>Hello List, We US citizens all paid dearly for these rocks. We paid >for these rocks with our tax money and can't even see them. So they are >useless to the true owners, US!!!!! Tom
Grissom, White and Chaffee paid for them with the lives. -Walter ------------------------------------------------ Walter Branch, Ph.D. 322 Stephenson Save., Suite B Savannah, GA 31405 www.branchmeteorites.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom aka James Knudson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "walter branch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] stolen lunar meteorites > Hello List, We US citizens all paid dearly for these rocks. We paid > for these rocks with our tax money and can't even see them. So they are > useless to the true owners, US!!!!! Tom > > > > > > > walter branch wrote: > >>of Cape York from Walter B. (minus the case). > > > > > > Now, Russ. For you, you know I would throw in the case for free :-) > > > > -Walter > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > > Walter Branch, Ph.D. > > 322 Stephenson Save., Suite B > > Savannah, GA 31405 > > www.branchmeteorites.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "LabNEMS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "John Sinclair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:32 PM > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] stolen lunar meteorites > > > > > > > >>John S./ List Members: > >> > >>I've been retained by the OIG and USAG on this case and am > >>currently under a US Federal Subpoena to appear. We did the Appraisal > >>on the samples contained within the safe stolen from JSC. > >> > >>(Sorry, OIG is the US Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector > > > > General, > > > >>USAG is the US Attorney General's Office, and JSC is Johnson Space Center > >>in Texas) > >> > >>I'm restricted as to what I can say on the value and how we did it but was > > > > told > > > >>that the Defense claims that these are "just a bunch of rocks". > >> > >>To say that they're "just a bunch of rocks" is certainly minimizing here. > >> > >>The material contained in that safe was extraordinary. The word "unique", > >>which > >>expresses an absolute, fails to adequately describe the contents. > >> > >>I agree with Geoff C. in that US Collectors understand the legality of US > >>citizens owning > >>Apollo Return Samples and perhaps the people who had the contents also > > > > knew > > > >>this > >>as they were attempting to sell the material through foreign buyers. > >> > >>A lot of time has been put into this case as there is no precedent here. > > > > A lot > > > >>of work has been put into the evaluation of this material. During the > >>appraisal > >>process I received the council of several fine members of our community. > > > > One > > > >>member, Greg R. was very helpful in crystallizing my thoughts in the final > >>appraisal and I publically thank him for his input (for those who don't > >>know Greg > >>he's a recently retired Federal Anti-Terrorist guy). > >> > >>As all of you know, all appraisals are an opinion of value. A good > >>appraisal is one > >>that backs the resultant opinion with facts and records. In some cases > >>value is not > >>limited to dollars alone. To this end we have tried to be as thorough as > >>possible. > >> > >>It is my understanding that guilt has already been established. It is now > > > > the > > > >>responsibility of the US Attorney General's Office to present all data to > >>the residing Federal Judge to determine the magnitude of the crime. > >> > >>Perhaps our List member Eric T. can speak more on the '"mechanics" of the > >>process. > >> > >>When all is said and done I'll post the appraisal details and proceedings > >>on this list (unless > >>for some reason I'm prohibited from doing so.) > >> > >>For my end this has consumed a huge amount of time. What a way to start > > > > the > > > >>new year! > >>But lucky me, I'll be paid $42.00 a day for my time away. That will get > > > > me > > > >>about 10 grams > >>of Cape York from Walter B. (minus the case). > >> > >>Russ Kempton > >>New England Meteoritical > >>www.meteorlab.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>______________________________________________ > >>Meteorite-list mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > >> > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > > -- > Thanks, Tom > The proudest member of the IMCA # 6168 > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
