:: My point is not moot.  The Archangel crew was acting independantly of  the Orb military from the moment it launched to stop Cagalli's wedding.    Much of the crew had rejoined at that point after returning to civilian life, and do not appear to have reenlisted, for an enterprise that was going to be going into direct conflict with the Orb military and civilian government.  And even if Murrue and others are defering to Kira because of his rank in the Orb military, why are they defering to Lacus? 

 The problem with that posted link is it points only to a forum, and I've seen all sorts of stuff claimed as official on forums.  If Terminal is not the same thing as the Clyne faction, then quite a lot of articles are going to need a rewrite.  Before something that major is done, I feel an official book and/or website should be specifically cited. 

 If Terminal is just an independant information gathering group, who else has it worked for and who are it's members?  And why, instead of contacting them for information, do Lacus and Andrew take the risks of stealing a shuttle, and why do they (and Martin) do all the information gathering themselves?