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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Plot for STIV
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Date: Wed, 1-Aug-84 08:35:47 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug  1 08:35:47 1984
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{ We don't need no stinkin' starships... }

I keep hearing it.  "Yeah, well Kirk should get away with it because
he came back with a Klingon Warship."

Well, how does Starfleet know what happened out there?  For all they
know, Jim's ship went kerflooey by accident, so he just took over a
Klingon ship.  The Klingons have free reign on this one...they can
fake some nice broadcasts from their ship about how they were attacked
in the neutral zone by this Federation Starship.

See?  No one has any proof about what happened.  Remember, Starfleet
didn't see the movie.  All they know is that Jim Kirk went out in the
Enterprise and showed up at Vulcan with the Klingon Ship.  The Klingons
can put whatever filler in the middle that they want.

Now, let's see.  The Klingons are all upset and, once again, threatening
interstellar war if something isn't done about this silly renegade named
Jim Kirk and his band of militiamen.  Now, which do you think is more
important to Star Fleet: Jim Kirk's career/hide or the lives of billions
of people if the Klingons make good their threat and go to war?
Sorry, Jim, you're up shits creek.
--
"We haven't got a paddle.                                    Peter Merchant
 We haven't even got a boat!" -- Col. Hogan