Echidne of the Snakes, VIA WIIIAAI: ARCHETYPAL IMAGERY

the shitheads who run our country have an MO:

Picking targets that they think are easy (tame birds in this case), then finding out that the whole thing turned into a disaster (shooting yourself or someone on your side), then exhibiting a certain callousness about the whole thing (going to have the meal as planned) and then trying to keep everything a secret.