The War is Over!

As I had hoped, the current war has come to an end after only a week. The alliance attacking us apparently decided the cost of fighting us wasn't worth whatever pleasure they get from picking fights.

An interesting thing has occurred, however. Immediately prior to the war declaration we had accepted two new members. They were expelled for security concerns and now one of them has founded his own corp.

"Intaki Pure" has the aim to create a free Intaki state, but their take on things is a bit different than that of the ILF. They are more extreme in their beliefs of separation and seek to expel all non-Intaki from the system.

Given the ILF's mixed-race approach, I wonder how things will turn out between us. For now, we have positive standings with them, but time will tell.

A source tells me than my old friend Jyotimana was seen in their offices at the Astral Mining Station. That is a rumor that I will have to follow up on.

A good day to fly

When this war began, it was my goal to bloody the noses of a few of the offending alliance's pilots. Today we were successful beyond my highest hopes.

Joined by our Caldari comrades in I-RED, the ILF was able to play a part in the destruction of not one but three enemy battleships. The cost to the enemy is the hundreds of millions of isk.

We have suffered a number of losses as well, but mostly small ships which are easily enough replaced.

At any rate, this war is serving as a good training exercise for our pilots, helping them sharpen skills they may be called upon to use in defense of the Intaki Sovereignty someday.

At war once more

The ILF is at war once again. It would appear that as with our previous war, the corporation that has declared against us is not interested in our politics, but is merely looking for an easy target for its campaign of grief.

I'm calling in a few allies from various corps and alliances, so this griefer organization may not find us to be the prime target they thought.

The downside of the whole affair is that we will have to suspend operations at our production facility. We will continue to pay our workers, but will only be able to do so for a few weeks. Hopefully this situation will be resolved by then.

Missing the point

The ILF is in the news again with a story about our space factory.

It's a nice little story, but I'm afraid it rather misses the point. Rather than focus on the isk we have made or the fact that we are rolling out a few high tech ships, I'd rather have it known that we are putting Intaki people to work. That we are training them and giving them good jobs.

More than a few advanced vessels, we are also making ammunition, modules, rigs and many standard issue vessels as well. This production, while not as flashy as an assault frigate, is employing thousands of people.

That's the point.

A new face

While patrolling Intaki recently I met a new pilot to the area, Dakki, a visitor from the Syndicate.

It's been a while since I was in the Syndicate and my exit was not one that I would like to repeat anytime soon. But I wonder, what connections could be made there.

I am example enough that not every Intaki born in Syndicate space wishes to remain there. But how many would want to relocate to the home systems?

So far, our plans have focused mostly on future relationships with the Federation and the State. But what of our cousins in the Syndicate? It's no accident that the borders of the Intaki Sovereignty touch the Syndicate that much is true.

Perhaps I should pursue this a bit further and see what rabbit hole this Dakki might lead us down.

A plan open to debate

My recent post to the Intergalactic Summit regarding a plan for the creation of the Intaki Sovereignty has created a bit of a stir, but not much of a debate, I'm afraid.

As I had secretly feared, it still appears that many within the Federation are willing to even consider the possibility that the Intaki would be better off outside the confines of the outdated union.

Rather than offer a constructive comment about my proposal, they choose to launch attacks. How I grow tired of hearing "Intaki is part of the Federation, get used to it."

If only the pro-Feds realized that is exactly this type of callus behavior that is the cause of much of the problems between the Intaki and the Federation today.

I still hope for a peaceful solution and work for it everyday, but it is increasingly easy to see why some of brethren are prepared to take to their ships and fight for a free Intaki in the more violent fashion.

Growing pains

It's interesting what a little publicity can do for a corp and a cause. After banging the drums for Intaki Sovereignty for nearly three years now, it seems some of the news organizations are really taking notice of us. I'm sure the presence of the Caldari militia in Intaki has something to do with it, but I'll take the boost regardless.

The upside is that we are attracting a lot of new pilots. This is very good and we are bringing in some experienced pilots to go with the rookies. The drawback is that those rookies need training to be brought up to speed as quickly as possible. Low sec is rough country and I don't like to see them take too many hits in the early part of their careers.

Some of my freespace connections have offered to bring us into an alliance that would give us that training. However, I'm afraid that politically it would prove "too hot" and would also take us too far away from the Sovereignty to be effective in our mission.

We're also having to deal with an issue that I truly hate: internal security. With the hatred that many spew at us, it is little doubt that some groups would love to get an agent inside the ILF.

Aw the joys and pains of success.

Impressive fantasies

I'll give Jyotmimana credit, he certainly does have some active imagination. According to his most recent posts on the ILF, he believes that I am creating a network of pirate contacts who will help me "rule over low-sec Placid."

I honestly don't know where he comes up with some of these things. It seems to me that given many of the ILF's policies and public networking, he would be on safer ground to jump in the Pro-Fed loonies and label me a Caldari conspirator.

I guess maybe he's going for originality.

A ghost from the past

A former ILF pilot has recently resurfaced and he seems to have an axe to grind with me and the corp.

I originally recruited Jyotmimana Karana to serve as a sort of cultural minister in the early days of the ILF. I wanted him to collect, preserve and display examples of Intaki art, language, literature and music. He faded away and after a prolonged absence was dismissed from the ILF membership.

Now he has come back with fanciful tales of pirate conspiracies and theories that I am planning to install myself as dictator of the Intaki System.

I can't help but wonder why now and why like this? A cloning accident, perhaps. Or maybe, like some of the current ILF pilots believe, he is being paid to dance and sing, a puppet of someone else. My old friend Marcus Tedric perhaps?

Regardless, it is a troubling development that I have avoiding confronting head on. I had hoped he would talk himself out and be done, but he now appears to be very persistent.