"My fellow Libertonians, I am sure each and every one of you has heard in some form the Junker's losses in the Sigma systems near our 'Northern Friends', Kusari, several ships of refugees were intercepted and destroyed by one of the Emperor's many police forces. While the Junkers claim they were victims, one has to wonder why they would carry refugees when they normally are hauling scrap metal and rooting through the many debris fields of New York for parts.
Now none of us here really are close friends with those Junkers, however the loss of innocent lives is staggering, which only fuels suspicions. Why would the Junkers risk bringing refugees so close to a House that absolutely despises them? Many people in Colorado have theories, some say it was a ploy by the Junkers to appear as victims in the eyes of Sirius and rally support against Kusari, some say they were not refugees at all, but in fact Junkers who were planning on seizing control of Naha. The truth is nobody truely knows.
The Colorado Worker's Party has not issued a formal statement on the matter, but Simon Dent, the leader of the party commented 'The loss of so many lives is a tragedy, but that is not our concern as we must look after ourselves and our own borders, this embargo with Kusari only serves to prove that Colorado does not need outside traders to fuel the economy.'
Mr Dent's comments were echoed by many of the members of the CWP (Colorado Worker's Party), the Xenos were unable to be reached for comment on the CWP's unofficial response nor was members of the Liberty Navy."
"My friends and neighbors, I'm sure that you have heard by now the recent troubles in the Alberta System within our 'Fair' House. Rumours of Coalition Insurgents, Zoners and even Order Terrorists are coming forth from Ontario.
An inside source suggests that the National Guard of Ontario might be activated should the situation continue in order to safeguard the workers of Huron and the other Libertonian settlements in the region.
You may ask 'Why would this concern us?', which is a fair question and I encourage you to ask such questions, as for the reason this should concern us is that should the primary fleet get involved they may draw protective assets from Colorado to safeguard the Alberta and Ontario Systems from the mentioned vessels.
After speaking with Mr Dent of the Colorado Worker's Party he stated "My colleague Governor Thomas McLachlan is a reasonable man who would not make any choices lightly, it is doubtful that such rumours are true yet it is better to be prepared for the worst than be caught off guard by a massive firefight within our own borders, The Coalition while it is a radical organization means well, yet I am not too sure about the Zoners nor the Order Terrorists, thus if the National Guard is activated it is likely he is responding to these threats."
When asked about the Xenos and their possible reaction to foreign intrusions into Ontario he was quoted saying "The Xenos Movement is devoted to the Working Class of Liberty, Ontario is part of Liberty and thus falls into their agenda, I cannot say for sure if they will do anything about these outsiders intruding in our home, but I personally hope they get rid of then soon, afterall Liberty Space is for Libertonians, not Zoners, Order or Coalition fellows to make into a personal battleground."
One of our reporters managed to speak with a member of the Xenos Movement, when asked about the Ontario/Alberta situation they assured us that the threat posed by those outside of Liberty within Alberta and Ontario will be neutralized and ejected from Libertonian Space, unfortunately we could not get any more information about the Xeno's position the situation."
"War in the Sigmas, it's like an old record, so comforting, so familiar. This time it's different foes facing down one another.
The first being our 'neighbor' to the north, the house of Kusari, the other being a group of Gas Miners, the events were sparked off by a GMG incursion into Sigma-17 and establishing a blockade of the planet Kurile , the GMG intercepted and destroyed several Samura Heavy Industries transports going to and from the planet prompting strong measures in the form of a blockade by the Kusari Naval Forces of Okinawa and GMG holdings in Sigma-19 in an attempt to suppress GMG offensive..
How does this concern us? This action may further raise the price of H-Fuel, Plutonium and other resources bought from the Gas Miner's Guild due to the difficulties getting past the blockade, costing you and me more credits to fuel our ships for trade and defense.
We managed to briefly interview Mr Dent of the Colorado Worker's Party who had this comment on the situation: "Liberty has always been dependant on H-Fuel from the north, but let me assure you that while the raising of prices is troublesome there is absolutely no danger of the House of Liberty running out of H-Fuel, Plutonium or other resources bought from the GMG any time soon." "
"As every Libertonian should know we are in a state of War with the House of Rheinland, however as of late these Rheinlanders have decided not to play fair, sightings of 'U-Boats' within California, Cortez and even New York itself have been reported by trade-vessels travelling through, they seem focused on merchant traffic and slowing the rate our house receives goods in an effort to damage the supply lines the Liberty Navy has set up to support our House' Naval assets in Texas.
Thus far they have not ventured into Colorado, but one cannot be too safe friends, should you sight any of these 'U-Boats' within Colorado report it immediately, when traversing other parts of Liberty always be aware of what lies ahead and should you find yourself held up by one of these 'U-Boast' report it's position and vessel class to the nearest Police Officer or Naval Ship, if there are none close by than it's suggested you cooporate with them as they are reported to destroy ships that do not comply or at the very least cause major damage.
Mr Dent of the CWP has this to say about these 'Rheinland raiders' : "My fellow Libertonians, we stand before a new trial set before us as a House, these Rheinland officers have taken it upon themselves to destroy our house's economy and our will to fight, but they shall not break our spirits. Because we know that they will not win this war, as long as we have the will and the ability to fight than fight we shall, if these cowards wish to strike at us, than let us give them a Colorado welcome, with lots of firepower." "
"After much deliberation in the Colorado Worker's Party it was voted that a new symbol of the party was required, after weeks of creating and discarding different symbols that would represent the party the Party unveiled it's new symbol as seen within the transmission.
Mr.Dent issued a statement with his own endorsement of the party's new symbol: "The Colorado Worker's Party has struggled to find a suitable image that represents both our ideals and the House of which we are a part of. This shall inspire hopefully a new generation of voters and instill a sense of patriotism for the cause and his or her fellow human being living in Liberty."
The Worker's News hopes that this indeed does inspire you, the Workers of Colorado as it does us, we foresee a shining new future with the CWP at the helm, but that will only be reached as long as we continue to work together to create the perfect paradise for the hard working folk of Colorado."
"For several years now we have been aware of insurgents of a violent nature known as "SCRA", or the "Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army", claiming to be followers of the ideals of Communism and Social Equality.
But what really drives these so-called 'Saviors of the Working Class'? We asked Simon Dent of the Colorado Worker's Party his stance on the Sirius Coalition and he remains skeptical that they are 'The Real Deal'.
/An Excerpt from our interview with Simon Dent of the CWP/
"These...Vigilantes claim to be a force for the People, however we only have their word for that which is dulled by their attacks on the Liberty Navy and Police in the last couple of years, now they may just be misguided in their willingness to go the lengths but I cannot help but ask, would a true man of the people murder a man simply trying to keep the Trade Lanes safe?
With their attacks on Navy and Police targets crime within New York and other Liberty systems, excluding Ontario surprisingly, has jumped with the destruction of several Navy and Police patrols, Liberty Rogues and Lane Hackers effectively dominate the California System while New York is a constant struggle for justice, Colorado is not as effected due to the acts of the Xenos Movement to exterminate hostile threats like the Outcasts or Corsairs, but crime in Texas has been rising steadily. This leaves trade-convoys vulnerable to attack as well as work-crews returning from or heading to a work site and being assaulted by criminals, the very people they claim to be fighting for.
Time will tell if these people are truly a force for the People, however their acts of blatant terrorism leaves me and the membership of the Colorado Worker's Party doubtful that they really are."
"As the war rages on against the House of Rheinland beyond Texas it is difficult for those who seek to earn an honest living to conduct their business within our fair house. The Navy being pre-occupied with the toppling of the Rheinland Government and the Police doing a very poor job of patrolling vital Trade-Lane Routes within Liberty proper it is nearly impossible for the common man to ship their wares without bumping into either one of Liberty's criminal elements such as the Liberty Rogues or the highly organized Rheinland Commerce Raiders known as the U-Korps. Still one must not lose hope that all will eventually return to the 'status quo', the Colorado Worker's Party is hard at work preparing for the next local election on Planet Denver, Simon Dent, the Party's Leader has expressed a rather optimistic attitude to what the elections may have in store."
-This Quote is brought to you by the CWP-
"With the war continuing to march on there is a great need for the Worker's of Liberty to stand up to the plate to continue to provide reliable products that you can ONLY find here in our fair house, as Liberty continues to call upon her Workforce the Party will continue to stand up to the plate to make sure the rights of our citizens are respected and that our economy is not outsourcing to cheap and unreliable labour from Kusari, the CWP expects that the opposition may find itself in a spot of trouble should they dare to outsource YOUR jobs elsewhere when it can be done right here in Liberty at a higher quality."
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"Simon Dent's sentiments have been mirrored by many within the Party and the general attitude on Planet Denver is hopeful that a shining new future is in store for the northern territory of the Republic of Liberty."
"It's a sad day for the Party as it's long-time leader, Simon Dent, was found dead in his apartment on Planet Denver early this morning. Authorities say that he was shot, stabbed, clubbed, tar-feathered and finally drowned. The unusual manner of his death has left the Planet in shock at the brutality of this murder. The Liberty Police were unable to be contacted for precise details, but rumour has it that the attack was perpetrated by lesser elements of the Liberty Rogues who have long been trying to wrench control of Colorado's space from the Xenos.
The Party's Deputy Candidate, Richard Black, has stepped up to restore order to the Party and has declared that this act of terrorism will not deter the Party from moving forwards in the upcoming local election and has sworn that they will continue to follow the will of the people as Simon Dent did.
There still are questions pertaining to the motives of the murder of Mr Dent at the hands of the Liberty Rogues, however as the Police as unable to comment the questions we all ask remain unanswered.
In other news traffic in Colorado has seen a noticeable decrease since the beginning of the New Year, particularly those onroute to or returning from Kusari since the House's Government Re-Organization. While many local residents welcome this change, some fear economic woes may just be around the corner due to the decreased merchant traffic.