PRIORITY: [color=#33CC00]High ENCRYPTION:None IDENTIFICATION:Inspekteur der Polizei Otto Putzkanner SOURCE:Nibelung Polizei Plaza, Planet New Berlin SUBJECT:Mercenaries
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Mein people.
Today, as I patrolled the capital system to ensure that all was safe, I received a report of a combat situation resulting in the destruction of a ship. I continued my patrol, hoping to find the victims and enforcers, and I saw two ships flying on a trade lane path in cruise. I pulled out and began to question them, as they were the ships reported to act as the "enforcers" in this instance.
What I was met with were immediate claims of destroying Rheinwehr and Polizei units whilst under the contract of the blood-thirsty Corsairs. They then claimed that I would be their next prize and would collect them even more credits. The mercenary duo assaulted my Mjolnir with a Nyx and a Wasupu, sporting the fearsome Tizona del Cids and the ever-more-common CODENAME class weapons. Backup was called in and I was pleased to see so many ships come to my aid. But my determined assassins were very professional in their work and destroyed my Mjolnir before fleeing into the shadows once more, whilst my pod was recovered by the forces who came to my aid.
Mein people, if these mercenaries can assault lawful Rheinland forces on the seat of Rheinland government, then they can strike anywhere. Do you wish to live in fear of these tyranical paid guns? How long will it be before their puppeteers decide to order them to land on Rheinland planets and terrorize populations? Murdering innocents just to hit that nerve in your brain that tells you there could be danger about. As long as these... these... peoples continue to be given free access throughout the most defended of Rheinland systems, no safety shall ever be truly reachable.
The mercenary is allowed move anywhere and everywhere in Rheinland space, but many of these men and women have committed crimes far more atrocious acts then any Hessian can dream of. Because they may be good for the Vaterland means that they get a free pass? Nein!
I admit that some mercenaries are actually good for us. They are paid by the Rheinwehr and the Polizei to reach out and strike at those whom we miss on our patrols. And these should be given the access that all mercenaries currently have. But I do not wish that myself, my pilots and pilots of the Rheinwehr, Kruger, Daumann, ALG and civilian fleets be forced to constantly stare at mercenaries with a suspicious eye. The People should know that the mercenaries they see outside of planet New Berlin are not serial killers or rapists or puppets of a regime that has only our harm in their minds. The People should be able to look at mercenaries in comfort, not in fear.
I have always suspected mercenaries of treachery. This incident only feeds my fears that perhaps the official threats to Rheinland are not the largest threats. We are being eaten from the inside and at the moment our immune system does nothing to stop this! Shall we allow this monster to gorge itself on our pilots and mechanics and traders and miners and bakers and butchers and everybody else? Or shall we flick the switch that activates the vacuum that will starve this creature to extinction in the Vaterland?
The next time you glance at a mercenary in Rheinland, ask yourselves this: what is this person capable of? Will he or she take my life away from me for the smallest of sums of money? If you support this action that I propose, then your answer to that will be a resolute and solid no. No to the threat. No to the fear. And a no to the money-making of these bandits.
Vielen Dank.
[17:45:39] Wolfs Ghost (Murphy): Tom, you have problems. Go kill yourself.
[19:25:12] Johnny (Jam): Tomtom, I will beat you with a spoon.
[14:22:56] Prarabdh Thakur: KILL HIM WITH A SHEEP.
[17:40:48] Eagle (Junes): Tom should be slapped with a spoon.
[11:32:18] Warspite: Thank you for being so awesome Tom. <3
[18:17:36] Metano: I love you tomtom
[20:06:24] Warspite: I will seriously give you epic head.
' Wrote:Edit: also, Tomtomrawr, fappin' like a boss.
Sender: Calvin Sorlyn (MercNet Associate 103)
Location: Dortmund Station
Subject: Mercenaries in Rheinland
A friend of mine says Liberty once tried banning mercenaries. It didn't end well. Maybe 10% of the mercenaries - my friend included - left. The others? You can guess.
Now, considering your message's lack of meaningful information, except for that surrounding your attack, it sounds like you're suggesting that Rheinland make the same mistake Liberty did.
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The money grubbing hordes of mercenaries make their move yet again. In the unending pursuit of petty personal profit, they now attempt to make war not just on those who are unjustly persecuted. No, they now target civilians and anyone else who will try to get in the way of their money. Rheinland civilians have become targets, now is the time to open the eyes of the nation!
The hordes of mercenaries plaguing our space are worthless! They will sell their souls and Rheinland civilian lives to the highest bidder without hesitation. And this highest bidder is naught else but the barbarian Corsairs themselves! They arm these mercs with their weapons and their money, and send them into our Fatherland to cause chaos and confusion. It is high time the people of Rheinland showed these upstarts that Corsair influence will never reach past the borders of Rheinland.
Our homeland will never be enslaved to Corsair barbarians, no matter how many hired guns they send at us! We will not be enslaved, because we will fight back harder than they have ever imagined.
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---Incoming transmission--- ID: Manfreid Braun, Independent Miner's Guild
Subject: Unlawful actions in the nation of Rheinland
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The Independent Miners Guild offers it's apologies for the unlawful usage of an Evo 2B Nyx Fighter craft, and requests that more information on this incident be sent to our defense division. The proliferation of combat grade ships is a problem that the IMG is dealing with, and if enough information can be gathered, directer Matterson can activate anti-proliferation fail safes, rendering the Nyx inoperable.
I assure you, inspekteur Putzkanner, that the IMG is fully against all unlawful actions against any house, even more so the house of Rheinland, who a large number of our guild-members work in.
Manfreind Bruan
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' Wrote:<span style="font-family:Century Gothic">Violence is Golden</span>
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I only comment here because the IMG has raised concerns on the misuse of one of "their" ships. First, the ship was not produced by the Independent Miners, but the Colonial Republic. Second, when I purchased the ship I only promised to not attack IMG or CR interests and to not assist Outcasts in any way. My employers beyond that are my own business, not yours. And since the Corsairs, too, have granted me equipment, I am just as obligated to them to fulfill their contracts and to not attack them.
I am no member of your Guild that I am held to you by anything more than the loyalty I give. I do not attack you and your allies, and I have protected your interests, be they mining or otherwise, on numerous occasions. The people of Rheinland are not your allies that you could ask me to not take action against them on another contract. Frown upon my actions all you want, but I do not recognize any authority of yours to tell me what I may or may not do aside from what I have already stated.
As for Rheinland, since I am on this channel... I hate to quote the Reavers, but instead of getting upset, you should try hiring us to work for you instead of against you... *chuckles*
[font=Times New Roman]Wait wait wait wait wait!!! Hold on just a minute here!! You're telling me that "those" Mercenaries killed the Inspector of some sort, and you withheld their names! HOW DARE YOU?! Finally I get to be on the news, and my name isn't even mentioned? An outrage!
Let it be known that the Inspector of the Rheinland Federal Police fell before my guns. And the guns of my amigo Co[color=#FFFFFF]lour. Tell everyone!! A news paper coverage would be nice. Ladies, criminal ladies, those that have the hots for criminals ladies, the bad boy is here.
Oh and Inspector, watch it, never make the same mistake twice.
From: Leopold Frundsberg
Location: Planet Stuttgart
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Perhaps it would be a good idea for the RFP to allow loyal Rheinlanders to take care of these Corsair-lovers? At least, perhaps make it apparent that using such technology is highly illegal in our fine House?
Of course, we would be more than willing to enter into a deal to take care of such threats.