Kentauran date: Grus 27, 93.
The Krønberger interstellar
transport, the Vosta Vento
(the Tailwind), filled with business people and tourists from several
planets was destroyed by L'Dereau, a militant faction of the
Hassurah. The Joint Chiefs have advised "a proportional
retaliation" by bombing military-industrial targets on an outlying
moon, and this Office concurred. Princino Mariah, however, took
this as a personal attack, and demanded retaliation against population
centers which would surely result in the deaths of thousands, including
civilians. We spent three days talking Princino Mariah out of
this line of action, explaining how it could easily lead to an all out
war, and possibly shift interstellar sympathy to the Hassurah.
In a sting operation, Federal
Investigators caught two members of Parliament, (Krønbergers
call them DP's for Dramatis Personae. The DP's have often lobbied
for some other phrase, but I maintain that if I have to put up with
Supercilious Plenipotentiary, they can damn well deal with Dramatis
Personae) selling their influence. Firearms manufacturers face
bribery charges.
A Kentauran Christian group known as Fokusigi Sur la Familio (English:
Family Focus), continues to demand the resignation of Okul-Lupo
(English: Eyes of the Wolf), the Deputy Chief of Staff who was caught
with his pants down in a popular pub in Clarksville. Okul-Lupo
has issued a public apology, with his wife standing firmly at his
side. "I have sinned in my heart," Sinjoro Lupo was quoted as
saying. His wife, StelaKorvo (English: Star Raven) sported a five
carat diamond on her hand during the press conference.