Too much to write for plot holes. Now to help clarify some stuff up!
Some Clarification:
1. Juliet DouglasFacts:
- She died 2 years before the whole Ishuvaru mess started
- Proof: Hughes' statement "Sono Mae wa Ishuvaru Nairan no Ninen Mae ni Shibotteiru hatsuan desu yo." or "It has been suggested that that person died 2 years before the Ishuvaru Civil Conflict." This statement was made 4 years after Ed & Al's Human Transmutation (which the war had already ended long ago by then).
- Juliet Douglas supposedly sparked off the Ishuvaru Civil Conflict by shooting one Ishuvaru kid
- Juliet Douglas was never stricken off the military rosters
- Juliet Douglas suddenly 'reappeared' two years after Ed & Al's Human Transmutation
- In the following two years, Juliet Douglas rose through the ranks to become the President's Secretary/Fuhrer's Adjutant
Any possible flaws:
- Surely someone serving long in the military, e.g. General Hakuro, the Eastern Sector's General, might have known of Juliet Douglas's military history and point out who Juliet Douglas is (and it is not likely she will look like Trisha Elric)
Possible explanation:
- Envy disguised himself as Juliet Douglas and sparked off the war.
- The current Juliet Douglas is the Homunculus Sloth who assumed the role 2 years ago
- Everyone who knows the real Juliet Douglas has to be dead (this is extreme but well within the Homunculi's methods)
Note: Actually it is a lesser version of the "Fuhrer = Pride" flaw but has a concrete possible solution. However the handling of it still feels rather raw with loose edges.
2. Any Homunculus saying "He" in the English fansubs
Facts:
- In the original Japanese dialogue, it was always "Ano Hito" or literally "that person", or "Sono Mae" or literally "This person(cruder term)" on every occassion
- The mysterious person the Homunculi refer to was never referred to with a gender
- As such, the person can be a male or female