Jaro Essa Jaro Essa was a male Bajoran who lived during the 24th century . A politician , he rose to the position of minister in the Bajoran Provisional Government , later becoming leader of the Alliance for Global Unity . History . In 2370 , Jaro became the leader of the Alliance for Global Unity that sought to remove the Federation from the Bajoran system . He attempted to bring down the Provisional Government and install himself as leader of Bajor . Later that year , Jaro appointed Li Nalas to the post of Bajoran liaison officer on Deep Space 9 with the designation of navarch , following his return from Cardassia IV . He had Kira kidnapped when she came too close to discovering his plot . Jaro revealed to her that he was the leader of the Circle , and that he assigned Li Nalas to the station so the war hero wouldn ' t interfere with Jaro ' s coup . He was buying weapons from the Kressari who were a front for the Cardassians who were trying to undermine the Bajoran government . He believed that if Bajor was heavily armed , it would not need anyone ' s protection . Bajor could order the Federation out . Jaro was assisted in his dealings by Vedek Winn Adami , General and Colonel Day . His plan failed when Kira and Jadzia Dax revealed to the Bajoran Ministers that the Cardassians were secretly behind the arming of the Circle and provided evidence to prove it . ( ) Memorable quotes . " " What you did , Major , was declare war on Cardassia . Thankfully they declined the invitation . " " < br > " " I ' d do it again if it meant bringing Li Nalas home . " " < br > " " Yes , I ' m sure you would . And though officially I have to warn you that the next time you disobey orders will mean the end of your military career , as a private citizen I want to thank you for what you ' ve done this day . " " " " Would you mind if I address the crowd ? You can ' t expect a politician to give up an opportunity like this . " " < br > " " You go right ahead . " " < br > " " Thank you . Fellow Bajorans , I have only one thing to say to you , to ask you , really . Never forget this moment . Because I promise you one day your children and your grandchildren will ask you know what it was like the day Li Nalas returned to Bajor . " " < br > " " Major Kira has long been an outspoken opponent of the provisional government , of reason , of progress and now finally , of me . I am honored to be included , Major , but I have no intention of allowing you to disrupt the orderly transition of power with these wild charges . " " < br > Appendices . Background information . Jaro was played by actor Frank Langella . The for describes Jaro as , " " the gifted politician , practiced at being ever - affable . " " Additionally , according to this script , Jaro Essa was pronounced as " JAR - oe ESS - uh " . Langella ' s costume comprising an asymmetrical mauve jacket with zips and snaps on the right front and sparkle accents within the fabric on the left , in addition to matching pants featuring black elastic stirrups and suspenders , was sold off in the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay for $ 370 . 00 . Langella chose to receive no on - screen credit for his appearance . As Director Winrich Kolbe explained , " " He wanted to do the show . He did it for his children , because they loved the show . It was not done for money or exposure . " " ( " " , p . 78 ) Indeed , Kolbe had a lot of respect for Langella as an actor , recalling , " " He scared the shit out of me . There ' s a mythology around him . He ' s a tremendous actor and he ' s got those dark brown eyes that seem to strip you bare of anything that you ' re wearing emotionally or literally . When he popped up on the first bit , and I know exactly what it was ( it was the side entrance to the air lock that leads to the cargo bay ) , we started rehearsing , and I figured , ' This guy could be trouble ' , because there ' s something in him that tells you , ' Watch that guy . If you tell him what to do , he might just tell you to fuck off ' . But he didn ' t . He was terrific . We talked about what he wanted to do . We ' re not talking about any very deep characterization here . There wasn ' t much there , and I figured whatever he brings to it , unless he ' s way out of the ballpark , can be handled . He ' s so good as an actor that you can ' t go wrong with him . And it was always , ' Would it be alright if I would be on this side ? . . . ' His instincts were perfect , and he didn ' t punch it in . He didn ' t say , ' I ' m going to stop here and I don ' t care where you wind up with the camera , ' which sometimes happens and you have to pedal really fast . He was also very shy . He didn ' t even want to announce that his last shot was done . He had said , ' Once we shoot the last shot , please don ' t say , ' This is the last shot for Frank Langella . ' He just faded away . " " ( " Captains ' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages " , p . 62 ) Producer Ira Steven Behr was delighted that Langella was chosen to play Jaro , stating he was , " " a lot of fun to write for . Seeing [ Louise ] Fletcher and Langella together was great . " " In a 2011 interview with " StarTrek . com " , Behr recalled that he was , " " very psyched when Frank Langella came on . I was psyched that we got Frank Langella to do three episodes . " " ( " " , p . 78 ; ) Similarly , actress Louise Fletcher recalled , " " I liked that show very much , and I enjoyed working with Frank Langella . I got a very lovely note from Frank , saying how much he enjoyed working with me . " " " Star Trek " author Keith R . A . DeCandido thought Langella , " " sells Jaro as an understandable ( if not sympathetic ) character . As Krim says at one point , ' We ’ re all patriots , Commander , ' and Jaro truly believes he ’ s doing what ’ s best for Bajor . What he doesn ’ t sell , because the script won ’ t let him , is why so clever a character can ’ t see the long - term implications of kicking the Federation out . Even if the Cardassians weren ’ t the ones arming the Circle , their goals still play right into the Cardassians ’ hands , as tossing Starfleet paves the way for Cardassia to come back and claim the wormhole ( which is probably a much bigger prize to them than a planet they already abandoned ) . " " Apocrypha . In the " " novels " Day of the Vipers " and " Dawn of the Eagles " , Jaro serves as a major in the Bajoran Militia in the year 2318 , and is later present for the official first contact between his people and the Cardassians , which eventually leads to the Occupation of Bajor a decade later . When a group of aliens plan to destroy Bajor in the novel " " , Jaro lends his assistance to Bajoran First Minister Shakaar Edon . This takes place in the year 2372 . When Sisko and Shakaar attempt to negotiate with two of the aliens , Jaro threatens to kill them , which leads to his being knocked out by Shakaar . The " " story " Fragments and Omens " reveals Jaro was forced out of office following the events of and imprisoned at Kran - Tobal prison where he remains until at least 2376 . Jaro ' s mirror universe counterpart is featured prominently in the novel " The Soul Key " , set in the year 2377 . The novel depicts him as one of the leaders of the Bajoran dissident movement against the Klingon - Cardassian Alliance as well as Winn Adami ' s husband .