the Neutrals, they work for the ICC.” People I see it Happening.
I may not have answered many, if any, of the questions concerning this situation, but at the very least I hope you will now think on. Remember choice is everything.
Artemis watch over you all
Blackpagan
NT
Nanomage Liberation Front
Note – These are my own personal views and not necessarily the views of the NLF. Thank you.
(post repeated in the Neutral Forums http://pub64.ezboard.com/bneutralsofrubika)