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BARKER.TXT - Facts surrounding the Steinman-Barker letter
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- By Grant Cameron
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Note: The Barker re-write can be found on page 334 of Steinman's
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book, "UFO Crash at Aztec". The original is reproduced on
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pages 326-328.
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"The truth is only arrived at by the painstaking process
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of eliminating the untrue."
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Sherlock Holmes as quoted by Bill Moore
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In a Sept. 14,1989 letter to myself and T. Scott Crain,
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Williams L. Moore sent us a copy of the April 84,Issue #21 Steinman-
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Gray Barker letter. We were asked to consider Steinman's credibility
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in light of this letter. Bill Moore stated, "It was precisely over
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this issue that I broke off relations with Steinman five years ago."
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Bill Steinman, it appears, has taken much criticism over this
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letter from many circles. In an August 6, 1985 letter from Jerome
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Clark to Bill Steinman, Clark stated he was glad that the Sarbacher
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letter had gotten wide distribution, "otherwise, we'd have nothing
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but your lurid fantasies about it (such as your science-fictional
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version described in GRAY BARKER'S NEWSLETTER while back.)"
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In a May 25,84 letter from Stanton Friedman to William Steinman,
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Friedman also hints at this letter. "I must express my strong concern
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about not going past the data... as was the case with Sarbacher."
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I was most concerned , related to the Steinman-Barker letter,
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about why Steinman would say that Sarbacher had attended the WPAFB
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meeting when Steinman knew quite clearly that he had not. Fortunately,
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before Steinman had the chance to write me and point out my lack of
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checking and verifying, I discovered the answer for myself. Had others
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checked, they too, would have discovered the fact that Gray Barker made
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significant and damaging changes to the letter.
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Here are the FACTS
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The Steinman-Barker letter refered to my all researchers is a
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rewritten distorted extrapolation of the origional Dec 24, 1983 letter.
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Steinman in his book UFO CRASH AT AZTEC refers to it as "a somewhat
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distorted version." (P.334) I have enclosed the original which
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Steinman provided in his book for comparison.
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Why did Steinman state Sarbacher had attended the WPAFB meeting
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when he hadn't? Steinman didn't. Barker added the words (which he
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attended.) A quick check of the enclosed original will show that
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these words were not in the original.
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Steinman has frequently extrapolated on the known data to present
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his impression of what that data means. In the Dec.24,83 letter to
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Barker he does so and clearly states this. "My speculations are,"
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writes Steinman, "that the purposes of those meetings were..."
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Barker in his rewriting of this sentence, however, leaves out the
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"my speculations are" thus making it appears that Steinman is claiming
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that this information related to the purposes of the WP meetings was
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given him by Sarbacher. Steinman is saying no such thing.
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As to the outcome of the meetings, Steinman states "I believe that
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the outcome of the meetings..." Barker once again leaves out the "I
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believe" thus creating the impression that Steinman is claiming this
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information came from Sarbacher. Once again this is not true.
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As to the diversionary measures Steinman clearly states "I believe
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the following diversionary measure..." Barker again leaves out the "
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I believe" in his retelling to make it appear Sarbacher related this
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information.
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Barker even goes as far as to extend the underlining under
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"did recover" to "did recover three flying saucers." He also capitolized
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all the words which is not done in the original.
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It appears therefore that Barker is the one that is guilty of
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lurid fantacies and science fiction versions. Steinman Dec.24,83 letter
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to Barker was based upon the Sarbacher letter which he received, and
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on the Smith-Sarbacher notes which he assumed had not yet been released.
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A re-reading will I think show that Steinman letter was very accurate
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based on what Sarbacher material he had.
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(signed:) Grant Cameron
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cc William L. Moore
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Jerry Clark
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William Steinman
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Walt Andrus
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Tom Mickus
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T. Scott Crain
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Len Stringfield
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