Sunday, March 16, 2008

Ephilution's Knight of Malta Information Galore in March 16, 2008 Part 1


 

Dr. Robert Prantner - Lecturer at the Theological Seminary at the Heiligenkreuz Monastery; Member of Engelwerk, a Right-Wing Catholic organization; Director of Studies at the Political Academy of the Österreichische Volkspartei; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the SMOM
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"The Zur Zeit weekly - which received a government subsidy to the tune of $80,000 last year - is close to the FPO, and has clear anti-Semitic tendencies. For instance, in 1997 a right-wing Catholic, Dr. Robert Prantner, wrote that the Jews should apologize for the crucifixion of Christ and for the so-called 'ritual murder' of Anderl von Rinn centuries ago. He then still held the exalted post of 'Extraordinary Envoy of the Knights of Malta.' He was, however, thereafter relieved of this position by the Order for 'reasons of health.'"







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JEWISH GROUPS BLAST POPE'S PLANS: Jewish groups are outraged
over Pope John Paul II's plans to meet Friday with a professor of theology
who has accused the Jews of ritual murder.The pope's three-day visit to
Austria was to include a meeting with the Vienna-based diplomatic corps,
whose members include
Dr. Robert Prantner, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of the Knights of Malta.
In a December 5 article in
the Austrian publication ZUR ZEIT
Prantner argued that rather than the
Catholic Church apologizing to the Jews for centuries of antisemitism, the
Jews should apologize for "their deplorable crimes ... against Catholic
children like the holy martyr-child Anderl von Rinn, against adults in the
days before Easter ... and for the blood of murdered Christians, spilled by
Jewish hands, which cries to heaven, too."
Efraim Zuroff, head of the
Simon Wiesenthal Center's Israel office, said "this theologian, Prantner,
is basically saying that the blood libel is true - we're in 1998 for God's
sake! This is outrageous. This is taking us back to the Middle Ages." The
blood libel accusing Jews of the ritual murder of Anderl von Rinn took
place in the 17th century and was used to incite pogroms against the
Jews. It was condemned in 1985 as a falsehood by Innsbruck Bishop
Reinhold Stecher, who also banned pilgrimages to the Church of Rinn,
which had become a shrine as the purported place of the ritual murder.
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Friday, June 19, 1998      25 Sivan 5758
The Jerusalem Post - Internet Edition


                    Jewish groups blast pope's plans to meet
                    antisemitic envoy

                    By ELLI WOHLGELERNTER and KARL PFEIFER

                    JERUSALEM (June 19) -- Jewish groups are outraged
                    over Pope John Paul II's plans to meet today with
                    a professor of theology who has accused the Jews
                    of ritual murder.

                    The pope's three-day visit to Austria is to
                    include a meeting with the Vienna-based diplomatic
                    corps, whose members include
Dr. Robert Prantner,
                    envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
                    of the Knights of Malta.


                    In a December 5 article in the Austrian
                    publication Zur Zeit Prantner argued that rather
                    than the Catholic Church apologizing to the Jews
                    for centuries of antisemitism, the Jews should
                    apologize for "their deplorable crimes... against
                    Catholic children like the holy martyr-child
                    Anderl von Rinn, against adults in the days before
                    Easter... and for the blood of murdered
                    Christians, spilled by Jewish hands, which cries
                    to heaven, too."

                    Efraim Zuroff, head of the Simon Wiesenthal
                    Center's Israel office, said "this theologian,
                    Prantner, is basically saying that the blood libel
                    is true - we're in 1998 for God's sake! This is
                    outrageous. This is taking us back to the Middle
                    Ages.
This guy is the antithesis of everything the
                    present pope has worked on in terms of
                    Catholic-Jewish relations and is a dark stain on
                    the Austrian church unless this person is totally
                    condemned by their leadership."


                    The Knights of Malta is a Catholic lay order.
                    While Prantner is not a diplomat, he
is an
                    employee of the Vatican
, according to Rabbi David
                    Rosen, director of the Israel office of the
                    Anti-Defamation League.

                 
"The Knights of Malta is a lay order in which he
                    serves as their ambassador,"
Rosen said, "and
                    which still has status within the Catholic Church,
                    and therefore it's certainly within the power of
                    the Catholic Church to tell the Knights of Malta
                    to clip this fellow's wings."

                   
Prantner was a lecturer at the theological
                    seminary at the Heiligenkreuz monastery, a member
                    of Engelwerk, a right-wing Catholic organization,
                    and is a former director of studies at the
                    political academy of the Oesterreichische
                    Volkspartei.


                    "He has some significant credentials within the
                    Catholic Church," Rosen said. "In certain areas of
                    academic specialization, as well as diplomatic
                    representation, he might be perfectly competent.
                    But that doesn't in any way detract from the fact
                    that
he has publicly on record made some of the
                    most outrageous antisemitic comments
- and
has not
                    been publicly chastised by either the local church
                    or the Vatican, despite letters that we have sent
                    to the headquarters of the Knights of Malta in
                    Rome."


                    The blood libel accusing Jews of the ritual murder
                    of Anderl von Rinn took place in the 17th century
                    and was used to incite pogroms against the Jews.
                    It was condemned in 1985 as a falsehood by
                    Innsbruck Bishop Reinhold Stecher, who also banned
                    pilgrimages to the Church of Rinn, which had
                    become a shrine as the purported place of the
                    ritual murder.







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Specialized Bibliographies
Bibliography of the Knights of St. John of the Hospital

Compiled by Lynn Nelson
[...]
[center]145.
Author:          Prantner, Robert.
Title:            Malteserorden und Volkergemeinschaft / von Robert Prantner.
Place:            Berlin :
Publisher:        Duncker & Humblot,
Date:            [1974][/center]


 

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Col. Stefano Giovannone - Italian Military Intelligence (SISMI) Officer; P2 Member

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1976 Arms deals between the PLO and the Red Brigades based on a secret accord between the PLO and the CIA mediated by Colonel Stefano Giovannone, an Italian SISMI (Military Security Information Service, formerly SID) officer in Beirut who collaborated with Abu Ayad in a disinformation operation about the Bologna bombing.







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GIOVANNONE STEFANO (COL)
  Lebanon 1972-1985    Italy 1972-1985

    * Executive Intelligence Review 2006-05-26 (70)
    * Willan,P. Puppetmasters. 1991 (165-6, 194-6, 313-4)

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Samuel Jayson LeFrak - Chairman of The Lefrak Organization (Housing Development); Political Centipede
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Samuel J. LeFrak (1918- April 16, 2003) was a noted housing developer who chaired a private building firm, The LeFrak Organization, which had revenues of $2.8 billion, as of 1999. The LeFrak Organization was also ranked 45th on the Forbes list of top 500 private companies.[1] The development firm is best known for major development projects in Battery Park City, Lefrak City in Queens, and Newport, Jersey City. The LeFrak Organization was founded in 1883 in France, by Samuel J. LeFrak's grandfather, Maurice.[1]

LeFrak grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and attended Erasmus Hall High School.[2] He attended the University of Maryland, College Park, from which he graduated in 1940,[3] with the University's LeFrak Hall named for him. In 1988, LeFrak was honored by the United Nations along with former President Jimmy Carter, for their global contributions through "Habitat International."







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Samuel J. LeFrak (1918- April 16, 2003) was a noted housing developer who chaired a private
Samuel J. LeFrak '40
Inducted April 22, 1995
As chairman of The LeFrak Organization, Samuel LeFrak presided over one of the world’s largest private building firms. Its development projects include New York’s LeFrak City, Battery Park City, Gateway Plaza and the $10 billion Newport City Complex in New Jersey—one of the world’s largest planned communities. The company also pursues global gas and oil exploration, international financing, publishing and entertainment. LeFrak counseled all levels of government, foreign and domestic, on urban planning and housing tech-nology issues. He received many awards for his work, including knighthood, the John F. Kennedy Peace Award and numerous honorary doctorates. LeFrak's son Richard now heads the company.







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Samuel J. LeFrak, chairman of The Lefrak Organization, passed away on April 16 after a long illness. Along with William Levitt and Fred Trump, LeFrak was an early champion of affordable middle-class housing after World War II.

The son of immigrant builders, LeFrak accomplishments include Lefrak City, Battery Park City, and Newport in the New York Metropolitan area.

Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler told Real Estate Weekly, "He was a visionary who put his money where his dreams were. He saw Jersey City's potential long before any others in the real estate community. And he made a larger commitment to the city than any other person in the real estate community. And this is just one illustration of why he's been so singularly successful. In the same way that he touched this community, he rejuvinated and brought new life to urban areas all throughout the metropolitan area. Jersey City feels tremendous gratitute for his believing in us."

Mitchell Hersh, CEO of Mack-Cali echoed those thoughts. "Sam was a man of great vision. His developments in New York City. and Jersey City were cutting edge. Newport 'City not only changed the skyline of Jersey City, but in many senses was the first step in creating the 'Gold Coast'."

LeFrak was a trustee of the Guggenheim Museum; an advisory director of the Metropolitan Opera; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Queens College Foundation; and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard Medical School. A graduate of the University of Maryland, LeFrak pursued postgraduate studies at Columbia and Harvard Universities; and has been awarded honorary doctoral degrees from Pratt Institute, New York Law School, Colgate University, Michigan State University, Queens College, St. John's University and the University of Maryland.

LeFrak had served six presidents, seven governors and eight New York City mayors, in various capacities, including United States delegate to the International Conference on Housing and Urban Development in Geneva; as a special consultant for the State Department; and as a member of the United States National Energy Council. He served New York State and New York City as commissioner of the Saratoga Springs Commission; as Landmarks Preservation Commissioner of New York; commissioner of the Interstate Sanitation Commission for New York, New Jersey and Connecticut; as a member of the New York Task Force on Housing; the New York City Industrial Development Corporation; and the Executive Committee on the Citizens Committee for New York City.

He also was a founder of the Albert Einstein School of Medicine. Due to LeFrak's long-term, dedicated service to New York State and City, Governor George Pataki honored him by having Nov. 19 set aside as "Samuel J. LeFrak Day," and created a special automobile license plate for LeFrak" "Commissioner Emeritus 1."

Among LeFrak's many awards were recognition and honors from a spectrum of international societies, philanthropies, and cultural and educational institutions, such as being Knighted a Knight Commander by the King of Norway and receiving that Nation's Royal Order of Merit; being Knighted a Knight Commander by the King of Sweden and receiving Sweden's Royal Order of the North Star; being Knighted a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government; and being presented the Medal of Parliament and the Order of the Lion from the President of Finland; the Jerusalem 3000 Medal from the State of Israel Bond; the Knights of Malta Cross of Merit and Honor; the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit from the Republic of Italy; the John F. Kennedy Peace Award; Man of the Year Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Man of the Year Award from Queens College; Annual Brotherhood Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews; The Flame of Truth Award from the Fund for Higher Education; and elected to th e Hall of Fame of the National Sales Executive Club.

LeFrak's long-term affiliation and support of the United Nations, moreover, earned him a number of distinguished awards and recognitions. In 1988, LeFrak and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter were honored by the United Nations because of their world-wide work with "Habitat International." The same year, LeFrak presented an address on "Planning for Urbanization in the 21st Century" at the United Nations. The "Distinguished Citizens of the World" award was presented to Mr. and Mrs. LeFrak at a special United Nations Ambassador's Ball in 1994. In 1994, LeFrak also was appointed by the Secretary General, Boutros BoutrosGhali as New York's representative and member of the Advisory Group for the 1995 50th Anniversary Celebration of the United Nations.

At Michigan State University, a new school -- the LeFrak Forum -- has been established to foster studies supporting Western civilization and culture, democratic political principles, and American free enterprise business systems and strategies. In 2002, the American Museum of Natural History marked the 100th Anniversary of the Lefrak Organization by naming the refurbished IMAX Theatre the LeFrak Theatre.

LeFrak is survived by his wife Ethel Stone LeFrak, and children Denise LeFrak Calicchio, Richard LeFrak, Francine LeFrak Friedberg, and Jacqueline LeFrak Kosinski; his grandchildren Harrison, James, Allison, Jennifer, and Dylan; and great grandchildren Cameron and Julia.

Services were held April 18 at Temple Emanu-El. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Samuel J. LeFrak's name can be made to: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave Levy Place, Box 1049, New York, New York 10029.







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Sir Samuel J. LeFrak, the business card he readily proffers proclaims in elegant script, displaying no less than six heraldic coats of arms, ranging from the Knights of Malta Cross to the Order of the Lion of Finland, in raised goldleaf.


 

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Col. Albert J. Wetzel - Director o/t Atomic Program for Guided Missiles for the Army, Navy and Air Force; Technical Executive to the Assistant to the President; Director of Guided Missiles; Director of the Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program
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Tulane alumnus honored by U.S. Airforce

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Alumnus Col. Albert Wetzel was recently inducted into the Air Force Hall of Fame for his work in
America's missile programs.
Courtesy Of Col. Wetzel
Gregory Pejic
staff writer

January 30, 2004-- Vice President Emeritus of the Tulane School of Engineering Col. Albert J. "Red
Wetzel recently received the 2003 Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Award and an induction into
the Air Force Hall of Fame.

His contributions to the development and management of the Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
and Space Launch Program led to his recognition last July.


Wetzel, a New Orleans native, received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Tulane
University in 1939.

Wetzel recalls his experiences at Tulane favorably. "There's a lot of difference between college and
the real world, but Tulane prepared me as well as I could have been prepared," Wetzel said. "There
were wonderful leaders on campus at that time and they had great influence on me; the professors
were really impressive."

Subsequently, Wetzel served as a test pilot for the Air Corps Research and Development Center and
also served as
chief project engineer for Matador, which was the Air Force's first ground-launched
cruise missile.


Wetzel continued his education at Johns Hopkins University, where he earned a master's degree in
aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 1950.

Upon graduation, Wetzel was appointed
director of the Atomic Program for Guided Missiles for the
Army, Navy and Air Force for the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. This led to his next
appointment, technical executive to the assistant to the president, then Harry Truman, and director of
Guided Missiles, also in the office of the secretary of defense.


He served as the director of the Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program from 1958 until 1961.
During this period, Wetzel transformed this program from a concept into an actual operation. His
leadership during his tenure as director helped advance the missile program due to progress made in
the guidance system, fuel technology and use of underground launch silos for global missile reach.
Upon retirement in 1965, Wetzel returned to Tulane where he became
director of Research and
Sponsored Programs and director of University Development.
He was later appointed to other
positions including president for Alumni and University Affairs, assistant to the president and is
currently vice president emeritus.

The United States Air Force and the National Space Club unofficially initiated the Air Force Space
and Missile Pioneers Award in 1989. The award was later formalized into an official Air Force award
in 1997 in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Air Force and the 15th anniversary of the Air
Force Space Command.

While this award recognized those who play a significant role in the space and missile program, such
as Wetzel, it also seeks to educate current Air Force personnel about such figures and increase
further interest in the Air Force space and missile program.

Increasing awareness about the actions of those in these programs is important to Wetzel. "It takes a
lot of courage and imagination on the part of people who make these amazing discoveries, but it
benefits everybody and it's going to be interesting and wonderful to see what evolves from current
research," he said. "These programs have made significant progress in health, communication and
transportation, but people often do not see it even though it affects their own lives."

About receiving this prestigious award, Wetzel said, "I am most appreciative and very humble about
the whole thing. It is wonderful to be in the company of all the people in the Hall of Fame. Those were
very important years in my life and it was a difficult time for the whole country."

Wetzel received a trophy inscribed with his name and year presented as well as his portrait in the Air
Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.

Engineering Dean Nicholas Altiero expressed pleasure with Wetzel's recent success. "The School of
Engineering is extremely proud to have alumni of the stature of Al Wetzel.
His pioneering work helped
make our country the world's leader in space exploration,"
Altiero said.







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Col. Albert J. Wetzel, Sr. (E'39) 50 YEAR REUNION COMMITTEE 2003 - 2004 Chairman - Pictured with his wife, Helen Zurad Wetzel (N'76) at the 1999 Presidents Reunion Reception







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Albert J. Wetzel


http://www.smom.org/files/annual-report-2005.pdf (page 18) (Proof Positive)

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Steven Saxton - Chairman, Founder, and CEO Hollywood Studios International
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Steven Saxton visits with His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum in Dubai







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Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktaum Bin Rashid Bin Saeed and Sir Steven Saxton







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Steven Saxton
Chairman, Founder, and CEO
Hollywood Studios International


Mr. Saxton oversees all creative, production, financial, marketing, and distribution operations of the company. Over the past 17 years of his career, Mr. Saxton has successfully provided financing for and assisted in numerous mergers and acquisitions in the entertainment, technology and oil industries. Mr. Saxton has developed, financed, and produced numerous film and music projects. Mr. Saxton began his career as Vice President at the NASD broker dealer 21st Century Securities. Mr. Saxton was instrumental in providing production funding to Silver Screen Partners, a $100 million partnership, for 18 Disney distributed movies including “Three Men and A Baby”, “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, (winner of 4 Academy Awards), “Good Morning Vietnam”, and “Honey I Shrunk the Kids”. He then became an executive producer at Triad Entertainment, a film production company specializing in G-rated family films, in 1992. In 1996, while working as Executive Producer on the Paramount Studios lot via a first look deal, Mr. Saxton founded Doc Hollywood Productions, Inc. He expanded into Doc Hollywood Records in 2001. In 2002 he founded Bop City Records with legendary producer/engineers Al Schmitt, Ed Cherney, and Elliot Scheiner, and then formed Doc Hollywood Kidz and Artist International Management in 2004. Mr. Saxton is a voting member of NARAS, the organization awarding Grammys in the Music Industry. In 2004, he was inducted as a Knight by the Knights of Malta Coptic Catholic. Sir Steven Saxton’s nomination has been endorsed by Grand Master H.S.H. Prince Antonio Ruspoli, approved by Cardinal Stephanos II, Patriarch of Alexandria, blessed by his eminence, Pope John Paul II and is on record at the Vatican in Rome.


http://www.hsifilms.com/steven-saxton.html (Proof Positive)
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Paul Dietrich - Attorney with Law Firm of Jones Day Reavis & Pogue; President o/t Catholic University of America's Institute for International Health & Development; Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Saturday Review; TV Producer for CBS and Public Broadcasting; Board of Directors of Federal Association of SMOM
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Knights of Malta

Acronym/Code: SMOM (Sovereign Military Order of Malta)

Record date: 11/91

Principals:

J. Peter Grace (chair, U. S. chapter; W. R. Grace), Martin F. Shea (sec, U. S. chapter; Morgan Bank), John D. J. Moore (chancellor; U. S. Ambassador to Ireland under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford). Members include: [...] Paul Dietrich (program director).







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Paul Dietrich was a Director of the Vatican's "Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta' in the USA and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.







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Type
    Biography
Company
    British American Tobacco Co.
Site
    Guildford Depository
Named Person
    Dietrich, Paul
    Dietrich, Laura Jordan
Named Organization
    Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
    Catholic University of America's Institute for International Health and Development
    Saturday Review (pub)
    CBS
    Public Broadcasting
    Missouri General Assembly
    Wall Street Journal (pub)
    International Health and Development (pub)
    Sovereign Military Order of Malta-Federal Association Harvard AIDS Institute\Development Committee of the Pan American Health Organization







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Mr. Dietrich, ex-publisher and editor of Saturday Review,
is chairman of the International Hospital Committee of the
Order of Malta-Federal Association, in Washington.  The order
is one of the world's largest charitable hospital
associations.

[This article is made available here by Dow Jones Co. for the
personal and non-commercial use of callers to this bbs, in the
hope that it will be of some help to those who are suffering
from the disease and others who are seeking to help them.]







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Box: 2 Fold: 43 Paul Dietrich
1986

DESCRIPTION: Contains 3 TLS from Dietrich, publisher, Saturday Review. Topics include: proposed visit of Prince angelo de Mojana di Cologna, Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, to US; Villa Pacelli Foundation.







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    * Resource Center. GroupWatch 1989-IRD (1)
    * Resource Center. GroupWatch 1991-SMOM (1)
    * Thomas,E. The Man to See. 1991 (390)
    * Washington Times 1993-05-28 (F4)

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