> >As she approached, Lasiter stood. "Admiral Kitanya, thank you for coming.
> Let's move our gathering into the private dining room where we can talk
> without being disturbed by the others."
>
> "Of courrrse, sirrr," she said, following him. It was the last place she
> wanted to be at all, private or no.
t'Llhweiir stood and greeted Kitanya. She did not ask how the ceremony that
Kitanya and Lasiter arranged had gone because she had gotten the clear
impression that it was a private matter certainly not for discussion here.
> >As the three walked from the lonely table into the private dining room,
> they found Commander Roeder and LCMR Joseph Garibaldi waiting for them
> along with a steward.
> >
> >"Wil, it is good to see you this morning.", Lasiter said to the waiter
> after acknowledging the other two officers.
> >
> >"The pleasure is all mine, sir. What may I get for you today, Admiral?",
> the steward answered.
> >
> >"My usual, if you please."
> >
> > "Aye, sir. Crapes with butter and maple syrup. Coffee with milk and
> sugar. Admiral t'Llhweiir, Vice Admiral Kitanya, what may I get for you
> this morning?"
>
> "Coffee, black. A vegetable omelette with ham, and a butterrred English
> muffin please. Oh, and a glass of orrrange juice."
"Green tea and croissants, please," t'Llhweiir requested.
> >After taking the orders, Will left, and the attention returned to Lasiter.
> >
> > "Commanders, if you could give us a few moments alone. We will begin
> in few more moments.", Lasiter said clearing the room so the brass could
> chat.
> >
> > Once all clear, he began. "I wanted to see you both this mornign to
> talk about the investigations into Starfleet. The quiet investigations
> into the corruption, abuses, and incompetance that plagues Starfleet.
> Soon, it will be time to make these investigations public and to take
> action on their findings. I wanted to brief you before that happens. I
> had hoped to delay this for several months, but current events have forced
> my plans into action sooner than I had hoped. These great problems with
> Starfleet took years to happen, and will take more than 8 months of
> investigation to root them all out. This is but a beginning.", Lasiter was
> speaking in all seriousness. He let the two ladies digest what they had
> just heard before continueing. Both remembered the first conversation that
> M'Rrenn had with them about this so long ago.. They had not loked the idea
> then, and perhaps still did not...
>
> "It should have happened soonerrr," Kitanya muttered. Her mood was black,
> and she had always hated the slow pace of this plan.
t'Llhweiir listened without response, her thoughts concealed for now.
"It should not be necessary at all.", Lasiter responded. "But that is not a topic
worth debating... The two officers that were in her, Roeder and Garibaldi, are both
leading their own investigations. Commander Roeder is with Special Projects (RADM
Markus Garibaldi's command), and LCDR Garibaldi is from the JAG/IG office. Each will
brief you on the status of their investigations, and then will answer your questions.
You may ask what ever question that you wish to. Nothing is off limits. All that I
ask is that you keep an open mind, and after you have thought about what you have
heard, tell me whether or not you will continue to accept me as CinC of Starfleet.
Please bear in mind, that the findings will be made public when action is taken.
Nothing will be kept back, except the identity of those that went under cover in the
course of the investigation. I do not want to add to their risk. At least not until
they are no longer operating under cover."
There was a seriousness about the man. Something told them that he had been thinking
about this for a long time. These were not the actions of a man who acted on a whim,
but out of conviction.
{response}
By the time the three had finished their chat, the food arrived and Lasiter called in
the two presenters.
"Commander Roeder, is you will please go first.", Lasiter said taking a sip from his
coffee.
"Aye, sir. Good morning, Admirals. The investigations that Special Projects has
been condicting are related to suspicious activities in or around the police actions
and the organized factions of Starfleet. We have begun low level negoations with the
'warring factions', if you will, on a number of planets where Starfleet is currently
engaged in a police action. These negoations are targeted to help bridge the gap
between the parties involved. To date the efforts have made some progress such as
temporary cease fires and prisioner exchanges. These minor successes have spawned
higher level talks, and have started to ease tensions. It will be sometime before
more substantial progress can be made, but that is the nature of diplomacy.
However, we have found that on at least two of the police actions Starfleet is being
used to eliminate political opposition. What enabled this situation to happen is
quite interesting. Forces on the ground are getting the bulk of their intell from the
local planetary governments. They supply intell indicating that there are rebel
strong holds in particular areas, and SF forces conduct a mission based on vague rules
of engagement and the provided intell. After Starfleet softens up the area with it's
forces, planetary forces then rush in assuming control of the area. Starfleet is
being relieved before it can properly secure the area. This gives the governmental
forces a chance to do whatever they want to stomp out any opposition. Operations like
this are being allowed because regional commanders are allowing it to happen. In one
particularily bad case, the problem runs through teh entire chain of command from
ground forces commander right up to the Area Commander, a full Admiral.", Roeder
paused to allow for coment.
"How do you know this?", Lasiter asked. More for the benefit of Kitanya and
Carrhae than for himself.
"We have undercover personnel within the chain of command at several levels. This
includes in field units deployed in forward areas, to major unit HQ, right up to
theater command and Regional Command. For awhile, I was sent in as an under cover
operative, and I have seen this first hand. There are plenty who oppose such action,
but are not in a position to stop it."
Lasiter looks at the ladies present.
{response}
Co-GM of the Spacedock/JSOC Game
Characters:
Adm. Samuel Lasiter,
RAdm. Markus Garibaldi,
Ambassador Marconis, and a host of others.
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