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ODEN Announces stoppage of exports to New Endralon
"If they don't want it, we won't send it," says Magelleno
Dahreil, Ananto
July 7, 4116


ODEN Chief, Juan Magelleno, explains how ODEN policy now requires the non-exportation of both "illicit" and "therapeutic" drugs to the Commonwealth

With New Endralon considering breaking the Anantanese Ocean Pact over Kalistan's commitment to free Trade, ODEN chief Juan Magelleno issued a statement yesterday declaring that ODEN products will no longer be shipped to the Commonwealth.  Below is his statement in full:

"We understand that the Commonwealth, who recently passed illegal trade sanctions against Kalistan, which their own government itself has declared illegal, have now undertaken to abrogate the Anantanese Ocean Pact and to withdraw their support for Kalistan in the Security Council.  Their efforts, as have recently been fairly typical, are directed specifically at ODEN.  So, in consultation with the President, the Premier and the Foreign Minister, ODEN Board members have decided that The Commonwealth of New Endralon and Kizenia will no longer be eligible to receive ODEN products, or any products with ODEN stamps. 

"It is regrettable that they have chosen to attempt to punish Kalistan.  But due to their short sightedness, ODEN will no longer send their country any product licensed by our cartel.  While this includes chemicals that they call illicit, it will also include access to our wide array of therapeutic pharmaceuticals.  We regret to take this position on the drugs, but they do not get to decide which of our products they import.  If they don't want it, we won't send it.  But in this, they have won, and our hands are tied.  Their policy toward us is mean-spirited; our Policy is therefore consistent with their ridiculous and self-destructive demands.

"This should mean of course that illicit drugs should theoretically become unavailable to the people of the Commonwealth-  We don't know how well they interdict drugs coming from sources beyond their port in Tiania, where all of our shipments travel to.  Whatever happens, we will not be the ones selling their people drugs they have irresponsibly deemed "illegal."  But it also means, unfortunately, that legal drug supplies from Kalistan will also dry up.  Pharmaceutical prices for the poor will go up due to a Commonwealth-generated shortage. Many people may have extreme difficulty finding life saving pharmaceuticals which ODEN produces and until now sold to the Commonwealth at well below cost, and unfortunately some of the Commonwealth's citizens will have to delay treatment, if they can afford it at all.  The Commonwealth will have to find other sources of licit pharmaceuticals to make up for the total embargo on all physiological-altering chemistry which had previously been sent from ODEN in Kalistan.

"It is our hope that the people of the Commonwealth will prevail upon their government that the punitive actions of their government are hurting them.  The gang of thug religious fanatics in the the HDU, specifically are to blame for this hyper-moronicism.  We hope that the leaders of the HDU specifically will get their heads on straight, and it is more so our hope that none of these nutjobs catch a disease which our drugs could have treated, but due to their idiotic policies, are no longer being sent to their country.  Well, as always, we at ODEN have been happy to give people what they want.

"On one final note, we understand that the position of the Government of Kalistan is still one of completely open borders, and they would probably have it known that they welcome all citizens of the Commonwealth to Kalistan to receive any and all necessary medical treatment at Kalistani prices, as well as all tourists who wish to visit Kalistan to use the drugs their Government patriarchally seeks to deny to them.  ODEN stores are open to all people, including citizens of the Commonwealth, within Kalistan, where they may still purchase all ODEN products without regard to the opinions of the ecclesiastical reactionaries in the HDU."