Ayh do not think that is it -- obviously some one like Klaus was too significant in the cause to become "useless" when he retires. He was Kissinger's puppy. It sets a bad precedence to other aspiring TPTBers and puppets. Ayh genuinely think its solely a maneuver to average the ploys bcz the only people who would care to think negative about them already do -- and nothing will happen to them any ways. Ayh definitely do not seeing it as "paying any price".