Re: (3447) Re: Ihatei in Deneb

I am reposting this message for Rob Dean, since it got lost....

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Date:     Wed, 15 Jan 92 15:32:53 EST
From: Robert S. Dean  [email removed]
Subject:  Re:  (3447) Re: Ihatei in Deneb

>
>The obliteration of Aki still confuses me...the ihatei can't be that stupid,
>can they?  How will the colonists there ever be able to trade peacefully with
>their neighbors, unless they intend to commit xenocide on all their neighbors?
>Besides, such an attack smacks of dishonorable tactics in any case -- the
>prey never stood a chance of a fair fight.
>

Actually, I'm left with the impression that Aslan honor doesn't automatically
extend to anyone who isn't Aslan.  I think it was the old Aliens 1: Aslan
module that mentioned that the Aslan/human wars in the Solomani Rim region
got out of hand because the Aslan viewed the humans as fighting without rules--
so their retstrained 'laws of war' didn't apply.  In fact, I was rather
dismayed to read about some Imperial ambassador who arranged a proper 'by the
rules' Aslan-style clan war to settle the fate of disputed areas (in Dark
Nebula sector), because that removed a lot of excuses that could be used to
explain the current situation.  (Things like escaltion getting out of hand
due to humans not acting 'Aslan-like' enough--may still wrok, but now depends
on a higher level of stupidity among the humans.)

More on Aslan soon...

 Rob Dean