Submitted to the Sisterhood for consideration by Ariste Atreides

The events of the Sardaukar pogrom of 10195 are well documented by other sources, so I will spare you the rehash. Instead, I share my speculations on the truth of the so-called Fremen genocide.
- The Sardaukar are notoriously arrogant. They admit to nothing less than total victory.
- The census records from Arrakis were poorly maintained during the Harkonnen governership and the Fremen population numbers are underreported.
- The Spacing Guild prevents all low altitude flights and satellites over Arrakis, at the risk of loss of transport privileges.
- The Fremen had intricate technology adapted to desert survival.
Considering the above, I speculate that during the pogrom, the Fremen withdrew to the southern hemisphere of Arrakis. They are bribing the spacing guild with mélange to protect their territory.
As the saying goes “Do not count a human dead until you have seen his body. And even then you can make a mistake.”