Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit July 13, 2007, No. 06-71172 (Arakelyan v. Gonzales)

MEMORANDUM **

Norik Amarpovich Arakelyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial by an immigration judge (IJ) of his application for asylum, withholding of removal *310and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition.