Encryption:ONI-OMEGA78-A Origin: Hudson Subject:Counter-Intelligence Message bulk:
With the Marinenachrichtendienst's open hostilities against Liberty, we must act. There is nobody to turn to, we are the last bastion of Liberty as other lawful forces have all but disappeared.
Rheinland's BDM has turned into a full-fledged criminal organization. Breaching many laws of Liberty, and engaging in other hostilities.
They are weak and completely petrified of the First Armada, choosing to run or engage entire fleets against a single vessel. They have no honor, they are acting like common criminals, and speculation is rampant that the organization may have been compromised by Rheinland's unlawful presence like the Unioners or Red Hessians, possibly even the Insurgency remnants.
ONI GOALS
Our job will be to investigate the Marinenachrichtendienst, and try to get to the bottom of the completely uncharacteristic open aggression and law-breaking coming from Rheinland - our strong economic trade partner. The target: Rheinland proper, and most importantly, Thuringia which we suspect is a bastion of the BDM. Unravelling its secrets might lead to unravelling what is behind the bizarre behaviour of the agents.
First attempt
The first foray into the system was unsuccessful. The system is heavily fortified, and even though one of our battlecruisers managed to bypass the defences leading into the system,
the stationary defences were too much to handle and we had to swiftly abandon the mission.
Going Forward - DAEDALUS DEPARTS
The time has finally come. Project Daedalus will be deployed in its first live mission. Although we are dealing with a potential criminal infiltration of Rheinland's intelligence, we cannot act overtly until we see other out-of-place activity from the rest of Rheinland. The vessel has been worked on for years, its centrifuge can sustain its crew for very long, deep space missions.
The crew are ready, they understand that they will be alone out there, and alone they may be for a very long time. All markings are gone that could link Daedalus back to ONI and the First Armada. These are some of our best agents, but I still feel uneasy about sending them so deep into the unknown, into a House that might be infiltrated. But this is a risk they and we have to take, for the sake of Liberty, for the sake of our House. We all know Rheinland's history, and we must do all we can so the events of 800 A.S. do not repeat themselves.