Why the assasination?

Now that I thought about it once again, I didn't understand why Padmé should have been assasinated.

On http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=12260 I read that 'Those that needed the Army of the Republic wanted her dead'. But Dooku doesn't need the Army of the Republic, actually it's the other way round, it's him who should have been against it so that he can win his war against the Republic. The only one who needs the Army is Palpatine.

Besides that, it seems strange to me that Jar Jar Binks is not informed about the opinion of Padmé, who is against the army, and that he makes such a critical decision alone.

Ciao,

Burns

Palpatine knows that Padme would oppose the army so, having not killed her, sends her away. Jar Jar is far easier to manipulate than Padme and believes what Palpatine and his blue lackey tells him.

Dooku was working with Palpatine. To get the emergency powers, and the army, you need demand. Dooku brought a bunch of folks together to create a big enough threat to justify the army. The assasination of a senator, one from the Chancellor's own planet, would be the spark to get the Senate to act.

Palpatine plants the idea in Jar Jar's head when they are in his office. When it is suggested they pass the emergency powers, he carefuly states that it is too bad that Amidala wasn't there to propose them. As he held her proxy, he thought he was doing the right thing by doing it (Palpatine is Chancellor 10 years after being elected - there is no reason to think anyone doesn't think he's doing a great job and can't be trusted).

The only sensible answer is that Palpatine wants her dead to remove her opposition to the Military Creation Act (any Republic without an army deserves to fall regardless...).

Dooku appears to be a tool - an antagonist being steered by Palpatine to create yet ANOTHER fake crisis - first it was the manufactured crisis on Naboo that allowed him to become chancellor, now it's the manufactured secession that allows him to wield and army.

What doesn't make sense is the assassination being fronted by the separatists - despite their negative history, she would serve their purpose in allowing them to leave the Republic without opposition. So having them want her dead makes no sense, it makes what they want so much harder...

Yes, Dooku is working with Palpatine, but noone else knows that. So for the others, there should be no point in Dooku killing Padmé. Still, Padmé thinks from the very beginning that it was Dooku who ordered the assasination. Hm, maybe I'm just confused.

You're right, that's an interesting aspect. Two fake crises that construct the Empire.

That's right, that's exactly why I am confused.

Bye,

Burns

Unlikely. He may not have MINDED her being dead but she's a lot more useful to him alive. Most likely he wants her fearing for her life so she'll run from Coruscant and Palp can work on Representative Binks to use her reputation to push his war policies.

Nute Gunray said the death of Amidala was the price for the Trade Federations joining the separatists. It's a personal grudge that Nute has, political reasons for keeping her alive did not matter to him, he just wanted her dead. So Dooku hired Jango to carry out the assasination using the Trade Federation as the reason behind it.

Honestly who would believe that Palpatine would want Amidala dead, not after he suggested that 2 Jedi's be assigned to protect her. In fact he persuaded her to secretly go back to Naboo where it was safe (and it really was safe) The Trade Federations condition was the perfect reason to Dooku & Palpatine to hide behind.

Goofy. He joins the trade separatists on the condition that they do the one thing that will lead to their defeat. How lame is that? And why doesn't the TF simply kill her anyways?

It makes no sense for the Separatists. That's like someone from the Confederacy wanting to shoot the person who voted against the War against the South...

They've probably tried on numerous occasions in the previous 10 years. Besides, the TF were lame.

For the separatists, it makes no sense. It would be in their best interest to keep her alive... but then even with her alive there were ways around this, as Palpatine showed us. And the Emergency Powers didn't hinge on Amidala herself, Jar Jar was able to stand in for her. So really in the end it did not matter if Amidala was dead or alive.