Dumb vs. Dumber; Satellite Imaging on Modern Navies in the “Axis of Evil” Age.

Today, if one were to look at the navies of the world today, one would see that the theories of naval strategists like Mahan and Gorshkov remain true today. That the power a country can project abroad is an example of how strong a country is, and what it’s intentions are. Today it is important to remember this, for once again the navies of the world are expanding and in a state of fluctuation.
The causes for this are many. With the breakup of the Soviet Union many new threats emerged which were unforeseen. This included the fact that to maintain stability and prevent the threat of an accidental nuclear attack that Russia had to sell much of it’s surplus military hardware around the globe. This occurred at a time when China , India , and North Korea were building up their military forces, and when NATO goals and objectives became in question as a result. Tensions in the Persian Gulf, the Muslim world, and in the Pacific, Africa and Latin America also would play a role as well, creating a multipolar world.
Today, with America conducting a global “war on terror” as well as the aforementioned reasons the strengths and uses of naval power come into play once more. As I have viewed the navies of the world today it has never been more apparent that some sort of arms race is once again brewing as was 100 years ago. The only difference today is that as the result of advanced technology and information dissemination it is more difficult for a military to maintain it’s strength and easier for an average person to determine whether any military force poses any threat to their livelihood. One excellent example of this is the use of Satellite Imaging. As the result of Satellite Imaging an average person can view locations in other countries, including military installations. Fred Jane would envy this technological innovation. Many countries realize this, and how they react to this is an excellent example of their strategic thinking.
Of course censorship occurs with many countries. The worst example is the Netherlands, which censors all military installations on most Satellite Images. Other countries use High-Resolution Jamming (HRJ) on most or parts of their facilities. Some use it over most of their facilities like Israel, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Turkey, Mexico, Algeria, Oman, Nigeria, Finland, and Brunei. Other countries use HRJ on some or parts of their bases, examples including Vladivostok, New London, Ningbo , Wilhelmshaven , St-Nazaire , Faslane, Busan. The third method is image manipulation, the technique of planting images in Satellite Images. This technique is most frequently used by America , but a few other countries use it as well, though not as often. Despite this, the censoring says just as much about these countries as their forces do. I have even included facilities for inactive warships (boneyards), museum ships, and some wrecks, as they count as strategic reserve and affect the morale of any force. Remember, ships seriously damaged like the Yorktown CV and Wilhelm Bauer SS of WWII were reactivated after emergency overhauls as effective fleet units, so surplus ships must not be counted out.
In categorizing these countries I have stuck to certain guidelines. One thing prevalent today is that despite alliance groups some countries pursue actions contrary to that which they state they will do. This is something I have noticed with many NAM and NATO countries, as well as some countries that have made “alliances” with America . Such a term is “Axis of Evil.” While not an official Axis the countries of Iran and North Korea share common antagonists, as does Syria and other NAM countries like Venezuela and Libya . Therefore here that term is used to denote those countries who are facing direct American aggression under that label, and who are making sure their militaries are prepared to meet an American threat.
When classifying ships I am basing this on the actual function of the ship, not it’s official designation. For instance, many ships rated as Frigates have the armament of Corvettes, some Missile Frigates the armament of Destroyers, and so on. For those who are not familiar with Naval abbreviations I am listing them here. Aircraft carriers (CV), Helicopter Carriers (LHA/D), Battleships (BB), Battlecruisers (CB), Missile Cruisers (CG), Heavy Cruisers (CA), Light Cruisers (CL), Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSB), Guided Missile Submarine (SSG), Submarine (SS/K), Missile Destroyers (DDG), Destroyers (DD), Missile Frigates (FFG), Frigates and Large Corvettes (FF), Small Corvettes, Patrol Craft, and small support ships (PT), Amphibious Assault Craft (LPD/ST), and Amphibious and Logistical Support Ships (LS). A (N) following this designation denotes a nuclear powered ship, as a (G) denotes a missile ship.
When discussing Iran’s naval forces I will focus on the Naval forces in the Persian Gulf. Iran’s Caspian Sea forces are of little relevance, as Iran possesses sufficient force to hold it’s own against a seaborne attack there. The Caspian Naval facility at Noshar is blocked by HRJ and the force at Anzali is only a small Coast Defense Force (CDF) which does not deter the strength of Iran’s Forces in the Persian Gulf. In the Gulf, Iran is the dominant indigenous Naval power, possessing not only strong warships but being the only country in the Persian Gulf to possess the capability to manufacture Major warships. This is clearly seen at Bandar Abbas. Bandar Abbas is the principal base of Iran’s Navy. Here, Iran has based it’s three active Alvand class FFG, it’s three Tariq class and Ghadir class SSK which possess Stealth technology, and it’s Amphibious forces, consisting of the four Hengam Class LST, two Bandar Abbas class, and the Kharg LS. In addition to this the shipbuilding facilities for Iran’s Defense Industries Organization is located at Bandar Abbas, where the Ghadir SSK’s are in production and the new FFG Mowj was recently completed at. Also many of Iran’s Corvettes and Patrol Craft are located there, as are the remains of the FFG Sahand which have been raised. Immediately west one sees facilities for Amphibious assault ships and vehicles. Further west one will see the new Sina FF's and other LS and PT's under construction. The location of Bandar Abbas is a very important strategic position. Created in 1621 to support Iranian Naval forces and trade in the conflict with Spain and Portugal over Hormuz and control over the Gulf, Bandar Abbas now allows Iran to maintain a strong presence at the entry to the Persian Gulf and to concentrate force greater than any indigenous power. The latter scenario is unlikely, but should Iran be attacked by a foreign power Iran ’s Naval forces concentrated there Iran ’s fleet there would be able to handle foreign ships potentially as strong as Cruisers. Should any Naval air assault take place or a Carrier Battle group attack Iran would have to coordinate it’s Air and Missile Forces to repel such an attack. Iran’s military would be best served in this manner by creating a Soviet style Strategic Rocket Force to operate alongside it’s Navy and Air Force, giving greater focus to this vital weapon for defensive purposes.
Should the ships at Bandar Abbas have to conduct operations or move to a more appropriate position for defense there are plenty of bases nearby. Qeshm Island possesses such naval facilities, as does Chah Bahar. Chah Bahar is important as it provides Iran with the means to base it’s ships on the Indian Ocean, should this be required. Right now Iran keeps many of it’s PT’s stationed at those bases, to give it’s Navy the necessary experience in maintaining base facilities.
Iran’s secondary base is at Bushehr. There the facilities are more defensive, as Iran has nuclear facilities at Bushehr. In addition to being able to base active ships and keeping many PT craft stationed there Bushehr holds many former Iranian ships, including former Destroyers. Though old these ships could be either reactivated or recycled into newer units. Additionally, Iran’s Navy operates bases nearby at Kharg Island and at Khorramshar. Kharg Island is maintained as Qeshm and Chah Bahar are, enough to keep Iran’s Naval personnel active, and wrecks caused by Iran’s Navy are not salved there as a warning and obstacle. Overall, Iran’s Naval forces in the Persian Gulf act as an effective Coast defense and Gulf Denial force.
Coast Defense is a greater focus of Syria’s Navy. Tartus , Syria ’s main Naval base, houses Syria ’s two FF and it’s LS and PT. Though effective these ships are too few in number for anything other than Coast Defense and combined operations. Syria’s other bases have even fewer ships and are maintained, like Iran ’s, to keep it’s personnel active.
North Korea’s Naval forces are a curiosity in itself. In terms of surface forces North Korea only has 3 FFG, 2 of which are effective, and many FF, LS, and PT ships which would adequately protect the coast of any country, but which would have trouble concentrating against South Korean Naval Forces, which though somewhat equal are better concentrated. This is shown as more surface forces are on North Korea ’s West coast than on it’s East. The North Korean SSK force is another story. At present North Korea operates 27 Project 633 class SSK and has over 50 SSK of varying types. This makes the North Korean submarine forces the fourth largest in the world. By having a submarine force of disproportion to it’s surface forces North Korea is using it’s SSK’s for several purposes. The first purpose is to overwhelm the submarine forces of South Korea and it’s immediate allies. The second is to have effective offensive units which are difficult to detect and capable of successfully menacing any attacking force. Were North Korea to increase it’s surface forces it would have a more deadly Navy which could be used as a Sea Denial force rather than a large Coast Defense force. One last interesting find must be mentioned here. When looking at Pyongyang one will see the American PT Pueblo, which was captured in 1968 and is on display. This is a very interesting trophy and provocation for North Korea.
These forces face the greatest aggression from the American Navy. Though not the largest or containing the best weaponry, the American Navy is the largest dispersed and concentrated Naval force in the World today. The American Navy is concentrated heavily on both coasts of the 48 contiguous states that form the heart of America , yet more active ships are concentrated on the East Coast bases at Groton , Portsmouth , Norfolk , and Mayport than at Bremerton , Bangor , Everett , San Diego , and Pearl Harbor . Despite the HRJ over parts of Groton one can still see america ’s new SSN’s being built there, including the Hawaii . Naval Monuments abound as well, as the Nautilus and the conning tower of the Flasher are preserved at Groton . Much the same goes for Portsmouth , where one can see many American SSN’s at base as well as the preserved Albacore and conning tower of the Squalus/Sailfish. The bases at Norfolk are another matter. Here one will see several American CVN, LHA/D, SSBN, SSN, CG, DDG, FFG, LPD, and LS in varying states, be they active, or in refit, including the most powerful CVN in the world. Though some of the images of the ships may be doctored, the offensive and defensive capabilities of many of the ships are not well hidden, particularly the Carriers, Amphibious Ships, and Submarines. In addition Norfolk maintains the facilities to repair these ships and one even sees the Battleship Wisconsin preserved as a museum in Norfolk . To the east one sees the Little Creek base, where Amphibious Ships prepare for missions. To the north one gets a good view of the Naval facilities at Newport News . Here one will see the CVN George H W Bush and the SSN North Carolina rapidly nearing completion, as well as the CVN Carl Vinson and SSN Texas undergoing maintenance there. In addition one will see some ex Navy ships, including an image of the Guadalcanal , despite the fact that that ship was sunk as a target. Overall, the Norfolk/Newport News Naval facilities possess excellent defensive and offensive capabilities, strong enough to handle most opposing forces.
In addition the American Navy has prominent bases at Mayport and Philadelphia on it’s east coast. The former has the Naval Air station at Jacksonville nearby as extra defense, but only one CV is presently located there, the John F Kennedy, has been decommissioned recently as it is not functioning properly and not rated to carry aircraft. One also sees a large number of CG, DDG, and FFG at Mayport as well. North at Philadelphia ones sees an impressive number of Naval vessels, yet most of them are inactive. The only active one noticeable is the LH Inchon, seen alongside many inactive ships, most of them CGN, CG, DDG, DD, FFG, FF, SSK, and LS, as well as many historic ships. Most glaring are images of the CV America, which was sunk as a target in May 2005, and the CA Des Moines , which was sent to Brownsville , TX to be scrapped. One will also see the old CA Olympia and SS Becuna preserved as museum ships, as is the BB New Jersey across the river from them in Camden , NJ. There are facilities at King’s Bay, GA for america’s SSBN, yet at this time many SSBN based there are seen at Norfolk.
One also gets a good view of the shipbuilding capabilities of the American Navy along the east coast. In addition to Groton and Newport News one can look at areas like Bath , ME , where one will see DDG being built. If one takes a close look one will notice the design flaws and vulnerabilities in the construction of those ships, which are inherent in the other CG, DDG, and FFG currently in service in the ameircan Navy, and why many countries are willing to risk a fight with these ships. When viewing Pascagoula , MS one will see DDG and the new LHD Makin Island under construction, as well as the new LPD Mesa Verde fitting out, flaws and all. In New Orleans construction on the LPD’s New York , San Diego , and Anchorage is progressing, the first mentioned being built out of steel from the World Trade Center . Notice the flaws and the fact that these ships are rapidly built but not readily in commission, a sign of a lack of funds. Let us not forget facilities where surplus ships are stored, like Newport where the CV’s Forrestal and Saratoga are kept, Brownsville, where Naval ships are scrapped, the current inventory including a WWI era BB, Baltimore, where scrapping takes place, and Port Arthur, TX, where many ships are kept as surplus.
Naval ships preserved as museum ships are frequent along eastern America . This includes many WWII era SS, DD, and FF scattered up and down the coast. Some are clustered together, like in Boston, where one can see the Old sail Frigate Constitution alongside the DD Cassin Young, and in Buffalo, where one can see the CLG Little Rock, DD The Sullivans, and SS Croaker in addition to the sail of the SSN Boston. In Fall River one can see the BB Massachusetts, DDG Joseph Kennedy, SS Lionfish, and other PT. IN New York City one can view the CV Intrepid and SSG Growler. Baltimore has the sail Frigate Constellation and the SS Torsk, as well as the Coast Guard Cutter Taney. Charleston has the CV Yorktown, DD Laffey, SS Clamagore, and the sail and hull parts of the SSBN Lewis and Clark. Mobile has the BB Alabama and the SS Drum, and other parts have singleton ships, notably the CA Salem at Quincy, the DD Barry and the conning tower of the SS Balao at Washington, DC, the BB North Carolina at Wilmngton, the DD Kidd at Baton Rouge . Texas is full of Museum ships, as seen by the CV Lexington at Corpus Christi, the BB Texas at San Jacinto, the SS Cavalla and FF Stewart at Galveston. Such an amount of preservation shows both historical interest and a militant obsession. These ships also serve as “type ships” for other Navies that operate similar ships, ie if those ships have an encounter with an American warship the American Navy will know their weaknesses and use them to their advantage.
The West coast of America has no lack of Naval facilities. San Diego is the main Naval base on the west coast, located near the Mexican border. Here, like Norfolk but on a somewhat smaller scale, one will see many CVN and LHA/D based here, as well as many CG, DDG, SSN, LPD/ST, and FFG based there, all in varying states. As at Norfolk satellite manipulation is used and this includes one glaring error, omitting the CV museum ship Midway, which is mistakenly placed at Alameda , just near the CV museum ship Hornet. And just like Norfolk San Diego has maintenance capabilities for those ships and a powerful offensive/defensive ship inventory, though on a smaller scale. North in the San Francisco Bay Area one will see quite a few Naval facilities, though not for active ships. Benicia houses many inactive Naval vessels, including the BB Iowa and many CG, DDG, LPD, and FFG. Mare Island still holds the Tripoli in reserve, and one can see the SS Pampanito in San Francisco as a museum ship.
The Puget Sound area also holds many facilities for the American Navy, which are spread out over a vast area for defensive purposes. In Everett one will see the CVN Abraham Lincoln based there with supporting CG, DDG, and FFG. To the southwest at Bangor one will see facilities for america’s SSBN forces. Viewing southeast from Bangor one will see the Naval facilities at Bremerton. Like Philadelphia Bremerton has a mix of active and decommissioned ships, though with more active that decommissioned. There one will see several active SSBN’s and SSN’s, including the SSN jimmy carter in drydock. One will also see the decommissioned CV’s Ranger, Independence, and Constellation, the decommissioned Long Beach and two other CGN’s, the Triton and other decommissioned SSN’s as well as an image of the CG Valley Forge, which was recently sunk as a target. Another curiosity at Bremerton is the DD Turner Joy, preserved as a museum ship in regards to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Overall, the Puget Sound facilities are a very strong defensive position, but like San Diego in their offensive capabilities. As curiosities the following museum ships on the West Coast must be mentioned, the SS Blueback at Portland, the SS Batfish at Muskogee, and the SS Marlin and a PT and LS at Omaha, NE
The American Navy’s remaining facilities throughout the Pacific of any consequence are not on the mainland but at Peril Harbor, HI and Guam. The Pearl Harbor base, site of the infamous 1941 attack, is arguably the most important of these facilities. Here one will see many CG, DDG, SSN, and FFG located here, almost to compensate for their lack at other West Coast bases, and like their counterparts on the East Coast of varying quality. As a reminder of the attack and america’s role in WWII many memorials and museum ships are located here. This includes the preserved wrecks of the BB’s Arizona and Utah, as well as the BB Missouri and the SS Bowfin preserved as museum ships. These ships serve as reminders of WWII and, in a less obvious manner than the East Coast museum ships, a militant encouragement, historical artifact, and type ship. Just as noticeable is the boneyard in the upper northwest corner of Pearl Harbor, where one will see several CG, DD/G, FF/G, LPD and LS in storage. Overall, Pearl Harbor is configured as an offensive and maintenance base, but like in 1941 not a good defensive position.
The facility at Guam has very few ships there, only a handful of SSN and FFG are located there. One will notice the SSN San Francisco located in a drydock, still showing damage from it’s undersea “accident”, showing that Guam has good maintenance facilities, though it is not a strong offensive/defensive base.
The only foreign Naval bases America has overseas of any consequence are at Yokosuka, Japan and Mina Salman, Bahrain, the rest are simply weigh stations or joint bases as part of a defensive pact. This includes Guantanamo Bay, which despite it’s location has minimal protection. At first appearance Yokosuka appears to be a strong offensive base. There one will see the CV Kitty Hawk, the two CG Shiloh and Cowpens, two DDG, a LPD, a FFG and an occasional LS. This may seem impressive, except for the fact that the Kitty Hawk, like the Kennedy, is in poor shape, has trouble operating, and is soon to be decommissioned. The other ships are in varying conditions and have to operate away from the American mainland, which can lead to morale problems. Mina Salman has an even smaller American presence there. At present, despite there being three American Carrier Battle Groups within the vicinity and the French Charles de Gaulle Carrier Battle Group there as well, one will only spot a lone American CG there. Possibly the American forces there do not stay at Mina Salman for long, for fear of a possible attack.
Overall, america’s forces are strong when along the American homeland, overseas they are of negligible strength and vulnerable to attack. I have already discussed how countries like Iran and North Korea can use their Naval forces to defend themselves, I will now discuss the other Navies of consequence of the World.
At present there are quite a few countries who’s Navies rival america’s in size and power. The three most glaring are of Russia, China, and India. Those countries have a common bond in the Shanghai Cooperative Organization. Though not using full scale military operations as NATO, the SCO has formidable forces, some of which share common features, and is expanding by the day.
Russia, though not as large as it was some 15 years ago, still has a navy that is a match for any in the world, even america’s. This becomes apparent as one looks at the main Russian Naval bases for it’s Northern Fleet. At Murmansk, HQ of the Russian Northern Fleet one will see Russia’s most powerful warships. Russia’s only CV, the Admiral Kuznetzov, the second most powerful CV in the world, is seen in dock, close to facilities painted to match it’s deck to confuse aerial images. Just south one will see a sunken Russian sub, which type is anyone’s guess. To the east of the Admiral Kuznetzov one will begin to view some Russian ships SSBN and SSN in refit, including the SSBN Tula, as one comes closer to the Severomorsk Naval base. At Severomorsk one will see some of the most powerful ships in the Russian Navy and the World. This includes the CBG Pytor Veilky which is the Flagship of the Russian Navy. Though it and it’s class ships are sometimes referred to as a CG by some analysts the Pytor Veliky has twice the armament of the Marshal Ustinov, a Moskva class CG seen next to the Pytor Veliky at Severomorsk, and four times the armament of an American Ticonderoga class CG, making it the most powerful surface warship in the World, and is roughly the same size as many BB and CB from the WWII era, so this designation is appropriate. As well as these two overwhelmingly powerful ships one will sees several DDG, LS, and FFG, as well as the K-21 SS Museum ship. Though spread out Murmansk, like Norfolk, is one of the most powerful Naval bases in the World.
Southeast of Murmansk is the Severodvinsk Naval base. Here, despite jamming of part of the base, is the home of the most powerful SSBN’s in the World, the Project 955 and 941 classes. Here one will see the Project 955 SSBN’s Yuri Dolgoruky which has recently been commissioned and the Alexander Nevsky under construction nearby. One will also see three Project 941 class SSBN’s one in refit and the other two very active. Not only are they the largest submarines in existence but by being able to fire two Ballistic Missiles simultaneously they are the most powerful SSBN’s in the World. In addition one will see many other SSBN, SSN, and SSK, including the new Sankt-Peterburg, which is one of the most advanced SSK’s in the World and is one of three submarines classes to incorporate stealth technology, the other two being the aforementioned Iranian Ghadir class and the Swedish Gotland class, as well as some SSGN and SSN being dismantled. In addition the CBG’s Admiral Lazarev and Admiral Nakhimov are at Severodvinsk, as is the ex CV Admiral Gorshkov, which is being converted into a flush decked CV for the Indian navy. Overall, Severodvinsk is a very strong offensive/defensive base, as it houses and builds the most powerful SSBN’s in the World.
In the area North of Murmansk is the Polyarnyy naval base, where many of Russia’s SSBN, SSGN, SSN, and SSK, as well as some FFG, are located. Even further northeast throughout the Kola Peninsula, particularly at Zapadnaya Litsa, one will see even more SSBN, SSGN, SSN, and SSK in varying states. This includes the remaining Project 941 class SSBN’s, the three Project 705 SSN’s, as well as Project 667 SSBN’s, Project 949 SSGN’s Project 971, 671 SSN’s which are active. This makes Polyarnyy, Zapadnaya Litsa, and the Kola Peninsula area one of the most formidable submarine/naval facilities in the World, as a combination of it’s size and functions.
Though big on prestige the Russian Naval forces in the Baltic are not as large as they are in the Pacific. As to be expected Saint Petersburg, though not the HQ, still houses facilities for Russia’s Navy. Here one will see approximately 10 Sovremenny and Udaloy class DDG, much like the ones seen at Severomorsk, and Krivak class FFG. The Sovremenny and Udaloy class DDG are more powerful and better constructed than any American and most western DDG’s save for the Dutch De Zeven Provincen and German Sachsen class DDG’s and are sometimes classified as CG’s due to their armament, making them among the most formidable surface ships in the World. Here one will also see the new SSK Kronstadt under construction and the old Cruiser Aurora preserved as a Museum in front of the Nakhimov school for Naval cadets. The real muscle of the Baltic Fleet is located at Kaliningrad, mainly the Baltiysk naval facility. At Kaliningrad on will see the new FFG’s of the Neustrashimy class fitting out and under construction, as well as the B-413 SSK Museum ship in central Kaliningrad. At the Baltiysk base one will see a large amount of DDG, FFG, FF, PT, and LS concentrated at this facility. Overall the Russian Baltic Fleet is an excellent Coast Defense force, as it is stronger than any other Fleet in the Baltic. As an offensive force, it is limited due to it’s geographic location.
The Russian Pacific Fleet is a very interesting view. As a result of HRJ Vladivostok, the HQ of the Russian Pacific Fleet, is not completely visible, leaving only a few PT to be viewed. The facilities at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky are another matter. Here is the largest concentration of submarines in the Pacific in any single facility, and larger than most nations in the region. Here one will see many SSBN, SSGN, SSN, and SSK in operational states. In addition, Russia has a few DDG, FFG, FF, and PT based at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. This makes Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky a very strong offensive facility and, because it is located at a remote area, a strong defensive facility as well.
The Russian Black Sea Fleet is even more interesting. In addition to facilities at Novorossiysk Russia also maintains a Naval base at Sevastopol, Ukraine, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet has it’s HQ. At Sevastopol Russia has based the CG Moskva and several DDG, FFG, SSK, LS, and PT, which is stronger than any other Naval concentration in the Black Sea, including the Ukraine, which only has less than a dozen FFG, FF, PT, and SSK in it’s navy. Novorossiysk has only a few FF and PT currently based there, and the Russian CL Mikhail Kutuzov is there as a Museum Ship. Like the Baltic Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet is an excellent Coast Defense Force but geographically limited offensive force. The Caspian Flotilla at Astrakhan is even more limited, having only a few FF and PT, as none of the other nations pose a threat there.
Overall, the addition of the Russian Navy to any alliance is a formidable one. Despite what many have said over the past decade it is still one of the most technologically advanced and best deployed in the World. In addition, it has influenced both allies and enemies. I shall now turn to one of it’s allies next, China.
The Naval forces of the People’s Republic of China are one of the most rapidly expanding in the World. Where only some two decades ago it was limited to Coast Defense today it has the ships and facilities to dominate any area. This becomes apparent when one looks at the Naval facilities China has. An excellent example is China’s North Sea Fleet. When one looks at the Naval facilities at Dalian one would assume it was the HQ of the North Sea Fleet, yet it is not, instead home to some of China’s most powerful warships. Here one will see the former Russian CV Varyag being fitted out for service as China’s first CV. One will also see two of China’s new DDG fitting out and under construction near the new CV. When viewing Chinese DDG one notices a strong similarity to their Russian counterparts, as they are as heavily armed and built. Southwest of those warships one will see a Han SSN and a Song class and one other SSK. To the Southwest at Lushun one will see a large assortment of DDG, FFG LS, SSK, and PT stationed there, all berthed in secure locations and strong enough to handle any attacker. Overall, Dalian/Lushun is a strong offensive/defensive base.
Further west at Huludao, despite HRJ, one will have an excellent view of China’s new SSN under construction. Once completed, this ship will in all probability be based at Qingdao, the HQ of the North Sea Fleet.
When one views Qingdao one sees one of the most powerful Naval bases in the World spread out over a vast area. In central Qingdao one will see many SSK, FF, LS, and PT, including a museum housing some of China’s early Warships. Moving east of Central Qingdao one will see the base for China’s Xia SSBN and China’s new SSN and SSK. West of Central Qingdao one will see several new DDG, FFG, and LS at their homeports. All of these ships make Qingdao the most formidable base of China’s most formidable Fleet, making it an excellent offensive/defensive force. However, it’s location and inventory suggests that it is stationed to face South Korea, Japan, or their American allies to possibly back North Korea or Russia. One other curiosity must be mentioned here. In Tianjin, one will see the former Russian CV Kiev as a museum ship. Despite it’s present state the ship is so well kept it could be reactivated for active service easily.
The two other Fleets in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy, the East Sea Fleet and the South Sea Fleet are just as impressive, though not as large and more scrappy. This is evident by the HRJ over Ningbo, Fujian, and Zhoushan. When one views Shanghai one will see spread out throughout the city many DDG either based there, fitting out, or under construction. In addition one will see an assortment of FFG, LS, and PT there. Though powerful, an accurate assessment of the East sea Fleet can’t be done here.
The same can not be said of the South Sea Fleet. When viewing Zhanjiang, the HQ of the South Sea Fleet, one will see a large assortment of DDG, FFG, LS, and PT stationed there, strong enough to mount offensive operations and to defend against any attacker. Guangzhou and Shantou have facilities which base DDG, FFG, FF, LS. And PT but also build and maintain those ships, so not only do they have strong offensive/defensive capabilities but are able to maintain the ships based there.
The rest of the South Sea Fleet consists of FF, LS, and PT as seen at bases like Beihai, Haikou, and other facilities in the area. In addition the former Russian CV Minsk is in the area north of Hong Kong. Reportedly, the ship is being kept as a museum but may have been sold to the Chinese government for possible conversion to a flush deck CV, as Russia is doing for India with the former CV Admiral Gorshkov, which may have been acquired in the first place. Overall, the South Sea Fleet, though not as strong as the North Sea Fleet, is a strong offensive, defensive force.
Overall, China’s Navy is one of the most powerful in the World, and is growing by the day. Not only is it strong enough to repulse any invader it is strong enough to act on it’s own or to bring constructive aid to any ally. Therefore, China must be considered when dealing with any World power.
Developing even more rapidly than Russia or China in terms of Naval power is India. Like China it has grown very rapidly over the past two decades. However, it has stayed a relatively neutral course, which has allowed India to acquire not only Naval material from Russia and China but also from America, Britain, Germany, and other countries. This becomes apparent when viewing India’s Naval forces.
The largest Naval facility in India is located at Mumbai. Mumbai is the HQ of the Western Fleet and houses and builds India’s most powerful warships. Here one will see the CV Viraat, and many DDG, FFG, SSK, FF, and PT based here in a state of combat readiness. Many of these ships bear resemblances to their Russian and Chinese counterparts, but incorporate some western and indigenous innovations, making India’s Warships particularly deadly. One will also see the Kolkata class DDG and Shivalik class FFG under construction. Mumbai also has India’s first CV, the Vikrant, as a Museum ship. Overall, the forces based at Mumbai are of an excellent offensive/defensive combination. West of Mumbai one will see the ship scrapyard at Alang Beach. Here, many Naval vessels from around the World have been sent here to be scrapped. The conditions in which the ships are scrapped are primitive and unsecure conditions. At present the major Warships at Alang include the ex Brazilian CV Minas Gerais and a former Russian Kara class CG. These ships form a good source of potential material and information on ship design, for unlike American scrapyards the scrapping is long and gradual, allowing time for potential customers to obtain these ships.
The eastern Fleet HQ at Visakhapatnam, though not as large, is every bit as powerful. Here is based at least two dozen DDG, FFG, SSK, LS, FF, and PT, in combat readiness. Here one will even have an excellent view of the LPD Shardul, which has recently been commissioned, and the SSK Kursura which is kept as a Museum ship. The Shardul is seen here waiting to be transferred to the new Karwar base in southern India. To the northeast at Kolkata one will see the LPD’s Kesari and Airavat fitting out, as well as another LPD of the Shardul class under construction and several PT fitting out and under construction as well. Overall, India’s Eastern Fleet is as formidable as the Western one.
The Southern Fleet is another story. At Kochi, the HQ, one will see a single DDG and a few FFG, FF, and PT. At the Kochi shipyards one can barely see the new CV which construction has begun on. The base at Karwar is only being opened and no ships are based there. When operational India plans to base it’s LPD’s there, including the Jalashva which was recently acquired from America, possibly to bribe India into supporting American actions in Asia but most likely to analyze American methods. Overall, the Southern Fleet is effective for Coast defense but not yet strong for offensive operations.
Overall India, and Russia and China, have excellent Navies which are formidable individually or together. With American acts more menacing in Asia the possibility of them facing America, be it in support of Iran or North Korea, is a real one, and these countries are ones to be reckoned with.
The remaining Naval powers in Asia who are either Non-Aligned or on the fence on American affairs remains to be discussed here. Of the remainder the four most powerful are Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Malaysia. Though they are of consequence, these countries lack the means to produce ships more powerful than a PT, which is a glaring flaw in naval strategy. Thailand possesses one of the more formidable small Navies in Asia. Though officially the Thai CV Chakri Narubet spends most of it’s time at the Sattahip base is was not seen there when I viewed it. Nevertheless, Sattahip is formidable in itself, currently basing some 10 FFG and an assortment of PT and LS. The Thai Naval base at Bangkok houses several LS as well as a few FFG and PT. Nearby one will see the Thai Naval Academy and the FF Maeklung preserved as a Museum ship. Though not strong offensively Thailand’s Navy is an excellent force defensively and to operate with as an ally.
Indonesia’s Navy is just as big as Thailand’s and relatively as strong. A view of Surabaya will confirm this, as one will see 15 FFG of Dutch, German, British, and American origin, as well as an assortment of PT and LS. Partly as a result of the conflicts over East Timor Indonesia has deployed it’s main Naval forces there from Jakarta. The base at Jakarta only has a few LS and PT there. Since Indonesia is spread over several islands this Fleet is well suited to Coast defense, though if properly concentrated it could, like Thailand, be one to operate with as an ally.
The Navy of Pakistan, though small, is strong and well concentrated. At the Naval base at Karachi one will view 7 FFG, 1 DDG, and a small assortment of SSK and several PT. This is an excellent force defensively and to operate with but not strong enough to operate offensively. Malaysia’s Navy is much the same, though smaller. At the Royal Malaysian Navy HQ at Lumut one will see six FFG and FF, two Dutch built SSK, and a small assortment of PT’s. At present Malaysia’s Fleet is expanding, partly as a result of it’s neighbor Singapore and due to regional tensions. At present Malaysia’s Navy is an excellent Coast Defense Force but not one to ally with offensively.
The Fleets of the Arab Nations, like the Asian nations discussed so far, that are on the fence with American policy, but when viewing their forces it becomes apparent they have no aggressive attitudes to Iran or other nations America has issues with. Like the four Navies previously discussed they are of consequence but lack the means to build ships more powerful than a PT. That these countries have few issues with Iran but some with america becomes apparent when one views the Navy of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Naval base at Jeddah houses most of that countries Naval forces, and one will see some 6 French built FFG and some LS, as well as some PT’s. The base at al-Jubayl on the Persian Gulf has only some PT’s there, so clearly Saudi Arabia is not intimidated by Iran and are to protect Saudi Coastal territory. The Egyptian Naval forces are just as impressive, including 8 FFG from America, Spain, and China, 2 FF from America, and 7 Chinese SSK, as well as an assortment of PT’s. Like Saudi Arabia Egypt’s Navy is good for Coast Defense, and has similar offensive capabilities.
The same can not be said for Libya and Morocco. The Libyan Naval base at Tripoli contains only 2 Russian built FFG, 1 Russian SSK, and a small assortment of PT and LS. Enough to protect Libyan Coastal positions but not enough to operate offensively or with other Fleets. Morocco’s Navy is somewhat stronger. At Casablanca one will see Morocco’s 4 French and Spanish FFG’s and assorted LS and PT craft. Though somewhat larger than Libya’s force and just as suited to Coast Defense it too is limited as an offensive and joint operation force. Overall, the Naval forces of the Arab nations are capable of protection but their offensive capabilities are relative to their location.
The main problem with categorizing the Arab nations is they are spread out over two continents, Asia and Africa. While Asia has countries with impressive Naval assets the same is not true for Africa, for sub-Saharan Africa has only two Navies of consequence, Nigeria and South Africa. No African nation is capable of making Warships more powerful than a PT, leaving them all at a major disadvantage. HRJ makes an assessment of Nigeria’s Navy difficult, however this is not the case with South Africa. When one views the Simons Town Naval base one will see South Africa’s 3 new German built FFG, as well as several PT and LS in the harbor, as the rest of South Africa’s Fleet is active and expanding, though South Africa, like the rest of Africa, is dependent on imports for major Warships. The quality alone of these ships shows that South Africa has excellent offensive/defensive capabilities.
The Naval forces of South America are somewhat more formidable than Africa and the Arab nations. Many have bucked American policy and have the means to protect themselves, though only Brazil has the capability to manufacture major Warships. The Nations of the Caribbean are only Coast Defense forces, some with marginal capability, so they are not discussed here. Right now the most embattled South American nation is Venezuela. When one views the Naval base at Puerto Cabello one will see the main Venezuelan Navy in varying states. There one will see 4 of Venezuela’s Italian built FFG’s in readiness, the rest are in refit. The same is true for the LS and PT’s there, most are active but the rest in refit. Should Venezuela be attacked these ships, if they can get out of their berths, could prove formidable in individual actions.
The most powerful of the South American Navies is Brazil. This becomes clear when one views Rio de Janeiro, where most of Brazil’s Navy is based. There one will have a clear view of the CV Sao Paulo, formerly the French Foch, and 9 FFG’s, 2 Ceara class LPD’s, and the occasional SSK and PT, as well as a new DDG under construction. In addition, the FFG Bauru and SSK Riachuelo are preserved at Rio. It should go without saying that this is a strong offensive/defensive force. The second strongest Fleet in South america is Argentina. At Puerto Belgrano one will see 6 DDG , 5 FFG, mostly German built ones, and an assortment of LS and PT berthed there. Though lacking the CV support Brazil has Puerto Belgrano still has a strong surface fleet, giving the forces there an excellent offensive/defensive combination. The other major Naval base at Mar del Plata, though not as strong, contains at present 1 DDG, 3 FFG and a small assortment of PT’s. Overall, Argentina’s Navy, though lacking the CV force Brazil has, is just as formidable and one to be reckoned with.
The other two major South American Naval powers are Peru and Chile. Though somewhat smaller they are just as formidable. This becomes apparent when one views the Peruvian naval forces at Lima. Most prominent is the CLG Almirante Grau, the former Dutch De Ruyter, which despite being over 60 years old is still in excellent condition. The remainder of the Peruvian naval forces at Lima include the DD Ferre, 4 FFG’s, 8 SSK’s, 3 LS, 3 FF and an assortment of PT’s. Overall, Peru’s Navy is excellent offensively and defensively. Chile’s Navy is just as strong. At Santiago one will see 2 DDG’s and 3 FFG’s, all British built at the naval base there. The Naval base at Talcahuano is nearly as well protected, presently having 2 FFG and 4 SSK’s based there. In addition, one will see the 19th century warship Huascar preserved as a Museum ship. Like Peru, Chile’s Navy has good offensive/defensive capabilities. The remainder of South America’s Navies are only capable of Coast Defense forces. Uruguay is an excellent example, as the Naval base at Montevideo shows only 3 FFG and a small number of PT’s. One interesting view of Montevideo is that the location of the Graf Spee, scuttled there in 1939, is not shown to discourage people from diving on it, as more people have died on that wreck than all other shipwrecks combined.
When viewing the naval forces of Europe one must sort the Navies by the political actions of the countries, not just alliances. Some nato members, like France, Spain, Germany, and Norway though home to American bases, have gone against American and nato actions. The countries of the former Yugoslavia are another matter. Croatia is the only of those countries to maintain a Navy, though only a small Coast Defense force. This is apparent at Split, where one will see the FF Kralj Dmitar Zvonimir and a few small LS and PT. The Naval forces of Serbia and Montenegro are another matter. At Kotor Bay one sees the remnants of the Naval forces of that country. At present the 4 FFG’s, the SSK Drava and a smaller SSK, and a small assortment of PT’s are located there. Though not active and in dispute it provides excellent naval hardware for countries looking to enlarge their forces. It would also be a shame if the Drava and other of the ships were scrapped, as they were indigenously built.
Of the European countries which clash with American/nato aims France is the most powerful. Many might not realize this when viewing French Naval bases because many French Warships are often at sea. The Naval base at Toulon is an excellent example of this. Homeport of the Charles de Gaulle, that CVN is not currently in the harbor, but one will see the old CV Clemenceau in Toulon, for use as spare parts and as a reserve, much like the SSK’s nearby. Here is located other powerful French warships, including the two Suffern DDG’s, the FREMM FFG, several La Fayette FFG’s, 2 Rubis SSN’s, and an assortment of FFG’s and LS. Toulon also has the facilities to build and repair major warships, making Toulon an excellent maintenance base as well as a strong offensive/defensive base.
On the Atlantic the French Naval forces based throughout Bretagne are even more impressive. At Brest, where the CVH Jeanne d’Arc is based but not currently berthed at, one will see a very well protected base. There France has the De Grasse and several other DDG’s, FFG’s, and PT’s based throughout the area, as well as a lone SSBN. In addition the LHD Tonnerre is seen under construction. At Lorient, south of Brest, one will see the new Horizon class DDG under construction, as well as a few DDG and FFG assembled there. Of interest is the wreck of the Imperial German BB Thuringen off the beach at Lorient, which was sunk as a target in the 1920’s and still can bee seen. Overall, the Bretagne naval facilities are excellent maintenance and offensive/defensive forces.
The submarine base at Cherbourg, though subject to HRJ, still shows the 3 SSBN at base there, as well as the Redoutable, the first French SSBN preserved as a Museum ship. That SSBN, and the CG Colbert at Bordeaux, are the only Naval Museum ships France offers. Cherbourg has only minimal capabilities, as does the French overseas bases. Noumea, Papeete, Dakar are the only overseas French Naval bases of any consequence, and there one will see a few FFG, LS, and PT’s, enough to maintain the bases but not strong enough offensively/defensively.
Overall, the French Navy is still formidable, as it is active and continues to produce and maintain modern warships which can be deployed around the World. Like Russia, China, America, and India France has the numerical as well as technological advantage in naval forces. This makes the French Navy one which must be reckoned with in any conflict.
Though not as large as France the Spanish Navy remains modern and formidable, though not with the reach that France has. At Rota one will see many of Spain’s most important Warships, including the CV Principe de Asturias, the 2 Galicia LPD’s, and an assortment of FFG’s and LS. One reason for this is that there is a nato base there, though the only foreign warships that tend to bee seen there are often obsolete. At Cartagena Spain has based it’s entire SSK force along with a few FFG and PT’s. In addition, one will see the naval Academy nearby and the Peral, the first submarine that could fire torpedoes, preserved as a Museum ship. Ferrol possesses not only facilities where Spain’s FFG’s LS, and PT’s are based but one also sees several Bazan class FFG’s and their Norwegian Nansen variants under construction, and also Bazan Shipyards where many of Spain’s modern Warships are built and where construction on the new CV Juan Carlos I has commenced. Though large enough to act effectively defensively and in joint operations Spain’s naval offensive capabilities are presently limited, though only for the time being.
Though HRJ over many German naval instillations deprives us of an overall estimate of German naval power, that which is visible at German Naval bases is impressive enough. At Kiel one will see at least 6 Type 212 SSK’s, which are built there, and a small assortment of PT’s based there. The LS Frankfurt-am-Main is also based there, and like the Iranian Kharg can supply ships and transport troops for amphibious assaults. The base at Rostock has several Gepard class PT’s and a few LS stationed there. All these Warships are modern, and the Type 212 SSK’s are excellent combat vessels which are exported worldwide. Submarines are prestigious today as they were six decades ago, and Submarines preserved as Museum ships like the U-995 north of Kiel and the Wilhelm Bauer at Bremerhaven preserve this proud heritage. Even if one can’t get a total glimpse of Germany’s Naval forces the quality of the technology it produces makes Germany’s Navy one that must be entered into any Global Naval equation.
Though not as large Norway’s Navy still has an impressive Navy. At the Norwegian naval HQ at Haakonsveren one will see three Oslo class FFG’s, two SSK’s, and over a dozen PT craft based there. Unfortunately, the rest of Norway’s Naval bases suffer from HRJ, though the wreck of the German Battleship Tirpitz, sunk at Tromso in November 1944, is still visible. From what is seen Norway’s forces are effective for Coast defense, though the effectiveness of Norway’s Navy will be seen as Norway’s navy acquires new warships like the Nansen FFG’s from Spain.
The remainder of Europe’s Naval forces are mostly for Coast Defense and because of nato tend to combine for joint operations. This is true of some Baltic countires like Latvia, and Lithuania and countries like Romaina, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece. The Latvian Naval force at Riga is only a few PT’s, and the Lithuanian Naval base at Klaipeda shows only 1 FF and a few PT’s. In each case both Latvia and Lithuania only have enough ships for Coast Defense. Romania’s Naval base at Constanta shows 9 FFG’s in varying states, the SSK Delfinul, and an assortment of PT’s. Were it not for the condition of some of the ships Romania would have an excellent offensive/defensive force, but it is limited to Coast Defense and Joint Operations because of the state of it’s Warships. Bulgaria’s Navy is even weaker, as Varna has a few PT’s currently based there, only enough for Coast Defense. Though Turkey uses HRJ over most of it’s Naval bases, it’s Naval facilities at Izmir and Izmit show many modern FF and PT based there, showing that Turkey, like Germany, is capable of maintaining modern Warships.
The Greek Navy is more interesting. When viewing the Salamis Naval base one will see 1 DDG, 5 FFG, 5 SSK, and an assortment of LS and PT’s based there. In addition the DD Velos is preserved there as a museum Ship. At Souda one will see a lone DDG, an occasional FFG, and an assortment of PT’s, as Souda is clearly not as important as Salamis to the Greeks. Overall, the Greek Navy is powerful for Coast Defense and Joint Operations, but how it would handle lone offensive operations remains to be seen.
Out of the remaining European countries four have gone hand in glove with American aims. They are Poland, Portugal, Italy, and the uk and the British commonwealth. Of those four Poland, though having the smallest Naval forces, makes frequent use of them. At Gdynia one will see the Orzel SSK, 1 DDG, and several other FFG, FF, SSK, LS, and PT stationed there. As we can see and has been demonstrated, Poland’s navy is an effective Coast Defense Force and can deploy as a Joint Operations force, but it’s use as an offensive force is limited. The same can be said of Portugal. The Naval base at Lisbon is home to 2 FFG, 3 SSK, and an assortment of FF, LS, and PT craft. This small force is good for Coast Defense and Joint Operations but limited offensively.
Italy’s Navy has been expanding recently, and is one reason for the sudden arms buildup in Europe recently. Though insisting the buildup is defensive italy continues with it as more neighboring countries expand because of it, in other words behaving like a punk ass bitch. When viewing taranto this becomes apparent. Here one will see the CV Giuseppe Garibaldi, the LPD San Marco, and several DDG, SSK, and FFG. In addition the CVH Vittorio Veneto, which Italy said it would decommission and sell for scrap, is still in Taranto. Needless to say taranto has capable offensive/defensive, as well as maintenance, capabilities. The base at la spezia is even more formidable. Here the new CV Conte di Cavour is based, along with the Audace DDG, 6 FFG, 5 SSK, and an assortment of LS and PT, as well as the sailing ship Amerigo Vespuci. This roster makes La Spezia more formidable than Taranto, both in quantity and quality of ships. The naval base at brindisi is home to the Italian Navy’s amphibious forces, and here one will see the LPD’s San Giorgio and San Giusto based here along with some PT’s. All three of these bases are on the west coast of Italy, the remaining Italian bases on the islands and East coast only have a few PT’s there to keep them in operation. Overall, Italy’s expanding Navy is a formidable offensive/defensive force and like France and Spain, one that can prove decisive in any Joint Operation.
The Naval forces of the united kingdom and the british commonwealth are listed with Europe as the uk is European, but the sovereign of the uk is also head of state for the british commonwealth countries, so countries like Australia, Canada, and new Zealand can be ordered around by the british sovereign, who is commander in chief of all british commonwealth forces. One must take this into consideration when assessing these nations.
To begin with, the naval forces of the United Kingdom are here first. Even if the uk were not part of the british commonwealth it would still have formidable forces at it’s disposal. This becomes apparent when viewing the Naval base at Portsmouth. Here the CV’s Invincible and Ark Royal are based, alongside 8 DDG, 3 FFG, and an assortment of PT’s. In addition the decommissioned LPD’s Intrepid and Fearless, the LS Sir Bedevere, and several former DDG and FFG throughout Portsmouth. In addition the Victory, the BB Warrior, the World’s first Battleship, the Monitor M-33, and the SS Alliance are preserved as Museum ships. Not only is Portsmouth a formidable offensive/defensive base but one that encourages it’s Naval forces to action, much as American bases do.
The same is true of the Plymouth Naval base. Here one will see the LHD Ocean, the SSBN Victorious, all 7 Trafalgar class SSN, 3 FFG, the LPD’s Albion and Bulwark, and an assortment of LS and PT craft. In view is the SSN Conquerer, preserved as a Museum ship. Like Portsmouth, Plymouth has excellent offensive/defensive capabilities. Other British bases are not as large. At Liverpool one will see a lone FFG, though the FFG Plymouth and SSK Onyx are preserved there, along with the wreck of a WWII German U-Boat. At Clydebank one will see some PT’s under construction. Also the number of Museum ships is large, as the CL Belfast at London, and the DD Cavalier and SS Ocelot at Chatam demonstrate.
Overall, the uk Naval forces are formidable and one to be reckoned with. Not only is the british Navy strong offensively/defensively but all british Naval ships are built in the uk, making Britain as formidable as France, America, Russia, China, and India. Though not as large as 100 years ago british sea power must not be unconsidered.
The Australian Navy is the next most powerful Navy in the british commonwealth. Like the uk it can manufacture it’s own warships, but Australia has at times imported it’s Warships. The strength of the Australian Navy becomes apparent when viewing it’s two main bases at Sydney and Perth. At Sydney one will see 5 FFG and an assortment of LS. Interestingly image manipulation is used to obscure some of the ships. To the west of the Naval base at Sydney one will see the DD Vampire, SSK Onslow, and PT Krait preserved as Museum ships. Though not as large as Portsmouth Sydney has excellent facilities for Coast Defense and Joint Operations, but limited offensive capabilities.
The same is true of Perth. Here one will see 2 FFG’s 4 Collins Class SSK, and several LS. A decommissioned Oberon class SSK is also visible here, as is the SSK Ovens, preserved as a Museum ship. In other words a smaller version of Sydney. The remaining Naval bases only have enough ships to keep them active. At Darwin one will see a lone FFG and a few PT’s. Cairns has a few PT’s and LS based there. At Melbourne one will see a lone Anzac FFG under construction and the PT Castlemaine preserved as a Museum ship. Like America and Britain Australia has quite a few Naval ships preserved as Museums, but most of them are SSK’s like the Otama preserved at Hastings. Overall, Australia’s Navy is formidable defensively and Jointly, but it is it’s Joint status that gives the Australian navy it’s offensive strength.
Canada’s Naval forces are somewhat smaller than Australia’s, and like Australia Canada can manufacture it’s own Warships but at times imports.. At Halifax one will see a lone DDG, 4 FFG, 1 SSK, and 6 PT’s. In addition there are kept 2 FFG’s and 4 SSK’s which are decommissioned at Halifax. This force, like that at Sydney or Perth, is good defensively and Jointly, but limited offensively. The same is true of Esquimalt. There one will see 2 DDG, 4 FFG, 1 SSK, and an assortment of LS and PT’s. Though similar in strength to Halifax it has the same capabilities, good defensively and jointly but limited offensively.
The remaining british commonwealth nations have forces which are good only for Coast Defense, much like New Zealand which only has 2 FFG’s visible at the Auckland naval base, and are dependant on the commonwealth for protection. Overall, the Naval forces of the British Commonwealth can operate separately but combined they make a formidable force which must be considered, be they separate or as a single unit. This makes the commonwealth unique and can be a strength or weakness.
In Asian nations which tend to follow American policy are just as formidable as their European counterparts, particularly Japan, South Korea, Taiwan. The rest are either curiosities or Coast Defense forces. Either way they are forces which can prove influential.
The most powerful of these nations is Japan. This is one reason for the American naval concentration at Yokosuka, which is almost a WWII holdover. When viewing Yokosuka and other Japanese Naval bases it becomes apparent that Japan has a large and powerful naval force. In addition Japan can once again produce major warships to match those of other nations. At Yokosuka the LHD Kunisaki is in clear view. Though rated by some as a LPD the Kunisaki is Japan’s first step to reestablishing a Carrier force. Nearby are 4 DDG and 2 FFG nearby. Spread throughout Yokosuka are some 5 other DDG and 5 SSK, themselves formidable to handle any attacker, including the American forces based there should hostilities ever flare up. Just as noticeable is how western design, combined with local improvements, feature in Japanese Naval design. Also visible is the BB Mikasa, preserved as a Museum ship. Overall, Yokosuka’s naval forces pose an excellent offensive/defensive combination.
The Naval base at Kure is just as formidable, and lacks a large American presence. There is visible the LHD Shimokita, and a large assortment of DDG, FFG, SSK, LS, and PT which are based throughout Kure. When viewing Kure one sees a Naval base with excellent offensive/defensive capabilities, but unencumbered by a large American naval presence. Sasebo has a smaller complement based there, with some 20 plus DDG, FFG, LS, and PT currently based there. Maizuru currently has 2 DDG and a small assortment of PT’s based there. These last two are maintained well as support bases, Sasebo having good Coast Defense and Joint Operations facilities but dependent on the rest of Japan’s forces for offensive operations.
It should go without saying that Japan’s Navy is one of the most formidable in Asia and the World. Japan has the second largest DDG force in the World and is constantly building new and powerful Warships. Though America and other nations keep an eye on Japan since WWII the changing political and military situation has allowed Japan to maintain a Naval force which must be taken into consideration in any power equation.
South Korea’s Navy, though not as large as Japan’s, has many modern and powerful warships. These ships form the nucleus of South Korea’s navy as it expands from Coast Defense Force to a powerful offensive/defensive force. IN addition South Korea is beginning to build it’s own major Warships. Already, one will see this as one examines South Korea’s Navy.
Chinhae is home to many of South Korea’s best warships. There one will see 3 DDG, 3 FFG, 7 SSK, 8 FF, 8 LS, and a large assortment of PT’s. Many of these ships are modern and form an excellent offensive/defensive force. At Busan one will see 2 DDG and an assortment of PT’s, as well as the Hanjin Shipbuilding facilities, though HRJ obscures South Korea’s new LHD Dokpo which is fitting out there. Though too small to conduct major offensive operations Busan has excellent maintenance facilities and sufficient forces for Coast Defense.
The remainder of South Korea’s Naval Bases are small but maintain excellent facilities. At Pyeongtaek one will see 4 FFG and an assortment of PT’s. Jeju has a lone DDG and an assortment of PT’s based there. Mokpo has a handful of FF and PT’s based there. These bases are excellent for Coast defense but must link up with a larger force for effective offensive operations.
Overall, South Korea has a navy that is expanding to meet challenges from North Korea, discussed earlier, and the changing political situation. In regional disputes it must always be taken into consideration.
Taiwan’s Fleet, though sizeable, is another matter. Many of it’s ships are aging, some 60 years old, and Taiwan is dependent on imports for Warships. This becomes apparent when viewing Suao. There one will see 3 american Gearing class DDG’s which are WWII DD’s with guided missiles, and as vulnerable as the DD’s Iran had taken out of service. These ships are effective for Coast Defense but not offensive operations. The same type of ships are based at Kaohsiung, five in numeric, alongside some LS and PT. At Keelung one will see 2 more of these DDG as well as an assortment of FF, LS, and PT. Makung hosts 5 FFG and an assortment of LS and PT. Hardly enough to conduct offensive operations, but enough to protect Taiwan’s Coast.
Despite the hype generated about Taiwan’s Navy it clearly is not a major one, only a large Coast Defense force. Were China to attack Taiwan it would be successful, but would only suffer heavy casualties if Taiwan were supported by another power like america, yet many do not realize this.
Singapore’s Navy is a curiosity, as it is well armed for it’s small size. Singapore has enough PT forces to protect it’s harbor, but it also possesses two types of Warships designed for offensive use. The first are it’s 4 Swedish built SSK’s which are frequently in action. The other are Singapore’s 4 British built LPD’s. The latter are suited for offensive operations, and are probably intended to be used offensively if Indonesia or Malaysia were to invade Singapore. Singapore’s Navy is definetly one for Coast Defense, but in an unusual way.
The remaining pacific Nations that support america only have enough for Coast defense. This is true of the Philippines, which only has 2 FFG and an assortment of LS and PT visible at the Cavite Naval base, hardly enough to act Jointly or Offensively. The Naval forces of the Marshall Islands are a curiosity, consisting of a few PT’s, and the only interesting Naval Vessel in sight is the wreck of the WWII German CA Prinz Eugen. Needless to say, this is not much of a Naval force.
That leaves the Arab nations that back american policy hand in glove. They are the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar. Out of them, only the UAE can manufacture Naval vessels, but only PT and LS craft, while the rest are dependent on imports. At Abu Dhabi one will see some 5 PT and 2 LS vessels, all built there, only enough for Coast Defense. Bahrain’s Navy is slightly more impressive. At the Mina Salman Naval base the FFG Sabha, the former american Jack Williams, is visible next to 6 FF and a small assortment of PT Craft. As Bahrain is still disputed over by Iran this force is designed for Coast Defense, but to make Iran comitt more of it’s forces in any attack as well.
Kuwait’s Navy is just as much a curiosity of a Coast defense force. At the Naval base there one will see the FF Al Sanbouk, Qarq, and an assortment of PT and LS. Qatar’s Naval HQ at Doha only has 5 PT’s based there at present, only enough to protect Qatar’s coast. Overall, the Naves of those Arab nations are of little consequence.
Today Naval power is as important as ever in how Nations conduct their affairs. How they will be used by those Nations is another matter. With politics and technology constantly changing future conflicts will see who is dumb and dumber.

Zendran pmc case settled

I just came from the providence municipal court this morning. They made an agreement to settle my case out of court. This means that my case with them is for the most part over, and I still have to take care of the other matter in RI Superior court.
Peter Z

Zendran trial update

This morning I appeared in providence municipal court for the August 2006 incident. When my case was called Judge Graziano had asked me about my progress with the trust dispute with the bank that had filed the charges. I showed her the envelopes containing the estate and trust info that the state had turned over to me. I was then offered an Not Guilty filing on condition that I pursue the dispute with the bank legally. I said I would consider that offer if constructive assistance was offered to me. Then the details of the case were discussed. It was broguht up that the charges filed in State court were seperate, and when it was learned that I was charged in municipal court under state law a motion by the prosecution to ammend to city ordanince was accepted. I also brought up how I had recently learned that the witnesses that had been intended to be called in February may have lied about their excuses for not testifying but the court chose to disregard it. The subject of legal referrals was returned to and the court offered me several lawyers, as well as contact info for the RI State Police Finance Crimes unit. I will continue to keep updates on this situation.
Peter Z

PRESS RELEASE; New Book, Iran; The Lion of War

Press Release; Iran ; The Lion of WarPeter Khan Zendran’s newest book “ Iran ; The Lion of War” is the firstbook to chronicle and analyze Iran ’s military history in it’s entiretyfrom Kurush up until 1978, just before the Iranian revolution. As wellas focusing the well known parts of Iran’s military history this bookfocuses on lesser known and equally significant parts of Iran’s militaryhistory which most people are unfamiliar with and which are relevant tounderstanding Iran. In this day and age, with Iran facing a potentialthreat of war with America and conflict in the Middle East region, athorough understanding of Iran ’s military history is essential. Herefor the first time one can learn why Iran has been a major militarypower and how it has influenced world events, as why Iran has sufferedsome of the worst defeats in world history, and how this past influencesIran ’s present. Among the items discussed in this book, some of whichmany people are unaware of is;How Hakhamanish Iran under Kurush, Kambujiya, and Daryush made Iran intothe world’s first military superpower.The real roots of the conflict with the Greeks that lasted for fivedecades during the fifth century BCE, and the real cause of Iran ’slosses at Marathon , Salamis , and Plataea .The real reason for the success of Alexander against Iran under DaryushIII, specifically the luck of Alexander since his father’s forces weredefeated by Iran .How the Parni of northern Iran managed to restore Iran to worldprominence by defeating the remnants of Alexander’s Asiatic empire andhow it inflicted humiliating defeats on Rome that prevented Rome fromexpanding eastward.How Roman attempts to change Iran ’s ruling Parthian dynasty caused Iranto rebuild itself under the Sassanians into a superpower that woulddestroy Rome .How the Islamic invasion really affected Iran and the real reason forIran being able to absorb Islam into it’s culture.How Iran regained control of it’s territory from the Islamic invaders.How the Turani incursions into Iran during the 11th century affectedIran and destabilized Iran at an important point in it’s history.How Hasan I Sabbah’s sect used assassination and terror tactics in thename of Ismaili Islam to influence affairs in Iran and in surroundingterritories and in doing so created the method known today as terrorism.How the Mongol invasion of Iran affected Iran , for better and worse.How the Safavids restored Iran as a great power in the eyes of the worldand once again influenced world events.How, despite numerous difficulties Iran experienced during the 18thcentury, Iran not only managed to maintain it’s independence but underthe leadership of Nadir Shah and Karim Khan Zand continue to influenceworld affairs.How Iran , under the Qajar dynasty, fell to the depredations of foreignpowers, despite attempts at reform.How Iran under the Pahlavi dynasty managed to restore Iran as a power inworld affairs and built the foundations for Iran ’s military as it istoday.In addition many interesting facts about Iran which most people areunaware here are revealed and discussed. This includes;How Hakhamanish Iran not only was the first country to practicereligious and ethnic tolerance but in doing so used this practice tobuild it’s empire.How Iran was the first country to use women in command roles in Navalwarfare.That the murder of Alexander and one of his commanders by hisHakhamanish wife were the first recorded deaths of Strychnine poisoning.That Parthian Iran not only defeated Roman armies that tried to conquerIran but were responsible for bringing Augustus and Vespasian to powerin Rome .How Iran was the first country to use biological warfare in combatduring the second century.That Sassanian Iran not only inflicted humiliating defeats on Rome ,partly in revenge for their interference with Iran ’s Parthian dynasty,but even killed, captured and enslaved Roman rulers. That Iran adopted Shia Islam only because the Shia sect were descendantsof Iran ’s Sassanian dynasty.That Hasan I Sabbah would use Islam and Hashish to motivate hisfollowers to commit acts of murder and terror, creating the world’sfirst terrorist network.How Iran , under Mongol rulers including Hulegu and Timur, managed toremain the center of a formidable military power which affected eventsaround the world, including in Islam and Eastern Europe .That Iran under Uzun Hasan both helped restore Iran to internationalprominence by involving Iran in wars against the Ottomans, allied withthe nations in the crusade of Pius II, which bought enough time forartists and scholars to flee the Ottomans to Europe and spark therenaissance, and by preventing invasions of Iran and laying thefoundations of the Safavid dynasty.That Safavid Iran not only defeated the Ottomans, Uzbeks, and Moguls butalso the Spanish, and created Iran ’s first firearms factory andestablished the modern system of officer ranks in use by militariestoday.How the Afghan Nadir Shah not only restored Iran as a military power bydefeating the Russians, Ottomans, and Arabs, but brought about the fallof the Moguls and the creation of Afghanistan .How Karim Khan Zand not only held Iran together after nadir Shah’smurder but also inflicted a humiliating defeat on the Ottomans, Arabsand British at the same time the American colonies were preparing torebel.How a eunuch, Aga Mohammed Khan, founded a dynasty in Iran , the Qajars.How the Qajars lost most of Central Asia and the Caucasus to theRussians, and were forced to give up Mesopotamia , much of today’s Iraq, by the British in 1857.How Iran almost regained Mesopotamia in 1903 through a popular uprisingin that region.How both the Russians and British manipulated dissident groups in Iranto force on Iran it’s Constitution and it’s first parliament, theMajlis.That Reza Khan used victories against the Russians and British backedfaction groups to consolidate his power base and have himself electedShahanshah.As well as the truth behind Iran during the reign of Mohammed Reza Shahand how during his reign Iran built the modern military it has today andinfluenced World events. People forget that the F-15 and it’s successorfighter jets, Chieftain and it’s successor tanks, an the Kidd and it’ssuccessor Destroyers and surface warships. Even included is the 1976UFO dogfight over Tehran . These and many other interesting, littleknown, fun, and important facts are included here. Whether you are justlearning about Iran ’s military or a soldier or scholar this book isyour one stop for all the facts on Iran ’s military history up until1978.This book is Part 1 of a three part series “Lions vs. Eagles, TheMilitary Face-off Between Iran and America ” and is available at $35.00directly from the author. Orders are being accepted now, and the authorcan be e-mailed at peterkhanzendran@fastmail.fm for foreign and bulkorders or for more information about this book. Payments at this timecan be mailed to the author atPeter Khan Zendran 780 Reservoir Ave. # 181Cranston , RI 02910Or you can view more info about the book and Peter Khan Zendran at hiswebsite athttp://peterkhanzendran.bravehost.com/zendran_nameh.html

Zendran Trial, Major news

Recently some major developments have occured in my legal situation.Just a few days ago I recieved mail from the Supreme Court. On February 20, 2007 they denied my Appeal for a Rehearing. That means that the case I have pursued in federal court against the providence pigs since October 21, 2004 is over, due to legal technacalities, as all Appeals have been exhausted. Those who have assisted me in this I wish to thank and assist in any way whatsoever. The good results that have come out of this is that one pig comitted suicide, three more lost their jobs, and people now have another source to show them the corruption in providence's and ri's legal system. The main reasons for the loss is lack of public support, and those who deprived me of the mass support needed to sustain a case like this have my eternal enemity.Shortly after i recieved a notice from ri superior court. They want to schedule my trial on the bogus disorderly conduct charge from Otober 2006 in March. As I have learned that I may have been previously charged for that offence twice I have contacted the scheduling office to push the date back to April 23, instead of the initial Mrch 12. Right now I am waiting final confirmation on that date.
Peter Zendran

Here we go again?

Three years ago I wrote in persianmirror that if america did not attack Iran by 2007 it never would be able to. Today, as I see what is going on in the world today it appears what I wrote is coming to pass. Despite repeated denials of any perperation of an attack against Iran all the diplomatic and military warning signs are indicating that some sort off attack could be I the works.
We got a perfect demonstration of this in late December 2006-January 2007. Then, using the pretext to assist Ethiopian troops fighting Islamic militants in Somalia, america sent two carrier battle groups to the region to attack the Islamic militants in Somalia. Then as soon as they had finished their attack those two carrier battle group’s turned north to the Persian Gulf. Though they did not make any attack on Iran, their presence in the region was a reminder that the american military, though suffering losses, can still inflict damage on an opponent. Instead of making Iran more quiescent, Iran only increased it’s defenses of sensitive areas and began acquiring more weapons for it’s military. And as usual diplomatic maneuvering by both sides was conducted. This maneuvering was the same old story of america using it’s in order to persuade other nations to bash Iran and other regimes that do not kowtow to the american line. This is shown as most EU countries, rather than ignore american rantings, now choose to tow the UN line on Iran rather than to reverse the UN’s decisions which were based on american backdealing than facts. While the world, excluding the evil axis of america, britain, and israel, has no problems with Iran, as a result of american manipulations in the UN with the recent security council resolution and exaggerated horror stories about Iran every effort is being made to vilify Iran as a prelude to a possible invasion
Let us take a look at some of those rumors. The rumor that Iran is supporting terror groups in Iraq is baseless alone. People forget that Iran was forced to give up Mesopotamia in 1857, and that in 1903 Baghdad and Mesopotamia attempted to rejoin Iran. Instead of being returned to Iran in 1919 that Iranian territory was used to create Iraq as a british puppet state in the region to counter Iran. Therefore Iran has a historical connection with Iraq and has every right to press claims to it by whatever means it has. Plus america has no proof to back up it’s claims about Iran selling weapons to the Iraqi resistance, as Iranian weapons are sold on the open market, and the Iranian government has issued no orders for Iranians to assist the Iraqi resistance. Furthermore, the, Iranian government can not be held responsible for the acts if individual actions of Iranians in Iraq. As far as the claims of human rights abuses in Iran many of them are exaggerated. For instance, the petitions to stop the deaths of certain individuals often are doctored, one petition being used and the name being changed. Most often, people do not check the facts before signing those petitions, or check to find out who is funding those groups. The same goes for many so-called human rights groups, many talk about atrocities in Iran but seldom back up their allegations with hard facts.
Internationally, the nations of the world are behaving as if they are preparing for some conflict. Much of what I said in the aforementioned pm article has come to pass. In america the first batch of the new Virginia class submarines has been completed, and the uss george h w bush is nearing completion as we speak. The same goes for many foreign forces, as India’s plans to build up it’s forces proceed as I predicted. Italy has started something of an arms race as it not only has completed it’s new carrier but has not scrapped some of the warships it said it would, causing France and Spain, to increase military spending as a result. In addition britain is talking about both reducing troops in Iraq and embarking on a new arms production program. In essence, the countries of the world are preparing for some sort of conflict, the question is when and where. Iran, realizing it is a target, has already begun boosting it’s military strength, has completed it’s new frigate and even raised the Sahand and made it operational again. This in addition to the missiles it has been building and acquired from Russia, and the new Shafagh fighters Iran has developed are a clear sign that Iran is getting ready to protect it’s territory from any invader. Remember, the industrialists for the military often determine wars, and now the military industrialists of the world are going into overdrive.
The harassment Iranians recieve might seem isolated, however one must look what is going on in Iran and america to see for themselves the truth. In Iran american black op groups have been agitating Arab, Baluchi, Kurdish, and other groups to make trouble for Iran. This in addition to the abovementioned groups. In america harassment against Iranians has increased, be it through bogus charges, increased surveillance, having slurs and other derogatory comments made at them, suffering discrimination in every area of life, and other forms of humiliation as was used immediately after 1979 to vilify Iranians, and with talk of aggression against Iran it is clear the public is being taught to hate Iranians.. The only difference now is that Iranians in america are being left with few alternatives to turn to. Since the 1960’s and 1970’s many of the groups that took action against american imperialism and racism have since changed. Those groups who were willing then to risk confrontations with police, military, and government have softened and become more concern with putting money in their pocket than dealing with the system that backs up that money, ready to collaborate and label a provocateur anyone who is willing to take and action to confront the system as they did way back when. And to add insult to injury the same anti-war groups who claim to oppose the war with Iraq and demand withdrawal of american troops from Iraq fail to see the fact those troops would only be given rest time for any potential invasion of Iran, and have failed to work with Iranians in america to organize action. More distressing is to see many of the same minority groups who were all too ready to fight for their rights collaborate to violate the rights of other minorities who they should be working with. All too often and frequently you see people of those minority groups. Be they African, Latino, Hispanic, Italian, Russian, Jewish, Japanese or whatever background who do not hesitate to use slurs like dune coon, raghead, camel fucker toward Iranians, or who obtain government service positions in jobs where they are all to ready to ruin the lives of others, be it by using armed force in so-called emergency situations, beating, robbing and depriving others of their rights while hiding behind badges, or obtaining some clerical pencil pushing job where any false wording can deprive someone of their liberty, money, food, and other essentials necessary to civilized life. If anything these people should be working with the Iranian community in america. Instead, years of the american government collaborating with groups like answer and ufpj has ruined the effectiveness of any resistance to misdeeds of america’s government.
The time to act is now. Most people do not realize that history only repeats itself because it is allowed to. We have a chance to prove this right by standing up and stoping any conflict against Iran. Let us become greater than the sum of our parts and begin to do what was not done for Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Yugoslavia, Haiti, the Philippines, Liberia, Somalia and set an example for the rest of the world and the future.

Peter Khan Zendran

Zendran trial; major update

This morning I appeared in Providence Municipal Court for my Trial. Atmy trial several odd things occured. First, the people called in aswitnesses were unable to attend. During the proceedings it was broughtup that my case currently in RI Superior court may involve the sameincidents. When informed of this I explained to Judge Graziano that Iwas not informed of this and that the only document I had recieved inregards to that case was the complaint charging me with an incidentwhich allegedly occured on October 3, 2006, and that I had recieved noother copies of witness statements or any other documentation in regardsto that case. Judge Graziano accepted my Motion to recieve copies ofthose documents. I also had the chance to present the documentstion inregards to the dispute over the Trust created by my Grandmother for mybenefit which I should have recieved funds from but in fact haverecieved nothing from, as well as contact info from people who hadattempted to assist me in regards to this and info regarding pasttreatment for emotional distress in 1996-8 the dispute had caused me. After reviewing the documentation Judge Graziano stated the Turst wasvalid, that I had recieved bad legal referrals, and agreed to set acontinuation until April 18, 2007, to determine the exact nature of thecharges against me to make sure I am not recieving double jeopardy as aresult. Needless to say, I will continue to fight this.
Peter Zendran

Update on Zendran court situation

Today I appeared for Pretrial in RI Superior Court. my right to appear
pro se was appoved and I was told a Trial date would be assigned to my
case in a few weeks. Interestingly none of the prosecutors would meet
with me about my case.
Peter Zendran II

Sent to UN and university that discriminates against Iranians today

Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 5:36 PM
From: "Peter Khan Zendran"
To: iran@un.int, isc@bu.edu, rabrown@bu.edu, cfdunbar@bu.edu
Cc: dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir, William_Beeman@broown.edu, Thomas_Biersteker@brown.edu, president@iaboston.org, cnmj@bc.edu, amostashar@yahoo.com, hafezi@isg-mit.org, persian-officers@mit.edu, pedram9225@yahoo.com, farzanp@mit.edu
Bcc: kuriltai@lists.riseup.net, Shahriar_Mandanipour@brown.edu, Ameer_Ameeri@brown.edu, Atena@brown.edu
Subject: Iranians insulted at yesterday's conference


As a journalist, author, and scholar who is of Iranian descent who has
conducted research with scholars in various academic institutions in SE
New England in a private capacity, I and other Iranians presentwas
totally disgusted by the way bu conducted yesterday's conference. I am
sending this to those in authority at bu, as well as ccing and bccing
this to prominent Iranians and scholars I have worked with, so that they
may know how bu really behaves.
Some weeks ago I recieved an announcement from IABoston about this
event, being told it was open to the public. Having attended events at
bu, with minor inconveniences before, I decided to attend. When I got
there experienced an event which was poorly planned but in which bias
was shown to Iranians.
First, members of the Iranian community who were not bu faculty or
students were accosted by event staff, despite being being told that the
event was a public forum. Those who chose to attend had to put up with
intrusive questions from bu staff, and were disappointed by the way the
event was conducted, and despite there being plenty of time many
Iranians were prevented from speaking in the q&a forum, and as a result
chose to express our opinions in other ways.
To contrast this having arrived at bu some hours early I noticed some
zionist protesters were accosting eventgoers and disrupting the event
and nothing was said. Also a group called answer was disrupting the
event as well, and answer has over the past few years harassed,
intimidated, and threatened Iranians who choose to show up at their
events. If anything the donut fuckers who make up bu's security allowed
these groups to act as they wanted, yet Iranians at the event wer
eharassed by those same people, myself included. The harassment I
recieved consisted of being repeatedly questioned by bu staff as to my
identity. Once I got in and managed to get a seat I had to leave to use
the bathroom. Having waited for so long and being unable to find any
sanitary restroom facilities during my visit to bu up to that point was
giving me minor heart problems and I left to the nearest bathroom to
answer this pressing need. When I returned I was stopped by those donut
fuckers who make up bu security who claimed that my bag, which I
explained to then I had left on my chair to prevent it from being taken,
contained weapons. After showing them the only things in my backpack
were only my empty 7-11 mug and some periodicals under protest I
continued into the conference room. Out of all the people who had
brought bags to the event I was the only such person singled out.
Having attended confrences where the speakers included government
leaders and other diplomats and where the audience was allowed free
access to the speakers such measures are counterproductive. Since the
ambassador was on via telecast and nobody who merited such security was
available such actions only justify any aggressive action on the part of
any individuals and I sincerely hope some individual does attack bu for
such treatment only causes problems, not prevents them. Furthermore,
that Iranians like myself who attended just to talk to the UN
representative of a country which we someday hope to return to, were
harased by bu staff, while groups hostile to Iranians were given free
reign is insulting and unforgivable, and is the kind of prejudice to be
expeted in the south of the 1960's.
Ambassador Zarif, in the future please have the consideration to attend
any event like this in person and not be some kungoshad. To those in bu
clean up your fucking act and KIRAM TU DAHANET.
Peter Khan Zendran
http://www.peterkhanzendran.com
http://peterkhanzendran.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/peterkhanzendran

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Update on Zendran court situation

This morning I appeared in providence muicipal court in regards to the
August 25 incident. When I met with the prosecutor, who turned out to
be the assistant city solicitor for providence, no plea was even
offered, they refused to acknoweledge that the dates, times, and events
mentioned in the report were inaccurate and that I was not properly
charged, and they tried to claim my spitting on washington trust bank as
I walked by was threatening and tumultous behavior. Nevertheless, the
case was rescheduled for february 14, 2007.
As I said before I will fight this case through.
Peter Z

Recieved from Iran's President

This is a copy of what I recieved from iran's president.


Email to President
dr-ahmadinejad@president.ir

from: peterkhanzendran@fastmail.fm
name: Peter Khan Zendran
No: 128440
Recv Date: 1385/07/03
Print Date 1385/08/09


Subject: Salaam/your UN event

Presidnet Ahmadinejad I congratulate you on your speech at the UN. There is something I think you should know about your UN trip. On 14/9/2006, my 28's birthday my friend William Beeman mentioned to me about your coming to the UN to speak and asked me if I was interested in going. As much as I wanted I could not go due to the following reason. I could not make it since I had to appear the day after your speach in court for a charge which is for something that was not a crime and motivated by political harassment. That harassment included a police officer in providence, rhode island, where Dr. beeman and I do most of our work, ask me if I was going to help america get you after he found out I was half-Iranian. Not only did I refuse to answer that question, which is illegal for a police officer to ask but many people in RI were outraged and the ACLU even has complained about that officer's remarks. The full details of that incident are available on my blog, which is linked below this meggage. Remember, this is the kind of government that exists in america. Also are you on myspace? There are a few pages on myspace claiming to be of you but which appear to be impersonators. Zende Bash Peter Khan Zendran http://www.peterkhanzendran.com http://peterkhanzendran.blogspot.com http://www.myspace.com/peterkhanzendran -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service


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We beg to inform you that your E.letter date 2006/09/25 was received.

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Zendran legal update

Just giving an update on the latest developments in my legal situation, things are moving real fast.
Thursday I sent out letters to Judges Rodgers, DeRobbio, and Ippolito about the report that was read at my arraignment being missing from my case file. When I went to drop off a copy of that letter to the Providence FBI office I was met with an odd response. I was told a copy of my letter would not be necessary to update my complaint, and that the FBI Civil Rights office would only investigate actively if something drastic happened or once my criminal trial was over, not considering that I have a case that has been going in federal court since October 2004 against those officers who have continued to harass me. I was told that the local authorities would be given precedence by the FBI agent, who interestingly enough was wearing a counterterrorism division shirt.
On Friday I visited the RI ACLU office and spoke with them about my case. Since I was arrested after I had stopped by to drop of my authorization for the ACLU to investigate the ACLU would allow me to add that incident to my complaint and they will investigate it.
On monday I recieved a letter from RI Superior Court at my old address which was passed on to me, informing me I have a January 3, 2007 Determination of Attorney appearance, which is on Maidyarem Ghambar and as a result I can't attend. I stopped by the Clerk's office and gave them my correct address and was told i would have to meet with the RIAG's office to have the date changed.
Today I stopped by the RIAG's office at the courthouse about having the date changed and I was told I would have to file a Motion to have the date changed.
How things will go from today remains to be seen, but I will keep things updated.
Peter Zendran

RI nwo candidates

I think I better get this out before the election is over. These are some candidates who should NOT be in any office.
Running for RI Governor, charles fogarty. This bastard and his family have pumped millions of dollars into abusive state run facilities like harmony hill where children are abused, in some cases causing lifelong damage. He has also helped ensure that social services for people in RI are ineffective wastes of money by helping only those that are selected, making a big publicity stink, and ignoring those screwed over. Has packed law enforcement agencies with personal friends to hush up dissenters and supported more oppressive prison programs. Plus a major fema supporter, partly responsible for distrubiting incorrect disaster relief info this summer and someone who has repeated the same abuses at guantanamo by ensuring more troops from RI were stationed at guantanamo and putting a spin on it to encourage popular support..
Running for RI Lt. governor, reggie centracchio. Former ranking officer in the RI national guard, this bastard is one person responsible for stationing more RI troops at guantanamo, encouraging the abuses suffered there by detainees. Another individual responsible for fema's actions in RI.
For US Senate, sheldon whitehouse. F A member of skull and bones who as RI attorney general was responsible for oppressive weapons laws which have encouraged abuses by RI law enforcement officals , unconstitutional actions, and a backlog in the RI legal system.
let us not forget that sicko who is running for mayor of providence, sissyweenie. This asshole has through his actions increased police brutality in providence, keeping providence second in incidents of police brutality in america, has encouraged corrupt businesses to move into providence, costing the losses of many jobs, and ensuring action groups are ineffective. let us not forget before getting into the mayors office he raped, and continues to rape, men for pleasure and manipulated evidence in the plunder dome trial.
Needless to say, people like that should NOT be in any elected office.
Peter Z

Zendran-9/11 connection

Just recently when searching for an old friend, Jim Olive, the son of my
former tutor Norton William Olive, I made a startling discovery.
Remembering that Jim had graduated from the Coast Guard Academy, and
that his parents among others had pressured me to enter the Coast Guard
Academy as well, and that he had a distinguished career in the 90's,
being last assigned to the nyc port authority in the late 90's, I did a
google search on him. What I found was shocking.
On 9/11 Jim, then a Lt. Commander in the Coast Guard, was Chief of the
Surface Forces Branch at Activities New York. This meant he was in a
command position during the 9/11 incident. What is even more
signifigant is that his father, Norton William Olive, the same man I
have quoted in articles published on David Icke's site and the Hidden
Mysteries site, is a former business partner of the Rothschild family,
personally knowing Victor and Jacob Rothschild, among others. This was
the same man who educated me about the shadow government, money and
financial manipulation, correct history, among others. I have even
saved the letters I shared with Norton William and his widow, Julia, in
which we talk about those subjects back in 1997-8. If anyone is
interested in seeing copies of those letters let me know and I will copy
and mail to whoever wishes to see them.
Peter Z

Update on Zendran court situation

I just paid a visit to RI Superior Court Clerk's office. It turned out
they recently recieved my case but the report that was read at my
arraignment was not included in my case file. Also the ppd is not
releasing the report to public records.
I have also spoken with the RI Attorney General's office and they are
also looking into my situation as well and taking a complaint from me as
well.
Peter Z

Tightening the Screws

Today as I write this it seems that american plans for launching some strike against Iran are being put into place. If anything american actions recently show that war is on it’s mind for Iran. If you doubt this consider how america’s forces are behaving recently.
In early October the new aircraft carrier uss george h w bush was launched, somewhat ahead of schedule, and plans to build the next carrier, the uss gerald r ford, are being put into place. Just two weeks before the navy also launched it’s first littoral combat ship, designed to deploy troops to shore positions faster and to handle and assess threats from foreign combatants. Already the uss dwight d Eisenhower has been ordered to deploy with it’s battle group to the Persian Gulf. This is to augment the iwo jima strike force, consisting of three amphibious attack ships and their support vessels. The Eisenhower has been undergoing refit, meaning it’s structure is more vulnerable, and the crippling of the ins hanit by Hezbollah used Iranian technology in July 2006 has shown that american warships in carrier battle groups, which are similarly built in hull structure, can be easily taken out by Iranian technology. Also the american military has retired the F-14 Tomcat fighters from service, in all likelihood an attempt to free up money to be spent on the F-22 and other new fighter aircraft the ameircan military is producing. Considering how many of these ships are old and american air and ground forces in Afghanistan and Iraq are short on material this assumption is a logical one.
Should the american military attempt such an attack in all likelihood it would be a failure. The american government is unpopular and it knows it. Judging by the domestic steps it is taking one can only conclude that some sort of crackdown is being prepared. In late September congress passed a bill granting the government the power to detain anyone indefinitely who it suspected of being an enemy combatant. Though similar laws since 9/11 have been passed the timing of this is a sign that something is being considered, namely a crackdown on American citizens who oppose their government’s criminal actions. Consider also how communications lines with the representatives of governments who question American acts and preparations for aggression are occurring. For instance the Russian ambassador to the UN’s e-mails are frequently blocked, as are the Chinese ambassador to the UN’s e-mails. Such an act is done to prevent representatives of foreign governments from hearing how people in america really feel about their government. Such blocking of communications sparked former Iranian President Khatami to tour america so that he would be able to more directly communicate with america to prevent aggression against his country. Hopefully the representatives of Russia, China, Germany, France, and Britain will remember this when they meet to consider action to be taken against Iran, since such actions occurred three years ago when the issue of Iraq was at stake. Already american bakdealing has helped cause a rift in the Shanghai Cooperative Organization nations and China and Russia are taking little action to heal this rift. They would do well to remember that after Iran's defeat over Herat in the 1830's as the result of western manipulation China and the rest of Asia soon feel under western influence. Today, these Asian nations should unite instead of allowing divisions to form.
Khatami’s tour of america showed much of how the american government is planning aggression against Iran. For one, the american government financed demonstrators who protested Khatami’s speeches throughout his american tour. This would have gone unnoticed had not the demonstrators themselves bragged about how the american government was financing their protests. Even more noticeable was what happened when Khatami traveled to the Boston area. The governor of massachusetts mitt Romney ordered all law enforcement agencies to refuse Khatami protection, casting the specter of some act of violence, possibly american backed, against Khatami. In response to this the mayors of Boston and Cambridge ordered their police departments to provide protection for Khatami’s visit. They not only did this but in doing so they prevented any act of violence from occurring. Just as alarming was the fact that many Iranian groups and groups who oppose american aggression did not plan to take action to protect Khatami. Case in point; the Nation of Islam would not plan any actions in support of Khatami for his Boston visit, citing the guarantee of security by those aforementioned mayors as a reason not to mobilize. Their refusal was flawed for several reasons. First, it deprived Iranians of extra support to counter the government backed protesters and since groups like answer and ufpj would not mobilize many in the anti-war movement were deprived of extra support to attend Khatami’s event. Second, if the security forces arranged for Khatami’s visit turned on him or someone made an assassination attempt there would have been extra people to take retaliatory action. This is something people should bear in mind for future occurrences.
Just as alarming is the treatment of Iranians and of those who oppose american aggression. Once again these people are on the receiving end of harassment, be it arrests on false and frivolous charges, harassment by electronic surveillance, wiretapping, mail tampering, and stalking. Unlike three years ago there is a clear lack of leaders and many in the anti-war movement and other dissidents are too scared to take constructive action. Even worse is how today Iranian groups and other so-called dissident groups are encouraged not to speak out and are rewarded by the government for it, and some groups even placed in situations where they are provoked into action. One instance occurred in January 2006 at MIT. Throughout that month several Iranian studies groups held lectures which were open to the public. What most of the attendants were unaware of was that in the building next to where the lectures were being held the nanotechnology lab, where work on american military projects occurs, was left unsecured. Had some attack on the nanotech lab occurred most certainly the Iranian student groups would have been blamed. Also noticeable is how Iranian groups at colleges are discouraged from inviting speakers who express dissenting and anti-war views to speak at campuses and from being involved in social justice events. Even more alarming is how Iranian organizations are often discouraged from getting involved in social justice and in supporting Iranians who are on the receiving end of government harassment, let alone organizing any event more controversial than a No Ruz celebration. Such behaviors are the signs of groups that either accept their persecution or are too lazy to do anything about it.
During times of crisis people should never hesitate to resist any attack against themselves. In this day and age the majority of Iranians in america appear to be tolerating, or too weak to do anything about, the persecution they are receiving. This behavior must be reversed if Iranians, let alone any ethnic group, in america are to avoid the fate of similar groups in nazi germany.

Peter Khan Zendran

Watson guantanamo event

If some of you wonder why I was busy thursday it was because I was this
event below most of the day.
http://www.watsoninstitute.org/news_detail.cfm?id=501
One thing they don't mention is that the participants were not properly
linked up so people at Watson could not send questions to the panelists.
Plus Sarah havens even previewed some the lyrics of a rap song written
by a guantanamo detainee from Yemen which she said Eminem will be
performing.
Peter Khan Zendran

ALERT; Zendran again harassed by providence pigs

This just happened yesterday one half hour after I had a document notarized authorizing the RI ACLU to investigate harassment I was recieving from the ppd.
Yesterday shortly after 2:00 PM I was pulled off the #66 bus by two ppd officers, one badge # 628, the other san antonio badge # 604 who I have named in my federal lawsuit against the ppd for violating my rights. My backpack was searched without my consent and my 2 inch buckknife was stolen. Later two more ppd officers arrived, a sergant, badge # 55, and slater, badge # 365 wo I also have named in my federal lawsuit against the ppd for violating my rights. All four ppd officers were not wereing their nametags on their uniforms. I refused to say anything other than that I was being harassed and my property was stolen and was led into the back of a ppd car and # 628 transported to ppdhq. While being processed # 628 called me slurs including retard, freak, and hippie, threatened that if he saw me on the street he would make up charges against me to arrest me and also threatened to break my teeth and pull out m hair if he ever saw me. While my property was being inventoried the duty officer stole a pool ball which he found in my backpack and # 628 said he refused to return my buckknife. I was led to a cell after a phone call I made reached an answering machine and was denied the right to make a call later, and the phone in the cell I was in was broken. Around 3:00 Pm a detective approached my cell, asked me if I had any serious medical conditions, to which I said no. I then refused to make any further statements and when he said I was being charged for disorderly conduct for spitting on washington trust bank on washington st. in providence he refused to tell me for which incidents I was being charged with. I replied that spitting on a bank was not disorderly conduct nor any other criminal violation and when I asked for that detective's name he falsely replied he was colonel esserman. That same detecive had harassed me in downtown providence monday which I filed a complaint with the RI ACLU about. Later that night when taken to be photographed and fingerprinted i said I was doing so under protest, and was told that I was the first person to be photographed with the ppd's new irisscan.
This morning I was brought to sixth district court and arraigned before judge Ippolito. The report was read and i was accused of spitting on washington trust bank on washington st. at times and dates which I did not, particularly on the day I was stopped by those four when I did not walk by washington trust at all during the day and the time coincided when I was at the RI ACLU office. I did not point this out to the judge but when asked if I had a record the case I had in providence Municipal Court in May/June 2004 was brought up and I explained to the judge that case was dismissed. Even though judge Ippolito admitted he was a washington trust customer he released me on $1,000 Personal Recognizance and placed a no contact order on the washington st. branch of washington trust bank after I pled Not Guilty, asked to have the case heard in RI Superior Court, and asked to appear Pro Se. I was later released and soon contacted the FBI, informing them of this latest incident and the harassment I continue to recieve from the ppd. Needless to say i will fight this and any assistance is appreciated.
Peter Zendran

Update on Zendran court situation

Some good news and bad news.
The good news. I recieved a letter yesterday from the Clerk of the US
Supreme Court. My case has been docketed and may be heard soon. The
case Number is 06-6438.
The bad news. I showed up in providence Municipal Court before Judge
Joseph A Abbate who set Trial date for my case dealing with the incident
that occured on August 25, 2006 after I pled Not Guilty to the charge of
disorderly conduct. The Trial for that has been set for January 24,
2007. Needless to say I will attempt to have that trial date set to an
earlier date.
As I posted before, those wishing to assist in me in this you can write
to Providence Municipal Court on my behalf explaining how no crime was
comitted and that the action of the pigs is simply to harass me for my
federal Lawsuit against them, and refuse to do business with washington
trust bank who has filed this nonsensical complaint and encourage your
friends to do likewise.
Peter Khan Zendran

Update on Zendran court situation

Some good news and bad news.
The good news. I recieved a letter yesterday from the Clerk of the US
Supreme Court. My case has been docketed and may be heard soon. The
case Number is 06-6438.
The bad news. I showed up in providence Municipal Court before Judge
Joseph A Abbate who set Trial date for my case dealing with the incident
that occured on August 25, 2006 after I pled Not Guilty to the charge of
disorderly conduct. The Trial for that has been set for January 24,
2007. Needless to say I will attempt to have that trial date set to an
earlier date.
As I posted before, those wishing to assist in me in this you can write
to Providence Municipal Court on my behalf explaining how no crime was
comitted and that the action of the pigs is simply to harass me for my
federal Lawsuit against them, and refuse to do business with washington
trust bank who has filed this nonsensical complaint and encourage your
friends to do likewise.
Peter Khan Zendran

Update on Zendran court situation

Some good news and bad news.
The good news. I recieved a letter yesterday from the Clerk of the US
Supreme Court. My case has been docketed and may be heard soon. The
case Number is 06-6438.
The bad news. I showed up in providence Municipal Court before Judge
Joseph A Abbate who set Trial date for my case dealing with the incident
that occured on August 25, 2006 after I pled Not Guilty to the charge of
disorderly conduct. The Trial for that has been set for January 24,
2007. Needless to say I will attempt to have that trial date set to an
earlier date.
As I posted before, those wishing to assist in me in this you can write
to Providence Municipal Court on my behalf explaining how no crime was
comitted and that the action of the pigs is simply to harass me for my
federal Lawsuit against them, and refuse to do business with washington
trust bank who has filed this nonsensical complaint and encourage your
friends to do likewise.
Peter Khan Zendran

Trouble brewing over Iran in northeast

Just recently, with Khatami's visit to the Boston area to take place for the next few days, has anyone noticed the odd things going on up there. For instance mass governor romney has ordered no protection for Khatami's visit but rumors are going around that Boston mayor Menino is ordering protection for Khatami. Or how some few Iranians are planning to demonstrate against Khatami in Boston, and I mean Iranians who collaborate with bush, but no demos in support of Khatami are being planned. I would go there in support of Khatami but I have had to spend a lot of money on preparing my case I do not have the means to get to Boston myself. If anyone is willing to give me a ride from RI to Boston and back please let me know.
Also notice how the UN is acting lately. E-mail contact info for Kofi Annan and the Russian ambassador is being supressed and e-mails to several UN ambassadors, including the Chinese ambassador, are being blocked.
Pay attention folks, something could go down soon.
Peter Khan Zendran

UPDATE ALERT; Zendran harassment update

Just had a VERY busy but productive day, learning many new things on my case.First I picked up a copy of the incident report from when the pigs stopped me. Turned out it was full of lies. Among them the fact that despite that bank's stated numerous complaints about me over the past few years the oldest complaint was from August 22, 2006. Also the report was listed as an arrest report despite the fact that all three pigs that stopped me said I was NOT under arrest. Furthermore I was quoted out of context and the report said I was turned over to a detective for questioning which NEVER occured, I only met with a detective some six hours after being detained and only to be told I was being charged with disorderly conduct.Also on the charge of disorderly conduct the report lists it as a state law violation but instead the case is being tried by Providence Municipal Court since RI District Court will not try the case. Note that according to RI General Law and Providence City Code spitting on any part of a building does NOT constitute disorderly conduct nor does it violate any law in RI. Therefore no crime was comitted or laws were broken.Second, I found that my name was misspelled on the summons to appear in Providence Municipal Court. When I pointed this out to the clerk at PMC I was told it would not be a problem.Also I have finished my Brief for the Supreme Court and will be mailing it out tomorrow. Also noticed 2 days ago that someone had gotten in to the place where I was keeping the Brief copies for safekeeping. Though nothing was missing some items were moved around and someone left perfume, which tipped me off since I do not have any perfume.As far as action assistance here are two things you can do to assist me in my case.1. Write the Providence Municipal Court on my behalf. Remind them that I broke no laws in spitting on Washington Trust bank when walking by and that the action by the Providence Police is being done to disrupt my filing an appeal against them in the Supreme Court.2. Do NOT do any business with washington trust bank. This is especially important if you live in the new england area. That bank has a history of making profits by exploiting people like myself, including stealing money from people's accounts then doctoring evidence. They do not think twice about pulling any stunt like they did with me, so avoid any business with them and feel free to express your disgust with them for making profits by exploiting other people. I even was informed by a Brown professor who is also a customer of Washington Mutual Bank in Los Angeles. He informed me that Washington Mutual has been involved mistakenly in legal actions because many confused it with washington trust. If any of you have stories like this please come forward with them.That's all for now, will post more later as things develop.
Peter Z

More trouble in Iranian affairs

Has anyone noticed that things other than the usual american aggressive attitudes directed towards Iran are effecting Iranians around the world? Notice how people are not paying attention to how members of the UN security council are having their e-mails censored and blocked. The same goes for the e-mail accounts of Iranians who oppose american aggression, plus increased harassment of Iranians who oppose zionist/american aggression is increasing. And as usual nobody's paying attention.
Peter Khan Zendran