User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 125 "Usual Suspects" discussion/@comment-1185312-20120414165246/@comment-1185312-20120414173523

That is a good point, Oknight--why did Ra's want Red Arrow dead?

I do not think he actually did. I'll theorize that Red Arrow was programmed to infiltrate the League. That was his only program. Other than that, he was a normal superhero, which means he would still fight against the Light without knowing they were his masters. With this in mind, it is possible that Ra's simply wanted him out of the way, but not killed. According to my theory, Sportsmaster seemed well aware of who the mole was, so he would not dare kill the mole. That would explain why he did not bother to search for Red Arrow after he jumped into the water in "Targets" after his fight with Sportsmaster and Cheshire.