GGG - Issue 12 - 210.51.1

FET Join the Confederacy
by Cornelius Merryheart, exclusive for the GGG

FET CEO Zuvoro Norozov and CNF Supreme Commander Thomas S. Jackson announced this week that the Frontier Exploration and Trade (FET) have joined the Confederacy. Although the group was originally comprised of affiliations engaged in the Civil War to place Samuel on the throne of the Human Empire, now that peace has been restored there's still much in common among them, including somewhat similar political and cultural principles and goals. It's very revealing that the official announcement mentioned the unity and the stability of the Empire quite a few times.

This move has the blessing of Emperor Lysander and the FET will retain its Imperial Charter, becoming the first affiliation to be on both the Imperial and the Confederate blocks at the same time. It remains to be seen how the IMP Viceroy will react to this new development. First they lost the Grand Duke of the Imperial Frontier to the CNF, now the FET strengthen their ties with the Confederacy. The political influence of the Imperial Services under Viceroy Githyanki rule seems to be waning.

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A Verdict for Demetrius Liquan
by Ringo Baxter, exclusive for the GGG

The Imperial Services (IMP) have announced this week that at the end of his trial Demetrius Liquan was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and of willful destruction of property or criminal damage, but not guilty on the charge of murder. Legal pundits are interpreting these results as an acceptance of the claim that Demetrius Liquan, acting as temporary leader of the House LiQuan (HLQ) didn't know of the existence of an IMP outpost on the asteroid he ordered to be destroyed.

Sentencing will be determined in the coming weeks, but it's a bit surprising that the verdict announcement elicited no public reaction from the Dewiek Elder Nation (DEN), claim holders to the Mizam System, where the asteroid destruction took place. Perhaps they are waiting to see if the sentence will include the payment of fifteen million stellars demanded by Gregor Konstantin, IMP Research Commissioner in charge of the destroyed outpost, so they can ask for a slice of the pickings.

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GGG - Issue 11 - 210.50.1

Krazy Kastorian Kanji Continues to Cause Commotion
by Kaspar Khan, exclusive for the GGG

Despite the loss of his Yank starbase IND Meteora (3914) to a well organized Confederate Intelligence Agency (CIA) attack, Kanji is still taunting both IMP and CNF by offering system knowledge to anyone wanting to join his so-called hunt in Dolphinus and by offering bounties for destruction of ships and outposts, as well as a reward for Baron Aldahan LiQuan captured dead or alive. It's doubtful that he actually has the funds to afford those bounties but he has already engaged in battle himself.

Other independent malcontents have been nothing more than a passing nuisance, but because of his access to the Inner Empire and his use of weapons of mass destruction Kanji seems to be a bit more than that. Despite not being particularly bright, the rogue Kastorian became a threat thanks to the lax policies of his former affiliation, the Frontier Exploration & Trade (FET), because it was from them that he acquired personal access to the Inner Empire. Even if the suspicions that Kanji may still be working together with at least one FET member are not confirmed, there's no doubt that they have some blame in any destruction caused by him in the Inner Empire.

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Murder of a Viceroy: Still an Unsolved Mystery
by Ringo Baxter, exclusive for the GGG

It was very surprising that a leader of the Imperial Services (IMP) could be assassinated inside an IMP starbase. It's even more surprising that six weeks after the crime there's still no clue leading to the murderers. No news have been released to the public and even members of the IMP Command Council have no new information on this matter. Considering that the new Viceroy is so quick to bark in public at anything that he slightly perceives as a potential threat, his silence on this topic may be more revealing than any official press release. Retired FET member Peregrine Lanner suggested two appalling possibilities: that IMP starbases have an abysmal lack of security or that the assassination was an inside job. His bold implications received no comment from the IMP.

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Poll Results: People Like the GGG

by Tess Olsen, exclusive for the GGG

In our unrelenting effort to offer a good service, we conducted a poll to see how happy our readers are with the Great Galactic Gazette. The results were overwhelmingly positive. 87% said they read the GGG and enjoy it. 10% said they read the GGG but wouldn't miss it. 3% said they never read the GGG and don't care about it. We want to thank everyone for their support and renew our commitment to offering an informative and enjoyable publication.

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