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LETTERS TO YE OLDE EDITOR:
BOB ZANOTTI of Jolly Olde Switzerland writes:
<<
Greetings, and congratulations on an outstanding issue of "Smear", and
for an extraordinarily good job of investigating and reporting the "MJ-12
Affair." Although I always enjoy reading "Smear", I rarely get involved in
the mud-slinging. However, I feel the need to add my pinch of shit to the
pile this time.
The MJ-12 document appearing in the last "Smear" has got to be a hoax
for all the reasons that were already stated by the other skeptics. But what
gives it away to me, as a full-time political journalist, is the English and
form used. [One] "clanker" is the word "media." This is distinct a creation
of the 1980's, as an attempt by electronic news sources to grab, or at least
share the spotlight with "the press." Indeed, in 1947, references would have
been to "the press" and not the "media". The same is true of the word "util-
ize." This is a product of 1970's "New-Speak" that no English teacher in the
'30s and '40s would ever have allowed in a classroom. The correct word was
"use", plain and simple, and still is!...>>
We have suggested to Phil Klass that he read every book, magazine, and
newspaper published before 1953, to see if the word "media" appears; but
Klass has refused to cooperate in this simple experiment! --Ed.
RILEY CRABB of far-off New Zealand writes as follows:
<<...Also hilarious is Dr. Ernest Taves fulsome praise of the sterling
character of Dr. Donald "Quack Quack" Menzel. Hadn't heard of or thought of
the professor's pontifical dismissal of the reality of Flying Saucers with
his pseudo-scientific blatherings, most of which could be shot full of holes
by any competent researcher. As I recall, he took the same line as Hynek -
all Flying Saucer believers are either liars, dupes, or frauds. The fact that
Menzel was in on some of the early government summaries such as the MJ-report
makes him even more despicable....>>
STANTON FRIEDMAN of Nuclear Physics fame writes:
<<I do not know why you think Taves' opinion about MJ-12 and Donald Men-
zel's involvement therein is worthy of respect when it fails to deal with the
specific points made by me in my MUFON paper "The Double Life of Donald Men-
zel" and in the 8 comments made in the covering material for the briefing
document. Some questions one might ask are: What level of clearance did Taves
have, and when? Did Menzel ever talk at length about highly classified mat-
ters to anyone not cleared for that information? Just how many people knew in
detail of Menzel's postwar involvement with the NSA which we know (as a re-
sult of the FOIA lawsuit) is heavily involved in UFOs?...>>
Free-lance writer BOB PRATT, formerly of the National Enquirer, writes:
<<...As for the MJ-12 document, I've doubted the authenticity of this
ever since I first heard about it a couple of months back. It seems to wrap
up so neatly in one package all the evidence needed to prove what so many
have been saying for so many years....
Thanks for the plug for "Night Siege: The Hudson Valley UFO Sightings",
but I must say you wound me deeply by adding that line about cynics believing
the sightings were caused by planes, etc. It sounds as if you have kissed the
whole thing off, and I'm sure you'd never do that without taking a good close
look at those events (and now you can, for a mere $6.95) ...>>
GERD HOVELMANN of West Germany writes commenting on your "Smear"
editor's insistence on being considered an AGNOSTIC (not a skeptic or a
Believer) regarding UFOs and other mysteries:
<<...I wonder why you say that you have difficulties in getting your
ideas re anomalies across to others. At least, I can assure you, you had no
difficulties getting them across to me - but I realize that this may be
because I wholeheartedly agree with what you say.
Actually, I have had similar experiences talking to people in both the
parapsychological and the skeptical camps. Apparently it is difficult for
them to understand that it makes little difference to me whether there ac-
tually IS something like a "psi phenomenon", and that I am not committed to
any particular interpretation of the results of parapsychological experi-
ments. Therefore, it is always a pleasure to be in touch with "middle of the
road" people such as yourself. Keep up the good work....>>