Editing Eastern Alliance

[[Image:Easternalliance.jpg|thumb|The leader of the Eastern Alliance orders the missile launch {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.]]
The '''Eastern Alliance''' is a [[Wikipedia:fascism|fascist]] party committed to the complete rule of [[Terra]] and her colonies. It is comprised of humans who may not have been descendants from [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonials]]. The connotation is that they are somehow related, most likely indirectly, to the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]].

The Eastern Alliance not only believes that it is the strongest force in the galaxy, but also that it has a [[w:Manifest Destiny|manifest destiny]] to rule all life in the universe, a task they were "created" for. It also believes that life falls under two classifications, the strong and the weak, and that this is an immutable fact {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}.

In pursuit of this so-called destiny, the Alliance is responsible for committing war crimes on a large magnitude and was embroiled in a bitter war with the democratic [[Nationalists]], whom they view as weak. Furthermore, they planned a massive assault against the Nationalists while negotiating with President [[Arends]] on a peace treaty in [[Battle of Cimtar|much the same way]] that the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] and {{TOS|Baltar}} convinced the Colonials that they were on the cusp of peace. In preparation for their attack, the Eastern Alliance moved its high ranking military personnel down in underground bunkers, leaving the world above unaware of their plan, so as to solve their overpopulation problem.

Like their enemy, their technology is below Colonial standard and are not likely able to utilize extensive star travel as the [[Twelve Colonies of Man|Twelve Colonies]] had prior to their destruction ("[[Baltar's Escape]]", "[[Experiment in Terra]]"). 

== Background ==

After encountering the sleeper ship with [[Sarah Fowler]] and [[Michael]], the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] (notably the crew of the ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'') hears of the brutality of the Alliance.  After allowing the sleeper ship to leave, {{TOS|Starbuck}} and {{TOS|Apollo}} (who provide escort to the unarmed ship) encounter enforcers from the Alliance on the planet [[Paradeen]]&mdash;a planet whose inhabitants were destroyed by a biological attack unleashed by the Alliance. This encounter allows the [[Warriors]] to understand the limited technology the Eastern Alliance utilize; Commandant [[Leiter]], commander of said craft, is astonished by the size and magnitude of the last surviving Colonial [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.

Later on, [[Sire]] [[Domra]] and the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] attempt to broker a peace with the Eastern Alliance, believing that the Alliance patriots have been mistreated by the Warriors.  This fig of peace is later broken, as eleven of the Quorum members walk into a trap, instead of a peace conference.  Only then is the council willing to reinstate Commander {{TOS|Adama}}'s full authority over the Fleet, as well as his own ship. While Leiter's destroyer escapes {{OS|Baltar's Escape}}, the ship is tracked to one of Terra's lunar colonies.

''Galactica'' and her fleet discover Terra.  Instead of establishing contact, a Viper patrol is sent on reconnaissance.  However, a [[Being of Light]] intervenes during this mission and gives Apollo the ability to appear as the lost Nationalist Colonel [[Charlie Watts]].  Due to Apollo's odd lines of questioning and behaviors, he is almost unsuccessful in thwarting the Eastern Alliance's plan to commit genocide upon the Nationalists in an all-out thermonuclear attack.  After ''Galactica'' destroys the inbound warheads, the Alliance reconsiders its fight with the Terran Nationalists {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

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