7/14    Star Wars II question: if the Separatists, led by Count Dooku, are
        planning on battling the Republic, led by Palpatine/Sidious, why are
        Dooku and Palpatine collaborating with each other at the very end of
        the movie?
        \_ Cuz Dooku is a stooge of Palpatine. Palpatine is trying to
           make himself emperor of the Republic.
           make himself emperor of the Republic. He secretly wants the
           Republic to fall apart so he can come in and save it and declare
           himself El Numero Uno.
                \_ ah, got it.