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− [[File:Peter Steiner-Davion HBHS.jpg|thumb|right|Archon Peter Steiner-Davion in 3067]] + [[File:Archon Peter Steiner-Davion.jpg|thumb|right|Archon Peter Steiner-Davion in 3067]]
[[3067]] saw the return of the Whitting Conference to [[Tharkad]]. Despite that, Peter announced his intention to pull out of the League, citing financial constraints. His sentiment was echoed by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Prince-Regent Yvonne]] of the [[Federated Suns]]. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] was more scathing in his absentee remarks, but he also announced his intention to pull the [[Capellan Confederation]] out of the [[Star League]]. First Lord [[Christian Månsdottir]] admitted the provisional members, including the [[Taurian Concordat]] and [[Word of Blake]], and called for a vote of no confidence in the hope that such a vote would succeed and the other members could force them back in. The measure did have the required majority, however, and the [[Star League]] disbanded once more. The [[Word of Blake]], however, was not content. A radical element placed a great deal of hope of their interpretation of a prophecy that included the Star League. They attempted to force the Lyrans and FedSuns back into the League with a show of force around their capital worlds.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 12–13 and ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 172–173: "The Star League Failure"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 9–10: "Dawn of the Jihad"</ref> This failed, however, and they lashed out in a brutal war that lasted for fourteen years and engulfed all of humankind. [[3067]] saw the return of the Whitting Conference to [[Tharkad]]. Despite that, Peter announced his intention to pull out of the League, citing financial constraints. His sentiment was echoed by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Prince-Regent Yvonne]] of the [[Federated Suns]]. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] was more scathing in his absentee remarks, but he also announced his intention to pull the [[Capellan Confederation]] out of the [[Star League]]. First Lord [[Christian Månsdottir]] admitted the provisional members, including the [[Taurian Concordat]] and [[Word of Blake]], and called for a vote of no confidence in the hope that such a vote would succeed and the other members could force them back in. The measure did have the required majority, however, and the [[Star League]] disbanded once more. The [[Word of Blake]], however, was not content. A radical element placed a great deal of hope of their interpretation of a prophecy that included the Star League. They attempted to force the Lyrans and FedSuns back into the League with a show of force around their capital worlds.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 12–13 and ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 172–173: "The Star League Failure"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 9–10: "Dawn of the Jihad"</ref> This failed, however, and they lashed out in a brutal war that lasted for fourteen years and engulfed all of humankind.
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[[3067]] saw the return of the Whitting Conference to [[Tharkad]]. Despite that, Peter announced his intention to pull out of the League, citing financial constraints. His sentiment was echoed by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Prince-Regent Yvonne]] of the [[Federated Suns]]. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] was more scathing in his absentee remarks, but he also announced his intention to pull the [[Capellan Confederation]] out of the [[Star League]]. First Lord [[Christian Månsdottir]] admitted the provisional members, including the [[Taurian Concordat]] and [[Word of Blake]], and called for a vote of no confidence in the hope that such a vote would succeed and the other members could force them back in. The measure did have the required majority, however, and the [[Star League]] disbanded once more. The [[Word of Blake]], however, was not content. A radical element placed a great deal of hope of their interpretation of a prophecy that included the Star League. They attempted to force the Lyrans and FedSuns back into the League with a show of force around their capital worlds.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 12–13 and ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 172–173: "The Star League Failure"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 9–10: "Dawn of the Jihad"</ref> This failed, however, and they lashed out in a brutal war that lasted for fourteen years and engulfed all of humankind. | [[3067]] saw the return of the Whitting Conference to [[Tharkad]]. Despite that, Peter announced his intention to pull out of the League, citing financial constraints. His sentiment was echoed by [[Yvonne Steiner-Davion|Prince-Regent Yvonne]] of the [[Federated Suns]]. Chancellor [[Sun-Tzu Liao]] was more scathing in his absentee remarks, but he also announced his intention to pull the [[Capellan Confederation]] out of the [[Star League]]. First Lord [[Christian Månsdottir]] admitted the provisional members, including the [[Taurian Concordat]] and [[Word of Blake]], and called for a vote of no confidence in the hope that such a vote would succeed and the other members could force them back in. The measure did have the required majority, however, and the [[Star League]] disbanded once more. The [[Word of Blake]], however, was not content. A radical element placed a great deal of hope of their interpretation of a prophecy that included the Star League. They attempted to force the Lyrans and FedSuns back into the League with a show of force around their capital worlds.<ref>''Dawn of the Jihad'' and ''Blake Ascending'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 12–13 and ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 172–173: "The Star League Failure"</ref><ref>''Field Manual: 3085'', pp. 9–10: "Dawn of the Jihad"</ref> This failed, however, and they lashed out in a brutal war that lasted for fourteen years and engulfed all of humankind. | ||