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Protesters Demand Deescalation
Thousands Protest Against Increasing Escalation in the Northern Anantonese Ocean
October 6, 4704

Protesters at the March for Peace in Kaliburg

The recent destruction of a Kalistani diplomatic yacht which has resulted in the deaths of sixteen Kalistani citizens, including Louis Stevens, the Kalistani Ambassador to the World Congress has spread outrage across Kalistan. Soon after the fatal attack, which some in the government have blamed on the Dorvish Navy, a wave of outrage among the nationalist and warhawk circles prompted a strong call for action to be taken against Dorvik and the other foreign navies present in the Straights. However, these voices were washed out by calls for peace and deescalation across the nation.

These calls for peace have been spearheaded not by a small group of vocal, prominent activists, but rather by a mass movement among the common population. The days following the attack have been filled with protests, demonstrations, and speeches across Kalistan that have denounced the previous government policy of non-cooperation with foreign belligerents and demanded cooperation with Lourenne and other participating powers rather than continue to stand against them and risk the further shedding of Kalistani blood. The largest of these demonstrations has been the March for Peace, which has drawn tens of thousands of Kalistanis to the capital to march to and protest in front of the National Assembly.

The sentiments seem to be the same among the majority of the government and the cabinet, as evident by numerous politicians coming out in support of deescalation and cooperation. Leaks from a recent cabinet meeting have revealed that Premier John Colbert has agreed with the ideas of meeting with Lourennais representatives in order to discuss terms of deescalation and has even considered leaving the Security Council of the World Congress.

A sizable minority in the government have come out in opposition to deescalation and have even endorsed taking action against the belligerent foreign navies in the Straight, claiming that Kalistan should not allow the murder of its citizens to go unpunished. The most vocal among this group has been the Minister of Defense, General Omar Stimson, who has requested that the government declare a State of Insecurity so that the Ministry of Defense could begin to issue Letters of Marque against Dorvish and Lourennais vessels. However, no State of Insecurity has been declared and there are no signs that the government would take such a belligerent action, which would itself elicit increasingly belligerent responses from the rest of Terra.