Uh, just because they take orders from Melek, doesn't mean anything. Like I said, after Kilrah blew up, Melek was prety important, even though he was just Thraks lackey. He surendered the empire, or at least the parts of the empire that wanted to surrender, to Blair, and he was the one dealing with Confed. Assasinating Melek would still be against the Kilrathi believes. Besides, it doesn't appear that Melek is someone worth assasinating.
Now that Muragh is back, and could possibly have some support from Confed or the Landreich, he's not the only surviving cousin of Thraks, therefore with the best claim for the throne, but he could have support from major interstelar powers.
[This message has been edited by Earthworm (edited October 12, 2000).]