Forgive me for misstating the situation, but the fact remains that OV did not inform our government of the stolen information that they willingly accepted.Considering Ursarkar's post in VE's topic, your second statement is incorrect.
If you're going to try to argue, it's good to learn to count.
It is absurd to be "embarrassed" because the Order attacked an alliance for spying and refusing to punish that spy after being caught.
It's very hard to cut off the heads when the bodies won't allow it. It's nigh impossible when the force and number of people supportive of the heads vastly outweighs those trying to remove those aforementioned heads.