Iran's Navy misinformed by jane's

I recently saw the edition of Jane's fighting ships 2008-9. In the
section for iran's Navy there are many glaring mistakes.
1. It does not mention the six Project 877 class SSK's Iran has ordered
from Russia.
2. It refers to the Ghadir class SSK's as the "yono" class, ignoring
the fact that Iran's 4 Yugo class SSK's and 4 Ghadir class SSK's are
different designs.
3. It states that there are 1+2 nahang class SSK's, when in fact there
is only one.
4. It refers to the IS Jamaran FFG as part of the Alvand class FFG's,
when in fact there are design differences and improvements in the
Jamaran, and does not mention that a second unit of the Jamaran class
FFG is under construction.
5. It refers to the IS Paykan, Joshan, and Derafsh Corvettes as part of
the Kaman class, ignoring the fact that there are design and
construction differences between the paykan and Kaman classes. It also
incorrectly states the three Paykan class Corvettes are based at Bandar
Anzali, when in fact only the Paykan is while the Joshan and Derafsh are
based at Bandar Abbas.
6. Nothing is mentioned of the Qaeem class SSK's under construction,
which are equivalent to the Russian Sankt Peterburg class, Swedish
Gotland class, German u-31 class, and Chinese Song class SSK's.
Peter Khan Zendran

Following up challenge

About a week ago I issued a challenge to negative critics of mine to back up their bullshit. Instead of coming up with hard, tangible evidence to back up their bullshit these parragators instead came up with NOTHING.
Now this says a lot about people who talk the talk but can't walk the walk, nothing but chicken hawks. You chicken shittles are too content to hide behind a computer screen than to spend time out in the real world. Instead of hard, rational facts you jerkoffs are content to post whacko comments like the ones you have left here since december, and most of which have been tossed like the trash they are.
I gave you freaks a challenge, and you couldn't do it. You freaks lose like dyke jewz.
Peter Z

No Ruz Mobarak; cursed american navy accident in Strait of Hormuz

Notice the timing of this, right on No Ruz and coming hours after that nigger's lying video message which is a thickly veiled insult. Consider how the Iraqi invasion was launched on No Ruz, on the same week the prophet Zarathustra said Frashegird would begin when the evil one would begin his attack. Bear in mind the hartford ssn-768 and the new orleans lpd-18 are two of america's most advanced ships, yet vulnerable in Iranian waters and the gulf. Another sign america is cursed by Dadvah Ahura Mazda.
Peter Khan Zendran


US Navy: 2 vessels collide in Strait of Hormuz
49 mins ago

MANAMA, Bahrain – Two U.S. Navy vessels — a nuclear-powered submarine and an amphibious ship — collided during the early morning hours Friday in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian peninsula, the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet reported.

There was no damage to the sub's nuclear propulsion system, said Lt. Nate Christensen, a 5th Fleet spokesman.

The military said in a statement that the incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. local time on Friday (5 p.m. EDT, Thursday), when the USS Hartford, a submarine, and the USS New Orleans, an amphibious ship, collided.

According to the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet, 15 sailors aboard the Hartford were slightly injured but able to return to duty. No injuries were reported aboard the New Orleans.

Both ships were heading to port and were going in the same direction when the incident occurred in the narrow strait, said 5th Fleet spokesman, Lt. Nate Christensen. He said the incident occurred at night and the submarine was submerged at the time but that he could give no further details as the collision is still under investigation.

Both vessels are now heading to port for repairs and evaluation, but Christensen said that following standard security procedures he could not say where the vessels were headed.

The New Orleans suffered a ruptured fuel tank, resulting in an oil spill of approximately 25,000 gallons (95,000 liters) of diesel fuel.

Both ships are currently operating under their own power.

The Navy said both ships were on regularly scheduled deployments to the region and conducting security operations.

Oil prices rose after news of the collision which happened in a busy shipping route.

As much as 17 million barrels of oil a day went through the narrow strait in the first half of 2008, or about 40 percent of all seaborne traded oil or 20 percent of all oil traded globally.

The Hartford is based in Groton, Conn. and the New Orleans is based in San Diego, Calif., the Navy said. As all U.S. submarines, the Hartford is nuclear powered. The New Orleans is an amphibious transport dock ship.


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Zendran case update/open challenge to harassers

Yesterday I spoke with someone from the company that provides security for brown's buildings. Not only did he confirm what I had done he even confirmed that brown's pigs had lied on the incident reports. The only other people able to confirm this were my public defender and providence police sgt. Hull, who confirmed that the incident reports did not match up with what was read in court and that evidence had been mishandled.
Recently I have recieved anonymous comments from people who doubt my honesty, basing their judgments on what's available online. Some points I must make;
1. The online info about my case from the state of RI's website is NOT an offical document. This is because what is available online is NOT always accurate and mistakes crop up.
2. Those incidents were NOT included in the brown pigs weekly report in april 2008 and the brown pigs do NOT make incident reports available to the public.
3. If you doubt this go to that site and type in the names Charles Ward, James Powell, felix conforme, vincent cianci, patrick burke and see what you get. Many of those cases, like mine, contain inaccurate info. Mistakes occur in ri's legal system and I and these people are living proof of that. Even the court clerks and law librarians have acknoweledged this.
If you still want to talk shit then I challenge you to walk the walk and do the following. You must obtain a transcrpit of my court appearances and contact Sgt. Hull, only once you have done this will I believe you, if you can't then shut the fuck up, as you don't know what you're talking about.
Peter Z

To commenters on my blog

I just fixed the settings here. I am sick and tired of harassing, slanderous comments containing lies posted by people more pathetic than lymies with fucked up faces. I have put the facts up here for all to see and I will tolerate more posts filled with lies and slander from people too chicken to hide behind computer screens. If you give me shit I will ID and track you down and you will get it.
Peter Z

Zendran case converted

I just came from court this morning. The state has chosen to convert my
probation to unsupervised probation. Their decision was based on my
good behavior, and new facts had come out in my favor. Those facts
included that lies on the incident reports were exposed, and the fact
that unauthorized online spying of me and those who know me. The only
thing against me was the fact that the pig who'se skull and head I
seriously injured is still seeking medical treatment, but this was
offset by exposing the lies on the reports.
Those of you who have known me through this legal situation know that
now the worst is over.
Peter Z

Buildup to breakdown

There is a degenerate american philosophy which is being used in american government actions lately. That is to build someone or something up in order to break it down. In practice this is nothing politically new in the World, however since the iron mountain report it has been used a lot by america’s government, be it domestically with groups like the symboniese liberation army, the ruckus society, and answer, to foreign regimes like those of marcos. Recently this tactic is being applied against Iran, as well as Central and Western Asia, and those who have a stake in the region.

Most noticeably this is being done in regards to Iran’s role in the region, as american operatives are acting to destabilize the region by trying to draw Iran into taking action on so many areas it would be overstretched in case of invasion. Case in point is the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Recently the cfr released a report, based partly on my first book, saying that Iran should take a more active role in the affairs of those two countries. This is being said at the same time that america is menacing Iran over it’s nuclear program. If one doubts that this is being done in preparation for an invasion consider this. At present Iran has sufficient military force to repel any invader, yet not a strong enough military/economic infrastructure to become more actively involved in other nations. Such acts in Afghanistan and Pakistan would stretch Iran’s resources at this point in time. Consider also why would america make this offer at a time when it is giving Iran hell over it’s nuclear program. If it was in order to enforce the bogus un resolution about Iran’s nuclear program then other countries would be involved, but america is the only one making noise over this, giving the clear impression that an invasion may be imminent.

Consider also how recently Tehran Times is being blocked online in america, or how nobody is sure where the detainees in guantanamo will go once that hellhole is closed down, or how no definite plan for withdrawal from Iraq has been finalized, or how american envoys who are not popular in particular regions are sent there and stir up more trouble? Consider the sneaky approach taken by the nigger sending the Russian President a letter saying that if Russia stops assisting Iran in it’s Nuclear program america might stop it’s missile shield in eastern Europe. If Russia’s government were smart it would see through this conniving American behavior and continue it’s support for Iran. After all, seeing how america is pulling it’s bases out of Central Asia and is beginning to collapse under the strain of it’s wars, like imperial Britain and france did, no strong nation should fear the repercussions from standing up to america.

Just as alarming is the behavior of groups in america that say they oppose america’s wars and stand in solidarity with the victims of those on the receiving end or threatened by american aggression. As I write this these people have planned a march on the pentagon for March 21. What these pinkos have not considered or have ignored is that March 21 is No Ruz, the most important holiday to people of Iranian origin, including most of the people in Iraq and Afghanistan, and is respected throughout Asia and most of the non-English speaking World. Most Iranians like myself are offended by this action, as these so-called activists who talk about respecting the rights of others but do not practice it themselves. Most Iranians and others who observe No Ruz would rather be among friends celebrating our heritage than spending our time with pinko provocateurs. Many of us have known that these so-called activists receive a lot of financing from the american government through various grant programs, and that many so-called government resisters have acted as informants. While the behavior of these people has been tactfully tolerated the consensus in america is that things are soon reaching a breaking point, and that something must happen.

What will happen remains to be seen. If things are to go well we must not become dependent on others. That way we need not worry that someone will build us up to break us down.

Iran conducts test run of Bushehr Nuclear plant

In addition to bringing the Bushehr plant online, Iran should also
concentrate more of it's military forces in the Bushehr/Kharg Island
region. Considering the outcome of the zionist elections and who is
running things over there now they may use this as an excuse to provoke
an attack. Not only does Iran need this plant as a source of
electricity, but what Iran chooses to do with it's nuclear material is
it's own business, especially in the face of aggression.
Peter Khan Zendran


Iran tests its first nuclear power plant
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer Nasser Karimi, Associated
Press Writer
1 hr 22 mins ago

BUSHEHR, Iran – Iranian and Russian technicians are conducting a test
run of Iran's first nuclear power plant, officials said Wednesday, a
major step toward launching full operations at the facility, which has
long raised concerns in the U.S. and its allies over Iran's nuclear
ambitions.

At the same time, Iran claimed another advance in its nuclear program:
The number of centrifuges carrying out uranium enrichment had increased
to 6,000, the country's nuclear chief said — up from 5,000 in November.

His announcement was the latest defiance of United Nations' demands that
Tehran suspend its enrichment program because of fears it could be used
to produce material for a warhead. Iran denies it seeks to build a
nuclear bomb, saying its nuclear program aims only to generate
electricity.

The power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr, built with Russian
help, is meant to be the first in a number of reactors for an energy
program. But the opening of the 1,000-megawatt light-water reactor has
long been delayed by construction and supply glitches. The United States
for a time tried to dissuade Russia from helping the project.

It's unclear when the reactor could be switched on.

The tests, which began 10 days ago, "could take between four and seven
month," the nuclear chief, Vice President Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, told
reporters at Bushehr. It was not known how long after the tests the
reactor could start up.

The plant, which will run on enriched uranium imported from Russia, has
worried the West because the spent fuel could be turned into plutonium,
a potential material for nuclear warheads.

U.S. concerns over the reactor softened after Iran agreed to return
spent fuel to Russia to ensure Tehran does not reprocess it into
plutonium. Washington largely dropped its opposition to the project and
argued instead that the Russia fuel deal shows that Iran does not need
its own domestic uranium enrichment program. Russia's fuel deliveries to
Iran began in 2007.

Enrichment is a concern because while low-enriched uranium is used as
fuel for a reactor, higher-enriched uranium can be used to build a bomb.
In the enrichment process, uranium gas is pumped through a series of
centrifuges and spun at supersonic speeds to remove impurities.

Aghazadeh announced that 6,000 centrifuges were now operating at Iran's
enrichment facility in the town of Natanz. He said Iran hopes to install
over 50,000 centrifuges there over the next five years. "We are doing
what we need to do in Natanz on the basis of a specific time schedule,"
he told a press conference.

Iran says it intends to use the enriched uranium fuel in its first
domestically made nuclear power plant, in the town of Darkhovin, which
it wants to start operating in 2016. Aghazadeh said any delay in
enrichment will mean a delay in opening Darkhovin.

The tests at Bushehr are a computer run of the equipment to ensure there
are no malfunctions in the future when enriched uranium fuel is
introduced into the reactor. No electricity is produced during the
testing.

In the first stage of the test, technicians for the past 10 days have
been loading a "virtual fuel" into the reactor. The virtual fuel
consists of lead, which imitates the density of enriched uranium, said
Iranian nuclear spokesman Mohsen Shirazi.

Once the fuel is fully loaded, "we will check to see how the reactor
will operate," said Russian nuclear agency chief Sergei Kiriyenko, who
was inspecting the process. "This (test) is one of the major elements of
an extensive project," he said.

Kiriyenko said Bushehr witnessed "remarkable progress in recent months"
but that work remains to be done to "speed up the launching of the
site." The Russian-Iranian team was "approaching the final stage" before
the plant becomes operational, he said.

Aghazadeh, who was accompanying Kiriyenko, said the test was going well
and engineers told him they expected no problems.

"Today was one of the most important days for the Iranian nation,"
Aghazadeh said. "We are approaching full exploitation of this plant."

In Israel, Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said, "Iranians are
showing again that they are making progress in their nuclear race."

"This should be understood as very bad news for the whole of the
international community," Palmor said, calling for "immediate and very
determined steps in order to prevent Iran from becoming a nuclear
power."

The Bushehr reactor was meant to start up in 2008, and some 700 Iranian
engineers were trained in Russia over four years to operate the plant.

The Bushehr project dates backs to 1974, when Iran's U.S.-backed Shah
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi signed an agreement to build the reactor with the
German company Siemens. The company withdrew from the project after the
1979 Islamic revolution toppled the shah. In 1992, Iran signed an
agreement with Russia to complete the project and work began on it in
1995.

Russia says there is no evidence that Iran is seeking nuclear weapons
and has joined China in weakening Western-backed sanctions in the U.N.
Security Council, arguing that punishing Tehran too harshly for its
nuclear activities would be counterproductive.

The U.N. Security Council has passed three sets of sanctions against
Iran over uranium enrichment and is considering further measures.

____

Associated Press Writer Matti Friedman contributed to this report from
Jerusalem.

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broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written
authority of The Associated Press.

Reviewing "Mongol"

Recently I sat on a film review of sergei bodrov’s new film “Mongol” and was asked to sit on a review panel of it. Being billed as the untold story of Genghis Khan I expected it to be an accurate docudrama. Instead, I found it to be more similar to a modern day “eastern” as there were quite a few historical inaccuracies in this movie.
For those not familiar with the “eastern” genre think of the “western” genre, only replace the cowboys and indians with cossacks and khans and you got an “eastern” for you. The reason this genre is not well known in the west is because most “easterns” are confined to the realm of Opera and theatre, and few Russian films make to the west. Most disturbing about this film was I was invited to be on the panel when “Mongol” was being shown as a teaching tool at a university where some friends of mine were teaching, and I was asked to speak when one of the professors found out I was a descendant of Ogodei after I pointed out some of the mistakes to him, and some visitors from Kazakhstan, that was when they asked me to speak there.
Basically, what is not accurate are the dates and events in the life of Genghis Khan which are portrayed in the movie. The abduction of Borte took place in 1183 and her rescue in 1184, not 1186 as the movie states. Nor did the battle of Dalan Balzhut occur that year as the movie states, but in 1187. Other than the cause of that battle, some of the followers of Jamukha defecting to Temujin, the future Genghis Khan, and the fight scenes, the story of that battle is inaccurate. The aftermath of that battle in the film, where Temujin is taken as a prisoner, sold into slavery, is based on conjecture. While a gap in the life of Genghis Khan from 1187 to 1192 exists, what is known is that Temujin spent most of it as a vassal of Wang-Khan, the Keriat ruler, the exact details are not known and bodrov uses artistic liscence and conjecture here. Most obvious to those who know the history of Genghis Khan is that by 1186 it shows Genghis having no children, when in fact Ogodei, the third son of Genghis Khan and his heir, was born in 1186.
Another battle inaccuracy is showing the battle of Koyitan in the year 1196, when in fact it happened in the year 1201. They even get the cause of that battle and it’s events wrong. That battle was caused by Jamukha’s election as Gurkhan of the Mongols. Jamukha attacked Temujin, and both fought. Temujin’s victory was gained with the help of Shamans who created lightning, ensuring victory for Temujin. After the battle Temujin allowed Jamukha to escape, not like in the film where Jamukha is captured. Once again, bodrov uses artistic liscence to confuse the facts.
What bodrov is more focused on is giving the audience what they expect from any film about the Mongols. That is gratitous violence, primitive settings, and excellent background music, which Mongol delievers on. What bodrov does not go into is why the Mongol’s behaved the way they do, and overall his film is full of wasted potential and shows the same retardian behavior, ie that of people from eastern Europe who waste their talents and wrongly hold back and who are the same type of people who coined the terms “mongoloid” and “moron” to describe those in society they considered defective. Where bodrov could have written about how a people who were shunned by others and who had to fight for survival and acceptance, he instead gave us a modern day eastern. Overall, ”Mongol” is full of wasted potential.

To my viewers from nigger racket brown university

Do you reall ythink I am stupid, or think I don't know when you are checking me out here or online elsewhere? Yes, I track all your visits and save them. I know what the fuck you are all about, your dirty secrets and the fucked up shit you pull. The more you mess with me, the more you hurt yourselves. I know about your meddling in World affairs, how you use threats, intimidation, promises, and spying on people. I also know your days are numbered and you got yours coming.
Peter Z

Iran targeted by cfr

What many people do not realize is that Iran does not at this time have
the respources to become heavily involved in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, and
Pakistan to replace america or the EU. Furthermore, the cfr borrows
heavily on Chapter 8 of my first book, "Victimization of the Farsi,
Arab, Turanian, and Central and Western Asian Peoples" where I made
similar statements for the region back in 2003-4. That is the same book
I did time in 2004 for publishing and again in 2008 for putting 3 brown
pigs in the hospital when i went to retrieve the copy of that book from
the watson institute. If you doubt this the 3 cfr members who read that
book are tom biersteker, barry posen, and dick holbrooke, and we all
know what the last named is doing in that region.
Peter Khan Zendran


http://www.cfr.org/publication/13578/iran_and_the_future_of_afghanistan.html

Iran and the Future of Afghanistan
Authors: Greg Bruno, Staff Writer
Lionel Beehner


Updated: February 6, 2009

Introduction
Cross-Border Ties
Mutual Interests and Missed Opportunities
A Change in Tactic
The United States, Iran, and the Future of Afghanistan

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Introduction
In crafting a new approach to the war in Afghanistan, U.S. military and
political leaders say Iran-once dubbed a member of the "axis of evil" by
former President George W. Bush-could play a key role. Despite ongoing
concerns over Iran's nuclear program and allegations of arming militants
in the region, Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in the
region, says Washington and Iran could coalesce around stabilizing
Afghanistan. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
echoed the sentiment (PDF) in late January 2009. NATO partners, too,
have sought to include Iran in Afghan strategy decisions. German
lawmakers have called for the creation of a "contact group" of nations
to chart a new regional course. "Such an initiative, that would include
Iran, would benefit if it came to direct talks between Washington and
Tehran," Andreas Schockenhoff, vice chairman of Germany's Christian
Democratic Party, said in a statement reported by German media.

Yet bringing Iran into the fold, and judging Tehran's willingness to do
so, is complicated by Iran's historic relationship to its eastern
neighbor. For one, Iran is accused of supplying weapons to Taliban
rebels operating along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Allegations have
been tempered in recent months, but experts nonetheless see a number of
reasons why a strengthened Taliban would serve Iran's interests,
particularly in keeping U.S. forces off balance. "It is true that Iran
was helping the Taliban out," possibly by supplying weapons and
training, says Elizabeth Rubin, an Afghan expert. But, she adds, "in the
big picture the Iranians do not want the Taliban back."

Cross-Border Ties
Iran has close linguistic and cultural ties to Afghanistan, particularly
with Tajiks, Persian-speaking Afghans in Herat Province, and the Hazara,
a Shiite minority residing in central and northern Afghanistan. Iranian
influence in this region runs deep; the city of Herat served as the
capital of the Persian empire in the early fifteenth century, and
remained a center of Iranian power and culture until it was taken by
Dost Mohammed Khan in 1863 and made a de facto Afghan border state. In
modern times, Tehran's role has often aligned with U.S. interests. Iran
opened its borders to millions of Afghan refugees during the war against
the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Later in the 1990s it worked with various
mujahadeen groups, including the Northern Alliance of Tajik, Uzbek, and
Hazara militias, to undermine Soviet influence and later Taliban rule.
After the Taliban took power in 1996, Iran's supreme leader denounced
the group as an affront to Islam, and the killing of eleven Iranian
diplomats and truck drivers in 1998 almost triggered a military
conflict.

A regional contact group “that would include Iran would benefit if it
came to direct talks between Washington and Tehran.” -- Andreas
Schockenhoff, Vice Chairman, German Christian Democratic Party
Iran's influence, however, has not always been welcomed by some local
Afghans. CFR Senior Fellow Ray Takeyh writes in his book, Hidden Iran:
Paradox and Power in the Islamic Republic, that "fiercely independent
Afghan tribes have historically resisted Persian encroachment and have
jealously guarded their rights." But Iranian cultural and economic
expansion continues apace. Iranian radio broadcasts fill the airwaves,
Iran-funded road and building projects are under way, a new teacher
training center is planned for Kabul, and a Herat-Khaf rail link
(Pajhwok) is being constructed to connect Afghanistan and Iran by train.
Iran has also offered humanitarian aid to Kabul in the form of fuel and
transport-as much as $500 million since 2001, according to the U.S.
Congressional Research Service. CFR's Rubin, who has spent years as a
journalist in Afghanistan, says Shiite Afghans are better off
financially than most of their counterparts because of aid from Tehran.

Mutual Interests and Missed Opportunities
Iran has important domestic interests in seeing a stable Afghanistan
rise on its eastern flank. Four percent of Iran's total exports in 2006
(PDF), according to the most recent data available, went to Afghanistan,
accounting for more than $503 million in revenue. Iran is also building
roads and expanding its industrial base inside Afghanistan's western
border. But arguably the most pressing concern for Iran is gaining the
upper hand in Afghanistan's booming drug trade. Iran serves as the major
transport hub for opiates produced by its neighbor, and the UN Office of
Drugs and Crime estimates that Iran has as many as 1.7 million opiate
addicts.

Following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September
11, 2001, Iran showed a willingness to facilitate U.S. efforts in
Afghanistan, including drug interdiction programs. Tehran worked with
Western countries as part of the Six-Plus-Two framework on Afghanistan
and also at the Bonn Conference to cobble together a post-Taliban system
of government. Tehran also normalized relations with the Afghan
government of President Hamid Karzai, and "deported hundreds" (National
Interest) of al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders who had sought refuge in Iran,
according to two senior U.S. officials involved in regional policy at
the time.

One of them, Hillary Mann Leverett, who served as director for Iran and
Persian Gulf affairs at the National Security Council in the George W.
Bush administration, told Congress in November 2007 that Iran's
cooperation with the United States on al-Qaeda, Iraq, and especially
Afghanistan after 9/11 was largely positive (PDF). In each case, she
said, "Iran hoped and anticipated that tactical cooperation with the
United States would lead to a genuine strategic opening between our two
countries." But by May 2003-sixteen months after Bush's "axis of evil"
declaration during his January 2002 State of the Union speech-channels
of communication with Iran had closed. Mann Leverett now believes failed
talks over the years have increased the mistrust between Washington and
Tehran to nearly unworkable levels. Discussing limited tactical issues
like Afghanistan, she says, must be part of a broader comprehensive
strategy where everything--from U.S. nuclear concerns to Iranian
frustration with security and sanctions--is on the table.

A Change in Tactic
Soured diplomatic relations were followed by claims of Iranian support
to Islamic militants, first in Iraq, and then in Afghanistan. Defense
Secretary Robert Gates told reporters in June 2007 that "given the
quantities that we're seeing, it is difficult to believe that it's
associated with smuggling or the drug business or that it's taking place
without the knowledge of the Iranian government." U.S. officials say
that Iranian-made weapons, including Tehran's signature roadside
bomb-the explosively formed penetrator (EFP)-as well as AK-47s, C-4
plastic explosives, and mortars have been found in Afghanistan and used
by Taliban-led insurgents. They are concerned because Taliban forces
increasingly use more sophisticated weaponry and mimic the style of
suicide attacks popular among insurgents in Iraq. Iran also stands
accused of offering sanctuary to opponents of the Afghan government and
violating Afghan airspace. Iranian officials deny the charges.

Experts say a strengthened Taliban would benefit Tehran in a number of
ways. Peter Tomsen, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, told CFR.org
in 2006 that a weakened Afghan state lessens the likelihood it can
become a U.S. ally against Iran. By maintaining a certain level of
instability, he said, "it keeps us tied down. After all, we have air
bases in Afghanistan where we could mount attacks on Iran." Some
analysts call it "managed chaos," a strategy they say is similar to the
one Iran employs in Iraq. Others see abetting the Taliban as a means to
boost Iran's leverage at a time when it is under pressure to end its
uranium-enrichment program. Despite Iran's Shiite brand of Islam, Tehran
has thrown its support behind majority Sunni groups in Iraq and
elsewhere. As Takeyh writes in his book, "[F]or Tehran the issue in
Afghanistan has not been ideological conformity but stability."

“If they can get to the moderates … then there is a lot of room for
cooperation, especially if it is not pitched as a U.S. plan but a
regional one.” -- Elizabeth Rubin, CFR Press Fellow
But experts disagree on whether the Iranian government is directly
involved. Some have refuted Gates' remarks and say the weapons could
have been smuggled into Afghanistan via various third-party channels.
Others suggest they are being supplied by hard-line components within
the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (the Mashhad-based Fourth Corps is
responsible for projecting Iranian power in Afghanistan (PDF)), which
has a separate agenda from the Iranian foreign ministry, which in turn
has a separate agenda from Iran's business community. "We're talking
about rogue elements," Col. Christopher Langton, a senior fellow at the
London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, told CFR.org
in 2006, "maybe even cross-border organizational criminal groupings." He
said that arms factories in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province make
copies of the weapons made in Iran.

The United States, Iran, and the Future of Afghanistan
Suggestions persist that Iran might have a positive role to play in
stabilizing its war-ravaged neighbor, where in early 2009 violence was
spiking and Taliban fighters were gaining strength. U.S., NATO, and UN
officials have all noted Tehran's support of the government in Kabul. A
number of experts stress that Iran wants stability and prosperity on its
eastern doorstep for commercial and trade reasons. Yet Iranian actions
continue to raise doubts about Tehran's intent. The January 2009
deportation of Afghan refugees by Iran was just the latest in what
Afghan officials in Kabul see as a string of "broken promises" (RFE/RL).
An estimated 1 million UN-registered refugees remain in Iran. A U.S.
State Department spokesman, meanwhile, expressed "great concern" with
Iran's February 2009 launch of a satellite that he said "could possibly
lead to the development of a ballistic missile system."

More broadly, experts question whether the issue of Afghanistan can
serve as a bridge to broader negotiations for Washington and Tehran.
CFR's Rubin says there is a whole moderate wing of Iranian lawmakers
that hope it can: "If they can get to the moderates, and I believe the
Iranian ambassador in Afghanistan is one of the moderates, then there is
a lot of room for cooperation, especially if it is not pitched as a U.S.
plan but a regional one." Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, notes in an October 2008
policy paper (PDF) that "Afghanistan presents even more fertile ground
for U.S.-Iranian cooperation" than the issue of stability in Iraq. And
writing in The New York Review of Books, a trio of Iran experts suggests
the Obama administration should, unlike its predecessor, treat
negotiations over Afghanistan and Iraq border security--vital concerns
for Iran--as inseparable from the nuclear issue.

But cooperation over Afghanistan--not to mention the nuclear problem or
even Iraq--is far from a foregone conclusion. Barnett R. Rubin, an
Afghan expert and director of studies at New York University's Center
for International Cooperation, writes that reaching a consensus on
Afghanistan is colored by the historic "animus" between Washington and
Tehran, which began with the 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran and was cemented
by the Iranian revolution of 1979. Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S.
ambassador to the United Nations and a former envoy to Kabul, says that
Iran still sees Afghanistan as a "bargaining chip" (Bloomberg) against
American aggression. Masood Aziz, a former Afghan diplomat in
Washington, meanwhile, predicts that "Iran is going to be one of the key
pillars of our strategy which is going to help resolve this issue. Iran
has the potential to be extremely helpful." But he adds: "Discussions
and talks are one thing; how to go about implementing cooperation [with
Iran] is another."


Weigh in on this issue by emailing CFR.org.

See how zionists run scared and cause trouble

I just got this. Apparently because of community organizing the
zionists changed their venue. Notice it was to a location where the
shit u pigs are more able to concentrate. Check a map and see for
yourself. I know this because I was tackled by the 7 shit u pigs near
the new location, at the old location is where I put the 3 shit u pigs
in the hospital and forced them to call the city for backup, and the
zionists realize this. Remember folks, not to fear the pigs because of
their guns. Ever since the pigs at brown got their guns they have acted
out, but that did not stop me from sending 3 of them to the hospital.
Notice the security measures too.
Also I have included a piece about dick holbrooke's newest job position.
Him being sent to Afghanistan and Pakistan is BAD NEWS and every deal
offered to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran by america should be
rejected.
Peter Khan Zendran


"Israel in a Changing Middle East," with Nadav Tamir, Consul General of
Israel to New England. Presented by the Watson Institute for
International Studies.

Location Change: Starr Auditorium, Room 117, MacMillan Hall, 167 Thayer
Street

***Bags will not be allowed in the auditorium***

Nadav Tamir joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and the
following year began to serve as the Policy Assistant to the Foreign
Minister. Nadav had the privilege to serve under 3 Foreign Ministers -
Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, and David Levy. He was then promoted to the
position of Political Officer at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C.
in 1997. In 2001, Nadav was granted the position of Advisor to the
Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.

In 2003, Nadav was chosen as a Wexner Israel Fellow and earned his
Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University in 2004.

Prior to joining the Ministry, Nadav served as a security officer at the
Residence of the President of Israel, while simultaneously earning his
B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

January 22, 2009 Richard Holbrooke ’62 LLD'97, a Brown professor at
large based at the Watson Institute, was named special envoy to
Afghanistan and Pakistan in a ceremony today at the State Department.
The former UN ambassador, who is widely credited as the chief architect
of the 1995 Dayton peace agreement ending the war in Bosnia, will be
charged with working for peace and stability in the troubled region.
"This is truly an international challenge of the highest order,"
President Barack Obama said, calling Holbrooke "one of the most talented
diplomats of his generation."

In a 2007 interview on Open Source internet radio, Holbrooke predicted
that “The next president of the United States is going to inherit the
worst opening-day hand in foreign policy in American history.”

Despite his assessment of the grim state of affairs, he urged students
to “get involved” in the world around them. “You’ve got to get engaged
and you mustn’t despair. It’s your opportunity to participate and I urge
you to do so… I do not despair for the country. I believe the people are
much better than the government,” he said during a major address at
Brown.

One other piece of condemnation for watson/shit u

While it is good to see people organizing against injustice such as that perpetrated by zionism, people need to realize the evil perpetrated by watson/brown and organize against it. Sure it is good to see brown students and faculty speak out about zionism, but consider that brown does business with zionists and groups that support zionism, as well as with groups that profit from criminal acts. There are groups like NECDP and ISO, as well as people like myself, Jared Paul, etc who have put out info about such behaviors by brown. Don't go to school there, don't buy their merchandise, basically just don't do business with them, you are only feeding an entity which will lead you like a farmer feeds their animals, to ultimate destruction.
Peter Z

Respond to zionist pig at watson/shit u

Notice this is occuring when watson/brown have either removed people who oppose the zionist agenda or have intimidated those who oppose it into keeping quiet. The former include people like Bill Beeman and the latter include people like biersteker, lutz, and stallings who remain at watson but are intimidated into silence. As of today you can count the number of people there who oppose zionism openly, like Bill keach, can be counted on your fingers. Were it not for the court order barring me from attending the event I would be there in a heartbeat, however notice that when I was more active with watson zionist pigs liek this knew to stay away, now watson is just another mediocre zionist ass kisser.
Peter Z




Forwarded as a public service.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Emergency Action:

PROTEST ISRAELI CONSUL GENERAL AT BROWN TUESDAY
3:30 pm
Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street

Hi everyone, some of us at Brown have just learned of a visit of the
Israeli Consul General to New England speaking at the Watson Institute
this Tuesday at 4 pm. At the bottom of this email I've copied the
announcement for his talk, which is entitled "Israel in a Changing
Middle East."

We're trying to pull together a quick but solid response, with two components:

1) We'll ask people to stand outside the talk between 3:30 and 4 or
4:15, with signs if you wish and distributing flyers (we're in the
process of producing these, but any fact sheets/ information for the
Feb 7 event, etc, people can bring would be great, too). We hope to
target not only people coming in to the talk, but also the rush of
students coming to 4pm classes.

2) We also hope to have a contingent of people inside the talk,
preferably arriving at an early enough time to fill up as many seats
as possible (Joukowsky is actually quite small, about 40 seats). We'd
like people inside to coordinate by wearing black, and potentially
silently holding up placards (not sure yet of what these will be, but
again, it would be great if they were coordinated) after the talk
begins.

We are having an organizing meeting tonight to work out some of the
specific logistics of this. Come if you can--6pm in the lobby of J
Walter Wilson (corner of Waterman and Brown)--from there we'll try to
find a classroom in JWW.

But in the meantime, please email margaree.little@gmail.com if you
think you will be
available to be either outside or inside the event (or both). You can
also call me if you arrive at the meeting late, or for any other
reason--401 575 1782. We'd like to get some idea of how many people
we can anticipate, and plan accordingly.

Thanks,
Molly

"Israel in a Changing Middle East," with Nadav Tamir, Consul General
of Israel to New England. Presented by the Watson Institute for
International Studies.

Location: Joukowsky Forum, Watson Institute, 111 Thayer Street

Please note that seating is limited

Nadav Tamir joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993 and the
following year began to serve as the Policy Assistant to the Foreign
Minister. Nadav had the privilege to serve under 3 Foreign Ministers -
Shimon Peres, Ehud Barak, and David Levy. He was then promoted to the
position of Political Officer at the Israeli Embassy in Washington,
D.C. in 1997. In 2001, Nadav was granted the position of Advisor to
the Director General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem.

In 2003, Nadav was chosen as a Wexner Israel Fellow and earned his
Masters in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University in 2004.

Prior to joining the Ministry, Nadav served as a security officer at
the Residence of the President of Israel, while simultaneously earning
his B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem, from which he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Odd occurences lately

Yesterday when using the computer at the library in downtown providence I and some other patrons busted library staff who were using computers to spy on patrons there. They thought they could use a snowstorm to mask their actions, but the behavior of the staff, who even got the providence pigs to join in, fished them out along with alert patrons there who knew their tricks.
The day before that I attended a Palestinian event sponsored by a south providence based human rights group. Interestingly enough some of the speakers there spoke about supporting militant acion, which I have advocated for a long time, and some of them were people who 5-6 years ago thought I was a provacetur for supporting militant actions. Now that they think this way when I have been more open about carrying out militant actions how long before they put thought to word?
Peter Khan Zendran

Aftermath

So many in America over the past two months anticipated the date January 20, 2009 as one of change, what they forgot to consider was if that change would be one that was positive or negative. When that date arrived many in America behaved like many in Germany and England on September 1, 1939 and the immediate aftermath, ie the mainstream propaganda media overfocused on those excited people in Washington dc but did not focus on the mass of people who were either apathetic, hostile, or enthusiastic by coercion. Those latter three are why I am writing this, because why so many people are focused on the former the latter realize what is going on.
They realize that the nigger got to office by bland speeches full of nothing, allowing intimidation to further his campaign, and by making the usual promises, many of which turned out to be phony as we are seeing. Sure, an executive order was issued ordering the closing of the Guantanamo prison, but we must remember this; would it have happened if not for popular outrage?, will that order be rescinded?, and the fact that those people who will close Guantanamo are the same people who kept it operational and the status of the detainees is to be questioned. Sure, the administration is considering pulling out of Iraq, but what about Afghanistan, or the authorization of attacks against Pakistan which were recently carried out, or what about threats against Iran over Iran’s nuclear program, or other American covert/black ops going on around the World?
Let us not forget what goes on in America, where so many people pushed for change and lived wondering what kind of change would come. Judging how things are going it is a change for the worse, not only abroad but in America. Many of those people who voted the nigger into office now face loss of housing, lack of food, gas, utilities, public transportation, and everything else essential to an orderly life. Not to mention surveillance and encounters with american law enforcement agencies has increased, which many hoped would not happen but instead has and continues. In other words, the very nightmare society people hoped would go away with their historic vote is only growing.
If people in america are to be free from oppressive governments they must act for themselves, for nobody else can make them free. If they will not do this america and the World is in trouble.

Here we go again with watson

I just checked the watson institute's website. Not only do they have a new layout but they are spewing the same old hypocrisy.
The first thing that jumps out is dave kennedy's challenge for human rights, despite the fact he was hired to perpetuate human rights violations and that continues to happen with brown and watson.
Second, dick holbrooke is sticking his nose into Chinese affairs, the same man who brought the 1999 Milosevic conflict and end of Yugoslavia through his dayton accords and who made the crank pig complaint on me in april 2008. Notice he issues this despite offically being on leave.
Third, notice chertoff and sachs in the new bjwa, where they would NOT be if I and other luminaries were still involved with watson.
Fourth, check out how barry posen gets the facts wrong as usual when spewing peace platitudes.
Fifth, notice how past dissidents like biersteker and lutz, along with zionist pigs like bartov, tannenwald, colla, keleherr are minimalized to draw attention away from watson's real intentions.
Sixth, notice the commie art display. This after brown and watson cracked down on activists. One thing they will not mention is the cpri is comprised mainly of provaceturs.
Most telling is Khrushchev's new link, judging by this he is seeing the light.
One last thing. The day after my "Zendran vs. the nigger" post I ended up chasing brown pig chief porter away from store 24 after he parked on the other side of the street outside his jurisdiction as I was talking to a friend of mine who is a street vendor. His behavior clearly demonstrated he knew he was in the wrong as he used an unmarked vehicle and left after I called him a fucking nigger in front of passers by. Coincidence?
Peter Z

Iranian Naval Design Recommendations

In the past decade the Iranian Navy has made signifigant improvements to it’s Navy. This has included purchasing and constructing warships of sufficient strength to protect Iran . While this has helped bring Iran ’s Navy back up to the strength it had in 1978, when one considers the resources Iran has available it becomes clear that Iran can do more. Below are my recommendations for Iran ’s Navy.

Right now Iran ’s major Warship production facility is at Bandar Abbas. In viewing Bandar Abbas, including the nearby Qeshm port, one notices what I mean above, namely that Iran has the facilities to build larger and more effective warships along the lines of a Sovrmmennyy class DDG, Sachsen class DDG, Krivak class FFG, Shivalik class FFG, Meko 200 class FFG, Visby class FFG Shardul class LPD, Gotland class SSK, Type 039 class SSK, U-31 class SSK, in other words, warships of strength which commands international respect. Iran also has the means to develop Bushehr into a center of warship production, and if Iran were to do so it would be of strategic advantage, for Bushehr is far away from any potential naval combat zone, unlike Bandar Abbas.

The recent announcement in August 2008 of the construction of the Qaaem SSK is cause for wonder. From the descriptions it would appear that the Qaaem is of comparible size and capability to Sweden ’s Gotland class SSK, China ’s Type 039 class SSK, and Germany ’s U-31 class SSK. If Iran ’s Naval personnel are smart they would have observed the Gotland exercises conducted from 2005-7 and the incident where a Chinese Type 039 class SSK intercepted the USS Kitty Hawk, showing the superior capabilities of those SSK’s. As Iran has demonstrated the capability of the improved stealth technology of it’s Ghadir class and Nahang SSK’s it is to be anticipated the Qaaem class will incorporate these improvements, for if they do not it will be to their disadvantage. Furthermore, Iran should use the already developed technological improvements in weapons and stealth and incorporate them into larger SSK’s and should begin exploring the possibilities of SSN’s , SSGN’s, and SSBN’s for it’s defense.

At present the largest surface warship Iran operates is the Jamaran class of FFG’s. Though capable they are given the misleading title of “Destroyer” which overstates their capabilities, and the only other “Destroyer” of similar capability operated by any other navy in the World is the German Brandenburg class, and that is because it carries a reduced amount of it’s full missile payload capability due to legal reasons. Anyone who has ever viewed the Bandar Abbas drydocks and the nearby Qeshm port will immediately notice that those drydocks and port facilities can hold and produce a warship the size of a Sovremennyy class DDG, and those at Qeshm have the potential to produce ships comparable in size to Nimitz/Kuznetsov class Aircraft Carriers, seeing as how supertankers are produced at Qeshm. As with Iranian SSK’s the same principle of developing quality before quality should be applied. By producing ships like the Jamaran class FFG’s, as well as smaller warships like the Paykan class Corvettes, Iran has demonstrated it’s ability to produce ships of quality. However, ships as small as the Jamaran can not hold large weapon payloads and would have to make creative adjustments to it’s weapons arrangement to carry helicopters. Therefore it would be in Iran ’s best interest to develop at Qeshm and Bandar Abbas larger surface warships, using some of the foreign designs mentioned above.

In addition, the Amphibious and Naval Air arm of Iran ’s Navy should be strengthened. By now the Hengam class LST’s should have had ships produced to replace them, as Iran can’t operate forever ships of the Bandar Abbas and Charak class which possess rapid conversion capabilities. Though it would be smart to produce Logistical Support Ships with rapid conversion capability they should not be of secondary, not primary combat importance.

MAJOR RI judicial changes involving Zendran

This has happened since judge gitmo williams resigned and these judges
have personal connections to myself. Judge DeRobbio was a personal
friend of mine and was the Judge who defended me in Feb 2003 when I was
charged with pepper spraying that junkie on a bus where the state
overrulled his act to throw the charges against me out, and his schedule
was messed with in the last 5 years. Those around in 2007 should know
that keough was the one who made things difficult for me during my Trial
that year and was the one who recused himself from my case sending along
to Pfeiffer. Of more recent note is the appointee for the Superior
Court, George Muksian. George was my Public defender on april 21 and
was the one who got the reduced sentence, acknowledging that I could not
bail myself out and were the bail not a problem I would have won my
case. His office was also robbed of the evidence I gave him when we
planned my appeal on the same day there was a power outting at the
howard center and channel 10 on the day we went forward with my appeal,
and George and I both agreed that judge ippolito's demands for my appeal
that I be held without bail. This timing is more than coincidental.
All these news pieces were in the providence journal.
Peter Z


By W. Zachary Malinowski

Journal Staff Writer

District Court Chief Judge Albert E. DeRobbio, 79, called a workaholic
by peers, died yesterday at his home. DeRobbio served for 32 years on
the bench.


The Providence Journal / Andrew Dickerman
PROVIDENCE — District Court Chief Judge Albert E. DeRobbio Sr., a
commanding presence on the bench who never gave thought to retiring his
black robe, died yesterday morning at his home, in the Pawtuxet Village
section of Cranston.

He was 79 years old and had worked a full day on Friday.

“Describing him as a workaholic was an understatement,” said Superior
Court Presiding Justice Joseph F. Rodgers Jr. “I think Al used to get
upset that there were only 24 hours in a day.”

Word of DeRobbio’s death quickly spread through the courts and judicial
system yesterday morning and several longtime court workers said that
DeRobbio had told them that he would never retire and that they would
have to remove him from the bench in “a body bag.”

It also marked the second death in three days of a state court judge. On
Friday, Family Court Judge Gilbert T. Rocha passed away.

Yesterday, Governor Carcieri ordered all state flags lowered to
half-staff until DeRobbio and Rocha are laid to rest.

“The passing of Judge DeRobbio and Judge Rocha, both dedicated public
servants, is a great loss for the judicial community and the people of
Rhode Island,” said Carcieri. “Judge DeRobbio has left an indelible mark
on our state’s court system.”

Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch called DeRobbio “a tremendous force
and presence in our justice system,” while Col. Brendan P. Doherty,
superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, characterized the chief
judge as “a giant,” who was always willing to help law enforcement.

Doherty recalled that, when he was a young state police detective,
DeRobbio was never bothered by a knock on his door at 1 a.m. to sign an
arrest warrant for a drug sweep or mob raid.

Family Court Chief Judge Jeremiah S. Jeremiah Jr. described DeRobbio as
a “workaholic” who “really straightened out” the traffic court. “He’s a
real gentleman and a very knowledgeable guy,” he said. “He could quote
the law any time you needed it.

“Al was a personal friend of mine who got me started in Republican
politics” in Cranston in the early 1960s, Jeremiah said. “I will miss
him.”

DeRobbio, with 32 years on the bench, was the longest-serving state
court judge behind Rodgers, who has been a judge two years longer. Gov.
Philip W. Noel appointed DeRobbio to the District Court bench in 1976,
and two years later he was appointed to a seat on the Superior Court and
remained there for nine years.

DeRobbio never shied from using his high-profile appointment as a bully
pulpit.

In 1983, DeRobbio told an antinuclear activist that he had “spit” on the
U.S. Constitution by choosing to serve time in jail instead of paying $5
in restitution for participating in a demonstration outside the Electric
Boat plant at Quonset Point.

“I think you must know by now where my heart is,” declared the
protester.

DeRobbio interjected, “I want to know where your brain is.”

In 1987, Gov. Edward D. DiPrete appointed DeRobbio chief judge of the
District Court, replacing the late Henry E. Laliberte.

DeRobbio quickly made his mark as chief judge. In the early 1990s, he
consolidated much of the District Court system, shutting down small
courts in places such as Pawtucket, Cranston, Woonsocket and Warren. The
move, at the time, was controversial as police departments complained
that they had to transport prisoners to the Garrahy Judicial Complex, on
Dorrance Street in Providence.

Others, such as Judge Rodgers, supported the move because it made more
judges available in Providence to handle arraignments that might pop up
late in the afternoon.

A few years later, in the late ’90s, DeRobbio took over the troubled
Administrative Adjudication Court, otherwise known as the traffic court,
on Harris Avenue. At the time, the court was under siege over
uncollected fines, lengthy backlogs and allegations of ticket-fixing.
The record keeping was so woeful that the court’s computers listed $39
million in “uncollected” fines, but auditors could not determine whether
the $39 million represented unpaid tickets, or if some of the money was
stolen or lost.

DeRobbio seemed to relish the challenge of improving the traffic court
and its 80 employees, which nearly doubled the number of workers he
supervised as chief judge. Over eight years, DeRobbio professionalized
the traffic court and he was instrumental in converting the old
Administrative Adjudication Court next to a strip club to a sparkling
new Traffic Tribunal near the grounds of the Adult Correctional
Institutions, in Cranston.

Last year, the General Assembly removed the Traffic Tribunal from
DeRobbio’s jurisdiction and created the position of chief magistrate.
Legislators denied they were exacting revenge for DeRobbio’s failure to
pick magistrate candidates favored by Assembly leaders.

DeRobbio continued hearing a full caseload in his fourth-floor courtroom
in District Court, despite suffering from diabetes and worsening
eyesight. In recent years, he relied on a large magnifying glass to
review cases from the bench.

District Court Judge Michael A. Higgins will serve as acting chief judge
until a replacement is named for DeRobbio, who earned $181,121 a year.
The deaths of DeRobbio and Rocha leave six vacancies in the state
courts. Less than two weeks ago, Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J.
Williams abruptly announced that he was stepping down after eight years.
And, earlier this month, Family Court Judge Howard I. Lipsey announced
he was retiring.

There are two other vacancies: another on the District Court following
Judge Walter Gorman’s announcement last March that he is retiring; and
last spring’s announcement that Superior Court Judge Vincent A. Ragosta
was stepping down.

Williams, the departing chief justice, said the deaths of Rocha and
DeRobbio “hit our justice system hard.”

“Both men were great leaders and hard workers, and shared our vision for
increasing access to justice and making our courts more user friendly,”
he said. “While they will be missed, they would be the first to insist
on the continuation of our justice system for the people.”

bmalinow@projo.com

01:00 AM EST on Tuesday, December 30, 2008



Journal Staff

Keough
Joseph A. Keough has stepped down after 11 years as a special magistrate
on the Superior Court.

His retirement, effective Dec. 20, was confirmed yesterday by Rhode
Island chief court spokesman Craig Berke.

Paid an annual salary of $141,515 at the point he stepped down, Keough,
67, a former state representative, had been a magistrate since 1997.
Before that, he had been the chief judge of the Pawtucket Municipal
Court.

Berke said he did not know whether Keough’s position will be filled. The
appointment lies with Superior Court Presiding Justice Joseph F. Rodgers
Jr., subject to confirmation by the Senate, Berke said.

Magistrates are appointed to 10-year terms.

In just a matter of weeks, two judges retired and two died, expanding
the work of the Judicial Nominating Commission. (Superior Court
magistrates do not fall under that panel’s purview.)

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams and Family Court
Judge Howard I. Lipsey have announced their plans to retire this week.
Family Court Judge Gilbert T. Rocha, 77, died Dec. 19 after a brief
illness, and District Court Chief Judge Albert E. DeRobbio Sr., 79, died
three days later.

01:00 AM EST on Monday, December 29, 2008

By Katie Mulvaney

Journal Staff Writer

In just a matter of weeks, the workload of the panel that selects candidates for state judgeships grew –– significantly — with the retirement of two judges and the deaths of two others.

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams and Family Court Judge Howard I. Lipsey have announced their plans to retire a week from tomorrow. Family Court Judge Gilbert T. Rocha, 77, died Dec. 19 after a brief illness, and District Court Chief Judge Albert E. DeRobbio Sr., 79, died three days later.

Now, the nine-member Judicial Nominating Commission must begin the task of selecting finalists for the lifetime posts. Coveted in the legal community, judgeships carry salaries upwards of $130,000 and generous pensions upon retirement.

Stephen J. Carlotti, chairman of the nominating commission, was surprised to learn of DeRobbio’s passing but was already preparing for busy months ahead.

“Oh boy,” he said, adding “We’ll just keep running along. The Judicial Nominating Commission is going to be perpetually in session until the merry month of May.”

He expected to begin publishing advertisements this week for candidates for the chief justice seat, with an application deadline of Jan. 30. The remaining positions will run on roughly parallel tracks, with each ad being displayed about 30 days, he said.

The commission must then pore over the 18-page applications returned and select which candidates to interview publicly. It has 90 days to present a list of finalists to the governor.

In addition, a single vacancy each remains on the District and Superior Court benches after retirements last spring. Those two seats await nominations from Governor Carcieri after the commission recommended finalists for the posts several months ago.

In July, the Judicial Nominating Commission recommended five candidates for the District Court opening created by the retirement of Judge Walter Gorman last March. They include Joseph A. DiPietro, J. Terence Houlihan Jr., Laura A. Pisaturo, Margaret M. Lynch-Gadaleta, and Paul D. Ragosta.

That same month, the commission chose five finalists for the Superior Court vacancy resulting from Judge Vincent A. Ragosta’s retirement in May. They include Fausto C. Anguilla, Stephen M. Isherwood, Henry S. Monti, George M. Muksian, and James V. Murray.

Under state law, the governor should have forwarded a nominee for Senate consideration in 21 days.

Asked about the delay, Carcieri spokeswoman Amy Kempe said: “Choosing a judge is a very thoughtful and considerable process. The governor is still reviewing the nominations put forth by the JNC, as well as the list of available individuals from other nomination lists.”

Under a law he pushed for, Carcieri may also choose from any list of court finalists generated over the previous five years.

kmulvane@projo.com

Culminating Repercussions of “Fallout”

Over the past 6 months the repercussions of my “Fallout” series have been evident. This has been shown in the locations uncensored and those who continue to spread misinformation continue their behaviors.
This was demonstrated in July 2008, when MSN finally uncensored Karlskrona. With Karlskrona uncensored, every great Naval base, with the possible exception of Donghae, is now available to be viewed on satellite. When one looks at the images of Karlskrona one sees Sweden’s best, and some of the World’s, best Warships. This includes the Uppland, Halland, Sodermanland and Oster SSK’s, 4 Visby class FFG’s, the Stockholm, Malmo, Goteborg, and Kalmar FF’s, and Various LS and PT like the Carlskrona and dozens of craft, including the ex Neptun and Najad SSK’s. Overall, a long overdue view of strength.
The second major uncensoring by MSN was that of Ferrol. There one will see the Juan Carlos I CV halfway through construction, the Alvaro de Bazan and Blas de Lezo DDG’s, the entire Baleares class FFG’s and various FF and PT craft. There one will see the Norwegian FFG’s Roald Amundsen and Otto Sverdrup fitting out and the Helge Ingstad under construction. Like Karlskrona, this view is one of strength long overdue, especially the view of the Juan Carlos I.
These are among the more prominent of the bases uncensored by MSN. Others include Lagos, Mina Salman to name a few, yet only a few continue to be shown. Perhaps MSN, like Yahoo, does not realize that unlike google/wiki their sites do not allow vandalism and misinformation.
This continues to happen on google/wiki. One good example is Yokosuka. There it has been updated to allow one to view the JDS Hyuga CV under construction, in addition to other of Japan’s best ships, as well as the USS Seawolf SSN during one of it’s visits. As usual the wikifreaks barely noticed it until someone like myself updated the information, and as usual the wikifreaks put inaccurate and wrong info up. The same thing is going on with China At Qingdao one will see the Xia SSBN and all five Type 091 SSN’s, along with several Type 039 and Type 033 SSK’s. As usual the wikifreaks put up the wrong info, labeling the Xia and the SSN’s as Type 039 class SSK’s. It is only a matter of time before the wikifreaks notice Ningbo is now fully uncensored and put up their nonsense about the Chinese SSK’s that are visible. The same is true for Singapore and Simonstown. In Singapore one will see the four new FFG of Singapore’s navy, at Simonstown one will see South Africa’s two new SSK’s as well as the Mendi FFG in drydock and an Amatola class FFG in port. As usual the wikifreaks are not letting anyone put up accurate information.
All the more noticeable is that most locations on google/wiki have not been updated. That these locations are updated less often is a sign that the providers of these images are becoming conscious of the misuse that would occur should they make them available. That other servers including Yahoo and MSN update and add new images is good, yet more could be done.
One other thing should be noted here. Recently MSN has set it’s site so that you can no longer print out Birds eye view satellite images. In doing so they have unnecessarilly censored an excellent feature of online satellite imaging.