Recap

UFOs, Cover-Ups & Geopolitics

Col. John Alexander, the author of such books as Winning the War joined guest host George Knapp (email) in a wide-ranging discussion that touched on the UFO cover-up, the mysterious 'Aviary' group, NIDS research, geopolitics & the Middle East. The so-called 'Aviary' was composed of high-ranking military officials who were speaking to UFO researchers Bill Moore and Jamie Shandera, and the bird nicknames were used to covertly identify them at the time, Alexander explained, adding that they were not part of a nefarious plot or cabal.

Two other alleged 'Aviary' members, Robert Collins and Richard Doty, recently published the book Exempt from Disclosure, yet Alexander said he doesn't view the military's effort regarding UFOs to be so much of a cover-up, as simply a declaration that the issue is not a problem, so therefore they are not focusing on it. He did state that the Air Force "has done a disservice" with their reports on the Roswell incident which don't fit the circumstances.

Alexander discussed his work for the NIDS project, investigating anomalous activity such as animal mutilations. Because the studies weren't producing hard results, the project was halted, he noted. He also assessed the situation in Iraq, commenting that the public doesn't realize we are involved in a 50-year war there, and that the increasing national debt from this, is now a critical issue. Click here for a free download (pdf) of Alexander's monograph The Changing Nature of Warfare.

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