Syria slammed by american hypocrites

Notice this is going on as american backed rebels in Libya advance
towards Tripoli, and at a time when american backed rebels in Syria are
causing disruptions in Syrian cities where there are major Syrian
military concentrations. Just another example of the military
industrial complex trying to create the climate to launch a war with
Syria and waste more lives and material.
Peter Z



http://english.pravda.ru/news/world/19-08-2011/118795-Obama-0/?mode=print
Barack Obama calls on Syrian counterpart to quit

19.08.2011 13:28

Barack Obama calls on Syrian counterpart to quit. 45168.jpegPresident
Obama has now called on Syrian President Bashar Assad to quit. But if he
did, or if he is toppled, who would replace Assad?

There's no clear answer. Assad and his late father, Hafez Assad, have
ruled Syria for four decades and have not tolerated anything that
resembles a genuine opposition inside the country's borders.

"There is no opposition in Syria. There are opposition groups," said
Lebanon's Wissam Tarif, who has been a prominent campaigner for
democracy and human rights in the Middle East, says NPR.

But the diplomacy left many questions unanswered, including how the
demand for his ouster can be backed up in the absence of any appetite
for military intervention, and who might take his place.

The messages from Washington, London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels
coincided with a United Nations report recommending that Syria be
referred to the International Criminal Court for investigation of
possible crimes against humanity.

Much of Syria was quiet Thursday, although activists reported intense
shooting around noon in the flashpoint city of Latakia.

Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari accused the U.S. of waging a
"humanitarian and diplomatic war" against his country in order to
instigate further violence by sending "the wrong message to the
terrorist armed groups that they are under American and Western
protection", according to Detroit Free Press.

Mr. Obama also froze all Syrian assets under American jurisdiction,
barred Americans from doing business with the Syrian government and
called for sanctions by other countries.

Mr. Casey called for Mr. Assad to leave office at an Aug. 2 Foreign
Relations hearing.

"Our allies in the Arab League and Turkey have extensive diplomatic and
economic ties to Syria, and can exert a powerful influence on Assad's
regime," Mr. Casey said. "I strongly encourage members of the
international community to lend their voices to this growing chorus, and
publicly declare their opposition to the Assad regime and its brutal
treatment of the Syrian people", informs Scranton Times-Tribune.



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Another dangerous mousavi

With abdolrahim mousavi as the joint chief of staff to Iran's military
and seyeed mahmoud mousavi as deputy Navy commander, both related to mir
hossein who acted as an american provacetur, one wonders how secure
Iran's defense is.
Peter Khan Zendran


News - English
News numbre: 9004295689
2011-07-20 - 17:07


Navy Equips Logistic Units with Long-Range Missiles

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy has equipped a number of its logistic
vessels and units with long-range surface-to-surface missiles, a senior
Navy commander announced on Wednesday.

"Missile frigates and destroyers have been equipped with these missiles
since long time ago and the surface-to-surface missiles of the logistic
vessels were successfully tested and assessed during the recent naval
wargames, dubbed as Joushan," Navy's Deputy Commander for Operations
Rear Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Mousavi told FNA.

The commander further announced that the Navy also plans to equip its
vessels with modern air defense systems.

"Right now we are mounting air-defense missile systems onto a number of
surface vessels. Other units will also be equipped with these systems
after final tests," he noted, adding that these new equipments are added
to the artillery systems that have already been mounted onto these
vessels.

Mousavi also said that a comprehensive program is underway to equip
Iran's naval units with choppers, adding that the move will boost the
operational range of the country's naval fleets.

Last November, Lieutenant Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran's
Navy Rear Admiral Gholam Reza Khadem Biqam said that the Navy plans to
equip all its destroyers and military vessels with military choppers as
part of its broader plans for boosting the operational range of its
fleets.

"To safeguard the security zone of the naval units when fulfilling
missions in vast areas, all the Navy destroyers and vessels that have a
flight deck should be equipped with choppers," he told FNA at the time.

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Iranian nuclear progress, Bushehr to come online in days, other plants make progress

What is important is how Iran's neighbors will react. Despite the fact
that Iran's nuclear plants will provide an alternate to Oil, many people
want to use Iran's nuclear program to attack Iran. These include
zionists and whackos in the media like jeff kuna and joel skoussen who
advocate an attack on Iran if the Bushehr plant and other nuclear
facilities become fully operational.
Peter Khan Zendran


News numbre: 9005040887
2011-07-26 - 15:56


Bushehr N. Power Plant to Join National Grid Next Month

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's first nuclear power plant will join the national
power grid by the end of August, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman
announced on Tuesday.

"We hope that the Bushehr power plant would become operational by the
end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan (late August)," Ramin
Mehman-Parast said in his weekly press conference here in Tehran today.

Mehman-Parast added that construction phase of the plant "have almost
become completed and it is currently in the testing stage".

"Iranians would, by that time (late August), officially celebrate" the
operation of the Bushehr power plant.

Iran signed a deal with Russia in 1995, according to which the plant was
originally scheduled for completion in 1999. However, the project was
repeatedly delayed by the Russian side due to the intense pressure
exerted on Moscow by the United States and its western allies. Russia
finally completed construction of the plant last summer.

On October 26, Iran started injecting fuel into the core of the Bushehr
nuclear power plant in the initial phase of launching the nuclear
reactor.

The facility operates under the full supervision of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).





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News - English
News numbre: 9005060300
2011-07-28 - 15:44


Iran Not to Stop N. Program

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian top diplomat Ali Akbar Salehi underlined Tehran's
firm resolve to continue nuclear progress, and said Iran will never halt
its uranium enrichment activities.

"Everyone should accept the fact that Iran's nuclear program has reached
a point where it cannot be stopped or reversed," Salehi said in an
interview with Rusiya Al-Yaum Arabic news channel on Wednesday.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran will not halt its nuclear program," he
added.

Salehi argued that nuclear technology in Iran has moved far ahead as a
fundamental and essential part of industry with centers spread all
across the country, and thus cannot be held back.

"After we have trained and employed thousands of nuclear scientists, how
could the West halt our uranium enrichment program?" the Iranian
minister questioned. "They should know that this is a fact."

Salehi described the West's pressure against Iran over its civilian
nuclear activity "as a test of patience and endurance" for the Islamic
Republic, and vowed, "No threat could shake and disrupt our independence
and sovereignty."

The Iranian official said the nuclear reactor in the facility in the
central city of Arak, Markazi province, was planned to be launched after
three to four years and would be capable of producing 45 megawatt
electricity.

Regarding the nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr,
Salehi said the facility would soon produce electricity in a trial mode
and join the country's power grid.

He hailed the cooperation by Russian experts and their efforts to start
the Bushehr power plant and expressed optimism on the future of
Tehran-Moscow ties.

Iran, a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a
member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), insists that
its nuclear program is solely directed at the civilian applications of
the technology.




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Michael Savage and CAIR get the facts wrong on Islam and forced conversion

Recently both Michael Savage and the Council on American-Islamic Relations have made incorrect statements about the spread of Islam. On Friday July 22, 2011 Michael Savage went into a history of how Islam was spread by the sword. While this was true he omitted many important facts and made many misstatements. He neglected to mention that the Arabia of the Prophet Muhammad was conquered by Khosrow I, Shahanshah e Iran in the year 570, the year the Prophet Muhammad was born, and that though the Prophet Muhammad made war on Arab and Jewish tribes he was in fact also seizing land from Sassanian Iran. Savage also incorrectly stated that Abu Bakr launched wars of counquest, when it was in fact Umar, who succeeded Abu Bakr in 634, who launched the wars of aggression. Savage falsely praised The Iranian Sphabod Rustam, who lost the battle of Qadasiya to the Muslims, ignoring the fact that Iran lost that battle because of the Iranian inability to fight in a sandstorm. Savage also ignored the fact that after Umar’s conquest of Egypt the Muslim forces were defeated by the Nubians when the Muslims tried to conquer Africa south of the Sahara. Savage also ignores that one of the reasons the Muslims lost Poitiers in 732 was because that the Muslims were overfocused on conquering Mazendaran, the only part of Iran where resistance to Islam was successful, for by the time the Muslims had conquered Mazendaran Islam had adopted many Zoroastrian practices both faiths became hard to distinguish. Had Savage done his research properly instead of listened to idiots calling in he would have noticed this.
Just as glaring are statements by the Council on American-Islamic Relations claiming that the fact that Islam was spread by the sword is a misconception. In CAIR’s Journalist’s Guide to Understanding Islam and Muslims they state that the fact that Islam was spread by the sword is ”based on incomplete and incorrect knowledge” and that Islam spread quicker during times of peace than during war. CAIR forgets that during the life of the Prophet Muhammad and in the century following his death armed force was the main method of conversion, and that indigenous faiths were so subverted that reversion away from Islam extremely difficult, and that outside the Arab community Islam adopted many local traditions which caused splits in Islam.
I would strongly suggest to those reading this to obtain a copy of my book “Iran; The Lion of War” and read Chapter 8, Iran Slammed by Islam for better reading on the subject.

Bruce Sundlun dies, odd timing

Not only was Bruce Sundlun someone I knew, I met him during the comissiong ceremonies for the USS Rhode Island SSBN-740 in Newport on July 9, 1994 and I dealt with him on the USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 project, how this story almost got buried got me mad at the propaganda press. Not only did this occur during a heatwave hours before he died I was over by the state house making sure that the Middle eastern Art festival planned for that evening stayerd shut down, particularly because of the nature of the people who came up with the idea for the event. His passing at this time is a reminder to us al to keep our wits when everyone else is losing theirs.
Interesting this piece mentions how he handled the banking crisis, had he been tougher on the banks I would still have my fortune for that was when washington trust and lenihan law did their dirty deeds.
Peter Z


Bruce Sundlun, fiery former R.I. governor, dies at 91
8:10 PM Thu, Jul 21, 2011


By G. WAYNE MILLER
Journal staff writer

Former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce G. Sundlun, whose heroism in war, success in business, fiery political career and complex private life made him into one of the state's legendary figures, died Thursday at his home in Jamestown. He was 91 years old.

A statement from his family announcing his death Thursday said:

"Former Governor Bruce Sundlun died peacefully tonight at his home in Jamestown. He was surrounded by his loving family. As a husband, father and grandfather he was our north star. We are deeply grateful for his love and lessons throughout our lives."

Sundlun had been hospitalized recently for an undisclosed ailment.

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who was Sundlun's legal counsel and business regulation director during his terms as governor, released the following statement early Thursday evening regarding Sundlun's death:

"I mourn the passing of Bruce Sundlun, a beloved friend and mentor. Bruce's accomplishments as an athlete, soldier, lawyer, businessman and politician would each make his a memorable life; together they made him one of the most remarkable and accomplished Rhode Islanders in our history.

"But most who knew Bruce will remember him for his personality: warm-hearted and funny, impatient and irrepressible, courageous and determined. No one who knew Bruce ever doubted where he stood. He was a towering figure in our state's history and a vibrant figure in the lives of his friends and family. My love, thoughts and prayers are with them."

Read more comments from fellow politicians, associates and friends.

A Democrat, Sundlun served two terms as governor, from 1991 to 1995, during one of Rhode Island's deepest recessions and the worst banking collapse in the state's history.

He was both praised and vilified for his handling of the crisis -- just as admiration for all his accomplishments was always colored by reaction to his formidable ego, his personal style and his succession of romances that led to five marriages and four divorces.

"What lessons would I have for people?" Sundlun said in a Journal interview in January 2010, on the eve of his 90th birthday. "Play it straight. Who, what, where, when, how. Those are the facts of life."

Asked if he had any regrets, Sundlun said: "Not really, that I can think of. I don't have any enemies that I know of. And it wouldn't trouble me if I did."

Born on Jan. 19, 1920, Bruce George Sundlun was the first child of Jan Zelda (Colitz) and Walter Irving Sundlun, whose parents came to America from Lithuania. The Sundluns lived on the East Side of Providence.

"I think I was the first Jewish kid to ever go to the Gordon School," Sundlun, who started in kindergarten at the elite school, said in a 2006 Journal profile.

Sundlun started in kindergarten and made lifelong friends at Gordon -- but also experienced anti-Semitism.

He remembered competing in a foot race at the end of third grade. "I won hands down," Sundlun said. "It was the first time I ever realized I had any athletic ability or could run fast. And the two guys who came in second threw me down on the ground and called me a dirty Jew." Audio slideshow: Sundlun talks about growing up on Providence's East Side.

Gifted with a sharp, analytical mind that would later suit him to the practice of law, Sundlun attended Providence's Classical High School, leaving after junior year for private Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass. He entered Williams College in September 1938 and when Hitler invaded Poland a year later, Sundlun, a sophomore, suspected that America eventually would be drawn into the conflict.

Enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Sundlun trained as a B-17 bomber pilot. He was on his 13th bombing run over Germany on Dec. 1, 1943, when his Flying Fortress, Damn Yankee, was shot down, killing four of its nine-man crew.

Parachuting into Nazi-occupied Belgium, Sundlun evaded capture and connected with the Belgian Underground, eventually joining the Maquis, a branch of the French Resistance that was waging guerrilla war against the Germans near the Swiss border. He was a Jew on the run in a land occupied by Nazis.

"We would play it cool until sometime during the night, then we'd go in and attack [German Army] transport, find their fuel trucks, and shoot 'em up and try and set 'em on fire," Sundlun recalled in the 2006 profile. "The Germans would fight back and there'd be some gunfire, but we'd do more damage to them than they'd do to us 'cause we knew every rock and tree."

Five months after being shot down, Sundlun escaped to safety. The U.S. would later honor him with the Purple Heart, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and an Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. France would bestow the Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.

Sundlun finished his studies at Williams College in 1946 and three years later, graduated from Harvard Law School. After serving as an assistant U.S. attorney in Washington, he went into private practice, then left law in 1970 to become president of an executive jet company.

Six years later, he was named president and CEO of The Outlet Co., based in Rhode Island, which he transformed into the highly profitable Outlet Communications, no longer in business.

At its peak, Outlet had 16 radio and television stations, including WJAR Channel 10. The company's stock sold for $4 when Sundlun took over. It sold for $68 when he was done a decade later.

Sundlun was a millionaire, with several homes, in Rhode Island, Jamaica and the Washington area -- and he was increasingly active in national and Democratic politics, including with President John F. Kennedy, who named Sundlun co-chairman of his 1961 inaugural committee.

And he was well into a turbulent romantic life that would be another of his hallmarks, prompting countless tales, some of which he was happy to substantiate himself.

In 1949, Sundlun married his first wife, Madeleine (Schiffer) Eisner, the mother of his three sons, all of whom survive him: Tracy Walter, Stuart Arthur, and Peter Bruce. After their divorce, Sundlun married sculptor Pamela (Soldwedel) Barrett in 1966. Barrett divorced him and Sundlun became involved with the actress and philanthropist Barbara FitzGerald, who died of cancer in 1973.

Joyanne Carter, his third wife, was FitzGerald's close friend. They walked the aisle in 1974, but their marriage foundered. In 1983, Sundlun told The Journal, "She invited me for lunch one day in Washington and after dessert she said. 'Well, now you're deserving of a present.' She served me with papers for a divorce."

Two years later, Sundlun married his fourth wife, Marjorie Lee, a woman two decades younger whose warm, vivacious manner stood in contrast to her husband -- and proved an asset on the campaign trail.

After serving on statewide commissions and the Providence School Board, and working for a variety of civic causes, notably the Trinity Repertory Company and the Providence Performing Arts Center, Sundlun in 1986 ran for governor against incumbent Edward D. DiPrete. DiPrete walloped him, two-to-one.

DiPrete also won the rematch two years later -- by a much-closer margin. But in 1990, Sundlun tapped again into his millions to finance his campaign and ran a third time. He buried DiPrete, who was mired in scandal that eventually sent him to prison.

Sundlun planned an imperial inauguration that included a B-17 flying over the State House, but even before the celebration, on the evening before he took office, Sundlun, about to turn 70, received worse news. The Rhode Island Share and Deposit Indemnity Corp., which insured 45 banks and credit unions, had collapsed. Untold numbers of people risked losing their life's savings.

Many years later, the memory of the banking crisis and a $200 million deficit in the state budget still rankled Sundlun. "When I look back at the mess I inherited from that -- f---ing DiPrete...," he said, too angry to finish.

Closing the credit unions and the struggle to come up with a way to pay off depositors dominated the first 18 months of Sundlun's tenure. After the closing, disclosures of corruption in the General Assembly and the DiPrete Administration on behalf of the insurer, the infamous RISDIC, fanned the ire and anger of depositors.

There were nasty demonstrations at the State House almost daily. As the months dragged on and depositors remained without their money, Sundlun endured some ugly protests.

Perhaps the worst came on Sept. 6, 1991, when more than 1,000 depositors picketed, screamed and taunted Sundlun and other leading Democratic political figures at a party fundraising event at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston. Sundlun was burned in effigy. There were placards comparing Sundlun with Hitler.

Depositors eventually got their money back, through a $700 million bailout plan that was financed by using a portion of state sales tax revenue to pay off bonds. Sundlun successfully ran for re-election in 1992 but was defeated in the 1994 Democratic primary by Myrth York. Gubernatorial terms at the time were two years long.

In his four years as governor, Sundlun led a major overhaul of the state Workers Compensation System and started the state's RIteCare program that provides medical insurance to poor children.

On social issues, he supported abortion rights and gay rights.

In his frequently combative style (one of his printable nicknames was "Captain Blowhard"), Sundlun pushed through the renovation and expansion of the terminal at T.F. Green Airport, now named for him; the Rhode Island Convention Center; the Providence Place mall, and moving the University of Rhode Island's Providence campus from Smith Hill to the old Shepard Building downtown.

"I think history will treat him well," said the late Elmer Cornwell, a Brown University political science professor and expert on Rhode Island politics. "He didn't come from a political background, he came from the corporate world. He was used to making tough decisions and his forcefulness served the state well during some very difficult times."

Sundlun was just nine months into his first term as governor when his wife Marjorie, walking with a childhood friend in her upstate New York hometown, was struck and nearly killed by an elderly driver. Doctors saved her life, but her brain was badly damaged.

Governor Sundlun flew to the hospital, where, in a news conference to discuss his wife's condition, he wept -- one of the few times in his life he ever did, he said. Marjorie recovered but was never the same. Sundlun divorced his fourth wife in 1999, after, he says, he arranged for her financial security.

It was during Sundlun's second term as governor that he publicly acknowledged he was the father of a daughter, Kara (Hewes) Sundlun, now an Emmy-award winning news anchor at Hartford station WFSB, Channel 3, and the child of an affair. Sundlun agreed to pay for her college education and remained close to Kara, who changed her last name to his.

"She's got a better personality than I do," Sundlun said in 2006. "She's naturally nice, although I'm getting nicer."

After divorcing Marjorie, Sundlun was seen in the company of Soozie Dittelman, a photographer and owner of East Greenwich Photo, whom he had met several years earlier when he was president of Temple Beth-El in Providence. They married on New Year's Day 2000, when Sundlun was almost 80.

Stories about Sundlun have been part of the Rhode Island landscape for decades. There is the story of his shooting raccoons at his Newport estate, of berating a CVS clerk for failing to carry plastic forks he wanted for a Christmas party, of driving dangerously but defiantly in his old age. All were true, and highly publicized.

After losing the governorship, Sundlun taught political science at the University of Rhode Island. Courses he taught included political leadership and Rhode Island politics.

"His style was somewhat aggressive, but as the students got to know him, they appreciated the wealth of knowledge he had," said Prof. Maureen Moakley of URI, who team-taught a course with Sundlun.

Sundlun mellowed with advancing age, but he never entirely lost the edge that was forged by his difficult childhood, his war experiences, and his business and political battles. His increasing difficulty in hearing and stubbornness in not wanting to use hearing aids made conversations in recent years exercises in mutual shouting -- but until the end, he was full of stories.

And, at least sometimes, there were signs of uncharacteristic softness and even self-reflection.

"No one ever called me a nice human being -- although Soozie's gone pretty far toward changing me into a nice human being," he told the Journal five years ago. "I think basically I am a nice human being. But I'm 86 when I say that."

Sundlun is survived by his wife, children, stepchildren and stepgrandchildren.

With reports from Scott MacKay, former Journal staff writer

Hypocrisy regarding murdoch news hacking

As bad as this behavior by murdoch is people forget that other companies
do this all the time. An excellent example is how suckerberg's facebook
adn linkedin use hacking techniques, like the friend finders on facebook
and linkedin, to go into people's e-mail accounts and obtain e-mail
addresses, something newscorp's myspace has not done. It will be
interesting to see how this plays out.
Peter Z


Murdochs in the dock

By Ian Burrell, Media Editor
Tuesday, 19 July 2011

The phone hacking scandal that has claimed the jobs of Britain's two
most high-profile police officers, caused the closure of one of the
country's most famous newspapers, prompted 10 arrests so far and led to
calls for the resignation of the Prime Minister reaches a critical
juncture today with a moment of high drama to rival anything that the
British media has produced before, either in real life or fiction.

The founder and the appointed heir to the world's most famous media
empire will take centre stage in the next act of the hacking saga.

Rupert and James Murdoch will sit before a panel of MPs and face
questions that the company over which they preside was involved in phone
hacking on an "industrial scale", made illegal payments to police
officers and sought to corrupt the democratic process by "owning"
politicians. In their answers, for which they have been carefully
drilled by a team of lawyers and media trainers, the pair will attempt
to rescue a tarnished reputation and distance themselves from serious
criminality.

They will do so under intense pressure from their own shareholders, who
have seen the value of their stock fall by almost a fifth – 17.9 per
cent – since it emerged that the murdered schoolgirl Millie Dowler had
been among victims of the company's journalists. The answers of the
Murdochs will also be analysed by a number of investigating bodies,
including the media regulator Ofcom which is gathering evidence on
whether News Corp is "fit and proper" to own a broadcasting licence in
the UK, and the Serious Fraud Office.

The pair's evidence will be followed by that of Rebekah Brooks, who
resigned her post as their chief executive at News International last
week, before being arrested on Sunday by police investigating the
hacking and illicit payments made to officers. Yesterday Brooks fought
back. Her lawyer, Stephen Parkinson, hinted that his client would take
steps to redress damage to her reputation. "Despite arresting her
yesterday and conducting an interview process lasting nine hours, [the
Metropolitan Police] put no allegations to her and showed her no
documents connecting her with any crime. They will in due course have to
give an account of their actions and in particular their decision to
arrest her with the enormous reputational damage that this has
involved."

For James Murdoch the appearance before MPs will be a screen test like
no other. As he prepared to take his seat in front of the House of
Commons Culture, Media & Sport committee today, he was facing criticism
from those who doubt that he possesses the abilities to run the News
Corp empire founded by his father.

The pressure on him intensified yesterday with a growing clamour for him
to relinquish his role as chairman of BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster
which he helped to build into a successful business. BSkyB's
non-executive directors were reported to be unconvinced that Murdoch can
cope with the job when he is caught up in the phone hacking affair, and
that they would watch his performance today ahead of discussions later
this week.

That view was echoed by the satellite broadcaster's first chairman,
Andrew Neil, a former editor of the Murdoch-owned Sunday Times.
"Non-Murdoch shareholders in BSkyB [are] indicating James's future as
Chairman [is] likely determined by his Commons performance," he said
last night.

Yesterday the Liberal Democrats asked Ofcom to act now on whether News
Corp should be allowed to have even the 39 per cent stake in BSkyB that
it possesses. Don Foster, the party's media spokesman, said James should
follow the example of senior police officers and his colleague Rebekah
Brooks and resign, even if he was not admitting wrong doing. "I think
his position is untenable," he said. A poll for ITV News last night
showed that two-thirds of the public thought James should quit.

The hearing

Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive, News Corp

What would represent a victory?

He emerges as an honourable tycoon who was kept in the dark about the
scale of the scandal. He demonstrates that he had no knowledge of the
out-of-court settlements to Gordon Taylor and Max Clifford in 2008; that
it was at his insistence that News International co-operated with the
police; and that he does not exercise undue influence in the police,
media and government. He apologises.

And defeat?

He admits he had knowledge of widespread phone hacking prior to January
2011. Yet it becomes apparent that he failed to take charge of the
crisis and ensure News International co-operated fully with police. He
comes across as arrogant or mendacious and/or appears to be vague or
doddery, casting questions over his ability run a global multimedia
giant in the digital age.

And a score draw?

He avoids implicating himself in any direct knowledge of phone hacking
prior to January 2011 but seems out of touch and acknowledges that he
has made mistakes in handling the affair.

James Murdoch, Chief executive, Europe and Asia, News Corp

What would represent a victory?

MPs are impressed by his grasp of detail and candour. He demonstrates
that he was badly advised by lawyers and executives over the 2008
settlements to Taylor and Clifford by naming the executives and
detailing their advice. He comes across as an astute and honest
executive dealing with a formidable range of business problems, and
shows remorse for the scale of wrongdoing at News International.

And defeat?

He comes across as a management-speak dalek devoid of empathy. He admits
that he knew wrongdoing extended to beyond a single reporter but yet
failed to inform the Metropolitan Police. He puts up spurious legal
arguments for not giving straight answers to straight questions. He
shows his temper.

And a score draw?

He agrees that he was not in complete control of News International but
comes across as a decent individual who has been shocked by what has
happened.

Rebekah Brooks, Former chief executive, News International

What would represent a victory?

She persuades the committee that she had no role in any wrongdoing and
that the fault lies with other executives. She proves that she was on
holiday when a private investigator working for the News of the World
hacked into the mobile phone of Milly Dowler while she edited the paper.
She comes across as decent, vulnerable and hurt by the damage to her
reputation. A victim not a perpetrator.

And defeat?

She is defiant, haughty or arrogant and refuses to give straight
answers. Fails to explain how she could not have known about phone
hacking and payments to police officers on her watch, nor the
out-of-court settlements to Gordon Taylor and Max Clifford. Trapped by a
skilled inquisition.

And a score draw?

She agrees she failed to grasp the seriousness of wrongdoing at the News
of the World, but is able to show that she personally had no role in any
wrongdoing.

Good riddance dean donutfucker

This news is long overdue. During his entire tenure as pig chief in
providence dean has been the one who had singled me out for legal
harassment, be it direct or proxy, during his entire tenure as chief,
and if one still doubts this check my BCI and you will notice my entire
legal troubles occurred during his tenure as chief, all because my
stepfamily in Greenwich and fairfield county accepted bribes from him
and his coworkers when he was Stamford pig chief. Though others
suffered worse has he gutted the Providence police, like he did the
Stamford police, be it homeless people arrested for disorderly conduct,
people having medical problems on the street being charged with failure
to move, women asking men out on a date being arrested for prostitution,
etc. I had to bear the brunt of it. Interestingly enough nobody
mentions how dean let that same daughter drink cocktails at the Biltmore
on November 2, 2010 which I witnessed, and yet nobody said anything
there, yet they made a big deal over this party. The timing of this
could not be better, notice the date of the resignation, the 7 year
anniversary of my first victory as a Pro se Litigant, and the date of
the party, the 10 year anniversary of Leila's murder, and it is good to
see dean get a taste of his own medicine. I even wonder if the sheeple
noticed the headline on yesterday's paper below this headline, how
chafee appointed someone who runs a kids gulag in glocester to be the
new dcyf director. All the same this is long overdue and occured
because of sheep in the public who allowed it to happen and only ended
because of those who never quit.
Peter Z


Esserman suddenly resigns as Providence police chief
04:01 PM EDT on Thursday, June 23, 2011

By Amanda Milkovits

Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- After nearly 8½ years heading the state’s largest
police department, Police Chief Dean M. Esserman suddenly announced
Wednesday that he was resigning.

The decision was his, Esserman said in a hastily arranged news
conference at the Providence Public Safety Complex. A controversy over
underage drinking at a party celebrating his daughter’s graduation from
La Salle Academy had become a “distraction,” he said.

“I love this Police Department. I’ve come to love this city. And I also love my family,” Esserman said. “… But this has become a distraction, a distraction in my home, a distraction for me, and a distraction for this Police Department.”

Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Pare said that he hadn’t asked for
Esserman’s resignation, nor did he find anything in his evaluation of
the party that would cause the chief’s dismissal. Pare said no rules or
laws were broken.

“He’s a great leader,” Pare said. “We’ll move on. This agency is bigger than any individual.”

Esserman’s decision surprised many officers. He had survived a
no-confidence vote from the police union, criticism over his abrasive
leadership style and attacks on his salary and benefits. Three of last
year’s four mayoral candidates said that they would fire him.

Taveras was the only one who withheld judgment. After evaluating the
department this spring, the mayor decided to keep Esserman, crediting
him with improving the department, rooting out political interference
and establishing a community-based approach to policing. But unlike
former Mayor David N. Cicilline, Taveras didn’t offer him a contract.

Esserman said he’ll stay until June 30. It’s also the last day for 75
officers who received layoff notices. All are facing losing their jobs
in the city’s financial crisis, unless the city and police union can
reach $6 million in concessions.

Esserman didn’t mention the layoffs as a factor in his decision to
leave. It was personal. It was about his family. And, he said, it was
time.

“I’m proud of the work we’ve done,” he said. “We’ve come a long way in eight years. It’s time for somebody else.”

Cicilline appointed Esserman in January 2003. The ex-prosecutor and
former police chief in Connecticut and New York walked into a department
in turmoil.

The department had been rocked by revelations in the federal corruption
trial of then-Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. that a former police chief had
helped some officers cheat on their promotions.

Gilda Hernandez pins the badge on her husband, Dean Esserman, after he
was sworn in as Providence police chief in 2003 as then Mayor David N.
Cicilline looks on.

Journal Files / MARY MURPHY

There was scandal and division among officers and mistrust from the
community. Complaints of brutality, civil-rights violations and
allegations of misuse of federal funds drew the attention of the U.S.
Department of Justice. And the department closed itself off from working
with other agencies and organizations.

In eight years, Esserman brought community policing to every
neighborhood, assigned detectives to investigate the cheating scandal,
beefed up units investigating gangs, guns and internal affairs. He
introduced computer mapping of crimes, so the police could evaluate what
was happening in the city and prevent crimes, and opened the department
up to partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, organizations
and schools.

The crime rate began to fall, longstanding drug markets vanished, and
even murders plummeted. The department drew national attention for its
crime-prevention initiatives and community-centered approach. Last fall,
the department and Roger Williams University won a federal grant to
establish the first educational institute for law enforcement in New
England.

But the department also endured scandal — four officers were caught up
in a state police investigation into a drug ring last year, a detective
was convicted of assaulting a handcuffed man this year.

And Esserman’s temper and brusque style blistered colleagues and
underlings, and alienated some city leaders. Some were celebratory when
they learned of his resignation. Others were stunned.

In Upper South Providence, the director of the Davey Lopes Recreation
Center said he was disappointed. “Dean Esserman has been very good for
Providence,” said George Lindsey, “and I don’t care what anyone says, at
the end of the day, if you live in the city, you recognize the
difference from before Esserman came and now.”

In Washington, D.C., Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police
Executive Research Forum, said the chief’s work gave Providence national
recognition.

“The Providence Police Department is a different place today than it was 8½ years ago,” said Wexler. “He came in at a time of turmoil, accusations and questions … and 8½ years later, the Providence Police Department is a better place, and the community is a safer place.”

As for the recent controversy, Wexler said, “When you’re a change agent,
you’re under attack all the time. Your whole life becomes an open book.”

When Taveras became mayor, Esserman’s contract expired and his future
was uncertain.

In February, he was suspended for one day without pay after an incident
involving a sergeant who was having a coughing fit while Esserman was
addressing officers at a training session. Witnesses said Esserman
cursed and threatened to throw a cup of coffee in the sergeant’s face.

This month, as the city began handing layoff notices to 75 new officers,
Councilman Michael J. Correia asked Esserman in a letter to “be a man of
his word” and resign. The letter said that Esserman had announced on two
occasions that he would volunteer to leave before pink slips were given
to any of his officers.

Then came the graduation party June 10 at his East Side home.

Esserman said that he and his 27-year-old son were chaperoning the party
when young people started suddenly arriving late. He said he discovered
some of them drinking alcohol, and he and his son ordered everyone to
leave. Some ran off with alcohol.

Esserman said he called Pare that night to tell him what happened.

Some criticized his handling of the party, including the head of the
Rhode Island chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who asserted that
he should have called the police to disperse the crowd. Pare said he
would evaluate the incident.

Pare said Wednesday that he hadn’t finished his evaluation when Esserman
handed him his resignation.

“I’m sure a lot of things played in his mind about why he should resign,” Pare said. “There are a lot of things happening in the Providence Police Department.”

Esserman said he was taking responsibility for what happened at his
house. “You’ve got to believe this was my decision,” he said. “You have
to believe I made this decision because it’s become a distraction.”

Neither he, nor Pare would explain why the party was a distraction.

Pare said the chief’s resignation, coming in the middle of restructuring
and all-but-certain layoffs, was “challenging,” but didn’t leave the
department in chaos.

And then, the mayor’s director of communications shut off questions.

-- With staff reports from Alisha A. Pina and Thomas J. Morgan

TIMELINE: Esserman’s trajectory

Jan. 10, 2003: Mayor David N. Cicilline announces hiring of Esserman,
“the best police chief in America.”

Jan. 24, 2004: Esserman announces conclusion of probe of Police
Department promotional-testing scandal. He moves to discipline at least
two active officers and strip pensions from two former officers.

April 16, 2005: Robbery suspects shoots and kills Detective James L.
Allen with Allen’s gun at police headquarters.

October 2005: Esserman announces he will be treated for colon cancer.

Jan. 22, 2007: Mayor and chief say major crime has hit a 30-year low,
thanks, in large part, to community policing.

Feb. 16, 2007: Cicilline renews Esserman’s employment contract for
another 4 years.

June 14, 2009: Police union votes no confidence in Esserman. Members
cite his abrasiveness, harping on past police corruption and
dressing-down of officers in public.

March 4, 2010: State police arrest 3 Providence officers involved in a
drug ring.

Sept. 27, 2010: $474,566 federal grant announced to establish regional
law-enforcement training and research institute, to be based at Roger
Williams University and Police Department.

Dec. 1, 2010: Mayor-elect Angel Taveras announces hiring of former state
police Col. Steven M. Pare as public safety commissioner. Action reduces
stature and power of chief.

Feb. 7, 2011: Esserman serves one-day suspension because he threatened
to throw cup of coffee in face of sergeant.

April 12, 2011: Taveras says he will retain Esserman.

June 10, 2011: Esserman breaks up graduation party for daughter in
family backyard after he said he realized that minors were drinking
alcohol.

June 13, 2011: Pare says he is evaluating incident.

Compiled by Gregory Smith from Journal archives

amilkovi@projo.com

Iran menaced as zionists bluster

Notice how this spy bust in Iran's embassies came at a time when the
zionists are rejecting america's peace deal. Then again people must
realize that the one thing the zionists have in common with the green
movement and those rioting in Libya and Syria is that they are american
subsidized. The real peace solution is for america and their pawns to
butt out permanently. then real solutions can be implemented.
Peter Khan Zendran



http://aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/05/201152111430757256.html
Iran claims to break up CIA spy network
Network of "spies" controlled through US embassies in the United Arab
Emirates, Turkey and Malaysia, ministry says.
Last Modified: 21 May 2011 12:14
Iran's mistrust of America is deep; in 2009, Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal
and Sarah Shourd were charged with spying after they said they
accidentally hiked across the border [AFP]

Iran has arrested 30 people it says were engaged in a "complex espionage
and sabotage network" run by the United States, state media reported.

The network of alleged spies was controlled by the Central Intelligence
Agency through US embassies in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and
Malaysia, according to an intelligence ministry statement posted on the
Mehr news agency's website on Saturday.

"Due to the massive intelligence and counterintelligence work by Iranian
intelligence agents, a complex espionage and sabotage network linked to
America's spy organisation was uncovered and dismantled," the statement
said.

"Elite agents of the intelligence ministry in their confrontation with
the CIA elements were able to arrest 30 America-linked spies through
numerous intelligence and counterintelligence operations."

The statement also said Iran had identified 42 US intelligence officers
in the three named countries.

"They engage in collection of information regarding Iran's nuclear,
aerospace defence and bio-technology fields," among other areas, the
ministry said.

The spy network worked under the cover of labour recruitment agencies,
the statement posted on Mehr's website said.

"The elites, educated and naive people were recruited to get visas,
residency permits, education abroad and employment," it said.

Spying in Iran can carry the death penalty. Washington has had no
diplomatic presence in Iran since the 1979 revolution which deposed the
US-backed shah and was followed by the lengthy occupation of the US
embassy.

Diplomatic cables published by the WikiLeaks website showed the US
operated information-gathering desks on Iran in neighbouring countries
where diplomats would seek to glean intelligence from travelling
Iranians.

The announcement of the arrests comes two days after Barack Obama, the
US president, made a speech on the Middle East, reiterating Washington's
view that Tehran sponsors terrorism and is seeking nuclear weapons,
charges Iran denies.
Source:
Agencies


http://aljazeera.com/news/americas/2011/05/2011520181538261950.html
Netanyahu: No return to 1967 borders
Israeli leader says Obama's call for future Palestinian state based on
1967 borders would leave country "indefensible".
Last Modified: 21 May 2011 07:58

Barack Obama and Binyamin Netanyahu affirmed their countries' "enduring
friendship" at the White House [Al Jazeera]

Israel is prepared to make "generous" concessions for peace in the
Middle East, but cannot go back to the country's "indefensible" 1967
borders, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu said after White
House talks with Barack Obama.

Netanyahu's comments came after Obama, the US president, had said the
1967 borders, with mutually agreed land swaps, should form the basis for
a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, in a major speech on
the Middle East on Thursday.

"A peace based on illusions will crash upon the rocks of Middle Eastern
reality... I think for peace the Palestinians will have to accept some
basic realities," Netanyahu said.

He said that a return to those borders was impossible because the region
had seen "demographic changes".

"While Israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace, it
cannot go back to the 1967 borders because these borders are
indefensible."

A spokesman for the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmud Abbas,
responded to the statements, calling on Obama to further press Israel to
accept a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders.

"Netanyahu's position is an official rejection of Mr Obama's initiative,
of international legitimacy and of international law," said Nabil Abu
Rudeina.

Hamas rejection

In statements made after their talks, both Obama and Netanyahu rejected
the involvement of Hamas in peace negotiations, following the recent
Palestinian unity deal involving the group and Abbas' Fatah faction.

Netanyahu said that Abbas would have to choose between "peace with
Israel and his pact with Hamas".

He also called Hamas the "Palestinian version of al-Qaeda".

Obama said, "It is very difficult for Israel to negotiate in a serious
way with a party that refuses to acknowledge its right to exist...
[Hamas] is not a partner for a significant, realistic peace process."

But Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas spokesperson, responded telling Al Jazeera:
"Hamas is not a terrorist organisation."

"We've spent 20 years in negotiations. It is enough. It is enough for
the Palestinians... Hamas is fighting for our people, for our homeland,
for our liberation, for our dignity, for our independence."

He also said that while a successful peace process remained to be seen:
"We cannot give Israel the carte blanch that they have to enjoy the
occupation... and to say we have to stop the resistance against the
occupation."

Right of return

Both Obama and Netanyahu spoke about refugees from the region, with
Obama calling for a right of return for Palestinians, and Netanyahu
largely focusing on Arab countries refusing support for Palestinians.

"Palestinian refugees cannot come to Israel... It's not going to
happen," he said.

Reporting from Shatti Beach refugee camp in Gaza, Al Jazeera's Nicole
Johnston said, "The statement is not surprising or unexpected for
Gazans... A lot of people here have lost hope of returning to what is
now Israel, returning to their homes."

She added, "People are very frustrated by the situation, but they're
also concerned with their more immediate needs", citing unemployment and
difficulty of access of resources.

On Thursday, Obama laid down his clearest markers yet on compromises
Israel should make towards peace in his speech on the 'Arab spring'.

Among his statements were support of a two-state solution, that
Palestinian territories should be demilitarised, and that borders should
be re-drawn as they were before Israel captured the West Bank and other
Palestinian land in 1967.

That position was seen as a message that Obama expected Israel to
eventually make concessions which they have resisted to date.

A senior Palestine Liberation Organisation official, Yasser Abed Rabbo,
said the PLO "favourably welcomes the Obama principles on the 1967
borders".

Quartet supports Obama

Before Obama and Netanyahu made statements, the Quartet of Middle East
negotiators - the United States, Russia, the European Union and the
United Nations voiced strong support for Obama's criteria for Middle
Eastern peace.

"The Quartet agrees that moving forward on the basis of territory and
security provides a foundation for Israelis and Palestinians to reach a
final resolution of the conflict through serious and substantive
negotiations and mutual agreement on all core issues," the group said in
a statement.

"The Quartet reiterates its strong appeal to the parties to overcome the
current obstacles and resume direct bilateral negotiations without delay
or preconditions," the Quartet said.
Source:
Al Jazeera and agencies

Results of the Arab/Muslim riots

The uprisings in the Arab/Muslim World have changed the region for the worse. Many who rioted thought they would be making a better life for themselves, instead they have put into power forces worse than those they rioted against. To make matters worse they have brought foreign military forces into the region as we are seeing in Libya. Let us examine how this effects the balance of power in the region.
As the main group behind these rioters is the Muslim brotherhood, either directly or by proxy, many assume that the objective would be to unite the Muslim World in an all out attack on israel. Were this the case they could have not done this in a worse way. With the military seizure of power in Egypt the Muslim brotherhood has influence in the largest Arab army, and one which could at least take out a significant chunk of the israeli military. After Egypt the rioters stepped up their actions in Libya, Algeria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain, not a wise move if one were to build an alliance to attack israel in the Arab World. In the case of Yemen and Bahrain it is understandable, with the anglo-american military presence in those two countries, the pro-western attitudes of the rulers, and in the case of Yemen the strategic location. In the case of Jordan the actions are counterproductive, as the Hashemites have been long term allies of the Palestinians and only made peace with israel to free up resources to take care of internal issues, including the very issues the rioters are supposedly rioting against.
With Syria, and Libya these are countries which America has been after for years, and the uprisings provide a convenient pretext for intervention. This has happened in the case of Libya, and Qaddafi has proven surprisingly resilient in leading Libya’s military in protecting the country, and this could happen in Syria. With Saudi Arabia and Algeria full scale riots have yet to destabilize those countries, yet if they were to break out they have the military force to crush them. In the case of Yemen and Bahrain the people have legitimate grievances with their government, yet no clear plan has been made to redress the people’s grievances. So the question remains, what is the purpose for the riots?
As has been stated above the goal is not to attack israel, for if this were the case the current situation in Libya would not have occurred. What we have instead is fodder for american/foreign intervention. One thing people overlook is that many nato countries, like those participating in the attack on Libya, are undergoing major military restructuring, that includes acquiring more modern weapons, and any country in such a situation will soon find some excuse to go to war to use those new weapons. Most interestingly enough many of the same groups that put on the anti-war demos during the bush administration while receiving government funding and support are speaking out in support of the rioters in those muslim countries, helping to paralyze the anti-war movement in america. This is even more strange as these same groups until 2011 had nothing but praise for Qaddafi and Assad. Clearly those who fund them want them to focus their energies elsewhere.
Lest one think that the Arab/Muslim situation is unique and question the motives of the western military/industrial complex consider the following. The first is that the embargo of all goods of Iranian origin from entering america is being enforced more vigorously that the entry of Hispanics illegally through the Mexican border. The second is that after the reported killing of Osama bin Laden the american/nato military expedition has made no plans to leave Afghanistan, Pakistan, or Central Asia. Clearly these acts show that the American/nato forces are not focused on peace, they are focused on conquest, and are behaving in a desperate manner.

Zendran NoRuz trouble from customs

Back in March a 1 Pahlavi Gold coin I ordered as a NoRuz gift was seized by customs as a suspicious item. In April I was informed by homeland security that customs would be holding the coin as the american government has put an embargo on all items of Iranian origin from entering america. I was informed the resaon for this blanket ban is to get Iran to cease it’s nuclear program. Yesterday I recieved the full refund of my order, as the package was insured.
This act by the american government is a clear act of discrimination. They forget that all past sanctions against Iran since 9/11 have failed and the at the “war on terror” is an excuse to go after Iranians and others from Western/Central Asia in the same way the “cold war” was an excuse to go after people of Slavic origin, organized crime busts are used to go after Italians, and drug busts are used to target Black Africans and Latinos.
Below is the e-mail conversations I had with the company I ordered that coin from.

Re: Pahlavi coin order trouble
From:”J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.” [Add]
To:”Peter Khan Zendran”
Date:Tue, 15 Mar 2011 3:07 PM (2 months ago)
Show originalShow full header> When I spoke to one of your employees I was informed that my order which
> was being detained by the us department of homeland security’s customs
> and border agency on the order of agent stan balingit.

Dear Peter:

Confirming that US Customs did seize this item and they are currently
investigating. We are certain the item is not a counterfeit and will let
you know as soon as any details become available.

Thanks for dealing with J&M.

- Gary, Shipping

–
J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.
Winner of the Consumers Choice Award for ‘best local
jeweller’ in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

127 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 1W1
Phone: (604) 876-7181 Fax: (604) 876-1518
Toll-Free Ordering: 1-888-244-9999
e-mail: jandm@jandm.com http://www.jandm.com
Bullion Website at http://www.bullioncoinsandbars.com

Re: Pahlavi coin order trouble
From:”J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.” [Add]
To:”Peter Khan Zendran”
Date:Tue, 15 Mar 2011 3:30 PM (2 months ago)
Show originalShow full header> have they done this to other orders as well recently?

Hi Peter:

No. This is a first time for us and we’ve been in the business since 1967.

Thanks for dealing with J&M.

- Gary

–
J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.
Winner of the Consumers Choice Award for ‘best local
jeweller’ in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

127 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 1W1
Phone: (604) 876-7181 Fax: (604) 876-1518
Toll-Free Ordering: 1-888-244-9999
e-mail: jandm@jandm.com http://www.jandm.com
Bullion Website at http://www.bullioncoinsandbars.com

Re: Pahlavi coin order trouble
From:”J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.” [Add]
To:”Peter Khan Zendran”
Date:Tue, 26 Apr 2011 4:29 PM (2 weeks 1 day ago)
Show originalShow full headerDear Peter:

Customs has confirmed that they have seized the item based on the
country of origin (Iran). They will be sending us an official letter to
confirm this but that is the end of our involvement in this matter.

You can now either contact US Customs immediately to protest or you can
wait until we receive the letter and we can send you a copy of it. As
Canadians we have no authority in the matter.

Thanks for dealing with J&M.

- Gary

–
J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.
Winner of the Consumers Choice Award for ‘best local
jeweller’ in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

127 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 1W1
Phone: (604) 876-7181 Fax: (604) 876-1518
Toll-Free Ordering: 1-888-244-9999
e-mail: jandm@jandm.com http://www.jandm.com
Bullion Website at http://www.bullioncoinsandbars.com

Re: Pahlavi coin order trouble
From:”J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.” [Add]
To:”Peter Khan Zendran”
Date:Thu, 5 May 2011 2:16 PM (6 days 3 hours ago)
Show originalShow full headerPeter:

I checked with our bookkeeper and was informed that a refund cheque has
been prepared and sent to you.

The cheque number is 5689, issued and mailed April 29, 2011.

Thank you.

- Hemant

–
J&M Coin & Jewellery Ltd.
Winner of the Consumers Choice Award for ‘best local
jeweller’ in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

127 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 1W1
Phone: (604) 876-7181 Fax: (604) 876-1518
Toll-Free Ordering: 1-888-244-9999
e-mail: jandm@jandm.com http://www.jandm.com
Bullion Website at http://www.bullioncoinsandbars.com

Crashers for british royal wedding crashed

As much as I hate most of the windsors, some of these protesters, namely
those anarchist international provaceturs, brought this on themselves.
If they hadn't gone soft taking government grants to put on pickets, and
ignored hardcore training for clashes with the pigs like was done back
in the 90's and like other groups around the World do, they would have
got results. People in the english speaking World need to get their act
together fast or they will have nobody to blame but themselves for
living in a dystopia.
Peter Z

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/8469617/Royal-wedding-Anarchists-planning-to-mar-Prince-William-and-Kate-Middletons-happy-day.html
Royal wedding: Anarchists planning to mar Prince William and Kate
Middleton's happy day
Anarchists are planning to hijack peaceful protests against the royal
wedding to launch violent attacks in central London.
Activists start a fire at Oxford Circus during a Trade Union Congress
(TUC) march in London on March 26, 2011
Activists start a fire at Oxford Circus during a Trade Union Congress
(TUC) march in London on March 26, 2011 Photo: AFP
Patrick Sawer
By Patrick Sawer 9:00PM BST 23 Apr 2011

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Police fear a repeat of the chaotic scenes witnessed during the 400,000
strong trade union march against spending cuts last month, when small
groups of masked militants attacked shops and banks in London's busiest
shopping streets.

Individuals linked with UK Uncut – the protest group which carried out
the invasion and occupation of Fortnum & Masons in Piccadilly, during
the TUC march – are planning a headline-grabbing protest against the
marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton under the slogan "Reclaim
the Royal Wedding".

They want hundreds of disgruntled opponents of the monarchy to mingle
with the crowds outside Westminster Abbey and in Parliament Square.

As the ceremony reaches its climax inside the abbey they plan to unveil
banners and placards and shout anti-royal slogans.

The protesters, who were banned by police from staging an official
protest outside Westminster Abbey, will gather in Trafalgar Square
before joining the throngs heading for the celebrations.
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Once there they plan to regroup and begin their protest.

In a carefully worded message on Facebook, Reclaim the Royal Wedding's
organisers said: "We cannot BE SEEN to condone any individuals or groups
who do protest outside Westminster Abbey because protesting in the
designated area is unlawful.

"Nor can we BE SEEN to condone the use of extremely effective megaphones
(which are disallowed), beautifully painted placards, remarkable banners
or other interesting devices of protest outside the Abbey or elsewhere
on the route.

"Also, we cannot BE SEEN to condone any other actions individuals or
groups might choose to undertake that would disrupt this occasion and
draw attention to other issues – such as the crippling cuts to public
services.

"Evidently, if they did occur, these sorts of actions, interruptions,
disruptions and images would be extremely embarrassing for the
Government and would generate massive worldwide media attention,
especially outside Westminster Abbey.

"It would be a remarkable spectacle!"

In on open invitation the statement adds: "However, if you would like to
meet up before heading off to watch the wedding, we will be casually
meeting at Trafalgar Square - around Nelson's column - between 9.30 and
10.30 am."

John Shepherd, Susan Petal and Ingrid Muller are three of the activists
behind the protest, which they say will attract hundreds of groups and
individuals.

Mr Shepherd, who studied war and peace studies at Keele University and
political science at University College London is a supporter of the
republican pressure group Republic, as well as UK Uncut.

"The monarchy for centuries has stood as a beacon of the status quo, at
the apex of our society it represents and perpetuates the sheer
inequality and wealth disparity in British society, and this wedding
reinforces that view," he said.

"We are not 'all in this together' and we want to make our voices heard,
peacefully."

However details of the event have been posted by Ms Petal and other
supporters on Facebook pages set up by adherents of the anarchist black
bloc, which revels in the tactics of violent confrontation with police
and was at the forefront of disturbances on the day of the TUC protest,
on March 26.

Writing on one of the largest black bloc Facebook pages Ms Petal said:
"Please support this event and invite your friends!"

Among the 1,500 people who have indicated they will attend the Reclaim
the Royal Wedding protest are trade unionists, left-wing activists and
environmentalists, as well as hundreds of students from colleges and
universities around the country.

But they also include numerous self-proclaimed anarchists and animal
rights militants.

While Scotland Yard is confident it can prevent any outbreaks of
disorder along the route of the procession, it fears anarchists will
cause trouble at other locations.

Targets could include shops with the royal warrant, tourist landmarks
and banks.

Several militants and anarchist groups have been plotting to disrupt the
wedding celebrations.

Some have boasted of preparing to come armed with masonry hammers to
break shop windows, catapults for firing ball-bearings at police horses
and smoke bombs.

One group, called Better Dead Than Wed, published details of the route
the royal couple will take to and from Westminster Abbey on the UK
Indymedia website, with a poster showing hangman's nooses round the
necks of William and Miss Middleton, under the slogan Time to Tie the
Knot.

The posting included the veiled threat: "I'm sure the activist community
will want to make sure the happy couple remember their special day."

Another group, The Government of the Dead, is to stage a 'zombie wedding
party' in Soho Square, before parading what they claim is a working
guillotine to Westminster where they intend to barrack and jeer the
royal procession.

The group is headed by Professor Chris Knight, a Marxist anthropologist
who was sacked by the University of East London over statements he made
about the use of violence against wealthy bankers.

Queer Resistance, a group of gay, lesbian and transsexual activists, are
planning to stage a flash mob near the route of the wedding in order to
mock the royal couple, in protest against cuts in spending on HIV care
and anti-homophobic bullying work in schools.

Shops and businesses along Oxford St, Regent St and Piccadilly fear they
will again be targeted by masked anarchists who last month smashed
windows, threw paint bombs and attempted to occupy banks and shops such
as Boots, Topshop and Vodafone.

More than 150 businesses were briefed by senior officers last Wednesday
about the security measures Scotland Yard plans to implement. They were
also advised on what security measures they can adopt to protect
themselves.

Police have banned any protests within the one mile security "footprint
of the wedding" around Buckingham Palace, the Mall, Whitehall,
Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster.

A group of Muslim extremists who planned to burn the union flag outside
the Abbey have already been told they will be barred from gathering, as
will members of the far-right English Defence League who had intended to
hold a counter-demonstration.

Senior officers said that 60 anarchists arrested during the TUC march
have bail conditions that prevent them entering central London over the
wedding period and police spotters will keep a watch for activists who
have committed public order offences at demonstrations and may be
attempting to infiltrate the area.

A police source said: "The same faces often appear at different protests
and we will try and take a pre-emptive strike against them."

Police are receiving daily intelligence reports on plans to disrupt the
wedding from both covert and open sources, such as social networking
sites.

But they admit the black bloc tactic of militants turning up in small
groups to form a larger wedge of protesters is difficult for them to
anticipate.

Scotland Yard will have around 5,000 officers on duty, with 1,000 of
them operating as mobile teams to handle disturbances away from the main
event.

Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens, head of central operations at
Scotland Yard, said: "If anyone comes to London on the day of the royal
wedding intending to commit criminal acts we will act quickly, robustly
and decisively."




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13240683
BBC News UK
29 April 2011 Last updated at 18:42 ET
Royal wedding: Police arrest 55 around security zone

Scotland Yard has hailed the security operation surrounding the royal
wedding as an "amazing success" despite 55 arrests around its security
zone.

About half the arrests were for breach of the peace and a man was held
for an alleged sex assault on a girl, aged 14.

Ten people carrying climbing gear and anti-monarchy placards were
arrested near Charing Cross.

Other arrests were for drunk and disorderly, criminal damage, theft and
over a suspected environmental protest.

Three people were held in the Covent Garden area over the alleged
demonstration, police said.

Anti-terror powers were used to arrest one man who was seen taking
suspicious photographs of transport hubs and security personnel in the
Charing Cross area.

Three others were held over drug offences and four for allegedly
carrying an offensive weapon.

Met Police Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens said the success of the
overall policing operation showed that the force could handle security
for next year's Olympic Games.

She said her 5,000 officers should be "immensely proud" of their role in
the "happy and safe" event.

She admitted to pre-event "nerves" and defended the decision to carry
out a string of pre-event raids as "entirely justified".
Police bans

An estimated one million people had gathered along the wedding route.

The police said that number was more than expected.

Officers questioned masked anti-monarchy protesters in Soho Square as a
huge security operation took place around Buckingham Palace, Westminster
Abbey and The Mall.

Thousands of police officers created a "ring of steel" around the
venues. Snipers took to rooftops and undercover officers mingled among
the crowds

More than 90 people were banned from the area and up to 80 VIPs were
granted personal protection.

Over the past few days police have arrested three people believed to be
planning to behead effigies at the wedding.

They were detained by police in Brockley, south-east London, on Thursday
night.

There were also several raids on squats across London, which drew
criticism from one Labour backbencher.

John McDonnell accused police of "disproportionate" action, saying the
raids appeared to be "some form of pre-emptive strike".

Elsewhere, anti-monarchy group Republic held a peaceful "not the royal
wedding" street party in Red Lion Square, Holborn.
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Some Pakistani military news not being reported

With all the fuss over bin Laden's killing in Pakistan near the Pakistani military academy people forget that this is only the latest in a series of incidents going back years. Below is a more recent example.
Currently there are Pakistani Naval personell on Mayport, FL as the us navy recently sold the ex-USS McInerny FFG-8 to Pakistan as the PNS Alamgir. What the Pakistani Military forgot is thaty the ex-FFG-8 is the second of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, a class notorious for structural and combat peoblems. The infamous USS Stark FFG-31 and USS Samuel B Roberts FFG-58 were of this class and were easily taken out. The australian navy is phasing out those FFG's of that clas it operates after the hmas adelaide was successfully detained by 5 Iranian Fath class Fast Attack Craft in December 2004. Spain is phasing out the 6 OHP FFG's it operates as well, as are Turkey and Taiwan, as Turkey is favoring the Meko design and Taiwan the LaFayette design. Only america, Egypt, and Bahrain continue to operate OHP FFG's.
How the Pakistani navy can make this screwup is beyond me, but it makes one wonder why they did it in the first place to endanger their troops like this.
Peter Khan Zendran


http://www.news4jax.com/news/26574162/detail.html
Frigate, Pier Damaged At Drydock

POSTED: Friday, January 21, 2011
UPDATED: 2:46 pm EST January 21, 2011
PNS Alamgir damaged in drydock
The PNS Alamgir and the drydock it was in were damaged while testing the ship's engines Friday morning.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Navy guided missile frigate that was sold to the Pakistani navy earlier this year was damaged on Friday morning, along with the pier of a Northside shipyard where the ship is undergoing repairs.

The USS McInerny was transferred in August and renamed the PNS Alamgir. It was at BAE Drydock -- formerly Atlantic Drydock -- in the 8500 block of Heckscher Drive for renovations before it was to steam for Pakistan next week.

The U.S. Coast Guard said the ship's engines were being tested when it lurched forward, slamming into the pier causing heavy damage to the pier and the bow of the ship.

There was no oil or fuel spill, but the hull was crumpled.

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More on bin Laden's death not being reported

As some of you may know the media is reporting that the uss carl vinson
cvn-70 was the ship which disposed of Osama bin laden's body.
Recently I checked the website for the vinson and noticed the news
section has been down, along with other sections there
http://www.cvn70.navy.mil/
Nor is the crew reporting anything about their involvement in the bin
Laden affair on the ship's facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/USSVINSON
Clearly the navy is scared here. Even though the us navy is the largest
in the world many of it's ships are not as tough as they are reported to
be, this includes the vinson.
Peter Khan Zendran


http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/uss-carl-vinson-osama-bin-ladens-burial-sea/story?id=13510831

USS Carl Vinson: Osama Bin Laden's Burial at Sea


Before Osama bin Laden's body was lowered to its
final resting place at sea, the last spot on earth to
host his remains was reportedly the deck of the
aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

When asked about the USS Carl Vinson's role in
burying bin Laden, a military official would not
confirm the ship's involvement. But Pentagon officials
previously told ABC News and other news outlets that
the 30-year-old naval vessel was indeed the ship
responsible for transporting bin Laden's body to its
burial, likely in the Indian Ocean.

In Islam, people are typically buried in the ground,
without a casket, before the next of five daily prayer
periods have taken place. The U.S. government
apparently decided it was risky for bin Laden to have
a known grave, lest it become a shrine to the world's
best-known terrorist.

Officials said that, in accordance with Muslim law, bin
Laden's burial at sea was conducted by a Muslim s
eaman, who recited the prayers and ensured that the
body was washed and wrapped appropriately in cloth.

But this task was hardly the Vinson's only high-
profile assignment. In the three decades since its
launch in 1980, the ship has earned the nickname
"America's favorite aircraft carrier." It has assisted with
key military and humanitarian operations around the
world.

The aircraft carrier, named for Democratic Rep. Carl
Vinson of Georgia (1883-1981), was first
commissioned on March 13, 1982. Vinson served
more than 50 years in the House, and during World
War II he became known as "the father of the two-
ocean navy."

USS Carl Vinson's Motto: 'Strength from the Sea'

After several sea trials, the ship took off from Norfolk,
Va., in 1983, for an eight-month world cruise, with a
crew of nearly 6,000 sailors, the ship's website says.

In the decades since its inaugural cruise, the ship has
continued to tour the world to support key military
campaigns. In the 1990s, it launched air strikes in
support of Operation Desert Fox and Operation

Southern Watch in Iraq. After the September 11
attacks, the USS Carl Vinson moved to the North
Arabian Sea, to launch the first strikes for Operation
Enduring Freedom.

In January 2010, the aircraft carrier was sent to Port-
au-Prince, Haiti, to assist disaster relief operations
after the devastating earthquake.

The ship also goes by the nickname the "Gold Eagle"
-- so called for the eagle prominently featured in its
seal. The eagle, which is meant to be emblematic of
the country, carries a banner displaying the Latin
phrase, "Vis Per Mare," which means "Strength from
the Sea" and is the ship's motto.

The USS Carl Vinson's Facebook page has nearly
28,000 "likes" but includes the warning "Loose Lips
Sink Ships!"

"ANY discussion or speculation of the ship's location
or anticipated inport dates before they're officially
released may result in revocation of access to this
page," the page's description says. "Remember, the
bad guys DO follow our Facebook page too."

Osama bin Laden reported killed in Pakistan

In reading the reports of bin laden's death we must ask ourselves the
real questions. That is
1. What has been done to confirm this is really bin Laden and not some
double like Saddam Hussein was in 2003.
2. Why did this occur now, at this location which has been of interest
since 2005? Notice this occured when there is a changeup in the
government involving thye defense dpt and cia leadership.
3. Will american/nato forces pull out of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq,
Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Gulf, as the whole purpose of the
american military presence initally was to get bin Laden?
4. Will the police state apparatus in america be dismantled? For the
past decade the "war on terror" has been used to target Muslims, Arabs,
Afghans, Iranians, Turanians, and the people of that region the same way
the cold war was used to target Russians, leftists, and people of Slavic
origin?
Peter Khan Zendran




http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2011/05/2011522132275789.html
Americas

Osama bin Laden killed in Pakistan

US president confirms al-Qaeda leader's death, saying he has been killed
in firefight following US raid in Abbottabad.
Last Modified: 02 May 2011 09:21
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Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, is dead.

US president Barack Obama said bin Laden, the most-wanted fugitive on
the US list, had been killed on Sunday in a US operation in the
Pakistani city of Abbottabad, about 61km north of Islamabad.

"Tonight, I can report to the people of the United States and the world,
the United States had carried an operation that has killed Osama bin
Laden, a terrorist responsible for killing thousands of innocent
people," Obama said in a statement.

"Today, at my direction, the United States carried out that operation...
they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.

"The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date
against al-Qaeda.

"We must also reaffirm that United states is not and will never be at
war against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader, in fact, he
slaughtered many Muslims," Obama said.

Four people, including one of bin Laden's sons, were also killed in the
operation.

According to New York Times, bin Laden's body was taken to Afghanistan
and later buried at sea.

Hours after Obama made the announcement, a top al-Qaeda ideologue
promised revenge for bin Laden's death. The commentator, going by the
online name Assad al-Jihad2 posted on websites a long eulogy for the
al-Qaeda leader and promised to "avenge the killing of the Sheik of
Islam".

The Pakistani Taliban also threatened attacks against government
leaders, including President Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistan army and the
United States.

"Now Pakistani rulers, President Zardari and the army will be our first
targets. America will be our second target," Ehsanullah Ehsan, a
spokesman for Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), or Taliban Movement of
Pakistan, told Reuters by telephone from an undisclosed location.

US celebrations


Barack Obama called bin Laden's death the 'most significant achievement'
against al-Qaeda [EPA]
But as the news of bin Laden's death spread, crowds gathered outside the
White House in Washington DC to celebrate.

Former US president George Bush called his death a "momentous
achievement".

"The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an
unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be
done," Bush said in a statement.

According to Al Jazeeera's Rosalind Jordan in Washington, the operation
had been in the making for the last nine or 10 months.

"The fact that it happened inside Pakistan, there have been suggestions
that Pakistani intelligence may have been protecting them," she said.

Patty Culhane, another Al Jazeera correspondent, said the US authorities
got intelligence last September and were able to track bin Laden down
through his couriers. They followed them to his compound which was
reported to be worth over a million dollars.

Reporting from Pakistan, Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder said the development
had caught a lot of people by surprise .

"He was considered by many as a hero, but not to the extent that people
would come out on the streets. The reaction so far not likely to be
strong on the streets, perhaps a protest here or there by the religious
parties," he said.

'Symbolic victory'

Qais Azimy, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Kabul, said Afghan officials
described bin Laden's killing as a "symbolic victory", since he was no
longer directly connected to the group's field operations.

"This organisation (Al Qaeda) is more than Bin Laden, it may be
symbolised by Bin Laden, but it definitely is more than Bin Laden"

Mark Kimmit, US military analyst

Mark Kimmit, a US military analyst, said bin Laden's death "was not the
end of terrorism, but an end of a chapter."

"Capturing or killing bin Laden has more iconic value. It will have
symbolic value, because it has been a number of years since bin Laden
has exercised day to day control over operations. We still have an
al-Qaeda threat out there and that will be there for a number of years.

"This organisation (al-Qaeda) is more than bin Laden, it may be
symbolised by bin Laden, but it definitely is more than bin Laden," he
said.

It is, however, a major accomplishment for Obama and his national
security team. Obama's predecessor, George Bush, had repeatedly vowed to
bring to justice the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on
New York and Washington, but never did before leaving office in early
2009.

He had been the subject of a search since he eluded US soldiers and
Afghan militia forces in a large-scale assault on the Tora Bora
mountains in 2001. The trail quickly went cold after he disappeared and
many intelligence officials believed he had been hiding in Pakistan.

While in hiding, bin Laden had taunted the West and advocated his views
in videotapes spirited from his hideaway.

Besides September 11, Washington has also linked bin Laden to a string
of attacks - including the 1998 bombings of American embassies in Kenya
and Tanzania and the 2000 bombing of the warship USS Cole in Yemen.


Source: Al Jazeera and agencies

Zendran inheritance situation gets more coverage

Recently the Westerly Sun caught john warren, who was president of washington trust, stalking me to an arts event where I have friends who regularly atend and exhibit their works. Below is the link to the pic the Sun took of me at that event
http://thewesterlysun.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35066178&event=1208240&CategoryID=30379
Below is the pic the took of john warren at the same event
http://thewesterlysun.mycapture.com/mycapture/enlarge.asp?image=35066296&event=1208240&CategoryID=30379
All I can say to washington trust is BUSTED.
This also shows that people and businesses down there are getting more gutsy to call out crooks like washington trust.
Peter Z

Der hundenkanzellor rips off Zendran at shit u

Recently shit u has once again hosted three former world leaders, dago dog prodi, el spicko escobar, and der huundenkanzellor gusenbauer. While the first two spewed their typical leftist lunatic diatrabe der hundenkanzellor’s words borrowed much from my own material, which is unsuprising as he has followed me on myspace and continues to follow my blogs. Notice his comments on social services and financial regulation, hardly the words one expects from a typical leftist.


Former Heads of State Discuss 'the Next Left' in the Global Economy
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Romano Prodi
Photo Credit: Kaori Ogawa '12

April 14, 2011

Three former leaders of Italy, Austria, and Chile, who have all led progressive parties and movements in their long public careers, discussed the future of the “Next Left” at the Watson Institute this week.

Former Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi was joined on Tuesday’s public panel by former president of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, and ex-chancellor of Austria, Alfred Gusenbauer. All three are currently visiting professors at Brown.

The policymakers shared their views on the economic and political challenges faced by the next generation of the left – focusing on the global conceptions of inequality, income re-distribution, and taxation, as well as on the shifting axes of world power and the implications of the most recent global financial crisis.

In his remarks to open the panel, Prodi highlighted, among other things, the political challenges of using taxation as an instrument for income distribution, a sentiment that was later echoed by Gusenbauer.

“I paid the price when I became severe with taxes,” said Prodi, describing events that led to a Senate vote of no confidence against him and, consequently, his resignation in January 2008.

Lagos emphasized the need to place more importance on equality, noting that in the United States, for instance, the wealthiest one percent of the population earns about 25 percent of total income.

Furthermore, inequality is a fundamental determinant of social outcomes and health, according to Lagos, who cited findings from the recent book Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

According to the Lagos, the book’s findings show that that there is no rise in life expectancy and level of happiness above a threshold level of income per capita (roughly $20,000); furthermore, the book also established a strong correlation between high levels of inequality and social/health challenges of societal mobility, life expectancy, education, crime, and imprisonment.

In Latin America, according to Lagos, levels of per-capita income are rising though the region has yet to reach the “mythical” $20,000 threshold. “We’ve done it through mere fiscal expenditures,” he said, “but we’re still unable to touch taxes.”

Lagos also emphasized the importance of regulation and the critical role that international organizations like the World Bank have to play in restoring global financial health; for Latin America, the former Chilean president said it is important for countries to “speak with one voice.

“For the first time, we had a global financial crisis which Latin America had nothing to do with,” he said.

Gusenbauer criticized the “populist extreme right,” among other influences, for causing a global political crisis; such a crisis, Gusenbauer said, has undermined the “notion of nation” in different ways — including the transfer of power away from the nation-state because of European Union integration, and in Europe, the dilution caused by immigration.

Gusenbauer also suggested that taxpayers are bearing the cost of bailing out banks and other financial institutions during the crisis, while at the same time facing government austerity policies that reduce their public services.

“There is enormous expropriation of ordinary people,” he said, “because the banks were able to convince governments to bail them out.” He also added that allowing self-regulation in the financial sector was pointless and ineffective.

“Self-regulation is just a sophisticated way of saying ‘no regulation.’ It’s like asking a dog to be a guard over sausage,” Gusenbauer said.

Gusenbauer concluded by emphasizing that in an era of rising financial capitalism, the “Next Left” has to clearly decide which agenda it should pursue: “Either an agenda that serves Wall Street or one that serves Main Street.”

This week’s panel was the most recent in a series of Next Left events focusing on the future of progressive policy at the Watson Institute. Last October, Lagos and Gusenbauer spoke about “The Next Left: Globalized Social Democracy in the North and South.” In 2009, the series looked at the implications of Barrack Obama’s presidency for progressive policy.

By Watson Institute Student Rapporteur Dominic Mhiripiri ‘12

My response to reza pahlavi's recent q&a

Recently reza pahlavi has made some statements in his Q&A which he published March 31 2011 which are nonsensical and show his true, scatterbrianed nature. For instance when asked about Ali-Reza’s fueral he dodges the issue asked by Seyed, namely why did he only attend a few memorials and not go out and meet more people, including those who knew Ali-Reza’s death was murder and not suicide.
Just as scatterbrianed is his response to Negin on the riots in North Africa, where reza pahlavi ignores that what happened in Egypt and Libya was the work of provaceturs, saying nothing for Mubarak, who did a lot for Iran and who was a close friend of the Pahlavis. That he could forget this shows he is either crazy or deliberatly insulting those who supported him and those close to him for years. Or he could be so caught up in his democracy trip, which is apparent in his answers about the green movement.
Notice in his responses he focuses too much on secular government and democracy, despite the fact that those calling for reform in that manner have been failures in government and in their lives, ie there is nobody to implement a democratic reform in Iran left. Notice he even acknoweledges that mousavi and karroubi are no longer an efective force in Iranian affairs, showing that he wants to take control of the “green movement” they helped spark. Now who will he copy next, for as usual reza pahlavi seems content to copy others rather than take decisive action himself.

Icke gets it wrong on Iran and color revolutions

Yesterday I finally found a copy of Icke’s book human race get off your knees the lion sleeps no more in an independent bookstore in cambridge. When I read pages 163-168 I noticed he had his facts wrong about the political upheavals in Iran since 1953, Ukraine’s orange revolution, and the cia backed uprising in Georgia that ousted Shevardnadze. Not only did he as usual publish the wrong facts about what happened with Mossadeq, but even more idiotic ignored news reports of dick holbrooke’s presence in Iran before the 2009 elections, or that holbrooke got his ideas for what to do in Iran from my series “Victimization of the Farsi, Arab, Turanian, and Central and Western Asian Peoples” which was a three article sereis I published with Icke from 2001-2003 and which I made a book in 2004. Icke even ignored that mousavi was manouvered into being khomeini’s prime minister by the cia, comitted some of the worst atrocities Iran experienced, and was not honest about the rigging in the 2009 elections, that he involved in it very much so. He also ignored the fact that Yuschenko was poisoned, and that was the cause of the riots that put him into power as part of the orange revolution. While Icke was right about the Georgian elections being rigged against Shevardnadze he ignored the reason behind it, so that america could station troops there. Icke needs to do his homework better.

More nwo connections to mideast upheavals

Recently I was checking for news from the watson institute when I
stumbled across this event.
http://www.watsoninstitute.org/news_detail.cfm?id=1488
Not only did brown lie as this event was not open to the public but
there were no adds for this event in advance. I did some digging on the
panelists and found there is plenty of dirt on both of them.
In checking shiva balaghi I found she had played a part in inciting the
riots in tahrir square and openly bragged about it on open source radio.
http://www.radioopensource.org/shiva-balaghi-egypt-in-the-spotlight-the-us-on-the-spot/
Additionally, shie is involved with the mer project.
http://www.merip.org/author/shiva-balaghi
Check mer and you will see it is run by chris toensig. Back in 2006
when at the watson institute I confronted toensig about how one of his
authors used info from an article I published on Icke's site in 2003
about katsav and mofaz's Iranian connections and I did not recieve
proper credit for it. The oven stuffer head of the middle east studies
dpt, elliott colla, decided to shoot his mouth off at me, even though
chris admitted I was in the right and the article did not properly quote
it's source, and as a result got in trouble for it.
I also checked on hussein banai and found his website here.
http://www.hussbanai.net/
Not only was he at brown at the same time I was involved with the watson
institute he only got his teaching job once I was no longer at brown.
Not to mention this little hajji baba was one of the ones who refused to
come to my support at all during my legal disputes with brown.
Over all, these are people who are selling out their heritage and have
nobody to blame for their problems but themselves.
Peter Khan Zendran