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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
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A timely, and entirely needed introduction to the UAP subject from a source who has been long involved with the matter. Regardless of the continued stigma surrounding the topic of remote-viewing, Elizondo's words should not be so easily dismissed as I'm seeing some people state in the reviews here. He does an excellent job in his writing of maintaining objectivity and not allowing his personal beliefs and ethos to cloud the information he is trying to share with us.
"Everything we've seen in the twentieth century could be a prelude to an invasion. It is a possibility that we cannot ignore. Do I personally believe this? It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what could be going on." (Elizondo, 2024, p.173). While this book reads 3/4's autobiographical memoir and 1/4 UAP and the Pentagon overview; I think it is a crucial and valuable addition to nonfiction literature on the subject.
I include below some excerpts that stood out to me from an archivists perspective, that I think people should be aware of:
I would like to add a reminder here that of the nearly 800 detainees/prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, 80% were turned over to US for bounties. The US Government paid Pakistani and Afghani citizens $3,000 to $30,000 for the detention of individuals 'they suspected to be part of al-Qaeda and the Taliban.' The US Government dropped millions of flyers over these regions, translated they said "Get wealth and power beyond your dreams. Help the Anti-Taliban Forces rid Afghanistan of murderers and terrorists. You can receive millions of dollars for helping the Anti-Taliban force catch Al-Qaeda and Taliban murderers. This is enough money to take care of your family, your village, your tribe for the rest of your life. Pay for livestock, and doctors and school books and housing for all of your people." (Guantanamo Voices, 2020). The vast majority of those detained were not actually involved in 9/11 or the aforementioned groups, as would be proven over time. These people were often abducted by their community members for the bounties given by our government, detained, tortured, and some even died as scapegoats.
Regarding a senate law signed into effect in late 2023,
"Everything we've seen in the twentieth century could be a prelude to an invasion. It is a possibility that we cannot ignore. Do I personally believe this? It doesn't matter what I think. What matters is what could be going on." (Elizondo, 2024, p.173). While this book reads 3/4's autobiographical memoir and 1/4 UAP and the Pentagon overview; I think it is a crucial and valuable addition to nonfiction literature on the subject.
I include below some excerpts that stood out to me from an archivists perspective, that I think people should be aware of:
"Someone in OUSD(I) allegedly authorized the complete deletion of all my electronic files, folder, and emails, under the justification that they had 'no historic value.' Or so claimed a Freedom of Information Act response from the Pentagon itself. If true, this was troubling, because my files had long been singled out for careful preservation by a court order, not due to UAP, but because of the work I'd done on Guantanamo Bay. The protective order had been in place for some time, signed by a judge. My emails and files had been flagged as evidence in a criminal prosecution of those criminally charged for being responsible for 9/11. Everyone knew that my files were earmarked for protection, no matter what. If they really destroyed them, they must have been so afraid of the content of those files that they were willing to break the law and jeopardize the entire 9/11 case to keep people from learning what we knew about UAP." (Elizondo, 2024, p.213).
I would like to add a reminder here that of the nearly 800 detainees/prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, 80% were turned over to US for bounties. The US Government paid Pakistani and Afghani citizens $3,000 to $30,000 for the detention of individuals 'they suspected to be part of al-Qaeda and the Taliban.' The US Government dropped millions of flyers over these regions, translated they said "Get wealth and power beyond your dreams. Help the Anti-Taliban Forces rid Afghanistan of murderers and terrorists. You can receive millions of dollars for helping the Anti-Taliban force catch Al-Qaeda and Taliban murderers. This is enough money to take care of your family, your village, your tribe for the rest of your life. Pay for livestock, and doctors and school books and housing for all of your people." (Guantanamo Voices, 2020). The vast majority of those detained were not actually involved in 9/11 or the aforementioned groups, as would be proven over time. These people were often abducted by their community members for the bounties given by our government, detained, tortured, and some even died as scapegoats.
Regarding a senate law signed into effect in late 2023,
"the new law also directs the National Archives to collect government documents about 'unidentified anomalous phenomena, technologies of unknown origin, and nonhuman intelligence.' Any UAP-related records not already disclosed must be made public within twenty-five years of their creation, unless the president determines that they must remain classified for national security reasons. But the proposal for a presidential review board was killed, so, as Senator Schumer publicly said, 'it is really an outrage the House didn't work with us on adopting our proposal for a review board. It means that declassification of UAP records will be largely up to the same entities that have blocked and obfuscated their disclosure for decades.'" (Elizondo, 2024, p.245-246).
challenging
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The author asks plausible questions but the book wanders and repeats itself frequently. There are a lot of buzzwords but little new information.
If the author's claims about enforcing more transparency about unidentified aerial phenomenon, then he deserves many accolades.
If the author's claims about enforcing more transparency about unidentified aerial phenomenon, then he deserves many accolades.
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It’s not a book about aliens but about the authors life and various government jobs. Also, the narration is annoying.
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