Spy Scandal Rocks Kressly Technologies, The Republic 03/24/3133
INN - Interstellar News Network
DORI, EPSILON ERIDANI (PREFECTURE X)--The discovery of an alleged Capellan
spy ring centered on Kressly Technologies of Epsilon Eridani has created a stir not
only at the company itself, but also in The Republic of the Sphere at large. Three
more high-level employees of the Dori-based IndustrialMech, and aerospace,
manufacturing company have been suspended in connection with the ongoing
investigation; this announcement promises to complicate already tense relations
between The Republic and its least-friendly neighbor during a time of great
uncertainty.
Kressly Technologies spokesperson Harold Weasley said that pending a full
investigation, his company could not release the names of the accused individuals, but
again stated that all three were among the company’s management staff.
“At this time, our own internal investigation continues with the aid of local Republic
officials,” Weasley explained during a press conference yesterday. “What we can say,
however, is that two of the recent suspensions were members of the lower
management staff at our Gousha aerospace complex, and a third was a member of the
corporate office staff.”
The alleged spy ring first came to light only four days ago, when a routine internal
audit of the company’s electronic records uncovered several unauthorized downloads
of top-secret files. A Kressly Technologies representative, on the condition of
anonymity, told INN that the accessed records included several military aerospace
designs currently under development for sale to The Republic, and plans for retooling
the IndustrialMech lines for military production. Weasley has neither confirmed nor
denied this allegation.
“All we can say with certainty at this time is that electronic data pertaining to very
sensitive programs underway at Kressly Tech has been compromised,” said Weasley.
The spy scandal has already touched off a fierce debate in Geneva, Terra, as many
Republic Senators are demanding immediate action against the Capellan Confederation.
Citing a recent petition by the Confederation’s representative, Mandarinn William
Chen, for a return of all historically Capellan worlds to House Liao, many Senators see
the recent scandal as a call to arms.
“The discovery of spies in our midst cannot--must not--be tolerated!” said Senator
Elam MacCain of Skye (Prefecture IX). “Engaging in such practices can be construed
only as an act of war, and in light of recent threats made by Mandarinn Chen, we
must consider these actions a threat to our national sovereignty. Even if the suspects
involved [at Kressly Technologies] are cleared, there is still reason to believe that
House Liao is and has been engaged in acts of espionage and infiltration against The
Republic. We must send a message!”
“Chancellor Daoshen Liao has stated, both publicly and through his minions, that he
wishes to pick up where Sun-Tzu left off and reclaim the ancestral worlds of the
Confederation,” Senator Lina Derius of Fomalhaut (Prefecture X) told reporters. “And
we have seen Liao incursions on Republic territory several times in the last decade
alone. Now, with the HPG grid down, there’s no question that the Capellans will
strike. It’s not a question of if, but when, they will do so.”
Exarch Redburn, in an appeal for calm, appeared before the Senate to make an appeal
for a diplomatic, rather than military, solution to the matter.
“It cannot be stressed enough,” said Redburn, “that this Republic does not live for the
sword, regardless of the opinions of its more reactionary elements. The solution to
our problems--the only solution worth trying--involves diplomacy, compromise, and
understanding: the values Devlin Stone himself taught us when this great nation was
built. We must not let blind allegations, still unproven in a legitimate court of law,
provoke us into panic. The Capellan Confederation is not our enemy. My fellow
Republicans, do not allow the fear and uncertainty of these times lead you down the
fool’s path to war.”
Despite the Exarch’s appeal, however, many Republicans still feel that a war with the
Confederation is almost certain, especially in light of the spy scandal at Kressly
Technologies and the communications blackout still plaguing the galaxy at large. At
the Capellan Embassy in Geneva, however, the spirit of Liao pride remains strong.
“These allegations of spying are foolish, at best,” said Mandarinn Chen in a rare
holovid interview with INN. “It is obvious that powers within Republican government
intend to discredit our people and our government in order to distract attention away
from their own issues at home. Such an outrage is tolerated only in the interest of
fostering goodwill among our neighboring realms. If there is to be a conflict over this
trifling matter, however, know that the spirit and the will of House Liao can never be
broken. We shall prevail.”
Towne Log
+ Oh, goodie! House Liaoser wants to pick a fight with us! This ought to be a short
contest. :- RepMan
+ None too bright, are you, RepMan? Don’t you see that a fight with a Great House,
in the Republic’s current state, is the last thing we need right now? We still have a
half dozen renegade factions running around on their own agendas, you know. :-
Graussler
+ You never heard the old adage about the enemy of my enemy, Grauss? If House
Liao invades, those various factions will realize there’s bigger fish in the sea than
themselves. They’ll have to join forces again to keep the Capellan hordes at bay, and
when it’s all over, Redburn can pick up the pieces and declare a victory. Two birds
with one stone! :- RepMan
+ That’s the most naïve load of horse-hockey I ever heard! :- Graussler
+ Hey, fellas! Can you hear yourselves? They find a few spies in some AgroMech
company, and you’re all suddenly banging war drums. Hell, nobody even knows who
these people were, or who they were really spying for, but you guys are jumping in
with the first thing some feeble-minded Senators say about the CapCon. Why not wait
till the courts decide what the hell happened before you go dictating policy, eh? :-
Chungabunga
+ Spoken like a liberal tree-hugger. Hippee? Is that you? :- FMLurder
+ All I’m trying to say is that this isn’t Kentares IV or Outreach! It’s a spy op, and
for all we know the guilty party could turn out to be Bannson and his corporate raider
types! We just DON’T KNOW yet. :- Chungabunga
+ I just like how everyone’s getting all worked up over this. I mean, come on! Do
you REALLY believe that this spy thing’s just a one-way street, really? :- FMLurder
INN - Interstellar News Network
DORI, EPSILON ERIDANI (PREFECTURE X)--The discovery of an alleged Capellan
spy ring centered on Kressly Technologies of Epsilon Eridani has created a stir not
only at the company itself, but also in The Republic of the Sphere at large. Three
more high-level employees of the Dori-based IndustrialMech, and aerospace,
manufacturing company have been suspended in connection with the ongoing
investigation; this announcement promises to complicate already tense relations
between The Republic and its least-friendly neighbor during a time of great
uncertainty.
Kressly Technologies spokesperson Harold Weasley said that pending a full
investigation, his company could not release the names of the accused individuals, but
again stated that all three were among the company’s management staff.
“At this time, our own internal investigation continues with the aid of local Republic
officials,” Weasley explained during a press conference yesterday. “What we can say,
however, is that two of the recent suspensions were members of the lower
management staff at our Gousha aerospace complex, and a third was a member of the
corporate office staff.”
The alleged spy ring first came to light only four days ago, when a routine internal
audit of the company’s electronic records uncovered several unauthorized downloads
of top-secret files. A Kressly Technologies representative, on the condition of
anonymity, told INN that the accessed records included several military aerospace
designs currently under development for sale to The Republic, and plans for retooling
the IndustrialMech lines for military production. Weasley has neither confirmed nor
denied this allegation.
“All we can say with certainty at this time is that electronic data pertaining to very
sensitive programs underway at Kressly Tech has been compromised,” said Weasley.
The spy scandal has already touched off a fierce debate in Geneva, Terra, as many
Republic Senators are demanding immediate action against the Capellan Confederation.
Citing a recent petition by the Confederation’s representative, Mandarinn William
Chen, for a return of all historically Capellan worlds to House Liao, many Senators see
the recent scandal as a call to arms.
“The discovery of spies in our midst cannot--must not--be tolerated!” said Senator
Elam MacCain of Skye (Prefecture IX). “Engaging in such practices can be construed
only as an act of war, and in light of recent threats made by Mandarinn Chen, we
must consider these actions a threat to our national sovereignty. Even if the suspects
involved [at Kressly Technologies] are cleared, there is still reason to believe that
House Liao is and has been engaged in acts of espionage and infiltration against The
Republic. We must send a message!”
“Chancellor Daoshen Liao has stated, both publicly and through his minions, that he
wishes to pick up where Sun-Tzu left off and reclaim the ancestral worlds of the
Confederation,” Senator Lina Derius of Fomalhaut (Prefecture X) told reporters. “And
we have seen Liao incursions on Republic territory several times in the last decade
alone. Now, with the HPG grid down, there’s no question that the Capellans will
strike. It’s not a question of if, but when, they will do so.”
Exarch Redburn, in an appeal for calm, appeared before the Senate to make an appeal
for a diplomatic, rather than military, solution to the matter.
“It cannot be stressed enough,” said Redburn, “that this Republic does not live for the
sword, regardless of the opinions of its more reactionary elements. The solution to
our problems--the only solution worth trying--involves diplomacy, compromise, and
understanding: the values Devlin Stone himself taught us when this great nation was
built. We must not let blind allegations, still unproven in a legitimate court of law,
provoke us into panic. The Capellan Confederation is not our enemy. My fellow
Republicans, do not allow the fear and uncertainty of these times lead you down the
fool’s path to war.”
Despite the Exarch’s appeal, however, many Republicans still feel that a war with the
Confederation is almost certain, especially in light of the spy scandal at Kressly
Technologies and the communications blackout still plaguing the galaxy at large. At
the Capellan Embassy in Geneva, however, the spirit of Liao pride remains strong.
“These allegations of spying are foolish, at best,” said Mandarinn Chen in a rare
holovid interview with INN. “It is obvious that powers within Republican government
intend to discredit our people and our government in order to distract attention away
from their own issues at home. Such an outrage is tolerated only in the interest of
fostering goodwill among our neighboring realms. If there is to be a conflict over this
trifling matter, however, know that the spirit and the will of House Liao can never be
broken. We shall prevail.”
Towne Log
+ Oh, goodie! House Liaoser wants to pick a fight with us! This ought to be a short
contest. :- RepMan
+ None too bright, are you, RepMan? Don’t you see that a fight with a Great House,
in the Republic’s current state, is the last thing we need right now? We still have a
half dozen renegade factions running around on their own agendas, you know. :-
Graussler
+ You never heard the old adage about the enemy of my enemy, Grauss? If House
Liao invades, those various factions will realize there’s bigger fish in the sea than
themselves. They’ll have to join forces again to keep the Capellan hordes at bay, and
when it’s all over, Redburn can pick up the pieces and declare a victory. Two birds
with one stone! :- RepMan
+ That’s the most naïve load of horse-hockey I ever heard! :- Graussler
+ Hey, fellas! Can you hear yourselves? They find a few spies in some AgroMech
company, and you’re all suddenly banging war drums. Hell, nobody even knows who
these people were, or who they were really spying for, but you guys are jumping in
with the first thing some feeble-minded Senators say about the CapCon. Why not wait
till the courts decide what the hell happened before you go dictating policy, eh? :-
Chungabunga
+ Spoken like a liberal tree-hugger. Hippee? Is that you? :- FMLurder
+ All I’m trying to say is that this isn’t Kentares IV or Outreach! It’s a spy op, and
for all we know the guilty party could turn out to be Bannson and his corporate raider
types! We just DON’T KNOW yet. :- Chungabunga
+ I just like how everyone’s getting all worked up over this. I mean, come on! Do
you REALLY believe that this spy thing’s just a one-way street, really? :- FMLurder
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