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ASSaCC accepts blame for sinking Kazulian ShippingAgrees to Indemnify the Kazulian Government as Straits Issue heads to WC
Eveari, Ananto
September 15, 4422


Members of the All Socialist Shooting and Carousing Club are on hand to talk about Kazulia Skirmish

The naval attache of the All Socialist Shooting and Carousing Club admitted to the sinking of three Kazulian commercial vessels during the recent skirmish on the Northern Limit with the Kingdom of Kazulia.

"We reluctantly accept responsibility for the sinking of the civilian vessels which were beginning a transit of the Strait and were flying Kazulian colors," said Master Gunner Terrance Grecco.  "We acted under the Privateer Act, and acted to send a message to Kazulia, however, as part of an attempt to reduce tensions between the Kingdom and the Republic, we have offered to pay for the lost cargo and life a reasonable sum of money that may be agreed upon between whatever representatives the Kazulians would like to send and the Socialist Party of Kalistan."

The Master Gunner was careful not to apologize.  "We acted in defense of the Republic, and our action was designed to make it clear that shipping from unauthorized powers will be fair game in the future.  However, given the willingness of Kazulia to pull off the line, we feel that paying for what we sunk was an appropriate gesture from the Republic to Kazulia."

The matter is now expected to be taken up by the World Congress, who will discuss the Straits issue.  "To be honest," said Speaker of the SP, Georgia Van Wyck, "We don't have a lot of faith that the World Congress will see matters our way.  It is imperative that whoever our Ambassador is to the Congress, that they make it clear that Kalistan will not accept any solution which does not recognize our sovereignty over the Straits.  However that ends up looking, this is a non-negotiable issue.  You can't allow hostile powers to threaten our national well being whenever they wish.  Whatever the Congress decides in the matter, they have to acknowledge that Kalistan has a serious need for security:  The Northern Anantonese Ocean is a dangerous place full of people who want to enslave Kalistan and turn it into a colony.  We will never back down from our security interests.  I hope our Ambassador makes this clear in the World Congress."

Meanwhile, the first replacement Ananto Class submarines began construction in the National Shipyards in Kaliburg under National Defense Consortium supervision.  The first batch of 12 will be completed within 2 years.  In addition, small arms and uniforms for the Regular Force and the Militias have been rolling off the lines for more than 6 months.  The Republic is slowly but surely getting onto war footing, as this skirmish may well be only an early salvo in a much more concerted effort by Kazulia to pry open the Straits, against the will of the Republic.