For too long those who follow the faith of Zarathustra have been maligned and misunderstood, to the point where both people who claim to practice the faith of Zarathustra and outsiders get confused as to what it means to be Zoroastrian and follow the teachings of Zarathustra. Yet despite the fact that many who claim to believe in Zarathustra have been polluted they forget that the faiths/religions of the World all have been influenced by Zarathustra. With two heretical spoofs of Zoroastrianism, Christianity and Islam, fighting it out and Iranians around the world suffering now is a perfect time to revive the pure faith of Zarathustra.
There are two ways to define what a Zoroastrian/Zarathustri is. The first is to define it by what is is, i.e. the faith of Zarathustra comprised of those who follow and believe in the teachings of Zarathustra. The second is to define it by what it is not. It is not a faith of Aryan/white supremacists which Nietzsche promogulated. It is not a magical cult as some fiction writers would have people believe.. It is not some namby-pamby hippie faith as many who have met with the parsis have assumed, or those who are obsessed with fagass freddie mercury, who had done much during his lifetime to malign his heritage, assume.
The parsis and freddie mercury are excellent places to start with when defining what Zorostrianism is not. In fagass freddie’s case if he were really a Zoroastrian he never would have engaged in homosexual intercourse, as it is strictly forbidden for all Zoroastrians. The parsis, the descendants of Zoroastrians who fled the Muslim invasion of Iran in the 7th century and who mostly settled in what is now India, have allowed the practices of Zarathustra to be corrupted. For instance, most of them practice veganism, which is alien to the teachings of Zarathustra and was adopted by contact with Hindus. The same is similarly true for the navjote ceremony, which was influenced by contact with Judaism and Hinduism. Though Zoroastrian teachings have influenced Judaism, such as kashrut dietary law which is based on Zoroastrian nasau dietary laws and the refusal to encourage converts, the jewish bar/bat mitzvah helped to form the navjote, whereas contact with hindus and their upanayana ceremony helped to cement the practice among parsis. As stated above a Zoroastrian is one who follows and believes in the teachings of Zarathustra. Throughout history as Iran expanded along with Iranian civilization and culture spread the teachings of Zarathustra travelled with it as well. Along with successes many failures and catastrophes occurred, diluting the Iranian community abroad and causing many to abandon the faith. As many have chose to return to the pure faith of Zarathustra such ceremonies are superfluous.
The texts of Zoroastrian faith, the Avesta, Yasna, Gathas, etc, while they are true documents, only now exist in written form because of the threat Christianity posed because of their use of the bible. Up to that point the teachings of Zaratustra were transmitted orally, with those lying killed. As Christians used this against Zoroastrians, claiming their faith was false because it was orally transmitted, the teachings of Zarathustra were written down in the third century by a Zoroastrian ratu named Tansar. Here I use the title ratu instead of mobed, for the title mobed came about in the third century when Tansar helped establish Zoroastrianism’s power base as the state religion of Iran when Ardashir came to power as Shahanshah in 224. Up until that point Zoroastrianism never had any hierarchy, simply was a community of believers of the faith with no hierarchical structure, and the title mobed was based on the priests of Judaism. Therefore anyone who claims to be a mobed is not a proper Zoroastrian. Just as controversial is the method of prayer.. While Zoroastrians must pray five times a day in front of fire many can’t decide whether to do the Kusti prayers or to recite Ahunavar, the greatest prayer and act of devotion. As the Ahunavar is the greatest prayer reciting it five times daily before fire is proper. The kusti, while taught by Zarathustra, is superfluous, as there are times when one does not have access to a kusti.
Many ask can Zoroastrianism be revived today, and I say yes. The biggest impediment is the laziness of people to take a hard look at the teachings of Zarathustra and to apply them to their lives, thus becoming a proper Zoroastrian. Consider how both Christianity and islam copy off of Zoroastrianism. In the case of Christianity they mention in the Gospel how the three “wise men”, who were Zoroastrian ratu visited jesus at his birth, as they predicted he would be born, calling him Ushedar, the first world savior who would be born 1,000 years after the birth of Zarathustra and who would fail in his work. The teaching of the unforgivable sin of denying one the right to pray mentioned in the Gospel is Zoroastrian in origin, the Christian wedding vows are of Zoroastrian in origin, the catholic concept of purgatory comes from the Zoroastrian Hammigistan, the protestant belief in a community of believers is also Zoroastrian in practice. Yet mainstream Christianity continues to ignore and marginalize Zoroastrians. Islam copies off of Zoroastrianism most of all. The five daily prayers are Zoroastrian, the Halal dietary laws are Zoroastrian in origin, and the concept of Jihad is Zoroastrian in origin, just to name the most obvious. Even many Muslims have considered Zoroastrianism a sect of Islam, which though false has allowed Muslims to minister to Zoroastrians in prisons where often Zoroastrian worship is forbidden. Therefore Zoroastrian concepts are familiar, the only thing left is to apply them more vigorously to allow people to revert or convert.
Consider the benefits of the Zoroastrian way. For one if a mass reversion occurred in Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries once under Iranian rule the horrors of sharia law would disappear, such as cutting off hands for stealing a loaf of bread, or honor killings of unmarried couples having sexual relations or killings of people who use alcohol, as Zoroastrian teachings do not condone this, yet those who complain about sharia law do not even examine Zoroastrianism as an alternative or encourage reversion. The horrors of pedophile priests in Christianity, notable demonstrated in the catholic church but which have also occurred in Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and other sects, and other Christian and muslim abuses of clerical authority would never have occurred had there been mass reversion and had Zoroastrianism remained a force.
It would be very easy to put the teachings of Zarathustra into practice today and revive the Pure faith he taught. The real question is what are we willing to do to put it into use?
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Seeing the facts about Iran’s recent problems
Those who are able to see straight are able to see that the recent troubles Iran has experienced since June 2009 are not those of a freedom or human rights movement, rather one that’s aim is to destabilize Iran in preparation for an invasion, and failing that weaken Iran where it can not play a major role in World affairs. There are some that think that when people say this they are crazy, however those people are stupid and uninformed, and need to look at the facts harder. Here I will present the basics behind the facts.
Those that say that this is a human rights movement need to ask themselves some important questions. First, if human rights has been a long standing issue then why have there not been riots for years in Iran? If conditions are as bad as are claimed then Iran’s population would never have tolerated it for any length of time. Plus amnesty international and other groups which report on human rights have not always reported the truth about Iranian “atrocity” stories or Iranian affairs. They do not mention facts like how honor killings and other female abuse stories are confined only to Iran’s practicing muslim population, or how branches of groups like the Persian cultural foundation are nonexistent. Then again seeing how that amnesty international has recently been packed by Iranians who spew such lies it is not surprising, yet all the same it is disgusting and disgraceful. If you question my reasoning consider this. Many of these same Iranians have been long opponents of war with America and Israel, though many of them have avoided taking any direct action and instead relied on the actions of others. Second, most Iranian groups were shut down and harassed as political groups because they did not spew the negative image that many in gpvernment and positions of power in the west have of Iran and Iranians. Along comes these uprisings in Iran under the guise of the green movement and all of a sudden those who support the green movement do not face negative stigma, as if to personify hajji baba for the 21st century.
The argument that it is a freedom movement fails when one asks, like above, why there were no mass uprisings before the June 2009 elections? Furthermore consider the uprisings were backed and instigated by politicians inside and outside of Iran who have had connections with the cia and the council on foreign relations. People forget that mousavi was a long time crony of khomeini, and we need not go into detail about the backing the cia gave khomeini during the revolution. The same is true for rafsanjani and mohammed forouzandeh, two people who have helped shape the image of Iran as a nightmare state the way Milosevic did for Yugoslavia, cronies all yet falsely portrayed as freedom fighters. It should be no coincidence that mousavi’s cousin is CinC of Iran’s Air Force, in other words in a position where he could effect Iran’s safety in the event of an invasion the same way members of Iraq’s military betrayed Saddam Hussein in 2003. Nor should we forget how reza pahlavi and farah diba pahlavi have come out in support of the green movement, tarnishing any legitimacy they have to their claim as iran’s deposed ruling house and tarnishing Royalists and Monarchists, not to mention iran’s aristocratic families who can trace their ancestry to Iran’s previous ruling houses.
Even were the masses of Iranians not direct collaborators of the cia and cfr they certainly have been influenced by their works. Since the 1990’s the majority of Iranians who have travelled to America and the west have done so as students. Those students who prosper do so not so much by good grades but by debasing their heritage and going along with every negative stereotype of Iranians the west creates. This group is isolated from Iranians who travelled to the west before the revolution socially, except for immediate family, and tends to take high paying jobs and to piss cash on useless luxuries, exemplifying the worst stereotypes of westerners. Furthermore, they have not taken a serious interest in other groups who have been disenfranchised and victimized by American and western actions. Rather once they achieve wealth and material possessions they fell they are successful and care about nobody else. This attitude has cost the green movement the support of the very activist groups who assisted the Iranian community in preventing an invasion.
Those who can’t look at the facts are doomed to fail. One of the greatest problems with Iranian civilization is that when things get tough most Iranians choose to escape into the world of excuses rather than face harsh reality. This is what is happening again and we need to wake up, face harsh reality, and get ourselves together or face extinction.
Those that say that this is a human rights movement need to ask themselves some important questions. First, if human rights has been a long standing issue then why have there not been riots for years in Iran? If conditions are as bad as are claimed then Iran’s population would never have tolerated it for any length of time. Plus amnesty international and other groups which report on human rights have not always reported the truth about Iranian “atrocity” stories or Iranian affairs. They do not mention facts like how honor killings and other female abuse stories are confined only to Iran’s practicing muslim population, or how branches of groups like the Persian cultural foundation are nonexistent. Then again seeing how that amnesty international has recently been packed by Iranians who spew such lies it is not surprising, yet all the same it is disgusting and disgraceful. If you question my reasoning consider this. Many of these same Iranians have been long opponents of war with America and Israel, though many of them have avoided taking any direct action and instead relied on the actions of others. Second, most Iranian groups were shut down and harassed as political groups because they did not spew the negative image that many in gpvernment and positions of power in the west have of Iran and Iranians. Along comes these uprisings in Iran under the guise of the green movement and all of a sudden those who support the green movement do not face negative stigma, as if to personify hajji baba for the 21st century.
The argument that it is a freedom movement fails when one asks, like above, why there were no mass uprisings before the June 2009 elections? Furthermore consider the uprisings were backed and instigated by politicians inside and outside of Iran who have had connections with the cia and the council on foreign relations. People forget that mousavi was a long time crony of khomeini, and we need not go into detail about the backing the cia gave khomeini during the revolution. The same is true for rafsanjani and mohammed forouzandeh, two people who have helped shape the image of Iran as a nightmare state the way Milosevic did for Yugoslavia, cronies all yet falsely portrayed as freedom fighters. It should be no coincidence that mousavi’s cousin is CinC of Iran’s Air Force, in other words in a position where he could effect Iran’s safety in the event of an invasion the same way members of Iraq’s military betrayed Saddam Hussein in 2003. Nor should we forget how reza pahlavi and farah diba pahlavi have come out in support of the green movement, tarnishing any legitimacy they have to their claim as iran’s deposed ruling house and tarnishing Royalists and Monarchists, not to mention iran’s aristocratic families who can trace their ancestry to Iran’s previous ruling houses.
Even were the masses of Iranians not direct collaborators of the cia and cfr they certainly have been influenced by their works. Since the 1990’s the majority of Iranians who have travelled to America and the west have done so as students. Those students who prosper do so not so much by good grades but by debasing their heritage and going along with every negative stereotype of Iranians the west creates. This group is isolated from Iranians who travelled to the west before the revolution socially, except for immediate family, and tends to take high paying jobs and to piss cash on useless luxuries, exemplifying the worst stereotypes of westerners. Furthermore, they have not taken a serious interest in other groups who have been disenfranchised and victimized by American and western actions. Rather once they achieve wealth and material possessions they fell they are successful and care about nobody else. This attitude has cost the green movement the support of the very activist groups who assisted the Iranian community in preventing an invasion.
Those who can’t look at the facts are doomed to fail. One of the greatest problems with Iranian civilization is that when things get tough most Iranians choose to escape into the world of excuses rather than face harsh reality. This is what is happening again and we need to wake up, face harsh reality, and get ourselves together or face extinction.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Zendran inheritance/legal situation update
I just met with the rhode island state police this morning about the
criminal complaint I filed against washington trust. They told me that
after reviewing my complaint they can not determine how to proceed in my
case and can not determine if a crime has been comitted for lack of
further evidence. This means at this time my case is at a standstill.
This news comes weeks after pica accepted a $10,000 donation from
washington trust, which the pastor of first universalist church told me
was used to open up a new food pantry in his church. Most disconcerting
is that
1. The pastor of first universalist church, along with Pastor Ivins of
First Baptist Church in america and Reverend Almond of Matthewson St.
Methodist church who are also pica members agreed NOT to accept
donations from washington trust because of the court's ruling in my
favor two years ago in my successful defense against washington trust.
2. The only tv news station to cover the story was wjar, who had mario
hillario cover the story, adding insult to injury. The link to the
video of that story is below
http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/article/local_food_pantry_expands/27593/
Essentially a news station that hates my guts decided to have a crack at
this.
The crooked dealings of wjar have continued as well. Recently bill
simons, who sits on the board of providence public library with wjar
president lisa churchville, has become an adjunct faculty at the watson
institute. This from someone who has no expertise in foreign affairs at
a facility which I put into prominence. Also recently betty jo cugini
was dropped from wjar, her being the daughter of the former head of
westerly community credit union, that bank figuring prominently in my
inheritance dispute.
All in all, not good news.
Peter Z
criminal complaint I filed against washington trust. They told me that
after reviewing my complaint they can not determine how to proceed in my
case and can not determine if a crime has been comitted for lack of
further evidence. This means at this time my case is at a standstill.
This news comes weeks after pica accepted a $10,000 donation from
washington trust, which the pastor of first universalist church told me
was used to open up a new food pantry in his church. Most disconcerting
is that
1. The pastor of first universalist church, along with Pastor Ivins of
First Baptist Church in america and Reverend Almond of Matthewson St.
Methodist church who are also pica members agreed NOT to accept
donations from washington trust because of the court's ruling in my
favor two years ago in my successful defense against washington trust.
2. The only tv news station to cover the story was wjar, who had mario
hillario cover the story, adding insult to injury. The link to the
video of that story is below
http://www2.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/article/local_food_pantry_expands/27593/
Essentially a news station that hates my guts decided to have a crack at
this.
The crooked dealings of wjar have continued as well. Recently bill
simons, who sits on the board of providence public library with wjar
president lisa churchville, has become an adjunct faculty at the watson
institute. This from someone who has no expertise in foreign affairs at
a facility which I put into prominence. Also recently betty jo cugini
was dropped from wjar, her being the daughter of the former head of
westerly community credit union, that bank figuring prominently in my
inheritance dispute.
All in all, not good news.
Peter Z
Saturday, December 19, 2009
New Iranian warships influenced by Zendran
I saw this in Fars News recently. Compare the 2009 article below with
what I wrote in December 2008. Here is the link to what I wrote then
http://peterkhanzendran.blogspot.com/search?q=Iranian+naval+design
And below is what fars news wrote this year.
Peter Khan Zendran
News number: 8801210727 19:25 | 2009-04-10
Defence
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iran to Manufacture Giant Destroyer, Advanced Submarines
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to manufacture the largest destroyer and the
most advanced submarines in the region, a senior Iranian commander said
on Friday, adding that the army is also due to start mass production of
new series of fighter jets in the current year.
"The Iranian nation will observe that we will manufacture the largest
destroyer and the most advanced submarines in the region," Commander of
the Iranian Army Major General Ataollah Salehi told FNA.
"Mass production of fighter jets, the samples of which were unveiled
last year, and plans to manufacture vessels and submarines will be on
our agenda in the new (Iranian) year (started 20 March)," Salehi said,
stressing that the country is seeking to repeat the major advancements
made in the last year, including the launch of first home made Iranian
satellite 'Omid', in the current year.
Earlier in February Iranian Deputy Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi
said that Iran will produce more modern military planes after its
success in building 'Saeqeh' (Thunderbolt) and 'Azarakhsh' (Lightening)
fighter jets.
"We have built some fighter jets, including Azarakhsh and Saeqeh, in our
country that could fly and it is natural that we won't stop and will
take the necessary steps for their development," Vahidi said.
Saeqeh, a joint product of the Iranian Air Force and the Defense
Ministry, went on display as part of the Iranian air force's fleet
during military parades on the Army Day last year.
Vahidi also announced that Iran has produced spy planes with the flying
range of 1,000 km.
what I wrote in December 2008. Here is the link to what I wrote then
http://peterkhanzendran.blogspot.com/search?q=Iranian+naval+design
And below is what fars news wrote this year.
Peter Khan Zendran
News number: 8801210727 19:25 | 2009-04-10
Defence
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Iran to Manufacture Giant Destroyer, Advanced Submarines
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to manufacture the largest destroyer and the
most advanced submarines in the region, a senior Iranian commander said
on Friday, adding that the army is also due to start mass production of
new series of fighter jets in the current year.
"The Iranian nation will observe that we will manufacture the largest
destroyer and the most advanced submarines in the region," Commander of
the Iranian Army Major General Ataollah Salehi told FNA.
"Mass production of fighter jets, the samples of which were unveiled
last year, and plans to manufacture vessels and submarines will be on
our agenda in the new (Iranian) year (started 20 March)," Salehi said,
stressing that the country is seeking to repeat the major advancements
made in the last year, including the launch of first home made Iranian
satellite 'Omid', in the current year.
Earlier in February Iranian Deputy Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi
said that Iran will produce more modern military planes after its
success in building 'Saeqeh' (Thunderbolt) and 'Azarakhsh' (Lightening)
fighter jets.
"We have built some fighter jets, including Azarakhsh and Saeqeh, in our
country that could fly and it is natural that we won't stop and will
take the necessary steps for their development," Vahidi said.
Saeqeh, a joint product of the Iranian Air Force and the Defense
Ministry, went on display as part of the Iranian air force's fleet
during military parades on the Army Day last year.
Vahidi also announced that Iran has produced spy planes with the flying
range of 1,000 km.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saint nuke for xmas?
Who would have thought a Ballistic Missile Sub would ever be named after
Santa Claus?
Peter Z
http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/08/project_955_saint_nicholas.shtml
Project 955 Saint Nicholas
According to the general director of Sevmash, Nikolai Kalistratov, the
new strategic ballistic missile submarine of the Project 955 Borey class
will be named after one of the most revered saints in the Russian
Orthodox Church - St. Nicholas (who is known as the model for Santa
Claus, although this connection is almost nonexistent in the Russian
Orthodox tradition). Kalistratov said this during a Patriarch Kirill's
visit to Sevmash.
Construction of the new submarine is expected to start on December 22,
2009. The lead ship of this class, Yuri Dolgorukiy, began sea trials in
June 2009. Two other submarines - Aleksandr Nevskiy and Vladimir
Monomakh - are under construction.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091005/156357397.html
Russia to start construction of 4th Borey-class sub in December
MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Sevmash shipyard will start
the construction of the fourth Borey class (Project 955) strategic
submarine on December 22, a Sevmash press secretary said Monday.
Anastasia Nikitinskaya said the keel-laying ceremony for an
as-yet-unnamed sub was timed to coincide with the shipyard's 70th
anniversary.
She said Russia's newest Borey class strategic nuclear submarine, the
Yury Dolgoruky, had undergone three sea trials out of the required six.
The Yury Dolgoruky, which is expected to be armed with the new Bulava
sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), successfully completed its first
round of sea trials in the White Sea on July 10.
The vessel is 170 meters (580 feet) long, has a hull diameter of 13
meters (42 feet), a crew of 107, including 55 officers, a maximum depth
of 450 meters (about 1,500 feet) and a submerged speed of about 29
knots. It can carry up to 16 ballistic missiles and torpedoes.
The construction cost of the submarine totaled 23 billion rubles (about
$713 mln), including 9 billion rubles ($280 mln) for research and
development.
Two other Borey class nuclear submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the
Vladimir Monomakh, are in different stages of completion. Russia is
planning to build eight of these subs by 2015.
According to Navy officials, fourth-generation Borey class
nuclear-powered submarines will form the core of Russia's modern
strategic submarine fleet, and will be deployed with Russia's Northern
and Pacific fleets.
However, the submarine's commissioning into the Navy could be delayed by
setbacks in the development of the troubled Bulava missile, which has
officially suffered six failures in 12 tests.
However, some analysts suggest that in reality the number of failures
was considerably larger. For example, according to Russian military
expert Pavel Felgenhauer, of the Bulava's 12 test launches, only one was
quite successful.
The future development of the Bulava has been questioned by some
lawmakers and defense industry officials, who have suggested that all
efforts should be focused on the existing Sineva SLBM.
But the Russian military has insisted that there is no alternative to
the Bulava and pledged to continue testing the missile until it is ready
to be put in service with the Navy.
Santa Claus?
Peter Z
http://russianforces.org/blog/2009/08/project_955_saint_nicholas.shtml
Project 955 Saint Nicholas
According to the general director of Sevmash, Nikolai Kalistratov, the
new strategic ballistic missile submarine of the Project 955 Borey class
will be named after one of the most revered saints in the Russian
Orthodox Church - St. Nicholas (who is known as the model for Santa
Claus, although this connection is almost nonexistent in the Russian
Orthodox tradition). Kalistratov said this during a Patriarch Kirill's
visit to Sevmash.
Construction of the new submarine is expected to start on December 22,
2009. The lead ship of this class, Yuri Dolgorukiy, began sea trials in
June 2009. Two other submarines - Aleksandr Nevskiy and Vladimir
Monomakh - are under construction.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20091005/156357397.html
Russia to start construction of 4th Borey-class sub in December
MOSCOW, October 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's Sevmash shipyard will start
the construction of the fourth Borey class (Project 955) strategic
submarine on December 22, a Sevmash press secretary said Monday.
Anastasia Nikitinskaya said the keel-laying ceremony for an
as-yet-unnamed sub was timed to coincide with the shipyard's 70th
anniversary.
She said Russia's newest Borey class strategic nuclear submarine, the
Yury Dolgoruky, had undergone three sea trials out of the required six.
The Yury Dolgoruky, which is expected to be armed with the new Bulava
sea-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), successfully completed its first
round of sea trials in the White Sea on July 10.
The vessel is 170 meters (580 feet) long, has a hull diameter of 13
meters (42 feet), a crew of 107, including 55 officers, a maximum depth
of 450 meters (about 1,500 feet) and a submerged speed of about 29
knots. It can carry up to 16 ballistic missiles and torpedoes.
The construction cost of the submarine totaled 23 billion rubles (about
$713 mln), including 9 billion rubles ($280 mln) for research and
development.
Two other Borey class nuclear submarines, the Alexander Nevsky and the
Vladimir Monomakh, are in different stages of completion. Russia is
planning to build eight of these subs by 2015.
According to Navy officials, fourth-generation Borey class
nuclear-powered submarines will form the core of Russia's modern
strategic submarine fleet, and will be deployed with Russia's Northern
and Pacific fleets.
However, the submarine's commissioning into the Navy could be delayed by
setbacks in the development of the troubled Bulava missile, which has
officially suffered six failures in 12 tests.
However, some analysts suggest that in reality the number of failures
was considerably larger. For example, according to Russian military
expert Pavel Felgenhauer, of the Bulava's 12 test launches, only one was
quite successful.
The future development of the Bulava has been questioned by some
lawmakers and defense industry officials, who have suggested that all
efforts should be focused on the existing Sineva SLBM.
But the Russian military has insisted that there is no alternative to
the Bulava and pledged to continue testing the missile until it is ready
to be put in service with the Navy.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Move to seize alavi foundation assets in amrika
What many do not realize is that reza pahlavi and shahbanou farah are
involved in the transactions of the alavi foundation, that the alavi
foundation is essentially the world's largest slush fund, and that
profits from this slush funds not only go to hezbollah and hamas but to
pay the difference for Iranians who recieve welfare and other social
assistance benefits in america. Notice the timing of this as america is
considering military action in and around Iran, when more of the
american backed suskimargi from the green movement are acting out again,
and when congress is considering how to fund health care and other
programs.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
WDSU.com
Related To Story
AP Photo
The Islamic Education Center in Potomac, Md. on Nov. 12, 2009. The
center rents this building from the Alavi Foundation, which owns the
building but does not run the center.
US Seeks To Seize 4 Mosques, Tower Linked To Iran
Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture Of More Than $500M In Assets
ADAM GOLDMAN, Associated Press Writer
POSTED: 3:59 pm CST November 12, 2009
UPDATED: 7:26 am CST November 13, 2009
NEW YORK -- In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism
seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four
U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim
organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday filed a civil complaint in federal court against
the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million
in assets.
The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools
and mosques in New York, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100
acres in Virginia; and a 36-story Manhattan office tower. Confiscating
the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which the U.S.
government has accused of bankrolling terrorism and trying to build a
nuclear bomb.
A telephone call and e-mail to Iran's U.N. Mission seeking comment were
not immediately answered.
John D. Winter, the Alavi Foundation's lawyer, said it intends to
litigate the case and prevail. He said the foundation has been
cooperating with the government's investigation for the better part of a
year.
"Obviously the foundation is disappointed that the government has
decided to bring this action," Winter told The Associated Press.
It is extremely rare for U.S. law enforcement authorities to seize a
house of worship, a step fraught with questions about the First
Amendment right to freedom of religion.
The action against the Shiite Muslim mosques is sure to inflame
relations between the U.S. government and American Muslims, many of whom
fear a backlash after last week's Fort Hood shooting rampage, blamed on
a Muslim American major.
"Whatever the details of the government's case against the owners of the
mosques, as a civil rights organization we are concerned that the
seizure of American houses of worship could have a chilling effect on
the religious freedom of citizens of all faiths and may send a negative
message to Muslims worldwide," said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the
Council on American-Islamic Relations.
It is unclear what will happen to the properties if the government
ultimately prevails. But the government typically sells properties it
seizes through forfeiture and sometimes distributes the money to crime
victims.
U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Yusill Scribner said there are no
allegations of any wrongdoing on the part of the tenants or occupants of
the properties, which will remain open.
Prosecutors said the Alavi Foundation managed the office tower on behalf
of the Iranian government and, working with a front company known as
Assa Corp., illegally funneled millions in rental income to Iran's
state-owned Bank Melli. A U.S. Treasury official has accused Bank Melli
of providing support for Iran's nuclear program, and it is illegal in
the United States to do business with the bank.
U.S. officials have long suspected the foundation was an arm of the
Iranian government. A 97-page complaint details involvement in
foundation business by several top Iranian officials, including the
deputy prime minister and ambassadors to the United Nations.
"For two decades, the Alavi Foundation's affairs have been directed by
various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United
Nations, in violation of a series of American laws," U.S. Attorney Preet
Bharara said in a statement.
There were no raids as part of the forfeiture action Thursday. The
government is simply required to post notices of the civil complaint on
the properties.
As prosecutors outlined their allegations against Alavi, the Islamic
centers and the schools they run carried on with normal activity. The
mosques' leaders had no immediate comment.
Parents lined up in their cars to pick up their children at the schools
within the Islamic Education Center of Greater Houston and the Islamic
Education Center in Rockville, Md. No notices of the forfeiture action
were posted at either place as of late Thursday.
At the Islamic Institute of New York, a mosque and school in Queens, two
U.S. marshals rang a doorbell repeatedly, taped a forfeiture notice to
the window and left a large document on the ground. A group of men came
out and took the document after the marshals left.
The fourth Islamic center marked for seizure is in Carmichael, Calif.
The skyscraper, known as the Piaget building, was erected in the 1970s
under the shah of Iran, who was overthrown in 1979. Tenants include law
and investment firms and other businesses.
The building, last valued in 2007 at $570 million to $650 million, has
been an important source of income for the foundation over the past 36
years. Tax records show the foundation earned $4.5 million from rents in
2007. That money helps fund the centers and other ventures, such as
sending educational literature to imprisoned Muslims in the U.S. The
foundation also has invested in dozens of mosques around the country and
supported Iranian academics at prominent universities.
If prosecutors seize the skyscraper, the foundation would have almost no
way to continue supporting the Islamic centers, which house schools and
mosques. That could leave a major void in Shiite communities, and hard
feelings toward the FBI, which played a big role in the investigation.
The forfeiture action comes at a tense moment in U.S.-Iranian relations,
with the two sides at odds over Iran's nuclear program and its arrest of
three American hikers.
But Michael Rubin, an expert on Iran at the American Enterprise
Institute, said the timing was probably coincidental and not an effort
to influence Iran on those issues.
"Suspicion about the Alavi Foundation transcends three administrations,"
Rubin said. "It's taken ages dealing with the nuts and bolts of the
investigation. It's not the type of investigation which is part of any
larger strategy."
Legal scholars said they know of only a few previous cases in which law
enforcement authorities have seized a house of worship. Marc Stern, a
religious-liberty expert with the American Jewish Congress, called such
cases extremely rare.
The Alavi Foundation is the successor organization to the Pahlavi
Foundation, a nonprofit group the shah used to advance Iran's charitable
interests in America. But authorities said its agenda changed after the
fall of the shah.
In 2007, the United States accused Bank Melli of providing services to
Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and put the bank on its
list of companies whose assets must be frozen. Washington has imposed
sanctions against various other Iranian businesses.
___
Associated Press writers Samantha Gross in New York City, Juan A. Lozano
in Houston, investigative researcher Randy Herschaft in New York City
and AP photographer Jacquelyn Martin in Maryland contributed to this
report.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
involved in the transactions of the alavi foundation, that the alavi
foundation is essentially the world's largest slush fund, and that
profits from this slush funds not only go to hezbollah and hamas but to
pay the difference for Iranians who recieve welfare and other social
assistance benefits in america. Notice the timing of this as america is
considering military action in and around Iran, when more of the
american backed suskimargi from the green movement are acting out again,
and when congress is considering how to fund health care and other
programs.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
WDSU.com
Related To Story
AP Photo
The Islamic Education Center in Potomac, Md. on Nov. 12, 2009. The
center rents this building from the Alavi Foundation, which owns the
building but does not run the center.
US Seeks To Seize 4 Mosques, Tower Linked To Iran
Prosecutors Seek Forfeiture Of More Than $500M In Assets
ADAM GOLDMAN, Associated Press Writer
POSTED: 3:59 pm CST November 12, 2009
UPDATED: 7:26 am CST November 13, 2009
NEW YORK -- In what could be one of the biggest counterterrorism
seizures in U.S. history, federal prosecutors sought to take over four
U.S. mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim
organization suspected of being controlled by the Iranian government.
Prosecutors on Thursday filed a civil complaint in federal court against
the Alavi Foundation, seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million
in assets.
The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools
and mosques in New York, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100
acres in Virginia; and a 36-story Manhattan office tower. Confiscating
the properties would be a sharp blow against Iran, which the U.S.
government has accused of bankrolling terrorism and trying to build a
nuclear bomb.
A telephone call and e-mail to Iran's U.N. Mission seeking comment were
not immediately answered.
John D. Winter, the Alavi Foundation's lawyer, said it intends to
litigate the case and prevail. He said the foundation has been
cooperating with the government's investigation for the better part of a
year.
"Obviously the foundation is disappointed that the government has
decided to bring this action," Winter told The Associated Press.
It is extremely rare for U.S. law enforcement authorities to seize a
house of worship, a step fraught with questions about the First
Amendment right to freedom of religion.
The action against the Shiite Muslim mosques is sure to inflame
relations between the U.S. government and American Muslims, many of whom
fear a backlash after last week's Fort Hood shooting rampage, blamed on
a Muslim American major.
"Whatever the details of the government's case against the owners of the
mosques, as a civil rights organization we are concerned that the
seizure of American houses of worship could have a chilling effect on
the religious freedom of citizens of all faiths and may send a negative
message to Muslims worldwide," said Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for the
Council on American-Islamic Relations.
It is unclear what will happen to the properties if the government
ultimately prevails. But the government typically sells properties it
seizes through forfeiture and sometimes distributes the money to crime
victims.
U.S. attorney's office spokeswoman Yusill Scribner said there are no
allegations of any wrongdoing on the part of the tenants or occupants of
the properties, which will remain open.
Prosecutors said the Alavi Foundation managed the office tower on behalf
of the Iranian government and, working with a front company known as
Assa Corp., illegally funneled millions in rental income to Iran's
state-owned Bank Melli. A U.S. Treasury official has accused Bank Melli
of providing support for Iran's nuclear program, and it is illegal in
the United States to do business with the bank.
U.S. officials have long suspected the foundation was an arm of the
Iranian government. A 97-page complaint details involvement in
foundation business by several top Iranian officials, including the
deputy prime minister and ambassadors to the United Nations.
"For two decades, the Alavi Foundation's affairs have been directed by
various Iranian officials, including Iranian ambassadors to the United
Nations, in violation of a series of American laws," U.S. Attorney Preet
Bharara said in a statement.
There were no raids as part of the forfeiture action Thursday. The
government is simply required to post notices of the civil complaint on
the properties.
As prosecutors outlined their allegations against Alavi, the Islamic
centers and the schools they run carried on with normal activity. The
mosques' leaders had no immediate comment.
Parents lined up in their cars to pick up their children at the schools
within the Islamic Education Center of Greater Houston and the Islamic
Education Center in Rockville, Md. No notices of the forfeiture action
were posted at either place as of late Thursday.
At the Islamic Institute of New York, a mosque and school in Queens, two
U.S. marshals rang a doorbell repeatedly, taped a forfeiture notice to
the window and left a large document on the ground. A group of men came
out and took the document after the marshals left.
The fourth Islamic center marked for seizure is in Carmichael, Calif.
The skyscraper, known as the Piaget building, was erected in the 1970s
under the shah of Iran, who was overthrown in 1979. Tenants include law
and investment firms and other businesses.
The building, last valued in 2007 at $570 million to $650 million, has
been an important source of income for the foundation over the past 36
years. Tax records show the foundation earned $4.5 million from rents in
2007. That money helps fund the centers and other ventures, such as
sending educational literature to imprisoned Muslims in the U.S. The
foundation also has invested in dozens of mosques around the country and
supported Iranian academics at prominent universities.
If prosecutors seize the skyscraper, the foundation would have almost no
way to continue supporting the Islamic centers, which house schools and
mosques. That could leave a major void in Shiite communities, and hard
feelings toward the FBI, which played a big role in the investigation.
The forfeiture action comes at a tense moment in U.S.-Iranian relations,
with the two sides at odds over Iran's nuclear program and its arrest of
three American hikers.
But Michael Rubin, an expert on Iran at the American Enterprise
Institute, said the timing was probably coincidental and not an effort
to influence Iran on those issues.
"Suspicion about the Alavi Foundation transcends three administrations,"
Rubin said. "It's taken ages dealing with the nuts and bolts of the
investigation. It's not the type of investigation which is part of any
larger strategy."
Legal scholars said they know of only a few previous cases in which law
enforcement authorities have seized a house of worship. Marc Stern, a
religious-liberty expert with the American Jewish Congress, called such
cases extremely rare.
The Alavi Foundation is the successor organization to the Pahlavi
Foundation, a nonprofit group the shah used to advance Iran's charitable
interests in America. But authorities said its agenda changed after the
fall of the shah.
In 2007, the United States accused Bank Melli of providing services to
Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and put the bank on its
list of companies whose assets must be frozen. Washington has imposed
sanctions against various other Iranian businesses.
___
Associated Press writers Samantha Gross in New York City, Juan A. Lozano
in Houston, investigative researcher Randy Herschaft in New York City
and AP photographer Jacquelyn Martin in Maryland contributed to this
report.
Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Through the eyes of others
Today most people either do not know how or do not want to see things through the perspective of others. By their refusal to do so they only create problems for those around them. Unfortunately, many of those who are able to see from other perspectives are the victims of problems created for them by those around them. Such a person is Major Nidal Malik Hassan.
Too often I hear people whining about those he made trouble for, yet those who whine are those who do nt or will not see things from the other perspective, and thus make trouble for others. Had they learned to see things as Nidal Malik Hassan did they would have seen he and others like him are the real victims.
Here was a man from an ethnic group of people which the government and american population at large have chosen to demonize, as they have to people of various ethnic groups and walks of life throughout the entire history of America. It has only been in recent years that victimized minorities have chosen to fight back against the society and institutions that have victimized them rather than putting up with the abuse or going along to get along. In the case of Major Hassan here was a man who served in the american army like many others, yet who was targeted for harassment and victimization because he is Muslim and an Arab. Like many others he complained about the treatment he received and was ignored and further victimized. Even worse the army decided to materialize the worst fears of Major Hassan by preparing him to fight against his own people in Asia. This was the final insult and led Nidal Malik Hassan to shoot up fort hood.
If people who think this is an isolated incident they must think again. Asan Akbar detonated a live grenade in his commanding officer’s tent after being harassed and victimized for being Muslim and African by those he served with. Throughout the Cold war and especially throughout his Naval career Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the man who developed nuclear propulsion for Naval vessels, was repeatedly harassed and victimized because he was a Russian, and once he became an Admiral for his breakthrough in Nuclear technology made contact with the Communist leadership in the Kremlin, who offered to make him an Admiral with the same authority he had in the american navy, and all Rickover had to was mention this and give serious consideration to this offer for those who were targeting him to back off. Decisions like this are not easy but the right ones, as I found out by my refusal to accept john chafee’s scholarship to Annapolis in 1996, for as someone who has family from Central Asia, the Middle east, and Eastern Europe I did not want to serve against my own kind for a country which had mistreated my family.
What is really disgusting is to see how members of Nidal Malik Hassan’s community, ie Arabs and Muslims, and those who understand him are dismissed as terrorists, sleeper agents, subversives, enemies of the state, and all other types of demonizations. Those who do the demonizing are those of the lowest kind, those who will stand for any type of abuse and perpetrate it on others just to survive. By their doing so they perpetuate a system that is based on destruction and abuse, and which can only survive by abusing others, and who can not live amongst people without causing harm to all around them. The more people like them are empowered the more people like Nidal Malik Hassan will go off and do what they did, and those that provoke them will be the ones responsible for the ensuing consequences.
Peter Khan Zendran
Too often I hear people whining about those he made trouble for, yet those who whine are those who do nt or will not see things from the other perspective, and thus make trouble for others. Had they learned to see things as Nidal Malik Hassan did they would have seen he and others like him are the real victims.
Here was a man from an ethnic group of people which the government and american population at large have chosen to demonize, as they have to people of various ethnic groups and walks of life throughout the entire history of America. It has only been in recent years that victimized minorities have chosen to fight back against the society and institutions that have victimized them rather than putting up with the abuse or going along to get along. In the case of Major Hassan here was a man who served in the american army like many others, yet who was targeted for harassment and victimization because he is Muslim and an Arab. Like many others he complained about the treatment he received and was ignored and further victimized. Even worse the army decided to materialize the worst fears of Major Hassan by preparing him to fight against his own people in Asia. This was the final insult and led Nidal Malik Hassan to shoot up fort hood.
If people who think this is an isolated incident they must think again. Asan Akbar detonated a live grenade in his commanding officer’s tent after being harassed and victimized for being Muslim and African by those he served with. Throughout the Cold war and especially throughout his Naval career Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, the man who developed nuclear propulsion for Naval vessels, was repeatedly harassed and victimized because he was a Russian, and once he became an Admiral for his breakthrough in Nuclear technology made contact with the Communist leadership in the Kremlin, who offered to make him an Admiral with the same authority he had in the american navy, and all Rickover had to was mention this and give serious consideration to this offer for those who were targeting him to back off. Decisions like this are not easy but the right ones, as I found out by my refusal to accept john chafee’s scholarship to Annapolis in 1996, for as someone who has family from Central Asia, the Middle east, and Eastern Europe I did not want to serve against my own kind for a country which had mistreated my family.
What is really disgusting is to see how members of Nidal Malik Hassan’s community, ie Arabs and Muslims, and those who understand him are dismissed as terrorists, sleeper agents, subversives, enemies of the state, and all other types of demonizations. Those who do the demonizing are those of the lowest kind, those who will stand for any type of abuse and perpetrate it on others just to survive. By their doing so they perpetuate a system that is based on destruction and abuse, and which can only survive by abusing others, and who can not live amongst people without causing harm to all around them. The more people like them are empowered the more people like Nidal Malik Hassan will go off and do what they did, and those that provoke them will be the ones responsible for the ensuing consequences.
Peter Khan Zendran
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Odd convergence in Iranian/Afghan events
Over the past few weeks several odd events have occured in a short time which effect Iran and Afghanistan. They are;
1. The fact that ayatollah ali khameni has been hospatilized, and mousavi and other opposition leaders are reporting him dead. While now the cause of his illness is unknown if he is dead it will spark a succession struggle and possible internal war inside Iran for control, and if he dies because of health problems at this time it will probably be the result of medical murder.
2. Iran in in the midst of aproving drafts on uraniun enrichment, which violate Iran's sovereignity, and any non-compliance can be interpreted as a pretext for invasion, see Iraq.
3. Numerous earthquakes have hit Iran, and with so many happening in a short period of time it is possible they are artifical Bam-style quakes.
4. Afghan president karzai is agreeing to a runof election, after being persuaded by clinton and holbrooke to do so. The presence of those two is important for this and the previous three incidents. I should NOT have to remind people how those 2 destabilized Yugoslavia, or the trouble they made in the 2008 election, or how they failed to get Russia to support sanctions against Iran, so their presence in the region only means one thing, more trouble is planned by them.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
1. The fact that ayatollah ali khameni has been hospatilized, and mousavi and other opposition leaders are reporting him dead. While now the cause of his illness is unknown if he is dead it will spark a succession struggle and possible internal war inside Iran for control, and if he dies because of health problems at this time it will probably be the result of medical murder.
2. Iran in in the midst of aproving drafts on uraniun enrichment, which violate Iran's sovereignity, and any non-compliance can be interpreted as a pretext for invasion, see Iraq.
3. Numerous earthquakes have hit Iran, and with so many happening in a short period of time it is possible they are artifical Bam-style quakes.
4. Afghan president karzai is agreeing to a runof election, after being persuaded by clinton and holbrooke to do so. The presence of those two is important for this and the previous three incidents. I should NOT have to remind people how those 2 destabilized Yugoslavia, or the trouble they made in the 2008 election, or how they failed to get Russia to support sanctions against Iran, so their presence in the region only means one thing, more trouble is planned by them.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Friday, October 23, 2009
Responding to leslie yeransian's rants
Several times you have made ridiculous and unrealistic requests of me. You claim you have a problem with what I have said about you, well remember that your problem originated because you made problems for me and others. You whine about thinking of others yet I have never seen you do this. I wonder if you know the IAFF is mad at you for that stunt you pulled this September during that emergency drill in my old neighborhood, yes I know you were snooping on me. You have a lot to learn about life. for LIFE IS A BITCH AND SO ARE YOU.
Peter Z
Peter Z
Monday, October 19, 2009
Iran rocked by bombing, earthquake
Notice the timing and location of these two incidents. The bombing
seems either of an inside job or an american orchestrated attack,
especially considering the location and the people killed. Consider
also how google maps has updated satellite images of Pakistan's military
instillations recently. Plus this quake happened at this point in time,
and I would not be suprised if that quake's origins were like the Bam
one, a moab detonated in a flooded underground chamber or fault line. If you think amrika would not pull something like this know that in September the communications lines to the Iranian mission at the UN were tampered with and messages intercepted.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Iran bombing kills 5 Revolutionary Guard leaders
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press Writers Ali
Akbar Dareini And Brian Murphy, Associated Press Writers
3 mins ago
TEHRAN, Iran – A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the
powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 37 others Sunday near the
Pakistani border in the heartland of a potentially escalating Sunni
insurgency.
The attack — which also left dozens wounded — was the most high-profile
strike against security forces in an outlaw region of armed tribal
groups, drug smugglers and Sunni rebels known as Jundallah, or Soldiers
of God.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised sharp retaliation. But a sweeping
offensive by authorities is unlikely.
Iranian officials have been reluctant to open full-scale military
operations in the southeastern border zone, fearing it could become a
hotspot for sectarian violence with the potential to draw in al-Qaida
and Sunni militants from nearby Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The region's top prosecutor, Mohammad Marzieh, was quoted by the
semi-official ISNA news agency as saying Jundallah claimed
responsibility for the blast in the Pishin district near the Pakistani
border.
There was no immediate statement directly from the group, which has
carried out sporadic kidnappings and attacks in recent years — including
targeting the Revolutionary Guard — to press their claims of persecution
in the Shiite government and officials.
In May, Jundallah said it sent a suicide bomber into a Shiite mosque in
the southeastern city of Zahedan, killing 25 worshippers.
The latest attack, however, would mark the group's highest-level target.
It also raised questions about how the attacker breached security around
such a top delegation from the Revolutionary Guard — the country's
strongest military force, which is directly linked to the ruling clerics
under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The official Islamic Republic News Agency said the victims included the
deputy commander of the Guard's ground forces, Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari,
as well as a chief provincial Guard commander, Rajab Ali Mohammadzadeh.
The others killed were Guard members or tribal leaders, it said.
The agency quoted the provincial forensics director, Abbas Amian, as
saying 42 bodies had been handed over to his department.
More than two dozen others were wounded, state radio reported.
The commanders were entering a sports complex to meet tribal leaders to
discuss Sunni-Shiite cooperation when the attacker detonated a belt
fitted with explosives, IRNA said.
Ahmadinejad — who counts on support from the Revolutionary Guard — vowed
to strike back.
"The criminals will soon get the response for their inhuman crimes,"
IRNA quoted him as saying.
But controlling the scrubland and arid hills along the southeastern
borders is a huge challenge that has been out of Iran's reach.
Drug traffickers ferry opium and other narcotics through the
cross-border badlands — a key source of income for the Taliban in
Afghanistan and the ethnic Baluchi tribes that straddle the three-nation
region and include members of Jundallah. Iran has pleaded for more
international help to cut off the drug routes and criminal gangs.
Iran also has accused Jundallah of receiving support from al-Qaida and
the Taliban, though some analysts who have studied the group dispute
such a link.
"There is no evidence of outside help for Jundallah from wider militant
networks," said Mustafa Alani, director of security and terrorism
studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai. "It's a homegrown group
that moves across the borders within fellow Baluchi tribes. It is very
hard to control the border."
In an attempt to boost security in the region, Iran in April put the
Revolutionary Guard directly in control of the Sistan-Baluchistan
Province in Iran's southeastern corner.
The 120,000-strong Guard also controls Iran's missile program, guards
its nuclear facilities and has its own ground, naval and air units.
The Revolutionary Guard led the blanket crackdown on dissident after
Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in June. But the attack Sunday
appeared to have no link to the political showdowns.
State television accused Britain of supporting Jundallah, without
providing any evidence.
The Revolutionary Guard blamed the attack on what it called the "global
arrogance," a reference to the United States.
On the eve of talks about Tehran's nuclear program, Washington was quick
to react.
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said the United States condemned
what he called an "act of terrorism." Reports of alleged U.S.
involvement are "completely false," he said.
Iran's parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani, told lawmakers that the
bombing was aimed at further destabilizing the uneasy border region with
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
"The intention of the terrorists was definitely to disrupt security in
Sistan-Baluchistan Province," Larijani said.
Iranian officials summoned Pakistan's charge d'affairs in Tehran to
lodge allegations that "terrorists" use bases in Pakistan to carry out
attacks against Iran, IRNA reported.
In Quetta, Pakistan, police official Akbar Sanjrani said Iran had closed
at least one border crossing. He said Iranian authorities did not give a
reason for blocking the route, but Sanjrani speculated it was related to
the bombing.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit, also rejected Iranian
claims that Jundallah's leader is in Pakistan.
"We are struggling to eradicate the menace of terrorism," Basit told Geo
TV.
The group also has claimed responsibility for a February 2007 car
bombing that killed 11 members of the Revolutionary Guard near Zahedan.
Despite Iran's claims of an al-Qaida link, Chris Zambelis, a
Washington-based risk management consultant who has studied Jundallah,
said in a recent article that there is no evidence al-Qaida is
supporting the group. He does note, however, that the group has begun to
use the kinds of suicide bombings associated with the global terror
network.
"Jundallah's contacts with the Taliban are most likely based on jointly
profiting from the illicit trade and smuggling as opposed to ideology,"
Zambelis wrote in the July issue of West Point's CTC Sentinel.
___
Associated Press writer Abdul Sattar in Quetta, Pakistan, contributed to
this report. Murphy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Moderate quake shakes Tehran
Tehran Times Social Desk
TEHRAN - An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale shook Tehran on
Saturday at 2:23 p.m. local time.
Mahdi Zare’, the deputy director of the Earthquake Research Center, said
the quake was caused by movements of the Eivanaki fault in southeast
Tehran.
The epicenter of the quake was in the Pakdasht area of southeast Tehran.
Earthquake Research Center Director Abbas-Ali Tasnimi told the Mehr News
Agency that it is not scientifically possible to predict the timing of
an earthquake, and thus aftershocks could hit Tehran in the coming days.
“Based on our studies of Tehran’s fault lines, we didn’t expect a quake
in southeast Tehran,” he stated.
The fact that an earthquake occurred with an epicenter in that location
indicates that the fault in southeast Tehran had been dormant but might
become more active at any time, he added.
Tehran sits on major seismological fault lines and is prone to sever
earthquakes.
Following the earthquake in Bam, Iranian officials began considering
proposals to move the capital to safer ground.
In 2003 an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted the city
of Bam in Kerman Province, leaving about 30,000 people dead.
The deadliest earthquake to hit the country in recent years, which
measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the northwestern provinces of
Gilan and Zanjan in 1990, killing about 37,000 people.
Photo: An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale shook Tehran on
Saturday. (Tehran Times/Abbas Takin)
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seems either of an inside job or an american orchestrated attack,
especially considering the location and the people killed. Consider
also how google maps has updated satellite images of Pakistan's military
instillations recently. Plus this quake happened at this point in time,
and I would not be suprised if that quake's origins were like the Bam
one, a moab detonated in a flooded underground chamber or fault line. If you think amrika would not pull something like this know that in September the communications lines to the Iranian mission at the UN were tampered with and messages intercepted.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Iran bombing kills 5 Revolutionary Guard leaders
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press Writers Ali
Akbar Dareini And Brian Murphy, Associated Press Writers
3 mins ago
TEHRAN, Iran – A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the
powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 37 others Sunday near the
Pakistani border in the heartland of a potentially escalating Sunni
insurgency.
The attack — which also left dozens wounded — was the most high-profile
strike against security forces in an outlaw region of armed tribal
groups, drug smugglers and Sunni rebels known as Jundallah, or Soldiers
of God.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised sharp retaliation. But a sweeping
offensive by authorities is unlikely.
Iranian officials have been reluctant to open full-scale military
operations in the southeastern border zone, fearing it could become a
hotspot for sectarian violence with the potential to draw in al-Qaida
and Sunni militants from nearby Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The region's top prosecutor, Mohammad Marzieh, was quoted by the
semi-official ISNA news agency as saying Jundallah claimed
responsibility for the blast in the Pishin district near the Pakistani
border.
There was no immediate statement directly from the group, which has
carried out sporadic kidnappings and attacks in recent years — including
targeting the Revolutionary Guard — to press their claims of persecution
in the Shiite government and officials.
In May, Jundallah said it sent a suicide bomber into a Shiite mosque in
the southeastern city of Zahedan, killing 25 worshippers.
The latest attack, however, would mark the group's highest-level target.
It also raised questions about how the attacker breached security around
such a top delegation from the Revolutionary Guard — the country's
strongest military force, which is directly linked to the ruling clerics
under Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The official Islamic Republic News Agency said the victims included the
deputy commander of the Guard's ground forces, Gen. Noor Ali Shooshtari,
as well as a chief provincial Guard commander, Rajab Ali Mohammadzadeh.
The others killed were Guard members or tribal leaders, it said.
The agency quoted the provincial forensics director, Abbas Amian, as
saying 42 bodies had been handed over to his department.
More than two dozen others were wounded, state radio reported.
The commanders were entering a sports complex to meet tribal leaders to
discuss Sunni-Shiite cooperation when the attacker detonated a belt
fitted with explosives, IRNA said.
Ahmadinejad — who counts on support from the Revolutionary Guard — vowed
to strike back.
"The criminals will soon get the response for their inhuman crimes,"
IRNA quoted him as saying.
But controlling the scrubland and arid hills along the southeastern
borders is a huge challenge that has been out of Iran's reach.
Drug traffickers ferry opium and other narcotics through the
cross-border badlands — a key source of income for the Taliban in
Afghanistan and the ethnic Baluchi tribes that straddle the three-nation
region and include members of Jundallah. Iran has pleaded for more
international help to cut off the drug routes and criminal gangs.
Iran also has accused Jundallah of receiving support from al-Qaida and
the Taliban, though some analysts who have studied the group dispute
such a link.
"There is no evidence of outside help for Jundallah from wider militant
networks," said Mustafa Alani, director of security and terrorism
studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai. "It's a homegrown group
that moves across the borders within fellow Baluchi tribes. It is very
hard to control the border."
In an attempt to boost security in the region, Iran in April put the
Revolutionary Guard directly in control of the Sistan-Baluchistan
Province in Iran's southeastern corner.
The 120,000-strong Guard also controls Iran's missile program, guards
its nuclear facilities and has its own ground, naval and air units.
The Revolutionary Guard led the blanket crackdown on dissident after
Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in June. But the attack Sunday
appeared to have no link to the political showdowns.
State television accused Britain of supporting Jundallah, without
providing any evidence.
The Revolutionary Guard blamed the attack on what it called the "global
arrogance," a reference to the United States.
On the eve of talks about Tehran's nuclear program, Washington was quick
to react.
State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said the United States condemned
what he called an "act of terrorism." Reports of alleged U.S.
involvement are "completely false," he said.
Iran's parliamentary speaker, Ali Larijani, told lawmakers that the
bombing was aimed at further destabilizing the uneasy border region with
Pakistan and Afghanistan.
"The intention of the terrorists was definitely to disrupt security in
Sistan-Baluchistan Province," Larijani said.
Iranian officials summoned Pakistan's charge d'affairs in Tehran to
lodge allegations that "terrorists" use bases in Pakistan to carry out
attacks against Iran, IRNA reported.
In Quetta, Pakistan, police official Akbar Sanjrani said Iran had closed
at least one border crossing. He said Iranian authorities did not give a
reason for blocking the route, but Sanjrani speculated it was related to
the bombing.
Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesman, Abdul Basit, also rejected Iranian
claims that Jundallah's leader is in Pakistan.
"We are struggling to eradicate the menace of terrorism," Basit told Geo
TV.
The group also has claimed responsibility for a February 2007 car
bombing that killed 11 members of the Revolutionary Guard near Zahedan.
Despite Iran's claims of an al-Qaida link, Chris Zambelis, a
Washington-based risk management consultant who has studied Jundallah,
said in a recent article that there is no evidence al-Qaida is
supporting the group. He does note, however, that the group has begun to
use the kinds of suicide bombings associated with the global terror
network.
"Jundallah's contacts with the Taliban are most likely based on jointly
profiting from the illicit trade and smuggling as opposed to ideology,"
Zambelis wrote in the July issue of West Point's CTC Sentinel.
___
Associated Press writer Abdul Sattar in Quetta, Pakistan, contributed to
this report. Murphy reported from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Moderate quake shakes Tehran
Tehran Times Social Desk
TEHRAN - An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale shook Tehran on
Saturday at 2:23 p.m. local time.
Mahdi Zare’, the deputy director of the Earthquake Research Center, said
the quake was caused by movements of the Eivanaki fault in southeast
Tehran.
The epicenter of the quake was in the Pakdasht area of southeast Tehran.
Earthquake Research Center Director Abbas-Ali Tasnimi told the Mehr News
Agency that it is not scientifically possible to predict the timing of
an earthquake, and thus aftershocks could hit Tehran in the coming days.
“Based on our studies of Tehran’s fault lines, we didn’t expect a quake
in southeast Tehran,” he stated.
The fact that an earthquake occurred with an epicenter in that location
indicates that the fault in southeast Tehran had been dormant but might
become more active at any time, he added.
Tehran sits on major seismological fault lines and is prone to sever
earthquakes.
Following the earthquake in Bam, Iranian officials began considering
proposals to move the capital to safer ground.
In 2003 an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale jolted the city
of Bam in Kerman Province, leaving about 30,000 people dead.
The deadliest earthquake to hit the country in recent years, which
measured 7.7 on the Richter scale, struck the northwestern provinces of
Gilan and Zanjan in 1990, killing about 37,000 people.
Photo: An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale shook Tehran on
Saturday. (Tehran Times/Abbas Takin)
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Sunday, October 04, 2009
Iran threatened by congress
Once again, america is showing that is Iran's enemy, despite the
platitudes of the new administration, and that congress can NOT be
trusted. Remember that congress has the authority to declare war.
Remember also that;
1. Iran's nuclear program is designed to provide essential electricity,
particularly as Iran's Oil supply is in danger of running out.
2. Any military program involving nuclear material is defensive in
nature. Iran has been menaced by america and britain in the past and
has every right to protect itself, particularly with zionist menace
nearby.
Peter Khan Zendran
Lawmakers vow swift action over Iran's alleged nuclear inroads
by Stephanie Griffith Stephanie Griffith
2 hrs 45 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US lawmakers on Sunday vowed quick action against
Iran following a report that weapons experts believe Tehran has the
know-how to build an atomic bomb -- even as a senior US official
downplayed the news article.
A chorus of congressional voices, both Republican and Democratic, urged
tough action against Tehran following a New York Times report that the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has determined Iran now has
"sufficient information" to build a nuclear weapon.
US lawmakers said the revelation warranted an immediate and severe
response.
"The Iranians will have a nuclear weapon if something doesn't change
their minds. We need tough sanctions. We need to do them now,"
Democratic Senator Evan Bayh told "Fox News Sunday."
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading congressional voice on
defense and security matters, said he would like Congress to set aside a
week dedicated to a raft of new sanctions legislation against the
Islamic republic.
"Let's have Iran week in the Senate and get something done," he said,
proposing to discuss a series of measures "that would empower the
president and our country to be tough and to put actions behind words."
But a top White House adviser on Sunday downplayed the report, telling
US television that Washington would "stand by the reports that we've put
out," regarding Iran's nuclear ability.
"Whether they know how to do it or not is a matter of some conjecture,"
Jones said.
Lawmakers said they still supported US initiatives to engage Tehran in
talks, but were losing faith in the prospect that diplomacy alone will
force Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons program.
"Having this dialogue is good, but you've got to hold them to their
word. What matters ultimately is not what they say, but what they do,"
said Bayh.
"I'm afraid they're running the clock on us," he said, pointing to "a
real sense of urgency" in the nuclear standoff.
Meanwhile, Washington's ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice
stressed Sunday that six world powers collectively known as the P5 + 1
were in "intense negotiations" with Tehran over its controversial
nuclear drive, calling recent diplomatic inroads "only a beginning."
"The onus is now squarely on Iran to adhere to the commitments it has
made," Rice told NBC television.
The Times report followed recent revelations that Iran secretly built a
second uranium enrichment plant near the holy city of Qom, which further
raised suspicions about the aim of its controversial nuclear program.
The report described a complex program apparently launched in 2002 and
run by the Iranian Defense Ministry that seeks to develop "a nuclear
payload to be delivered using the Shahab 3 (medium-range) missile
system."
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei earlier said that agency experts will
inspect the Qom plan on October 25 as he praised Tehran's shift "from
conspiracy to cooperation" while warning that "concerns" remain over its
nuclear aims.
"They have a pattern of deception, a pattern of breaking agreements they
agree to," Bayh said. "They respect strength and strength alone."
Other lawmakers echoed limited confidence in the negotiation process and
suggested Iran could not be trusted to keep its word.
Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss said talks with Iran would yield more
results with sanctions already in place.
"Let's impose sanctions, let's get our allies together and say this is
what we're going to do," he said.
The Iranian regime could then be warned that it needs to "come clean" on
its weapons program, the conservative lawmaker added. Continuing
dialogue with Tehran, he said, would not achieve results.
ElBaradei however, insisted Sunday that he feels "Iran's case can be
solved through dialogue."
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platitudes of the new administration, and that congress can NOT be
trusted. Remember that congress has the authority to declare war.
Remember also that;
1. Iran's nuclear program is designed to provide essential electricity,
particularly as Iran's Oil supply is in danger of running out.
2. Any military program involving nuclear material is defensive in
nature. Iran has been menaced by america and britain in the past and
has every right to protect itself, particularly with zionist menace
nearby.
Peter Khan Zendran
Lawmakers vow swift action over Iran's alleged nuclear inroads
by Stephanie Griffith Stephanie Griffith
2 hrs 45 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US lawmakers on Sunday vowed quick action against
Iran following a report that weapons experts believe Tehran has the
know-how to build an atomic bomb -- even as a senior US official
downplayed the news article.
A chorus of congressional voices, both Republican and Democratic, urged
tough action against Tehran following a New York Times report that the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has determined Iran now has
"sufficient information" to build a nuclear weapon.
US lawmakers said the revelation warranted an immediate and severe
response.
"The Iranians will have a nuclear weapon if something doesn't change
their minds. We need tough sanctions. We need to do them now,"
Democratic Senator Evan Bayh told "Fox News Sunday."
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a leading congressional voice on
defense and security matters, said he would like Congress to set aside a
week dedicated to a raft of new sanctions legislation against the
Islamic republic.
"Let's have Iran week in the Senate and get something done," he said,
proposing to discuss a series of measures "that would empower the
president and our country to be tough and to put actions behind words."
But a top White House adviser on Sunday downplayed the report, telling
US television that Washington would "stand by the reports that we've put
out," regarding Iran's nuclear ability.
"Whether they know how to do it or not is a matter of some conjecture,"
Jones said.
Lawmakers said they still supported US initiatives to engage Tehran in
talks, but were losing faith in the prospect that diplomacy alone will
force Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons program.
"Having this dialogue is good, but you've got to hold them to their
word. What matters ultimately is not what they say, but what they do,"
said Bayh.
"I'm afraid they're running the clock on us," he said, pointing to "a
real sense of urgency" in the nuclear standoff.
Meanwhile, Washington's ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice
stressed Sunday that six world powers collectively known as the P5 + 1
were in "intense negotiations" with Tehran over its controversial
nuclear drive, calling recent diplomatic inroads "only a beginning."
"The onus is now squarely on Iran to adhere to the commitments it has
made," Rice told NBC television.
The Times report followed recent revelations that Iran secretly built a
second uranium enrichment plant near the holy city of Qom, which further
raised suspicions about the aim of its controversial nuclear program.
The report described a complex program apparently launched in 2002 and
run by the Iranian Defense Ministry that seeks to develop "a nuclear
payload to be delivered using the Shahab 3 (medium-range) missile
system."
IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei earlier said that agency experts will
inspect the Qom plan on October 25 as he praised Tehran's shift "from
conspiracy to cooperation" while warning that "concerns" remain over its
nuclear aims.
"They have a pattern of deception, a pattern of breaking agreements they
agree to," Bayh said. "They respect strength and strength alone."
Other lawmakers echoed limited confidence in the negotiation process and
suggested Iran could not be trusted to keep its word.
Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss said talks with Iran would yield more
results with sanctions already in place.
"Let's impose sanctions, let's get our allies together and say this is
what we're going to do," he said.
The Iranian regime could then be warned that it needs to "come clean" on
its weapons program, the conservative lawmaker added. Continuing
dialogue with Tehran, he said, would not achieve results.
ElBaradei however, insisted Sunday that he feels "Iran's case can be
solved through dialogue."
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Iran confronts menace from amrikan government
Notice these missile tests come at a time when clinton is manouvering
with Arab nations behind Iran's back. Also notice how zionist pawn
cirincione is coming into play. Back in 2006 I met with him and he
claimed that Iran had material for over 100 bombs when he spoke at
watson, and recently watson pulled the video for the speech, which was
here http://www.watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=720. Iran must
NOT trust any offers from amrika if it is to survive.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Obama knew all along that Iran had a secret uranium factory. He may be
more of a master strategist than his foes--and even his friends--have
realized.
The key to understanding today's announcement on Iran is this: President
Obama knew about the secret Iranian facility nine months ago. Before he
began his strategy of engagement, he knew Iran was lying about its
program. When he extended his hand in friendship, he knew Iran had built
a secret factory to enrich uranium. Before he offered direct talks, he
knew Iran was hiding a nuclear weapons breakout capability.
Each move was denounced as "weak" and "naïve" by the right. That talk
looks foolish today. These were the moves of chess master, carefully
positioning pieces on the board, laying a trap, and springing it at the
opportune moment.
We now know that Obama was not acting on impulse, or philosophy or
general principles, but on deep strategy. He knew better than his
critics that Ahmadinejad could not be trusted. He just had a better plan
for how to deal with him.
Obama is now well positioned to unite world leaders in a long-term
strategy to back Iran away from nuclear weapons. While some nations
mistrusted the previous administration--fearing a repeat of the Iraq
War--they have more confidence in Obama. They don't believe he will use
military force, except as a last resort.
Meanwhile, Obama's missile defense decision--a move that puts more
military assets in position more quickly against the Iranian
missiles--not only increases the pressure on Iran but allows Russia to
move closer to the U.S. position without appearing to be buckling to
America.
Obama's open hand also undercut Ahmadinejad at home. Previously, he was
able to use the nuclear program as a nationalist rallying cry, posing as
the warrior president defending the nation against Western attack. He
kept the reform movement down and IAEA inspectors out. Obama's strategy
of engagement has foiled Ahmadinejad, allowing the forces of reform to
surge in Iran. Without the threat of a US attack, Iranian opposition
leaders have more freedom of movement and are less vulnerable to the
government claims that they are tools of US imperialism.
Internationally, Obama is restoring American credibility. By pushing the
military option with Iran to the back of the table, he increases support
for sanctions. By proposing a balanced, comprehensive nuclear policy
strategy, backed unanimously at the United Nations Security Council this
week, he increases support for tough measures against those that cheat
on their treaty obligations.
Obama has now backed Iran into a corner. The solution will not be easy
or quick, however. A great deal depends on getting Russia and China to
agree to tougher sanctions. There are options that Europe and the US
could employ without them, but their agreement to UN sanctions would
greatly increase the financial and diplomatic pressure on Iran. UK Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, speaking with Obama and French President Sarkozy
this morning, laid down a December deadline for sanctions.
The obvious solution is for Iran to agree to intrusive inspections. Let
the IAEA inspectors into all sites; give them access to all records;
give them access to all scientists. If possible, we want a suspension of
the program--both construction and operations.
All of this is now more likely than at any time in the past few years.
We will know soon, within the next few months, if Obama's sophisticated,
comprehensive approach is working.
For now, we have a new appreciation of Obama, the strategist.
Follow Joe Cirincione on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Cirincione
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/outmaneuvering-iran_b_300255.html
Sara A. Carter
Iran fired medium-missiles Monday capable of hitting Israel, U.S. bases
in the Persian Gulf and areas of Europe in a new show of defiance before
nuclear negotiations Thursday with the United States and other world
powers.
Two U.S. counterproliferation officials confirmed Iranian media reports
of the tests, which followed an Iranian barrage of short-range rockets
on Sunday. The officials spoke on condition that they not be named
because they were discussing intelligence information.
One official said the U.S. was "looking into whether Iran has also test
fired long-range missiles" capable of hitting Europe but said that
"we're not able to confirm long-range missile tests at this time."
RELATED STORY:
• Iran tests missile after nuke disclosure
The disclosure by Iranian state television of the missile tests followed
President Obama's revelation Friday that Iran has a second facility to
enrich uranium hidden near the Iranian theological center of Qom on a
military base. The U.S., China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain are
to discuss Iran's nuclear program with Iran on Thursday in Geneva and
demand full access to the site for the International Atomic Energy
Agency.
"They're trying to puff themselves up and show that they have spikes and
cannot be taken lightly," said Joe Cirincione, president of the
Ploughshares Fund, which seeks nuclear disarmament.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Iran's "preplanned military
exercises" fit into a pattern of provocation and that the U.S. hopes
Iran will change course, "engage in full transparency" and "give up its
nuclear weapons program."
"They can continue the path that they've been on … or they can make a
decision to step away from its nuclear weapons program and enter into a
meaningful relationship with the world," he said. Mr. Gibbs said
agreeing to "immediate, unfettered access" to their nuclear facilities
is "the least that they can do."
Mr. Cirincione said the Iranian government might also be acting for
domestic purposes, to reassure its conservative base that Iran can
defend itself and negotiate successfully with Western powers. The regime
has been rattled by the disclosure of the second enrichment site as well
as continuing protests following disputed June 12 presidential
elections.
Iranian state television said that the Revolutionary Guards, an elite
force that contols Iran's missile and nuclear programs, ended two days
of war games by successfully testing the Shahab-3 and Sajjil solid
fuel-powered rockets. Both can travel up to 1,200 miles, which would put
Israel, U.S. bases in the Middle East and parts of southern Europe
within range.
The surface-to-surface Sajjil is a new, two-stage missile using solid
fuel, which provides more accurate delivery than liquid fuel rockets and
offers the potential for longer ranges.
"Iranian missiles are able to target any place that threatens Iran,"
said Abdollah Araqi, a top Revolutionary Guard commander, according to
the semi-official Fars news agency. His comments were reported by
Associated Press.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hasan Qashqavi said the tests were
routine and planned in advance, AP added.
Western officials condemned the launches.
The French foreign ministry called on Iran "to choose the path of
cooperation rather than confrontation, by immediately ceasing these
deeply destabilising activities."
"This sends the wrong signal to the international community" in advance
of Thursday's talks, Britain's Foreign Office said.
Iran previously tested the Sajjil-2 in May.
• Barbara Slavin contributed to this report from Washington.
with Arab nations behind Iran's back. Also notice how zionist pawn
cirincione is coming into play. Back in 2006 I met with him and he
claimed that Iran had material for over 100 bombs when he spoke at
watson, and recently watson pulled the video for the speech, which was
here http://www.watsoninstitute.org/events_detail.cfm?id=720. Iran must
NOT trust any offers from amrika if it is to survive.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Obama knew all along that Iran had a secret uranium factory. He may be
more of a master strategist than his foes--and even his friends--have
realized.
The key to understanding today's announcement on Iran is this: President
Obama knew about the secret Iranian facility nine months ago. Before he
began his strategy of engagement, he knew Iran was lying about its
program. When he extended his hand in friendship, he knew Iran had built
a secret factory to enrich uranium. Before he offered direct talks, he
knew Iran was hiding a nuclear weapons breakout capability.
Each move was denounced as "weak" and "naïve" by the right. That talk
looks foolish today. These were the moves of chess master, carefully
positioning pieces on the board, laying a trap, and springing it at the
opportune moment.
We now know that Obama was not acting on impulse, or philosophy or
general principles, but on deep strategy. He knew better than his
critics that Ahmadinejad could not be trusted. He just had a better plan
for how to deal with him.
Obama is now well positioned to unite world leaders in a long-term
strategy to back Iran away from nuclear weapons. While some nations
mistrusted the previous administration--fearing a repeat of the Iraq
War--they have more confidence in Obama. They don't believe he will use
military force, except as a last resort.
Meanwhile, Obama's missile defense decision--a move that puts more
military assets in position more quickly against the Iranian
missiles--not only increases the pressure on Iran but allows Russia to
move closer to the U.S. position without appearing to be buckling to
America.
Obama's open hand also undercut Ahmadinejad at home. Previously, he was
able to use the nuclear program as a nationalist rallying cry, posing as
the warrior president defending the nation against Western attack. He
kept the reform movement down and IAEA inspectors out. Obama's strategy
of engagement has foiled Ahmadinejad, allowing the forces of reform to
surge in Iran. Without the threat of a US attack, Iranian opposition
leaders have more freedom of movement and are less vulnerable to the
government claims that they are tools of US imperialism.
Internationally, Obama is restoring American credibility. By pushing the
military option with Iran to the back of the table, he increases support
for sanctions. By proposing a balanced, comprehensive nuclear policy
strategy, backed unanimously at the United Nations Security Council this
week, he increases support for tough measures against those that cheat
on their treaty obligations.
Obama has now backed Iran into a corner. The solution will not be easy
or quick, however. A great deal depends on getting Russia and China to
agree to tougher sanctions. There are options that Europe and the US
could employ without them, but their agreement to UN sanctions would
greatly increase the financial and diplomatic pressure on Iran. UK Prime
Minister Gordon Brown, speaking with Obama and French President Sarkozy
this morning, laid down a December deadline for sanctions.
The obvious solution is for Iran to agree to intrusive inspections. Let
the IAEA inspectors into all sites; give them access to all records;
give them access to all scientists. If possible, we want a suspension of
the program--both construction and operations.
All of this is now more likely than at any time in the past few years.
We will know soon, within the next few months, if Obama's sophisticated,
comprehensive approach is working.
For now, we have a new appreciation of Obama, the strategist.
Follow Joe Cirincione on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Cirincione
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/outmaneuvering-iran_b_300255.html
Sara A. Carter
Iran fired medium-missiles Monday capable of hitting Israel, U.S. bases
in the Persian Gulf and areas of Europe in a new show of defiance before
nuclear negotiations Thursday with the United States and other world
powers.
Two U.S. counterproliferation officials confirmed Iranian media reports
of the tests, which followed an Iranian barrage of short-range rockets
on Sunday. The officials spoke on condition that they not be named
because they were discussing intelligence information.
One official said the U.S. was "looking into whether Iran has also test
fired long-range missiles" capable of hitting Europe but said that
"we're not able to confirm long-range missile tests at this time."
RELATED STORY:
• Iran tests missile after nuke disclosure
The disclosure by Iranian state television of the missile tests followed
President Obama's revelation Friday that Iran has a second facility to
enrich uranium hidden near the Iranian theological center of Qom on a
military base. The U.S., China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain are
to discuss Iran's nuclear program with Iran on Thursday in Geneva and
demand full access to the site for the International Atomic Energy
Agency.
"They're trying to puff themselves up and show that they have spikes and
cannot be taken lightly," said Joe Cirincione, president of the
Ploughshares Fund, which seeks nuclear disarmament.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Iran's "preplanned military
exercises" fit into a pattern of provocation and that the U.S. hopes
Iran will change course, "engage in full transparency" and "give up its
nuclear weapons program."
"They can continue the path that they've been on … or they can make a
decision to step away from its nuclear weapons program and enter into a
meaningful relationship with the world," he said. Mr. Gibbs said
agreeing to "immediate, unfettered access" to their nuclear facilities
is "the least that they can do."
Mr. Cirincione said the Iranian government might also be acting for
domestic purposes, to reassure its conservative base that Iran can
defend itself and negotiate successfully with Western powers. The regime
has been rattled by the disclosure of the second enrichment site as well
as continuing protests following disputed June 12 presidential
elections.
Iranian state television said that the Revolutionary Guards, an elite
force that contols Iran's missile and nuclear programs, ended two days
of war games by successfully testing the Shahab-3 and Sajjil solid
fuel-powered rockets. Both can travel up to 1,200 miles, which would put
Israel, U.S. bases in the Middle East and parts of southern Europe
within range.
The surface-to-surface Sajjil is a new, two-stage missile using solid
fuel, which provides more accurate delivery than liquid fuel rockets and
offers the potential for longer ranges.
"Iranian missiles are able to target any place that threatens Iran,"
said Abdollah Araqi, a top Revolutionary Guard commander, according to
the semi-official Fars news agency. His comments were reported by
Associated Press.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hasan Qashqavi said the tests were
routine and planned in advance, AP added.
Western officials condemned the launches.
The French foreign ministry called on Iran "to choose the path of
cooperation rather than confrontation, by immediately ceasing these
deeply destabilising activities."
"This sends the wrong signal to the international community" in advance
of Thursday's talks, Britain's Foreign Office said.
Iran previously tested the Sajjil-2 in May.
• Barbara Slavin contributed to this report from Washington.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
MAJOR endowment and fund loss for shit u
Notice this is the first time brown has ever lost this much in it's endowment. Notice this also coincides with my legal troubles with them which has brought their dirty dealings into prominence and shown that brown u is so full of shit. That's what they get for the way they treat people.
Peter Z
In 'horrendous' year, endowment loses $740m
By Nicole Friedman
Senior Staff Writer
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Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The University’s endowment lost $740 million in the 12 months ending with June 30, falling to just over $2 billion, President Ruth Simmons said at a faculty meeting on Wednesday. But the discouraging endowment picture was tempered by relatively robust fundraising, Simmons said.
In fiscal year 2009, the endowment lost 26.6 percent of its market value. During that period, the endowment paid out $132 million and the University received $44 million in endowment gifts, Simmons said. On June 30, the endowment was worth $2.038 billion.
The endowment’s real asset investments, such as real estate and commodities, fared the worst, falling almost 40 percent in the year, Simmons said. In contrast, the endowment’s fixed income investments increased 7 percent.
“I’m happy to say that things are going very well,” Simmons told the faculty, adding that worst-case economic scenarios had been avoided, both worldwide and for the University.
“We did not have to cancel (faculty) searches or do some of the more draconian things being done” at peer institutions, Simmons said.
The endowment’s value at the end of June roughly matches the administration’s “working assumption,” announced in January, that the once-$2.8 billion endowment would be worth roughly $2 billion when the turbulent fiscal year was over.
Administrators will meet with members of the Corporation’s committee on the financial crisis on Friday “to get their advice about the next steps,” Simmons told the faculty. “We’ll keep you informed and involved as much as we can.”
Fundraising strong in down year
The “odd thing” is, Simmons said, that “in spite of a horrendous year otherwise” for the University’s finances, the school raised $193.4 million — an all-time record for total cash giving.
The Campaign for Academic Enrichment also reached a landmark in 2009, exceeding its $1.4 billion goal more than a year ahead of schedule. The drive had raised $1.421 billion as of August 28, according to the campaign Web site.
Though new gifts and pledges to the campaign dropped 25 percent from last year, Brown still fared better than its peers. New gifts and pledges fell an average of 33 percent among peer schools, Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, wrote in an e-mail.
The Brown Annual Fund finished the fiscal year with nearly $35 million, 0.4 percent below last year’s total. The Parents Annual Fund’s total was 48 percent greater than its total last year.
“One wonders where we would be if not for the campaign,” Simmons said.
Wednesday’s faculty meeting was the first for Professor of Physics Chung-I Tan as the new chair of the Faculty Executive Committee.
Peter Z
In 'horrendous' year, endowment loses $740m
By Nicole Friedman
Senior Staff Writer
Print this article
Share this article Published: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Updated: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
The University’s endowment lost $740 million in the 12 months ending with June 30, falling to just over $2 billion, President Ruth Simmons said at a faculty meeting on Wednesday. But the discouraging endowment picture was tempered by relatively robust fundraising, Simmons said.
In fiscal year 2009, the endowment lost 26.6 percent of its market value. During that period, the endowment paid out $132 million and the University received $44 million in endowment gifts, Simmons said. On June 30, the endowment was worth $2.038 billion.
The endowment’s real asset investments, such as real estate and commodities, fared the worst, falling almost 40 percent in the year, Simmons said. In contrast, the endowment’s fixed income investments increased 7 percent.
“I’m happy to say that things are going very well,” Simmons told the faculty, adding that worst-case economic scenarios had been avoided, both worldwide and for the University.
“We did not have to cancel (faculty) searches or do some of the more draconian things being done” at peer institutions, Simmons said.
The endowment’s value at the end of June roughly matches the administration’s “working assumption,” announced in January, that the once-$2.8 billion endowment would be worth roughly $2 billion when the turbulent fiscal year was over.
Administrators will meet with members of the Corporation’s committee on the financial crisis on Friday “to get their advice about the next steps,” Simmons told the faculty. “We’ll keep you informed and involved as much as we can.”
Fundraising strong in down year
The “odd thing” is, Simmons said, that “in spite of a horrendous year otherwise” for the University’s finances, the school raised $193.4 million — an all-time record for total cash giving.
The Campaign for Academic Enrichment also reached a landmark in 2009, exceeding its $1.4 billion goal more than a year ahead of schedule. The drive had raised $1.421 billion as of August 28, according to the campaign Web site.
Though new gifts and pledges to the campaign dropped 25 percent from last year, Brown still fared better than its peers. New gifts and pledges fell an average of 33 percent among peer schools, Marisa Quinn, vice president for public affairs and University relations, wrote in an e-mail.
The Brown Annual Fund finished the fiscal year with nearly $35 million, 0.4 percent below last year’s total. The Parents Annual Fund’s total was 48 percent greater than its total last year.
“One wonders where we would be if not for the campaign,” Simmons said.
Wednesday’s faculty meeting was the first for Professor of Physics Chung-I Tan as the new chair of the Faculty Executive Committee.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
Zendran material the providence urinal is too chicken to publish
This has been in my inbox for the past several weeks. Since the urinal is too chicken to publish it, like they are too chicken to publish what really goes on in providence, I am putting the full text here. Do a search on this topic and you will see the hypocrisy for yourselves, like how one of ted kennedy's cousins is a prov pig who makes trouble for people downtown, or how rep slater's kid makes trouble for the very same poor people he claimed to advocate for. One fucked up city providence is.
Peter Z
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:21 PM
From: "PJ Letters"
To: "Peter Khan Zendran"
Subject: RE: FOP's esserman problem could have been prevented years ago.
Could you please resend cutting about 30% and capitalizing words when appropriate. Many thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Khan Zendran [mailto:peterkhanzendran@fastmail.fm]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:20 PM
To: PJ Letters
Subject: FOP's esserman problem could have been prevented years ago.
In their no confidence vote about esserman the providence fop is
acknoweledging what I have known about esserman long before he came to
providence, that he is bad news.
I am a former resident of Greenwich who's family had owned property
there and who's stepfamily had business dealings with the police in
neighboring stamford. Any nasty thing you can say about a cop in
stamford would stick, as both the criminals and cops in stamford are a
joke, and all esserman's "reforms" did there was make the cops more
overzealous in an area with an overly law abiding population.
Furthermore, police corruption in stamford is an open secret. By
contrast most of the problems regarding pre-esserman providence police
were incidents of good cops who had bad things happen to them.
By doing to providence what he did to stamford esserman ensured more
conflicts with the police and citizens would occur. Thanks to him there
is a six month backlog in the courts due to his overzealous policing
tactics, and many people, myself included, who never had serious trouble
with law enforcement now have records which they never would have had
thanks to esserman.
Furthermore many of the providence fop officers who made their no
confidence vote are people who blindly followed esserman over the years,
and no providence cop had the courage to openly come out about
esserman's screwups. They could have gone down to stamford a year or
two after esserman left there for providence and found out that crime in
stamford drastlicly went down because the stamford police ababdoned his
overkill tactics. The providence fop needs to look at their own
behavior as much as esserman's.
Peter Zendran II
780 Reservoir Ave. # 181
Cranston, RI 02910
Peter Z
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:21 PM
From: "PJ Letters"
To: "Peter Khan Zendran"
Subject: RE: FOP's esserman problem could have been prevented years ago.
Could you please resend cutting about 30% and capitalizing words when appropriate. Many thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Khan Zendran [mailto:peterkhanzendran@fastmail.fm]
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:20 PM
To: PJ Letters
Subject: FOP's esserman problem could have been prevented years ago.
In their no confidence vote about esserman the providence fop is
acknoweledging what I have known about esserman long before he came to
providence, that he is bad news.
I am a former resident of Greenwich who's family had owned property
there and who's stepfamily had business dealings with the police in
neighboring stamford. Any nasty thing you can say about a cop in
stamford would stick, as both the criminals and cops in stamford are a
joke, and all esserman's "reforms" did there was make the cops more
overzealous in an area with an overly law abiding population.
Furthermore, police corruption in stamford is an open secret. By
contrast most of the problems regarding pre-esserman providence police
were incidents of good cops who had bad things happen to them.
By doing to providence what he did to stamford esserman ensured more
conflicts with the police and citizens would occur. Thanks to him there
is a six month backlog in the courts due to his overzealous policing
tactics, and many people, myself included, who never had serious trouble
with law enforcement now have records which they never would have had
thanks to esserman.
Furthermore many of the providence fop officers who made their no
confidence vote are people who blindly followed esserman over the years,
and no providence cop had the courage to openly come out about
esserman's screwups. They could have gone down to stamford a year or
two after esserman left there for providence and found out that crime in
stamford drastlicly went down because the stamford police ababdoned his
overkill tactics. The providence fop needs to look at their own
behavior as much as esserman's.
Peter Zendran II
780 Reservoir Ave. # 181
Cranston, RI 02910
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Good riddance ted kennedy
This bloated drunk was the opposite of his public image. He called himself a champion of the people but would have constituents of his arrested at his offices simply for showing up. He helped put the nigger in the white house while allowing his family to terrorize Black Africans and other ethnic minorities in the boston metro area, nmot to mention his family is heavily involved in dogfighting. I could go on but his last hypocrisy is he tried to push a health care reform which would only control people's lifestyle and is of no use to people like him, who have untreatable ailments, and his untreatable ailment ultimately killed him.
Peter Z
Sen. Edward Kennedy, 77, dies of cancer
By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who began his public life as the prodigal son of a political dynasty and ended as its respected patriarch, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. He was 77 and had been battling brain cancer.
Kennedy's family announced the senator's death early Wednesday in a statement.
"We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever," the statement said. "He loved this country and devoted his life to serving it. He always believed that our best days were still ahead, but it's hard to imagine any of them without him."
President Obama, who spoke to Kennedy's widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, at about 2:30 a.m., described himself as "heartbroken" over the loss of a mentor and political ally who provided "momentous support in my race for the presidency."
"An important chapter in our history has come to an end," Obama said in a statement. "Our country has lost a great leader, who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest United States senator of all time." He has ordered the flag at the White House and all flags throughout the federal government to fly at half staff.
IMAGES: The life of Ted Kennedy
INTERACTIVE: Kennedy family tree
VIDEO: Kennedy remembered
COMPLETE COVERAGE FROM THE OVAL: Obama speaks, reaction
Obama's Republican predecessor, former president George W. Bush, joined him in mourning Kennedy. In a statement issued by his office, Bush paid tribute the resilience of the lawmaker who worked with him on immigration and education but battled him on Iraq and civil liberties. "In a life filled with trials, Ted Kennedy never gave in to self-pity or despair," the former president said.
Kennedy spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Kennedy will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The funeral will be at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in the Mission Hill section of Boston.
The bipartisan outpouring of praise and fond memories Wednesday vividly illustrated Kennedy's ability to build bridges across political divides.
Words of admiration came from long time allies, such as Sen. John Kerry, Kennedy's Democratic colleague from Massachusetts, and former adversaries, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican whom Kennedy defeated in a 1994 Senate contest
Romney said Kennedy's "charm and sense of humor" won him over. "I will always remember his great personal kindness and the fighting spirit he brought to every cause he served," Romney said in a statement. Kerry struggled to capture the essence of Kennedy's appeal. "No words can ever do justice to this irrepressible, larger-than-life presence," the senator said.
Kennedy's political career spanned five decades and continued even after his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer. After surgery to reduce the size of the tumor in June, 2008, the senator returned to Congress, determined to help President Obama overhaul the health care system — a longtime Kennedy goal.
Expanding access to health care "the cause of my life," Kennedy said in an emotional and unexpected appearance before the Democratic National Convention just three months after his cancer surgery.
Congress will make Kennedy's unfulfilled goal his legacy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., predicted in a statement early today.
"Ted Kennedy's dream of quality health care for all Americans will be made real this year because of his leadership and his inspiration," she said.
Although Kennedy never realized his dream of following his brother, President John F. Kennedy, into the White House, the Massachusetts Democrat became a towering figure in Washington who left his mark on every branch of government.
His early endorsement of Obama helped vault a relatively untested junior senator to the White House. As much as any president, Kennedy helped shape the Supreme Court from his seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he served longer than any other senator in history.
In the Senate, Kennedy was the driving force behind dozens of landmark bills that changed the social fabric of the nation, expanding the availability of health care, education and housing and advancing the rights of immigrants, women, minorities, gays and the disabled.
In a 2007 speech to the Senate, where he was being honored for having cast his 15,000th vote, Kennedy said he devoted his career trying "to be a voice of what I call the march for progress in this nation."
A gifted speaker and skilled legislator, his career was punctuated by a series of personal setbacks and humiliations — often of his own making. The most devastating came in 1969, when a car that Kennedy was driving hurtled off a bridge in Chappaquiddick, Mass., killing a young female passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy fled the scene and did not report his role in the accident until the next day.
Decades later, Kennedy still refused to discuss the incident, according to his biographer, Adam Clymer, who wrote Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography in 1999.
Though he disagreed with church leaders on the issues of abortion and gay rights, Kennedy was a devout Catholic who clung to his religion's belief in the potential for human redemption.
Kennedy was the youngest of nine children born to Rose and Joseph Kennedy, a wealthy businessman who served as President Franklin Roosevelt's ambassador to Great Britain. At this outset of his career, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by the triumphs and tragedies of his overachieving older brothers: Joseph, who was killed in World War II; John, who became the nation's first Catholic president before being assassinated in 1963, and Robert, gunned down when he was running for the White House in 1968.
Young "Teddy," as he was known all his life, was expelled from Harvard in 1951 for cheating on a Spanish exam, but after two years in the Army, he re-enrolled. A tight end on the Harvard University football team, he attracted the notice of Green Bay Packers coach Lisle Blackbourn, who wrote a letter asking Kennedy about his interest in turning pro. Kennedy declined the offer, telling the coach he had plans to attend law school and to "go into another contact sport, politics."
After earning his law degree from the University of Virginia and working on his brother's presidential campaign, Kennedy entered the Senate as the result of blatant nepotism: When President Kennedy vacated his Massachusetts Senate seat for the White House, his youngest brother was two years shy of 30, the required constitutional age for senators. So the president arranged for a family friend to hold the seat and step down when the younger Kennedy was eligible to assume the seat.
Some senators were skeptical about whether the president's kid brother was qualified to enter their exclusive club. "I did not particularly like him at the beginning. He did not like me," Sen. Robert Byrd said in a speech just before Kennedy turned 75.
Though the two initially battled over legislation and leadership posts. Byrd ousted Kennedy as Democratic whip in 1971. But the West Virginian eventually was won over by Kennedy's dedication to the Senate. On the day news broke of Kennedy's cancer diagnosis, an anguished Byrd sobbed on the Senate floor, "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you and I miss you."
The unlikely bond that developed between the two underscored one of Kennedy's most striking qualities: his ability to turn even ideological opposites into allies. A committed liberal known for his thundering oratory, Kennedy was also a quiet dealmaker who worked cooperatively with even the most conservative of Republicans.
He persuaded Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., to confirm Stephen Breyer to the federal bench, putting the former Kennedy aide on a path that would take him to the Supreme Court. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, worked with Kennedy on funding for AIDS research and on children's health insurance and wrote two songs in his honor.
Kennedy also helped President Bush win passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, a landmark education overhaul. He partnered with Republican presidential nominee John McCain on immigration legislation.
The same Republicans who made Kennedy a whipping boy and fundraising tool on the campaign trail acknowledged him in the Senate as a friend. "He is famous among his colleagues in the Senate for his warmth, good humor and his simply astonishing ability and will to get things done," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said after Kennedy cast his 15,000th vote.
Kennedy's career as a Senate statesman took off after he abandoned his dreams of the White House. He was drawn to the collegial, clubby Senate in ways that his more impatient brothers were not.
When Ted and Robert Kennedy served in the Senate, there was a "huge difference between the two brothers," recalls Leon Panetta, an aide at the time to Sen. Thomas Kuchel, R-Calif. "Bobby was much more doing his own thing," said Panetta, who later went on to become a congressman, White House chief of staff for president Clinton, and CIA director under President Obama. "Teddy would work on legislation; he would work to get things done in the Senate."
Nearly killed in a 1964 plane crash that left him with a permanently bad back, Kennedy used the five months that he was immobilized, waiting for his vertebrae to heal, to bone up on Senate issues and procedure.
Kennedy spent more than half his life in the slow-moving but tight-knit chamber, serving longer than all but two other senators, Byrd and Thurmond. He was elected nine times by his Massachusetts constituents, usually by overwhelming margins. Kennedy won his last Senate race, in 2006, with 69% of the vote.
He had three children, Edward Jr., Kara and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., with his first wife, Joan, a statuesque blonde socialite who never adapted to the Kennedy family's ferociously competitive and public lifestyle. The couple were divorced in 1982.
By 1991, Kennedy's bachelor lifestyle was beginning to take a toll on his reputation and friends were worried.
After an Easter weekend of pub-crawling with his nephew, William Kennedy Smith, turned into a scandal when Smith was accused of raping a woman who returned to the Kennedy's Palm Beach compound with him, Kennedy asked Senate colleagues to vouch for him. According to Clymer's biography, Hatch told Kennedy "if you keep acting like this, I'm going to send the Mormon missionaries to you," and Kennedy replied, "I'm just about ready for them."
As it turned out, fate had a different rescue in store for Kennedy. In 1992, he married Victoria Reggie, and began to turn his life around. By the time of his death, he was widely respected as one of the Senate's senior statesmen.
"Harry Truman used to say 'If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen,' " former senator John Warner, a Virginia Republican, told USA TODAY earlier this month. "Ted came under a lot of heat — some of it of his own making — but he was not a quitter."
Find this article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-08-26-ted-kennedy-obit_N.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno
Peter Z
Sen. Edward Kennedy, 77, dies of cancer
By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY
Sen. Edward Kennedy, who began his public life as the prodigal son of a political dynasty and ended as its respected patriarch, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Mass. He was 77 and had been battling brain cancer.
Kennedy's family announced the senator's death early Wednesday in a statement.
"We've lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism, and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever," the statement said. "He loved this country and devoted his life to serving it. He always believed that our best days were still ahead, but it's hard to imagine any of them without him."
President Obama, who spoke to Kennedy's widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, at about 2:30 a.m., described himself as "heartbroken" over the loss of a mentor and political ally who provided "momentous support in my race for the presidency."
"An important chapter in our history has come to an end," Obama said in a statement. "Our country has lost a great leader, who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and became the greatest United States senator of all time." He has ordered the flag at the White House and all flags throughout the federal government to fly at half staff.
IMAGES: The life of Ted Kennedy
INTERACTIVE: Kennedy family tree
VIDEO: Kennedy remembered
COMPLETE COVERAGE FROM THE OVAL: Obama speaks, reaction
Obama's Republican predecessor, former president George W. Bush, joined him in mourning Kennedy. In a statement issued by his office, Bush paid tribute the resilience of the lawmaker who worked with him on immigration and education but battled him on Iraq and civil liberties. "In a life filled with trials, Ted Kennedy never gave in to self-pity or despair," the former president said.
Kennedy spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Kennedy will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. The funeral will be at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in the Mission Hill section of Boston.
The bipartisan outpouring of praise and fond memories Wednesday vividly illustrated Kennedy's ability to build bridges across political divides.
Words of admiration came from long time allies, such as Sen. John Kerry, Kennedy's Democratic colleague from Massachusetts, and former adversaries, such as former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican whom Kennedy defeated in a 1994 Senate contest
Romney said Kennedy's "charm and sense of humor" won him over. "I will always remember his great personal kindness and the fighting spirit he brought to every cause he served," Romney said in a statement. Kerry struggled to capture the essence of Kennedy's appeal. "No words can ever do justice to this irrepressible, larger-than-life presence," the senator said.
Kennedy's political career spanned five decades and continued even after his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer. After surgery to reduce the size of the tumor in June, 2008, the senator returned to Congress, determined to help President Obama overhaul the health care system — a longtime Kennedy goal.
Expanding access to health care "the cause of my life," Kennedy said in an emotional and unexpected appearance before the Democratic National Convention just three months after his cancer surgery.
Congress will make Kennedy's unfulfilled goal his legacy, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., predicted in a statement early today.
"Ted Kennedy's dream of quality health care for all Americans will be made real this year because of his leadership and his inspiration," she said.
Although Kennedy never realized his dream of following his brother, President John F. Kennedy, into the White House, the Massachusetts Democrat became a towering figure in Washington who left his mark on every branch of government.
His early endorsement of Obama helped vault a relatively untested junior senator to the White House. As much as any president, Kennedy helped shape the Supreme Court from his seat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he served longer than any other senator in history.
In the Senate, Kennedy was the driving force behind dozens of landmark bills that changed the social fabric of the nation, expanding the availability of health care, education and housing and advancing the rights of immigrants, women, minorities, gays and the disabled.
In a 2007 speech to the Senate, where he was being honored for having cast his 15,000th vote, Kennedy said he devoted his career trying "to be a voice of what I call the march for progress in this nation."
A gifted speaker and skilled legislator, his career was punctuated by a series of personal setbacks and humiliations — often of his own making. The most devastating came in 1969, when a car that Kennedy was driving hurtled off a bridge in Chappaquiddick, Mass., killing a young female passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. Kennedy fled the scene and did not report his role in the accident until the next day.
Decades later, Kennedy still refused to discuss the incident, according to his biographer, Adam Clymer, who wrote Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography in 1999.
Though he disagreed with church leaders on the issues of abortion and gay rights, Kennedy was a devout Catholic who clung to his religion's belief in the potential for human redemption.
Kennedy was the youngest of nine children born to Rose and Joseph Kennedy, a wealthy businessman who served as President Franklin Roosevelt's ambassador to Great Britain. At this outset of his career, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by the triumphs and tragedies of his overachieving older brothers: Joseph, who was killed in World War II; John, who became the nation's first Catholic president before being assassinated in 1963, and Robert, gunned down when he was running for the White House in 1968.
Young "Teddy," as he was known all his life, was expelled from Harvard in 1951 for cheating on a Spanish exam, but after two years in the Army, he re-enrolled. A tight end on the Harvard University football team, he attracted the notice of Green Bay Packers coach Lisle Blackbourn, who wrote a letter asking Kennedy about his interest in turning pro. Kennedy declined the offer, telling the coach he had plans to attend law school and to "go into another contact sport, politics."
After earning his law degree from the University of Virginia and working on his brother's presidential campaign, Kennedy entered the Senate as the result of blatant nepotism: When President Kennedy vacated his Massachusetts Senate seat for the White House, his youngest brother was two years shy of 30, the required constitutional age for senators. So the president arranged for a family friend to hold the seat and step down when the younger Kennedy was eligible to assume the seat.
Some senators were skeptical about whether the president's kid brother was qualified to enter their exclusive club. "I did not particularly like him at the beginning. He did not like me," Sen. Robert Byrd said in a speech just before Kennedy turned 75.
Though the two initially battled over legislation and leadership posts. Byrd ousted Kennedy as Democratic whip in 1971. But the West Virginian eventually was won over by Kennedy's dedication to the Senate. On the day news broke of Kennedy's cancer diagnosis, an anguished Byrd sobbed on the Senate floor, "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you and I miss you."
The unlikely bond that developed between the two underscored one of Kennedy's most striking qualities: his ability to turn even ideological opposites into allies. A committed liberal known for his thundering oratory, Kennedy was also a quiet dealmaker who worked cooperatively with even the most conservative of Republicans.
He persuaded Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., to confirm Stephen Breyer to the federal bench, putting the former Kennedy aide on a path that would take him to the Supreme Court. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, worked with Kennedy on funding for AIDS research and on children's health insurance and wrote two songs in his honor.
Kennedy also helped President Bush win passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, a landmark education overhaul. He partnered with Republican presidential nominee John McCain on immigration legislation.
The same Republicans who made Kennedy a whipping boy and fundraising tool on the campaign trail acknowledged him in the Senate as a friend. "He is famous among his colleagues in the Senate for his warmth, good humor and his simply astonishing ability and will to get things done," Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said after Kennedy cast his 15,000th vote.
Kennedy's career as a Senate statesman took off after he abandoned his dreams of the White House. He was drawn to the collegial, clubby Senate in ways that his more impatient brothers were not.
When Ted and Robert Kennedy served in the Senate, there was a "huge difference between the two brothers," recalls Leon Panetta, an aide at the time to Sen. Thomas Kuchel, R-Calif. "Bobby was much more doing his own thing," said Panetta, who later went on to become a congressman, White House chief of staff for president Clinton, and CIA director under President Obama. "Teddy would work on legislation; he would work to get things done in the Senate."
Nearly killed in a 1964 plane crash that left him with a permanently bad back, Kennedy used the five months that he was immobilized, waiting for his vertebrae to heal, to bone up on Senate issues and procedure.
Kennedy spent more than half his life in the slow-moving but tight-knit chamber, serving longer than all but two other senators, Byrd and Thurmond. He was elected nine times by his Massachusetts constituents, usually by overwhelming margins. Kennedy won his last Senate race, in 2006, with 69% of the vote.
He had three children, Edward Jr., Kara and Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., with his first wife, Joan, a statuesque blonde socialite who never adapted to the Kennedy family's ferociously competitive and public lifestyle. The couple were divorced in 1982.
By 1991, Kennedy's bachelor lifestyle was beginning to take a toll on his reputation and friends were worried.
After an Easter weekend of pub-crawling with his nephew, William Kennedy Smith, turned into a scandal when Smith was accused of raping a woman who returned to the Kennedy's Palm Beach compound with him, Kennedy asked Senate colleagues to vouch for him. According to Clymer's biography, Hatch told Kennedy "if you keep acting like this, I'm going to send the Mormon missionaries to you," and Kennedy replied, "I'm just about ready for them."
As it turned out, fate had a different rescue in store for Kennedy. In 1992, he married Victoria Reggie, and began to turn his life around. By the time of his death, he was widely respected as one of the Senate's senior statesmen.
"Harry Truman used to say 'If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen,' " former senator John Warner, a Virginia Republican, told USA TODAY earlier this month. "Ted came under a lot of heat — some of it of his own making — but he was not a quitter."
Find this article at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-08-26-ted-kennedy-obit_N.htm?csp=24&RM_Exclude=Juno
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Zendran inheritance dispute, MAJOR update
I just met with the RI State Police this morning in regards to my legal
situation regarding washington trust and the money they owe me from my
inheritance.
I presented all documentation, the Trust, Will, etc and explained the
circumstances regarding the legal charges I faced down from that bank in
2006-7 and that the bank and people involved in the trust have made no
attempt to contact me or pay the money owed me.
They took the complaint but told me they were not sure if washington
trust had engaged in criminal activity in this matter. So for now they
have left me hanging.
Peter Z
situation regarding washington trust and the money they owe me from my
inheritance.
I presented all documentation, the Trust, Will, etc and explained the
circumstances regarding the legal charges I faced down from that bank in
2006-7 and that the bank and people involved in the trust have made no
attempt to contact me or pay the money owed me.
They took the complaint but told me they were not sure if washington
trust had engaged in criminal activity in this matter. So for now they
have left me hanging.
Peter Z
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Open letter to reza pahlavi
Recently your people contacted me requesting me to support and connect with you. Here is my response.
You claim the title Shahanshah-e-Iran, yet what do you base this claim on? All other dynasties preceding the Pahlavi dynasty are still alive, as are those who have controlled parts of Iran e AnIran for millenia, be they the Safavid, Zahedi, Bakhtiar, Pakravan, Cherkassky, Zendran, Akkoyonlyu, Ghavam, Afshar, Farmanfarmian, Qajar and have stronger and more legitimate claims to dominance in Iran . You on the other hand calim to be the head of Iran ’s most recent dynasty and are of dubious origin, even as shahbanou farah admits in her memoirs.
For years you have claimed to work for freedom in Iran , yet what has been your labors and their results? Why did you not persuade Reagan, Thatcher, and other leaders of prominence to mont an invasion to remove dynasty when the means were available back in the 1980’s? Instead you idled away your time in greenwich , in manhattan, in texas, in virginia , in london , in cairo , and sometimes at the expense of others. To think my family was kind enough to help your family get settled in greenwich , had we known what a waste you would become we would have left you to your own devices. And what did you do about khomeini and his regime? While claiming to oppose it you in fact collaborated with it. You did this first in the dealings which transformed the Pahlavi foundation into the alavi foundation, which financed the very people you claimed to oppose. You collaborated with the cia, who’s other collaborators include not only khomeini but also rafsanjani, mousavi, and forouzandeh, who like you claim to act for freedom but practice the very human rights violations they claim to oppose. You collaborated with elements of america ’s government who want to invade Iran , which would destroy the very freedoms you claim to seek and support. You collaborated with business like golaman sachs and sidney austin, who provide the backdoor dealings for those government organizations. Not only have you done this but you have isolated yourself from the Iranian people and people of the World, something Reza Shah, Karim Khan Zand, Abbas-e-Bozorg would NEVER have done. You could have worked with people in Iran for their betterment, instead you have worked for yourself.
Let us compare you to other World Royals who have had their prestige and power restored. You have not had the courage of Juan Carlos, Norodom Sihanouk, or Tsar Simeon II to work with your people in their lands like they have done in theirs for the common good. You have lacked the moral courage of Mohammed Zahir Shah who refused to be an american puppet to return to his land. You have not behaved like Kaiser Otto and the Habsburgs, the Karageorgic’s, the Wittlesbachs, the Bourbons, and others who have worked for the common welfare and though their authority is not restored enjoy respect and prestige because unlike you they share the struggles of their peoples and work with and for them. Even aristocratic Iranian families have been more active and respected than you ever have been. You have behaved like the Hohenzollerns under the nazis, having others slave and suffer for you while you demand to profit from the fruits of others labors whether or not they are successful.
Now look at your behavior in 2009. This year, when spoiled and poorly educated Iranians who fell for the cia talab mousavi demonstrated and rioted, leaving our people in Iran and abroad vulnerable then you chose to act, after being idle for years. And what your actions based on, copying others, including myself. You have never participated in any demo in your life before, yet now after having lost touch with our people you come out spewing the same platitudes and lies which have brought our people suffering. Furthermore in your travels you have mimicked my own work and actions, right down to your lapel pins. Are you afraid you are losing power? Are you afraid to challenge the lies the cia talab in washington dc, amrika, and in the west acting under the false face of united for Iran when in fact their actions will leave Iran like Iraq and Afghanistan ? Are you afraid that for the past three decades you have NOT been a real leader, rather a pawn? Are you afraid you will be shown to be weak as we know you to be?
MAN KHAASTAN IRAN ZAMIN, SHOMA KHAASTAN IRAN HARJOMARJ. SHOMA NA SHAH, SHOMA SUSKIMARGI.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
You claim the title Shahanshah-e-Iran, yet what do you base this claim on? All other dynasties preceding the Pahlavi dynasty are still alive, as are those who have controlled parts of Iran e AnIran for millenia, be they the Safavid, Zahedi, Bakhtiar, Pakravan, Cherkassky, Zendran, Akkoyonlyu, Ghavam, Afshar, Farmanfarmian, Qajar and have stronger and more legitimate claims to dominance in Iran . You on the other hand calim to be the head of Iran ’s most recent dynasty and are of dubious origin, even as shahbanou farah admits in her memoirs.
For years you have claimed to work for freedom in Iran , yet what has been your labors and their results? Why did you not persuade Reagan, Thatcher, and other leaders of prominence to mont an invasion to remove dynasty when the means were available back in the 1980’s? Instead you idled away your time in greenwich , in manhattan, in texas, in virginia , in london , in cairo , and sometimes at the expense of others. To think my family was kind enough to help your family get settled in greenwich , had we known what a waste you would become we would have left you to your own devices. And what did you do about khomeini and his regime? While claiming to oppose it you in fact collaborated with it. You did this first in the dealings which transformed the Pahlavi foundation into the alavi foundation, which financed the very people you claimed to oppose. You collaborated with the cia, who’s other collaborators include not only khomeini but also rafsanjani, mousavi, and forouzandeh, who like you claim to act for freedom but practice the very human rights violations they claim to oppose. You collaborated with elements of america ’s government who want to invade Iran , which would destroy the very freedoms you claim to seek and support. You collaborated with business like golaman sachs and sidney austin, who provide the backdoor dealings for those government organizations. Not only have you done this but you have isolated yourself from the Iranian people and people of the World, something Reza Shah, Karim Khan Zand, Abbas-e-Bozorg would NEVER have done. You could have worked with people in Iran for their betterment, instead you have worked for yourself.
Let us compare you to other World Royals who have had their prestige and power restored. You have not had the courage of Juan Carlos, Norodom Sihanouk, or Tsar Simeon II to work with your people in their lands like they have done in theirs for the common good. You have lacked the moral courage of Mohammed Zahir Shah who refused to be an american puppet to return to his land. You have not behaved like Kaiser Otto and the Habsburgs, the Karageorgic’s, the Wittlesbachs, the Bourbons, and others who have worked for the common welfare and though their authority is not restored enjoy respect and prestige because unlike you they share the struggles of their peoples and work with and for them. Even aristocratic Iranian families have been more active and respected than you ever have been. You have behaved like the Hohenzollerns under the nazis, having others slave and suffer for you while you demand to profit from the fruits of others labors whether or not they are successful.
Now look at your behavior in 2009. This year, when spoiled and poorly educated Iranians who fell for the cia talab mousavi demonstrated and rioted, leaving our people in Iran and abroad vulnerable then you chose to act, after being idle for years. And what your actions based on, copying others, including myself. You have never participated in any demo in your life before, yet now after having lost touch with our people you come out spewing the same platitudes and lies which have brought our people suffering. Furthermore in your travels you have mimicked my own work and actions, right down to your lapel pins. Are you afraid you are losing power? Are you afraid to challenge the lies the cia talab in washington dc, amrika, and in the west acting under the false face of united for Iran when in fact their actions will leave Iran like Iraq and Afghanistan ? Are you afraid that for the past three decades you have NOT been a real leader, rather a pawn? Are you afraid you will be shown to be weak as we know you to be?
MAN KHAASTAN IRAN ZAMIN, SHOMA KHAASTAN IRAN HARJOMARJ. SHOMA NA SHAH, SHOMA SUSKIMARGI.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Friday, July 24, 2009
Example of amnesty international misrepresenting Iranians
As many of you know amnesty international is one of the groups behind the demos/riots being put on around the world. Most do not realize that ai does NOT always report the truth about Iranian affairs. Here is an excellent example of that from out my way.
On December 9, 2008 ai for RI held an event where it honored shanaz bina executive director of the persian cultural foundation.
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/group49/
What most people do not know that the persian cultural foundation in RI exists in name only since 1996. Since 1996 it has done NOTHING but pursue a lawsuit which ended against them in 2008
http://www.courts.ri.gov/superior/pdf/00-0613-2-19-08.pdf
Since then they have done nothing but pretend to function and have made no contact with the Iranian community in RI and the area. They only get attention from amnesty international because they throw lots of cash at them, as shanaz bina is related to babak bina of boston, who owns three overpriced restaurants in boston and is a notorious cash pisser.
If you need an example of how amnesty international puts cash before principles in regards to Iran look no further than here.
Peter Khan Zendran
On December 9, 2008 ai for RI held an event where it honored shanaz bina executive director of the persian cultural foundation.
http://www.amnesty-volunteer.org/usa/group49/
What most people do not know that the persian cultural foundation in RI exists in name only since 1996. Since 1996 it has done NOTHING but pursue a lawsuit which ended against them in 2008
http://www.courts.ri.gov/superior/pdf/00-0613-2-19-08.pdf
Since then they have done nothing but pretend to function and have made no contact with the Iranian community in RI and the area. They only get attention from amnesty international because they throw lots of cash at them, as shanaz bina is related to babak bina of boston, who owns three overpriced restaurants in boston and is a notorious cash pisser.
If you need an example of how amnesty international puts cash before principles in regards to Iran look no further than here.
Peter Khan Zendran
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Sent to group which threatens Iran's safety
Date Tue, 21 Jul 2009 1:40 PM ( 1 min 30 secs ago )
From "Peter Khan Zendran"
To info@united4iran.org
Subject SHOMA NA HARF ZADAN IRANIANS
Having read your site and your actions one can only come to the
conclusion that you are NOTHING but a bunch of liars a talab e
cia/zionism.
You claim you are acting for human rights in Iran, yet the results of
your actions will only make things worse for Iranians everywhere.
Contrary to what your sites say you ARE partisan, for if you peshi
succeed you will effect Iran for the worse in terms of stability.
People in Iran have more freedoms and rights than people in amrika, yet
you put out lies about this. You deal with those who fabricate likes
like jendeh ebadi, with talab e amrika like Iranian League for Defense
of Human Rights (LDDHI) and International Campaign for Human Rights in
Iran, and with 501c3 whore organizations like amnesty international and
human rights watch who have had marginal success and care only about
making money. Furthermore, your actions come at a time when Iranians in
amrika, ingland, and other western countries are subject to human rights
violations than those you claim go on inside Iran and when Iran remains
under threat of attack from israel and from amrika.
You do NOT speak for Iranians and certainly NOT for me.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
From "Peter Khan Zendran"
To info@united4iran.org
Subject SHOMA NA HARF ZADAN IRANIANS
Having read your site and your actions one can only come to the
conclusion that you are NOTHING but a bunch of liars a talab e
cia/zionism.
You claim you are acting for human rights in Iran, yet the results of
your actions will only make things worse for Iranians everywhere.
Contrary to what your sites say you ARE partisan, for if you peshi
succeed you will effect Iran for the worse in terms of stability.
People in Iran have more freedoms and rights than people in amrika, yet
you put out lies about this. You deal with those who fabricate likes
like jendeh ebadi, with talab e amrika like Iranian League for Defense
of Human Rights (LDDHI) and International Campaign for Human Rights in
Iran, and with 501c3 whore organizations like amnesty international and
human rights watch who have had marginal success and care only about
making money. Furthermore, your actions come at a time when Iranians in
amrika, ingland, and other western countries are subject to human rights
violations than those you claim go on inside Iran and when Iran remains
under threat of attack from israel and from amrika.
You do NOT speak for Iranians and certainly NOT for me.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Sunday, July 12, 2009
More oddness at watson/shit u
I noticed how news of bob mcnamara's death was not even announced by the watson institute, despite the fact that he was heavily involved with them. They did put up 2 recent pieces of news. The first about dr slutz being brown's new anthropology chair, seems she knows no low in sucking rear tit. The second is news from recent talks by al gusenbauer, how the fuck could he sink so low as to get involved with the shitlickers at watson/shit u.
Also paid a visit to watson to find out more about Mike Bhatia's memorial. Turns out they never made the memorial like they said they would, fucking nigger brains.
Peter Z
Also paid a visit to watson to find out more about Mike Bhatia's memorial. Turns out they never made the memorial like they said they would, fucking nigger brains.
Peter Z
Monday, June 29, 2009
Reflections on Ghambar/Iran troubles
With all the focus on the negatives in Iran today people forget about some positives. Among those positives is that Zoroastrians have been getting better treatment in Iran and getting more attention, and more people are beginning to see the real ways of the pure faith of Zarathustra.
As I writhe this Ghambar has begun, when Zoroastrians avoid work and celebrate the dreations of Dadvah Ahura Mazda. Having spent much time in meditation I have noticed the demonstrators/rioters in Iran and their cia instigators have no respect for the pure faith. I have a strong sense that should they continue during Ghambar with their acts all will end terribly for the demonstrators/rioters in Iran.
Peter Khan
As I writhe this Ghambar has begun, when Zoroastrians avoid work and celebrate the dreations of Dadvah Ahura Mazda. Having spent much time in meditation I have noticed the demonstrators/rioters in Iran and their cia instigators have no respect for the pure faith. I have a strong sense that should they continue during Ghambar with their acts all will end terribly for the demonstrators/rioters in Iran.
Peter Khan
Kiram democracy
There is a country ruled by an often inept government that has an up and coming population of young people who are stupid and lazy and who decide to vent their frustration by agitating for anything they see as opposition, even if it is a foreign backed entity which has only destructive plans against them.
While the description at time of writing can easily apply to Iran and America , it also easily applies to Serbia , Ukraine , Georgia , Haiti , Liberia , Kyrgyzstan , and other countries where ameircan manipulation has been prominent in disrupting local governments to replace them with ones who will back American plans which ultimately weaken them. In each case uprisings were instigated, though recently in Iran unsuccessfully, in which people, particularly young stupid ones, rose up and got other disaffected groups to join them, causing the native government to panic and one which was even more incompetent to be ushered in. Often the fact that there was manipulation was obvious, but this was often ignored, and the stupid young people went ahead and did something stupid which ruined their lives.
In the most recent case, Iran , the foreign manipulation was more than obvious. The losing candidate in the presidential election, mousavi, was a longtime cia asset, involved in the Iran-contra scandal, and he courted Iran’s idiotic young so well that when he lost the election they rioted in support of him. Bear in mind that these same Iranian youth had spent years advocating against american/israeli invasion of Iran rioted in support of a candidate who was backed by the same people they had worked against. They were quick to accuse Ahmadinejad and khameni of rigging the election yet they made excuses to discount american/cia meddling in the election despite obvious evidence staring them in the face. After all, first dick holbrooke helped cause further instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, then dragged Iran into getting involved in their affairs, which only spread Iran’s resources thinner. Plus the threat of an israeli attack on Bushehr, Natanz, and other Iranian targets would keep Iran’s government on edge. And to add insult to injury reza pahlavi and other of his cia/sidney austin talab have been attending demos in support of the rioters, though previously they have avoided going to such events for years. Then again, seeing how many of those people putting on those demos recive funding from the american government it should come as no surprise they are american backed with american goals behind them.
Most important of all the riots would not have been possible without an up and coming population of stupid, lazy young people. Most of them have been exposed to western culture and have been deliberately been shown the glitzy side of it that they easily dismiss the fact that more human rights violations occur in the west, namely america, than anywhere else. Plus they complain all the time about Iran’s government, but they have done nothing to improve things in Iran they complain about. They are too lazy to take jobs in the government, military, or in essential commodities like food, finance, technology etc. where they can provide essential services to Iran’s people, develop outstanding careers or behaviors, and act in a way that Iran’s government will be dependent on them and will not attack them. Instead they waste their lives pissing cash on BMW’s, clothes from Chanel and gap, goofing off at shabeh jendeh parties, and blowing money at expensive colleges for degrees which are a symbol of connections rather knowledge. Such people can easily be seduced by corrupt governments.
The easiest way these people are seduced are with promises of freedom and democracy, yet they never take a look at what democracy has done. In principle democracy is the rule of the majority, however in every country in which democracy has taken hold, be it america, britain, france, etc a small group of people has been able to control a commodity, be it the media, weapons, money, food, etc to manipulate the masses to their will. Such has happened in america that elections have been rigged for decades and the people fall for it, thinking they have freedom and democracy, ie a system which they think they can control but do not. This method has helped groups of elitist gangsters take control in america and in the britsh commonwealth and has caused mass violations of people’s freedoms in those countries, yet the masses falsely think democracy can save them.
Furthermore, the memories and knowledge of the people rioting/demonstrating for democracy they forget or do not realize the consequences of their actions. Promises of democracy were made in Iran in 1978, which caused the current regime to be put in power in 1979, and now the same tactics that were used to put that regime in power then are being used now to attack it. Promises of democracy were made in Yugoslavia in the 1990’s to destroy that country and to overthrow Milosevic, and when subsequent political leaders in Serbia began behaving like Milosevic elections were manipulated with american backing to remove them. In Georgia the american government incited riots against Shevardnadze to get him to resign in favor of the candidate of their choice, who led Georgia into a disastrous war with Russia which america could not get involved in. In the Ukraine american backing of Yushchenko pressured his pro-Russian opponents to yield to him in an election, and now the Ukraine not only has more government problems but is economically weaker and more at the mercy of Russia. In Pakistan Musharraff was pressured to resign after american and british backed rioters took to the streets against him in the name of democracy, and now Pakistan is unstable with american military attacks occurring there regularly. People in Kyrgyzstan rioted in 2005 to pressure Akayev, who was anti-american, to resign in favor of Bakiyev, who now is taking the same stance as his predecessor. Haiti has seen two american invasions in two decades in order to push american democracy there by ousting popularly elected leaders, leaving the country a wasteland. Liberia was invaded by the bush administration to put the leader of america’s choice there ruining the country. Overall, democracy today is as much a form of dictatorship as nazism, fascism, marxism, and communism, and those who agitate for democracy do so like a blind man who desires a painting.
When people agitate for something they must think carefully about what they are agitating for. This is true in the case of democracy in a world with an ever increasing population of stupid, lazy young people who have no consideration of what makes the world around them the way it is. The more one takes a look at democracy one sees it is as evil as other competing ideologies and makes one want to say kiram democracy.
While the description at time of writing can easily apply to Iran and America , it also easily applies to Serbia , Ukraine , Georgia , Haiti , Liberia , Kyrgyzstan , and other countries where ameircan manipulation has been prominent in disrupting local governments to replace them with ones who will back American plans which ultimately weaken them. In each case uprisings were instigated, though recently in Iran unsuccessfully, in which people, particularly young stupid ones, rose up and got other disaffected groups to join them, causing the native government to panic and one which was even more incompetent to be ushered in. Often the fact that there was manipulation was obvious, but this was often ignored, and the stupid young people went ahead and did something stupid which ruined their lives.
In the most recent case, Iran , the foreign manipulation was more than obvious. The losing candidate in the presidential election, mousavi, was a longtime cia asset, involved in the Iran-contra scandal, and he courted Iran’s idiotic young so well that when he lost the election they rioted in support of him. Bear in mind that these same Iranian youth had spent years advocating against american/israeli invasion of Iran rioted in support of a candidate who was backed by the same people they had worked against. They were quick to accuse Ahmadinejad and khameni of rigging the election yet they made excuses to discount american/cia meddling in the election despite obvious evidence staring them in the face. After all, first dick holbrooke helped cause further instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan, then dragged Iran into getting involved in their affairs, which only spread Iran’s resources thinner. Plus the threat of an israeli attack on Bushehr, Natanz, and other Iranian targets would keep Iran’s government on edge. And to add insult to injury reza pahlavi and other of his cia/sidney austin talab have been attending demos in support of the rioters, though previously they have avoided going to such events for years. Then again, seeing how many of those people putting on those demos recive funding from the american government it should come as no surprise they are american backed with american goals behind them.
Most important of all the riots would not have been possible without an up and coming population of stupid, lazy young people. Most of them have been exposed to western culture and have been deliberately been shown the glitzy side of it that they easily dismiss the fact that more human rights violations occur in the west, namely america, than anywhere else. Plus they complain all the time about Iran’s government, but they have done nothing to improve things in Iran they complain about. They are too lazy to take jobs in the government, military, or in essential commodities like food, finance, technology etc. where they can provide essential services to Iran’s people, develop outstanding careers or behaviors, and act in a way that Iran’s government will be dependent on them and will not attack them. Instead they waste their lives pissing cash on BMW’s, clothes from Chanel and gap, goofing off at shabeh jendeh parties, and blowing money at expensive colleges for degrees which are a symbol of connections rather knowledge. Such people can easily be seduced by corrupt governments.
The easiest way these people are seduced are with promises of freedom and democracy, yet they never take a look at what democracy has done. In principle democracy is the rule of the majority, however in every country in which democracy has taken hold, be it america, britain, france, etc a small group of people has been able to control a commodity, be it the media, weapons, money, food, etc to manipulate the masses to their will. Such has happened in america that elections have been rigged for decades and the people fall for it, thinking they have freedom and democracy, ie a system which they think they can control but do not. This method has helped groups of elitist gangsters take control in america and in the britsh commonwealth and has caused mass violations of people’s freedoms in those countries, yet the masses falsely think democracy can save them.
Furthermore, the memories and knowledge of the people rioting/demonstrating for democracy they forget or do not realize the consequences of their actions. Promises of democracy were made in Iran in 1978, which caused the current regime to be put in power in 1979, and now the same tactics that were used to put that regime in power then are being used now to attack it. Promises of democracy were made in Yugoslavia in the 1990’s to destroy that country and to overthrow Milosevic, and when subsequent political leaders in Serbia began behaving like Milosevic elections were manipulated with american backing to remove them. In Georgia the american government incited riots against Shevardnadze to get him to resign in favor of the candidate of their choice, who led Georgia into a disastrous war with Russia which america could not get involved in. In the Ukraine american backing of Yushchenko pressured his pro-Russian opponents to yield to him in an election, and now the Ukraine not only has more government problems but is economically weaker and more at the mercy of Russia. In Pakistan Musharraff was pressured to resign after american and british backed rioters took to the streets against him in the name of democracy, and now Pakistan is unstable with american military attacks occurring there regularly. People in Kyrgyzstan rioted in 2005 to pressure Akayev, who was anti-american, to resign in favor of Bakiyev, who now is taking the same stance as his predecessor. Haiti has seen two american invasions in two decades in order to push american democracy there by ousting popularly elected leaders, leaving the country a wasteland. Liberia was invaded by the bush administration to put the leader of america’s choice there ruining the country. Overall, democracy today is as much a form of dictatorship as nazism, fascism, marxism, and communism, and those who agitate for democracy do so like a blind man who desires a painting.
When people agitate for something they must think carefully about what they are agitating for. This is true in the case of democracy in a world with an ever increasing population of stupid, lazy young people who have no consideration of what makes the world around them the way it is. The more one takes a look at democracy one sees it is as evil as other competing ideologies and makes one want to say kiram democracy.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
More Iranian censorship going on
Recently I have noticed all sorts of censorship going on. For instance iranian.com will NOT let people post any comments that are anything but in support of the rioters. Also keep a heads up for media propagandists like jerry doyle, sean hannity, jerome corsi, george noory, mike savage, and the nyrimes cohen who continue to spew distorted facts about what is going on in Iran. No matter what your views are get all the facts on the situation in Iran and consider the results of all actions. Considering how people banded together during the bush/blair years to keep Iran free from foreign invasion those involved in Iranian affairs must continue to think of Iran's safety.
Peter Khan Zendran
Peter Khan Zendran
Demistifying anti-riot tactics
I just recieved this today.
http://www.iranian.com/main/node/69429
The author of this post does NOT know how to handle himself in a riot, and seeing he is a cop he has obviously encountered weak rioters. As someone who has been on both sides of the fence at demos and riots here is the truth about this person's tactics.
1. When it comes to close quarter fighting, be it going after riot cops with batons and other weapons or hand to hand combat, everything is luck of the draw, though the advantage rests with those with the better weapons and with more numbers. The fact that a cop 2 inches away from you can't fight is bullshit, if they can't hit they will grapple or swing blind too. If they are overwhelmed they will fall back and use their guns to kill rioters as they have and which they are right to do in these situations. Because the author of that post was stupid enough to telegraph tactics by suggesting rioters come armed it is probable the Basijis and Iranian riot cops will bring hand to hand weapons of their own, as happened in philly in 2000 and in north providence in 2007. To put this in perspective consider this. In April 2008 I put 3 cops in the hospital using close quarter tactics, the first one in single combat, and 2 more when I was swarmed, as they used the swarm tactic to get me under control and keep anyone from assisting me away. In September 2005 I chased cindy sheehan and her marines out of providence I took one of her marines out hand to hand, then when I was swarmed I moved into the crowd, where the crowd took my side and got them off. So luck of the draw is always the key in hand to hand situations.
2. The purpose of mounted cops, be it on horses or motorcycles, is to both increase manouverability and have an object which can be used as a ready weapon. While mounted cops are vulnerable in one on one confrontations, unless they are taken down immeadeatly knocking them off their bike will only buy them seconds to recover, and if they sense an attack they can always dismount and use their bike as a weapon, as has been done at riots and other confrontations.
3. The purpose of tear gas is to weaken crowds, either by dispersing them, or by imparing them either by weakening their respertory system or forcing them to wear cumbersome breathing gear unsuited to taking on multiple individuals.
4. As Iranian police have been given authorization to use deadly force and they have used that force already the author neglects to condsider this. The author should know that when lethal force has been authorized cops will use it when they feel threatened as they do not have to worry about taking anyone alive. As a cop he should know that when such an order has been given in a situation where cops have been taken down individually is for the cops being attacked directly to fall back so that the officers behind them may better fire on the rioters. In this situation it may be assumed that even if one cop is taken out the others will use lethal force on any and all people in the group of rioters will be shot. Also expect more lethal gasses to be used than tear gas against rioters.
Those causing the riots are threatening the stability of Iran and deserve whatever they get.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
http://www.iranian.com/main/node/69429
The author of this post does NOT know how to handle himself in a riot, and seeing he is a cop he has obviously encountered weak rioters. As someone who has been on both sides of the fence at demos and riots here is the truth about this person's tactics.
1. When it comes to close quarter fighting, be it going after riot cops with batons and other weapons or hand to hand combat, everything is luck of the draw, though the advantage rests with those with the better weapons and with more numbers. The fact that a cop 2 inches away from you can't fight is bullshit, if they can't hit they will grapple or swing blind too. If they are overwhelmed they will fall back and use their guns to kill rioters as they have and which they are right to do in these situations. Because the author of that post was stupid enough to telegraph tactics by suggesting rioters come armed it is probable the Basijis and Iranian riot cops will bring hand to hand weapons of their own, as happened in philly in 2000 and in north providence in 2007. To put this in perspective consider this. In April 2008 I put 3 cops in the hospital using close quarter tactics, the first one in single combat, and 2 more when I was swarmed, as they used the swarm tactic to get me under control and keep anyone from assisting me away. In September 2005 I chased cindy sheehan and her marines out of providence I took one of her marines out hand to hand, then when I was swarmed I moved into the crowd, where the crowd took my side and got them off. So luck of the draw is always the key in hand to hand situations.
2. The purpose of mounted cops, be it on horses or motorcycles, is to both increase manouverability and have an object which can be used as a ready weapon. While mounted cops are vulnerable in one on one confrontations, unless they are taken down immeadeatly knocking them off their bike will only buy them seconds to recover, and if they sense an attack they can always dismount and use their bike as a weapon, as has been done at riots and other confrontations.
3. The purpose of tear gas is to weaken crowds, either by dispersing them, or by imparing them either by weakening their respertory system or forcing them to wear cumbersome breathing gear unsuited to taking on multiple individuals.
4. As Iranian police have been given authorization to use deadly force and they have used that force already the author neglects to condsider this. The author should know that when lethal force has been authorized cops will use it when they feel threatened as they do not have to worry about taking anyone alive. As a cop he should know that when such an order has been given in a situation where cops have been taken down individually is for the cops being attacked directly to fall back so that the officers behind them may better fire on the rioters. In this situation it may be assumed that even if one cop is taken out the others will use lethal force on any and all people in the group of rioters will be shot. Also expect more lethal gasses to be used than tear gas against rioters.
Those causing the riots are threatening the stability of Iran and deserve whatever they get.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Monday, June 22, 2009
Major Iran news, Iran's government holds firm
These two news pieces are important. The one about Iran's military manouvers shows that Iran's government can still protect it's territory even with whacko rioters and demonstrators who do not realize the more they riot the more they leave Iran vulnerable to invasion like Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbia, Liberia, haiti, etc. The one about media manipulation from voa and bbc is important. The propaganda campaigns of 1941 and 1978-9 were instrumental in causing instability in Iran. The voa persian not only spews propaganda but has spammed people, myself included, with their broadcasts. If Iranian news agencies behaved in america and the uk the way voa and bbc do they would be shut down and charged with telecommunications violations.
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Iran’s Air Force starts maneuvers Monday
Tehran Times Political Desk
TEHRAN – Iran will carry out an air maneuver today to strengthen the
operational might of the air force.
The air exercise that is called ""Milad-e-Noure-Velayat"" aims at
increasing the logistical power and jet fighters’ capability.
Fueling and refueling operations will also be carried out during the air
show.
The fighters will fly at low altitude at a distance of 700 km over the
Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. They will test new ammunition that was
produced by the Air Force.
The reconnaissance and surveillance aircrafts will also be used during
the war game.
This maneuver is to promote the efficiency of the Air Force personnel in
loading the ammunition into the fighters.
The Air Force also carried out a war game named 'Ra'ad 2' over the
Persian Gulf waters and the Sea of Oman earlier this year in which the
war planes flew distances of approximately 2000 kilometers.
The Army carries out war games on a regular basis in order to enhance
coordination among its different forces and to test the newly developed
military weapons produced by the country as well
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http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jun/1223.html
06/21/09
Iran's Foreign Ministry Blames VOA, BBC for Unrest
Source: VOA
Iran's Foreign Ministry says the Voice of America and the British
Broadcasting Corporation are responsible for the post-election unrest in
Iran.
Iran's Press TV quotes Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi as
saying that any communication Iranians have with these news
organizations runs counter to Iranian sovereignty and is considered "an
act of enmity towards the Iranian nation."
In remarks Saturday, the spokesman also called VOA and the BBC "command
posts engineering the ongoing post-election riots."
Neda: Killed on June 20th, 2009 by the security forces in Tehran
Iranian authorities have severely restricted independent media coverage
of opposition protests, and witnesses to these events are reaching out
online and by telephone to report what they see on the streets.
They are relying on social media Web sites, such as Twitter, Facebook
and YouTube to tell the world about demonstrations and crackdowns in
their cities and news agencies find themselves relying on the
information these citizens' publish.
One video broadcast on CNN Sunday, found on YouTube, appears to show a
nighttime home invasion. The video is dark, but a woman can be heard
screaming in Farsi, "they are coming from the balcony!" and shouting
"get out!"
One look at Twitter postings on the theme of "Tehran" shows that many
people who are posting have tinted their profile pictures green, the
color of the opposition.
And Facebook has announced it is making its Web site available in
Persian, so Iranians can use the service in their native language.
Google also introduced a new Persian translating tool.
... Payvand News - 06/21/09 ... --
Peter II, Khan-e-Mazendaran
Iran’s Air Force starts maneuvers Monday
Tehran Times Political Desk
TEHRAN – Iran will carry out an air maneuver today to strengthen the
operational might of the air force.
The air exercise that is called ""Milad-e-Noure-Velayat"" aims at
increasing the logistical power and jet fighters’ capability.
Fueling and refueling operations will also be carried out during the air
show.
The fighters will fly at low altitude at a distance of 700 km over the
Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. They will test new ammunition that was
produced by the Air Force.
The reconnaissance and surveillance aircrafts will also be used during
the war game.
This maneuver is to promote the efficiency of the Air Force personnel in
loading the ammunition into the fighters.
The Air Force also carried out a war game named 'Ra'ad 2' over the
Persian Gulf waters and the Sea of Oman earlier this year in which the
war planes flew distances of approximately 2000 kilometers.
The Army carries out war games on a regular basis in order to enhance
coordination among its different forces and to test the newly developed
military weapons produced by the country as well
Copyright © 1998-2007 The Tehran Times Daily Newspaper, Tehran-Iran All
Rights Reserved.Email : Info@tehrantimes.com
http://www.payvand.com/news/09/jun/1223.html
06/21/09
Iran's Foreign Ministry Blames VOA, BBC for Unrest
Source: VOA
Iran's Foreign Ministry says the Voice of America and the British
Broadcasting Corporation are responsible for the post-election unrest in
Iran.
Iran's Press TV quotes Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi as
saying that any communication Iranians have with these news
organizations runs counter to Iranian sovereignty and is considered "an
act of enmity towards the Iranian nation."
In remarks Saturday, the spokesman also called VOA and the BBC "command
posts engineering the ongoing post-election riots."
Neda: Killed on June 20th, 2009 by the security forces in Tehran
Iranian authorities have severely restricted independent media coverage
of opposition protests, and witnesses to these events are reaching out
online and by telephone to report what they see on the streets.
They are relying on social media Web sites, such as Twitter, Facebook
and YouTube to tell the world about demonstrations and crackdowns in
their cities and news agencies find themselves relying on the
information these citizens' publish.
One video broadcast on CNN Sunday, found on YouTube, appears to show a
nighttime home invasion. The video is dark, but a woman can be heard
screaming in Farsi, "they are coming from the balcony!" and shouting
"get out!"
One look at Twitter postings on the theme of "Tehran" shows that many
people who are posting have tinted their profile pictures green, the
color of the opposition.
And Facebook has announced it is making its Web site available in
Persian, so Iranians can use the service in their native language.
Google also introduced a new Persian translating tool.
... Payvand News - 06/21/09 ... --
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