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   From: anybody@anywhere-anytime.com   
      
   In article , "Jedi Jonny"   
    wrote:   
      
   > >   
   > > Why didn't Palpy erase the Jedi Temple security footage?   
   > >   
   >   
   > Probably because palpy is / was so cold & calculating he firmly believed   
   > that by keeping the footage available to the Jedi, it would  drive an even   
   > bigger wedge between everyone, especially between Obi-wan & Anakin.   
   >   
   > Had obi not seen the footage, then he might have arranged a rescue mission   
   > to get Anakin back, but after seeing the footage, he would realise Anakin   
   > was a lost cause, and now a servant of palpy.   
      
   More likely was that Palpatine simply didn't care about the possibility   
   of Jedi Temple security cameras. He probably also assumed that all the   
   Jedi would be killed by the Clone Troopers, either out in the galaxy or   
   when lured back to the Temple by the faked message.   
      
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