>
>For all we know - and judging from some of the WOTR stuff this may
>well be more accurate than I think - Clark is SUPPOSED to be a big
>sign saying "Hi, I'm not just an egomaniacal politician, investigate
>me!".
>
>Palpatine, for example, may well have his fingers up Clark's back
>pulling strings and going "Hey, Wedge Rats, Look! A Distraction!".
>

Well, that's true enough. However, most people don't make plans that involve potentially dying in order to be a distraction. I'm assuming that Clark's idea of how the plan works ends with him in power, rather than dying, rotting in prison, or fleeing justice in a warp-capable shuttle.

Peter Eng
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