Logan, if the Crusader is not a BoP, then I will amend my rp to say the image "looked like" a BoP and not that is it one. And yes, the BoP could have been built by Mickey Mouse for all we know. Who built it and who attacked, as I've said before doesn't change my roleplay. There is even speculation at the LON meeting if the attackers were someone other than GC since it is not really the GC's modus operandi to destory whole worlds.
The Empire has not formally said the Coalition is to blame. In fact, TNO has said nothing on the subject of blame except discuss in a meeting the following:
1. Commonwealth interference with LON world. (Kaine even confused Commonwealth with Vinda's Commonwealth, not Onyxian Commonwealth at first).
2. Bio Attack and plea to Onyxian Commonwealth for help 3. No Onyxian Commonwealth help 4. Reclamation of planet 5. Possible pirate activity using world for selfish reasons 6. Linking current foreign residents with Bio attack.
As I've said before, the evidence is circumstantial to implicate the GC as of now.
The only public condemnation and blaming of the GC has actually been the GC itself in a Galactic Report news bit.
For the record, Galactic Report isn't GC produced. It's a Stephen Colbert type character who's jumping the gun and intentionally stating what the Empire's insinuating, to humorously inform the public that the Empire's been inching towards a 'blame the GC' stance. Saying that it's the Coalition press declaring the GC was involved wouldn't make sense.
Heck, even GNN isn't based in the GC. Not a big point, just a point I wanted to point out (point).
Every time Simon posts I am filled with a mix of dread and awe.
Nevertheless, there might be some things to discuss about this most recent post. Namely, there is some evidence in other stories of the base being completed by the time of the LON thread. That way you might not have swept up the agents as quickly as that (without letting their writer write in his defence [admittedly he hadn't posted yet]) or learnt that 'Section 8' was the organization in question. Just a small point, but might affect our bargaining positions.
To be fair to the writer in question, he was MIA due to weather conditions knocking out internet, now school work. So someone is going to have to save his unit. Active GC peeps, get on it.