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Feb. 7, 1989
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In a manner like no other civilian field of endeavor with heavy geopolitical
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overtones, UFO research is a mine field of covert operations by agencies
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connected with the government and military powers. In the 40-plus years
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Americans have been aware of the phenomenon, "Big Brother's" hand has
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effectively stymied the free flow of dependable, factual information on
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UFOs and has managed to keep whatever evidence it has deeply hidden.
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Shielded by the worn-out canard of "national security," members of an
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"invisible government" maneuver undetected throughout the UFO community. In
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that sense, ufology reflects the wider use of secrecy measures which are
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usually inappropriate, often illegal and always antithetical to what most of
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us would consider an open, principled democracy. But the distinction of
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Ufology--which is already an offbeat underground of sorts--is its readymade
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cushion of myth and propaganda, backed by an atmosphere of debunkery and
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ridicule, which makes the so-called "cover-up" a more-or-less natural
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extension of prevailing cultural attitudes about the phenomena.
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Legitimate interest and research in UFO/alien _facts_ remain the purview of
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a hardy and courageous and very tiny minority. The lack of legitimizing
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efforts by mainstream science and media leaves ufology endlessly "out in the
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cold," where decent investigators find themselves in a sea polluted with
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manipulators, hoaxsters and charlatans, and no directional guide on how to
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detect the "agents among us." Since the days of NICAP's overwhelming
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infiltration by CIA elements, the discovery of Blue Book as little more than
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hype, and the official stonewalling that still greets any sincere
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questioning of government agencies by citizenry, the dangers of covert world
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have only increased.
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That danger is bolstered by the forth estate, when it comes to UFOs, not
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minimized or exposed: UFO is still a subject which few journalists can
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report on with a straight face and in a serious tone of voice. Without
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grounded facts, the UFO phenomenon in general inspires false hopes and a
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range of fanciful speculations, but little real reflection and fact
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gathering. Why?
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1. The phenomenon itself operates on the principle of deception and
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secrecy.
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2. Those who study the phenomenon tend to gravitate toward
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information that supports their pet theories and will shut out most
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anything else.
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3. Ufology tends to be a petty "in-crowd" prone to fragmentation
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and dissent.
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4. The covert forces ensure that ufology remains in a state of
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fragmentation and dissent.
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5. The covert forces infiltrate the field, manipulate its members
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and exploit valuable research and case material to suit their own
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purposes.
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And finally, the covert forces overlay the UFO community with less-
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than-honorable counterintelligence "games" designed to fulfill several
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purposes at once, not the least of which appears to be the implementation of
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psychological warfare against vulnerable UFO researchers and witnesses.
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I believe that the Billy Meier case, the Gulf Breeze events, the "Lear
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material" and the entire MJ-12 imbroglio have to some degree or another been
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examples of covert action by factions in the intelligence community with an
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accent on counterintelligence. With MJ-12 in particular, the scent of "red
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herring" and expert manipulation and diversion is POWERFUL.
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I have very little to prove the above allegations. Let's just say
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my intuitive self refuses to let go of this semi-paranoid
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scenario.
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Paranoia is justified in today's world.
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One last note: the "covert forces" just may be BOTH alien and
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human!
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- Vicki Cooper, UFO Magazine
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