[Tree of Liberty]

Unfortunately, I've read a rumor that Jar-Jar is supposed to coordinate the pulling down of Palpatine's statue at the end of super-duper DVD ed. of ROTJ.

In regard to the article, Portman could appear as a flashback in either the scene where Leia tells Luke about her memories of her mother (indicating that she does not die until after Ep. III), or during Luke's final duel with Vader where he (Vader) looks back and forth from Luke to Palpatine and finally decides to toss the emperor into the core.

A farther out theory I've seen is that Amidala is Mon Mothma (the 50ish woman in white giving the military briefing before the attack on the second Death Star).

[Colonel_Flagg]

Unfortunately, I've read a rumor that Jar-Jar is supposed to coordinate the pulling down of Palpatine's statue at the end of super-duper DVD ed. of ROTJ.

Well, if that explains Jar-Jar's demise, that's okay with me :)

I do find it interesting that Binks makes the formal Senate motion that begins galactic civil war. Not surprising, mind you, but interesting.