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Man: We interrupt our
regular evening schedule
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to bring you the following
special program.
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The interstellar
network news
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presents
36 hours on Babylon 5
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with your host Cynthia Torqueman
reporting live
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from the ISN news center
in Geneva.
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Good evening.
I'm Cynthia Torqueman.
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In the hundred or so years
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since humanity
went to the stars,
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we've established outposts
and colonies
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on over 2 dozen worlds
in 14 solar systems.
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Out of all those
far-flung outposts,
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only the Mars colony,
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plagued by scattered groups
of separatists
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who have used acts
of terror
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to intimidate
the Earth-loyal majority,
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has proven
more controversial
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than the Earth Alliance
station Babylon 5.
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Located in a sector
of space
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near Epsilon Eridani,
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designated
neutral territory,
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Babylon 5
has defied the odds
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and continued to operate
as a free port,
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a center for diplomacy,
and a showpiece
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for the Earth Alliance resources
and technologies division.
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From its highly publicized
debut 3 years ago,
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recent polls indicate
a growing dissatisfaction
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with the time, money,
and effort consumed
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by this space-born
community.
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So tonight we take you
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to the center
of the controversy.
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An ISN crew and I
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recently spent 36 hours
aboard Babylon 5
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asking hard questions
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and on occasion getting in
a little over our heads.
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In the process of putting
this report together,
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it didn't take us long
to learn
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the most important rule
of survival aboard Babylon 5--
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expect the unexpected.
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This footage was shot
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from our position
on the bridge
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of the Earth transport
heyerdahl
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on final approach
to Babylon 5.
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The voices you are hearing
are the ship's Captain
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and b-5 command and control.
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Mark.
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Ivanova: Confirmed,
heyerdahl.
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Narn transport natung,
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return to your holding
position at once.
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[Man speaking
Narn language]
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Centauri vessel malios,
break off.
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[Man yelling in
Narn language]
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A terrible explosion,
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conspiracy involving several
of these individuals,
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lies, deception,
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and the deaths
of hundreds of people--
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all this and more
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in 36 hours aboard
Babylon 5
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here on the interstellar
network news.
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We'll be back with our story
right after this break.
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Announcer: 36 hours
sponsored by...
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Exploring the past
to create a better future.
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The Babylon project was
our last best hope for peace--
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a self-contained world
5 miles long
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located in neutral territory...
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A place of commerce
and diplomacy
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for a quarter of a million
humans and aliens...
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A shining beacon in space,
all alone in the night.
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It was the dawn
of the third age of mankind,
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the year the great war
came upon us all.
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This is the story
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of the last
of the Babylon stations.
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The year is 2259.
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The name of the place is...
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Captioning made possible by
Warner Bros.
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30 minutes ago,
an armed vessel opened fire
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on a Centauri transport
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without warning
or explanation.
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The bodies of the dead
and wounded
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are being brought to
this central docking area
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for transfer to various
medlab facilities on Babylon 5,
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which are already working
beyond maximum capacity.
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Behind me is
Dr. Stephen Franklin,
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chief of staff.
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Doctor.
Dr. Franklin.
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Prep for immediate surgery
and full cat scan.
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Dr. Franklin,
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Cynthia Torqueman,
ISN news.
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What happened here?
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Somebody said something
about an ambush.
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Keep his head elevated
30 degrees minimum
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or he'll choke
on his own blood.
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Look, I'm sorry.
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Captain Sheridan,
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Cynthia Torqueman,
ISN news.
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Do you have any comment
on what just happened here?
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No, no comment
at this time. Doctor.
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What about the Narn vessel
that attacked the transport?
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We dispatched a fighter wing
to apprehend them.
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We won't know
anything more
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until they're in
protective custody.
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If you will excuse me,
please. Doctor.
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This is exactly
the kind of behavior
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that endangers
the very purpose of Babylon 5.
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This place is dedicated
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to finding peaceful solutions
to our problems.
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For the Narn to carry their
vendetta against our people
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into neutral territory
like this
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is reckless
and irresponsible.
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And though we mourn
our own losses,
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we have felt strongly
about our friends from Earth
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ever since we first
encountered your world
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a hundred years ago.
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To endanger your people
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for no reason...
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Then the attack
on your transport
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was completely
unprovoked.
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Of course.
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He's lying.
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Then can you tell us why
your ship opened fire
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on the Centauri transport?
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I'll issue
a statement
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after I've consulted
with my government.
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Are you saying your government
sanctioned this attack?
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No.
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Do you think attacks
of this nature
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put everybody aboard Babylon 5
in unnecessary jeopardy?
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We are already in
far greater jeopardy
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than you can
possibly imagine.
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For all the apparent danger
in this part of space,
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it seems to have had
little effect on travel.
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Nearly a quarter of a million
humans and aliens are here
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at any given moment.
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While most are in transit
to distant worlds,
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many others actually live
and work here.
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What does it take
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to call
a place like this home?
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Well, it's a job.
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I've been
in a lot worse places,
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let me tell you.
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It gets crazy
around here sometimes.
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You get 50, 60 ships a day
coming through here
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loading and unloading,
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and every last one
is a priority job,
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at least that's what
they tell us.
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Hey, watch those crates
over there.
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Get 'em over to the side.
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No, no. The other side.
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We had a couple
of problems here last year--
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tried to hit us
with some budget cuts.
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You know, same old song,
but that's the past.
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You got to go along
to get along.
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Overall,
I've found this to be
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a good working
environment
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and a valuable
experience.
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I've learned a lot
while I've been here.
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And you've never felt
that your safety
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has been compromised?
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No, ma'am.
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So this has been a positive
experience for you.
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You enjoy working
with everyone?
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Yes.
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It's a calm,
pleasant environment.
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I don't think
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I've ever seen anyone
get upset here.
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I guess
it's the old joke.
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You don't have to
be crazy to work here,
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but it helps.
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I suppose there is
a certain attraction
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to being out here
on the edge like this,
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a new frontier.
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New frontier
is right.
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When Babylon 5 went
on-line in 2257,
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oddsmakers
from new Vegas
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to Lloyd's of London
were predicting
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it wouldn't
last 6 months.
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Well, I've never been
very much on gambling.
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I've never quite
found the time for it.
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You were originally
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a starship Captain,
correct?
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Yeah.
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The agamemnon.
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She was a real beauty.
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One of the first
omega class destroyers
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to come off the construction
line after the war.
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Our job was
part military patrol,
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part diplomatic mission.
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We went around to most
of the nonaligned worlds,
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put in an appearance,
kept the peace,
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that sort of thing.
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Babylon 5
has been through
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some dramatic changes
in administration
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since it
became operational.
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Would you attribute
these changes
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to...bad management?
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Or, to quote former
Senator Hidoshi,
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"is this horse
just too big
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for anybody
to ride?"
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Changes are part
of the military life.
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Everybody goes into this
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knowing that tomorrow
you could be someplace
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that you hadn't even
heard of 24 hours ago.
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I've been stationed
so many places over the years
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I can't even remember
most of them,
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but you're right.
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Some days this is
one hell of a big horse.
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You know what the folks
back home don't understand,
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the ones who have
never left Earth,
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is just how dangerous
space can be.
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Aside from incidents
like this,
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just the everyday reality
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of living
your days and nights
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in a big tin can
surrounded by a vacuum.
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I remember my first time
on a transport
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on the moon-Mars run.
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I was just a kid, maybe 17.
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A buddy of mine
was messing around,
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zipping through the halls,
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and he hid
in one of the airlocks.
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I guess
he was going to try
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to scare us or something.
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I don't know.
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But just as I got close...
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He must have hit
the wrong button
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because the air doors
slammed shut,
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the space doors opened,
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and he just flew out
into space.
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And the one thing
they never tell you
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is that you don't die
instantly in a vacuum.
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He just hung there
against the black
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like a puppet with his strings
all tangled up...
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Or one of those old cartoons
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where you run off
the edge of the cliff
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and your legs keep going.
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You could see that
he was trying to breathe,
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but there was nothing.
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The one thing I remember
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when they pulled in
his body...
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His eyes were frozen.
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A lot of people make jokes
about spacing somebody,
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about shoving somebody
out an airlock.
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I don't think it's funny.
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Never will.
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Although the airlocks
on Babylon 5
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are considerably safer,
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the last 3 years have shown
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that the station itself
is anything but secure.
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In its first year
of operation,
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there were
half a dozen murders,
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3 acts of sabotage,
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including a bomb
that blew out 2 levels,
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and a barely averted attack
by the Vorlon empire.
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Since then, there have been
50 deaths by violence.
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So the question remains...
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Given its cost
in lives and money,
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is Babylon 5 serving
any useful purpose
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or, as we're about to see,
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is the whole thing
falling apart at the seams?
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I've just been briefed
by my government,
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and I'm prepared to issue
the following statement--
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the Centauri ship
that was attacked
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by one of our vessels
263
00:11:26,018 --> 00:11:28,453
was not simply
a commercial transport.
264
00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:31,456
It was secretly transferring
weapons of mass destruction
265
00:11:31,524 --> 00:11:33,958
to ships bound
for the front lines
266
00:11:34,026 --> 00:11:35,460
where they were to be used
267
00:11:35,528 --> 00:11:37,662
in the war
against our people.
268
00:11:37,730 --> 00:11:41,466
They have turned Babylon 5
into a weapons supply post,
269
00:11:41,534 --> 00:11:44,469
and we cannot allow this
to continue,
270
00:11:44,537 --> 00:11:49,139
even if it means shutting
down Babylon 5 completely.
271
00:11:51,077 --> 00:11:53,410
Announcer: 36 hours
on Babylon 5 continues
272
00:11:53,479 --> 00:11:54,712
with Cynthia Torqueman.
273
00:11:54,780 --> 00:11:56,214
According
to figures released
274
00:11:56,282 --> 00:11:58,950
by the newly formed office
of public morale,
275
00:11:59,018 --> 00:12:00,451
President William Clark
has risen
276
00:12:00,519 --> 00:12:03,154
to dramatic new levels
of popularity
277
00:12:03,223 --> 00:12:04,889
because of his
administration's emphasis
278
00:12:04,958 --> 00:12:06,858
on addressing the needs
of Earth.
279
00:12:06,926 --> 00:12:09,160
As a result,
recent hearings in Earthdome
280
00:12:09,229 --> 00:12:12,163
have openly questioned
how much time and money
281
00:12:12,232 --> 00:12:13,931
should be invested
in a project
282
00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,133
that seems perpetually
bogged down
283
00:12:16,202 --> 00:12:17,735
in nonhuman conflict.
284
00:12:17,803 --> 00:12:21,739
So we took that question
to Senator Ronald Quantrell.
285
00:12:21,807 --> 00:12:23,507
Well, obviously,
Babylon 5 is something
286
00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:26,543
President Santiago
believed in very strongly,
287
00:12:26,612 --> 00:12:28,012
and I think we owe it
to his memory
288
00:12:28,081 --> 00:12:29,813
to try and make it work.
289
00:12:29,883 --> 00:12:32,816
That doesn't exactly sound
like a ringing endorsement.
290
00:12:32,886 --> 00:12:35,819
Well, clearly we've
taken a lot of heat,
291
00:12:35,889 --> 00:12:37,255
and the cost overruns
292
00:12:37,323 --> 00:12:40,691
have been appropriately
astronomical,
293
00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:42,026
but let's remember
that the Babylon project
294
00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:45,029
was conceived right after
the Earth-Minbari war.
295
00:12:45,098 --> 00:12:47,664
At that time, the idea
of a diplomatic station
296
00:12:47,733 --> 00:12:48,900
designed to keep
anything like that
297
00:12:48,968 --> 00:12:52,003
from happening again
was very appealing.
298
00:12:52,071 --> 00:12:53,537
And now?
299
00:12:53,606 --> 00:12:55,039
Now?
300
00:12:55,108 --> 00:13:00,044
Well...it's still
too early to tell.
301
00:13:00,113 --> 00:13:02,046
Certainly we've rebuilt
our military forces
302
00:13:02,115 --> 00:13:03,314
to a point
far in advance
303
00:13:03,383 --> 00:13:05,549
of where they were
14 years ago.
304
00:13:05,618 --> 00:13:07,684
If the Earth-Minbari
war started today,
305
00:13:07,753 --> 00:13:11,322
things might have gone
a little differently.
306
00:13:11,391 --> 00:13:12,856
So while I'm not sure
307
00:13:12,926 --> 00:13:15,826
how much
concrete benefit
308
00:13:15,895 --> 00:13:19,063
we really derive from
Babylon 5 any longer,
309
00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:21,698
I suppose
it still does keep us
310
00:13:21,767 --> 00:13:24,068
in a highly visible
position
311
00:13:24,137 --> 00:13:25,569
with other races,
312
00:13:25,638 --> 00:13:27,671
and, of course,
it's very important
313
00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:30,607
to interstellar
commerce and trade.
314
00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:36,780
Well, with all due respect
to Senator Quantrell,
315
00:13:36,849 --> 00:13:39,516
speaking as someone
who did his part
316
00:13:39,585 --> 00:13:40,918
in the front lines,
317
00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:42,920
I'd have to say we still
haven't fully recovered
318
00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:44,755
from the Minbari war,
319
00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:47,624
and we haven't anywhere near
the level of technology
320
00:13:47,693 --> 00:13:50,928
we would need in the event
of another major conflict.
321
00:13:50,997 --> 00:13:53,230
And anybody who thinks that
we could hold our own
322
00:13:53,299 --> 00:13:55,599
against the Minbari,
the Centauri,
323
00:13:55,668 --> 00:13:57,601
and, god forbid,
the Vorlons,
324
00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,937
is just plain
kidding himself.
325
00:14:00,006 --> 00:14:01,672
You sound angry
about it.
326
00:14:01,740 --> 00:14:03,574
No...
327
00:14:03,642 --> 00:14:05,076
I'm not.
328
00:14:05,144 --> 00:14:07,945
It just sounds to me
329
00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:10,448
like jingoism
and self-deception
330
00:14:10,516 --> 00:14:12,016
and armchair quarterbacking.
331
00:14:12,085 --> 00:14:14,285
Anytime you lose a war,
332
00:14:14,354 --> 00:14:16,187
you just wait
a few years,
333
00:14:16,255 --> 00:14:17,554
and you'll hear
from everyone
334
00:14:17,623 --> 00:14:19,123
who thought that
we could have won
335
00:14:19,192 --> 00:14:20,757
if they had done
the fighting.
336
00:14:20,826 --> 00:14:22,293
Except, of course,
Captain,
337
00:14:22,362 --> 00:14:24,628
we didn't lose
the war.
338
00:14:24,697 --> 00:14:27,931
The Minbari
did surrender.
339
00:14:32,705 --> 00:14:33,770
Of course.
340
00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:37,041
Who are the people
who run Babylon 5,
341
00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:39,043
and what do they do here?
342
00:14:39,112 --> 00:14:41,045
What are their hopes
and dreams?
343
00:14:41,114 --> 00:14:43,614
I'm standing at what's
called the observation dome,
344
00:14:43,682 --> 00:14:44,982
or c and c,
345
00:14:45,051 --> 00:14:47,051
short for
command and control.
346
00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,585
When the Captain
is otherwise engaged
347
00:14:48,654 --> 00:14:50,554
with diplomatic
or business affairs,
348
00:14:50,623 --> 00:14:52,423
this place is under
the watchful eye
349
00:14:52,492 --> 00:14:55,459
of its perky and energetic
Commander Susan Ivanova.
350
00:14:55,528 --> 00:14:57,061
Man: We're all green
down here.
351
00:14:57,130 --> 00:14:59,696
Make one more sweep,
pulling in whatever you got,
352
00:14:59,765 --> 00:15:00,964
then head for the barn.
353
00:15:01,034 --> 00:15:02,066
Commander Ivanova,
354
00:15:02,135 --> 00:15:03,200
would you mind
telling us
355
00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:04,668
what it is
you're doing here?
356
00:15:04,737 --> 00:15:06,870
We're investigating
Ambassador G'kar's allegations
357
00:15:06,939 --> 00:15:09,073
that the Centauri transport
was carrying weapons,
358
00:15:09,142 --> 00:15:10,574
justifying
his government's attack.
359
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:13,244
The hasmat team outside
is checking the debris
360
00:15:13,312 --> 00:15:14,978
for any unusual levels
of radiation
361
00:15:15,048 --> 00:15:17,048
or trace elements that could
indicate the presence
362
00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:18,649
of unauthorized weapons.
363
00:15:18,717 --> 00:15:20,117
While we wait
for the analysis,
364
00:15:20,186 --> 00:15:22,319
would you mind telling us
a little about yourself...
365
00:15:22,388 --> 00:15:23,487
How you got here?
366
00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:25,156
Well, there's really
not much to tell.
367
00:15:25,224 --> 00:15:27,491
I was born
in the Russian Consortium,
368
00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,993
but spent most of my life
at school abroad.
369
00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:32,163
Graduated
from o.T.C. 10 years ago.
370
00:15:32,231 --> 00:15:34,432
How did you come
to join Earthforce?
371
00:15:34,500 --> 00:15:36,767
After my brother ganya
was killed in the war,
372
00:15:36,835 --> 00:15:40,003
I felt that I had to try
and finish what he started.
373
00:15:40,073 --> 00:15:41,505
But, of course,
as my luck runs,
374
00:15:41,574 --> 00:15:44,141
the war was over
before I saw any action.
375
00:15:44,210 --> 00:15:45,742
Now, Commander,
376
00:15:45,811 --> 00:15:48,446
I'm sure there's more
to your story than that.
377
00:15:48,514 --> 00:15:50,747
Yes.
378
00:15:51,650 --> 00:15:53,016
What do I hope for?
379
00:15:53,086 --> 00:15:55,018
I hope to get through
this interview
380
00:15:55,088 --> 00:15:56,520
without
getting myself fired.
381
00:15:56,589 --> 00:15:59,323
How's that for a start?
382
00:15:59,392 --> 00:16:00,991
I don't know.
It's one of those questions
383
00:16:01,060 --> 00:16:02,526
I don't think about
in words,
384
00:16:02,595 --> 00:16:03,794
maybe because so many times
385
00:16:03,862 --> 00:16:06,397
it seems like
if I say what I want,
386
00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:08,031
it never comes.
387
00:16:08,101 --> 00:16:09,866
There must be
something.
388
00:16:12,105 --> 00:16:13,537
Yeah.
389
00:16:13,606 --> 00:16:16,207
There are little hopes,
I guess.
390
00:16:19,112 --> 00:16:21,145
Every day I get up,
391
00:16:21,214 --> 00:16:22,546
and I hope
nothing will happen.
392
00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:27,284
I'd love to be just bored
out of my skull for 24 hours,
393
00:16:27,353 --> 00:16:30,421
and, uh...
I guess I keep hoping
394
00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:34,024
that someday, somewhere
I'll make a difference,
395
00:16:34,093 --> 00:16:35,326
that at the end
of the day,
396
00:16:35,394 --> 00:16:37,561
everything that
we've gone through here
397
00:16:37,630 --> 00:16:40,564
for the past few years
will mean something.
398
00:16:40,633 --> 00:16:41,565
[Beep]
399
00:16:41,634 --> 00:16:43,134
Yeah.
400
00:16:43,202 --> 00:16:45,636
Ivanova: Garibaldi, we just
got back the hasmat report.
401
00:16:45,704 --> 00:16:47,571
We've got a problem.
402
00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:50,374
See what I mean?
Always something.
403
00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:52,676
So far, we've spent
most of our time here
404
00:16:52,745 --> 00:16:54,211
talking to the humans,
405
00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,514
but aliens make up
roughly 42%
406
00:16:56,582 --> 00:16:58,482
of Babylon 5's population.
407
00:16:58,551 --> 00:17:00,151
Many of them live here
408
00:17:00,219 --> 00:17:02,486
in the so-called
alien sector,
409
00:17:02,555 --> 00:17:03,987
which provides
alternate atmospheres
410
00:17:04,056 --> 00:17:06,023
for 14 different species.
411
00:17:06,091 --> 00:17:08,091
Ironically, the alien sector
412
00:17:08,161 --> 00:17:09,460
is how the aliens here
413
00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:12,229
refer to the human part
of the station,
414
00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:16,300
proving once again
that beauty and the beast
415
00:17:16,369 --> 00:17:18,669
are in the eye
of the beholder.
416
00:17:23,242 --> 00:17:25,942
Probably the most elusive
of all the aliens
417
00:17:26,011 --> 00:17:27,444
is Ambassador
Kosh nerannick,
418
00:17:27,513 --> 00:17:29,946
a representative
of the Vorlon empire
419
00:17:30,015 --> 00:17:31,948
sent here roughly
2 years ago.
420
00:17:32,017 --> 00:17:33,950
Nothing is known
of the Vorlons.
421
00:17:34,019 --> 00:17:35,452
In fact,
3 expeditions sent
422
00:17:35,521 --> 00:17:36,953
into Vorlon space
over the years
423
00:17:37,022 --> 00:17:38,955
have never returned.
424
00:17:39,024 --> 00:17:41,625
The Vorlon government said
they had met with accidents
425
00:17:41,694 --> 00:17:44,395
and suggested
no further expeditions.
426
00:17:44,463 --> 00:17:46,330
Even their appearance
is a mystery,
427
00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:47,464
compounded by the fact
428
00:17:47,533 --> 00:17:49,466
that Ambassador Kosh
can only leave his quarters
429
00:17:49,535 --> 00:17:50,967
in an encounter suit,
430
00:17:51,036 --> 00:17:52,469
which contains
his atmosphere
431
00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:53,970
and other life-support
equipment.
432
00:17:54,039 --> 00:17:57,208
A few moments ago, while we
were setting up this shot,
433
00:17:57,276 --> 00:17:58,875
we got our first glimpse
of the Vorlon
434
00:17:58,944 --> 00:18:01,412
as he was leaving
his quarters just behind me.
435
00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,180
This is an ISN exclusive
436
00:18:03,249 --> 00:18:05,849
presented here
for the first time.
437
00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:07,818
It's Ambassador Kosh
over here!
438
00:18:07,886 --> 00:18:09,320
Mackey, quick! The camera!
439
00:18:09,388 --> 00:18:10,821
Ambassador Kosh! Ambassador!
440
00:18:10,889 --> 00:18:12,323
Cynthia Torqueman,
ISN news.
441
00:18:12,391 --> 00:18:13,957
Can we ask you
a few questions?
442
00:18:14,026 --> 00:18:15,492
Ambassador Kosh!
443
00:18:15,561 --> 00:18:17,994
Did we get that?
Tell me we got that.
444
00:18:18,063 --> 00:18:19,230
Did we get it?
445
00:18:19,298 --> 00:18:21,232
Second in elusiveness
to the Vorlon
446
00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:23,734
is Ambassador Delenn
of the Minbari federation.
447
00:18:23,802 --> 00:18:26,270
After initially refusing
several requests
448
00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:27,338
for an interview,
449
00:18:27,406 --> 00:18:29,306
she finally agreed
to talk to us.
450
00:18:29,375 --> 00:18:30,807
Since very few humans
451
00:18:30,876 --> 00:18:32,943
have ever been allowed
on Minbar,
452
00:18:33,011 --> 00:18:34,211
perhaps you could start
by telling us
453
00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,947
a little
about your world.
454
00:18:37,015 --> 00:18:39,450
We are the seventh
planet from our sun.
455
00:18:39,518 --> 00:18:41,552
Almost one-quarter
of Minbari is covered
456
00:18:41,621 --> 00:18:43,954
by our north polar
ice cap.
457
00:18:44,022 --> 00:18:46,957
Because our world is rich
with crystalline deposits,
458
00:18:47,025 --> 00:18:49,025
many of our cities
are cut directly
459
00:18:49,094 --> 00:18:50,961
out of
crystal formations.
460
00:18:51,029 --> 00:18:53,497
During the spring,
461
00:18:53,566 --> 00:18:55,666
the patterns of color
caused by the light
462
00:18:55,735 --> 00:18:58,469
are breathtaking.
463
00:19:00,038 --> 00:19:02,973
Let's see. What else?
464
00:19:03,041 --> 00:19:05,108
We have 3 basic
languages--
465
00:19:05,177 --> 00:19:08,545
Len'a, Feek,
and Adronato,
466
00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:10,748
which is the language of
the religious caste.
467
00:19:10,816 --> 00:19:12,916
Can you give us
an example of Adronato?
468
00:19:14,553 --> 00:19:16,654
[Speaking in
Adronato language]
469
00:19:20,058 --> 00:19:23,727
I am your friend
in peace.
470
00:19:23,796 --> 00:19:25,763
Your appearance, though,
471
00:19:25,831 --> 00:19:30,000
isn't typical of your people,
is it?
472
00:19:30,068 --> 00:19:31,001
No.
473
00:19:31,069 --> 00:19:32,503
According
to station records,
474
00:19:32,571 --> 00:19:35,005
you looked quite different
a year ago.
475
00:19:35,073 --> 00:19:37,073
I volunteered
for this change
476
00:19:37,142 --> 00:19:38,275
in the hope
that it would lead
477
00:19:38,344 --> 00:19:39,276
to a better
understanding
478
00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:40,778
between our peoples.
479
00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:42,446
Over 1/4 of a million
humans were killed
480
00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:44,415
in the war
with your people.
481
00:19:44,483 --> 00:19:47,083
How do you think the families
of those victims will feel
482
00:19:47,152 --> 00:19:49,986
about your change?
483
00:19:50,055 --> 00:19:51,689
I, uh...
484
00:19:53,058 --> 00:19:54,491
I don't know.
485
00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:55,992
I, uh...
486
00:19:56,061 --> 00:19:58,796
I would hope...
487
00:19:58,864 --> 00:20:01,298
I think
they would feel hurt...
488
00:20:01,367 --> 00:20:02,466
Betrayed...
489
00:20:02,535 --> 00:20:04,501
That by assuming
a human face,
490
00:20:04,570 --> 00:20:06,002
you are taking
a part of us
491
00:20:06,071 --> 00:20:08,004
you're not entitled to.
492
00:20:08,073 --> 00:20:10,674
What would you say
to them,
493
00:20:10,743 --> 00:20:13,210
to all the husbands
and wives
494
00:20:13,278 --> 00:20:15,212
and children
and brothers and sisters
495
00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:16,814
of the people
who were killed
496
00:20:16,882 --> 00:20:18,415
in the war
with your people
497
00:20:18,484 --> 00:20:22,853
and now see a Minbari
with a human face?
498
00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:24,588
I'm, uh...
499
00:20:25,991 --> 00:20:27,424
I'm sorry.
500
00:20:27,493 --> 00:20:29,593
Can we stop this?
501
00:20:30,863 --> 00:20:31,928
Please?
502
00:20:31,997 --> 00:20:33,430
P.A.: Ambassador Delenn,
503
00:20:33,499 --> 00:20:35,265
you're needed
in the council chambers.
504
00:20:37,002 --> 00:20:38,669
Ambassador.
505
00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:42,939
Ambassador Delenn.
506
00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:47,143
We've been informed there's
been a new development
507
00:20:47,212 --> 00:20:48,311
in the Narn attack.
508
00:20:48,381 --> 00:20:49,880
The Babylon 5
advisory council
509
00:20:49,948 --> 00:20:51,482
and the league
of nonaligned worlds
510
00:20:51,550 --> 00:20:52,850
have been convened
to hear this update.
511
00:20:52,918 --> 00:20:54,251
We've been given permission
to record these proceedings
512
00:20:54,319 --> 00:20:55,586
in the council chambers.
513
00:20:55,654 --> 00:20:57,954
Thanks to Commander Ivanova's
investigation,
514
00:20:58,023 --> 00:21:00,991
we have proof of what
we've been saying all along.
515
00:21:01,059 --> 00:21:03,460
An inspection
of the destroyed Centauri
516
00:21:03,529 --> 00:21:04,961
has found conclusive proof
517
00:21:05,030 --> 00:21:06,864
that she was carrying
fusion bombs
518
00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:08,965
and support equipment
for ion cannons,
519
00:21:09,034 --> 00:21:11,468
mass drivers,
and heavy-energy weapons.
520
00:21:11,537 --> 00:21:13,103
[Shouting]
521
00:21:15,541 --> 00:21:17,474
We have already filed
a complaint
522
00:21:17,543 --> 00:21:18,975
with the Centauri government
523
00:21:19,044 --> 00:21:21,978
on the grounds that Babylon 5
is neutral territory
524
00:21:22,047 --> 00:21:23,980
and is not to be used
525
00:21:24,049 --> 00:21:26,983
as a staging ground
or a munitions depot.
526
00:21:27,052 --> 00:21:28,985
If I may make
an observation--
527
00:21:29,054 --> 00:21:30,521
it is this kind
or irresponsible activity
528
00:21:30,589 --> 00:21:33,490
that endangers this station
and everyone here!
529
00:21:33,559 --> 00:21:34,991
It will not be tolerated!
530
00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:36,993
Weapons are transferred
outside the station,
531
00:21:37,062 --> 00:21:38,495
ship to ship.
532
00:21:38,564 --> 00:21:40,597
The risk to Babylon 5
is minimal.
533
00:21:40,666 --> 00:21:43,500
We've already seen your
minimal risk, Ambassador.
534
00:21:43,569 --> 00:21:46,503
Caused by their attack
on one of our vessels.
535
00:21:46,572 --> 00:21:48,004
Our ships have the right
536
00:21:48,073 --> 00:21:50,006
to carry any cargo
they choose.
537
00:21:50,075 --> 00:21:52,509
We will not surrender
our sovereign rights.
538
00:21:52,578 --> 00:21:54,511
Sovereign rights
of any race end
539
00:21:54,580 --> 00:21:56,012
when they threaten
innocents.
540
00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:58,014
They're doing
what they always do,
541
00:21:58,083 --> 00:22:00,016
using details
to distract us
542
00:22:00,085 --> 00:22:02,519
from doing
what must be done!
543
00:22:02,588 --> 00:22:04,888
There are 7 more
Centauri vessels
544
00:22:04,957 --> 00:22:06,957
berthed outside,
545
00:22:07,025 --> 00:22:08,024
and I have reason
to believe
546
00:22:08,093 --> 00:22:09,526
that they
also carry weapons
547
00:22:09,595 --> 00:22:11,394
of mass destruction
548
00:22:11,464 --> 00:22:13,029
to be used
against our people.
549
00:22:13,098 --> 00:22:14,164
My government
demands
550
00:22:14,232 --> 00:22:15,766
that these ships
be impounded
551
00:22:15,835 --> 00:22:17,534
and their weapons
seized!
552
00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:20,537
No, no, no!
We will not allow this!
553
00:22:20,606 --> 00:22:22,539
This is Babylon 5 space,
554
00:22:22,608 --> 00:22:25,041
and here
we have sovereign rights.
555
00:22:25,110 --> 00:22:27,043
Our ships will
defend themselves
556
00:22:27,112 --> 00:22:30,046
against any
who try to seize them!
557
00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:33,817
Perhaps if the transports
return to Centauri space--
558
00:22:33,886 --> 00:22:35,385
no! We cannot
allow those ships
559
00:22:35,454 --> 00:22:36,553
to leave here
with their weapons.
560
00:22:36,622 --> 00:22:38,054
They'll just turn
right around
561
00:22:38,123 --> 00:22:39,556
and use them
against us.
562
00:22:39,625 --> 00:22:41,558
Then how do you intend to--
563
00:22:41,627 --> 00:22:42,559
[rumbling]
564
00:22:42,628 --> 00:22:44,060
What the hell?
565
00:22:44,129 --> 00:22:46,563
Captain, we need you
in c and c.
566
00:22:46,632 --> 00:22:49,132
We've got a shooting war
going on out here.
567
00:22:59,011 --> 00:23:00,544
The sounds you hear
are heavy weapons
568
00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:01,979
on the Narn and
Centauri vessels
569
00:23:02,047 --> 00:23:04,482
doing battle just
outside Babylon 5.
570
00:23:04,550 --> 00:23:06,717
The station is on
a priority 1 alert,
571
00:23:06,786 --> 00:23:08,786
and people are being
evacuated to shelters.
572
00:23:08,855 --> 00:23:11,489
We're en route to c and c
to try and cover the battle.
573
00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:13,457
As we speak, our vid systems
are being plugged
574
00:23:13,526 --> 00:23:15,359
into the station's
external cameras
575
00:23:15,427 --> 00:23:18,395
and communications systems,
and we should be seeing--
576
00:23:18,464 --> 00:23:19,997
man: Coming in, reading 5.
577
00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:21,899
Repeat 5
incoming hostiles.
578
00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:23,133
No reply.
579
00:23:23,202 --> 00:23:26,136
Got the beacon
targeting systems on-line.
580
00:23:26,205 --> 00:23:28,706
Man: Delta leader
to hostile vessels.
581
00:23:28,774 --> 00:23:30,975
You are ordered
to cease fire at once.
582
00:23:31,043 --> 00:23:32,142
Do you copy?
583
00:23:32,211 --> 00:23:34,144
You are ordered
to surrender,
584
00:23:34,213 --> 00:23:37,180
or we will open fire.
585
00:23:45,525 --> 00:23:46,557
Damage report.
586
00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:48,925
Levels brown 90 through
92 report damage.
587
00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:51,295
Hull breech in blue 70.
Dropping pressure doors!
588
00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:52,963
Get a repair crew
down there stat.
589
00:23:53,031 --> 00:23:54,798
Any reply yet?
Negative.
590
00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:56,266
Hostile forces continue
to fire at each other.
591
00:23:56,335 --> 00:23:57,668
They've started
targeting our ships.
592
00:23:57,737 --> 00:23:59,637
Man: Delta squad requesting
permission to fire.
593
00:23:59,705 --> 00:24:01,171
Ambassadors
Londo and G'kar
594
00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,940
say if we open fire
on their vessels,
595
00:24:03,009 --> 00:24:04,975
they'll consider it
an act of war.
596
00:24:09,148 --> 00:24:10,347
Screw them.
597
00:24:10,416 --> 00:24:12,016
We have a quarter million
people here to defend.
598
00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:14,518
If they won't stop this,
we will.
599
00:24:14,587 --> 00:24:17,087
All fighters, open fire.
Fire at will.
600
00:24:17,156 --> 00:24:18,656
Roger, Babylon control.
601
00:24:18,724 --> 00:24:20,758
Delta squad, open fire.
602
00:24:20,826 --> 00:24:23,226
Target engines
and navigation if possible,
603
00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,629
but if you have
to take them out, do it.
604
00:24:25,698 --> 00:24:27,031
Roger, leader.
605
00:24:27,099 --> 00:24:28,032
Come on.
606
00:24:28,100 --> 00:24:29,033
Come on.
607
00:24:29,101 --> 00:24:31,035
Heaters lit.
608
00:24:31,103 --> 00:24:33,037
Come to papa.
609
00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:34,038
Got it.
610
00:24:34,106 --> 00:24:35,039
Bombs away.
611
00:24:35,107 --> 00:24:37,074
This is 7.
Target's splashed.
612
00:24:37,142 --> 00:24:39,543
Woman: On red 14.
613
00:24:39,612 --> 00:24:41,478
Man: React, team 12.
614
00:24:41,547 --> 00:24:44,214
2 Narn vessels
destroyed.
615
00:24:44,283 --> 00:24:45,549
2 damaged and out
of the fight.
616
00:24:45,618 --> 00:24:46,784
Remaining
Centauri vessels
617
00:24:46,852 --> 00:24:47,818
are offering
to surrender.
618
00:24:47,887 --> 00:24:48,819
Pick them up,
bring them in,
619
00:24:48,888 --> 00:24:50,520
and throw them
in the brig.
620
00:24:50,590 --> 00:24:51,689
I want every one
of those ships
621
00:24:51,757 --> 00:24:53,057
scanned
for weapons.
622
00:24:53,125 --> 00:24:54,592
Tell Ambassadors
G'kar and Londo
623
00:24:54,660 --> 00:24:56,259
I want to see them
in chambers now.
624
00:24:56,328 --> 00:24:57,294
What if they refuse?
625
00:24:57,362 --> 00:24:58,796
Then you can
throw them in the--
626
00:24:58,864 --> 00:25:00,397
ahem.
627
00:25:00,466 --> 00:25:02,365
Man: Security, there
is a major riot
628
00:25:02,434 --> 00:25:05,069
going on
at the entrance...
629
00:25:05,137 --> 00:25:06,236
Then invite them again
630
00:25:06,305 --> 00:25:09,073
as firmly and as
politely as you can.
631
00:25:09,141 --> 00:25:11,575
This nonsense
has gone far enough.
632
00:25:11,644 --> 00:25:13,077
Man: Main generator
is down.
633
00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:14,344
We are backed up.
634
00:25:14,413 --> 00:25:16,847
The nonsense
Captain Sheridan referred to
635
00:25:16,916 --> 00:25:18,348
is the Narn-Centauri war,
636
00:25:18,417 --> 00:25:20,851
which, over the past
several months,
637
00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:22,352
has grown into a conflict
638
00:25:22,421 --> 00:25:24,588
which threatens to spill
into other systems
639
00:25:24,657 --> 00:25:27,457
and lead to an escalation
of hostilities.
640
00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:29,392
Prior to the battle
we just witnessed,
641
00:25:29,461 --> 00:25:32,129
ISN spoke with representatives
from both sides
642
00:25:32,197 --> 00:25:33,631
in order to
better understand
643
00:25:33,699 --> 00:25:35,866
the history
of this conflict.
644
00:25:35,935 --> 00:25:38,468
Roughly 150
of your years ago,
645
00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:41,371
the Centauri came
to our world.
646
00:25:41,440 --> 00:25:45,609
Narn was a green
and fertile place then.
647
00:25:45,678 --> 00:25:47,778
We greeted them
in peace
648
00:25:47,847 --> 00:25:50,881
and spent the next
100 years in chains,
649
00:25:50,950 --> 00:25:52,816
but we never
gave up hope.
650
00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:55,619
We formed a resistance,
learned their secrets,
651
00:25:55,688 --> 00:25:57,487
turned their own
machines against them,
652
00:25:57,556 --> 00:25:59,757
and finally drove them
from our world.
653
00:25:59,825 --> 00:26:01,725
How did you become involved
with the resistance?
654
00:26:01,794 --> 00:26:04,962
[Sighs]
655
00:26:05,031 --> 00:26:07,665
My family lived
in g'kamizad,
656
00:26:07,733 --> 00:26:09,967
one of the larger
cities on Narn.
657
00:26:10,036 --> 00:26:13,971
My father served
in a Centauri household
658
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:17,407
during the last years
of the rebellion.
659
00:26:17,476 --> 00:26:19,977
I was barely a pouchling
at the time.
660
00:26:20,046 --> 00:26:21,478
My mother was ill,
661
00:26:21,547 --> 00:26:24,481
unable to escape
through the underground,
662
00:26:24,550 --> 00:26:25,983
so we all stayed.
663
00:26:26,052 --> 00:26:27,985
It was a difficult time.
664
00:26:28,054 --> 00:26:30,988
We were striking deep
into Centauri resources.
665
00:26:31,057 --> 00:26:32,990
Things were tense.
666
00:26:33,059 --> 00:26:36,994
One day, my father
spilled a cup of hot jala
667
00:26:37,063 --> 00:26:40,497
on the mistress
of the house, and...
668
00:26:40,566 --> 00:26:43,167
And she had him killed.
669
00:26:44,570 --> 00:26:47,504
They took him out,
tied his hands together,
670
00:26:47,573 --> 00:26:51,508
and hung him from
a jawa tree for 3 days.
671
00:26:51,577 --> 00:26:54,511
I came to him
the last night,
672
00:26:54,580 --> 00:26:56,013
against
my mother's orders,
673
00:26:56,082 --> 00:26:59,016
and he looked
down at me.
674
00:26:59,085 --> 00:27:02,619
He said he was proud
and to go and fight
675
00:27:02,688 --> 00:27:07,024
and be all the things
he never was,
676
00:27:07,093 --> 00:27:08,726
then he died.
677
00:27:10,096 --> 00:27:12,529
The next morning,
I ran away
678
00:27:12,598 --> 00:27:15,532
and killed
my first Centauri.
679
00:27:15,601 --> 00:27:18,535
Why do you think
they invaded back then?
680
00:27:18,604 --> 00:27:20,037
Ah!
681
00:27:20,106 --> 00:27:22,039
Why does any
advanced civilization
682
00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:25,642
seek to destroy
a less advanced one?
683
00:27:25,711 --> 00:27:27,644
Because the land is
strategically valuable,
684
00:27:27,713 --> 00:27:28,979
because
there are resources
685
00:27:29,048 --> 00:27:31,314
that can be cultivated
and exploited,
686
00:27:31,383 --> 00:27:34,952
but most of all,
simply because they can.
687
00:27:35,020 --> 00:27:36,820
You have experienced
much the same
688
00:27:36,889 --> 00:27:38,321
on your own world.
689
00:27:38,390 --> 00:27:43,493
There are humans for whom
the words "never again"
690
00:27:43,562 --> 00:27:47,697
carry special meaning
as they do for us.
691
00:27:47,767 --> 00:27:50,801
How do you
respond to reports
692
00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:52,702
that your military
has lost 6
693
00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:54,704
out of the last
7 engagements
694
00:27:54,774 --> 00:27:56,706
with the Centauri forces,
695
00:27:56,776 --> 00:27:58,475
and now the war
consists mainly of
696
00:27:58,543 --> 00:28:01,278
holding actions
and forced retreats?
697
00:28:01,346 --> 00:28:02,946
Centauri propaganda.
698
00:28:03,015 --> 00:28:07,151
We will never fall back.
We will never surrender!
699
00:28:09,155 --> 00:28:11,054
When we first met the Narn,
700
00:28:11,123 --> 00:28:13,957
they were, what,
a primitive people.
701
00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:16,960
We gave them technology
centuries ahead of their own,
702
00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:19,163
took them with us
to the stars,
703
00:28:19,231 --> 00:28:21,464
taught them laws,
civilized them.
704
00:28:21,533 --> 00:28:25,169
They repaid us
with terror and death.
705
00:28:25,237 --> 00:28:26,636
You're saying
the Centauri
706
00:28:26,705 --> 00:28:28,605
originally came
to help the Narn?
707
00:28:28,674 --> 00:28:30,573
Of course,
708
00:28:30,642 --> 00:28:32,776
and at considerable expense,
I might add,
709
00:28:32,845 --> 00:28:34,477
which is why
we finally left.
710
00:28:34,546 --> 00:28:37,981
We wished them well,
but the cost, you see.
711
00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:40,150
You weren't driven off
the Narn homeworld?
712
00:28:40,219 --> 00:28:43,486
Please. The Narn have
rewritten history enough,
713
00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:44,988
don't you think?
714
00:28:45,057 --> 00:28:46,990
If they wanted us gone,
715
00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:49,993
we were hardly going
to force the issue,
716
00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:51,494
but ever since,
717
00:28:51,563 --> 00:28:55,199
they have grown more
and more irrational,
718
00:28:55,267 --> 00:28:57,500
have gone out
of their way to harm us,
719
00:28:57,569 --> 00:28:59,502
to seize entire territory.
720
00:28:59,571 --> 00:29:02,639
Finally, we had
to take a stand.
721
00:29:02,708 --> 00:29:05,175
They were the ones who
declared war, remember...
722
00:29:05,244 --> 00:29:06,509
Not us.
723
00:29:06,578 --> 00:29:09,679
We want only peace.
724
00:29:11,283 --> 00:29:12,716
We want only peace--
725
00:29:12,784 --> 00:29:14,718
both sides
say the same thing,
726
00:29:14,786 --> 00:29:16,220
but as we've just seen,
727
00:29:16,288 --> 00:29:18,421
the reality is anything
but peaceful.
728
00:29:18,490 --> 00:29:19,923
With the skirmish outside
concluded
729
00:29:19,992 --> 00:29:21,424
and the captured
Centauri vessels
730
00:29:21,493 --> 00:29:23,426
about to undergo
a complete search,
731
00:29:23,495 --> 00:29:24,594
things seem to have
calmed down a bit.
732
00:29:24,663 --> 00:29:25,762
What is it?
733
00:29:25,831 --> 00:29:27,764
Jump point forming
in sector 7.
734
00:29:27,833 --> 00:29:28,866
Are they crazy?
735
00:29:28,934 --> 00:29:30,100
That's practically
on top of us!
736
00:29:30,169 --> 00:29:32,435
[Explosion]
737
00:29:32,504 --> 00:29:33,937
Reading one Centauri
battle cruiser.
738
00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:37,374
Do we still have a feed
from the external monitors?
739
00:29:41,013 --> 00:29:43,947
I've got Ambassador Mollari
on the link.
740
00:29:44,016 --> 00:29:45,448
Put him through.
741
00:29:45,517 --> 00:29:47,183
Ambassador Mollari,
742
00:29:47,252 --> 00:29:48,484
what the hell
is going on here?
743
00:29:48,554 --> 00:29:49,519
I'm sorry
this has come
744
00:29:49,588 --> 00:29:51,288
as such a surprise,
Commander,
745
00:29:51,357 --> 00:29:54,091
but I warned you
not to interfere.
746
00:29:54,159 --> 00:29:55,225
You have no right
747
00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:57,594
to search or detain
our ships.
748
00:29:57,662 --> 00:29:59,829
If we don't act
in our own defense,
749
00:29:59,899 --> 00:30:01,932
we invite
the same from others.
750
00:30:02,001 --> 00:30:03,500
Centauri cruiser
is arming weapons,
751
00:30:03,568 --> 00:30:04,734
opening her gun ports.
752
00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:08,205
The cruiser will
blockade Babylon 5
753
00:30:08,274 --> 00:30:09,539
until our ships
are returned
754
00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:12,910
to Centauri custody
intact and unopened.
755
00:30:12,978 --> 00:30:16,413
Any ship attempting to
enter or leave Babylon 5
756
00:30:16,481 --> 00:30:19,917
will be fired upon,
boarded, and sent back.
757
00:30:19,985 --> 00:30:23,954
We will use the minimum
possible level of force,
758
00:30:24,023 --> 00:30:25,588
but if provoked,
759
00:30:25,657 --> 00:30:28,425
we are prepared
to use deadly force,
760
00:30:28,493 --> 00:30:31,094
even against
Babylon 5 itself.
761
00:30:32,331 --> 00:30:36,099
Announcer: ISN--the galaxy's
most important network.
762
00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:41,438
John, why
aren't you outside
763
00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:43,440
playing with
the other kids?
764
00:30:43,508 --> 00:30:44,942
They hate me.
765
00:30:45,010 --> 00:30:46,443
Now, John--
766
00:30:46,511 --> 00:30:47,444
it's true.
767
00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:49,046
I'm just...
768
00:30:49,114 --> 00:30:52,249
I'm different, mom.
769
00:30:52,318 --> 00:30:54,584
I can feel what
they think about me,
770
00:30:54,653 --> 00:30:57,220
and they know I can.
771
00:30:57,289 --> 00:30:58,888
I called one
of them a liar
772
00:30:58,958 --> 00:31:01,491
because I knew he wasn't
telling the truth somehow,
773
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,528
and he just kept hitting me
until I said I was the liar.
774
00:31:05,597 --> 00:31:07,764
I don't know
what to do anymore.
775
00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:10,167
Don't worry,
Johnny.
776
00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:11,601
We'll take care
of it from here.
777
00:31:11,670 --> 00:31:12,769
Look, a psi-cop.
778
00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:14,371
That's right,
Johnny.
779
00:31:14,440 --> 00:31:16,139
You know, there are
a lot of other kids
780
00:31:16,208 --> 00:31:17,640
who feel just
the same way you do.
781
00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,376
They're confused
and afraid,
782
00:31:19,445 --> 00:31:21,311
but they
don't have to be.
783
00:31:21,380 --> 00:31:23,847
The problem isn't that
other kids don't like you.
784
00:31:23,915 --> 00:31:25,315
It's that
they don't understand you,
785
00:31:25,384 --> 00:31:26,816
but we do.
786
00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,418
You're special.
787
00:31:28,487 --> 00:31:32,055
You're a latent telepath
about to come into full bloom.
788
00:31:32,124 --> 00:31:33,957
My Johnny, a telepath?
789
00:31:34,026 --> 00:31:36,893
Probably, but to be sure,
take him down
790
00:31:36,962 --> 00:31:39,562
to the Psi-Corps testing center
first thing tomorrow.
791
00:31:39,631 --> 00:31:40,630
How do I find one?
792
00:31:40,699 --> 00:31:43,033
We're everywhere,
for your convenience.
793
00:31:43,102 --> 00:31:45,602
We have offices in schools,
in children's hospitals.
794
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:47,371
We even have mobile
testing centers
795
00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:48,605
that travel the country,
796
00:31:48,673 --> 00:31:50,073
and if he qualifies,
797
00:31:50,142 --> 00:31:53,343
we'll give him an education,
a job, a purpose,
798
00:31:53,412 --> 00:31:57,314
and we'll pay
all his bills for life.
799
00:31:57,383 --> 00:31:58,515
Oh, my.
800
00:31:58,583 --> 00:32:00,183
Heh heh.
801
00:32:01,153 --> 00:32:03,520
Oh, John,
I can't believe it.
802
00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:05,522
You've come so far.
Just look at you.
803
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,690
We're all so proud.
804
00:32:07,759 --> 00:32:10,160
And I'm proud to be
part of the Psi-Corps.
805
00:32:10,229 --> 00:32:11,428
So remember,
806
00:32:11,497 --> 00:32:13,196
if you know someone
who might be a telepath,
807
00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:15,265
or think you might
be one yourself,
808
00:32:15,334 --> 00:32:17,100
help them get
the help they need.
809
00:32:17,169 --> 00:32:18,902
Call the corps.
810
00:32:18,970 --> 00:32:20,003
Announcer:
Call government information
811
00:32:20,072 --> 00:32:22,139
for more on a Psi-Corps
center near you.
812
00:32:22,207 --> 00:32:23,706
This message brought to you
813
00:32:23,775 --> 00:32:25,242
by the ministry
for public information
814
00:32:25,310 --> 00:32:27,844
and your local Psi-Corps
recruitment office.
815
00:32:29,881 --> 00:32:32,615
As we enter our 30th hour
aboard Babylon 5,
816
00:32:32,684 --> 00:32:35,118
the Centauri-Narn crisis
has not diminished.
817
00:32:35,187 --> 00:32:37,120
The various parties
to the dispute
818
00:32:37,189 --> 00:32:39,488
have gathered
in council chambers behind me
819
00:32:39,557 --> 00:32:42,025
in closed session
to discuss the crisis.
820
00:32:42,094 --> 00:32:44,961
Meanwhile, all traffic
in or out of Babylon 5
821
00:32:45,030 --> 00:32:48,464
has come to a halt,
due to the Centauri blockade.
822
00:32:48,533 --> 00:32:50,967
Captain, any progress
in the negotiations?
823
00:32:51,036 --> 00:32:52,969
All sides
are still talking.
824
00:32:53,038 --> 00:32:54,637
That's all
I can say for now.
825
00:32:54,706 --> 00:32:56,072
Well, is it true that
some of the senate
826
00:32:56,141 --> 00:32:57,974
have suggested you
accommodate the Centauri
827
00:32:58,043 --> 00:33:01,978
by releasing their vessels
without further searches?
828
00:33:02,047 --> 00:33:04,814
As the Commander
of record on Babylon 5,
829
00:33:04,883 --> 00:33:06,750
I doubt that the senate
would attempt
830
00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:08,752
to undermine my position
in these negotiations
831
00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:11,988
by armchair
quarterbacking.
832
00:33:14,893 --> 00:33:18,427
Ambassador G'kar, do you
have anything to say?
833
00:33:18,496 --> 00:33:20,496
Only that this should
prove once and for all
834
00:33:20,565 --> 00:33:21,831
that the Centauri
are a menace
835
00:33:21,900 --> 00:33:23,733
to more than
just our world.
836
00:33:23,802 --> 00:33:25,835
This kind of thing
cannot be allowed,
837
00:33:25,904 --> 00:33:27,637
and we'll take whatever
steps necessary
838
00:33:27,705 --> 00:33:29,305
to make that perfectly
clear to them.
839
00:33:29,374 --> 00:33:30,506
Well, what does that mean?
840
00:33:30,575 --> 00:33:32,942
A-Ambassador G'kar?
841
00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:34,710
Certainly the events
on Babylon 5
842
00:33:34,780 --> 00:33:36,579
which took place
during your recent visit
843
00:33:36,648 --> 00:33:38,447
are emblematic of what
many of us on Earthdome
844
00:33:38,516 --> 00:33:40,483
have been worried about
for some time.
845
00:33:40,551 --> 00:33:42,418
By placing
an Earth installation
846
00:33:42,487 --> 00:33:43,719
between
warring factions,
847
00:33:43,789 --> 00:33:45,721
we risk being drawn
into a conflict
848
00:33:45,791 --> 00:33:47,056
that has nothing
to do with us
849
00:33:47,125 --> 00:33:49,492
or Earth interests.
850
00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,627
If we'd not been in
that place at that time,
851
00:33:51,696 --> 00:33:54,463
a terrible loss of life
might have been avoided.
852
00:33:54,532 --> 00:33:55,498
On the other hand, Senator,
853
00:33:55,566 --> 00:33:57,533
they are at war
with one another.
854
00:33:57,602 --> 00:33:58,968
People die in war.
855
00:33:59,037 --> 00:34:02,038
Yes, but it wouldn't have
happened in our backyard.
856
00:34:02,107 --> 00:34:03,539
What happened next came
857
00:34:03,608 --> 00:34:05,842
with the reluctant
support of Earthdome
858
00:34:05,911 --> 00:34:09,512
and, uh...
Hundreds of deaths.
859
00:34:09,580 --> 00:34:12,548
I don't see how we can
support that sort of thing.
860
00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:17,520
I'm only glad you made it
out alive, Cynthia.
861
00:34:17,588 --> 00:34:20,890
We need all the good
reporters we can get.
862
00:34:20,959 --> 00:34:22,892
10 minutes ago,
Captain Sheridan
863
00:34:22,961 --> 00:34:24,093
received
a coded transmission
864
00:34:24,162 --> 00:34:26,095
from Earthdome
on the current crisis.
865
00:34:26,164 --> 00:34:27,430
After considerable
negotiations,
866
00:34:27,498 --> 00:34:29,765
we've been allowed
back in to c and c...
867
00:34:29,835 --> 00:34:31,935
Captain John Sheridan,
Babylon 5,
868
00:34:32,003 --> 00:34:34,670
to Centauri cruiser.
869
00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:35,939
My government
has rejected your demand
870
00:34:36,007 --> 00:34:37,941
that we release your ships.
871
00:34:38,009 --> 00:34:40,343
We will not
consider any demand
872
00:34:40,411 --> 00:34:41,945
made under terrorist threat.
873
00:34:42,013 --> 00:34:44,447
We have activated
our defense grid
874
00:34:44,515 --> 00:34:46,115
and are prepared to defend
875
00:34:46,184 --> 00:34:47,951
all ships
coming through here.
876
00:34:48,019 --> 00:34:50,486
Any hostile action
taken by you
877
00:34:50,555 --> 00:34:52,956
against ships entering
or leaving this station
878
00:34:53,024 --> 00:34:56,960
will be considered an attack
on Babylon 5 itself,
879
00:34:57,028 --> 00:35:01,497
and we will
respond accordingly.
880
00:35:01,566 --> 00:35:04,200
If they send back a reply,
don't acknowledge it.
881
00:35:04,269 --> 00:35:05,301
Aye, Captain.
882
00:35:05,370 --> 00:35:06,469
We'll let them sweat
for a while.
883
00:35:06,537 --> 00:35:07,636
I hope this works.
884
00:35:07,705 --> 00:35:09,105
A defense grid can
probably hold them off,
885
00:35:09,174 --> 00:35:10,406
but the repercussions--
886
00:35:10,475 --> 00:35:12,575
ah, they're bluffing.
887
00:35:12,643 --> 00:35:13,776
I can't believe
888
00:35:13,845 --> 00:35:15,979
they'd take on
the whole station.
889
00:35:16,047 --> 00:35:19,883
That would bring Earth
on the side of Narn's.
890
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:21,484
The last thing
the Centauri want
891
00:35:21,552 --> 00:35:23,486
is a war on 2 fronts.
892
00:35:23,554 --> 00:35:25,989
Docking bay 9
just linked in.
893
00:35:26,057 --> 00:35:27,991
The transport's
ready to go.
894
00:35:28,059 --> 00:35:30,994
Bring her up.
Activate autopilot.
895
00:35:31,062 --> 00:35:32,996
We'll run the transport
from here,
896
00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:35,498
make sure no one
gets hurt.
897
00:35:35,566 --> 00:35:40,003
That's just in case
they're not bluffing.
898
00:35:40,071 --> 00:35:43,306
Bring the maintenance bots
around for a closer look.
899
00:35:43,375 --> 00:35:45,508
Woman: Move secure cam 23
to high overhead
900
00:35:45,576 --> 00:35:49,245
and maintbot 9-14
at 12 click intervals...
901
00:35:49,314 --> 00:35:51,314
You realize if they do
attack the transport,
902
00:35:51,383 --> 00:35:53,149
they'll turn around
and fire on us next,
903
00:35:53,218 --> 00:35:56,319
figuring we'll
have to retaliate.
904
00:35:56,388 --> 00:35:57,453
I know.
905
00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:04,027
Man: Transport,
maintain approach...
906
00:36:04,095 --> 00:36:06,029
All tracking stations...
907
00:36:06,097 --> 00:36:09,198
If you see their weapons
targeting us...
908
00:36:10,601 --> 00:36:12,936
Open fire.
909
00:36:16,741 --> 00:36:18,674
Any reply from the cruiser?
910
00:36:18,743 --> 00:36:20,910
Man: Negative, sir.
No response.
911
00:36:20,979 --> 00:36:22,545
Their weapons system
is still armed.
912
00:36:22,613 --> 00:36:24,013
I don't like this.
913
00:36:37,528 --> 00:36:38,962
Well, the transport's
through.
914
00:36:39,030 --> 00:36:40,296
We called their bluff.
915
00:36:40,365 --> 00:36:41,464
Man: Getting
a signal from
916
00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:42,798
the Centauri
cruiser.
917
00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:44,300
They want
to talk.
918
00:36:44,369 --> 00:36:46,669
Open a channel. Let's
be gracious about this.
919
00:36:46,737 --> 00:36:48,537
Captain, any thoughts
on the---
920
00:36:48,606 --> 00:36:49,772
second jump
point forming
921
00:36:49,841 --> 00:36:51,007
in sector 10.
922
00:36:57,282 --> 00:36:59,782
Looks like a Narn.
Oh, hell.
923
00:36:59,851 --> 00:37:01,650
Babylon control
to Narn cruiser.
924
00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:02,986
We do not--repeat--
925
00:37:03,054 --> 00:37:05,154
we do not
require assistance.
926
00:37:05,223 --> 00:37:06,489
Do not interfere.
927
00:37:06,557 --> 00:37:08,157
We have the situation
under control.
928
00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:09,158
Man:
Narn cruiser
929
00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,494
powering up
weapons systems.
930
00:37:11,562 --> 00:37:12,996
No. Listen to me.
931
00:37:13,064 --> 00:37:15,898
We do not need--
932
00:37:26,677 --> 00:37:27,676
Man: Firing.
933
00:37:27,745 --> 00:37:28,677
Back again.
934
00:37:28,746 --> 00:37:29,845
A Centauri hit.
935
00:37:29,914 --> 00:37:31,514
All civilians
to the shelters.
936
00:37:31,582 --> 00:37:32,681
Get me that cruiser,
937
00:37:32,750 --> 00:37:34,050
and I don't care
how you do it.
938
00:37:34,119 --> 00:37:36,552
Man: Aye, sir.
939
00:37:36,621 --> 00:37:37,686
Heavy damage.
940
00:37:42,527 --> 00:37:44,327
Close blast doors now!
941
00:37:45,230 --> 00:37:46,862
[Explosion]
942
00:37:46,931 --> 00:37:48,531
Ah!
943
00:37:58,443 --> 00:38:00,109
Narns have destroyed
the Centauri cruiser.
944
00:38:00,178 --> 00:38:01,377
They're trying
to open a jump point.
945
00:38:01,446 --> 00:38:02,378
Ivanova:
Can they make it?
946
00:38:02,447 --> 00:38:04,247
I don't think so.
They're hit bad.
947
00:38:04,315 --> 00:38:06,749
Jump engines
are malfunctioning.
948
00:38:24,069 --> 00:38:27,002
As journalists, we would be
remiss in our responsibilities
949
00:38:27,072 --> 00:38:28,504
if we suggested that events
950
00:38:28,573 --> 00:38:30,406
such as those
you've just witnessed
951
00:38:30,475 --> 00:38:33,109
were typical of
the situation on Babylon 5.
952
00:38:33,178 --> 00:38:36,679
Like anyone else, they have
good days and bad days,
953
00:38:36,747 --> 00:38:39,014
but there is no question
that it is a flash point
954
00:38:39,084 --> 00:38:41,817
that can only grow hotter
as time passes.
955
00:38:41,886 --> 00:38:44,820
And yet growth only comes
through pain and struggle,
956
00:38:44,889 --> 00:38:47,823
so perhaps we should allow
Babylon 5 time to realize
957
00:38:47,892 --> 00:38:50,326
or, one day,
even exceed the dreams
958
00:38:50,395 --> 00:38:51,827
we have invested in it.
959
00:38:51,896 --> 00:38:54,330
We'll be back with
some concluding thoughts
960
00:38:54,399 --> 00:38:56,332
right after this message.
961
00:38:58,737 --> 00:39:00,069
After the crisis was over,
962
00:39:00,138 --> 00:39:02,405
the debris cleared,
and the bodies counted,
963
00:39:02,474 --> 00:39:06,042
we asked the people involved
in this story one question--
964
00:39:06,110 --> 00:39:07,544
given the danger,
965
00:39:07,612 --> 00:39:09,846
at the end of the day,
as Mr. Garibaldi said,
966
00:39:09,915 --> 00:39:11,748
is it worth it?
967
00:39:11,817 --> 00:39:14,417
Absolutely. Sure,
when things get tense,
968
00:39:14,486 --> 00:39:16,218
we have to be careful.
969
00:39:16,287 --> 00:39:18,354
Our search of
the Centauri vessels we captured
970
00:39:18,423 --> 00:39:20,557
proved they were bringing in
weapons of mass destruction,
971
00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:22,058
off-loading them
outside the station,
972
00:39:22,126 --> 00:39:23,993
and sending them on
to the front lines.
973
00:39:24,062 --> 00:39:25,094
Now that we know that,
974
00:39:25,163 --> 00:39:26,796
we can make sure
it doesn't happen anymore.
975
00:39:26,865 --> 00:39:29,999
We learned.
That's what humans do.
976
00:39:30,068 --> 00:39:33,570
Misunderstandings aside...
977
00:39:33,638 --> 00:39:37,073
Yes, I definitely think
it's worth it.
978
00:39:37,141 --> 00:39:39,075
We must simply work harder
979
00:39:39,143 --> 00:39:43,079
to make sure we communicate
with one another
980
00:39:43,147 --> 00:39:47,083
to prevent this sort
of tragic situation
981
00:39:47,151 --> 00:39:49,018
from ever happening again.
982
00:39:50,154 --> 00:39:52,589
A violent attack
by Narn forces
983
00:39:52,657 --> 00:39:54,090
is an unacceptable response
984
00:39:54,158 --> 00:39:57,093
to a peaceful protest
by my government,
985
00:39:57,161 --> 00:39:59,596
and with
the intervention of Earth,
986
00:39:59,664 --> 00:40:02,331
perhaps we can keep them
987
00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:06,536
from making a similar
mistake in the future.
988
00:40:06,605 --> 00:40:08,605
I don't know anymore.
989
00:40:08,673 --> 00:40:12,141
I used to think so,
but now...
990
00:40:12,210 --> 00:40:13,710
Yes.
991
00:40:13,778 --> 00:40:15,211
Of course it is,
992
00:40:15,279 --> 00:40:16,546
for the simple reason
993
00:40:16,615 --> 00:40:20,116
that no one else would ever
build a place like this.
994
00:40:20,184 --> 00:40:22,552
Humans share
one unique quality.
995
00:40:22,621 --> 00:40:25,221
They build communities.
996
00:40:25,289 --> 00:40:27,223
If the Narns
or the Centauri
997
00:40:27,291 --> 00:40:29,559
or any other race
built a station like this,
998
00:40:29,628 --> 00:40:33,195
it would be used only
by their own people,
999
00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:36,733
but everywhere humans go,
they create communities
1000
00:40:36,801 --> 00:40:40,069
out of diverse and sometimes
hostile populations.
1001
00:40:40,138 --> 00:40:42,572
It is a great gift
1002
00:40:42,641 --> 00:40:45,575
and a terrible
responsibility...
1003
00:40:45,644 --> 00:40:48,745
One that cannot be abandoned.
1004
00:40:48,813 --> 00:40:50,046
Well...
1005
00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:51,047
[Sighs]
1006
00:40:51,115 --> 00:40:53,550
I guess we'll
just have to see...
1007
00:40:53,618 --> 00:40:55,552
Won't we?
1008
00:40:57,121 --> 00:41:00,289
All right. Med 2. Go. Go!
1009
00:41:00,358 --> 00:41:02,025
If we weren't
here right now,
1010
00:41:02,093 --> 00:41:04,561
half the people in
this room would be dead.
1011
00:41:04,629 --> 00:41:07,964
That should be a good enough
answer for anyone.
1012
00:41:08,033 --> 00:41:09,999
Sure.
What are you, kidding?
1013
00:41:10,068 --> 00:41:13,202
I have a retirement
pension to make.
1014
00:41:13,271 --> 00:41:16,673
Yes...
1015
00:41:16,741 --> 00:41:18,575
But not for any
of the reasons
1016
00:41:18,643 --> 00:41:20,910
that you've
probably been told.
1017
00:41:23,782 --> 00:41:28,084
The job of Babylon 5 is not
to enforce the peace.
1018
00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:31,487
It's to create the peace,
1019
00:41:31,556 --> 00:41:33,189
and this place was built
on the assumption that
1020
00:41:33,257 --> 00:41:38,094
we could work out our problems
and build a better future,
1021
00:41:38,162 --> 00:41:41,931
and that, to me,
is the key issue.
1022
00:41:44,102 --> 00:41:46,603
See, in the last few years...
1023
00:41:46,671 --> 00:41:48,871
We've stumbled.
1024
00:41:48,940 --> 00:41:52,274
We stumbled at the death
of the President, the war,
1025
00:41:52,343 --> 00:41:55,912
and on and on...
1026
00:41:55,981 --> 00:41:57,480
And when you stumble a lot,
1027
00:41:57,548 --> 00:42:00,650
you--you start looking
at your feet.
1028
00:42:02,153 --> 00:42:06,155
We have to make people...
1029
00:42:06,224 --> 00:42:08,257
Lift their eyes
back to the horizon
1030
00:42:08,326 --> 00:42:13,663
and see the line of ancestors
behind us saying,
1031
00:42:13,732 --> 00:42:16,432
"make my life have meaning."
1032
00:42:17,936 --> 00:42:21,671
And to our inheritors
before us saying,
1033
00:42:21,740 --> 00:42:25,508
"create the world
we will live in."
1034
00:42:27,245 --> 00:42:30,046
I mean, we're not
just holding jobs
1035
00:42:30,115 --> 00:42:31,147
and having dinner.
1036
00:42:31,215 --> 00:42:35,151
We are in the process
of building the future.
1037
00:42:35,219 --> 00:42:38,587
That's what Babylon 5
is all about.
1038
00:42:38,657 --> 00:42:42,759
Only by making people
understand that
1039
00:42:42,827 --> 00:42:44,994
can we hope to...
1040
00:42:45,063 --> 00:42:47,463
Create a better world
for ourselves...
1041
00:42:49,567 --> 00:42:51,367
And our posterity.
1042
00:42:52,771 --> 00:42:55,504
I'm Cynthia Torqueman,
ISN news.
1043
00:42:55,573 --> 00:42:56,539
Good night.