Klingon Forces

Samji just nodded with respect at Captain Gould's apology and said, "Now, as I was saying, there were two incidents, one with the Alsea and one involving the Spectre. The Federation has declared both of these incidents acts of war. After years of cold war and hostilities between our peoples, it has finally come to a tipping point and forced us into a real war with the Klingons. It is clear it was their goal all along to attack us as soon as they could as we were licking our wounds from the Borg War. While we have a chance for Romulan hostilities to lessen and perhaps even finally make them into allies, our fragile peace with the Klingons that we have held onto for years is breaking."

Samji then acknowledged the images behind him and pointed to an old Klingon in the first spot. "This is J'mpok, male, age unknown. He succeeded Martok as Chancellor of the Klingon Empire after he slew Martok in ritual combat in 2393. He denies any knowledge or responsibility of either of these acts against the Federation and claims the Alsea attacked first. However, in response to the Federation's demand for an explanation, he withdrew from the Khitomer Accords and declared war."

Moving on to the second image, he said, "This is Ja'rod, son of Lursa, who was daughter of Ja'rod, his grandfather. Born a year before his mother's death, he is approximately 40 years old. As I previously mentioned, Ja'rod attacked the Alsea and attempted to destroy her. She got enough of an upper hand to send Ja'rod back to Klingon territory in a damaged Negh'Var. He will most likely be leading the assault once they recoup their losses and attack again."

"We believe because of the Alsea's efforts, their part in this will most likely be delayed, unlike that of the other two factions." He hoped the necessity for him to be authoritative earlier would not stifle any useful or necessary conversation going forward, so he added, "If anyone has anything to say, feel free... as long as it is about the Klingons, not the Anomaly, which we will be discussing in due time."