Originally posted by: Mae
IMO Tallia understood her orders were wrong and missed on purpose.
Since she didn't say anything about missing, whether or not it missed is pretty much to whoever was pushing the buttons controlling the Tannhauser. It was quite clear she was trying to let them go though. First wasting time by offering to allow them to surrender, then waiting to use the Tannhauser. It would have been very easy to use their positron cannon as soon as they got behind the Archangel but they didn't. Eventually to keep up the act she did order it activated, but it was clearly Arthur that was all worried about them getting away.

Originally posted by: Blues
The "AA being an enemy" thing is relative. Here you have a faction with a powerful Gundam in Freedom. They've proven to be pretty unpredictable. Of course WE know their intentions and that they shouldn't be considered enemies, but no one else does, save Asuran...and he didn't tell anyone.
Like LokeXero said the problem wasn't that they didn't know, it was that they DID know. Remember Lunamaria taped the whole conversation between Athrun, Kira, and Cagalli. She gave it to Talia who almost certainly listened too it, and very well may have passed it on. They knew that the Archangel was concerned about the assassination attempt on Lacus and that was definitaly something Dullindal did not want going public.

Oh, and remember Cagalli said that the Sairen's had connections with at least one of the Logos members. That could have been used as an excuse.

Originally posted by: Blues
My thoughts exactly. But then again, does he really NEED the power? I mean he managed to have the entirety of Earth and Plant eating out of his hand.
The thing with this statement is that very rarely do people who are seeking power and control over everyone acctually NEED it. They just want it.