Please don't try to relate this to your situation. The war with GDI was based solely on you jockeying for war. We tried to resolve the issue and you did not cooperate. This event has nothing to do with the other.
And for the NPO members trying to paint us as evil dictators of the world, I would like to say that I've taken two nukes to protect your nations and reduced a rogue to nothing to help you. True this was not supposed to be public and was not government sanctioned, but dislike is allowed in this game. Most of VE does not like Fran or HS. Anyone in VE can tell you that and they could tell you themselves. The feeling is mutual. When a new alliance is started that has both of them as leading government members our opinion of them is not going to be high. The NPO and countless other alliances hold grudges against alliances based on their leadership. Granted, most things such as this stay private. However, of course a !@#$storm erupts when something like this goes public. I'm glad that everyone who dislikes us for whatever reason got more moral firepower. If this event changed your feeling towards VE from either a good opinion or a neutral opinion to a bad one please message me on IRC or PM. I want to sort out what exactly you have a problem with and see if it can be mended. I am only a VE member, but I would sincerely like to try to right any falsities out there.