Darryl and List,
Now I'm even more offended by the NYT. The audacity of the NYT to edit a
letter-to-the-editor is the ultimate shame. What a crock of s**t.
Darryl, however, what they did publish of your original letter was a great
"back-atcha" and you shouldn't be embarrased. Congrats are in order for
you.
This of course, should make us all wonder what they'll do with Anne's
letter.
Richard Montgomery
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darryl Pitt" <[email protected]>
To: "Meteorite-list List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 10:27 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Fwd: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April
5,2011
The "Letter to the Editor" referred to was, of course, edited. It was also
written prior to the receipt of emails from Drs. Agee and Harvey in which
they disavowed the use of their quotes. The New York Times is my local
paper and the publication of this article has been terribly embarrassing.
This was the the letter I hoped they would publish....
Begin forwarded message:
From: Darryl Pitt <[email protected]>
Date: April 5, 2011 11:39:18 AM EDT
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: "Black-Market Trinkets From Space" April 5, 2011
To The Editor:
Your article “Black-Market Trinkets From Space” offers a highly misleading
portrait of private meteorite hunters, characterizing them as “looters”
whose endeavors have had a negative impact on scientific research. On the
contrary, private collectors are not the bane of science, but are most
often important contributors to new research. Consider that as a result of
the harvesting done by Bedouins, Berbers and others, 32 distinct specimens
of Mars and 43 distinct specimens of the Moon, as well as other exotic
samples, have been discovered in the hot deserts since the mid-1990s---all
of which have undergone study. Conversely, not one such specimen was
recovered by scientists in these regions before this time, and since then
scientists have recovered only four such specimens. In fact, it has been
argued there is no other scientific discipline where researchers have been
aided as much by the private sector than in the study of meteorites.
Darryl Pitt
New York City
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