-Caveat Lector- ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 02:54:54 -0700 From: Anna M* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: IUFO: star wars?? To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mr. Sam Husseini, of the so-called "Institute for Public Accuracy" From: Russell D. Hoffman, Concerned Citizen, Carlsbad, CA Re: Your phone call to me and subsequent failure to use any information I provided Date: July 30th, 2001 Dear Mr. Husseini, Late last night (Sunday evening) you called me at the suggestion of Preston Truman regarding Star Wars, and we talked for a rather long time -- 45 minutes to an hour. I described to you how my many years of experience programming lasers and interactive computer user interfaces, as well as my decades of distributing tens of thousands of programs all around the world to schools, hospitals, government and industry, gave me a unique perspective on the Star Wars debate because much of it centers around software issues. I also described that I had worked intensely on activist issues of power supplies for Star Wars (nuclear reactors are undoubtedly what they plan to use, because of the power requirements for the lasers, and because solar panels are large "targets). I also mentioned several other things which you could have used to decide whether I'm an "expert" as you call it, whatever that means. I described that I had been fighting nukes in space through my STOP CASSINI newsletter, 253 issues in about four years. Each one had at least one article by me, nearly always about nuclear power issues in space or on Earth. I explained that I have been fighting these issues for 30+ years, although my "activism" really started in 1997 when, as I think I mentioned, Karl Grossman contacted me and suggested I get much more heavily involved in the space nuclear issue. I had casually mentioned in a transcript of a radio show which I had done, and posted on the Internet, that some "mad scientists" still wanted to rocket nuclear waste to the sun in order to get rid if it here on Earth, and had said that that was an unworkable solution because of the problem of space debris. Lastly, I described to you as well, briefly, some of the reasons that I am convinced, from years of working in related activist areas, that Bruce K. Gagnon is an agent-provocateur whose job has been to fool other the activists into following him, such as Karl Grossman. In fact I believe the entire reason Gagnon has been placed in our community is to keep Mr. Grossman "at bay". Grossman sees Gagnon beck and call for him and thinks he's got himself a helper. Grossman recently said to me that Gagnon's dislike of me (which Gagnon exhibited very early on after Grossman invited me to join the anti-Cassini effort in 1996) is the only thing he has seen Gagnon do that he (Grossman) does not like. In fact, Grossman missed a long list of offenses against other activists as well, as documented in the newsletters listed below. Grossman should actually simply feel honored that the military cares enough about the message he's trying to get out that they would have a Bruce K. Gagnon just to screw up Mr. Grossman. And Gagnon also acts as a PR guy for the military, telling us, for example, that their latest test was a success (it was fixed, as described by Preston Truman in your press release) and so we should drop that line of attack against Star Wars -- the line that it simply won't work. I described some of the reasons the military's latest "test" proves nothing. For one, my understanding is that it the target missile had a homing beacon. For another, it was not jinking (changing direction slightly) in any way -- it was simply a ballistic target as far as I know. For another, I doubt it had any chaff or decoys to fool the shoot-down missile. For another, as I understand it, they didn't get a really good confirmation that the target had been destroyed anyway. Oh, and did I mention that you can still always just carry a nuclear device in on a plane, boat, train, bus or truck and avoid the expense of a missile completely? Some of these vehicles get through with all kinds of contraband on a regular basis (at least planes, boats and trucks do; busses and trains are used less frequently.) So how much good can Star Wars really do us? It's just a welfare program for the "defense" industry. As I mentioned, Star Wars is a great offensive weapon. It's billed as a defensive weapon, but it's anything but that. It's a first-strike weapon which can be used against non-nuclear states from an arm-chair. You can wipe a city off the face of the Earth in air-conditioned comfort. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't really care if you think I'm an "expert" or not on "News of Star Wars Deception". We're each entitled to our opinion. But I would like to know on what grounds you didn't include me after our conversation, and on what grounds you did include Bruce K. Gagnon. Below is a list, from one of my last Stop Cassini newsletters, of newsletter issues where I discuss Gagnon. I hope you'll check some of these out and decide for yourself. Sure, Karl Grossman, and no doubt many others, will vouch for Gagnon. But if you wish to keep your title of "Institute for Public Accuracy" you ought to consider digging a little deeper. The truth has already been uncovered. You (and Grossman) just need to open your eyes. Sincerely, Russell D. Hoffman Concerned Citizen Carlsbad, CA P.S. One can find the name Alice Slater, another of your "experts" in my newsletters as well, in issues #207, 215, 217, 136 and others. She participated in some of the Y2K forums I was on, then dropped off them precipitously. >>>>> FROM STOP CASSINI NEWSLETTER #252, JANUARY 18TH, 2000: >>>>> (4) Bruce Gagnon: A history of disinformation: This newsletter was originally founded in part because the author learned "the hard way" that the environmental organization which was handling space issues was utterly corrupted at the top, and it was impossible to join them and speak out effectively. So I went out on my own with this newsletter. The name of the most utterly corrupt environmentalist/activist? Bruce Gagnon. And now, nearly three years and over 250 issues later, we see that corrupted power still rules the movement against nukes in space (but it really is no surprise; corruption rules in Government and just about everywhere else). We expect a lot of our readers have no idea what happened between Gagnon and this editor, having not had a chance to read all the issues of this newsletter which discuss it. Even a brief summary would be difficult, but readers can see the following newsletters (and others) for details: Bruce cuts links to our STOP CASSINI web site: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0028.htm #35: Shrimp boat protest (guess who wouldn't want to get involved?): http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0028.htm #38: DC Press Conference (guess who wasn't invited!): http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0028.htm #58: Gagnon's utterly absurd defense of his actions: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0028.htm #87, #88, #90, #92, #93: Back-and-forth regarding Gagnon's activities: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0087.htm http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0088.htm http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0090.htm http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0092.htm http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0093.htm #102: "The Spook who acts like a kook": http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0102.htm #103: Ross McCluney responds to #102: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0102.htm #133: Cassini protest schedule with incorrect/missing information: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0133.htm #147: Real activists aren't satisfied by simply raising the flyby height: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0147.htm #173: "The black hole of anti-Cassini information": http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0173.htm #190: Gagnon's most ridiculous protest ever?: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0190.htm #221: Stupidity wins out in the United Nations: http://www.animatedsoftware.com/cassini/nltrs/nltr0221.htm -- rdh <<<<< END OF CLIP FROM STOP CASSINI NEWSLETTER #252 <<<<< At 09:41 PM 7/30/01 , the Institute for Public Accuracy wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Institute for Public Accuracy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:22 AM Subject: News of Star Wars Deception > Institute for Public Accuracy > 915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045 > (202) 347-0020 * http://www.accuracy.org * [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___________________________________________________ > > Monday, July 30, 2001 > > Interviews Available: > News of Star Wars Deception > * Fudged Test for "Missile Defense" > * Offensive "Space Bomber" > > PRESTON J. TRUMAN, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.downwinders.org > Director of the Downwinders organization, Truman said today: "This past > weekend seemed almost deja vu. We found out that the much-touted July 14 > test was rigged, with the target basically having a beacon on it saying > 'hit me.' Tests involving the X-ray laser during the 1980s were similarly > dubious. It's also reminiscent of the public relations extravaganza of the > Patriot missile during the Gulf War.... The Pentagon is conducting a witch > hunt against an MIT scientist, Theodore Postol, who has been critical of > the Star Wars program. Many of the critics during the 1980s were harassed > for speaking out, accused of security violations and so on.... To fully > test the 'Space Bomber,' and other weaponry, the Pentagon will have to make > sure that each and every component will survive nuclear conditions -- that > means nuclear tests in Nevada, which explains why the administration wants > to break the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty." Truman has worked with > thousands of Americans who, like himself, have dealt with the aftermath of > fallout from nuclear explosions in Nevada. > > ALICE SLATER, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.gracelinks.org > President of the Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, Slater > said today: "The Los Angeles Times report on the 'Space Bomber' provides > further evidence that the U.S. seeks to dominate and control space by > military means. This is also confirmed in the Rumsfeld Space Commission > report of January 2001, which urges 'the option to deploy weapons in space > to ensure that the U.S. remains the leading space-faring nation.' It's a > total misnomer to talk about missile 'defense' -- this technology is the > platform for the offensive weaponization of space. The U.S. Space Command > 'Vision 2020' report outlines the weaponization of space, envisioning that > 'space forces will emerge to protect military and commercial national > interests and investment.' This is an extension of 500 years of colonial > domination of the world's resources. Just as navies have controlled the > seas, we're building this huge military to back up corporate interests for > access to the world's resources instead of creating sustainable systems at > home." > > BRUCE GAGNON, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.space4peace.org > International coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear > Power in Space, Gagnon said today: "Reports on the Pentagon's plans to > build a 'Space Bomber,' which would be able to destroy targets on the other > side of the world in half an hour, indicate the beginning of the > weaponization of space. This whole missile defense program is ultimately a > Trojan horse. Pentagon officials understand that they can't come before the > American people and say, 'Give us hundreds of billions of dollars so that > we can have offensive weapons in space.' So they dress it up in sheep's > clothing and pretend that it's defensive. In 'Vision for 2020' and other > military documents, the Pentagon outlines that it wants to 'control and > dominate' space and 'deny other countries access to space.' We are poised > to create a new arms race in space that will make the aerospace > corporations richer than one could imagine and will violate the ABM Treaty > and Outer Space Treaty." > > For more information, contact at the Institute for Public Accuracy: > Sam Husseini, (202) 347-0020; David Zupan, (541) 484-9167 > ------- End of forwarded message ------- Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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