Perhaps Gro Studer's latest has given the Coalition an idea, and they fired their Information Minister? I must say, though, their replacement is even more incompitent.
What? Gro Studer was an ignorant fool, as I have already proven. Just the other day I saw a printout of his article protecting a homeless man from the cold air!
The warfleets in orbit over Corellia and Bilbringi, Mechis III and Carida, are proof enough of your intentions.
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And the warfleets over Khomm, Mon Calamari, and Farquak? What are those? What are YOUR intentions? You have done just as much damage as the Coalition has. You are not the high and mighty benovelent government you portray yourself to be, and I think the people know this.
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And the people who actually read your dreary articles and press releases are probably using them to wipe their asses. I think they got tired of your ceaceless garbage a long time ago. And your actions of enslaving the Wookies, destroying Mon Calamari cities four times also speak louder than your words.
If I believed in God, I would thank him that the people are not as stupid as you. Yes, the Empire was forced to take action to liberate Kamino. Yes, damage was done. No one denies that.
But what you so conviently leave out is where those craters are, weapons making facilities once stood. Production plants for terrorist weapons, to be used against the people of Corellia, Bilbringi, and Mechis.
Glad to hear it. But was that damage necessary? I do not beleive so. After all, there were no weapons factories on Kamino. Oh and what of the "terrorist" shipyards you stole? If they produce such killing machines, why didn't you dispose of them? Surely they were simbols of evil?
Oh no! Wait! You took them for yourself! To produce the same killing machines for your self to accomplish your greedy, evil ends.
Perhaps the arrival of a terrorist war fleet over Corellia prompted us to call back our diplomats. Or maybe it was the statement, "We are coming for you, and we will never stop" that made us reevaluate the idea of trying to reason with you.
You call the people of the Coalition terrorists simply because they desire change? Change from your tyranny? And any good government should know that there is no substitute for war. You could have tried to make peace instead of war, so that just means you love war as much as they do.
You are right, however. It has become the neccessity of governments in these days to protect themselves... from you!
Even when the Coalition was merely protectiong themselves when you came knocking on their door? They had done nothing and you took the world, rather violently I must say, and sent them running. Perhaps that is why they hate you.
Your mistake.
Your bloody and violent expansion, your aggressiveness to outsiders, and your feud with the Empire, have left many in fear of being trampled on by the terrorists
I took a look at an updated and recent star map and in the last year the Empire has expanded three or four times more than the Coalition. Perhaps those "many" should be afraid of getting in YOUR way?
The warfleets the Empire mantains are for the defence of the people. Without them, they would be dead at your hands - on Corellia and Carida and dozens of other worlds.
The Coalition has not killed a single person in their attacks on the Empire. They have one enemy, which they have stated to make clear, and that is the Empire - which is primarily a military, they are just trying to rid themselves, and THEIR people from you. Isn't that a defense?
The raid on Mon Calamari was an effort to prevent this war from occuring. It was an attempt to put out the fire before it got out of control. And, unfortunately, it failed.
And yet it still occured. It just goes to show how effective your "defence fleet" is, or how competant your military is.
Drayson, didn't YOU betray your own people to serve the Empire?
Yes.
How many more innocents will die because of your love of war and violence?
If they are dying, then you aren't doing a very good job of protecting them, aren't you?
That proves it!
You are not a defense fleet, yours is maintained primarily to destroy the REAL defenders of justice!
Clone armies, to defend the Empire. Defend it from you!
Why? Was your conscription efforts failing?
Yes.
Why?
Because no one likes the damn Empire. They don't want to join it. But they are forced to.
And you just stated why you took Kamino - for their cloning systems.
Shows how much you really care about them, doesn't it?
And the peace you speak of was only to combat a greater evil - that of the New Empire. Your words are hollow, if you truly believe there was ever "peace" between us.
As are your words. You have just stated you do not care for peace. And what is the opposite of peace?
War. And you can't get enough of it.
As long as your terrorism continues, the Empire will resist you
Point out exactly where the Coalition is terrorizing anyone. Because the only people who are afraid of them is the Empire.
I'll make a note of the poorness of Coalition safeguards on transmissions.
They wanted you to hear it, fool.
The Coalition seems adamant in ignoring the evidence. But then, terrorists are known for being blinded by their hatred of all that do not conform to their insane cult beliefs.
What evidence are you referring to? Because the only evidence here is the stuff that I have presented that proves that you are a boldfaced liar. And the Empire is notorious for bending others to their will with their machines of war.
The protection of the innocent is a noble cause, and one that the Empire strives for. The Coalition has already proven that they care not for innocent life - the massacre on Kamino is proof of that.
And the massacre of Alderaan? You were l;ooking after their safety? Billions of lives vanquished in a single second. people who had stored all of their weapons in a ship and sent the ship away, defenseless people, you murderer.
Yes, the Empire assaulted Mon Calamari and Kamino (as has been stated several times by the Empire) for the purposes of liberating their people. How could you possibly be terrorists?
Good job on liberating them. I hear you force them to create your clone stormtroopers and do not allow them to use the clone cylinders to do what they were intended to do: CLone food so the Kaminoans could stay alive. You are slowly killing off those people.
You consider innocent life nonessential. You launch attacks with intent to kill against established, legitimate governments. You would see the Empire - the singlemost source of power and authority in the galaxy - fall to you at any costs.
Again, see my above comments on Alderaan.
And quit using that empty statement, "...kill against established, legitimate governments..."
Does that justify anything?
No.
Established governments have fallen before, thanks to you.
am told that many terrorists, when confronted, do not consider themselves 'terrorists'. They would prefer the terms 'saviours', 'liberators', or 'God's Soldiers'. But in the end, the Coalition is as much a terrorist cult as the rest of them.
And the Empire favors these terms as much as any one else, so are they terrorists?
Yes.
I honestly cannot figure out why the Coalition keeps trying. All I've seen thus far is a repition of the same flawed points. In fact, all of the arguments raised by the GC can be condensed into one sentance:
You attacked us first and your bad!
The statement is true, nonetheless. You attacked Kamino, so it is natural they would want vengence.
I'm sure the people have grown as tired of reading the Coalition responses as I have responding to them - save for those who find the need for a good laugh.
And I have had many laughs at your responses.
Let me illustrate to you where the line is. The line is drawn when terrorist organizations like yourselves start invading worlds with no better reason than "You bad, We Good." The line is drawn when terrorist organizations such as yourselves slaughter an entire people simply to aquire their world and its resources. The line is drawn when terrorist government like yourselves declare "We're coming for you, and we will never stop."
And what did you do at Kamino?
Killed.
And why?
For the cloning technology.
Enough said.
The Empire attacked first. Yes. You have stated this many times, and each time is has been admitted as true. Why the Coalition continues to bring us back to this point, I do not know
Because it is the source of the war. You call the Coalition terrorists, but you are the ones who started the war. You attack and murder, and perhaps someone finally had the guts to fight back.
Am I not right?
The Empire has always had a reputation as being a dominator. And no one, save the Rebel Alliance, has ever stood up to you. You pushed the Coalition with your attack on Kamino.
And they are pushing back.
Here it is for you: The Empire attacked first. We admit it, we're just big bullies!
Thank you for agreeing with me.
The Empire stepped in at Mon Calamari and Kamino in order to prevent further bloodshed at the hands of the Galactic Coalition. The people of Kamino were saved by the efforts of Theren Gevel, and God knows the number of Imperial citizens that might lie dead had General Ming not suspended the Coalition's production of war machines at Mon Calamari.
And thankfully the Coalition has saved millions, perhaps trillions, of lives by suspending YOUR war production. What goes around comes around.
We can see now what the GC had planned for these deadly weapons, and can be thankful that the Imperial actions at those worlds prevented the terrorist fleets from being larger, and thusly perhaps overrunning the Empire.
And we have also seen what the Empire does with their machines. They built the Death Star, and it was said to "break apart the cores of dead planets to get to the resources at the center"
Was Alderaan a dead planet?
Nope.
I would refer the Coalition to my earlier statement. Certainly, terrorists "believe themselves" to be liberating people - but the people of Corellia, Bilbringi, Carida, and Mechis III do not require liberation! The citizens of Bespin and Taloraan fought to the death to prevent the terrorists from capturing their homes. And they were slaughtered mercilessly for it! The Coalition does not bring liberation. They bring only death, destruction, and hatred.
Tell that to the survivors of Alderaan and the now-free Wookies. You have killed more than anyone. Ever.
Look at the recent events on Abregado-rae. The Coalition government was demolished there because the people were not satisfied with them. The Empire liberated those people, and the planet has been a model of loyalty and normallity since then.
And the resistance movement on Abregado-rae is alive and kicking, no?
The Coalition has been a terrorist force since before the preemptive assault on Mon Calamari and Kamino. Their attacks on the Empire in the past proved that. Their actions at Kamino furthered this - and told the Empire that action must be taken.
You say it! "Preemptive"
Thanks. Remember, you started the war.
Yes, the Empire considers itself legitimate government. The New Order is the successor to the Old Republic - indeed, we are the Old Republic. No one can doubt the legitimacy of the Empire. Governments that willfully kill innocent beings, that lie to their people and send their children off to die for their leaders' own greed, are not legitimate. And they do not deserve to be in power.
Of course the Empire considers itself legitamate. It would be folly to tell the public otherwise. And I shall point out, the Old Republic would be handling this war far different. And please provide evidence of them sending their kids of to die.
The Coalition has already proven that "peace" is not on their agenda. Months passed between the events at Mon Calamari and Kamino. But the Coalition was not preparing for peace - they were stockpiling for war!
As was the Empire. In fact, they were creating three times the amount of killers as the Coalition.
The Empire mantains a fleet specifically to defend it from the likes of the Coalition, who have proven that peace is not possible with warmongers like Jan Dondanda and Joren Arden within their ranks. Protection is a neccessity
And the Empire has proven likewise. They do not want peace, and that will bring suffering upon it's civilians.
If the Coalition wants peace, then there is a simple solution: end the attacks on Imperial worlds. End the war. Scrap your machines of war, end your oppresive holds on stolen worlds, and the Empire shall leave you alone. The New Order does not oppose those who do not oppose them, and who treat their citizens in a civil and humane manner.
Yeah. And Alderaan was a part of the Empire wasn't it? And where are all of those citizens? Was the Empire treating them in a humane manner when they obliterated the planet?
Nope.
I encourage all Imperial citizens to get out and evacuate the Empire as quickly as possible. I already have, and it has saved my life.
The Coalition, though, does none of these things. And such, the Empire is required by sad neccessity to step in and end this threat to peace by any means neccessary.
And yet you haven't ended it. Good job.
Peoples of the Galaxy, I present to you the Empire. A complete fabrication, a lie. They do not want peace and they care not for your safety. To the Empire you are all pawns in a game to obtain as much power as possible.
And the forces of light will prevail. Eventually, they will prevail.
We are who we choose to be, now choose.
- Unknown Columnist