If there were one thing likely to bring shy, phlegmatic Liir out of his shell it was politics. So the usually silent senior could be found actually commenting on what was happening:

[1]

"They're leaving something out. Those responsible for such acts always make a statement, claim responsibility. What's the point, otherwise?"

[2]

"Nothing new. Not the first president to ride into office on suppressing and liquidating a pariah group and he won't be the last."

[3]

"But once his goal is achieved, will the word 'Mutant' mean anything? Is it the self-annihilation of mutants as a class?"