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Bad Alias:
There is a reason governments have covert operations they keep secrets for decades. The Merlin might want to use the GC as such.
I don't agree with this theory, but it is plausible.
Hankthemoose:
You wouldn't hide the fact that you wiped out your enemy, that you were at war with, with your secret strike force. You use a secret covert ops organisation to gather intelligence and kill rivals that you're technically allied with, not to fight a declared war and then give credit to your political rivals.
The Merlin is portrayed as a bone-deep political creature. The idea that he would both fail to take credit, and allow a political loose cannon ne'er do well benefit violates who he is as a character.
There is a reason everyone knew about Seal Team 6 the moment Osama Bin Laden got killed.
Bad Alias:
The Merlin may have known or suspected that destroying the RC would cause all sorts of chaos and be hiding from that. If acceptable levels of chaos had resulted, the Merlin would reveal that it was a Seal Team Six situation. If the levels of chaos were unacceptable, then it wasn't a WC sanctioned operation. Additionally, he was already working behind Cristos' back. One reason to use covert operators is because one is operating beyond his authority.
Hankthemoose:
Right, but the Merlin does have authority to do that kind of thing.
I just have yet to hear anything that gives me any good reason to think the Merlin would be on the GC, and it doesn't make sense to me that he would be. I suppose Jim will let us know eventually.
Bad Alias:
I don't see it either. I'm just playing Devil's Advocate.
Does the Merlin have the authority to act unilaterally? We really don't know much about how the White Council actually works. We know a few things. It is a direct democracy with an elected committee (the Senior Council) that handles executive functions/administrative matters and can reserve decisions to itself in some situations (maybe all). The suffrage is universal among wizards. The Council governs mortals. The committee is a gerontocracy, but only by tradition (it isn't an actual rule). The members of the committee can vote by proxy. The committee chair (the Merlin) has the proxies by default if a member is absent, but hasn't selected a proxy. All members of the committee must vote before a decision has been reached. This gives each member a veto/filibuster like a power. We know the Seven Laws of Magic, but not any lesser rules governing the lives of wizards. We know the Council governs it's members' interactions with other supernatural groups, but not to what extent. We know that their are laws regarding treason. We don't know whether or not the Council has authority to govern other areas of the wizards life, and, if that authority exists, to what extent.
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