please do, and while your at it see when FARk started attacking IRON see if they match up, they do not.
yes NPO is the big bad guy, everyone needs something to blame, and all this talk about NPO and the sneak attack, did OV really want peace? why where they so stubborn in refusing to negotiate as well. both sides wanted this war, and what ever karma may say, they had this war planned and pegged. its life. no one is innocent or niave enough to think this is soley NPO's fault. as you stated, people simply got bored and going after the top alliances is natural. and so it takes a minimum 5 to 1 alliance ratio, well done karma .
as it is understandable that IRON membership will have had a bad taste about the use of OUT as guise to war, it is understanable that some of TOP's membership may not understand why or know the relationship or allainces have had.