{"id":1383,"date":"2008-03-09T22:42:05","date_gmt":"2008-03-09T22:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/2008\/03\/09\/dissecting-un-u\/"},"modified":"2008-03-09T22:42:05","modified_gmt":"2008-03-09T22:42:05","slug":"dissecting-un-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/dissecting-un-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissecting UN UFO rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"125px-flag_of_the_united_nationssvg.png\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the past couple of weeks the Internet UFO community has been
\nabuzz with rumours of a secret meeting held at the UN building in New
\nYork City in mid-February. The meeting, alleged to have been attended
\nby representatives from most UN member nations, as well as \u2018three US
\nsenators\u2019, was called to discuss the increased rate of UFO sightings
\nand how best to deal with their impact on the staus quo<\/em>. Also
\nat stake was how best inform the public of the ongoing presence of our
\n\u2018neighbours\u2019, as the \u2018leaked\u2019 statement referred to non-human
\nextraterrestrial visitors.<\/p>\n

The story was distributed via members of the  Exopolitics<\/a> and Disclosure<\/a>
\nmovements. Both these groups seek to force Earth governments into open
\nadmission of their alleged contacts with advanced ET civilisations, the
\nhope being that they possess both the technology and the inclination to
\nsave humankind from inevitable and imminent environmental and
\ngeopolitical disaster.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the outline  of the story so far <\/a>and a somewhat confusing graphical<\/a> representation<\/a> of what little information is out there.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

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Dissecting UN UFO rumours<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n
\nPublished by <\/p>\n
Mark<\/a><\/address>\n

at 7 March, 2008<\/abbr>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>
\n
\nin Curiosities<\/a> and Far Out \/ Science<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"125px-flag_of_the_united_nationssvg.png\"<\/a><\/p>\n

For the past couple of weeks the Internet UFO community has been
\nabuzz with rumours of a secret meeting held at the UN building in New
\nYork City in mid-February. The meeting, alleged to have been attended
\nby representatives from most UN member nations, as well as \u2018three US
\nsenators\u2019, was called to discuss the increased rate of UFO sightings
\nand how best to deal with their impact on the staus quo<\/em>. Also
\nat stake was how best inform the public of the ongoing presence of our
\n\u2018neighbours\u2019, as the \u2018leaked\u2019 statement referred to non-human
\nextraterrestrial visitors.<\/p>\n

The story was distributed via members of the  Exopolitics<\/a> and Disclosure<\/a>
\nmovements. Both these groups seek to force Earth governments into open
\nadmission of their alleged contacts with advanced ET civilisations, the
\nhope being that they possess both the technology and the inclination to
\nsave humankind from inevitable and imminent environmental and
\ngeopolitical disaster.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the outline  of the story so far <\/a>and a somewhat confusing graphical<\/a> representation<\/a> of what little information is out there.<\/p>\n

What follows is my initial take on the material, and further along,
\nan excellent dissection from veteran UFOlogist and thinker Jacques
\nVallee:<\/p>\n

Beyond the fact that the sources for this
\nleak were flimsy at best (and quite possibly non existent), and that
\nthe story was being promoted by groups with clear spiritual\/political
\nagendas, my own suspicions were aroused by the preconditions for
\n\u2018disclosure\u2019. Effectively these are global economic, environmental and
\npolitical stability by 2009. Given the current state of world affairs
\n(or the perpetual state of world affairs) none of these conditions are
\nthe least bit likely to be met before 2900, let alone 2009.<\/p>\n

From the original information release<\/a>:<\/p>\n

2009 was raised as the year when an important change in official attitudes concerning the UFO phenomenon could be made\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

This indicated an important policy shift were the study of UFO\u2019s
\nwould be officially encouraged. However, certain global conditions
\nwould have to be met for the official opening. Most important appeared
\nto be social stability in G-8 countries and the maintenance of liberal
\ndemocratic systems in developing nations\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

The meetings were very concerned about social upheaval from
\ncontinued UFO sightings and the testimonies of individuals claiming to
\nhave first hand knowledge about UFO\u2019s, extraterrestrial life, and
\nfuture global events. It was reported that adverse public reactions to
\nUFO sightings could have a dramatic economic impact that could lead to
\nrecessions in some countries.<\/em><\/p>\n

For the intended subjects of this information, the UFO\/conspiracy
\nenthusiast, this suggests not only that geopolitical power and the
\npotential for peace on Earth lie in the hands of what is generally
\nperceived as a foreign body \u2013 the UN, already viewed with some
\nsuspicion by many Americans, especially those in the UFO\/conspiracy
\nfield \u2013 but that eventual communion with the ETs, being the only force
\ncapable, within the secular mythic imagination of the 20th and 21st
\ncenturies, of enforcing peace on Earth (see The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/em>, CE3K<\/em> etc), will also be dictated by the UN.<\/p>\n

So, by preventing ordinary citizen believers from meeting and
\ngreeting ET, the UN, or more likely another shadowy body that controls
\nthe UN, are effectively perpetuating global instability and appear not
\nto have our best interests at heart. Whether or not this was the
\nintention of the story, this may actually prove quite helpful for the
\nAmerican government and their military, as it turns the heat
\nsurrounding UFO disclosure away from them and onto the UN.<\/p>\n

None of this is stated explicitly in the material being distributed
\nat the moment, but it is there in the discussions on Internet forums
\nsuch as Open Minds.<\/a>
\nOne poster was already bringing that old bugbear the Trilateral
\nCommission into play, raising the undying spectre of the sinister
\nglobal power elite, a distorted and greatly simplified reflection of
\ninternational politics that is as at least as old as John Robisons\u2019 Proofs of a Conspiracy<\/em><\/a> (1797) and the better known Protocols of the Elders of Zion<\/em><\/a> (1903). This episode looks like it is shaping up as a reprise of the conspiracy theories promoted by William Cooper<\/a>, John Lear et al in the late 1980s and the early 1990s, whose fusion with the UFO mythology brought us both the X Files <\/em>and
\nDavid Icke. It\u2019s probably more accurate to say that these ideas never
\nleft us, they\u2019ve just been fermenting in a vat stored in an underground
\nalien base and are ready to be released once more, more potent than
\never before\u2026<\/p>\n

Of course, it\u2019s entirely possible that there was a UFO-related
\nmeeting in the UN building. It may have been small and privately
\norganised or it may have been something larger and more official. But
\nat this point in time all we have to work on are rumours.<\/p>\n

Veteran ufologist and advanced thinker Jacques Vallee<\/a> provides this excellent (and far more succinct) breakdown of the rumours:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I would not get too excited yet about this information: In our follow-up in France we could not verify that Gilles Lorant (the alleged original source for the leak<\/em>
\nMP) worked at the places he claims (CNRS has no record of him) and we
\ncannot get any clear answers to the basic questions about this meeting.<\/p>\n

At this point it sounds very suspect: another series of claims with
\nno support behind it, which can only contribute to make it more
\ndifficult to get scientists to become seriously involved in this field.<\/p>\n

It seems to me this story is falling apart but the structure is very interesting \u2014 along the lines of a psywar rumor process:<\/p>\n

1. You make up a really intriguing story that seems very legitimate
\nby including respected names: UN, French Ambassador, DSK etc. and
\nprecise dates.<\/p>\n

2. You leave it full of holes so that people will come up with questions, thus revealing who is interested and why.<\/p>\n

3. You imply great secrecy, thus dangling new bits of mystery.<\/p>\n

4. You slowly retract the story (since a lot of it was made up in
\nthe first place out of pure imagination) but you point to a
\nlegitimate-looking person (Lorant) who was there.<\/p>\n

5. The legitimate-looking person (whose credentials don\u2019t check out)
\n\u201creveals\u201d more details but does not confirm the earlier story, thus
\ngaining additional credibility and \u201cdangling\u201d new information.<\/p>\n

6. Legitimate journalists reinforce the apparent story by trying to follow this new trail.<\/p>\n

7. You throw in new intriguing names like Ted Kennedy and John
\nMcCain through new anonymous sources \u201cwho could be in danger if they
\nrevealed their names\u2026\u201d thus seducing more recognizable researchers into
\nrevealing their interest\u2026<\/p>\n

8. You use the Internet to circulate the whole mess to an increasing circle of people, hoping to create a mass effect.<\/p>\n

9. At that point, any official denial of the story (or part of it)
\nsounds like a cover-up or skeptical reaction, enabling you to claim
\nthat you are the victim of disinformation, etc. etc.<\/p>\n

All very clever\u2026  It is much easier to program human beings than to program computers!<\/p>\n

Jacques\u2019 essential trilogy examining the UFO phenomenon has recently been republished by Anomalist Books<\/a> and come with the highest recommendation. <\/em><\/p>\n

I plan to explore this story and others further in my own forthcoming book, <\/em>Mirage Men, due Autumn 2009 from Constable. Also watch out for the documentary film<\/a> of the same name, made with John Lundberg.<\/em><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: given the often emotional climate surrounding discussion
\nof UFOs, I feel it necessary to state the obvious and point out that my
\nscepticism of the above rumours is not to be seen as a rejection of the
\nwide range of personal experiences encompassed by the UFO and its
\nattendant phenomena.<\/p>\n

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