"It’s a matter of national security." Tom told him. He started pouring out in detail what Andy had learned about the CAS bribes to Governor Jefferson, the connection between Telestrian and CAS, and how Confed agents had operated to eliminate the runners who’d uncovered the information. Given where he was, he felt free to point out that military intelligence had uncovered significant amounts of Confed weaponry among the Compers. He suggested that the uprising by the Comp Army could very well have been instigated by Confed activists, pointing out how the insurrection seemed to be fueling separatist sentiment in North Virginia. Although he stopped short of naming Trahn, he suggested that the UCAS military was feeding the separatist fires by the harsh response that encouraged the Compers to keep fighting. Reminding everyone of the CAS forces gathering near the Virginia-North Virginia border, he returned to the political angle. He hoped that Steele, who hadn’t shown much military acumen, could at least understand the dangers arising from that quarter.