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The True Way was a Cardassian terrorist organization that operated in the 2370s. They believed the Federation to be the greatest threat to the Cardassian people, and the cause of the Cardassian Union's economic and political difficulties. Until 2372 they had never committed any acts of terrorism against the Federation or Bajor.

In 2372, they detonated a bomb that destroyed the runabout USS Orinoco, which was carrying the senior officers of Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Our Man Bashir")

Later that year, members of the True Way unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Bajoran First Minister Shakaar Edon on Deep Space 9. (DS9: "Crossfire")

It is unclear whether or not the True Way remained active when Cardassia allied itself with the Dominion in DS9: "By Inferno's Light"

Ronald D. Moore commented: "I think this group was made irrelevant when the Cardassians joined the Dominion. I think our initial concepts were that they were a sort of fundamentalist group dedicated to the return of the old Cardassian government." (AOL chat, 1997)

Appendices

Apocrypha

The True Way reemerged in 2376, where they tried to destabilize the new Cardassian government. Elim Garak revealed that he once joined the group to spy on them. (DS9 Pocket: Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 1)

The True Way featured in Star Trek: The Fall as the assassins of the current Federation President, although this revelation is concealed to both protect Cardassia's new alliance with the Federation and as part of a covert attempt by parties in the Federation to encourage Starfleet to maintain a more pro-active, offensive approach by framing members of the newly-formed Typhon Pact for the assault. These efforts are thwarted when Garak is elected to the new position of Cardassian leader while Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Fleet Admiral Leonard James Akaar, and newly-promoted Admiral William T. Riker expose the Federation internal conspiracy, although they avoid identifying the true assassin to maintain peace.

The True Way emerged once more in 2383 to denounce the resurgence of the Oralians, a religious group that dated back to the Hebitian civilization and was previously outlawed. By 2409, they had become deeply rooted in Cardassian space, waging a campaign of terror and fear throughout the region, even seeking an alliance with renegade Dominion forces led by Laas and Lamat'Ukan in an attempt to expel the Federation, and return Cardassia to its old ways. (Star Trek Online)

External links

True Way at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
True Way at the Star Trek Online Wiki

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+[[File:True Way operative.jpg|thumb|An operative of the True Way]]
-[[Image:True Way operative.jpg|thumb|An operative of the True Way.]]The '''True Way''' was a [[Cardassian]] [[terrorism|terrorist]] organization that operated in the [[2370s]]. They believed the [[Federation]] to be the greatest threat to the Cardassian people, and the cause of the [[Cardassian Union]]'s economic and political difficulties. Until the [[2370s]] they had never committed any acts of [[terrorism]] against the Federation or [[Bajor]].
+The '''True Way''' was a [[Cardassian]] [[terrorism|terrorist]] organization that operated in the [[2370s]]. They believed the [[Federation]] to be the greatest threat to the Cardassian people, and the cause of the [[Cardassian Union]]'s economic and political difficulties. Until [[2372]] they had never committed any acts of [[terrorism]] against the Federation or [[Bajor]].
-In [[2372]], they detonated a bomb that destroyed the [[runabout]] [[USS Orinoco|USS ''Orinoco'']], which was carrying the [[senior staff|senior officers]] of [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}})
+In 2372, they detonated a [[bomb]] that destroyed the [[runabout]] {{USS|Orinoco}}, which was carrying the [[senior staff|senior officers]] of [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{DS9|Our Man Bashir}})
 Later that year, members of the True Way unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate [[Bajoran]] [[First Minister]] [[Shakaar Edon]] on Deep Space 9. ({{DS9|Crossfire}})
-It is unclear whether or not the True Way remained active when [[Cardassia]] allied itself with the [[Dominion]] in [[2373]].
+{{bginfo|It is unclear whether or not the True Way remained active when [[Cardassia]] allied itself with the [[Dominion]] in {{DS9|By Inferno's Light}}|[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "''I think this group was made irrelevant when the Cardassians joined the Dominion. I think our initial concepts were that they were a sort of fundamentalist group dedicated to the return of the [[Detapa Council|old Cardassian government]].''" {{AOLchat|Ronald D. Moore|ron050|1997}}}}
-: ''[[Ronald D. Moore]] commented: "I think this group was made irrelevant when the Cardassians joined the Dominion.  I think our initial concepts were that they were a sort of fundamentalist group dedicated to the return of the [[Detapa Council|old Cardassian government]]." [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6952/ron50.txt]''
-==Apocrypha==
+== Appendices ==
+=== Apocrypha ===
-The True Way reemerges in [[2376]], where they try to destabilize the new Cardassian government. [[Elim Garak]] reveals that he once joined the group to spy on them. ([[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|DS9 Pocket]]: ''[[Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 1]]'')
+The True Way reemerged in [[2376]], where they tried to destabilize the new Cardassian government. [[Elim Garak]] revealed that he once joined the group to spy on them. ([[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|DS9 Pocket]]: ''[[Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Volume 1]]'')
+The True Way featured in ''[[Star Trek: The Fall]]'' as the assassins of the current Federation President, although this revelation is concealed to both protect Cardassia's new alliance with the Federation and as part of a covert attempt by parties in the Federation to encourage Starfleet to maintain a more pro-active, offensive approach by framing members of the newly-formed Typhon Pact for the assault. These efforts are thwarted when Garak is elected to the new position of Cardassian leader while Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]], Fleet Admiral [[Leonard James Akaar]], and newly-promoted Admiral [[William T. Riker]] expose the Federation internal conspiracy, although they avoid identifying the true assassin to maintain peace.
+The True Way emerged once more in [[2383]] to denounce the resurgence of the Oralians, a religious group that dated back to the Hebitian civilization and was previously outlawed. By 2409, they had become deeply rooted in Cardassian space, waging a campaign of terror and fear throughout the region, even seeking an alliance with renegade [[Dominion]] forces led by [[Laas]] and [[Lamat'Ukan]] in an attempt to expel the Federation, and return Cardassia to its old ways. (''[[Star Trek Online]]'')
+=== External links ===
+* {{mbeta}}
+* {{STOwiki}}
+[[de:Der wahre Weg]]
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