Reading between the lines of Tirtha's rambling confession / self-praise litany, we find the following "points of interest". These may be worth the attention of any following these events, which, apparently, the government no longer wishes to do.

We will lay aside the question of "why does the government no longer want to persecute the KRSNA's?" if, in fact, they ever did. We will not consider that this writing of Tirtha's was "completely new testimony", totally contradicting everything that Tirtha had spoken previously on the subject.

Kirtanananda expected a repeat of the staunch defense that Tirtha had offered in the first two trials, but "their witness" had turned hostile in the aftermath of the Radhanath power takeover at New Vrindaban. Garga rsi, Radhanath's new "number two man", was the bag man/temple commander under Radhanath, in light of Kuladri's distancing himself from New Vrindaban and the involvement in the murder that they plotted and executed.

Garga rsi was the only one contacting Tirtha until it was decided that Umapati would be a "senior enough" Kirtanananda representative to reward Tirtha for his acts, the killing of another devotee.

In Tirtha's "mission statement", he immediately tries to establish his mentality of intimidation, that seems to be his most frequently used weapon. He clearly warns all those that may be doing anything illegal that he knows about, that they are "on notice", that if his needs are not met, their situations could suffer as a result of his complaining.

His "I'm ratting out Kirtanananda, I'd rat you out too!" threats were carefully understood and well heeded by those at New Vrindaban who had anything to worry about. "What would Tirtha say next?" and "Who would be the victim this time?" were the primary concerns on the minds of those from New Vrindaban with more involvement in Kirtanananda's defense than they would now like to admit to.

Claiming to speak for "all Prabhupada's disciples and grand-disciples", Tirtha makes many statements that are absurd by any devotional standard. Recent GBC endorsement of Tirtha's current "preaching activities" raises the question as to whether or not Tirtha has abandoned many of his old philosophies, or whether ISKCON has modified theirs to meet Tirtha's needs. Some of the more glaring offensive statements include: "at New Vrindaban and places of Kirtanananda's former influence... must be carefully scrutinized to see if they are following guru, sadhu, and shastra."

The very items he claims to have checked and double checked before assassinating devotees, he now asks all to again check and make sure they are following "the same bona fide guru" that Tirtha had then changed his allegiances to. What he does neglect to tell us is "who is that spiritual leader that you surrender everything to?" And that has many confused as to the nature of Tirtha's relationship with Radhanath.

We begin with me (Tirtha) telling Daruka that his wife 'has been having an affair with Chakradhari'...

This is in direct opposition to the "rape" story that is supposed to garner support from those with a casual understanding of all the events that led up to this first 'in-house' killing that Tirtha refers to. Daruka's wife being adulterous may not be accepted throughout ISKCON as reason enough to kill the wife's lover, but Tirtha seems to take this as "a given" from the beginning of his writings twenty years ago, until the present day. Ravindra prabhu has either overlooked this conclusion of Tirtha's, or he must be in agreement with Tirtha on the use of lethal force to settle differences of opinion in religious circles.

What would you do if he raped your wife?" Daruka asked..... well, he had a point there.

This implies that the same set of circumstances would merit the same result, and this seems to pass the ISKCON piety police. Does this mean that the GBC supports murder as a solution to marital infidelity in all cases, or was this "a certain exception", and who decides such matters of importance "according to time and circumstance" in the movement today?

Personally, I didn't have a grudge against him

This is Tirtha's attempt to exonerate himself from all culpability, all "karma", for his behavior by putting the blame on another individual, in this case Kirtanananda. But Tirtha seems to miss the point that if the act was wrong then (many still believe that it was, although Tirtha may not be one of them) then, it would still be wrong now, regardless which 'guru du' jour ' Tirtha currently selected.

Also, this is a false statement since Tirtha did have a $5,000 debt that Chakradhari owed from a land deal they were doing. Tirtha had given up possession of the property, but Chakradhari was holding $5,000 in escrow on a well that had caved in and no longer worked. Tirtha felt that he had been robbed, "plundered riches", and that gave him the right to kill another "according to scripture". Tirtha's utility as an enforcer was not lost on Kirtanananda or Radhanath, both of whom demanded non-cooperation in any legal investigations. The thinking was, "without a body, there can't even be a trial".

He was going to kill him...to show what a 130 pound wimp was capable of", "I approached my friend PB... I also went to Kuladri

Here Tirtha starts to implicate some of the others who were major players in the events that led up to the killing of Chakradhari. This shows that Tirtha is trying to check with his authorities before he does whatever he wants, so that he is, at least in his mind, "free from the karma such acts may carry".

I've helped out with a few things, but it's a big jump from scamming insurance companies and roughing up a few guys to killing someone

Tirtha has just said that he was shocked that Kirtanananda would sanction such behavior as killing, but he does admit that that was the philosophy put forth by PB, Kuladri and all the rest of those at New Vrindaban that he was conspiring with, prior to Daruka's approaching Kirtanananda. Before or after the fact, the question is whether this philosophy, "might makes right", is the Vedic standard that should be applied and if, in fact, the requirements of "guru, sadhu, and shastra" had actually been met.

Does New Vrindaban and the GBC still sanction the use of lethal force to settle differences of opinion in the movement? Also, Tirtha's scamming insurance companies has a trail that goes through Buffalo (Tirtha's home temple) to Columbus, Ohio, and to his first meetings with Kuladri and PB, long before he ever met Kirtanananda or went to New Vrindaban for the first time. To try to blame these things on Kirtanananda, after the fact, is disingenuous on Tirtha's part and reveals his ulterior motivations.

I was trained to kill by the US government

As if this somehow or other sanctioned what he has done. But it does go to the mentality of "the recruiters"… not the Army ones, but rather those in power at New Vrindaban who wanted an army of lethal force administering robots who would mindlessly follow their every dictate. All such persons were screened by Radhanath and company, a human resources gut check of available potential at New Vrindaban, and to that fact, Tirtha lends his confirmation.

Other gems Tirtha offers us in his writings include these:

...manifest ramifications that Chakra's disappearance would have. i wanted to tell certain people, to share the great and historic moment with them... it wasn't bragging... it was a proud proclamation of what i thought to be a glorious achievement...

It's obvious from his statements that after consulting with all his New Vrindaban authorities, he felt that murder was the bona fide scriptural method of dealing with the set of circumstances that these individuals found themselves faced with. If this mentality has changed, surely Ravindra prabhu or whoever has witnessed this transformation of Tirtha's consciousness must have some written or email correspondence to support such claims. If it hasn't changed from the mentality in Tirtha's manifesto, how can Ravindra and the GBC support such a position on anything other than a political platform? Also, Tirtha admits to his own downfall here, his inability to gain the glory that he sought when he performed his heinous deed, albeit at the request of others. We all know as a matter of fact who those other leaders were, it is now only a question of what they will admit to and how much they choose to lie about.

People began to think that they could do anything for KRSNA, so long as Gurudeva said it was alright. It conjured up scenes of the wild west where anything goes....many devotees assumed that I killed Chakra because that's what they'd heard through the community rumor mill... I soon learned that talking candidly about it was dangerous. It became apparent that everyone wasn't as broad minded about public executions as I was.

Here Tirtha complains that many "aren't as broadminded as he is about public executions". Tirtha revealed the entire contents of the Monkey on a Stick book to Chakra's friends, as either a defiant test of their willingness to outlast him at the farm or as the world's biggest criminal blunder. Tirtha felt certain that in the event of any question of his behavior, the farm would be bound by implication to support his position.

If this mentality stated here has significantly changed, perhaps the GBC who defend this person, who revere him as their leading preacher behind bars, can produce some of these change of heart correspondences. If this is still the mentality, perhaps they can cite chapter and verse from scripture to support their conclusions. If not, then perhaps they should retire from the discussion until they give these matters some more consideration.

I wouldn't be completely honest if I didn't say it didn't take a lot to enlist me in their dirty work. I was a little too eager to please

He didn't want to not be dishonest, but the repetition of the thoughts that he wished he'd had, often enough, gave him the feeling that were he to tell it often enough, with a degree of credibility, the current path of lies that he wove could be understood by no one other than him, and he stated as much. Apparently he has also convinced the GBC SAC board, and they find no flaws with the factual or the scriptural accuracy of these postings.

Tirtha also posted:

I don't wish to blame Kirtanananda for everything that happened, BUT he was in an ideal position as my guru to guide and help me.

We remind him that it appears now that he has given that position of responsibility, at least in part, to one of those who has ill-served him spiritually, in the past. It is for this very reason that others need to be aware of not repeating the mistakes of a bygone era. For those who don't yet know, be on your guard; and for those who already know, "do the needful!" Certainly these topics should receive the appropriate amount of attention due such topics at the upcoming Mayapur congregation.

OM TAT SAT