(So is this one.)

This is Commodore Field on the DIONYSUS.

I second Captain Karl's message. Everyone hold fire or fire to miss this turn. [We'll asume that's what the ANSHAR and APPALACHIA were doing last turn ;-) ]

If our "friends" do re-appear, do not open fire unless they fire on us. Lt. Cdr. McCarthy is right: we don't KNOW that these aliens are hostile and we don't want a repeat of the Minbari fiasco. But if they open fire on ANY EA ship, regardless of political loyalties, we ALL return fire.

If a couple turns go by and these aliens don't reappear, we can consider resuming our "discussion", but not until then!

DIONYSUS out.