"And what have you been able to do, Ambassador? Found the source of those hacking attempts yet? Made any arrests? Got any suggestions? Anything besides endless carping?" I exchanged glares with the ambassador for a moment, then moved on. "We’re working on replacing the donut, but it’ll still be a few months. Plus whatever time it takes to get the farm regrown. There will be short rations for a while, but no starvation." I had a sudden inspiration, one of those mid-action moments, and added, "VEHEMENT got lucky this time. We stop most of their attempts before they get anywhere. They aren’t really that smart." It wasn’t true, but baiting them might force some kind of reaction. VEHEMENT depended on fear, and being publicly dissed might provoke a response.