Illusions of progress and proclamations of action are normally what we see from the GTA, but the times continue to swing against them: Senators Hoshi and Jacobsen of Regulus have gone missing and are presumed dead. Reports indicate that their transports were attacked by pirates while on a diplomatic visit to the Naritz colony in Regulus.

My regular readers will know that the focus of my writing is local, and so may be curious as to the relevance of this news to us here in Antares. The relevance is plain for all to see: Admiral Po and the Intrepid were in Regulus at the time of the attack. Trouble follows Admiral Po wherever he goes, it seems.

This attack does not strengthen the claims of the GTA. We must, of course, ask how an attack on such prominent political figures within sight of a GTA installation and a full battlegroup was able to succeed - how mere pirates with outdated craft and weaponry outsmarted the veteran pilots of the GTA. We have received no statements from GTA spokespersons regarding the attack. I'll leave the implications of this as an exercise to the reader.

Meanwhile, let us not forget that we have problems of our own here. A cargo convoy carrying food supplies to refugees on New Oceania that was scheduled to arrive yesterday morning has not reported in, and the Intrepid's forces were on the other side of a few jump nodes. For all their proud speeches of defending Antares, the GTA seems very comfortable with leaving us exposed. 

By: Kalev Ehin
Date: 8/13/2336
kalev.ehin@gulnaranet.gta
