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I've always had the impression that Sloan was more of a field commander. He was too hands-on to be the leader of the organization. You don't send your leader to do jobs that regular operatives could have handled.
Section 31 had little reason to derail peace negotiations. They would have known that a war with the Klingons would have left the Federation unable to defend against the Romulans. Heck, they probably would have blown up Praxis themselves if they had known how great an advantage it would give the Federation at the diplomatic table. Then again, maybe they DID blow up Praxis.
Admirals Pressman and Dougherty were likely members or at least pawns.
So what about Ross' involvement with 31?
They probably also had cloaking devices, since Sloan could appear on the station out of the blue.
Wouldn't Section 31 have tried to stop Valeris and Co. as well?
If they knew war wouldn't be good I have a hard time believing they would just sit back and let a small faction in the Federation wage galactic war.
Toward the end of the series DS9 left me with the impression that Sloan was in charge of S31. If that was true I think it was kind of reckless of Sloan to do field duty.
imo S31 had to have some kind of an official oversight committee that more or less acted as its conscience and approved missions as being in the best interests of SF and the Federation.
The S31 arc was really vague on 31's table of organization and elements and that added to its mystery. But from our past experience with power, kingpins, dictators ect. we can deduce that no one person was it's the sole guiding light and answerable to no one.
imo S31 had to have some kind of an official oversight committee that more or less acted as its conscience and approved missions as being in the best interests of SF and the Federation.
The S31 arc was really vague on 31's table of organization and elements and that added to its mystery. But from our past experience with power, kingpins, dictators ect. we can deduce that no one person was it's the sole guiding light and answerable to no one.
Or 47. Whichever.
I don't think that impression was supposed to be that Sloan was in charge of Section 31. Certainly, he was high enough in the organization to have more information on its activities than the average 31 agent, as indicated by "Extreme Measures," but there was no indication that he was the head honcho.
Erm, no. "Inquisition," "Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges," and "Extreme Measures" made it very clear that Section 31 is an autonomous agency that answers to no one. That's the entire point -- that they're a rogue, lawless agency that cannot be trusted to do what is right or what is in the best interests of the Federation.
Hardly. The entire point with Section 31 is that they're the sort of agency that is normally only found in autocracies and dictatorships -- that they are an aborration in a constitutional liberal democractic system that needs to be dismantled before they endanger constitutional liberal democracy itself. They're the Serpent in Eden, the evil that exists within good. They're not working for the best -- they're working for themselves.
