R.Kener insight

R. Kener Suddenly, Osborne McElligott reveals himself as the Cunning One, he sends Erika to wipe all the unworthy Admirals he cannot legally remove from their command. Way to go Osborne, I knew you couldn't have lasted more than 3 millenia without being utterly competent ( sorry but you still are the buffoon in the story, take it like a soldier ) :)

Dear Rene,

The Union Fleet is a gigantic institution that exists for almost 3000 years. There are literally billions of officers and enlisted serving across Union space and several galaxies. Of course he does it not alone but he is on top. The fleet as it is has been built by him, not Stahl. It is him who decided on the Universal design doctrine, most rules and regulations have been conceived by him. The Number fleet net, battle clusters and battle groups have been conceived by him. Project Fish, that created the Tigershark, Richter 4 and the Chimera fleet are all his programs. Elligott is a Grey Ghost, not Stahl. So there is very little he does that is done by accident. I wouldn't be surprised if he knew about Commander Haraka and the Thauran admiral. He was promoted only very recently to the 124th... and by McElligott.

So it seems you have the cunning insight and seen the real McElligott. I think the 3rd part of the What If Story: The Hearing will confirm your speculations.

Vanessa