To: LN Fleet Admiral Hale

[Jihadjoe]

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COMM ID: Fleet Admiral David Hale
TARGET ID: 'Crime Boss' Sylpheed, CC: Liberty Navy High Command, Director Copperfield LSF
SUBJECT: Say what?

Well Sylpheed, this provided my High Vommand conference this morning with no end of giggles and laughter. Basically, what you're saying, is, if we wanted to, we could put Alcatraz, Buffalo, Montezuma and so on out of action, causing massive losses to your people. Well, you're right. We could, but honestly Slypheed, I'm not entirely adverse to their existence. Nice easy gateways into your little world.

Have you ever wondered how many of the mercenaries which land on your bases are our men?

Ever considered that the girl who served you your drinks last night might have been ranked captain in the Liberty Navy, and only fakes the Cardamine addiction?

And how about all the places we 'don't know about'. Ever wondered if we might have men among your guards, looking at every last aspect of your life?

Why should we demolish the bases that you talk about so publicly? They do us a massive favor.

The hilarious thing is this. You rely heavily on outside trade, Cardamine, Artifacts and so on. That means you have to have men who are not your own landing on your bases all the time, many of them will be our men. You recruit people from prisons, well, I'll be honest Slypheed, so do we, and many of those people we recruit will likely end up sat in your bases stealing your secrets and possibly sleeping with your current 'interest'.

Aside from making Commodore Robinson nearly spray coffee out of her nose with laughter while she was reading this little transmission of yours this morning, you've actually achieved nothing with it. Well, nothing we'll deliver anyway.

You're asking us to not protect our own men. Well... That's not going to happen. I can't allow billions of credits of taxpayers' money to slip away from us in a time of war, I also can't allow the souls of thousands of crew members to be on our collective conscience, due to our deliberate negligence of men and women whose lives are in danger.

You'll be more than aware of how hard it is to keep Secondary Fleet and Reserve operatives in line. They have the tendency to wander off and do their own thing, and legally there is little I can do to prevent that. I'm aware that despite not having the same legal issues, you are lacking in control over both yourself and anyone else who may be under your supposed command.

Often secondary fleet captains are prone to wasting vast amounts of money in their own right. They don't do things my way, and that is no end of a pain, but, they do have a kill count, and often they hurt your operation.

If you want to start paying people to blow up a few ships, then I doubt we'd notice the dent Slypheed. Most of the ships you'd offer money for, are in fact already on other people's lists. I like it when I see someone has pissed you off. It means they're doing something right.

Just another note. How would the criminal community feel if I were to inform them that you believe your bases aren't safe? I could very easily do so. My High Command and the Director of the LSF are aware of your own feelings of insecurity. But just imagine how all those Rogues and assorted filth who live and work out of Alcatraz and Buffalo would react if you were to let slip that they could all die at a moment's notice.

You'd be lynched.

In other words, go frakk yourself Rogue.

Hale out.

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