Interview with Cormac A. Stark on Soviet Union InvasionSeptember 27th, 2013.
Pictured: Cormac A. Stark in OsirisSOVIET UNION - Following the invasion of the Soviet Union, a FRA member region, last monday, NSGN secured a exclusive interview with Cormac A. Stark, Retired Osiris Delegate and lead on the operation.
Why make a move now? Osiris seems less then politically.Osiris has been inactive for quite some time and that inactivity has been at its worst in the military. Detective Figs has made activity -- not only in the military, but throughout the region -- a priority, and my officers and I decided that it was better to get the military engaged now while people are interested rather than making them wait and potentially lose interest.
Why get TBR, TBH, and Kings & Emperors involved?In the latter case, The Land of Kings and Emperors -- as a member region of the United Imperial Armed Forces -- was extremely helpful to Osiris during the July coup by The Dourian Embassy. We hope to work with them not only during this occupation but much more in the future. Regarding The Black Hawks and The Black Riders, they are professional raiders committed to raider unity and assisting in most raids. It seemed like a natural fit to include them in this occupation, to have some fun working with them, and to open the door to working together more in the future.
Do you plan on a full occupation or leaving after you've proven a point?We've already had a full occupation, in that we have successfully held the region long enough to close its existing embassies -- particularly with the FRA -- and to establish an embassy with the Osiran jump point, Lacedaemonia. We have faced no opposition thus far, which is both a credit to our military prowess and ability to sustain an occupation in cooperation with our friends and allies and a revealing look at the current state of defending. This occupation has already been a resounding success and anything beyond this is just gravy.
We don't plan to attempt to refound the region, if that's what you're asking.
Has the FRA done anything else against this or just attempted to lib it (twice)?Actually, the FRA hasn't attempted to liberate the region at all. The defenders who have been ejected and banned were the Speaker of the FRA Regional Assembly, The Protectorate of Ironicness III, who was already present in the region when we invaded, and a lone puppet already present in the region belonging to Wopruthien. The FRA has made a lot of noise over this but has been wholly ineffective in providing for the security of its member region, which should be a note of caution both to other FRA member regions as well as to any regions that may consider FRA membership in the future.
My advice to Soviet Union after this occupation ends is to withdraw from the FRA, as that would likely be more beneficial to Soviet Union's security than presenting themselves as a bull's eye for raiders by remaining an FRA member region that the FRA can't defend and seems to have little interest in defending.
Ok,thank you for your time Cormac.Anytime.
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Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 12:08 pm
Interesting choice.
"military prowess" indeed 
