I took another sip. “I’ve pondered that same question. They’ve thrived on misdirection and deception since the civil war. The Silent Lion is one of the most dangerous inside the five walls, in my opinion. He started all this by giving bad intel to the Dolrinions and Federates about Gliese, but why?”
Since their military has declined they want to get the other powers fighting each other so they're all weakened to even the playing field if not an outright advantage.
