Movers and Shakers of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta - Page 21

**DutchPhil** · #**201** 03-10-2008, 09:03

Louis J Cappelli - Chairman and CEO of Sterling Bancorp; Active in Numerous "Charitable" Organisations; Zionist

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Marty Richards, Caroline Hirsch,
Louis J. Cappelli, and Tony Cointreau

http://www.15minutesmagazine.com/archives/..._58/society.htm

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STERLING BANCORP CHAIRMAN AND CEO LOUIS J. CAPPELLI
NAMED “MAN OF THE YEAR” BY BOYS’ TOWNS OF ITALY
NEW YORK, N.Y., April 2, 2004 – Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL), a financial
holding company with assets of $1.8 billion, announced today that Louis J.
Cappelli, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has been selected by the Boys’
Towns of Italy as “Man of the Year.” Mr. Cappelli will be honored at the Boys’
Towns of Italy 59th Anniversary “Ball of the Year” tonight at the Waldorf Astoria in
New York City.

Founded in 1945, Boys’ Towns of Italy is one of the oldest registered United
States charities authorized for service abroad. The organization provides
assistance to children who are victims of abandonment, family dysfunction,
domestic violence, wars and oppressive poverty. Previous Man of the Year”
honorees include President Harry S. Truman and Frank Sinatra.

“It is an honor to be recognized for such a prestigious award and to be listed
among such esteemed past honorees,” said Mr. Cappelli. “Boys’ Towns provides
services that make a difference for children across the world. I am proud to be
associated with a truly remarkable, charitable organization.”

Mr. Cappelli, a native New Yorker, is also active in other philanthropic
organizations including the Catholic Youth Organization, AmeriCares
humanitarian mission to Kosovo; Development Corporation for Israel Bonds; United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York and The American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Mr. Cappelli has previously been honored by a number of organizations for his charitable contributions and business successes including State of Israel Bonds, Anti Defamation League, Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center, United Cerebral Palsy, Ohel Children’s Home & Family Services and Calvary Hospital.

About Sterling Bancorp
Sterling Bancorp (NYSE: STL) is a financial holding company with assets of $1.8
billion, offering a broad array of banking and financial services products. Its
principal banking subsidiary is Sterling National Bank, founded in 1929. Sterling
provides a wide range of products and services, including business and
consumer loans, commercial and residential mortgage lending and brokerage,
asset-based financing, factoring, trade financing, equipment leasing, corporate
and consumer deposit services, trust and estate administration, and investment
management services. The Company has operations in New York, New Jersey,
and North Carolina and conducts business throughout the U.S.

https://www.sterlingbancorp.com/ir/040204.pdf (Proof Positive II)

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Louis J. Cappelli
Business Leader
Italian
1998 Recipient

Louis J. Cappelli is Chairman of Sterling National Bank/Sterling Bancorp, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:STL). Starting as a 18-year-old mail room messenger at Sterling, he rose through the ranks to his current position.

A native New Yorker, served in the U.S. Army from 1951-53. Graduated from the City College of New York in 1958, received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Active in civil, charitable, ecumenical and other organizations. A member of American Association of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knight of Malta); Cardinal’s Committee of the Laity; Columbus Citizens Foundation; Alumni Association of CCNY; Development Corporation for Israel Bonds; Economic Club of New York; New York City Board of Education Audit Advisory Committee; New York Friars Club; Saint Joseph’s Finance and Administration Committee; United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York; University Club and Westchester Country Club.

Involved in numerous industry-related organizations, A member of American Bankers Association; Director, Commercial Finance Association; Financemen’s Club of New York; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Nominating Committee; Director, New York State Bankers Association. Former director, Fashion Institute of Technology- Consiglio d’Istituto of Polimoda.

A former member of Mayor Dinkins’ New York City Council of Economic Advisors. Previously active in Meals on Wheels (Westchester, NY); the Boy Scouts of America; Yonkers Community Relations Board; American Management Association; New York Institute of Credit; Director of New York University Management Decision Laboratory; and Director of Long Island University’s "The Business Game" graduate program. In addition, served as "Principal for a Day" at alma mater, William Howard Taft High School (Bronx, NY).

Volunteers at St. Francis Xavier Church (New York, NY) and the Dutch Reformed Church (Westchester,NY), serving meals and distributing clothing to the homeless and others in need.

Honored with the Gates of Jerusalem Medal from State of Israel Bonds; Bronze Award from the Financial World Magazine "Top Chief Executive"; Human Relations Award from the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith; Leadership in Business Award from Coalition of Italo-American Associations, Inc.

A resident of Bronxville, New York; Milford, Connecticut; Windham, New York. Married to the former Virginia M. Delger. Five children and four grandchildren.

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NECO, Inc. All rights Reserved.

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http://www.neco.org/awards/recipients/ljcappelli.html (Proof Positive III)

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**DutchPhil** · #**202** 03-10-2008, 09:07

Philip Allen Lacovara - Senior Partner in the law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe, & Law in New York City; President of the District of Columbia Bar and Chairman of the American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities; Deputy Solicitor General

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PHILIP A. LACOVARA, Esq. Mr. Lacovara is Senior Partner in the law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe, & Law in New York City. Former President of the District of Columbia Bar and Chairman of the American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, Mr. Lacovara was Counsel to the Watergate Special Prosecutors and Special Counsel to the New York City Police Commissioner. He also served as Deputy Solicitor General of the United States. A husband and father of seven children, Mr. Lacovara lives in New Canaan.

http://www.bridgeportdiocese.com/storySM.shtml

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Legends in the Law

Philip Allen Lacovara
(Appeared in Washington Lawyer, January 2005)

Philip Allen Lacovara is currently senior counsel with the law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in New York. A 1966 graduate of Columbia Law School, Lacovara has served in numerous capacities in government, private practice, and private business, including law clerk to Judge Harold Leventhal of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, deputy solicitor general, counsel to Watergate special prosecutors Archibald Cox and Leon Jaworski, vice president and senior counsel of the General Electric Company, and partner at two law firms.

He has argued more than a dozen cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, including United States v. Nixon in 1974.

Lacovara was president of the District of Columbia Bar for the 1988–89 term and was general counsel to the Bar from 1985 to 1987.

Where did you grow up?
New York. My father was a trusts and estates lawyer in the city, and our family lived in the suburbs, where I went to a Jesuit high school.

When did you first come to Washington?
Nineteen sixty. At my high school it was frowned upon for anyone to even consider going to a non-Catholic college, so I only applied to two colleges: Georgetown and Holy Cross. I chose Georgetown because I was interested in studying political science. It seemed to me that if you’re interested in politics, Washington is where the action is. I arrived on campus in the final year of the Eisenhower administration, when the Nixon–Kennedy campaign was taking place. That was an exciting time to come to town.

Did you enjoy Georgetown?
Yes, I liked it a lot. My situation was a bit complicated because my wife, Madeline, and I got married during my second year at Georgetown. By the time I graduated we already had one child, with a second child on the way. So it was not your normal college experience. I had to juggle the responsibilities of studying with the responsibilities of being a new husband and a new father.

http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/res...w/lacovara.cfm

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Experience
Management and business; academic research, teaching and lecturing; government service and public policy formulation; corporate legal counseling, including securities, antitrust and corporate governance; litigation, including Supreme Court, appellate and trial litigation and regulatory enforcement.

Notable Engagements
Cases Argued in the Supreme Court of the United States : Grimmett v. Brown, 519 U.S. 233, 1997 • Crandon v. United States, 494 U.S. 152, 1990 • Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500, 1988 • Bowsher, Comptroller General v. Merck & Co., 460 U.S. 824, 1983 • Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party, 457 U.S. 1, 1982 • Northwest Airlines, Inc. v. Transport Workers Union, 451 U.S. 77, 1981 • Washington v. Washington State Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel Association, 443 U.S. 658, 1979 • United States v. Nixon, 418 U.S. 683, 1974 • Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U.S. 266, 1973 • Bradley v. United States, 410 U.S. 65, 1973 • United States v. Dionisio, 410 U.S. 1, 1973 • United States v. Mara, 410 U.S. 19, 1973 • United States v. Russell, 411 U.S. 23, 1973 • United States v. U.S. Coin and Currency, 401 U.S. 715, 1971 • United States v. Covington, 395 U.S. 57, 1969 • United States v. Nardello, 393 U.S. 286, 1969.

Employment
Mayer Brown LLP, New York and Washington, D.C., Senior Counsel and Retired Partner, 2004 to date; Partner • Morgan Stanley & Co., Managing Director, General Counsel, and member of Management Committee, New York, 1990-1993 • General Electric Co., Vice President and Senior Counsel for Litigation and Legal Policy, Fairfield, CT, 1988-1990 • Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Washington, D.C., Partner-in- Charge, 1974-1988; Associate, New York City, 1969-1971 • Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office, Counsel to Special Prosecutor, Washington, D.C., 1973-1974 • Office of the Solicitor General, Department of Justice: Deputy Solicitor General, 1972-1973; Assistant to the Solicitor General, 1967-1969, Washington, D.C. • New York City Police Department, Special Counsel to the Police Commissioner, New York, 1971-1972 • Law Clerk to The Honorable Harold Leventhal, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1966-1967. Governmental or Public Positions: Delegation Member, United States Department of Commerce and Department of Justice Legal Mission to Japan, 1992 • New York State Superintendent of Banks Advisory Committee on Supervision of Transnational Banking Institutions, 1991-1992, appointed by Governor Cuomo • Delegation Member, United States Department of Commerce Legal Mission to the European Community, 1991 • Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit, 1973-1990 • Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia, 1983-1989 • Special Counsel to Governor of Alaska, Impeachment Inquiry, 1985 • Committee on Admissions and Grievances, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1979-1985; Secretary, 1980-1982; Chairman, 1983-1985 • District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, appointed by President Ronald Reagan, 1981-1985 • Advisory Committee on Procedures, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1977-1983; Chairman, 1982-1983 • Board of Trustees, Public Defender Service of the District of Columbia 1976-1981; Chairman 1977-1979 • Special Counsel, United States House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Ethics Committee, for Korean influence investigation, 1976-1977.

Education
Columbia University Law School, J.D. summa cum laude, 1966; First in class each year; awarded John Ordronaux Prize as outstanding graduate; Chairman of Board of Visitors Columbia Law School, 1991-1995 • Georgetown University, B.A. magna cum laude, 1963; Pi Sigma Alpha • Executive Development Program, European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD), Fall 1989

Admitted
New York, 1967 • District of Columbia, 1974 • U.S. Supreme Court, 1970 • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, 2003 • U.S. District Court for the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York and for the District of Columbia • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and District of Columbia and Federal Circuits • Member, London Court of International Arbitration
[...]
Awards and Honours
Charles A. Horsky Awards for Outstanding Lawyering, presented by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, 1997 • Columbia University Medal for Excellence, awarded by Trustees of the University, 1975 • “Who's Who in America” • “Who's Who in American Law” • “Who's Who in Industry & Finance” • “Litigation: An International Who’s Who of Commercial Litigators” • “Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers” • Knight of Malta (Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes, and of Malta)

http://www.mayerbrown.com/lawyers/pr...did=L454506994 (Proof Positive)

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LACOVARA PHILIP A

* Boettcher,R. Gifts of Deceit. 1980 (249-55)
* Colodny,L. Gettlin,R. Silent Coup. 1992 (383)
* Greider,W. Who Will Tell the People. 1993 (333, 350-1, 353)
* Jaworski,L. The Right and the Power. 1977 (13, 83, 183, 35

* Summers,A. The Arrogance of Power. 2000 (459)
* Wise,D. The American Police State. 1978 (414)
* Zeifman,J. Without Honor. 1995 (59)

pages cited this search: 19

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JadDevco · #**203** 03-11-2008, 23:11

DutchPhil

Can you just compile a list of Congressmen and Senators that are Knights? You mentioned Santorum and Dominici, I'm sure there are many more than just those two. Darryl Issa perhaps, John Warner could be one. We know about John Kerry and his Bones affiliation. I'm guessing at least 25% of the 535 members are Knights of Malta, Columbus, Golden Circle, or Vatican lackeys of some sort.

Thanks, you have an incredible resource here. Does Eric Phelps have all your links in his Vatican Assassins III?

**DutchPhil** · #**204** 03-13-2008, 14:39

"Uncle Festing"

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THE 79TH GRAND MASTER OF THE ORDER OF MALTA

Rome, 11 March 2008 Fra' Matthew Festing, 58, an Englishman, becomes the 79th Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta, elected this morning by the Council Complete of State (the Order’s electoral body). In accepting the role, the new Grand Master swore his Oath before the Cardinal Patronus of the Order, Cardinal Pio Laghi, and the electoral body. He succeeds Fra’ Andrew Bertie, 78th Grand Master (1988-200

, who died on 7 February.

The new Grand Master affirms his resolve to continue the great work carried out by his predecessor. Fra’ Matthew comes with a wide range of experience in Order affairs. He has been the Grand Prior of England since the Priory’s re-establishment in 1993, restored after an abeyance of 450 years. In this capacity, he has led missions of humanitarian aid to Kosovo, Serbia and Croatia after the recent disturbances in those countries, and with a large delegation from Britain he attends the Order’s annual pilgrimage to Lourdes with handicapped pilgrims.

Educated at Ampleforth and St.John’s College Cambridge, where he read history, Fra' Matthew, an art expert, has for most of his professional life worked at an international art auction house. As a child he lived in Egypt and Singapore, where his father, Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, had earlier postings. His mother was a member of the recusant Riddells of Swinburne Castle who suffered for their faith in penal times. He is also descended from Sir Adrian Fortescue, a knight of Malta, who was martyred in 1539.

Fra' Matthew served in the Grenadier Guards and holds the rank of colonel in the Territorial Army. He was appointed OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by the Queen and has served as her Deputy Lieutenant in the county of Northumberland for a number of years.

In 1977 Fra' Matthew became a member of the Order of Malta, taking solemn religious vows in 1991.

As well as his passion for the decorative arts and for history, for which his encyclopaedic knowledge of the history of the Order is legendary, as is his very British sense of humour, Fra' Matthew spends any free time possible in his beloved Northumberland countryside.

http://www.orderofmalta.org/site/notizia.a...=406&idlingua=5

**DutchPhil** · #**205** 03-13-2008, 14:44

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Originally Posted by JadDevco

DutchPhil

Can you just compile a list of Congressmen and Senators that are Knights? You mentioned Santorum and Dominici, I'm sure there are many more than just those two. Darryl Issa perhaps, John Warner could be one. We know about John Kerry and his Bones affiliation. I'm guessing at least 25% of the 535 members are Knights of Malta, Columbus, Golden Circle, or Vatican lackeys of some sort.

http://www.nogw.com/download/_07_jes...n_congress.pdf

I don't know, why not try it out for yourself with the search method listed at the beginning of this thread. I recommend yahoo over google.

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Originally Posted by JadDevco

Thanks, you have an incredible resource here. Does Eric Phelps have all your links in his Vatican Assassins III?

Phelps finished VAIII about a year ago now while I started my SMOM research only about two months ago, so because of this fatal problem of chronology, no. He knows though and I regularly update him with new SMOMs.

**DutchPhil** · #**206** 03-16-2008, 12:14

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.'"

http://www.jcpa.org/phas/phas-15.htm

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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.
(JERUSALEM POST)

http://philologos.org/bprdigests/1998/d062198i.htm

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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.

http://www.hebroots.org/hebrootsarch.../980622_e.html

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

Compiled by Lynn Nelson
[...]

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

http://www.the-orb.net/bibliographies/st-john_bib.html

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**DutchPhil** · #**207** 03-16-2008, 12:16

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.

http://www.flatlandbooks.com/rereport.html

SMOM by mention (Italian)
http://www.strano.net/stragi/stragi/crono/crono81.htm http://www.metaforum.it/archivio/200...tml?t1273.html
http://www.tibereide.it/articoli_det...lo_categoria=3
http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?...icp=1&.intl=us

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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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**DutchPhil** · #**208** 03-16-2008, 12:18

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."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_J._LeFrak

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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.

http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/news/stor...alloffame.html

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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.

http://www.allbusiness.com/operation.../538320-1.html
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Samuel...85-a0101192153
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...9/ai_101192153
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Samuel-LeFrak

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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.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...5AC0A96E958260

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**DutchPhil** · #**209** 03-16-2008, 12:20

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

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.

http://alumni.tulane.edu/emeritus/Al...AF%20award.pdf

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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

http://alumni.tulane.edu/emeritus/board.html

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Albert J. Wetzel

http://www.smom.org/files/annual-report-2005.pdf (page 1

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**DutchPhil** · #**210** 03-16-2008, 12:23

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

http://www.spirituallysmart.com/pics.htm

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

http://www.spirituallysmart.com/pics.htm

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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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