DEMOCRATS EXPLAINING WHERE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF $$$ HAVE GONE; TURMOIL HAS ENGULFED THE GALACTIC REPUBLIC. THE TAXATION OF TRADE ROUTES TO OUTLYING STAR SYSTEMS IS IN DISPUTE. HOPING TO RESOLVE THE MATTER WITH A BLOCKADE OF DEADLY BATTLESHIPS, THE GREEDY TRADE FEDERATION HAS STOPPED ALL SHIPPING TO THE SMALL COUNTRY OF UKRAINE.