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<xml><p>The Groom Lake <ent type='PERSON'>Desert Rat</ent> Issue #11 is posted here with the permission of the
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author <ent type='PERSON'><ent type='PERSON'>Glenn</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent></ent>. </p>
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<p>Posted by <ent type='PERSON'>Michael Curta</ent>, <ent type='GPE'>Colorado</ent> M<ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent>N</p>
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<p>THE GROOM LAKE DESERT RAT. An On-Line Newsletter.
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Issue #11. July 15, 1994.
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-----> "The Naked Truth from Open Sources." <-----
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AREA 51/<ent type='PERSON'>NELLIS</ent> RANGE/<ent type='ORG'>TTR</ent>/NTS/S-4?/WEIRD STUFF/DESERT LORE
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Written, published, copyrighted and totally disavowed by
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<ent type='ORG'>psychospy</ent>@<ent type='ORG'>aol</ent>.com. See bottom for subscription/copyright info.</p>
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<p>In this issue...
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A NUCLEAR THREAT AND THE ALIEN CONSPIRACY
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NOTABLE QUOTES</p>
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<p>[Note: This file ends with "#####".]</p>
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<p> ----- A NUCLEAR THREAT -----</p>
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<p>The following anonymous press release was passed to us by friends
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of ours in <ent type='GPE'>Washington</ent> who thought we would want to know. It was
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sent to them by a confidential source who supposedly obtained it
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from the U.S. office of the <ent type='NORP'>Russian</ent> news agency <ent type='ORG'>TASS</ent>. Presumably,
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<ent type='ORG'>TASS</ent> received it by mail or fax from persons unknown.</p>
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<p><ent type='ORG'>NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS</ent> RELEASE </p>
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<div>*****************************************************************</div>
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<p>THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY HAVE ACQUIRED A FIVE (5) MEGATON
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NUCLEAR WEAPON FROM SPECIFIED <ent type='ORG'>GROUPS</ent> WITHIN <ent type='GPE'>RUSSIA</ent>. THE NUCLEAR
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WEAPON WILL BE DETONATED IN THE STATE OF <ent type='GPE'>NEVADA</ent> IN 1994. THE
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PURPOSE OF THE DETONATION IS TO COMPEL THE UNITED STATES
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GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE ALL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ON THE ALIEN/
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<ent type='ORG'>EXTRATERRESTRIAL CRAFTS</ent> HOUSED UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE
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OFFICE OF NAVAL <ent type='ORG'>INTEL</ent>LIGENCE AT THE GROOM DRY LAKE/PAPOOSE LAKE
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FACILITIES, <ent type='ORG'>EIGHTY</ent> (80) MILES <ent type='GPE'>NORTH</ent>-<ent type='GPE'>NORTH</ent>WEST OF LAS VEGAS.</p>
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<div>*****************************************************************</div>
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<p><ent type='ORG'>NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE NEWS</ent> RELEASE </p>
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<p>ANALYSIS. You know darn well the place that's going to be
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targeted. <ent type='GPE'>Vegas</ent>! Blowing up any other part of <ent type='GPE'>Nevada</ent> would be
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po<ent type='ORG'>intl</ent>ess since it's a wasteland anyway. You can't do much damage
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to the <ent type='GPE'>Nevada</ent> Test Site. It's already been nuked! The Sons and
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Daughters wouldn't want to blow up Area 51 either because then
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they could be destroying the very evidence they seek. No, Las
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<ent type='GPE'>Vegas</ent> is the only place worth blowing up, and all we can say is,
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"Bravo!" We saw the exact same thing at the end of the recent
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broadcast of <ent type='PERSON'>Steven King</ent>'s "The Stand." <ent type='PERSON'>Lucifer</ent> and his disciples
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got bombed on Fremont Street, taking the rest of the town with
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them. We thought it was the most upbeat part of this end-of-the-world mini-series.</p>
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<p>We would never condone any such terrorist action. Still, if it
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has to happen, there could be worse places. The cultural losses
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will be nil, and many of those lives so tragically lost are, quite
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frankly, the sort of low-life <ent type='GPE'>Vegas</ent> scum this country can do
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without. We'll miss the all-you-can-eat buffets and the four (4)
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24-hour Wal-Marts, but, heck, we'll survive. If it means driving
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to <ent type='GPE'>Cedar City</ent> to shop, we'll make that sacrifice. They've got a
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Wal-Mart there and a couple of big supermarkets, and those good
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<ent type='NORP'>Mormon</ent> people--the original "<ent type='ORG'>Downwinders</ent>"--have plenty of
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experience in dealing with fallout. </p>
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<p>The loss of Las <ent type='GPE'>Vegas</ent> could be seen as a tragic but ultimately
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beneficial societal cleansing, but we are not sure it will help
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much in cracking the <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent> mystery. This event is going to create a
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lot of noise, both literally and figuratively. It could take a
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decade to mop up the mess, and in the meantime no one is going to
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be thinking much about the alleged alien/extraterrestrial crafts
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at Groom/Papoose lakes. If anything, an event like this would
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encourage even closer military control of Southern <ent type='GPE'>Nevada</ent>.</p>
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<p> ----- BUT IS IT TRUE? -----</p>
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<p>On the subject of <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent>s at Area 51, <ent type='ORG'>Psychospy</ent> is proud to sit
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squarely on the fence. Whatever the truth may be, we don't yet
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find the evidence compelling enough to march on <ent type='ORG'>the White House</ent> or
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blow up a major city in protest. We've heard endless stories of
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amazing lights in the sky in this area. Most of these, including
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many well publicized reports and the things that we've seen
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ourselves, appear to us to be routine misperceptions of military
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flares and aircraft lights. Newcomers do not appreciate the huge
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volume of military traffic here or the difficulties of judging the
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motion of a distant light. Even the few sighting reports that we
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can't explain don't seem to lead us anywhere. So you've seen a
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unworldly light in the sky. Even if it happened as you say it
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did, where does the investigation lead you? All you can usually
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conclude, after recording the sighting, is that the case is --
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DAH-dum -- UNEXPLAINED!</p>
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<p>Forty-five years of collecting sighting reports has lead the <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent>
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movement nowhere. Idealistic investigators have filled out
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thousands of neatly ruled forms recording the size of the object,
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its brightness and structure, its movement across the sky, a
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description of the occupants if they land and step outside...
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Most such reports rely on human perception and memory and thus are
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automatically suspect. The endless stacks of sighting reports,
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although periodically regurgitated for books and TV shows, mostly
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collect dust in archives and result in no practical human effect.
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The skeptics remain skeptical, while the believers can only agree
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that "They are here!" and it's time to get mad as hell about it.</p>
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<p>Get mad at whom? Why, the government of course. It's senseless
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to get angry at the aliens, because they apparently don't give a
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damn what we think and certainly aren't going to sit around to be
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harangued. The government, on the other hand, can't escape the
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wrath of its citizens, and it has to respond at least when its
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funding is threatened. The focus of attention by <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent> activists is
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the U.S. <ent type='ORG'>Air Force</ent>, on the theory that if anybody knows anything
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about ships in the sky, it must be them. They've got aircraft on
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continuous patrol, spy satellites ringing the globe, advanced
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radar blanketing the skies, some totally "boss" radio and video
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equipment and satellite dishes that can get ALL the channels.</p>
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<p>If the <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent>s are real, then it is a reasonable assumption that the
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<ent type='ORG'>Air Force</ent> knows more about them than we do and that it is
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withholding this information from the public. That doesn't
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necessarily imply that <ent type='ORG'>the Air Force</ent> has any answers. Perhaps
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they have only attained a more advanced state of befuddlement than
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the rest of us and are loathe to admit how confused they are. On
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the other hand, <ent type='ORG'>the Air Force</ent> could be engaged in extensive
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contacts and agreements with the aliens. The aliens could already
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be entrenched here, messing with our society--or at least our
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minds--and telling the governments of the world what to do.</p>
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<p>The only flaw in any government cover-up theory is our knowledge
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about how the government functions in all its other activities.
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The only human bureaucracies we have ever had experience with seem
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mildly incompetent and usually leak their secrets like a sieve.
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If many workers know about <ent type='ORG'>the Air Force</ent>'s <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent> data, it is hard to
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imagine them all keeping quiet. <ent type='GPE'>Washington</ent> is full of Deep
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Throats, frustrated with their employer, who are dying to spill
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the beans about whatever scandal they have access to. That a
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government agency is involved in any kind of alien research
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program is instantly newsworthy to both skeptics and believers.
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In the cutthroat underworld of <ent type='GPE'>Washington</ent> politics and media, it
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is hard to imagine any such program surviving for very long
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without its existence being leaked and widely criticized.</p>
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<p>On the other hand, maybe the story has been leaked all along but
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sounds just too wacky for most people to take seriously. It has
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been widely reported that the captive aliens at Area 51 like
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strawberry ice cream. Even if a report like this is true, it
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doesn't go far in endorsing the alien presence in most people's
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eyes. The mainstream media can't do much with a far out story
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unless there is some reportable human connection. That the aliens
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eat strawberry ice cream isn't news. What might make the papers
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is the atrocious price the government is paying for that ice cream
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and how it has given all the business to Baskin-Robbins without
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competitive bidding.</p>
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<p>The only sort of government <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent> research program we find credible
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would be a relatively small and heavily compartmentalized one
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accomplishing what we expect of government bureaucracies--that is,
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very little. There is only one thing that the government does
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well, and that is stonewall. Since arriving in <ent type='PERSON'>Rachel</ent>, we have
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upgraded our estimates of the government's ability to withstand a
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siege and keep its workers quiet. Easily 10000 employees have
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worked at Groom Lake over the years, but hardly any will speak
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about the place publicly. What most of these people know is
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probably mundane, but the fact that the government can keep such
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tight control over so many people suggests that the enforcement
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mechanism is highly effective. Most workers turn pale if you ask
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them the price of a steak at the commissary; they really clam up
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when you ask them anything serious.</p>
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<p>We have developed a respect for the government's ability to
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withhold static knowledge--that is, to stockpile data and not let
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anyone else have it. At the same time, since coming here, we have
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significantly downgraded our estimates of what workers can
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accomplish in such an oppressive environment. Security
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restrictions eat up resources, cripple scientific communication
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and sap all initiative and creativity from the human employees.
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Given enough funding for guards, locks and redundant safeguards,
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the government might be able keep an exotic body of knowledge
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secret for decades, but at the cost of not being able to do
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anything with it.</p>
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<p>If the government is withholding proof of alien life, here's what
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to look for: A vault of poorly processed data, guarded by morons
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and managed by bureaucrats who are crippled by their own
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regulations. Nothing is accomplished in this air conditioned
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sanctum. Meetings are held and problems discussed, but real
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actions and decisions are always put off for another day. As long
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as the data remains secure and funding to maintain the security
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apparatus continues to roll in, there's no pressure to do anything
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at all.</p>
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<p>So what is really out there at Area 51, beyond the impressive
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security, inside the deep bunkers, behind the big steel doors?
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Maybe alien craft, maybe <ent type='ORG'>Auroras</ent>--or maybe just a bunch of bored
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technicians sitting around in white lab coats playing cards.</p>
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<p> ----- <ent type='ORG'>NEW YORK TIMES</ent> MAGAZINE -----</p>
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<p>"THE MEDIA: OUT OF CONTROL?" was the cover story on the June 26
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issue of the <ent type='ORG'>NEW YORK TIMES</ent> SUNDAY MAGAZINE. There was also, on
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page 32, a 5-page article by <ent type='PERSON'>Donovan Webster</ent> entitled "'Area 51'--
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The cold war still rages in the <ent type='GPE'>Nevada</ent> desert, site of an air base
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so secret it doesn't exist." A Times reader
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(allegrezza@tnpubs.enet.dec.com), posted this summary to the Skunk
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Works mailing list....</p>
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<p> "As previously noted, the NY Times Magazine, 26 June issue,
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contained an article on <ent type='PERSON'><ent type='PERSON'>Glenn</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent></ent> and Groom Lake. The writer
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spent a day with <ent type='PERSON'>Glenn</ent>, observing Groom and dodging the security
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folks, only to end up being ID'ed and released by a local
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sheriff's deputy. There was also more detail than I've seen
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elsewhere about the pending lawsuit against the <ent type='ORG'>Government</ent> filed
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by 39 former <ent type='GPE'>Nellis</ent> area workers who claim that they were exposed
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to hazardous materials emanating from open burn pits at Groom.</p>
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<p> "As the article focused on <ent type='PERSON'>Glenn</ent> and the politics surrounding
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the base secrecy issue, there was little technical detail on any
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of the testing supposedly going on at Groom. Aurora and the TR-3A
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were mentioned, but only in passing.</p>
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<p> "Perhaps the most interesting part of the article, for me, was
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the following quote from an <ent type='ORG'>Air Force</ent> spokesman (no unit or
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organization affiliation given):"</p>
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<p> <special>quote</special> Meanwhile, as <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent> continues playing to an ever-increasing audience, his efforts are not lost on <ent type='ORG'>the Air Force</ent>,
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which he's placed on his "<ent type='PERSON'>Desert Rat</ent>" mailing list for free. "We
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read his publication," says <ent type='ORG'>Air Force</ent> Col. <ent type='PERSON'>Douglas Kennett</ent>, "and
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we know what Mr. Campbell's doing near a base that may--or may
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not--exist. While Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent> says the base is there, and while
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the <ent type='NORP'>Soviets</ent> appear to have photographed a base there, the Air
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Force is aware of those times when Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent> or <ent type='NORP'>Russian</ent> spy
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satellites might be looking us over--and we can adjust our
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activities for that. That is, if any activities are going on at a
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base that may--or may not--exist."</p>
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<p> ----- NOTABLE QUOTES -----</p>
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<p>LARRY KING COMING</p>
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<p>From a television column in the <ent type='GPE'>WASHINGTON</ent> POST, July 12:</p>
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<p> "When we started typing this item we asked ourselves--have we
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on a very slow summer day been reduced to this?...</p>
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<p> "On Oct. 1 <ent type='PERSON'>Larry King</ent> will do a live, on-location special, with
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phone calls, of course, from <ent type='PERSON'>Rachel</ent>, Nev., 'in the shadow of the
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U.S. government's super secret air base known as Area 51' on
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TNT...</p>
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<p> "It's called 'The <ent type='EVENT'>UFO</ent> Cover Up: Live from Area 51.' Area 51,
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TNT explains, 'also known as Groom Lake, is an enormous military
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installation hidden deep in the hostile <ent type='GPE'>Nevada</ent> Desert--so secret
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the <ent type='ORG'>Pentagon</ent> won't confirm its existence.' Larry's guests will
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include <ent type='PERSON'><ent type='PERSON'>Glenn</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent></ent>, who heads <ent type='ORG'>Secrecy Oversight Council</ent> in
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<ent type='PERSON'>Rachel</ent>, and technology expert <ent type='PERSON'>Mark Farmer</ent> (a.k.a. Agent X) 'who
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specializes in spying on secret government aviation projects'...</p>
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<p> "And when we had finished typing this item we were forced to
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ask ourselves--has <ent type='PERSON'>Larry King</ent> been reduced to this?..."</p>
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<p>DOES AURORA EXIST?</p>
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<p>From an article in the <ent type='ORG'>NEW YORK TIMES</ent>, July 4, about attempts by
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Senator <ent type='PERSON'>Robert Byrd</ent> to force <ent type='ORG'>the Air Force</ent> to revive the SR-71
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Blackbird--"Spy Plane That Came in From Cold Just Will Not Go Away
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in the Senate"...</p>
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<p> "When the <ent type='ORG'>Pentagon</ent> canceled the Blackbird in 1990, citing the
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huge cost of operating and maintaining the fleet, it assured
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Senator <ent type='PERSON'>Byrd</ent> and a handful of his senior colleagues on the Armed
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Services and Intelligence Committees that it was working on a very
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fast, very expensive, very secret reconnaissance plane to be a
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successor to the Blackbird.</p>
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<p> "But that program collapsed after consuming several hundred
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million dollars, according to members of <ent type='ORG'>Congress</ent> and their aides.
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And despite rumors that another successor is in the works, they
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said, nothing of the sort is on the horizon at the secret Air
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Force base in <ent type='GPE'>Nevada</ent> where classified prototypes of state-of-the-art aircraft are flown."</p>
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<p>COMMENTS: You can take this any way you want. If true and no
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Aurora is flying, then protecting it is no longer an issue of
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national security--is it? Shouldn't it be revealed to the
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taxpayer exactly how many hundreds of millions of dollars were
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spent? (We suspect a very large "several.")</p>
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<p><ent type='ORG'>NIFTY</ent> BOOK. </p>
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<p>The following comes from an amusing government-sponsored document
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entitled, "Meeting the Press: A Media Survival Guide for the
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<ent type='ORG'>Defense</ent> Manager," by <ent type='ORG'>Judson</ent> J. Conner. (Sent to us by
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trader@cup.portal.com.) It's a slim book packed with practical
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tips for military commanders on "Facing a Swarm of Killer
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Reporters," handling a "<ent type='ORG'>Press Ambush</ent>" and otherwise managing those
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pesky journalists. We read it in one sitting and eagerly
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recommended it to those on both sides of the microphone.
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Available for $5 per copy from the U.S. <ent type='ORG'>Government</ent> Printing
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Office, <ent type='GPE'>Washington</ent> DC 20402. Visa/MC: 202-783-3238. Among the
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advice...</p>
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<p> "Common sense and military policy dictate that you should
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answer press queries fully and accurately, even when those answers
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tend to make you look bad. But human nature advises otherwise,
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and it is often difficult to choke back the impulse to evade the
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hard questions. This impulse can really do you in, for evasions
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always come back to haunt, and they are malevolent ghosts.</p>
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<p> "A 'no comment' can be equally damaging. The reporter will
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probably quote you in the story, not only to let the public (and
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his editor) know that he offered you a chance to tell your side,
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but also to let everyone know you are guilty. The dictionary
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tells us that 'no comment' merely means you prefer not to talk
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about the subject, but the readers know better. They know very
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well you are pleading the Fifth Amendment to cover up your
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incompetence."</p>
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<p><ent type='PERSON'>NELLIS</ent> COMMANDER RESPONDS</p>
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<p>From an article in <ent type='ORG'>the LAS VEGAS REVIEW</ent>-<ent type='ORG'>JOURNAL</ent>, July 4, about the
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pending promotion of <ent type='GPE'>Nellis</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Air Force</ent> Base commander Maj. Gen.
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Thomas R. <ent type='PERSON'>Griffith</ent>--"Commander's career soars to new heights":</p>
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<p> "[<ent type='PERSON'>Griffith</ent>] defended <ent type='ORG'>the Air Force</ent>'s recent move to withdraw
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4000 acres of public land as a buffer zone around its secret
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Groom Lake base in <ent type='GPE'>Lincoln County</ent>, 35 miles west of <ent type='ORG'>Alamo</ent>.</p>
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<p> "'If we have to take security measures to do the things we want
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to do, we'll do it. We just can't have <ent type='ORG'>Boy Scouts</ent> roaming around
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in the area,' he said.</p>
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<p> "'When decisions are made, they're based on the recommendation
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of people like me who are in the service of our country,' he said.
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'At some point people have to have confidence in us and (in) the
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process.'"</p>
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<p><ent type='ORG'>CAMMO</ent> DUDES RESPOND?</p>
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<p>The following graffiti was found on a military "<ent type='ORG'>Restricted Area</ent>"
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sign in a remote area of public land near <ent type='ORG'>Freedom Ridge</ent>. As seen
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in <ent type='ORG'>the New York</ent> Times Magazine, June 26, <ent type='ORG'>Psychospy</ent> had drawn a big
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"X" across the sign and written "Misplaced Sign" on it because it
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was well outside the actual military border. Additional graffiti
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has appeared on the sign within the past week, author unknown:</p>
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<p> "<ent type='PERSON'><ent type='PERSON'>Glenn</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Campbell</ent></ent> is a stupid faggot and so are his loyal
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followers!"</p>
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<p> ----- CLARIFICATION -----</p>
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<p>Some readers got the impression from DR #10 that <ent type='ORG'>Psychospy</ent> was
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ready to throw in the towel on the land grab. Responding to the
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continuing MFF, we said:</p>
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<p> "We almost wished they would just take the damn land and be
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done with it."</p>
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<p>We assure both our supporters and the loyal opposition that we
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were speaking figuratively and our siege has not ended. Just
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recently, in fact, we installed at our Research Center a big
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satellite dish, the ultimate status symbol here in the outback and
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a clear message to our enemies (who are everywhere) that we are
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here for the long term. As an added benefit, we now receive the
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trash/sleaze/<ent type='ORG'>Simpsons</ent>/X-Files network, east and west feeds, so we
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can watch ourselves on "Encounters" twice on the same night.</p>
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<p>The land grab fight is not over, and regardless of what the
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outcome may be, there is still plenty of political mileage on
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those 4000 acres. You never what may turn up there: maybe the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Nicole Simpson</ent> murder weapon! Whatever cards Fate may deal us, we
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assure the public that <ent type='ORG'>Psychospy</ent> and his faggot minions will
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cheerfully take advantage of the hand. The stated reason for the
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withdrawal ("To ensure the public safety, blah, blah...") is
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plainly insufficient and we believe creates a legal vulnerability.
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This, in turn, generates free floating political energy which
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might be tapped in elegant ways that may not yet be obvious.
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"Opportunistic" describes our philosophy.</p>
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<p>----- <ent type='ORG'>INTEL</ent> BITTIES -----</p>
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<p>ENCOUNTERS SEGMENT RESCHEDULED. At latest word, the Fox
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"Encounters" segment on Groom will run on Friday, July 22, at 8 pm
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in most cities (not tonight as reported in DR #10).</p>
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<p>TRESPASSER CASE RESOLVED. Just before the date of their
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rescheduled trial, the four of seven accused trespassers reached a
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deal with the D.A. Two pleaded "no contest" and each paid a
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reduced fine of $100 (compared to $250 each for the three who
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pleaded "no contest" in January). In exchange, charges were
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dropped against the two remaining defendants. Mounting costs and
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emotional fatigue apparently prompted the defendants to bow out.
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Although the resolution was a compromise, we are pleased overall.
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We suspect that the small-town <ent type='ORG'>Alamo</ent> Justice Court, presided over
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by a non-lawyer, would have found them guilty, and the appeal to a
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higher court, although winnable, would have been costly. The
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government oversight group <ent type='ORG'>Citizen Alert</ent> did the same in 1988 when
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several members entered the Groom Range to work a mining claim.
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They were arrested and found guilty in the same Justice Court.
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They appealed to a higher court and won their case--but at a cost
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of thousands of dollars in legal fees and four years of "due
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process." Stretching out the latest case for over six months at
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least created a newsworthy cause and placed some political
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pressure on the local and military authorities. In the smaller
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battles of a larger war, the "process" is often more valuable than
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the end result.</p>
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<p>WILDLIFE REFUGE LAND ACTION. An amendment to Senate <ent type='PERSON'>Bill</ent> 823 now
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pending in <ent type='ORG'>Congress</ent> would transfer control of certain bombing
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areas in <ent type='LOC'>the Desert Wildlife Range</ent> to exclusive <ent type='ORG'>Air Force</ent> control.
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Although news of this action initially prompted suggestions of a
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"new Groom land grab," we now see no obvious connection between
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this and the <ent type='ORG'>Freedom Ridge</ent> withdrawal. The areas involved are 20-60 miles southeast of Groom in an area that is already off limits
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to the public. The principal public concern seems to be the
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endangered desert tortoise--Nevada's version of the hated spotted
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owl. At present the land is jo<ent type='ORG'>intl</ent>y administered by the <ent type='GPE'>Nellis</ent>
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Bombing Range and the Wildlife Range, and the pending action would
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amend that arrangement to give the AF exclusive control over the
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limited areas where bombs already fall. Presumably, this would
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allow the strengthening of environmental rules outside the bombed
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areas (turtle paradise), while permitting the AF to continue its
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business within specified zones (turtle 'Nam). From what we know,
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we're inclined to support the AF on this one. We would agree with
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the brass that realistic exercises are necessary for defense
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readiness, and it's hard to be environmentally dainty when you are
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bombing things.</p>
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<p>NEW PRODUCTS. The official unofficial GROOM LAKE HAT has just
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arrived at our Research Center. This is a black, all-cotton
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baseball cap with a three-inch version of the popular Groom Dry
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Lake cloth patch attached to the front. It is now available for
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$12 each plus the usual shipping.... We have also received a new
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shipment of the USGS SATELLITE IMAGE MAP showing the semi-secret
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<ent type='ORG'>Tonopah Test Range</ent> and vicinity, available for $8. This is a full
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color satellite photo in poster size, 24" x 40", covering the
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Cactus Flat 1:100000 quadrangle and clearly showing the <ent type='ORG'>TTR</ent>
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runways and hangars.... Add $3.50 postage per order (<ent type='GPE'>USA</ent> priority
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mail--ask for <ent type='ORG'>intl</ent>.). Checks to "<ent type='ORG'>Secrecy Oversight Council</ent>." Our
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catalog is available upon request.</p>
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<p> ===== <ent type='ORG'>SUBSCRIPTION</ent> AND COPYRIGHT INFO =====</p>
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