Firefly criticises Clone-Utrek agreement

DDS Commander Firefly has criticised the Clone Star Empire for entering an agreement with the Utrek Federation granting basing rights in return for money. "The Utrek are a grave strategic threat to the Local Group and allowing them military facilities in strategic locations is lunacy!" he told the DDS Politburo called to an urgent meeting on Proxima 5 (this part of the meeting was publicly broacast). Firefly said the DDS were ready to respond to this new threat though did not elaborate.

Benito meanwhile has also been critical saying that he should have been consulted before it was agreed for one of the planets in CSE-E to be used for a base, though he welcomed the fact that 30% of the 100 billion zarks the Utrek will pay over 3 years will come to his part of the empire.

• Ronald has assembled the crew for his exploratory voyage next year for the first time. They will undertake a training mission next week though will use GBH's personal ship DM21 as Dinomark is still undergoing maintenance.