The Church of Satan wrote:I'm sure they have some policy among the high ranking members of the NPO, especially with (probably from) the Emperor, about plausible deniability for exactly this kind of situation.
Which is obviously a joke, because an Emperor who doesn't know his men are acting in such a manner over the span of such a long time is an incompetent Emperor at best.
So, I suppose the question is which is it? Was the Emperor unaware of what his men were doing over that long a span, something that would be utterly mindboggling for an autocrat of any kind, or did he sanction such an aggressive action?