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Well, that'll change your point of view.

Why does the Federation ally itself with the Rutians?

- Yes, I'm aware of them. - Then would it be accurate

- Without my permission? - If you don't follow orders...

We have only a few minutes before our next meeting, doctor.

Now it's just an excuse for more violence.

and Dr. Crusher is insisting on attending--

but I have never subscribed to the theory

Now I'm fighting a big war against a more powerful adversary.

It doesn't matter to me. You wanna be hungry, be hungry.

and you say you're not involved.

- North America. - I've read your history books.

Except, we win.

that can monitor each of their movements,

There could be another bomb.

You don't sound very optimistic.

Any light they have must be artificially generated.

- Is your son on the ship? - Yes.

of being a hostage.

Are you referring to the Elway Theorem?

and it appears that terrorism is an effective way

that are investigating this new technology of theirs.

- He wants a meeting with you. - Oh, I'm sure he does.

What happened to your predecessors?

So the only way out is by the transporter

Space, the final frontier.

All right. You can go.

- I could become more persuasive. - No.

We have no reason to believe she's been hurt in any way.

To use this technology would be an irrational act.

Yet there are numerous examples when it was successful.

have attacked my ship.

These are Federation supplies.

We're getting closer to tracing their movements.