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So Commander Tano was not behind the bombing after all. What a shame. I looked forward to seeing that impudent little brat shot. Oh well, better luck next time I suppose.
It isn't a total loss now that I think about it. Former Padawan Offee has been apprehended and will face justice for her crimes. At least that is how they will spin it on the HoloNet.
Frankly put I couldn't care less who was executed for the crime so long as someone ended up in front of a firing squad. In these turbulent times it matters less and less precisely who gets shot as long as someone is shot for the crime.
Execution is no longer a punishment for the condemned but rather a subtle message to the masses. We will never tolerate any form of disobedience. Sedition shall be punished harshly.
That is why the Separatists must be defeated at all costs. They represent the dissolution of untold millennia of unity. A galaxy divided in two cannot stand. If we were to just let the worlds of the Confederacy go it would do more than simply devastate the Republic's economy. Recognizing the Confederacy's right to exist as a legitimate interstellar state would completely undermine the Republic's authority and legitimacy as a ruling power. Such weakness would be taken advantage of and plunge the entire galaxy further into chaos and outright anarchy.
We fight to preserve the legitimate Order of things. The Separatists undermine this Order and threaten to destroy all that we have built. Is it not then only reasonable that we should sacrifice some superfluous privileges and do whatever we can to win? When the stakes are as high as they now are is it not only sensible that we keep a closer eye on our citizens? For their own protection of course.
And yet the Jedi protest again and again the "decay of the principles upon which this Republic was built."
Times have changed. The rules that governed this galaxy for the last several centuries no longer apply. Change is difficult, I freely admit that. But we must all modernize and change with the times or else cease to be. As my dear father once so eloquently put it, "Out with the old and In with the new."
The Jedi are the pathetic remnants of a bygone era. They were once a force to be reckoned with, of that I have no doubt, but the mighty fire that was the Jedi Order is now nothing more than a few smoldering embers. Soon their fire shall go out from the universe forever, unless of course they can catch up to us living in the here and now.
I suppose that there is a little hope for them yet. Master Skywalker is quite reasonable in his military sensibilities. Not to mention it seems he has played the game of politics well, forging an alliance not only with our dear Supreme Chancellor but also with Senator Amidala as well. Hmm. I understand an alliance with the Chancellor but the reasons for his connection to that annoying little bog witch continue to allude me. Perhaps he is gathering dirt on her for the Chancellor to exploit at a later date. It wouldn't surprise me. Senator Amidala has been quite the persistent and rather vocal opposition to my plans. That my plans happen to coincide with the Chancellor's is merely coincidence. But it matters not. Her days are numbered.
No one has said anything or hinted at anything, but I am politically savvy enough to recognize that something is going on. I don't know what and I don't know when, but something big is about to transpire, something that shall change the history of the galaxy and the Republic forever. Whatever it is I intend to be on the winning side.
Either way Senator Amidala and her ilk are on their way out. I for one shall not miss them in the slightest. They are much like the Jedi, clinging to the edifice of a decadent past with obsolete morals.
Diplomacy failed this Republic years ago and continues to fail to this day. The only thing that the common being understands is violence. That is the way of the future. We must do what is necessary to ensure the greater good and if that means individual deaths and the trampling of certain rights then I for one am all for it.
For in the end what are these morals worth if we are defeated? That is the nightmare that haunts me every night. I see Coruscant in flames. I see battle droids goosestepping through the streets. I see the Separatist banner flying high and proud over the bombed out ruins of the Senate Building. I see those filthy aliens on the Separatist Council dividing the galaxy between themselves like the gluttonous vermin that they are. I see Count Dooku beheading the Chancellor.
This horrific vision could become reality. The war is at a dangerous stalemate. Anything at all could tip the balance of power in either sides favor. And the Jedi risk it all by restraining themselves.
It was a mistake to have put them in charge of the Grand Army in the first place. Let them meditate and negotiate. Allow them to track down pirates and take down crime syndicates. Leave the actual fighting to people who know better.
Speaking of Jedi and aliens, am I all that surprised that the Jedi behind this happened to be an alien? I can't say that I am. Ungrateful beasts the lot of them. Humanity created this Republic, it's greatest diplomats, politicians, warriors, and heroes were human, and by humanity's work the aliens have enjoyed unparalleled prosperity and security. And how do they repay us for our generosity? With rebellion and murder. It is evident that we have allowed these nonhumans far too much freedom in the past. I pray that the Chancellor takes my recent proposals into consideration when it comes to the aliens. It is clear now that they have been granted far too much freedom. They must be restricted and watched for the greater good.
Some call me a warmonger. Others call me a tyrant. Some think of me as simply an unpleasant individual. Perhaps that is all true. But I care little for the opinions of others. In the end only my opinion really matters to me, the rest of the universe be damned. But I have opened my eyes and realized that we live in a dark and disturbing galaxy. We must be pragmatic and do what we can to preserve our civilization at all costs. Moral rules and ethical procedure only hinder this process and threaten the death of all we hold dear through inaction.
We must be proactive in our duties. We must be cruel to be kind as it were. The needs of this Republic outweigh the needs of the individual. For in the end it is the state that provides for our continued prosperity and happiness. It watches over and protects it's subjects. The medicine we offer to cure the ailment of Separatism is harsh to many; restrictions of civil liberties, marshal law, the reduction of privacy. But the patient requires it in order to survive.
The ends justify the means; I hope that the Jedi will inevitably recognize this for their sake. Their survival might just depend on it.
For myself I am not overly concerned. I have played the political game well and forged many an alliance with many an influential politician. I have made myself the indispensable man to them all. And I shall be rewarded for my loyalty and dedication to the cause.
I feel that this is only the beginning of my career, and that in time I shall come to do great things.
Yes, for me the future looks very promising.
These future events are not a matter of if, but when. For now I shall be patient and wait for what fate has in store for me.
It is only a matter of time.