{"data":{"id":16603,"title":"Plain Truth: Fair Chance Fail","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/16603-Plain-Truth-Fair-Chance-Fail","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/16603","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/16603","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"News Update","images":[{"id":1547,"name":"PlainTruthFI1.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/e0op6vokxdi6sr\/source\/PlainTruthFI1.jpg","alt":"","size":950082,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2014-04-01T19:31:34+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/1547","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/1547\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"},{"id":27892,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/w3o9r4zgppm77\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":900916,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2021-09-06T14:48:40+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/27892\/similar"}],"images_count":8,"translations":{"en_EN":"< Transmission Begins >\n\u201cThe more things change, the more they stay the same.\u201d\n\nThis epigram has been around for centuries, but it still rings true today. Despite the technological advances that have fueled Humanity\u2019s expansion into the stars, a person swiping their mobi on a Moscow street corner right now isn\u2019t much different to someone standing there hundreds of years earlier. Both are bones and blood, sinew and sweat.\n\nCertain inalienable truths can\u2019t be denied. Join me, Parker Terrell, on this journey to uncover the Plain Truth.\n\nOur starting epigram relates to more than just people. It also applies to the UEE Government. Leaders and laws may change, but it remains the same \u2013 crippled by corruption that\u2019s rotten it to the core.\n\nLook no further than the Oso system for proof. Oso II is teeming with unusual and unique lifeforms that the UEE swore to protect from human intervention under the Fair Chance Act. The government even spent billions of our taxpayer credits to build an outpost, Observation Base Chimera, and staff it with an Army contingent to watch over the precious planet.\n\nSo that should be it, right? Planet safe and alien lifeforms able to develop without outside interference\u2026 Well, we all remember what happened next, don\u2019t we?\n\nOf course not, so let me tell you. Rumors of rampant corruption at OB Chimera circulated for years before the Senate finally opened an investigation. They discovered that the Army had staffed the station with disgraced personnel unqualified to manage a Kel-To. Some were even arrested after taking bribes to allow smugglers and other unscrupulous sorts access to Oso II.\n\nHigh Command addressed the scandal by appointing a qualified workforce, implementing new policies, and hiring civilian auditors. They proudly proclaimed that these fixes would change things for the better\u2026\n\nToday\u2019s guest is a longtime friend of the show, acclaimed author, and frequent contributor to true news across the Empire, Laurence Jito. His latest article for the Individualist revisits the OB Chimera scandal and exposes just how little has actually changed.\n\nParker Terrell (PT): Welcome back.\n\nLaurence Jito (LJ): Always a pleasure, Parker. What\u2019s occurring at OB Chimera is not just a travesty, it\u2019s a damning illustration of how dysfunctional the UEE government truly is.\nPT: Let me start by thanking you for revisiting this issue. Honestly, I hadn\u2019t thought much about OB Chimera since the original scandal. With so many other issues threatening the Empire, this one disappeared from my radar.\n\nLJ: Hard to blame you. This government has clearly been using the chaos with the Vanduul to distract from all manner of public betrayal. OB Chimera is just the tip of the iceberg. For example, did you know they defunded the civilian auditors? That was never announced. They were simply struck from the Army\u2019s budget during a closed-door meeting and it was never once questioned by the Senate.\nPT: Let\u2019s take a step back and inform the audience about what you discovered about OB Chimera\u2019s current operation. So, the scandal hits, High Command scrambles to address the issues, and then what?\n\nLJ: Things got better. The Army re-staffed the station and by all accounts seemed to be marginally competent. The number of ships attempting to access Oso II dropped significantly. Several of my contacts said it was almost impossible to visit the planet for a while. Then everything changed.\nPT: Now for the billion-credit question: What happened?\n\nLJ: War with the Vanduul. When Admiral Bishop decided to settle the score for Vega, the military\u2019s priorities were completely upended and domestic concerns kicked out of the airlock. It wasn\u2019t long before OB Chimera was once again a dumping ground for Army personnel unfit to serve anywhere else.\nPT: As I said earlier, this wasn\u2019t on my radar anymore. How did you get drawn back into investigating it?\n\nLJ: Almost by accident, actually. I was working a story about a growing turf war between two criminal syndicates when I heard something I just couldn\u2019t let go. Supposedly, the dispute escalated after one of the syndicates raided a rival outpost and stole a bunch of stuff smuggled off Oso II.\nIt was a small detail in a much larger story, but it got me thinking. I reached out to a few sources and discovered that it was well known in smuggling circles that Oso II is open for business again.\nPT: I noticed there aren\u2019t any comments from government officials in your story\u2026\n\nLJ: Yeah, \u2018cause no one had the spine to go on record about it.\nPT: Really? Not even to deny the allegations or provide the cursory \u2018no comment\u2019?\n\nLJ: Their tactic is radio silence across the board. I\u2019m telling you, the government doesn\u2019t want us to know that their grand plan failed, which I actually get on some level. One official even tried to steamroll me into killing the story so word wouldn\u2019t get out that it\u2019s now so easy to access Oso II.\nPT: That\u2019s the thing, people. Anyone who\u2019s spent time covering the government, or any institution for that matter, can see how intensely complicated these systems are. They need people to work together in order for the system to work at all. So while High Command\u2019s reaction to the Oso II scandal was the right move, they stumbled in the delivery.\n\nLJ: More like crashed and burned.\nPT: My point is, people are okay with things not working. We\u2019re a lot more resilient and forgiving than the UEE believes, as long shortcomings are in pursuit of the right thing. The problem is this pathological inability for the Administration to admit failure. The UEE seem to think that they always have to operate from a position of righteousness otherwise their power is threatened. And a government that\u2019s willing to put the truth second to power is a dangerous one.\n\nLJ: In my humble opinion, it\u2019s in the best interest of the Empire to scrap the entire government and start from scratch.\nPT: Okay, Laurence\u2026\n\nLJ: I mean, how can anyone trust this government to manage the Empire\u2019s affairs when they can\u2019t even properly manage a single damn space station?\nWe\u2019ll have more from the always entertaining Laurence Jito after this quick commercial break.\n\nPlus, we speak to renowned astrophysicist, Mitsuhide Baumer, about his radical theory on what really happened to the Oretani jump point.\n\nDon\u2019t go anywhere. There\u2019s more Plain Truth coming your way.","de_DE":"\u00dcbertragung beginnt >\n\"Je mehr sich die Dinge \u00e4ndern, desto mehr bleiben sie gleich.\"\n\nDieses Epigramm gibt es seit Jahrhunderten, aber es klingt auch heute noch richtig. Trotz der technologischen Fortschritte, die die Expansion der Menschheit in die Sterne befl\u00fcgelt haben, unterscheidet sich ein Mensch, der gerade jetzt sein Mobi an einer Moskauer Stra\u00dfenecke auszieht, nicht wesentlich von jemandem, der dort Hunderte von Jahren zuvor stand. Beide sind Knochen und Blut, Sehnen und Schwei\u00df.\n\nBestimmte unver\u00e4u\u00dferliche Wahrheiten k\u00f6nnen nicht geleugnet werden. Begleiten Sie mich, Parker Terrell, auf dieser Reise, um die reine Wahrheit zu entdecken.\n\nUnser Ausgangsepigramm bezieht sich auf mehr als nur Menschen. Dies gilt auch f\u00fcr die UEE-Regierung. F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte und Gesetze k\u00f6nnen sich \u00e4ndern, aber es bleibt dasselbe - verkr\u00fcppelt durch Korruption, die sie bis ins Mark verdirbt.\n\nSuchen Sie nicht weiter als das Oso-System nach einem Beweis. Oso II wimmelt von ungew\u00f6hnlichen und einzigartigen Lebensformen, die die UEE geschworen hat, sich vor menschlichen Eingriffen im Rahmen des Fair Chance Act zu sch\u00fctzen. Die Regierung hat sogar Milliarden unserer Steuerzahlerkredite ausgegeben, um einen Au\u00dfenposten, die Observation Base Chimera, zu bauen und sie mit einem Armeekontingent zu besetzen, das \u00fcber den kostbaren Planeten wacht.\n\nDas sollte es also sein, oder? Sichere und au\u00dferirdische Lebensformen auf dem Planeten, die sich ohne Einmischung von au\u00dfen entwickeln k\u00f6nnen.... Nun, wir alle erinnern uns daran, was als n\u00e4chstes geschah, nicht wahr?\n\nNat\u00fcrlich nicht, also lass es mich dir sagen. Ger\u00fcchte \u00fcber z\u00fcgellose Korruption bei OB Chimera kursierten jahrelang, bevor der Senat schlie\u00dflich eine Untersuchung einleitete. Sie entdeckten, dass die Armee die Station mit entehrtem Personal besetzt hatte, das nicht qualifiziert war, um ein Kel-To zu leiten. Einige wurden sogar verhaftet, nachdem sie Bestechungsgelder angenommen hatten, um Schmugglern und anderen skrupellosen Arten den Zugang zu Oso II zu erm\u00f6glichen.\n\nDas Oberkommando reagierte auf den Skandal, indem es qualifizierte Mitarbeiter einstellte, neue Richtlinien umsetzte und zivile Auditoren einstellte. Sie verk\u00fcndeten stolz, dass diese Korrekturen die Dinge zum Besseren ver\u00e4ndern w\u00fcrden.....\n\nDer heutige Gast ist ein langj\u00e4hriger Freund der Show, anerkannter Autor und h\u00e4ufiger Mitwirkender an wahren Nachrichten im ganzen Reich, Laurence Jito. Sein j\u00fcngster Artikel f\u00fcr den Individualisten geht erneut auf den OB-Chim\u00e4ren-Skandal ein und zeigt, wie wenig sich tats\u00e4chlich ge\u00e4ndert hat.\n\nParker Terrell (PT): Willkommen zur\u00fcck.\n\nLaurence Jito (LJ): Immer ein Vergn\u00fcgen, Parker. Was bei OB Chimera passiert, ist nicht nur eine Travestie, es ist ein vernichtendes Beispiel daf\u00fcr, wie dysfunktional die UEE-Regierung wirklich ist.\nPT: Zun\u00e4chst m\u00f6chte ich Ihnen daf\u00fcr danken, dass Sie dieses Thema erneut aufgegriffen haben. Ehrlich gesagt, hatte ich seit dem urspr\u00fcnglichen Skandal nicht mehr viel \u00fcber OB Chimera nachgedacht. Bei so vielen anderen Problemen, die das Imperium bedrohen, verschwand diese von meinem Radar.\n\nLJ: Es ist schwer, dir die Schuld zu geben. Diese Regierung hat das Chaos mit den Vanduul eindeutig genutzt, um von allen Arten des \u00f6ffentlichen Verrats abzulenken. OB Chimera ist nur die Spitze des Eisbergs. Wusstest du zum Beispiel, dass sie die zivilen Auditoren entlassen haben? Das wurde nie angek\u00fcndigt. Sie wurden einfach vom Etat der Armee w\u00e4hrend einer geschlossenen T\u00fcr Sitzung angeschlagen und es wurde nie einmal vom Senat in Frage gestellt.\nPT: Lassen Sie uns einen Schritt zur\u00fccktreten und das Publikum dar\u00fcber informieren, was Sie \u00fcber die aktuelle T\u00e4tigkeit von OB Chimera erfahren haben. Also, der Skandal schl\u00e4gt zu, das Oberkommando krabbelt, um die Probleme anzugehen, und was dann?\n\nLJ: Die Dinge wurden besser. Die Armee hat die Station neu besetzt und schien nach allem, was man h\u00f6rt, nur geringf\u00fcgig kompetent zu sein. Die Anzahl der Schiffe, die versuchen, auf Oso II zuzugreifen, ging deutlich zur\u00fcck. Einige meiner Kontakte sagten, es sei fast unm\u00f6glich, den Planeten f\u00fcr eine Weile zu besuchen. Dann \u00e4nderte sich alles.\nPT: Nun zu der Frage der Milliarden-Kredite: Was ist passiert?\n\nLJ: Krieg mit den Vanduul. Als Admiral Bishop beschloss, die Rechnung f\u00fcr Vega zu begleichen, wurden die Priorit\u00e4ten des Milit\u00e4rs v\u00f6llig umgedreht und innenpolitische Bedenken aus der Luftschleuse getrieben. Es dauerte nicht lange, bis OB Chimera wieder einmal ein M\u00fcllplatz f\u00fcr Armeepersonal war, das nicht in der Lage war, woanders zu dienen.\nPT: Wie ich bereits sagte, war das nicht mehr auf meinem Radar. Wie bist du in die Untersuchung zur\u00fcckgezogen worden?\n\nLJ: Eigentlich fast zuf\u00e4llig. Ich arbeitete an einer Geschichte \u00fcber einen wachsenden Rasenkrieg zwischen zwei kriminellen Syndikaten, als ich etwas h\u00f6rte, das ich einfach nicht loslassen konnte. Angeblich eskalierte der Streit, nachdem eines der Syndikate einen rivalisierenden Au\u00dfenposten \u00fcberfallen und einen Haufen Zeug gestohlen hatte, das von Oso II geschmuggelt wurde.\nEs war ein kleines Detail in einer viel gr\u00f6\u00dferen Geschichte, aber es brachte mich zum Nachdenken. Ich stie\u00df auf ein paar Quellen und entdeckte, dass es in Schmugglerkreisen bekannt war, dass Oso II wieder offen f\u00fcr Gesch\u00e4fte ist.\nPT: Ich habe bemerkt, dass es in deiner Geschichte keine Kommentare von Regierungsbeamten gibt.....\n\nLJ: Ja, denn niemand hatte das R\u00fcckgrat, um dar\u00fcber zu berichten.\nPT: Wirklich? Nicht einmal, um die Anschuldigungen zu leugnen oder den fl\u00fcchtigen \"Kein Kommentar\" zu geben?\n\nLJ: Ihre Taktik ist Funkstille auf der ganzen Linie. Ich sage dir, die Regierung will nicht, dass wir wissen, dass ihr gro\u00dfer Plan gescheitert ist, was ich eigentlich auf irgendeiner Ebene bekomme. Ein Beamter versuchte sogar, mich dazu zu bringen, die Geschichte zu t\u00f6ten, damit das Wort nicht herauskommt, dass es jetzt so einfach ist, auf Oso II zuzugreifen.\nPT: Das ist die Sache, Leute. Jeder, der Zeit damit verbracht hat, die Regierung oder eine andere Institution zu betreuen, kann sehen, wie kompliziert diese Systeme sind. Sie brauchen Menschen, die zusammenarbeiten, damit das System \u00fcberhaupt funktioniert. W\u00e4hrend also die Reaktion des Oberkommandos auf den Oso-II-Skandal der richtige Zug war, stolperten sie \u00fcber die Lieferung.\n\nLJ: Eher wie abgest\u00fcrzt und verbrannt.\nPT: Mein Punkt ist, dass die Leute damit einverstanden sind, dass Dinge nicht funktionieren. Wir sind viel widerstandsf\u00e4higer und verzeihender, als die UEE glaubt, solange M\u00e4ngel bei der Verfolgung des Richtigen bestehen. Das Problem ist diese pathologische Unf\u00e4higkeit f\u00fcr die Verwaltung, ein Versagen zuzugeben. Die UEE scheinen zu denken, dass sie immer von einer Position der Gerechtigkeit aus operieren m\u00fcssen, sonst ist ihre Macht bedroht. Und eine Regierung, die bereit ist, die Wahrheit an die zweite Stelle der Macht zu setzen, ist gef\u00e4hrlich.\n\nLJ: Meiner bescheidenen Meinung nach ist es im besten Interesse des Imperiums, die gesamte Regierung zu streichen und bei Null anzufangen.\nPT: Okay, Laurence.....\n\nLJ: Ich meine, wie kann man dieser Regierung vertrauen, dass sie die Angelegenheiten des Imperiums verwaltet, wenn sie nicht einmal eine einzige verdammte Raumstation richtig verwalten kann?\nNach dieser kurzen Werbepause werden wir mehr von dem immer unterhaltsamen Laurence Jito haben.\n\nAu\u00dferdem sprechen wir mit dem renommierten Astrophysiker Mitsuhide Baumer \u00fcber seine radikale Theorie dar\u00fcber, was wirklich mit dem Oretani-Sprungpunkt passiert ist.\n\nGeh nirgendwo hin. Da kommt noch mehr reine Wahrheit auf dich zu.","zh_CN":"< Transmission Begins >\n\u201cThe more things change, the more they stay the same.\u201d\n\nThis epigram has been around for centuries, but it still rings true today. Despite the technological advances that have fueled Humanity\u2019s expansion into the stars, a person swiping their mobi on a Moscow street corner right now isn\u2019t much different to someone standing there hundreds of years earlier. Both are bones and blood, sinew and sweat.\n\nCertain inalienable truths can\u2019t be denied. Join me, Parker Terrell, on this journey to uncover the Plain Truth.\n\nOur starting epigram relates to more than just people. It also applies to the UEE Government. Leaders and laws may change, but it remains the same \u2013 crippled by corruption that\u2019s rotten it to the core.\n\nLook no further than the Oso system for proof. Oso II is teeming with unusual and unique lifeforms that the UEE swore to protect from human intervention under the Fair Chance Act. The government even spent billions of our taxpayer credits to build an outpost, Observation Base Chimera, and staff it with an Army contingent to watch over the precious planet.\n\nSo that should be it, right? Planet safe and alien lifeforms able to develop without outside interference\u2026 Well, we all remember what happened next, don\u2019t we?\n\nOf course not, so let me tell you. Rumors of rampant corruption at OB Chimera circulated for years before the Senate finally opened an investigation. They discovered that the Army had staffed the station with disgraced personnel unqualified to manage a Kel-To. Some were even arrested after taking bribes to allow smugglers and other unscrupulous sorts access to Oso II.\n\nHigh Command addressed the scandal by appointing a qualified workforce, implementing new policies, and hiring civilian auditors. They proudly proclaimed that these fixes would change things for the better\u2026\n\nToday\u2019s guest is a longtime friend of the show, acclaimed author, and frequent contributor to true news across the Empire, Laurence Jito. His latest article for the Individualist revisits the OB Chimera scandal and exposes just how little has actually changed.\n\nParker Terrell (PT): Welcome back.\n\nLaurence Jito (LJ): Always a pleasure, Parker. What\u2019s occurring at OB Chimera is not just a travesty, it\u2019s a damning illustration of how dysfunctional the UEE government truly is.\nPT: Let me start by thanking you for revisiting this issue. Honestly, I hadn\u2019t thought much about OB Chimera since the original scandal. With so many other issues threatening the Empire, this one disappeared from my radar.\n\nLJ: Hard to blame you. This government has clearly been using the chaos with the Vanduul to distract from all manner of public betrayal. OB Chimera is just the tip of the iceberg. For example, did you know they defunded the civilian auditors? That was never announced. They were simply struck from the Army\u2019s budget during a closed-door meeting and it was never once questioned by the Senate.\nPT: Let\u2019s take a step back and inform the audience about what you discovered about OB Chimera\u2019s current operation. So, the scandal hits, High Command scrambles to address the issues, and then what?\n\nLJ: Things got better. The Army re-staffed the station and by all accounts seemed to be marginally competent. The number of ships attempting to access Oso II dropped significantly. Several of my contacts said it was almost impossible to visit the planet for a while. Then everything changed.\nPT: Now for the billion-credit question: What happened?\n\nLJ: War with the Vanduul. When Admiral Bishop decided to settle the score for Vega, the military\u2019s priorities were completely upended and domestic concerns kicked out of the airlock. It wasn\u2019t long before OB Chimera was once again a dumping ground for Army personnel unfit to serve anywhere else.\nPT: As I said earlier, this wasn\u2019t on my radar anymore. How did you get drawn back into investigating it?\n\nLJ: Almost by accident, actually. I was working a story about a growing turf war between two criminal syndicates when I heard something I just couldn\u2019t let go. Supposedly, the dispute escalated after one of the syndicates raided a rival outpost and stole a bunch of stuff smuggled off Oso II.\nIt was a small detail in a much larger story, but it got me thinking. I reached out to a few sources and discovered that it was well known in smuggling circles that Oso II is open for business again.\nPT: I noticed there aren\u2019t any comments from government officials in your story\u2026\n\nLJ: Yeah, \u2018cause no one had the spine to go on record about it.\nPT: Really? Not even to deny the allegations or provide the cursory \u2018no comment\u2019?\n\nLJ: Their tactic is radio silence across the board. I\u2019m telling you, the government doesn\u2019t want us to know that their grand plan failed, which I actually get on some level. One official even tried to steamroll me into killing the story so word wouldn\u2019t get out that it\u2019s now so easy to access Oso II.\nPT: That\u2019s the thing, people. Anyone who\u2019s spent time covering the government, or any institution for that matter, can see how intensely complicated these systems are. They need people to work together in order for the system to work at all. So while High Command\u2019s reaction to the Oso II scandal was the right move, they stumbled in the delivery.\n\nLJ: More like crashed and burned.\nPT: My point is, people are okay with things not working. We\u2019re a lot more resilient and forgiving than the UEE believes, as long shortcomings are in pursuit of the right thing. The problem is this pathological inability for the Administration to admit failure. The UEE seem to think that they always have to operate from a position of righteousness otherwise their power is threatened. And a government that\u2019s willing to put the truth second to power is a dangerous one.\n\nLJ: In my humble opinion, it\u2019s in the best interest of the Empire to scrap the entire government and start from scratch.\nPT: Okay, Laurence\u2026\n\nLJ: I mean, how can anyone trust this government to manage the Empire\u2019s affairs when they can\u2019t even properly manage a single damn space station?\nWe\u2019ll have more from the always entertaining Laurence Jito after this quick commercial break.\n\nPlus, we speak to renowned astrophysicist, Mitsuhide Baumer, about his radical theory on what really happened to the Oretani jump point.\n\nDon\u2019t go anywhere. There\u2019s more Plain Truth coming your way."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":26,"created_at":"2018-05-30T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"7 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-04-28 14:36:22","valid_relations":["images","links","translations"],"prev_id":16602,"next_id":16605}}