Re: [HIST] classical matchups

Choping out the subset I'm most interested in....

>> NI
>> Allies/Friendly: NAC, OUDF, FCT, Japan
>> Enemies: IF
 
I agree with these. I put NI on good terms (trade at least) with PAU and
NSL
as well. UN moves from mildly antagonistic to neutral to friendly over
the
latter half of the 22nd century, and to ally during the Xeno War.

>Depending on how closely you link the NI on Epsilon Indi to the
>Gilderstein Foundation, there may be grounds for bad blood between
>NI and the IC. Then again, Israeli mercenaries were working for the IC
>in 2131 (until they managed to get their contracts revoked).

>==> I assume the IC hasn't done anything bad enough to warrant enemy
status.
>Heck, sometimes they even sign good paychecks. 

Agreed. Maybe bad blood earlier, but neutrality (or at least
non-agression)
now.

>Deduction: presumably NI doesn't like the SK either.
>==> Oh, I'd have to say they don't! 

I think it depends on the politics of the Kaliphate. New Jordan is a
(non
canon) IF splitoff that would coulnt as an ally for NI.

>Question: how does the FCT fit in here?

>==> This was done under the thought that both the NI and FCT are small
>client states that require the sufferance of the big boys to exist.
They
>also gain strength by allying with other small states they aren't
opposing
>and the NI and FCT seemed to have few direct conflicts. 

Works for me, although both would probably bristle at the term "client
state". If I remember my map though, FCT is on the otherside of the Core
worlds from NI.

...
>Implacable: always at war  
>==> I notice you have placed only one of these

And an appropriate one it was.

Apropos:
I'm working on transfering my FT web stuff (including New Israel) to a
new
location:
Not everything is working yet, so it may take a while for everything to
be
valid.
http://members.nbci.com/noam_izenberg/NIFT.html

I'm doing this because I can't for the life of me get ftp to work on
nbci's
gzg-l site anymore.

Noam