Re: UBW fict

In a message dated 99-02-07 10:55:22 EST, you write:

<< My biggest thought right off is that you should hit <return> more
often.
 Not everyone runs with their terminals/windows at greater than 80
columns
 across, and writing stuff longer than 80 columns wide makes things get
 kinda freaky to read.
 
 Mk >>
Okay, he is the fixed repost:
The Highest Duty
	“…In other news there has been another raid on commercial
shipping in the
outer regions 
of the NAC, for more info we go to Amy Waters with Devin Marshall, the
NAC
sector 
commander,” the female announcer said as the screen changed to two
people
sitting infront of a 
large mahogany desk.
	“People have blamed you for the raids on commercial shipping, do
you have any
thing to 
say?” the young brunet asked she pointed the microphone at the older
dark
haired military officer.
	“We do not have the resources to protect the shipping, our
orders are to
protect military 
shipping, I don’t like it one bit but those are our orders,” the officer
replayed in a sad tone.
	“Why don’t they give you more ships?” the reporter asked.
	“The reason that NAC high command wont give us any more ships is
that the
Kra’Vak 
invasion is pushing NAC to the limits, there will be more ships coming
on line
soon, but we will 
not be getting of them, nor any more supplies,” the officer said as if
he had
condemned those 
people to death.
	“Do you feel that that the NAC’s policy of abandoning its
colonies is fair to
those who are 
supporting the war effort?” the reporter said as she tried to control
her
surprise at the emotion that 
the officer had shown.
	“No, is it fair to abandon the people who you are fighting to
save?” he
queried with cold 
fury.
	“No,” she replayed, lowering her head to hid her expression, “do
you feel
that the NAC 
could hold off the Kra’Vak and protect the outback?”
	“Yes!  The NAC high command could allow companies to out fit
some of there
ships with 
military grade weapons,” he replied
	“Why do you think that they won’t?” the reporter asked.
	“They are concerned with internal security, he put a hand up, as
if to stop
some one, 
“before you ask I have tried to convince them that is would work, there
is
another option, but the 
NAC is unwilling to take that on as well.”
	“What is this other option?”
	“Allocate some of the ship yards to system defense boats, they
are unwilling
to give up 
any production, even to help there own citizens”
	“What is the next step in helping the outer colonies?”
	“There’s none that can be done legally, I fear that the only out
come with be
the defection 
of some or all of the colonies?”
	“Do you think that the NAC will help the colonies before they
break off?”
	“No, if they don’t the area will degrade into an armed conflict
what will
ravage the entire 
sector, to repair the damage to the resources what would be destroyed in
the
fighting would cost 
more than what it would take to help them out.”
	“Then why do you think that NAC high command is continuing to
disregard the
needs of 
the colonies?”
	“That is a very good question, I believe that they think that
‘patriotic’
duty will keep the 
colonies part of the NAC and that the raider groups will go away.”
	“And you think that that will not do anything before they break
off from the
NAC?”
	“That’s correct.”
	“What do you think that NAC will do if a colony or group of
colonies break
off?”
	“I believe that the NAC will make a major effort to bring the
colonies back
under their 
control”
	“Were would they get the ships from?”
	“They would pull ships off the battle line or new productions.”
	“Would this threaten the war effort”
	“Not any more than what the NAC is doing now?”
	“Would you support the colonies is they broke away”
	“This is a difficult question to answer, as I am a military
officer charged
with maintaining 
order in this area and as a person who is agents what the NAC is doing
to
there citizens.”	
	“If fighting broke out what side would you be on?”
	“I would be on side of those who we, as the military, charge
with protecting,
something 
that must never be forgotten and has been by those who make the
decisions.”
	The picture faded back to the anchor who added, “That was Devin
Marshall, the
NAC 
commander in this sector”
	Putting the PDA down and closing his eyes Devin Marshall thought
about all
that had 
happened and all that was to happen in the days to come.

I think that this will be better, if not email me and I'll send you a
copy of
it in what ever electro formate you want.
-Stephen