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June 11, 2010

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PRG Update - June 11, 2010
 

Australian Talking Tour - June 26 to July 29
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Australian_Tour.htm
www.nexusmagazine.com

PRG executive director Stephen Bassett will leave on June 22 for a thirty-five day speaking tour of Australia to include twelve stops in eleven cities.   The principal sponsor of the tour is the Nexus Conference produced by Nexus Magazine, July 24-26.    Stephen hopes to gain a greater understanding of how Australians view the UFO/ET issue and the disclosure process.   He will brief informal and formal groups on the status of the Disclosure process and seek new support for the ongoing advocacy initiatives.

The tour schedule is as follows:  Perth (June 24-27), Adelaide (June 27-30), Canberra (June 30-July 5), Wollongong (July 5-9), Sydney (July 9-12), Melbourne (July 12-14), Auckland, NZ (July 14-17) (developing), Long Jetty/Newcastle (July 17-19), Byron Bay (July 19-21), Brisbane (July 21-23), Twin Waters (July 23-26), Brisbane (July 26-29).

At this time it does not look as if a New Zealand stopover will be possible.  Any assistance in setting up a second talk in Sydney for the dates July 14-17 would be greatly appreciated.


European Talking Tour - August
http://exopolitics-leeds.co.uk

Shortly after returning from Australia Stephen will leave for the second annual Leeds Exopolitics Expo in Leeds, UK, August 7-8.  While disruptions from the Iceland volcano and economic turmoil in the European Union have delayed plans, PRG is now seeking hosts for stops in the United Kingdom and Ireland during August and exploring the possibility of stops elsewhere in Europe.

If you would like to host a formal or informal talk in Europe during August or early September or know of an appropriate event where Stephen might present, please contact PRG.  Thanks.


X-Conference DVDs / Audio Tapes
www.sedonamediacompany.com
www.cstapes.com
(Creative Seminars)
www.paranormalmatrix.com

The presentations from X-Conference 2010 have now been remastered to correct sound issues and are available from Sedona Media Company  (including 2009).  Also, audio tapes from all past X-Conferences can be ordered from Creative Seminars.    X-Conference 2004-2008 DVDs can be ordered through Paranormal Matrix.   All proceeds from these sales go toward the audio/visual coverage of the X-Conference which has generated considerable footage raising public awareness in documentaries and on the Internet.


Contact 2010 Conference Status
www.contacttwentyten.com

The dates and location for the Contact 2010 Conference are now on hold while PRG seeks the necessary funding to produce the event.  This would be the first major conference exclusively addressing the contactee phenomenon since the Alien Abduction Study Conference co-organized by Dr. John Mack and Dr. David Pritchard on the campus of MIT in 1992.    While funding is being sought development of the conference will continue.    


The Art of Close Encounters - Kim Carlsberg
www.outtherezone.com

As many of you know, PRG is a big supporter of art as a language to represent the amazing transition underway as we approach Disclosure.  Past X-Conferences have included art galleries, and PRG one day hopes to produce a major showing of art from around the world addressing the UFO/ET issues and experiences.     While developing the Contact 2010 Conference PRG became acquainted with the work of contactee Kim Carlsberg.

Kim is an accomplished photographer and artist and her 1995 book Beyond My Wildest Dreams was a ground breaking account of her complex encounters.  She received many hundreds of letters and emails from other women who have had similar experiences but were not and often still not able to speak about them. 

A new book will soon go to the printer - The Art of Close Encounters.    Stories and art from scores of contactees have been collected into a visually stunning book that will help make this difficult subject more approachable.

Kim is hoping to add another half-dozen accounts with art to this book.    If you would like to submit an account of your experiences to Kim, contact her at:   kimcarlsberg@yahoo.com


I Know What I Saw DVD Release
www.iknowwhatisawthemovie.com

The documentary I Know What I Saw by James Fox has been released on DVD.  A thousand autographed copies are now available with 30 minutes of bonus material.

50% of the proceeds will go towards a screening in Washington, DC where congressional members and media could interact with witnesses after viewing the documentary.  Such an event would promote more responsible policy in Washington, as well as, educate the media on the serious and real nature of the phenomenon.


Regime Change in the United Kingdom
http://tinyurl.com/2vmzjmz

There has been an exopolitically significant development in the United Kingdom.   Conservative David Cameron has become the new prime minister and has formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrat Party led by Nick Clegg.

What is significant is David Cameron made it clear during his campaign he would support openness on the UFO/ET issue and the further release of files.  Both he and Clegg support not extraditing Gary Mckinnon.   Perhaps of greatest importance, Cameron and Clegg both campaigned on a reassessment of the overly "lavish" relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States.

For these and other reasons PRG now includes the United Kingdom on its list of countries most likely to end the truth embargo before the United States.


Extra Campaign for the Denver ET Ballot Initiative
www.extracampaign.org

The August 10 election in Denver, which will include a ballot initiative calling for the creation of an extraterrestrial affairs commission for Denver, is fast approaching.   This brilliantly conceived activist project is the work of Jeff Peckman.  It has received considerable national attention and has become a symbolic referendum on the UFO/ET issue.  What's more important, there is a good chance it will pass.

There is still time to support this effort.  Please go to the Extra Campaign website and make a contribution to this grass roots activist initiative.


PRG Fundraiser
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org
www.xppac.org


PRG conducts one fund raiser a year.   The one for 2010 will begin shortly and notices will go out next week.    The economy has a lot of people very worried and rightfully so.    These are uncertain times.    Put quite simply the formal Disclosure of an extraterrestrial presence could bring about an economic resurgence.   At the center of that resurgence would be the impact of extraterrestrial derived technologies for energy and propulsion currently sequestered behind the truth embargo.  End the embargo, get the tech.

Without funding the advocacy effort can only go so far.  There is a great deal at stake and PRG is working hard to find a major contributor who can  be a game changer.   Until then, it is the support of hundreds of small donations that keeps the effort alive.  Information about how to contribute to PRG and the political action committee XPPAC will be sent soon.    Thanks.

 

4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

May 19, 2010

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PRG Update - May 19, 2010 - X-Conference 2010
 

X-Conference 2010 - Status
www.x-conference.com

The sixth X-Conference took place May 7-9 and was well received by those in attendance.  It was the first conference (not a press conference) ever held on the UFO/ET issues at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.  The NPC, a private club, has a long track record of being open minded on all issues of the day including those which are controversial.  The Club was an excellent host and the facilities and food service were wonderful. 

The press conference on Monday morning went as planned.   As it happens the White House scheduled its press conference for the new Supreme Court nominee at the same time.  No matter.  The PC was, of course, filmed and that video will get plenty of exposure.   Right now you may see it courtesy of Frederik Uldall at: 
www.vimeo.com/11760935 and     www.vimeo.com/11777870

All presentations were strong, but those by Richard Dolan, Paul Stonehill, A. J. Gevaerd and Linda Moulton Howe/John Burroughs were of particular exopolitical significance, and PRG was pleased to get this information inside the Beltway.   

At the PRG Awards Banquet on Saturday evening the following individuals were honored:  Courage in Journalism - Linda Moulton Howe; Political Courage - John Fife Symington, III;  Intellectual Courage - Richard Dolan; Disclosure Award - Gary Heseltine (UK); Lifetime Achievement/Hall of Fame (posthumous) - Richard Hall; Lifetime Achievement/Hall of Fame (living) - A. J. Gevaerd (Brazil).    George Knapp was presented the award for Courage in Journalism he received last year.  A special PRG award was given to Dennis Briefer.  More information on this will go up shortly at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PRG_Awards.htm

The banquet was privileged to be joined via Skype video by Dr. Edgar Mitchell who provided an update on what has happened since he called for the Obama administration to end the truth embargo on April 20, 2009.

On Friday evening New Paradigm Films showed a pre-release version of its new documentary, The Day Before Disclosure.
www.newparadigm.no   Trailer: www.youtube.com/newparadigmfilms


PRG/X-Conference Financial Status

The economic turmoil and decline has taken its toll on everyone (except those primarily responsible for the turmoil and decline, as usual).   PRG is no exception.   It is not a business and the advocacy work has to go forward regardless of the ups, downs and insanity of U. S. financial institutions and policies.

This year PRG comes out of the X-Conference $36,000 in debt and will immediately begin efforts to raise the funds to cover all outstanding balances.  About $1200 is carried over from 2009.  This is a gross amount and not net of any sizable money to PRG.   PRG and its volunteer staff have received  but negligible amounts for the thousands of hours of work that have gone into the six X-Conferences (less than $5000 total over six years).

In due course every outstanding balance will be paid relating to the X-Conference's total expenditures of over $350,000 since 2004.   On an up note, PRG believes the prospects for a major funder to come forward who understands the critical need to end the truth embargo are much improved.  Every day more people come to realize the monumental discrepancy between the government's position on the UFO/ET issue and the true reality of the situation.   PRG's feels someone will move soon to provide the kind of funding that will take this advocacy movement to a much higher level of effectiveness and impact.


X-Conference 2010 Webcast/Archive - Status
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2010/LiveStreamRegistration.htm

There were serious problems with the first efforts by PRG to webcast the X-Conference.  The worst issue involved the delivery of emails to registrants with instructions, username and password.  Online attendees were also impacted by the sound issues.  PRG apologizes to any of the 350 online attendees who were affected by these issues and promises to make sure they are not repeated in future events.

In response to the problems we are remastering the sound where possible and uploading improved files to the archive.  Furthermore, the archive access has been extended through June 30.  Those wishing to watch X-Conference 2010 may continue to register at the above email  address.

It was very gratifying to PRG that the vast majority of our online guests were very understanding of these technical problems.  Their patience and support was and is much appreciated.


X-Conference DVD / Audio Tape Status
www.sedonamediacompany.com
www.cstapes.com
(Creative Seminars)

This year there were serious problems with the sound systems (not the fault of the NPC).  PRG has been working to remaster the presentations where possible and is pleased to announce that most of the sound issues are being taken care of.   DVDs can now be ordered from Sedona Media Company (including 2009).  Audio tapes can be ordered from Creative Seminars (including 2004-2009).    X-Conference 2004-2008 DVDs can be ordered from Paranormal Matrix at: www.paranormalmatrix.com

4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

April 23 2010

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PRG Update - April 23, 2010

 

X-Conference 2010 Live/Archived Stream -  May 7-10 / May 12-26
www.x-conference.com

[Personal note from Steve Bassett] Here is what I was trying to convey the other night on Coast to Coast AM, but time restraints prevented.  There is a new, powerful tool about to grow exponentially on the web - pay-per-view live stream video.  Band width costs have dropped dramatically and media players have improved.  It is now possible for audiences worldwide of almost any size to participate in important events anywhere in the world and support advocacy efforts of great importance.  Of course, free video download and free live stream will continue to expand as well.

This year anyone in the world with broadband access can watch all 23 hours of X-Conference 2010 which are being live streamed to the web including the Monday press conference.  The entire stream will then be available to watch in archive from May 12 to May 26.....The cost is $24.95.

This is the first UFO/ET related, full conference ever held at the National Press Club.   It is historic.  The heads of state of nearly every nation along with countless news makers have spoken in the NPC Ballroom.

If, and this is a big if, we can develop a large worldwide audience for the conference online, the impact is dramatic. The conference becomes financially viable, onsite conference prices could then be lowered to increase attendance.  A larger onsite attendance makes it possible to negotiate lower hotel prices.  And a robust online participation will eventually result in lowering the live stream prices.   Soon conferences addressing the great issues of our time will be broadcast worldwide to large online audiences for as little as $10 - the full event.   This is the future of advocacy and collective empowerment.  

If you believe the time has come to end the embargo regarding an extraterrestrial presence.  If you believe it is time to know the truth, that you can handle the truth, that you have a right to know, PLEASE spread the word about the X-Conference Live Stream to your email lists, Facebook and MySpace groups and to your friends and PLEASE join us online May 7-10.  Live Stream Registration is at: www.x-conference.com 

If you have any trouble signing up, email me ASAP at: prg@paradigmresearchgroup.org and live stream online tech support will contact you via email.

Those planning come to the NPC can still register on line or same day at the conference.


Sedona Media Company / Ron James
www.sedonamediacompany.com
www.sedonamediacompany.com/xdvd.html

Ron James will be working with KWD Services ( www.KwdServices.com ) to provide the live stream for X-Conference 2010 as well as the onsite video production as he did last year.  Ron is also working on a number of documentary and television projects.  Recently he filmed a dialogue between PRG executive director Stephen Bassett and "Roswell" film maker Paul Davids.  You can watch that video at the above URL. 

DVDs of X-Conference 2009 are and 2010 will be available at Sedona Media Company.


Contact 2010 Conferencre
www.contacttwentyten.com

Contact 2010 will be the first major conference since 1992 exclusively addressing the most complex and implicative exopolitical issue of all - direct interaction between humans and aliens.  It will be the first event of its kind ever held at the National Press Club or in Washington, DC.

The 1992 event was the Alien Abduction Study Conference co-organized by Dr. John Mack and Dr. David Pritchard on the campus of M.I.T.  Contact 2010 will be dedicated to the memory of Dr. Mack. Some individuals involved in the 1992 conference will also be involved in Contact 2010.

Immediately after the X-Conference PRG will begin working with leading researchers to invite 12 contactees notable for their comprehensive recollections and understanding of their personal experience and for their ability to present that information to a public audience under their own name.

PRG will also invite many of the top researchers in the world addressing human-alien interaction to present their work and conclusions.

There will be several press conferences including the final press event on Monday, October 25 at 10 am.   Some events will be held at the J. W. Marriott Hotel next to the National Press Building.

 

Remarkable New Rueters Poll
http://tinyurl.com/y8rbtml

One in Five (20%) Global Citizens Believe That Alien Beings Have Come
India (45%) And China (42%) Most Likely To Believe Aliens Are In Our Midst

What is remarkable about this poll is that it attempts to sample the entire world's population and the severity of the question.  The typical question is, "do you think some UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin?" or something to that effect.

The key question in this poll was, "alien beings have come to earth and walk amongst us in our communities disguised as us" - agree or disagree.   This is a much more severe question.  Twenty percent of the world's people agree.  In the U. S. the number was 25%.  The typical response in the U. S. to the less severe questions is around 50%.   What would the global response have been to that question?   40%, 50%, 60%?

These are extraordinary numbers.  It is quite possible 3 billion people now believe that some UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin. 

And the truth embargo is going to last how much longer? 

 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

April 12, 2010

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PRG Update - April 12, 2010 - X-Conference +


Coast to Coast AM w/ George Knapp -  Sunday, April 18
www.coasttocoastam.com

PRG executive director Stephen Bassett will be the first hour guest on Coast to Coast AM with George Knapp this coming Sunday, 10 pm PST.   At that time he will make an important announcement regarding a major new PRG project.


X-Conference 2010 - Live Stream
www.x-conference.com
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2010/banner.htm

The entire X-Conference 2010 - from the premiering documentary on Friday evening through the press conference on Monday morning will be live streamed on the Internet and available for viewing for the following two weeks.  The cost will be $24.95 and the Live Stream registration portal should be up at the conference website top page by April 18.

The era of pay-per-view, Internet live stream is about to explode and have a great impact on issue advocacy.   Of course, free video download content will continue to expand along with the emergence of free live stream.

But with regard to issues of great importance, it is now possible to marshal the interest and resources of people worldwide around the presentation of cutting edge events.   This can makes conferences financially viable, allow for the reduction in conference pricing thus increasing on site attendance, make it possible to pay speakers more appropriate honoraria and help fund the post-conference advocacy.  In other words, it makes it all come together.

Please spread the word about the X-Conference 2010 Live stream to your email lists and Facebook/MySpace friends.   For linking purposes X-Conference banners can be found at:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2010/banner.htm

PRG would also greatly appreciate the cooperation of the Exopolitics World Network to create awareness in the EWN's 23 countries.     Live stream broadcasts could be very helpful in building the international Disclosure movement.


X-Conference 2010 - Update
www.x-conference.com

The Registration page has been redesigned to avoid some confusion and the conference pricing has been reduced $40.   Rebates to prior registrants will either be made via PayPal or placed in their Registration Packets.

The speaker lineup is now fully complete:  Host - Cheryll Jones.  Banquet Special Guest - Dr. Edgar Mitchell (live video).   Special Luncheon Presentations:  George Noory (Sunday), George Haas/William Saunders (Saturday).     Speakers:  Stephen Bassett, Richard Dolan, A. J. Gevaerd (Brazil), Gary Heseltin (UK), Linda Moulton Howe/John Burroughs, George Knapp, Jim Nichols, and Paul Stonehill.

Press Passes:  Media passes are available for working journalists.

Wednesday Night Documentary:  The U. S. premiere of the documentary The Day Before Disclosure will be aired on Friday evening, May 7, from 9 to 11 pm.     It is open to the public.  No Ticket or Day Pass is required.


Graham Hancock - New Book
www.entangledthebook.com/synopsis.php
www.entangledthebook.com/promote.php

PRG good friend and X-Conference speaker, Graham Hancock, has written a new book, Entangled, just out in the United Kingdom.  The U. S. debut will be later this year.   Not surprisingly, this brilliant writer of non-fiction is equally adept at fiction.     Any Graham fans with websites who might like to help promote the book, can check out the second link above.


Columnist Recommendation - Gary Bekkum
www.starpod.org/news/1004071.htm
www.americanchronicle.com/authors/view/764

Right now Gary Bekkum is writing some of the most informative and inside material.  PRG recommends you check out his writings.


U. S. Crop Circles

www.iccra.org

PRG has recently become more aware of an interesting development which may become significant.  It regards the growing information about U. S. crop circles.   Even though there is much less attention paid here and farmers are much less enamored with the attention they draw than their UK counterparts (which isn't all that much), there have been hundreds and many are exhibiting well known high strangeness.   The above web site will bring you up to speed on this development.

Question.  Is a message being delivered in the UK, now being delivered here?
 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

March 24, 2010

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PRG Update - March 24, 2010

Second in a series of PRG Updates which are being archived at:
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Press_Releases/Updates.html


X-Conference 2010 - May 7-9
National Press Club - Washington, DC
www.x-conference.com
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Press_Releases/Press_releases.html

The international press release is out and can be viewed at the above link.    Coast to Coast AM's George Noory, who will be presenting, has narrated a sixty second promotional spot which can be heard at:   www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2010/George_Noory_Invite.htm

Conference registrations are open and being taken via the website.  Hotel registrations should be made ASAP.   There are two dozen hotels near the National Press Club.  PRG has special pricing arrangements with the Harrington and J. W. Marriott Hotels.


New PRG Project

PRG hopes to announce by the end of the month an important new project which could have significant exopolitical impact.


Upcoming PRG Speaking Venues
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html

Ozark UFO Conference - April 9-11
X-Conference - May 7-9
Nexus Conference - July 24-26
Leeds Exopolitics Conference - August 7-8


PRG Australian/New Zealand Talking Tour

An informal talking tour of Australia and New Zealand by PRG executive director Stephen Basset has now been set for June 26 to July 28.   It is being structured around the Nexus conference in Queensland and will start in Perth, Western Australia and work it's way west to east ending in Brisbane.    Anyone who might be interested in hosting a stopover in Australia or New Zealand should contact PRG.  


PRG Southern European Talking Tour

PRG's executive director will return to Europe for the Leeds Exopolitics Conference in August, and an informal talking tour focusing this time on Ireland, Spain, southern France, Italy, Greece and Turkey is being put together.  The tour is expected to run from August 7 through September 10.  As with last year's tour PRG will work to promote and expand the Exopolitics World Network.   Anyone who might be interested in hosting a stopover in the above countries during that time period, please contact PRG.  


PRG on Facebook
www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=55377642401&ref=ts (EWN)
www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=42084287080&ref=ts (MFW)
www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=260156013243&ref=ts (X-Con)

PRG has a growing Facebook presence including the Exopolitics World Network, Million Fax on Washington and the X-Conference.   Facebook group pages are important components of the advocacy process and all are invited to join these groups.  [Note: The best page for posting or tagging UFO/ET related photos and videos is the Exopolitics World Network. Thanks.]


Open Minds Production
www.openminds.tv
www.openminds.tv/magazine/inside-the-premiere-issue/

Based in Phoenix this organization is building a multi-media complex addressing UFO/ET related issues.  The first Issue of Open Minds Magazine just hit news stands nationwide including Barns and Noble and Borders bookstores.   From their website you can also access Open Minds Television, Open Minds Radio and the on-line version of the magazine.   In addition OMP is live streaming conferences onto the internet.


Dr. Edgar Mitchell
E-Mail: ken.willoughby@btinternet.com

PRG would like its UK supporters to know Apollo 14 Astronaut and Disclosure advocate Dr. Edgar Mitchell will be appearing in the UK at the St. Wilfrid's Catholic High School, Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, UK on Friday, April 16.   Tickets are ?30.    There will also be a dinner with Dr Mitchell at Wentbridge House Hotel on Thursday April 15 at 7:30pm.  Tickets are ?60.  For more information contact the above email address and include your e-mail and telephone number.

 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

March 20, 2010

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PRG Update - March 20, 2010
X-Conference 2010

[Note:  PRG is about to enter a very intense period and there will be a series of updates sent out in the coming days and weeks.]

X-Conference 2010 - May 7-9
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
www.x-conference.com

PRG's sixth X-Conference will be held at the National Press Club two blocks from the White House, twelve blocks from the Capitol and near every major national and international media organization covering the U. S. government.  It was scheduled to coincide with the 9th anniversary of the May 9, 2001 witness press conference conducted by the Disclosure Project in the same ballroom.    

While there have been numerous press events at the NPC addressing UFO/ET related issues, this will be the first time a full conference on this subject matter has been held there.  The NPC will be the permanent home for the X-Conferences which will be held on the weekend nearest the May 9, 2001 anniversary.

The close proximity to the White House, Congress and media (there are scores of news organizations based in the National Press Building) increases the prospect of political staffers and press attending the conference itself over the weekend.  As always, invites will go out to White House and Congressional staff.   A strong turnout will send a message the issue is not going away and the present administration must engage it.  If you have been thinking of attending in the past, this is the year to come.

The National Press Club is two blocks from the Metro Center Station.  There are two dozen hotels close by.  PRG has a discount arrangement with the Harrington and J. W. Marriott hotels.  

This year there will be 8 lectures, 2 special luncheon presentations, a Speaker's Cocktail Party and the PRG Awards Banquet.  A press conference will be held on Monday, May 10 at 10 am in the NPC's First Amendment Room.

Former CNN news anchor Cheryll Jones will host.  Speakers will include: George Noory of Coast to Coast AM (Special Luncheon Presentation); George Haas and William Saunders (Special Luncheon Presentation); Stephen Bassett; Richard Dolan; A. J. Gevaerd (Brazil); Gary Heseltine (UK);  Linda Moulton Howe; George Knapp; Paul Stonehill and Jim Nichols.

Topics will include: the government imposed truth embargo; the Rockefeller Initiative and the UFO/ET connections to the Obama administration; the Cydonia/Martian Codex; Disclosure; the RAF Bentwaters case; the Eisenhower briefing memo; UFOs and the National Security State; police sightings database and developments in the UK; extraordinary developments in Brazil; UFO/ET connections to Russia and the Soviet Union; more.

Full information and online registration at:  www.x-conference.com


2010 PRG Awards

PRG generally does not announce awards in advance but does make an exception with regards to posthumous recipients.  The 2010 posthumous PRG Award for Lifetime Achievement (Hall of Fame) will go to Richard Hall.

 

 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

January 25, 2010

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PRG Update - January 24, 2010
 

X-Conference 2010 - May 7-9 - National Press Club
www.x-conference.com

X-Conference 2010 has been scheduled for May 7-9 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.   The NPC is 2 blocks from the White House, 8 blocks from the Capitol and 15 blocks from nearly all national media covering Washington, DC. This improves the prospects of members of the White House or Congressional staffs or national political press attending the weekend lectures.   PRG will also hold a press conference at the NPC on Monday morning.

Should any political staffers or press attend that weekend, it will send a strong message if they see the Main Ballroom of the NPC filled from balcony to balcony.   So please consider attending this year during a very nice time for touring the nation's capital. 

For those on Facebook please consider joining the X-Conference group page and invite your FB friends to join as well. 
www.facebook.com/#/group.php?gid=260156013243&ref=ts


New Zealand Climbs on Board the Disclosure Train
www.stuff.co.nz/national/3255716/UFO-papers-to-be-made-public

Another nation has announced the release of UFO files from its archives.   New Zealand now joins France, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Uruguay, Brazil, Mexico, and Russia.


And Let's Not Forget Chile
www.cefaa.cl/web/home.html

[Translated]  The State Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) has reactivated the Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena, which analyzes unidentified flying objects (UFOs) from a scientific perspective. The Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena was created in 1997 but in recent years has kept a low profile due to a shortage of funds. The committee now has an annual budget of $100,000.
The secretary general of the DGAC, Pablo Ortega, told reporters today that "there is more information, technology and international collaboration to study these anomalous phenomena" that affect flight operation and flight safety.  He acknowledged that "there are photographs and reports from pilots who talk of situations that are worthy of being studied" by the committee, where they will work two experts in air traffic. The committee will be headed by retired officer of the Air Force of Chile, Ricardo Bermudez. Ricardo Bermudez became interested in the phenomenon several years ago and has addressed it from a scientific standpoint.


And Then There's Brazil
http://www.ufo.com.br/

The former Brazil?s Air Force minister S?rates Monteiro was interviewed by the Brazilian UFO Magazine and made astonishing statements about the action of extraterrestrial intelligences in the country. 

Monteiro is retired from the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) for a number of years, but keeps his bounds with active militaries from various sectors of the Brazilian military.  He has an extremely lucid memory of the major facts of his activities in the Air Force and ? of special interest to the Ufology ? about how the country handled with the matter during the time when he was on active duty.  Like other ministers, before and after him, Monteiro also had access to sensitive information on the interaction of other cosmic species in Brazil, reporting a few cases................


What are These?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8POHkMQg0Dw

This video and others like it are turning up.   Anyone who thinks they know what is being seen here, please let PRG know?


Dr. Edgar Mitchell Speaks in the UK
ken.willoughby@btinternet.com

Apollo 14 astronaut and Disclosure advocate, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, will speak at St. Wilfrid's Catholic High School, Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, UK on Friday April 16, 2010 at 7:30pm local time.  For more information email the above address.

 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

January 17, 2010

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PRG Update - January 17, 2010
 


PRG In the News

www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/articles/PRGarticles.html

PRG's advocacy work was featured in an extensive article by Timothy Lavin about Gorge Noory and Coast to Coast AM in the Jan/Feb issue of The Atlantic.    PRG was also the focus of another article by Daniel Fromson in the Jan/Feb issue of Washington Monthly.  If you like these articles, let the magazines know.  They love feedback.


PRG Media Schedule
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html

Jan 23, 2010, Saturday, 10 am EST,
Universal Talk w/ Joe Marra
Jan 23, 2010, Saturday, 11 pm EST,
Exopolitics Radio w/ Alfred Webre 
Jan 21, 2010, Thursday, 7 pm EST, Veritas Show w/ Mel Fabregas
Jan 20, 2010, Wednesday, 5 pm EST,
Matinee Madness w/ Mike Montgomery
 

Open Minds Magazine
www.openminds.tv

The future of media will be integrated, cross promotional platforms.   The ultimate example of such a multi-platform is: radio, television, website, print publication, online publication, all working together.

That is exactly what Open Minds Production out of Phoenix is about to accomplish when the print and online versions of Open Minds Magazine and Open Minds Television soon join the OM website and radio show already launched.   The magazine is due to hit the news stands in a few weeks.  Editor Maurizio Baiata has proven he can produce high production value publications and Open Minds Magazine will be of a kind with the late and much missed Omni Magazine - now collector's items.

PRG encourages all who care about UFO/ET and related issues to support this magazine.  Look for it on the stands and tell your friends.  It is going to represent our issues in stunning fashion.


First Contact TV
www.youtube.com/user/FirstContactTV
www.facebook.com/pages/First-Contact-TV/360893055076

The Internet is itself a multi-platform of media.   A new HD television series is in development starring: Richard Dolan, Jaime Windon, Michael Lukowiak and Rob Simone.  It's directed by John D'Auria.    A Facebook page and YouTube channel are already up and running.   Sign up and support this program as it utilizes the Internet to reach a worldwide audience.


The Sophia Project - University of Arizona Study
http://lach.web.arizona.edu/sophia/index.htm

The University of Arizona has announced it will be conducting a scientific study of individual claims of experiencing contact with non(physical)-human entities under the direction of Dr. Gary E. Schwartz. ET contactees will be included in the study.

PRG considers this a very significant development.  The near absence of engagement of the UFO/ET issue by U.S. colleges and universities since the 1950's is perhaps the greatest intellectual failure in history.  PRG's believes this will be the first time a university will formally study the contact/abduction phenomena .  Dr. John Mack's work was done outside of Harvard with an affiliation back to Harvard.through the Cambridge Hospital only because Mack was officed there.  Temple University has never engaged the issue.  It has just permitted Dr. David Jacobs to keep his job while doing his outside work plus a limited credit course.  Dr. Leo  Sprinkle was forced to retire from the U. of Wyoming over his outside contactee work. 

Furthermore, a systematic effort to parse these accounts could be very revealing.  All cultural history is filled with events interpreted by people within the context of what the person knows about the physical world.   If someone sees an entity walk through a wall in their bedroom, why would they not consider that a "ghost experience?"  But, alas, it is well reported that ET's can come through a wall.

Dr. Gary Schwartz has the stature of Mack and is fully aware of the ET presence.  He attended the MIT abduction symposium in 1992 and is going to make sure the ET accounts are properly considered.  

It also is worth noting the University of Arizona is where Dr. James E. McDonald worked right up until his suicide.  Perhaps the circle is about to be closed at last.


National Declassification Center
http://tinyurl.com/yjhh6om

[From the White House Blog]

President Obama has issued a new executive order on �Classified National Security Information� that addresses the problem of over-classification in numerous ways and will allow researchers to gain timelier access to formerly classified records.   Among the major changes are the following:

*  It establishes a National Declassification Center at the National Archives to enable agency reviewers to perform collaborative declassification in accordance with priorities developed by the Archivist with input from the general public.

*  For the first time, it establishes the principle that no records may remain classified indefinitely and provides enforceable deadlines for declassifying information exempted from automatic declassification at 25 years.

*  For the first time, it requires agencies to conduct fundamental classification guidance reviews to ensure that classification guides are up-to-date and that they do not require unnecessary classification.

*  It eliminates an Intelligence Community veto of certain decisions by the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel that was introduced in the Bush order.

Without question the first year of the Obama administration has been highly problematic.  Much has gone wrong.  However, in the background and with little attention from the media, efforts to serve the open, transparent  promise of the campaign have been ongoing.  This is just one example.  PRG considers this new Executive Order to be very significant.   The administration is building a platform upon which to serve a post-Disclosure reality.  It is PRG's view Disclosure is still on the delayed agenda of the Democratic administration of Barack Obama.


Royal Society ET Life Conference
http://royalsociety.org/Event.aspx?id=1887

Vatican ET Astrobiology Conference
http://tinyurl.com/yzxhb8t
http://tinyurl.com/y9oljtv

It seems the study of ET life is on everyone's agenda these days.

On January 25-26, 2010 the prestigious, 350 year old Royal Society of London will conduct a conference on "The detection of extra-terrestrial life and the consequences for science and society."   Confirmed speakers include: Simon Conway Morris FRS, Dr Malcolm Fridlund, Paul Davies, Albert A Harrison, Ivan Almar, Michel Mayor, Dr Chris McKay, Charles Cockell, Dr. Kathryn Denning, Colin Pillinger CBE FRS, Ted Peters, Christian de Duve FRS, Dr Frank Drake, and Pascale Ehrenfreund.      PRG considers this a timely move on the part of the Royal Society.   Very stodgy academics with high opinions of themselves hate to be caught with their pants down and there are lot of pants out there at risk.

Of greater importance is the astrobiology symposium held at the Vatican during the first week of November 2009.  Scientists from around the world convened to discuss essentially the same subject matter about to be taken up by the Royal Society.    Father Jose Gabriel Funes, the director of the Vatican observatory, is leading the effort positioning the Catholic Church on the right side of the UFO/ET issue as disclosure draws near.   Monsignor Corrado Balducci would be very pleased.

 
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December 16, 2009

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PRG Update - December 16 - Sandy Wright
 

Sandra Shepard Wright

PRG is very sad to relate that Sandy Wright passed quietly at her home on December 14.    This bright and ever curious woman played a significant role in the UFO/ET truth process.   She was a long serving member of the board of the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), a co-founder of the Friends of IONS (FIONS) and a great friend of Dr. Edgar Mitchell.  She was directly involved in the Rockefeller Initiative and provided support to a number of researchers and activists.   Most of her contributions to the field are not publicly known as she was a very private person.

Sandy Wright was the largest and most important supporter to the advocacy work of Paradigm Research Group.  Much of PRG's efforts would not have been possible without her.  For that reason she was presented the PRG Angel Award at X-Conference 2009.

Another seeker of truth has passed without witnessing the Disclosure event which will and must take place.   Each new loss, whether it be a John Mack, a Gordon Cooper, or a Dick Hall is a reminder of how long this misrepresentation of reality by our government has lasted.  

Sandy Wright's kindness, class, thoughtful advice and generosity will be sorely missed.

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Paradigm Research Group
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org  202-215-8344
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org

 
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December 13, 2009

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PRG Updates - December 13, 2009

X-Conference 2010 Status
www.x-conference.com

PRG, while not a non-profit organization, is not a business and has never generated a profit.  The X-Conference was launched primarily to bring the UFO/ET/Exopolitical issues to Washington, DC and park them under the collective nose of the politicians and the political media.  If the X-Conference generated any revenues, that would have been useful.  It hasn't

After the 2009 event PRG owed $26,000.   That amount has been reduced to approximately $16,000, most of which is owed to the Hilton Hotel.  The Hilton has now turned the matter over to attorneys and began making threats of further actions.   PRG is of two minds on this.  On the one hand the X-Conference has generated over $200,000 in revenue to the Hilton Hotel since 2004.   On the other hand the hotel has been patient about the matter as it has been over seven months.

The issue is not about assets.  PRG has none.   What is important is the advocacy work, and that is now being impacted.   X-Conference 2010 cannot go forward and other projects are slowed down by this distraction.

PRG needs someone who has the commitment to the truth process and the means to back it up to intervene and provide the funds to break this impasse - either as a contribution or a loan.   There is no other option.   

If this assistance comes before January 1, X-Conference 2010 can be promoted and PRG can get back to doing what it was created to do - ending the truth embargo as soon as possible.


Million Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org

There has been some confusion about the MFW.    Is it over?   Not at all.  The MFW will continue until Disclosure takes place.  New publicity for this effort is being planned and will get underway strongly at the first of the new year.   Thousands more letters, faxes and emails will be on their way to the White House press corps care of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA).

Why the emphasis on the White House Correspondents Association?   Two reasons:  1)  a decision to ask the tough and appropriate questions by as few as two or three White House reporters could end the truth embargo in a matter of weeks, and 2) the White House itself gets a huge amount of correspondence.   The WHCA gets a tiny fraction by comparison.   Therefore, a WHCA focused campaign will stand out and be much more difficult to hide.

Why hasn't the White House or the WHCA acknowledged this correspondence?   Simple.  If they did, it would open the door for the press to ask to see the letters.   The content of this correspondence would then set off a new round of questions - the very questions that need to be asked.

So they have to act as if nothing is happening and hope the MFW goes away.  That is not going to happen.


Recent Events of Note

Over a span of just a few days several matters manifested of some exopolitical significance.   They are as follows:

Gary McKinnon - The indicted UK computer intruder has reached the very last days of his appeal process and now looks to be extradited to the United States to stand trial.  PRG will be somewhat shocked if this happens, but, alas, these are interesting times and not much that governments do makes a great deal of sense anymore.

Whether or not it is in the best interest of McKinnon, if he is extradited it is going to create a huge media storm with considerable reference to the UFO/ET issues as well as the truth embargo.  This will include numerous media spots for UFO/ET researchers and activists, lots of new YouTube videos and considerable print coverage, all of which PRG will assiduously archive.

In short, the extradition of Gary McKinnon will be one huge headache for the anti-Disclosure elements within the U.S. government. 

Barack Obama -  On December 1 at the United States Military Academy President Obama announced an escalation (surge) to the war in Afghanistan including the addition of 30,000 troops.   As of this announcement the President took ownership of this war.   Quite soon, if not already, the President will also have his name on the 62-year old UFO/ET truth embargo.  Certainly this will be the case as of January 20 and the end of his first year in office.   Consequently, PRG now sees a slightly greater likelihood that Disclosure will come initially from another first-world nation.    With that in mind..........

British Ministry of Defence Closes Down the UK UFO Desk -  the UK MOD made an almost casual but rather striking announcement it has closed down its UFO desk as of December 1, 2009.  Significantly, the MOD indicated it would continue to release more government UFO files.   The full statement can be read at: http://tinyurl.com/btezh3

This stance may seem paradoxical, but PRG sees a straightforward logic to this maneuver.   First and foremost it reflects the fact that the United Kingdom, above all other nations, is most tied to U.S. policies on all levels.  This is reinforced under the leadership of Gordon Brown, but may attenuate should David Cameron become prime minister.  Only time will tell how well the people of the UK are served by this tethering.

That said, closing down the MOD UFO Desk sends the message the UK will not act ahead of the United States as regards Disclosure.

However, the continued release of UK UFO files will keep pressure on the U.S. to act on Disclosure. 

Therefore, we must look elsewhere for a break in the dam that might occur outside of the United States.  As stated previously, PRG believes Russia is quite taken with the enormous political legacy to be achieved with the initial announcement of an extraterrestrial presence.  The same goes for China.  Both nations have called for a global currency to replace the supremacy of the dollar and have hinted at other measures which could dilute the U.S. dollar's value.  France is another candidate for initial Disclosure.

A greatly devalued U.S. dollar coupled with a failure to end the truth embargo it began in the late 1940's might well signal the end of the United States as the defining superpower in geopolitics.   A once great and proud nation will have "jumped the shark" and be staring a legacy of lies, repeated wars and financial decline in the face under a president whose approval ratings might sink lower than those of George W. Bush.   A domestic political tragedy may be taking place before our eyes.

But let it be clear Disclosure is much bigger and much more important than the fate of any single nation.  It will happen, and there is no power on Earth that can stop it.   The Disclosure advocacy movement will continue to grow.  Anyone advising the President of the United States otherwise is miscalculating on a grand scale. 

Whatever the pressures upon the new President to extend and expand the wars in the Middle East, the matter of Disclosure should not be connected to these policies.  More importantly a case can be made that without Disclosure the world will continue to experience war after war after war - for profit, for status, for land, for "national interest", for religion, for food, for water, for the hell of it - war without end.

For the same reason Truth is the first casualty of war, it is also its remedy.


 
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September 5, 2009

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PRG Update - September 5, 2009

Interesting Development in Japan
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2009.html

The recent release of more UFO files by the UK government generated a huge amount of media coverage.   Now another news cycle has begun which may top that.  Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan's next prime minister, claims she has had contact with extraterrestrials and been taken on a trip.   This is unprecedented and is being covered worldwide.

Not surprisingly, she is receiving a great deal of ridicule in much of this coverage.  That said, there is great interest in the UFO/ET subject in Japan.  On the other hand, the Japanese government has taken no official actions on the issue and is in apparent compliance with the U.S. led truth embargo.  

PRG is intrigued by the possible outcomes.   For example, Ms. Hatoyama may receive so much ridicule from within and outside her country, experiencers in Japan, closeted in a rather conservative county, may come forward in her defense.   That could get interesting.


PRG Europe Speaking Tour - Schedule
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PRG_Europe_Tour_Schedule.htm

PRG executive director Stephen Bassett's speaking schedule in Europe is mostly set and shown below.   Known speaking dates are shown in bold yellow.  Some events have public venues, i.e. conferences, and have websites.  Others are in private homes.  Contacts for each event are provided.   Further updates will follow shortly.

Europe is playing an increasingly active role in the Disclosure process and interest in the UFO/ET issue and exopolitics in general is growing rapidly.  The speaking tour has four basic goals: 1) learn more about what Europeans think about the UFO/ET issue, 2)  increase awareness of the Disclosure process underway in the United States, 3) bring new country websites into the Exopolitics World Network (EWN), and 4) find new support for the advocacy work ahead.

Stephen will be reporting back via Twitter (SteveBassett) as well as posts on the EWN and Fax on Washington Facebook group pages.

MFW (Facebook)   http://tinyurl.com/meatfd
EWN (Facebook)   http://tinyurl.com/molxy3

Liverpool, UK - Sept. 11, 12, 13, 14
Beyond Knowledge Conference
See:  www.facebook.com/l/;tinyurl.com/l69ju7
Contact:  david@exopolitics.org.uk

Bath, UK - Sept. 14-16
Contact:  PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org
 
Devon, UK - Sept. 16, 17, 18
Boniface Center, Church of the Holy Cross, Crediton, UK
6-9 pm
Contact: simonpople@yahoo.com
 
London, UK - Sept. 18, 19, 20, 21
Contact:  b.mckenzie@btinternet.com
 
Birmingham, UK - Sept. 21, 22
Birmingham UFO Group
Contact:  www.facebook.com/l/;bufogcontactus.blogspot.com
 
London, UK - Sept. 22, 23, 24
Contact:  PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org

Helsinki, Finland - Sept. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
FUFORA Event - Orivesi
www.facebook.com/l/;www.suomenufotutkijat.fi/
Contact: uskoahonen@gmail.com
 
Stockholm, Sweden - Sept. 28, 29, 30
Contact:  sasser@soultravel.se 
 
Oslo, Norway - Sept. 30,  Oct. 1, 2
Contact:  stenkim@online.no 

Berlin, Germany - Oct. 2, 3, 4
Contact: koordinator@exopolitik.org 
 
Copenhagen, Denmark - Oct. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Lykkesholm Allé 15, Frederiksberg
7-11 pm
Contact:  frederik.uldall@hotmail.com

Brussels, Belgium - Oct. 8, 9, 10
Informal Talk (9th) 
Contacts: vincentdeprez@hotmail.com 
Ground Crew Conference (10th)
mail@davidturley.com
 
Hulst, Netherlands -  Oct. 10, 11, 12
FourthSence Conference
www.facebook.com/l/;www.fourthsence.com
Contact: info@fourthsence.com
 
Zurich, Switzerland - Oct. 12, 13, 14
Contact:  bill.ryan@virgin.net
 
Rennes, France - 14, 15, 16
Contact:  glensko@hotmail.com   
 
Saint-Pierre-en-Port, France - Oct. 16, 17, 18
Contact:  euroclippers@yahoo.fr
 
Paris, France - Oct. 18, 19, 20
www.espacesaintmartin.com/paris/index.htm
2-6 pm
Contact:  rimarchives@free.fr

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August 18, 2009

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PRG - August 18, 2009

ABC Primetime Special on the Abduction/Contact Phenomenon
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8330290&page=1

However they treat the subject matter, this special is notable because of ABC's "Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs -- Seeing Is Believing"
special from February 25, 2005.  It indicates ABC, like CNN, is continuing to engage the issue.   Contact is the cutting edge of the UFO/ET phenomenon.  Anytime a network touches this subject, it is significant.

 

PRG's advocacy work is mentioned in the Washington Times
http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/18/inside-the-beltway-12891709/

PRG has just been featured in Jennifer Harper's "Inside the Beltway" in the Washington Times.



Walnut Creek, CA Presentation - August 18

PRG ex. director Stephen Bassett will speak tonight at a Living Directory/Friendly Favors event at 7 pm PST. (Pot luck dinner at 6 pm)   Most of the group will likely stay on and watch the ABC Primetime special together.

Those who are not members of the network are also welcome.  If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like to attend, contact the host Sergio Lub at:  sergio@sergiolub.com 

You can also obtain information at:  www.favors.org  [Events]


New York City Private Briefing

A noted artist and photographer in New York City will be hosting a private briefing for potential supporters of PRG's advocacy work in early September.   If you are in the NY area and are someone or know someone who is considering support to PRG and would like to engage Mr. Bassett on the Disclosure process underway in a private setting, please contact PRG at:  PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org


United Kingdom Document Release
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2009.html

The UK has once again released more UFO files, and once again this has generated huge media coverage.  See above link.  
This follows the release of UFO files by the Russian Navy.  See: http://tinyurl.com/mq4p8g
And this follows a new UFO files release in Brazil.  See: www.ufodigest.com/news/0809/secret-docs.php

It would appear Russia, a nation hungry to regain its status as a world leader, has now jumped on board the Disclosure train.


PRG European Talking Tour

The dates for Stephen Bassett's informal talking tour of Europe are now set.   The primary purpose of this tour is to help develop interest in the Disclosure process across Europe.  More information will be forthcoming soon.  The schedule is:

Liverpool, UK                September 11-14  (conference)
Bath                                September 14-16 
Devon                             September 16-18
London                           September 18-25 
Helsinki                          September 24-28  (conference)
Stockholm                      September 28-30
Oslo                                Sept 30-Oct 2
Berlin                              October 2-5  (conference)
Copenhagen                  October 5-7
Amsterdam                    October 7-9
Brussels                         October 9-11
Zurich                              October 11-14
Rennes                           October 14-16
Saint-Pierre-en-Port      October 16-18
Paris                                October 18-20

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Paradigm Research Group
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org  202-215-8344
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org
 
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August 11, 2009

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Disclosure Update - PRG - August 11, 2009

Million Fax on Washington - Phase III
www.faxonwashington.org (letter to the WHCA)
http://tinyurl.com/n74qky  (letter to the President)

Letters, faxes and emails continue to be sent to the White House press corps c/o the White House Correspondents Association and to the White House.  If you haven't yet sent a letter to the WHCA and to the President, please do so ASAP.  It is making a difference.

On July 24 PRG supporter Ryan S. camped out on his phone in Seattle, WA at 4 am in the morning in order to get a question regarding Disclosure into the Obama administration Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs appearing on the C-SPAN morning show.  He succeeded.   That question can be viewed at:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLtV_WDnWhw

It is worth noting this is the only question asked of Robert Gibbs so far.  Since June 1 no member of the White House press corps has seen the wisdom of asking Mr. Gibbs any of the suggested questions listed at www.faxonwashington.org.    Billy Cox, reporter for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune has contacted the WHCA several times asking about the correspondence coming in.  The WHCA has refused to respond.  This is to be expected and notable.  The WHCA knows full well that to say anything about his correspondence would invite more questions they don't what to answer.  Same for the White House.   

More publicity of the MFW is coming and more correspondence is on the way.  They have no where to run.  At some point they will have to turn and answer the questions long overdue.   "Don't ask, don't tell" is coming to an end as a means to govern.


Brazil Document Release
www.ufo.com.br
www.ufo.com.br/documentos/sioani/Novos_documentos/

As reported by researcher/publisher A. J. Gevaerd 1300 more pages of previously classified UFO related files have just been released by the Brazilian government to the Brazilian Committee of UFO Researchers.

It is PRG's understanding that more countries are planning UFO document releases.   This will only put more pressure on the United States to take action regarding Disclosure.



Exopolitics Debate
www.examiner.com/examiner/x-4272-DC-Exopolitics-Examiner~y2009m8d11-The-exopolitics-debate-heats-up
or   
http://tinyurl.com/m6pykj

The debate is intensifying over the nature and value of exopolitics.   PRG has published a limited commentary on this at the Examiner.  


European Talking Tour
Liverpool Conference: www.exopolitics.org.uk/events/2009/beyond-knowledge-2-%11-liverpool-2009/

The informal talking tour by PRG executive director Stephen Bassett following the Beyond Knowledge conference in Liverpool, England on September 13-13 is almost set.   It will include fourteen stops in ten countries between September 14 and October 20 ending in Paris, France.   Confirmed stops now include Liverpool, Bath, Devon and London in the United Kingdom; Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, and Rennes, Saint-Pierre-en-Port and Paris in France.   More dates and the rest of the stops will be forthcoming soon. 

Starting with Liverpool, Steve will be reporting back from the tour via twitter, a blog set up at www.paradigmresearchgroup.org and the Exopolitics World Network Facebook group page.   See: www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=55377642401&ref=ts 

Right now the only city without a prospective host is Paris.  Anyone interested in hosting a stopover in Paris please contact PRG.


PRG Speaking Engagements
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html#NextConference
www.favors.org
  [Events]

PRG executive director, Stephen Basset, will be speaking at an event in Walnut Creek, CA on August 18 at 6 pm.   Details can be found at:  www.favors.org  [Events]   Space is limited.

Stephen will also be speaking at these upcoming conferences:

[See above link for details]
Beyond Knowledge Conference - Sept 12-13 - Liverpool, UK
UFO Crash Retrieval Conference - Nov 6-8 - Las Vegas, NV
Conscious Life Expo - Feb 12-15, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
MUFON - Phoenix - February 25, 2010


Exopolitics World Network (EWN)
www.exopoliticsworld.net

Several new important sites will be added to the EWN soon.  The Disclosure movement in Europe is growing rapidly.

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Paradigm Research Group
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org  202-215-8344
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org
 
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July 25, 2009

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PRG Update - July 25, 2009


Exopolitics European Summit
www.exopoliticseurope.com

Sitges, Spain - The Exopolitics European Summit is now underway following a well attended press conference on Friday, July 24. Speakers from Europe and the United States are presenting on a range of subjects relating to the UFO/ET issue.

The conference is being livestreamed at: www.exopolitik.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=295&Itemid=54
or http://tinyurl.com/n4t4ho 


Dark Matters Series
www.darkmatterdvds.com

A new paranormal series available via DVDs and hosted by George Noory has been launched.


Robert Gibbs on C-SPAN
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFHELatLTq0

A PRG supporter Ryan S. from Seattle made a concerted effort to get a question into President Obama's Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, regarding UFOs and Disclosure. Gibbs stepped around but did not demean the question. There will be more opportunities like this. When they present, please consider asking Gibbs specifically about the correspondence that has been coming into the White House and the White House Correspondents' Association. As it happens, Gibbs is in a position to be fully aware of both.

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Paradigm Research Group
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org 202-215-8344
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org

 

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July 20, 2009

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PRG Update -  July 20

PRG European Speaking Tour

Offers to host stops on a speaking tour of Europe by PRG executive director Stephen Bassett between September 14 and October 15 are coming in and a schedule is being worked out.    One stop is confirmed for Helsinki-Orivesi, Finland, Sept. 26-27 at the annual meeting of the Finnish UFO organization FUFORA. 

This tour is being set up in the aftermath of Steve's presentation at the Beyond Knowledge Conference in Liverpool, England, Sept. 12-13.  
See:  www.exopolitics.org.uk/events/2009/beyond-knowledge-2-%11-liverpool-2009/

Starting with Liverpool, Steve will be reporting back from the tour via twitter, a blog set up at www.paradigmresearchgroup.org and the Exopolitics World Network Facebook page (See: www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=55377642401&ref=ts )

If you would like to host a stop on the tour and set up an informal speaking group (private home, local library, etc.), please contact PRG ASAP.  The goal is at least one stop in each of the following countries:  UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Greece time permitting.
 

Exopolitics European Summit - Barcelona, Spain
www.exopoliticseurope.com

Stephen Bassett will be speaking at this conference which has developed into a major event.   Attendance at the 4-star Hotel Meli?Sitges may reach 1,000.  Forty plus members of the mainstream European media are signed up for the Friday evening press conference.   Simultaneous translation via wireless headsets will be available for all attendees.  


Million Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org

"Open Letter to the White House Press Corps"

PRG has published its open letter to the WHCA to the Internet in a July 13 press release.    The base locations for the article are:
Examiner: http://tinyurl.com/lh22cj
American Chronicle: www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/109964
PRG: http://tinyurl.com/ntugfx

If you haven't yet sent a letter, fax and email to the White House press corps, please do so ASAP.


New Speaking Venues
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html

PRG executive director, Stephen Basset, will also be speaking at the following venues:

July 29 - Washington, DC - National Press Club - McClendon Group
               6:30 pm, 13th Floor, 14th & F St., NW, Washington, DC
July 30 - New York - Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.)
                www.mindspring.com/~areofnyc/
August 2 - Walnut Creek, CA - Living Directory Network Presentation
                   www.favors.org  [Events]


OSTP Declassification Policy Forum
http://blog.ostp.gov/category/declass/
www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb/

PRG notes with great interest the activities of the new Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) and the declassification forum sponsored by the Office of Science and Technology Policy.   The OSTP was the door Laurance Rockefeller came through when he began his effort in March of 1993 to convince Bill Clinton to essentially be the Disclosure President.    Worth reposting here is an excerpt from President Obama's Presidential Memorandum signed January 21, 2009:

"The way to make government responsible is to hold it accountable. And the way to make government accountable is to make it transparent so that the American people can know exactly what decisions are being made, how they're being made, and whether their interests are being well served."
 

Richard Hall (1930-2009)
http://copycateffect.blogspot.com/2009/07/717obits.html
http://dailygrail.com/news/jerome-clark-on-dick-hall

UFO researcher Richard Hall devoted over 50 years of his life to the understanding of the phenomenon.  He, along with the likes of Donald Keyhoe, James McDonald, Alan Hynek, Stanton Friedman and others, was a legend in the field.   They are part of the most extraordinary instance in history where citizen scientists and investigators worked to oppose the deliberate misrepresentation of reality by the State.    Decade after decade they labored to get at the truth during a time (the Cold War) when the government of the United States was absolutely committed to the embargo of that truth from the public.  PRG very much regrets that Mr. Hall did not live to see the lifting of that embargo and the vindication of his and his colleague's work in the eyes of the world.   Nevertheless, the ongoing effort to the resolve the UFO/ET issue stands on the shoulders of these legends and could not succeed without their contributions.


X-Conference DVDS

2009 DVDs are available at:  www.sedonamediacompany.com
2004-2008 DVDs are available at:  www.paranormalmatrix.tv

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Paradigm Research Group
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org  202-215-8344
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org
 
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July 12, 2009

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PRG Update -  July 12
 

Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org   (letter to the WHCA)
http://tinyurl.com/n74qky   (letter to the President)

Letters, faxes and emails have been steadily accumulating at the White House Correspondents Association and at the White House.  Promotion of the MFW restarts on Monday after being temporarily suspended while a series of news cycles passed through - the Iranian election/uprising, Gov. Mark Sanford sex scandal and Michael Jackson.  You don't compete with that.   The category five media storm around the death of Jackson was instructive in this regard:  it was a glimpse of what to expect if even a few appropriate UFO/ET questions are put into play and appropriately answered at the highest level.   The truth embargo cannot withstand this degree of media frenzy.   So, if you haven't yet sent a letter to the WHCA and to the President, please do so ASAP.


YOUCANWEDO
www.slideshare.net/jkozan/euro-ycwd

A new project similar to the Fax on Washington is under careful development in France.  This is notable as France is a leading candidate to break the truth embargo before the United States.  A slide show with the basic concept for this project is at the above URL.  PRG hopes all its supporters in France will help this project along. 


PRG Speaking Engagements / European Talking Tour
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html#NextConference

PRG executive director, Stephen Basset, will be speaking at these upcoming conferences:

Enota Glace - July 18 - White Sulphur Springs, WA
European Exopolitics Summit - July 25-26 - Barcelona, Spain
Beyond Knowledge Conference - Sept 11-12 - Liverpool, UK
UFO Crash Retrieval Conference - Nov 6-8 - Las Vegas, NV

[Note: PRG executive director, Stephen Bassett, is considering doing an informal talking tour of Europe after the Liverpool, UK event.  The plan would be to visit about 12 cities between September 14 and October 20 and is based upon PRG supporters in Europe providing a place to stay for 2-3 days and bringing together a small group of people to discuss the exopolitical future of Europe pre- and post-Disclosure.   Any PRG friends and colleagues in Europe who might be open to hosting this speaking tour, please contact PRG ASAP.  Much thanks.]


Vyktoria Pratt Keating
www.vyktoria.com
www.paranormalmusic.com
www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2009/07/05

The music of PRG's long time friend and supporter was recently featured on the July 5 Coast to Coast AM show as part of C2C's featured artist series.  She is creating a special portfolio of music which addresses paranormal subject matter - even exopolitics.  She's also very, very good.   Her new paranormal compilation "Paradigm Ship" is available now. 


I Know What I Saw - New Documentary
http://iknowwhatisawthemovie.com   (trailer)

It was inevitable someone would eventually emerge as the leading documentarian of the UFO/ET history.  James Fox is that person.  His independent work along with his collaboration with Tim Coleman on the first Out of the Blue film has moved him to the forefront of the issue.  James may be the first producer/director to place a UFO/ET documentary into full theatrical distribution.   Perhaps it will be his next film, I Know What I Saw.  Check it out.


Exopolitics World Network (EWN)
www.exopoliticsworld.net

Belgium - PRG mourns the loss of Belgium.  If you are a citizen of this fine country and would like to create and administer the EWN site for Belgium, please contact PRG.
Poland - On the other hand PRG welcomes Poland to the EWN.  The site is administered by B. J. Witelus:  bj@exopolitics.pl
Many countries are awaiting an advocate/webmaster to step forward and create the EWN site for that country.


Exopolitics United States Network (EUSN)
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net

California - PRG mourns the loss of California.  This is an important exopolitical state because of the influence of Hollywood films and television.   Who wants to take on CA?    Other important exopolitical states without a EUSN site include Nevada, New Mexico, West Virginia and New York.


Conferences
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html

Despite the economic crisis new UFO/ET related conferences are coming on line.  PRG has now logged in 41 conferences for 2009 - many are first-time events.  This reflects a growing public awareness and sense of impending developments.

New Conferences

A Galactic Gathering - Sept 25-27 - Denver, CO
Awake and Aware in LA Conference - Sept 19-20 - Burbank, CA

European Exopolitics Summit - July 25-26 - Barcelona, Spain
A New World Conference - Switzerland - July 10-11  (completed)
Leeds Exopolitics Expo - June 27 - Leeds, England  (completed)
A comprehensive review of this event: 
http://tinyurl.com/ljezk5
Out of the World - May 28-31 - Galena, IL (completed)
UFO Conference & Webcast - May 2 - San Diego, CA (completed)

2012  A New Beginning - March 28-29 - Bethesda, MD (completed) 

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June 19, 2009

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PRG Update - June 18, 2009

 

Million Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org
www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/05/14/14greenwire-a-climate-solution-thats-out-of-this-world-19116.html
[New MFW Video] - www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37gbi83Vlo&feature=email

This initiative is on schedule and was featured in a New York Times on-line article on May14.   Presently a Google search of the phrase "Million Fax on Washington" is returning 32,000 pages.    Mail is pouring into the White House Correspondent's Association headquarters, multiple related articles have been published, multiple press releases have been issued including PRG, over 50 hours of media interviews have been completed, and the MFW website is getting substantial traffic.

So far neither the White House nor the WHCA has acknowledged receiving any correspondence on this issue.  However, two mainstream reporters have calls into the WHCA concerning the initiative.    PRG is now awaiting a mainstream media breakout with accompanying interviews.

If you have not yet sent a letter, fax and/or email to the WHCA, please do so ASAP.    Talking points are found at the MFW website.


X-Conference 2009 DVDs
www.sedonamediacompany.com
www.paranormalmatrix.com

2009 Conference DVDs are available from Sedona Media Company (Ron James) including a special offer for full set purchases.  DVDs from past X-Conferences are available from Paranormal Matrix.  All proceeds go to cover the A/V production of the next X-Conference.


Exopolitics World Network and United States Network
www.exopoliticsworld.net
www.exopoliticsswitzerland.ch
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net
www.exopoliticsnebraska.us

PRG welcomes a new country to the EWN - Switzerland - administered by Anissa and a new state to the EUSN - Nebraska - administered by Joe Snyder, II.


Other Initiatives Elsewhere

Denver Ballot Initiative - Jeff Peckman has renewed the effort to put an extraterrestrial affairs commission the ballot in the upcoming Denver election.   The signature process is proceeding well.
www.9news.com/yourshow/article.aspx?storyid=117674&catid=359

We Can,.....You Do - a new France based initiative to persuade the French government to move forward with Disclosure.
www.federation-airplane.eu/site/fr/nouvelles/initiatives_publiques/suite.php?newsid=156


PRG Speaking Schedule

Enota Glace - July 18 - White Sulphur Springs, WV
www.enotaglace.com/Events/Events.html
European Exopolitics Summit 2009 - July 25-26 - Barcelona, Spain
www.exopoliticseurope.com
Beyond Knowledge Conference - Sept. 11-12 - Liverpool, UK
www.exopolitics.org.uk/events/2009/beyond-knowledge-2-%11-liverpool-2009/
Crash Retrieval Conference - Nov 6-8 - Las Vegas, NV
www.ufoconference.com


PRG Websites

With the passage of time PRG has increasingly received criticism of its websites.   They are dated in style, not sufficiently sophisticated, messy in browsers other that MS Internet Explorer, too "X-Files" (too dark), hard to navigate, etc.    PRG's response to this criticism is this - it's all true.

The PRG web presence needs to be redesigned and upgraded.  It hasn't happened because of the time and effort involved.   The site is large (over 800 meg) with thousands of pages, and time and resources are limited.   All the PRG sites were done in MS Front Page which has not been cutting edge for years.   Since Front Page is a MS product, the pages are often junked up when not viewed in MS Internet Explorer.   There have been offers by webmasters to improve the site, but outsourcing this work is no easy matter.  There is a lot of great talent in PRG's network, but reorganizing the sites without interrupting the advocacy work is a challenge.

The PRG sites will eventually be upgraded and redesigned with more sophisticated editors.  Until then your patience is greatly appreciated.


PRG 2009 Fund Raiser

Nearly 100 supporters contributed a total of $4000.  Many thanks to all.

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May 10, 2009

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PRG Update - May 10, 2009
 

Fax on Washington - Phase II and III
www.faxonwashington.org

The January 21 to May 31, 2009 Phase II of the Million Fax on Washington is proceeding on schedule. Thousands of letters, faxes and emails (plus messages on the Comments Line) have been sent to the White House calling for a full briefing of the new president, congressional hearings, access to technology derived from extraterrestrial sources and Disclosure. These follow similar correspondence sent to the presidential transition headquarters from November 5, 2008 to January 20, 2009. PRG is informed the White House is well aware of these requests.

Phase III begins on June 1, 2009. This final part of PRG's most important project will be comprehensive, collaborative and intense. It's goal is nothing less than triggering the Disclosure event - either by the United States or another nation. It will call upon the full resources of the worldwide Disclosure movement network built since 1991. PRG has every reason to believe that network is ready to act in concert as are the millions of people prepared to exercise their right to know.

PRG is now booking media interviews for June and expects to do approximately 75 during that month. The formal press release will go out on the evening of June 1. The MFW website will be updated that evening and the formal announcement will be made on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory.

This project was conceived in early 2008 at the beginning of what was certain to be one of the most important elections in American history. By fate or just good luck, virtually every factor anticipated has worked out as expected.


The Joiner Report
www.angeliajoiner.com
www.paranormalradionetwork.com

On May 15, 2009 the courageous reporter "encouraged" to leave her job with the Stephenville Empire-Tribune for being overzealous in covering a major UFO event near the "Texas White House" will launch her new radio talk show on the Paranormal Radio Network - The Joiner Report.

Rather than be discourage by her sudden career change she only intensified her engagement of the UFO/ET issue with directed websites, freelance articles and now a radio show. Angelia Joiner is what journalism is supposed to be about and her commitment has been rewarded. Her first guest will be the former chief technology and environment correspondent for CNN, Miles O'Brien. O'Brien, along with the rest of CNN's science, technology, and environment news staff, was release nine days after he hosted a provocative week-long series "In Search of Aliens."

PRG finds it quite intriguing that O'Brien, with a substantial career behind him and plenty of options ahead of him, has elected to take this interview. This is a must listen.


Freedom Watch Files UFO FOIA Requests
www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=97677
www.freedomwatchusa.org

In what PRG considers a highly significant development, Larry Klayman's Freedom Watch has filed a swarm of FOIA requests demanding UFO/ET related documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency and the U.S. Air Force.

Klayman received considerable national exposure in the 90's when he founded Judicial Watch and pursued a number of scandals targeting both the political left and the right. He left Judicial Watch in 2003 to run for the U. S. Senate and later founded Freedom Watch.

While PRG thinks it knows, it is making an immediate effort to contact Mr. Klayman and find out why Freedom Watch is taking this action at this particular time.


PRG 2009 Fund Raiser

[Note: Since typically only about one-third of even a directed group mailing gets opened, this is the second mailing of the fund raiser. There will be just one more. Please pardon the repetition.]

This is the once a year fund raiser for PRG's advocacy work to end the UFO/ET Truth Embargo. The next one will come in May of 2010. Right now there are about 5,000 people on PRG's email list condensed down from about 20,000 over the past thirteen years via attrition. It is fair to say that those still on this list are serious about resolving the UFO/ET issue and well aware of PRG's efforts since 1996.

The math is simple. If each person on the list contributed $10, PRG would have $50,000 to clear the X-Conference balances and move forward with new projects without delay. But it rarely works that way; a one percent or less response is typical. And it's not the money really, it's mostly the time - the few minutes it takes to write and send a check or go to PayPal. Fortunately a PRG supporter has made it possible to accept contributions over the phone via credit card. That should help.

Time is precious and everyone is busy, but this is such a critical moment in human history and the UFO/ET issue is hugely impacting. It needs to be resolved, and PRG is running on empty after the very successful X-Conference 2009. A few minutes could make big difference.

PayPal is one of the greatest web tools ever. It's worth every second it takes to get signed up. It's free. It's safe. PRG has used it for years without any problem. This might be just the time to get set up on PayPal. Just a thought.

Anyway, here is the info: [Important Note: Contributions to PRG are NOT tax deductible. Sorry.]

Credit Card: 202-215-8344
Mail: Paradigm Research Group, 4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG PayPal email identifier: PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org
PRG Contribution Page: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PayPal.htm
 

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May 8, 2009

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PRG Update - May 8, 2009
Fund Raiser

 

This is the once a year fund raiser for PRG's advocacy work to end the UFO/ET Truth Embargo. The next one will come in May of 2010. Since typically only about one-third of a group mailing gets opened, it will be repeated two more times over the next few days. Please pardon the repetition.

Right now there are about 5,000 people on PRG's email list condensed down from about 20,000 over the past thirteen years via attrition. It is fair to say that those still on this list are serious about resolving the UFO/ET issue and well aware of PRG's efforts since 1996.

The math is simple. If each person on the list contributed $10, PRG would have $50,000 to clear the X-Conference balances and move forward with new projects without delay. But it rarely works that way, a one percent or less response is typical. And it's not the money really, it is mostly the time - the few minutes it takes to write and send a check or go to PayPal. Fortunately a PRG supporter has made it possible to accept contributions over the phone via credit card. That should help.

Time is precious and everyone is busy, but this is such a critical time in human history and the UFO/ET issue is hugely impacting. It needs to be resolved and PRG is running on empty after the very successful X-Conference. A few minutes could make big difference.

PayPal is one of the greatest web tools ever. It's worth every second it takes to get signed up. It's free. It's safe. PRG has used it for years without any problem. This might be just the time to get set up on PayPal. Just a thought.

Anyway, here is the info: [Important Note: Contributions to PRG are NOT tax deductible. Sorry.]

Credit Card: 202-215-8344
Mail: Paradigm Research Group, 4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
PRG PayPal email identifier: PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org
PRG Contribution Page: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PayPal.htm


Oh yes, almost forgot. A shout out to PRG supporter John Budin. John is auctioning a very valuable guitar on E-Bay on June 12 and donating the proceeds to PRG.

Very cool idea, John, and much thanks.

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May 1, 2009

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PRG Update - May 1, 2009

X-Conference 2009 DVDs
www.sedonamediacompany.com/xdvd.html

DVDs of all X-Conference 2009 presentations including the National Press Club Press Conference on April 20 are now available from Ron James' Sedona Media Company. Visit: www.sedonamediacompany.com/xdvd.html 

X-Conference 2009 Followup
from Stephen Bassett

First, I wish to express my great appreciation to all who attended and helped produce X-Conference 2009. Along with some excellent suggestions as to how to improve next year's event, PRG has received nothing but strong praise for the conference and the National Press Club press conference that followed.

Media coverage of the NPC event on April 20 is being tracked at www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/main.html  Not surprisingly the focus has been on Dr. Edgar Mitchell. However, the press conference was filmed by Robert Fleischer of Exopolitics Germany and Frederik Uldall of Exopolitics Denmark and those videos are up on the page mentioned and receiving wider distribution. Further, Ron James filmed the press conference for PRG and a DVD is available (see above). These videos will help draw attention to the announcements of Milton Torres, Nick Pope, Richard Dolan, Alfred Webre and Dr. Roger Leir. A new international press release from PRG regarding Dr. Leir's work will go out soon.

PRG has also received and responded to a significant number of media requests and expects more. Some of these center upon certain remarks by me during the NPC event. To clarify: the Million Fax on Washington - Phase II, an organized effort to petition the Obama administration to act on Disclosure, will end on May 31. Phase III will begin on June 1. If this third phase proceeds as planned, it will be unprecedented and could create the required circumstance in Washington, DC that would trip the Disclosure switch. For this to happen the cooperation of many research/activist organizations will be needed, and the foundation for such cooperation has been laid.

Some have interpreted my remarks as being an "ultimatum" or "threat" directed at the government. It was not. Rather it was a heads up regarding PRG's advocacy timetable. You don't threaten or give ultimatums to governments. It doesn't work. Not for citizens, and not very well even for governments.

Finances: The X-Conference 2009/NPC Press Conference had a gross loss of $27,000 which includes PRG operating costs in the 5 months leading up to the event. PRG is moving as quickly as possible to raise the funds to clear all outstanding balances.

There are two primary reasons for this loss: 1) the extraordinary economic turn down and concomitant market losses that began in late October 2008 cut prepaid attendance and walk-ins by about 100 from last year, and 2) the costs for 2009 were greater than 2008 due to a more ambitious advocacy agenda.

After the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the purchase of Merrill Lynch, I considered canceling the conference. I well knew the implications of these and other unfolding events. It was a very tough call. I chose to go ahead for these reasons: 1) canceling would have also created a loss with no benefit, 2) an attendance drop was not certain, 3) George Noory and Coast to Coast AM were providing considerable support which could mitigate or prevent an attendance drop, 4) new support sources might be found, and 5) the impact the event would have on the advocacy process. The last reason is the most important. The Disclosure process must advance.

If you know anyone who has a passion for and an understanding of what is at stake regarding Disclosure and has created for themselves the financial resources that would permit then to step in at this time to keep PRG on track, please forward this request to them as soon as possible.

PRG's core support group has already provided much while taking losses in the declining markets. It is imperative to identify new individuals who can support this work.

X-Confernce 2010
www.x-conference.com

The next X-Conference will be at the Hilton Hotel in Gaithersburg, MD on April 16-18, 2010. Conference and registration information will go up soon at: www.x-conference.com .

Clarification Regarding John Podesta

It has come to PRG's attention that CNN misstated John Podesta's "release" on Monday, April 20. Mr. Podesta did not "issue a release" to CNN. Rather he responded to a call from CNN. Further, Mr. Podesta simply confirmed to CNN his call to release UFO documents from government files made in 2002 and again in 2003 at the National Press Club press conferences held by the Coalition for Freedom of Information. He did not comment on or support Edgar Mitchell's statement that morning. PRG was confused by the CNN statement and regrets any misunderstanding PRG's comments may have caused.
 

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March 22, 2009

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PRG Update - March 22, 2009


Exopolitics World Network Facebook Page
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55377642401

The EWN Facebook page is at 624 members and climbing. If it is to be a significant source list for the Disclosure movement, it must grow many times this size. Please continue to direct people to this page, particularly if you are a page administrator.


UK Document Release
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5031680/UFO-files-MoD-fears-over-PR-disaster.html

The UK government has released another batch of UFO files to the Internet causing another spate of news stories related to certain cases. In general, mainstream news media cover continues to expand. Right now the news cycle in the UK is very strong.


X-Conference 2009 - Update
www.x-conference.com 

Exhibitors/Artists
There are still exhibitor tables available in the Exhibitor Room and gallery space available for artists to display and sell relevant art. Contact PRG if you are interested.

Speakers
George Noory, who is presenting and meeting with attendees for two hours this year, will be broadcasting from the WMAL AM 630 studio in Northwest Washington, DC on Friday night PST (Saturday morning EST). Guests will include some of the conference speakers. The complete presentation schedule is up on the conference website now.

Full speaker lineup for 2009: Cheryll Jones (Host); Stephen Bassett (Moderator/Speaker); George Noory (Special Presentation & Keynote - short); Edgar Mitchell, PhD (Special Presentation); Dr. Roger Leir (Special Presentation); Col. John Alexander, PhD (Special Presentation - Debate with Stephen Bassett); Colin Andrews; Art Campbell; Richard Dolan; Graham Hancock; Paola Harris; Jeff Peckman; Nick Pope; Michael Salla; PhD; Victor Viggiani; Alfred Webre, JD. Guest Activists: Dr. Joseph Buchman, Dr. Rebecca Hardcastle, Terri Mansfield, Robert Fleishcer (Germany), Frederik Uldall (Denmark).

Press Conference - National Press Club
13th Floor, 14th and F Streets, NW, Washington, DC

The press conference on Monday morning (at either 9:30 am or 10 am), April 20, following the X-Conference will feature: Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Nick Pope, Major Milton Torres and Dr. Roger Leir. It will be open to the public.


 

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March 6, 2009

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PRG Update - March 6, 2009
 

Exopolitics World Network (EWN)
www.exopoliticsworld.net 
Facebook Group Page
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55377642401#/group.php?gid=55377642401
www.facebook.com  [Search: Exopolitics World Network]

PRG launched the planned Facebook group page for the EWN on February 25. However, based upon input from a number of activist leaders meeting in Laughlin, NV at the IUFOC conference, the concept for this project was broadened. And this concept is significant.

Facebook, with 175 million members worldwide and growing fast, is one of the most powerful advocacy tools ever created. The group pages make it possibe for the group administrator(s) to send relevant messges to the entire group, no matter how large, at no cost via the Facebook servers. And, of course, all members can post relevant links, photos, videos, and messages to the page as well as request an administrator send a message to the page members.

With that in mind the exopolitical activists and media agreed to have this Facebook group page serve the entire UFO/ET advocacy community. They would use their websites, email lists, and speaking engagements to promote this page to the widest possible audience worldwide in order to build page membership to a level that would impact the disclosure process. There is no theoretical upper limit, but the initial goal is 100,000.

The leaders in the disclosure movement will be designated group page administrators and thus able to post at their discretion messages about ongoing developments, projects, conferences, books, breaking news and much more. Those who join this page can expect a great deal of information on a real time basis about the extraordinary historical process underway.

Importantly, a group page member can leave the group at any time if they do not want to receive this information and rejoin at their convenience when they do.

It is hoped that the EWN Facebook group page will become the core email/contact list of great size UFO/ET/Exopolitics advocacy has never had to pursue the resolution of this matter on behalf of the people.

Please spread the word about this project and become a member of Facebook and the Exopolitics World Network group page.



Exopolitics World Network - Status
www.exopoliticsworld.net

The EWN is coming along but needs more countries. Those who have contacted PRG and are working on sites for your country, please complete the basic site and notify PRG. If you want to build or help build a site for another country, please contact PRG ASAP. The time is ideal to get these sites into play. The sites up now are well done and some are outstanding.

Countries with published sites and site administrators

Belgium - Danny Heytens
Canada - Victor Viggiani
Denmark - Frederik Uldall
Hong Kong - Neil Gould
France - Jean-Charels Duboc
Germany - Robert Fleischer
Italy - Paola Harris
Mexico - Enrique Valencia Saldańa (under construction)
South Africa - Manuel Lamiroy
Spain - Jose Jover Del Pozo
Sweden - Torbjörn Sassersson
United Kingdom - David Griffin
United States - Stephen Bassett

Exopolitics United States Network - Status
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net

The EUSN is newer and running behing the EWN. Those who have contacted PRG and are working on sites for your state, please complete the basic site and notify PRG. If you want to build or help build a site for another state, please contact PRG ASAP. The time is ideal to get these sites into play. Again, the sites up now are well done and some are outstanding.

States with published sites and site administrators

Arizona - Lynne Kitei, Rebecca Hardcastle, Terri Mansfield
California - Brandon Piddington (under construction)
District of Columbia - Ryan Dickover
Florida - Paul Robinson, Frank Fields
Georgia - Jeff Adams, David Camp
Ohio - Mark Snider
 
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February 10, 2009

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PRG Update - February 10, 2009

PRG Thank You

Over the past few months PRG has received a large number of emails, letters and phone calls - much more than usual - thanking PRG for the work it is doing and spurring it to proceed apace with the disclosure process. This kind of moral support is greatly appreciated and mitigates the difficulties of the advocacy work. For any who might not have gotten a thank you directly, please know your unqualified endorsement of PRG's efforts is most helpful.


PRG's Dilemma

For some time now PRG has been receiving an amount of email, letters, DVDs, books, requests for assistance, requests for involvement, etc. well beyond its capability to respond in a timely fashion - or at all. While frustrating and awkward, it is a good thing. It reflects the accelerating pace of disclosure and the growing excitement many are feeling about unfolding events. If you have not gotten a response to your query, it is not that your email got deleted or your letter lost in the ether. It is simply that PRG is overwhelmed. At this critical time it is essential to keep the focus on the goal - Disclosure - and keep all projects active. The pressure on the government to change the Truth Embargo policy must not let up. Eventually all correspondence and submissions will receive a response from PRG. Apologies in advance if that response is late or moot.


A PRG Special Comment

On a personal note: in the past I have noted that the end of the pre-Disclosure world would be intense and difficult for the "UFO community." There is an enormous amount of emotional energy which has accumulated over the six decades of the truth embargo. Thousands of UFO/ET researchers, activists and media have invested a great portion of their lives at considerable sacrifice (in many cases) to pursue the hidden truths and speak truth to power. With the finish line in sight this emotion is going to manifest in a myriad of ways - some good, some bad.

Old guard researchers are very concerned their work will not be properly recognized. They are suspicious their considerable efforts will be eclipsed by newer entrants into the field - particularly the activists and proponents of the exopolitical perspective. Personal and professional differences are going to intensify and break out in the open (if not already there). Anger, paranoia, envy, regret, contempt and every other human emotion will manifest. While in theory it doesn't have to be this way, the reality is the Disclosure shot heard round the world will set off a sort of "Oklahoma Land Rush" with thousands of "Conestoga Wagons" racing into the post-Disclosure world. Wheels will be flying off, wagons will overturn, some will be run over in the chaos, and perhaps much worse will transpire.

The simple truth? There is little that can be done about this. The magnitude of the issue, the unprecedented power of the event, the potential impact on everyone's life well transcend any desire for a particular outcome or hope for an orderly and convivial process.

However, there is no obstacle to at least anticipating the likelihood of this difficult transition and reflecting on how one might respond. There is potential for some degree of mitigation in that. With that in mind, allow me to state clearly PRG's intentions, which are the same today as they were 13 years ago.

1) actively support the past work of researchers and activists and make every effort to ensure that work is recognized by the mainstream media and mainstream science in the post-Disclosure period.

2) aggressively address efforts by previous skeptic/debunkers to recast themselves as the "true leading experts" on the phenomena they once derided and diminished.

3) aggressively address efforts by previously dismissive academics to shove into the background the work of those they would not dare touch and attempt to coopt the field by virtue of their "credentials" as member of an academic community which committed the most spectacular intellectual failure in history.

4) pressure the government to not only acknowledge the citizen/science effort but reward those specific individuals who pursued the truth the government denied by whatever manner of compensation and award possible and appropriate, including direct involvement in the post-Disclosure research, public education and policy making. And by pressure, what is meant here is the same public awareness efforts which helped bring the truth embargo itself to an end.

Without such appropriate rewards of acknowledgement and participation a message would be sent into the future that challenging the state is not worth the effort. And the next time the state misrepresents the very nature of the world to its citizens, no one will step up to demand otherwise.

However we behave, one thing is irrefutable. Everyone will cross the paradigm line together. It is not optional At that instance all will be in alignment, all will be at the starting line of a new world. Perhaps many will take the best of their nature forward and leave the worst behind. It would be as good a time as any for some of that.


PRG News Media Archive

Worldwide media coverage of UFO/ET stories continues to expand. Here are the numbers for recent articles archived at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2009.html

2005 - 167
2006 - 186
2007 - 477
2008 - 1104
2009 - 203 (on a pace to reach 1850 articles)


X-Conference 2009
www.x-conference.com 

A Special Presentation by Dr. Roger Leir has been added to the schedule. A major development has occurred with Dr. Leir's work which will be revealed at that time and featured in the PRG press conference at the National Press Club
 
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February 5, 2009

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PRG Update - February 5, 2009
 

PRG Update - February 5, 2009

Million Fax on Washington - Phase II
www.faxonwashington.org

Phase II of the Million Fax on Washington has been informally underway since January 20 and formally launched on February 1.

It is a well understood fact the first 100 days of a new administration are the most important. So between January 20 and April 30 - one hundred days - PRG once again promotes the sending of letters, faxes and/or emails to the new President - this time to the White House - calling for an end to the Truth Embargo regarding an extraterrestrial presence and the release of as much relevant information to the American people as possible within reasonable constraints of national security. A national press release will be sent out February 6. Examples of past MFW letters to the President are posted at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Million-Fax-Correspondence.htm . Many more will be posted soon.

Contact information: The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20500
[Standard business size envelopes only please.]

Fax: 202-456-2461
Email via: www.whitehouse.gov/contact  [Note: emails are limited to 500 characters, but that is more than enough to make the key points.]

Is calling the White House a good idea? Yes, you can also call the White House and leave a brief comment at 202-456-1111, but do this in addition to writing a letter, fax and/or email because these leave a record, and the collective correspondence can be more easily reviewed

X-Conference 2009 - April 17-19, Hilton Hotel, Gaithersburg, MD
www.x-conference.com
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2009/registration.htm

The fifth X-Conference also formally launches tomorrow with a national press release. Conference registrations are being taken now at the X-Conference website. Hotel reservations can be made via: 301-977-8900 (booking code: x-conference).

Because events relevant to Disclosure are breaking on a weekly basis, PRG's confidence that Disclosure is close at hand remains high. For this reason X-Conference 2009 will be to some extent an Exopolitical Summit. PRG will expand the press conference at the National Press Club on Monday morning, January 20 and has booked the First Amendment Room. A substantial press contingent is expect. Leading figures in the Exopolitics Disclosure Movement are being invited to speak and a number of guest activists from around the world will also be part of the conference. In fact, in will be the largest gathering of such activists ever.

But X-Conference 2009 will not be monochromatic. With two speaker invites pending confirmation, the lineup is as follows:

Special Presentation - George Noory, host of the #1 late night talk show in America, will revisit some of the great segments from past C2C shows, give his thoughts on the extraordinary events taking place, take questions and sign autographs.

Special Presentation - Dr. Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 Astronaut and founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences, returns again this time to give an in depth lecture on the full spectrum of his experience with the UFO/ET issue, his interactions with the media, his thoughts on the disclosure process and hopes for the post-disclosure world.

Special Presentation - A debate/dialogue/Q&A will take place between Dr. John Alexander (Col. USArmy ret.) and PRG executive director, Stephen Bassett. All subjects will be on the table. All issues will be engaged.

Special Presentation - one of the most prolific authors and researchers of the ancient world, Graham Hancock, will look at the exopolitics of the distant past.

[Note: all special presentations will only require a Day Pass. There will be no extra charge.]

Other outstanding speakers include:

Colin Andrews - he's back and he has a lot to say.
Art Campbell - his important research on events in the Eisenhower administration and on the Plains of San Augustin.
Richard Dolan - the second volume in his extremely important trilogy, UFOs and the National Security State
Paola Harris - the exopolitics of Hollywood
Joseph Montaldo - contactee, founder of ICAR and builder of an expanding Internet radio presence
Jeff Peckman - from the Denver Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission Ballot Initiative to David Letterman and beyond
Nick Pope - the man in the center of the United Kingdom UFO/ET/Disclosure firestorm is back
Dr. Michael Salla - one of the most aggressive thinkers and writers in exopolitics today.
Victor Viggiani - the leader of exopolitics in Canada
Alfred Webre, JD - the founder of exopolitics, futurist, and leading activist for a space based weapons ban. [Note: President Obama has indicated he will call for a Space Weapons Ban. Alfred Webre (along with Carol Rosin and Danny Sheehan) are a major reason why.]

Guest activists include:

Dr. Joseph Buchman - former Libertarian Party congressional candidate calling for Disclosure
Dr. Rebecca Hardcastle and Terri Mansfield - along with Dr. Lynne Kitei are building a political movement combining exopolitics, exoconsciousness and peace activism.

More speaker info at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2009/speakers.htm
 
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January 13, 2009

 

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PRG Update - January 13, 2009
 

President's Citizen Briefing Book
http://citizensbriefingbook.change.gov
http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/your_ideas_and_submissions_in_the_citizens_briefing_book

Now the Presidential Transition website has created a page for rating ideas submitted to the President Elect. The top rated ideas will go into a Citizen Briefing Book. GO TO THE CITIZEN BRIEFING BOOK LINKS ABOVE, SEARCH UNDER "UFO" AND "EXTRATERRESTRIAL" AND VOTE FOR THESE IDEAS. They are getting good support and could make it into the Citizen Briefing Book.

Please spread the word about this opportunity via your websites and email lists.


Bill Cox Status
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Billyl_Cox_Reportage.htm 

Sarasota Herald Tribune reporter Billy Cox has now published 64 UFO/ET/Exopolitics related articles on his paper's website. His reportage on these issues dates back to the mid 1990's. He also published numerous articles in Florida Today. Billy, who received the 2005 PRG Courage in Journalism Award, is THE most prolific mainstream news journalist on these issues in the world. No one else is even close.

His most recent article (January 10, 2009), Abandoning the streets for the Net, was written shortly after completing his radiation treatment for throat cancer. [Note: this cancer is not connected to his reportage.] I think we can safely assume PRG's award was not misplaced.

UFO/ET/Exopolitics articles which would appear in the print daily need to have a local angle. But his web pieces cover the issues globally. If you have information which might be useful to Billy in writing new articles, you can contact him at: Billy.Cox@heraldtribune.com

Keep in mind he is in the news business and is looking for recent developments and breaking stories.


Media Watch: News Coverage Archive
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2009.html

The dramatic increase in mainstream news coverage of UFO/ET/Exopolitics issues continues. PRG logged in 1104 articles for 2008 - 2.5 times the number for 2007 and 6 times the number for 2006. A the present rate the number of articles for 2009 will exceed 2200.


X-Conference 2009
www.x-conference.com

This year's conference could have significant impact on the Disclosure process. PRG is working hard to bring in new and important presenters able to address the most recent developments. For this reason the final speaker lineup will be posted later than usual. But conference and hotel registrations are being taken now. Sign up early for what could be the most important X-Conference to date.

 
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January 3, 2009

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PRG Update - January 3, 2009
 

LA Film Premier - Moon Rising - January 22
www.moonrising-themovie.com/screenings.html 

Jose Escamilla's new film, Moon Rising, will premier on January 22 at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre, 5220 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. Tickets are available on line at the film website and at the door. A number of researchers and activists will be attending including PRG. It should be quite an evening.


The President Elect is Open for Questions
http://change.gov/page/content/openforquestions_20081217_private_url

In addition to the Million Fax on Washington letters and emails being sent to the Transition Headquarters, another mode of contact has opened up. The Transition website Change.gov is requesting questions be submitted to the President Elect regarding the new administration's future agenda. These questions are then archived at the site so citizens can view and even vote their preferences. Very advanced.

Already, nearly 100 questions regarding UFO/ET/Disclosure issues have been logged in. The search terms "UFO" and "extraterrestrial" will retrieve most of these questions. Check them out, vote your preferences and add new ones.


December 10 Obama Radio Address
http://tinyurl.com/8tgukp

You may find the video address by President Elect Obama regarding his appointment of John Holdren as Science Advisor and head of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (the office run by Dr. John Gibbons during the Clinton administration) instructive. Also included are additional remarks from December 17.


2008 Year in Review
http://tinyurl.com/7jhhpr

The absolutely prolific Eileen Nesbitt at Alien Casebook has put together a wonderful review of 2008. A must see
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December 28, 2008

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PRG Update - December 28, 2008

Coast to Coast AM w/ George Knapp - Sunday, December 28 - 10 pm PST
www.coasttocoastam.com 

PRG Executive Director, Stephen Bassett, will appear tonight on C2CAM as part of a year-in-review show.


Million Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org

Letters and emails continue to arrive at the President Elect's transition headquarters. If you haven't sent one, there is still plenty of time. PRG will soon post another 30 examples of sent letters and emails (the Transition Headquarters will not release a fax number) on the MFW website. Also, the MFW Facebook group is up to 837 members.


President Elect Obama's Disclosure Team?

The following appointments are the most relevant to Disclosure nd to post-Disclosure issues. PRG finds them all appropriate. This is exactly the kind of leader group he would have been expected to pick if Disclosure was imminent.

Transition Lead Chairman - John Podesta
Secretary of State - Hillary Clinton
Secretary of Commerce - Bill Richardson
Secretary of Energy - Steve Chu (Nobel Physicist)
Science Advisor - John Holdren (Physics PhD.)
Secretary of Defense - Robert M. Gates
Security Advisor - General James Jones

With all due respect to 2012. It is looking like 2009 will be the year the world changes in most extraordinary ways.

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December 2, 2008

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PRG Update - December 2, 2008


To: All PRG Supporters
Re: PRG current status


I'll be brief. The Million Fax on Washington is right on schedule. Letters, faxes and emails are pouring into the new President Elect. The mainstream media is beginning to take notice (see article links below) with new interviews being booked including Alan Colmes' national show at midnight tonight. Examples of MFW correspondence to Barack Obama are now up on the MFW website. All good.

Not so good. The unfolding financial fiasco has hit the core PRG support group hard (as well as all of you, and things will get worse before they get better). This core support group has kept PRG going through thick and thin, but has had to take a step back. PRG and X-PPAC have financially zeroed out right when the momentum is building to impact the disclosure process.

If, despite the financial uncertainties we face, you can provide any funding to PRG or X-PPAC at this time, it would be most helpful and greatly appreciated. Contributions can be handled at these webpages:

Paradigm Research Group
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PayPal.htm
X-PPAC (American citizens only)
www.x-ppac.org/PayPal.htm

Thanks,
Steve Bassett

The Million Fax on Washington is a project of Paradigm Research Group
X-PPAC is PRG's political action committee

Million Fax on Washington MSM Coverage

Washington Times
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/01/inside-politics-48017626/
UK Daily Mail
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1090611/UFO-enthusiasts-urge-Obama-release-X-Files-alien-sightings.html
UK Telegraph
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3536229/UFO-enthusiasts-call-on-Obama-to-release-X-Files.html
Wired Magazine blog:
http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/next-president.html
Sarasota Herald-Tribune blog:
www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081010/BLOG32/810100254?Title=Once_again__with_gusto

 

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November 21, 2008

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PRG Update - November 21, 2008
 

CNN UFO/ET Series
www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/american.morning/index.html

 
[Note:  the movers, shakers and rainmakers in Washington, DC do not sleep in.  They get up early, and the first thing they do is turn on the news - not the local news, cable news - CNN, MSNBC, Fox or all three.   Next week this is what they will see while they are brushing their teeth.]
 
Monday through Friday, November 24-28, CNN's American Morning with John Roberts and Kiran Chetry will air a five-part series on UFO/ET/Exopolitical issues. 
 
-  MONDAY: NOT JUST CRAZIES - What do Moonwalker Edgar Mitchell, Actor Dan Aykroyd, Former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta and CNN Correspondent Miles O'Brien have in common?  They have all seen UFO's, believe in them or both.
-  TUESDAY: ROSWELL REVISTED - 61 years since the famous UFO incident and the place is still peddling the alien trade.  We'll take you to the site where the UFO landed and let you decide.
-  WEDNESDAY: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS - Abductions: are they a reality or a product of vivid imaginations.  We'll talk with someone who says they've been for a ride with ET.  Could this really be true?
-  THURSDAY: CALL 1-800-ALIEN... PLEASE! - Listening to the heavens for a radio signal to prove there is intelligent life beyond Earth.  What can be heard and could we make contact?
-  FRIDAY: THE MARS WORM - Did the NASA Opportunity Rover snap a picture of a fossilized worm?  If so, what does life on Mars mean for the theory that we're not alone?
 
Twenty days after the election the cable channel home of Larry King Live, which has been giving prominent exposure to UFO/ET/Exopolitical issues for the past 18 months,  airs a series which mentions the President Elect's transition head, John Podesta, in connection with UFOs.  The owners and producers of CNN have climbed on the Disclosure train and the message is clear - questions are coming.  Prepare.
 
For those who can do so, please watch, record and YouTube these segments.   Thanks.

 
Open Letter to Barack Obama
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Open_Letter_Obama.htm
Million Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org

 
PRG has just published an Open Letter to President Elect Barack Obama in connection with the Million Fax on Washington.  In addition to the web page above the letter will soon appear at the American Chronicle, OpEd News and elsewhere.
 
Chicago politics is famous for the phrase, "vote early, vote often."   In that vein please take a moment to click over to the Open Letter and revisit often.   This will generate sufficient page visits to elevate the Open Letter to the top of the Google/Yahoo search returns in order to draw attention.  As it happens, there are many open letters to Barack out there and competition is intense. 

 
The Million Fax on Washington is proceeding on schedule.    Notices of sent correspondence are pouring into PRG.   The Million Fax on Washington Facebook group page has over 700 members with one degree of separation from over 100,000 Facebook friends.   Please send your letter ASAP. 
 
The Senate office is closing down and the new target for future correspondence is: 
 
The Honorable Barack Obama
President Elect of the United States
Washington Transition Headquarters
451 6th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Fax:  (not yet available)
Email:  www.change.gov/page/s/contact

 
John Podesta
 
The appointment of John Podesta to head Barack Obama's transition team was not unexpected and indicates to PRG the window for Disclosure early next year remains wide open.   To understand why, Google or Yahoo - John Podesta UFO - and visit the following web pages:

 
www.heraldtribune.com/article/20081027/BLOG32/810270283
http://tinyurl.com/63gktj
www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06podesta.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aF7fB1PF0NPg
www.freedomofinfo.org
http://tinyurl.com/2o526u

 
X-Conference 2009 - April 17-19
www.x-conference.com [Registration]
 
The plain fact is we are witnessing extraordinary economic developments.  The impact of this financial news on outlying conferences is non-trivial.  It is perfectly understandable why potential attendees might hesitate to register early.    But alas, this does make it difficult to properly develop and plan a large event.
 
If you are someone who will be attending X-Conference 2009 "come hell or high water,"  please consider reserving your Hilton Hotel room now (costs nothing) and registering now for the conference (provides funds for advertising and development). 
 
Given the pace of unfolding events PRG will be holding off until the first of the year before developing the speaker platform for the 2009.  PRG is also considering how to structure X-Conference 2009 should Disclosure take place prior to April 17.


 

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October 27, 2008

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PRG Update - October 27, 2008


Upcoming Conferences
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html

The 2008 conference season is coming to a close.  Please support
these upcoming events.

UFO Data International UFO - Oct 25-26 - Pontefract, UK
Mysteries Of Space & Sky - Nov 1 - Near Annapolis, MD
6th Annual UFO Crash Retrieval - Nov 7-9 - Las Vegas, NV
Secrets! 2008 - Nov 21-24 - Phoenix, AZ

2009
International UFO Congress - Feb 22-28 - Laughlin, NV
X-Conference - April 16-18 - Gaithersburg, MD


Sedona Arizona Appearance
Creative Life Center - 333 Schnebly Hill Road
www.sedonacreativelife.com/events.htm

PRG executive director, Stephen Bassett, was scheduled to appear at the Sedona Dream Theater on November 11 along with recording artist Victoria Pratt Keating.  This event has been changed to the Sedona Creative Life Center on Wednesday, November 12, 7-10 pm.  
Tickets $15 at the door which opens at 6 pm.


Million Fax on Washington
www.faxonwashington.org

PRG's initiative to direct a public demand for Disclosure toward the next President Elect is moving forward on schedule.  Since October 1 PRG has done 30 talk show interviews with 10 more booked. The Google and Yahoo search returns for "Million Fax on Washington" have gone from zero on September 31 to 2440 and  21,700 respectively as of October 24.   Mainstream print coverage has appeared in Wired and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune with more pending.    Recent PRG media interviews are archived at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html
This progress has taken place amidst media coverage of the greatest economic crisis since the 1929 market crash.


Open Letter to Barack Obama and John McCain
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Open_Letter_Obama-McCain.htm
www.opednews.com/articles/Open-Letter-to-Barack-Obam-by-Stephen-Bassett-081024-288.html
www.americanchronicle.com/articles/78910

This letter to the candidates was published as a press release to the Internet and is prelude to the formal beginning of the Million Fax on Washington on November 5.   It is part of the initiative aimed at generating media questions to the President Elect during the slow news cycle after the election.


UK Government Document Release
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2008/10/20/mod-reveals-real-life-ufo-files-86908-20820803/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7680061.stm

The United Kingdom continues to release UFO documents and sighting reports in a time release fashion.  Each release generates a new round of media coverage.  This round resulted in high coverage due to a report involving a still living U.S. pilot ordered to shoot at an "aircraft carrier" sized UFO.   This is not an accident. The UK is fully aware of the media impact of these repeated releases.  This is a clear message to the United States, "we are coming clean on this issue, when are you?"


Media Coverage
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2008.html
Billy Cox
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Billyl_Cox_Reportage.htm

The recent new cycles surrounding Dr. Edgar Mitchell and the UK documents release generated a substantial number of mainstream print articles which have been archived.  The result is 949 articles posted through Oct. 26 on a pace toward 1150 articles for 2008 - six times the number of articles archived in 2006.   Meanwhile, Billy Cox of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune continues his relentless coverage of the UFO/ET/Exopolitical issues on his Blog de Void. 


Exopolitics World Network
www.exopoliticsworld.net

Exopolitics Canada -  The Director of Media Relations for Exopolitics Toronto, Victor Viggiani, will present three lectures at the University of Toronto?s Fall Lecture Series during the months of October, November and December 2008.  The topic - EXOPOLITICS: The Emergence of an Extraterrestrial World View.   This marks the first time in Canada that Exopolitics - the new political science about the history, presence and global implications of contact with ethical, highly advanced off-world civilizations - will receive comprehensive public analysis at this internationally recognized university.

 

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September 26, 2008

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PRG Update - September 26, 2008
 

ABC Primetime News Special - Seeing is Believing

PRG has received numerous requests to provide contact information for ABC News to make it easy to send a note regarding the recent UFO special.  Here it is:

ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3052660
Primetime
http://abcnews.go.com/Site/page?id=3271346&cat=Primetime
ABC Network
http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalFooter&lpos=CONTACT


Two conferences have just recently turned up on PRG's radar.

VA/NC MUFON Smith Mountain Lake Conference!
Huddleston, VA
Saturday, September 27
http://va-mufon.eventbrite.com
Those in southern/central Virginia and northern North Carolina
please consider attending.

Mysteries Of Space & Sky
Near Annapolis, Maryland
Saturday, November 1, 2008

All-day UFO conference beginning at 9:30 am.  Cost is $30 or higher (depending on residence)   For details or to request a flier, contact Dr. Peter Resta (spr100@aol.com) or call: 410-544-4927 X 8

 

PRG Media Schedule
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html

October 1
Sirius Radio - Indy_Talk Channel 110 - Me and Vinnie
WOCM 98.1 FM - Bulldog Show - Ocean City
Kerrang Radio - The Night Before - UK
Jerry Pippin Show

October 2
KOMP 92.3 - Morning Show - Las Vegas, NV
Blog Talk Radio - Sedona Talk Radio

October 3
Glastonbury Radio - Now That's Weird -  UK
UFO Paranormal Radio - Through the Keyhole
X-Zone Radio - Rob McConnell

October 4
WHFR 89.3 - We are Not Alone - Detroit, MI
Vortex News Network - Progressive Technology Hour
KPHX 1480 - Exopolitics Radio
UFO Paranormal Radio - Eye to the Sky
WBSM 1420 - Spooky South Coast

October 5
Blog Talk Radio - Night Search

October 6
UFO Paranormal Radio - Global Focus

October 7
BBS Radio - Universal Spiritual Connection

October 11
Live From Roswell - Guy Malone

October 14
WBGZ 1570 - Matinee Madness

October 28
After Twilight - Chad Austin & Dianna Avena

November 6
Block Talk Radio - Sedona Talk Radio

 

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September 15, 2008

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PRG Update - September 15, 2008

PRG Speaking/Presentation Schedule

Sedona Talk Radio - September 18, 5 pm MT
Culture of Contact Conference - October 16-18
Crash Retrieval Conference, Las Vegas - November 7-9
Sedona, AZ Presentation (Sedona Dream Theater) - November 11

PRG executive director, Stephen Bassett, will present at the Sedona Dream Theater on November 11 after his lecture at the Crash Retrieval Conference in Las Vegas, November 7-9.    Appearing with him will be recording artist, Vyktoria Pratt Keating.  He will also be a guest of Louise Aveni on Sedona Talk Radio Thursday, September 18, 5 pm MT, 7 pm EST.   Stephen will also be part of the Culture of Contact event at the Lowe's Theater in Jersey City, NJ.

Sedona Talk Radio w/ Lousie Aveni:   http://sedonatalkradio.com//content/view/76/137
Culture of Contact Conference:  http://cultureofcontact.squarespace.com
Lowe's Theater:  http://tinyurl.com/5t6uha
Crash Retrieval Conference:  www.ufoconference.com
Sedona Dream Theater:  www.sedonatheater.com
Vyktoria Pratt Keating:  www.vyktoria.com


Important Notice

PRG will launch a major new initiative on October 1 with media appearances, a website and national press releases.  This is the most important and potentially most impacting project by PRG since it was founded in 1996.  PRG expects to book approximately 100 media interviews between October 1 and November 31 in support of this effort and will call on its entire research, activist and media network to help with the project.


X-Conference 2009
www.x-conference.com

The following speakers are slated to participate in X-Conference 2009:   Jeff Peckman, Art Campbell, Richard Dolan, Cheryll Jones (Host), Stephen Bassett (Moderator).  Many more will be announced in the coming months.    Conference and hotel registrations are being taken now.   Info at the website.


Exopolitics World Network (EWN) and United States Network (EUSN)  News
www.exopoliticsworld.net
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net

A new site is pending for Mexico - webmaster Enrique Valencia Salda�a.
A new site is in development for Washington, DC - webmaster Ryan Dickover.
Exopolitics Sweden has been relaunched.
Webmasters of several European EWN sites are planning a summit, possibly in Italy, to discuss the state of exopolitics in Europe.
Plenty of countries and states need sites.  Interested webmasters can contact  PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org  
 

ABC News UFO Special - Tuesday, September 16, 9:30 - 11 pm EST
http://tinyurl.com/4bj7k4

Three years after ABC News aired Peter Jennings Reporting UFOs: Seeing is Believing the other shoe has dropped.  ABC will air the follow-up to this news special this Tuesday.   PRG is intrigued by: 1) the timing - airing the program in the heat of the presidential campaign, 2) the headline for the promo on the ABC News website - Could  so many UFO witnesses be right?, 3) the choice of witnesses and cases selected, and 4) the inclusion in the promo article of video links to Dr. Edgar Mitchell and the Stan Romanek alleged alien video.

This special is not being aired in a vacuum.  PRG is tracking the media coverage of the UFO/ET/Exopolitics issues more closely than any other organization in the country.  The recent increase in media coverage over the past 48 months has been extraordinary.   PRG has now archived over 2500 relevant mainstream news articles going back to the 1940s, nearly 800 for 2008.   The overwhelming majority of these are neutral or supportive toward the issues.  

There have been several recent news cycles which centered on the activities of Jeff Peckman and on statements by Dr. Edgar Mitchell.  These cycles generated scores of mainstream news articles and numerous television segments - all of which are being carefully archived at: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Opening_Page.html

The Rocky Mountain News has done 16 articles relating to the work of Peckman who made it onto Late Night with David Letterman where he and his work were treated with respect within the comedic context of the program.   This is quite significant.   A policy change is taking place within editorial offices across the nation.


Stepheville, TX Case Continues
www.ufocasebook.com/2008b/faacomplaint.html
 
A Stephenville, Texas official, Mark Murphy, has filed complaints with the FAA and the DOT (pursuant to 14 CFR 13 on air safety) on behalf of himself, his family, and his constituents as an elected representative regarding the events which took place over Stephenville, Texas on the evening of January 8, 2008.  Mr. Murphy requested a reprimand of the USAF for large scale military operations in a populated area without notification of local authorities.  City officials are supposed to be notified when such events are going to take place.  No such notification was given prior to the F-16s flying over the city.


McKinnon Case Continues
www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2225136/mckinnon-supporters-cause-home

Computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, has reached the end of the line in his appeal effort.  Extradition to the United States is pending.


UFO Sighting Compilation Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uScExDsEbTI

Proprietary rights and access issues aside, this is an outstanding effort to make a powerful statement.  It is simply not possible to understate the potential political and social impact of the YouTube era where hundreds of millions of people can create video footage of power and quality easily and record and post events immediately after their occurrence.

 
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August 2, 2008

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PRG Update - August 2, 2008

The Dr. Edgar Mitchell Phenomenon
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Mitchell_Media_Coverage.htm

An extraordinary media cycle is presently underway centered upon affirmations by Apollo 14 Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell of an extraterrestrial, non-human intelligence engaging the human race.   His comments were made in an interview on July 23 on Kerrang! Radio out of London.   On "The Night Before with Nick Margerrison" Dr. Mitchell only repeated what he has said many times before, but the reality is the vast majority of the audience and the media in Europe were hearing it for the first time.   This media storm was triggered by the program and a press release by either Kerrang! Radio or its parent company, the German media giant Bauer Consumer.  It was supported by an international press release by PRG the next morning at 9 am.

PRG is archiving all Mitchell coverage and interviews at the above URL and will work to expand the story and work it up the media ladder.   So far the major U. S. papers (New York Times, Washington, Post, Los Angeles Times, etc.) are either staying away from the story or relegating it to bloggers.

The most recent Mitchell interview was this evening, August 1, on Fox News' Hannity's America.   It will be replayed at midnight EST.


AOL News Poll
http://news.aol.com/article/astronaut-claims-alien-cover-up/101479

As part of an article on Dr. Edgar Mitchell AOL News ran an online poll which was IP address limited (multiple voting required deleting all cookies).  The results were quite astounding.   Here they are:

Do you believe that life exists elsewhere in the universe?   Yes (128,631) 93%    No (9,564) 7%
Do you think Earth has been visited by aliens?  Yes (110,119)  81%    No (26,039)  19%


Gary McKinnon Loses Extradition Appeal in the UK House of Lords
http://tinyurl.com/5rqxck

Computer hacker Gary McKinnon is one step closer to extradition to the United States to face trial for hacking government computers looking for, among other things, information about UFOs and government cover-up.    It is assumed Mr. McKinnon will appeal his case to the European Court and take all stalling measures possible to delay extradition until after a new administration has taken office in the United States - his hope being the new administration will drop extradition and leave the matter to UK courts.

PRG some time ago informed McKinnon's attorney that should a trial take place in the United States, PRG executive director Stephen Bassett will be happy to assist the defense including testifying on behalf of the defendant.    It is assumed the U. S. government will move heaven and earth to avoid the UFO/ET issue being introduced into such a trial.   Much effort has been made in the past to get the UFO/ET issue into a court of law as part of a high profile case.  It has never happened.

PRG is archiving the extensive coverage of the McKinnon case at: 
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2008.html


Debunker Archive

PRG will soon begin a new project - creating an online archive of printed, video and audio comments by the most notable UFO/ET debunkers during the past 60 years.  There are three reasons for this project: 1) begin assembling a history of UFO/ET debunking,   2)  provide media producers an easy way to see what they are getting when they book any of the living debunkers as counterpoint to researchers/activists, and 3)  have such an archive at the ready when post-Disclosure these same people attempt to recast themselves as the world's leading experts on all things extraterrestrial (and you can be sure they will since they have no boundaries).

As archiving projects go, this will be a bit more difficult than most.   Any assistance would be welcome.  If you have or know where PRG can find printed, audio and/or video
examples of the "debunker's greatest hits," please pass them on to PRG.  Contact information below.


Exopolitics World Network
www.exopoliticsworld.net
A new country has come on line - South Africa


Exopolitics United States Network
www.exopoliticsunitedstates.net
Several states are about to come on line.


Upcoming Conferences
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html

2008 Shag Harbour UFO Festival, Nova Scotia, Aug 8
UFO Symposium 3, Tinley Park, IL, Aug 17
Ancient Earth Mysteries Conference, Dallas, TX, Sept 6
Alamo Conference: A Desert UFO Experience!, Alamo, NV, Aug 29-31
2008 Flatwoods Monster 56th Anniversary and Flying Saucer Extravaganza, St. Albans, WV,
Sept 12-13
10th Annual Bay Area UFO Expo, Santa Clara, CA, Sept 27-28
2008 Culture of Contact, Jersey City, NJ, Oct 16-18  (Bassett speaking)
6th Annual UFO Crash Retrieval Conference, Last Vegas, Nov 7-9  (Bassett speaking)

 
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July 23, 2008

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Media Notice - July 11, 2008

Larry King Live on CNN - July 11 and July 18 Programs

It is becoming increasingly apparent CNN has made a commitment to extensively engage the extraterrestrial presence issue via its most popular news talk program.

Larry King has interviewed thousands of guests including presidents, senators, members of congress, movie stars, foreign dignitaries, military leaders active and retired - people representing virtually every aspect of our political and social culture.

Mixed in with the fun and entertainment have been shows addressing many of the most important issues of our time. His programs dealing with aspects of the extraterrestrial presence issue get top ratings and are almost always selected for the Sunday evening reruns.

PRG cannot overstate the significance of this emerging coverage.

Two more programs are now pending.

Friday, July 11, 2008 - Revisiting the Stephenville sightings
Friday, July 18, 2008 - The Malmstrom Air Force Base event

Larry King Live is broadcast at 9 pm EST and rebroadcast at 12 am EST. A program is selected each week for rebroadcast on Sunday evening.

Information on these upcoming programs is provided below.  Please tape these programs and put them up on YouTube.

And PLEASE let CNN know how much you support their efforts to cover these issues.

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Exopolitics Toronto

Office of the Director of Media Relations
Toronto - Vancouver – Washington D.C.

M e d i a R e l e a s e

ANOTHER LARRY KING LIVE SPECIAL ON UFOs – THE STEPHENVILLE LIGHTS RE-VISITED

Toronto Ontario – July 11, 2008 Larry King Live tonight presents yet again more news about the Stephenville Lights (February 2008)

After investigations and reports by MUFON (The Mutual UFO Network), Larry King once again takes on UFOs in his seemingly relentless series of investigative programs on this issue.

It is worthy of note that CNN’s top rated program Larry King Live has not only been consistent in its coverage of the UFO issue but Mr. King has been asking pointed questions about the government intelligence secrecy surrounding classified information on UFOs.

In his on-going coverage, Mr. King has featured prominent guests that include: Shirley MacLaine, film-maker James Fox, Roswell researchers Tom Carey and Don Schmitt, Nick Pope, physicist Stanton Friedman, former Governor of Arizona Fife Symington and journalist Angelia Joiner.

A spokesperson for Exopolitics Toronto, a Canadian organization dedicated to UFO Disclosure, has stated, “The in depth and on-going coverage on American national television by Larry King Live on CNN is a milestone in the disclosure process. He has managed to have on his program the most highly credentialed people involved in the search for the truth about UFOs and an ET presence. Each evening that Larry King decides to engage the UFO matter with his obvious conviction and open inquiry, is an evening closer to a CBS, NBC or ABC investigative news program like 60 Minutes taking on this issue with the seriousness and integrity it demands and deserves. A free press in America is the key to Disclosure – like the Watergate investigation in the era of Richard M. Nixon – once the evidence is brought forward, the truth embargo imposed by the government on the UFO matter will go into cascade failure. UFO Disclosure is currently bookmarked between the threat of an American attack on Iran and the existing energy crisis. The Disclosure of an UFO/ET presence will absorb each event.”

Larry King seems to want to be part of this unrelenting process of Disclosure.

Tune in to Larry King Live today Friday July 11 at 9:00 ET/6:00 PT on CNN.

Larry King Live - http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

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July 18 Larry King Guest List (tentative)

Segments 1 & 2
LA Robert Hastings
LA Bob Salas (USAF ret)
LA Bob Jamison (USAF ret)
TBA, IL Dr. Bob Jacobs (USAF ret)

Segment 3
Adds skeptic Bill Nye "The Science Guy"

Segment 4-7
LA - Stanton Friedman
LA - James Fox
LA - Bill Nye

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From: Robert Hastings

This is to let you know that I will be appearing on Larry King Live next Friday, July 18th, to discuss my UFO research. Appearing with me will be three former U.S. Air Force officers who were involved in nuclear weapons-related UFO incidents:

Bob Salas, a Minuteman missile launch officer at Malmstrom AFB, was on duty in his underground launch "capsule" one night in March 1967 when a UFO hovered over the site and somehow shut down most (possibly all) of his 10 missiles. An identical incident occurred at another launch facility outside of Malmstrom two weeks earlier.

Bob Jamison, a Minuteman missile targeting officer at Malmstrom, was involved in bringing some of those missiles back online. Jamison and his team were explicitly told during a briefing that UFOs had caused the shutdowns and were ordered, for their safety, to stay on base until all reports of UFO activity had ceased. Only then was the team allowed into the missile field.

Dr. Bob Jacobs, a photographic officer, was filming an Atlas missile test at Vandenberg AFB, in September 1964, when a UFO suddenly appeared near the separated dummy nuclear warhead while it was in flight downrange. Jacobs and another officer, Major Florenze Mansmann, state that the film showed the UFO circling the warhead and shooting beams of light at it. Seconds later, the warhead tumbled out of sub-orbit, well short of its target. The film was reportedly confiscated by two CIA agents who visited Mansmann at VAFB.

Furthermore, my 581-page book, UFOs and Nukes, is finally finished and will be available ONLY at my website, ufohastings.com, beginning July 18th.
I hope you can watch the Larry King show.

 

 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

June 23, 2008

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PRG Update - June 30, 2008

Wikipression Redux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sandstein

Wikipedia is the 7th most popular website in the world (Alexa) and an information source for tens of millions of netizens.    It is international - only 26% of its users are from the U.S.   The English language component is overseen by approximately 2000 "Administrators" who operate within an esoteric protocol labyrinth.   It is also a work in progress with many problems.   Whatever those problems it has become a power on the Internet and what it does matters.  

Soooo, when it repeatedly trashes and undermines an important article "exopolitics" then deletes it without the slightest interest in what experts in the field have to say, that's a problem.  When a lengthy article on Mr. Ed the talking horse is readily available, but an article on Exopolitics is not, it sends the wrong message to the larger community.

For the earlier PRG Update on this matter see:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Press_Releases/Updates.html#6-23-08

The principal problem with Wikipedia right now is the abuse of power and endemic arrogance of the Administrators.   Administrator "Sandstein" has received numerous posts to his user page regarding the exopolitics article.  Here verbatim are some of his responses (bold added by PRG):

The article Exopolitics was removed based on community consensus as established in the following discussion: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Exopolitics (2nd nomination). According to our deletion policy, no further basis for deletion, such as knowledge about the subject, is required or expected.  Sandstein  15:14, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Listen, Jeffinantlanta, I have neither the time nor the inclination to respond to this. It really sounds like a good parody of the rantings of a "deluded conspiracy theorist" TV stock character. So, a final time: It is not I who decided to delete Exopolitics, but our community of editors. If you want to contest the deletion of the article, you must appeal to the community. You can do this at the page WP:DRV. Please stop badgering me about this. I can't tell you any more.  Sandstein  07:33, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

That is not a reason to undelete Exopolitics. See WP:DP and WP:DRV. Incidentally, such requests are usually prefaced with "please", at least in polite society.  Sandstein  21:27, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

I've had it with you people now. Wikipedia is not the place for you to push your WP:TRUTH. Go write about UFO conspiracies on your personal websites or blogs, please, but do not bother editing Wikipedia if you have no intention of cooperating civilly. This is a privately operated website, editing it is a privilege and not a right, and I have just removed that right from StephenBassett (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · block user · block log).  Sandstein  21:53, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Editing from StephenBassett (your account, IP address, or IP address range) has been disabled by Sandstein for the following reason(s):  Single-purpose WP:TRUTH account, no useful contributions, trolling at my talk and at http://www.aliensthetruth.com

[Administrator Sandstein also deleted PRG executive director Stephen Bassett's User page.   The basis for this?  He felt Bassett's User page was too much about, well, the User.  They delete articles, they delete Users.   One is reminded of Joseph Stalin's apparatchiks working in the Kremlin's back rooms erasing "undesirables" from thousands of photos - making them disappear from history.]

Since Bassett is blocked from editing and creating articles and has no User page, it will necessary to others to put up a new Exopolitics article.  However, all indications are that such an article would be deleted quickly. It may be more appropriate to exercise your First Amendments rights for a while and let Wikipedia know that an oligarchy is not what the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, had in mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sandstein

A new article can be put up when Wikipedia shows as much respect for the most important issue of our time as it does for its article on Soupy Sales.

 
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June 23, 2008

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PRG Update - June 23, 2008

Censorship Rides Again - Wikipression

Media have the right to print what they want.   When they choose to not write about an issue you hold dear, that is not censorship, that's First Amendment free speech.  If they write about it poorly, it's not censorship, it's incompetence.  Now if a third party, say the government, tells media what and how to cover an issue, THAT's censorship.   As it happens the Internet has created global constructs which billions of people are sourcing.  This creates new realms for censorship to manifest.     Two examples involving PRG:

First Google deletes/blocks pages from the top of search results, now after two years an Administrator at Wikipedia has removed the "Exopolitics" article from the online "people's" encyclopedia.   This from a publication with huge articles on Britney Spears, the Incredible Hulk and Mr. Ed (the talking horse).   Efforts to get the article reinstated were rebuffed, and essentially impossible, given the absurd complexity of the process.

Wikipedia is a powerful concept.   Six percent of all netizens use it.  It draws upon the collective intellectual resource to create something with huge potential.  Sadly, in order to deal with attendant issues such as inaccuracy, vandalism and malicious intent, operationally it has become an impenetrable, incomprehensible labyrinth populated by crypto-fascist geeks who rule over imaginary fiefdoms while hiding behind screen names.

The Administrator/CFG in this instance who deleted the "Exopolitics" article goes by the screen name "Sandstein."  His home in Wikiworld is located at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Sandstein#Exopolitics 

He has no knowledge of exopolitics, its history or the attendant issues and his "decision" was derived from a mock consensus of a few other CFG's who know even less - a rationale based upon the premise that collective ignorance is somehow smarter than individual ignorance - a case of the arrogant leading the blind.

Google deletes the Open Letter to Senator Hillary Clinton web pages at or near the top of the search results going into the key Indiana and North Carolina primary elections, which miraculously reappear a few days after the elections are over.   Now Wikipedia has deleted the "Exopolitics" article which had been in place for over three years.  

Every time this kind censorship by non-governmental entities takes place PRG is going to point it out and name names.   The Truth Embargo remains in place because people and organizations not only believe the government's propaganda, they step up to help enforce it.

Neither government suppression nor censorship by the likes of Google or Wikipedia will prevent the inculcation of exopolitics into the mainstream or the end to the Truth Embargo.  If you believe that exopolitics should have an appropriate article in the mighty Wikipedia, feel free to convey your views to Sandstein via the above link. 

 

Robert Bletchman
Obituary at:  http://tinyurl.com/59cjeh

PRG regrets the passing of Robert Bletchman.  Bob was the public relations director for MUFON and an advisor to CUFOS. He organized symposia at the United Nations to advance the subject of UFO's and taught an adult education class on UFO phenomena.  Bob was an activist and helped to develop the idea of UFO state ballot initiatives ten years ago along with Larry Bryant and Bruce Widaman. 

He did not live long enough to witness the end of the Truth Embargo, but he helped bring it about.  Our thoughts go out to his family.

 

PRG Launches the Exopolitics United States Network (EUSN)
www.expoliticsunitedstates.net
www.exopoliticsworld.net

Like the Exopolitics World Network (EWN), the EUSN will be a network of websites (which may or may not have organizations attached), one per state, which track exopolitical developments within each state, link to other exopolitical sites and whatever else the webmaster wishes to engage.  

Like the EWN it is all volunteer.  The only criteria required for listing on the EUSN central hub is an URL and naming protocol, i.e.,  www.exopoliticsmontana.us   Exopolitics - Montana,   www.exopoliticscalifornia.us  Exopolitics - California,  www.exopoliticsmissouri.us   Exopolitics - Missouri.

The websites for Arizona, Florida and Georgia are in development.

PRG is looking for webmasters to create sites in the other 47 states and the District of Columbia.    Preferably you are a resident of the state in question, can create a website, have some knowledge of UFO/ET issues and history.  It would be your URL, your site and your project.    Others who are interested but can't create a website may want to help out and will be referred to the webmaster for that state.

Only a few nations are large enough for such an intranet. They include Canada, China, India, Australia and Russia. PRG will not attempt to create intranets for those countries, but hopes others will and will use similar URL and naming protocols.

The goal is simple: to create as quickly and inexpensively as a possible a powerful presence on the Internet search returns for "Exopolitics" and build a worldwide movement to end the Truth Embargo.

If you would like to create the EUSN site for a particular state, please contact PRG ASAP.

 
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June 1, 2008

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PRG Update - June 1, 2008

Denver  Ballot Initiative and Press Conference
All Politics is Local - even Exopolitics
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2008.html  (May)
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/main.html

A Denver resident, Jeff Peckman, is attempting place a ballot initiative into the November election calling for an ordinance to create an 18-member Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission.  According to the proposal, the 18-member ET commission would "create a responsible, common-sense strategy for dealing with issues related to the presence of extraterrestrial beings on Earth," among other tasks.   Four thousand signatures are required.    A support petition is located at: www.petitiononline.com/etaffair/petition.html

"The evidence is irrefutable that there are extraterrestrials that have visited earth frequently," said Peckman, who believes the government is covering up encounters.

Peckman's effort is reminiscent of state ballot initiatives in 1999 and 2000 in Arizona and Missouri by Robert Bletchman and Bruce Widaman.   This time around there has been greater coverage with relatively straight articles in all major Colorado papers and numerous television segments.  

On May 30 Peckman held a press conference in Denver to discuss the Ballot Iniative and other matters.  Those other matters included showing one of the Stan Romanek contact videos of an alleged alien looking through a window of Romanek's house.   This was announced in advance and the media attention was nothing short of extraordinary.   Peckman received calls from virtually every news talk show on network television.  Whatever the media assessment of the Romanek video, the Ballot Initiative has now received broad attention which may insure the needed 4000 signatures are obtained.   Also, the Romanek case can expect much more attention.

As it happens all of this and the Denver ballot signature process will overlap with the Democratic Party Convention in August in Denver.   A coincidence perhaps, but PRG applauds the strategy.

Gary McKinnon Case
http://tinyurl.com/4b4rnj

The extradition hearing in the House of Lords for UK computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, has been set for June 16.  McKinnon is accused of hacking into US government computers.  He claims he was searching for information on government actions as regards UFO phenomena.  McKinnon faces substantially greater punishment should he be extradited.  If he loses his appeal in the House of Lords, another appeal could follow in the UK or possibly the European Court of Human Rights.

In either case there is a possibility that McKinnon could be brought to the United States for trial sometime between the party conventions and the November election, which could have exopolitical implications.

Exopolitics United Kingdom has created a support site for McKinnon at:  http://tinyurl.com/43lefb 

New Info on Upcoming Conferences

1st Annual Mysteries of the Universe Conference
June 7, 2008
Kansas City, MO
Intrigue Park Place Hotel
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html#MUC-08

Conspiracy Con 2008
June 7-8
Santa Clara, CA
Marriott Hotel
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html#CC-08

2008 Shag Harbour UFO Festival
August 8-9
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Barrington Passage Curling Club
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html#SHUFOF-08

2008 Culture of Contact
September 18-21
New York, NY (Chelsea)
Alex Grey Gallery
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/conferences.html#CoC-08

 
4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

May 17, 2008

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PRG Update - May 17, 2008


Citizen Hearing
www.x-ppac.org/CitizenHearing/index.htm

This is not a funding request (to you).  Rather it is a referral request regarding the Citizen Hearing.  The time is now ideal for this project of PRG and X-PPAC to proceed with a target date of April 2009.  Depending upon the degree of audio/visual production the Citizen Hearing will cost between $200,000 and $300,000.  See proposed Budget (www.x-ppac.org/CitizenHearing/budget.htm).

If you are acquainted with someone who has worked to achieve the kind of financial success in their life which would permit them to back a project of this scope, please commend to them the website for the Citizen Hearing.    And, of course, I would be happy to meet with any interested party at a time and place of their convenience.


PRG Fox News Appearance - May 14
www.foxnews.com/studiob/index.html  (scroll down to "Are they out there?" video

Based upon several past appearances on Fox News which were handled quite well, PRG was a bit surprised at the treatment given by Fox to this segment.  That said, points that needed to be made were made, and PRG looks forward to being back on Fox News again.


X-Conference DVDs
www.paranormalmatrix.tv

DVDs of all four X-Conferences are now available from Paranormal Matrix.


PRG News Coverage Archive
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2008.html

Mainstream media articles targeting UFO/ET phenomena and related issues continue to be generated around the world at an unprecedented pace.  They are turning up faster than PRG can log them into the Archive.   Which is why the PRG News Coverage Archive has achieved a milestone having now listed over 2000 MSM articles.


PRG Speaking Schedule  (Stephen Bassett)
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html

July 3-6       Roswalien Experience 2008   Roswell, NM
July 3-6       Roswell UFO Festival   Roswell, NM
July 14-15   33rd International Institute of Integral Human Sciences Conference   Montreal, Canada
Nov 7-9       6th Annual UFO Crash Retrieval Conference   Las Vegas, NV


Google Censorship Issue - Update

After the primary election was over Google was contacted by a national reporter about the blocking issue and within 24 hours some related pages reappeared but not the PRG source page.  After Google was contacted a second time by this reporter the PRG source page with the Open Letter turned up on the Google listings for a few hours before disappearing once again.  This happened several times.  The PRG source page would be accessible by very strict search criteria, it would disappear for a day or two before reemerging again under strict search criteria.   On the other hand the PRG source page and other pages remained at or near the top of the Yahoo and MSN search returns for - Open Letter to Senator Hillary Clinton - which has been the case since May 1.  

Search algorithms are extremely complicated, but it is well known that page listings can be blocked using various methods.  Google's censorship policy statement indicates that a notice would appear in the case of a blocked page.  No such notice has appeared.

Fortunately, as of the evening of May 10 any restrictions of the PRG source page for the Open Letter were lifted.  The PRG source page has worked its way back to the top of the listings where it was on May 1, five days before the election, and the Open Letter is now appropriately represented on Google as it has been on Yahoo and MSN.   Nevertheless, PRG wants to speak with an attorney representative from the Google legal department so that it can be determined why this source page (and for a while other pages) was blocked, who authorized the block and how to resolve the matter in a fair and reasonable manner for both parties.

Until Google is forthcoming with a satisfactory explanation the specter is raised that a multi-billion dollar, multi-national corporation used the #1 search engine in the world to manipulate search returns regarding a major issue impacting a leading presidential candidate leading into a do-or-die primary election.    If true, this would call into question the integrity of all Google search returns.

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4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814 t PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org t 202-215-8344

 

May 9, 2008

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PRG Update - May 9, 2008 - Google Blocking

To All Surpporters of the Disclosure Process:

The home page for PRG's Open Letter to Senator Hillary Clinton located at: 

www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Open_Letter_Clinton-Hillary.htm

remains fully blocked by Google from appearing on the Google search listings after it initially rose to the top of the search listings circa May 1.

A mainstream media journalist contact of PRG is pressing Google for an explanation and so far is getting nothing but noise back from Google.

There has been no problem whatsoever at Yahoo where this page is fully listed under the appropriate search criteria.  PRG applauds Yahoo.

Please post The Open Letter to Senator Hillary Clinton letter on your websites and forums.   If you cannot post the letter, then link to the page.

PRG will do its best to find out why this page was blocked, who blocked it and whether there is any connection to someone within the Clinton campaign staff.

PRG will not be censored by Google or any other billion dollar multi-national corporation without a fight.

Regards,|
Stephen Bassett
Executive Director
Paradigm Research Group

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February 6, 2008

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PRG Update - X-Conference/George Noory - 2/6/08
 

X-Conference 2008 - April 18-20 - Hilton Gaithersburg (Washington, DC metro area)
www.x-conference.com

Breaking News: Colin Andrews, the renowned crop circle researcher, will make his first appearance at the X-Conference.   More speaker additions are expected as PRG works hard to bring together as many of the legendary Aviary as possible to lecture or appear in panel.

PRG is also pleased to announced a special two hour event with Coast to Coast AM's George Noory, host of the number one late night talk show in America, making a rare appearance on the East Coast.   George, who has always been a great supporter of the disclosure effort, will talk with and take questions from his fans.  This separately ticketed event will be a designated fund raiser to benefit Paradigm Research Group and exopolitics.   Much thanks, George.

George will also give a short Keynote at the Saturday evening Banquet.  It is anticipated he will broadcast the Friday, April 18 Coast to Coast AM program from the local WMAL AM 630 affiliate likely featuring guests speakers from X-Conference 2008.
 

                

As of today X-Conference 2008 will include: seven PhDs, one MD, two Astronauts (Mitchell & O'Leary), one of 12 humans who have set foot off the planet earth (Mitchell), a former Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (Hellyer), the host of the number one late night talk show in America (Noory), the world's leading crop circle researcher (Andrews), one of the most inside people from within government regarding UFOs, remote viewing and psychic phenomena (Alexander), one of the key figures in the Rockefeller Initiate (Jones), the leading expert on alternative and alleged ET derived technology (Valone), the most important living Roswell witness (Marcel), three members of the legendary Aviary (Maccabee, Jones and Alexander), the leading researcher on the presidential connection to the UFO/ET issue (Cameron), two leading media researchers (Simone and Hansen), the resident field historian and recent television star (Dolan), the heart and soul of exopolitics in Canada (Bird and Viggiani), a former CNN News anchor (Jones), and more TBA.

This is simply one of the strongest and most focused group of speakers ever assembled to address the most important issue of our time.

Register now at:  www.x-conference.com [Registration] 

Book rooms now (the hotel will sell out) at the Hilton Gaithersburg at:  301-977-8900 [Special rate booking code: X-Conference 2008]


PRG Media Archive
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2008.html

The amount of mainstream news coverage of the UFO/ET issue is now clearly at unprecedented levels.   The PRG Media Archive is logging in articles at pace to exceed 1200 for 2008.   This is a 250% increase over 2007 and a 650% increase over 2006.

PRG is also seeing a significant change in attitude on the part of media outlets, talk shows, reporters and editors (with some notable exceptions).   The power of the modern, multi-tiered media structure is on the verge of being unleashed on the UFO/ET issue.   Anyone who paid attention to Watergate, Irangate or Lewinskygate knows what that means.

Can a 60-year truth embargo on acknowledging a reality a major portion of the world's people have already suspected is true, survive such an onslaught?

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January 15, 2008

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PRG Update - Part II - January 15, 2008
 

Sighting Media Coverage

A significant sighting has occurred in San Diego which has comparisons to Phoenix in 1997 and some Mexico sightings.   It is developing and has received some national coverage.  Another in Texas has been linked on the Drudge Report which receives in excess of 20 million page views a day.   The Drudge Report also previously linked to the Chicago O'Hare Airport sighting articles.  If the San Diego sighting, which occurred on New Years Day, is indicative of Mexico-type events moving north of the Rio Grande, the implications are non-trivial. 

San Diego:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAox0pcZZxo
Texas: 
http://tinyurl.com/37ymx2
              http://tinyurl.com/2w8hgo
              http://tinyurl.com/3drwxo 
 

X-Conference 2008
www.x-conference.com

At this time the conference looks to include the following: 15 Lectures/Keynotes of either 30, 45, 60 or 90 minutes, 2 Panels (The Aviary, Plenary), 4 Documentaries, Tribute to Dr. John Mack, Friday Speakers Party, Saturday Banquet, PRG Awards, Monday PRG press conference (National Press Club).

The Aviary Panel:  PRG is seeking to bring as many of the legendary Aviary as possible to X-Conference 2008 to participate in a panel and in some cases to lecture.  This Panel would be unprecedented.   If you are not familiar with the Aviary, just Google:   Aviary UFO.   However, be aware that what you will find is a mixture of fact, fiction, myth and, perhaps, disinformation.   Come to X-Conference 2008 to sort it all out.

Tribute to Dr. John Mack:  Dr. Mack and PEER (Program for Extraordinary Experience Research) were instrumental in PRG Ex. Dir. Stephen Bassett's entrance into the field of extraterrestrial-related phenomena research/activism.    John Mack is one of the most important people of the 20th Century.   His recognition as such by mainstream society is only a matter of time.  Until then PRG is pleased to honor him at X-Conference 2008.


PRG Media Archive
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2007.html

If the number of mainstream news stories being logged in through the first 10 days of 2008 continues at the same pace, it will result in 927 articles in 2008 vs. 472 in 2007 and 186 in 2006. 


PRG Video/Audio Archive
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/video-audioarchive.htm

The number of UFO/ET/Exopolitical videos being archived on YouTube/Google and other sites is increasing exponentially.  It impossible to keep up.   The new reality of Internet video is quite simply going to put unbearable pressure on the UFO/ET truth embargo.  It is too vast to dilute sufficiently with disinformation and too fast to anticipate.  Nothing short of a shut down or governmental takeover of the Internet will stop this process.  PRG has now archived about 300 selected videos for easy access.   The goal is to reach 1000 and stop.  More is not necessary as these sites usually show related videos with every viewing, which allows for easy linked browsing.


UFO Magazine Article
www.ufomag.com

Stephen Bassett has written a "media year in review" for the next issue of the UFO Magazine.


PRG (Stephen Bassett) Appearance and Media Schedule
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/speaking&eventschedule.html

February 9 - Exopoltics Radio - Interview with Alfred L. Webre -  www.exopoliticsradio.com
March 1 - WHFR 89.3 FM Detroit  - We Are Not Alone w/ David Twitchell - http://whfr.fm/show/WeAreNotAlone
April 18-20 - X-Conference 2008 (Gaithersburg, MD) -  www.x-conference.org
July 3-6 - Roswalien Experience 2008 (Roswell, NM) -   www.roswellufomuseum.com/festival.htm
July 10-20 - International Institute of Integral Human Sciences (IIIHS) Conference (Montreal) -  http://iiihs.org


Fund Raising

PRG recently sent out a fund raising letter and one follow-up letter to the 6000+ PRG Updates list.  Much thanks to those who have responded with support.  The goal was 1 in 5 and right now its at 1 in 200.    One more follow-up letter will go out shortly and that will be it for 2008.    PRG will not become an NGO always in fund raising mode peppering all with email requests.  

The dramatic expansion in media coverage, new sightings, actions by foreign governments and the ongoing presidential campaign create an unprecedented opportunity to break the truth embargo.   All that is needed is the funding to act at all appropriate levels.

PRG Contributions:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PayPal.htm

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January 4, 2008

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PRG Update - January 4, 2008
Part I

ABC News Presidential Debates - Saturday Evening, January 5, 7-11 pm EST

There will be an unprecedented double header debate tomorrow night with both party's candidates.   Every effort is being made to get more UFO/ET related questions into play.   It is notable the Wall Street Journal published a serious, front page article on the Kucinich sighting event on January 2.   [See: http://tinyurl.com/2cv9gn ]     Keep your fingers crossed and be sure to watch.


X-Conference 2008 - the Insiders II   [
www.x-conference.com]

The April 18-20 conference is on schedule.  Registration is open at the website.   The Hilton Gaithersburg is booking rooms ($89/night single or double).

An extraordinary group of speakers, panelists and keynoters is being assembled.    The speaker lineup to date is:  Stephen Bassett (Co-Host, Panel Moderator); Cheryll Jones (Co-Host); Paul Hellyer; Astronaut, Dr. Edgar Mitchell* (Keynote); Dr. Jesse Marcel; Astronaut, Dr. Brian O�Leary; Dr. Tom Valone;  Dr. John Alexander (Aviary); Dr. Bruce Maccabee (Aviary); Dr. C. B. "Scott' Jones (Aviary); Grant Cameron; Richard Dolan; Victor Viggiani, Mike Bird, Rob Simone, Terry Hansen, more TBA.    * pending final commitment

As a special feature for April PRG is trying to bring together as many members as possible from the legendary "Aviary" to participate in an Aviary Panel and to lecture.  This would be an unprecedented presentation.   PRG is committed to exploring and understanding the entire history of the UFO/ET era from inside and out.  There are so many stories yet to be to told, particularly from those within government who engaged the issue.   Ultimately the resolution of this extraordinary circumstance should be a joint effort between the people and the government.  The more we know, the better the outcome.

Regardless when you plan to register, if you plan to stay at the Hilton, you need to book your rooms now.  The Booking Code is "X-Conference 2008."   The Hilton Gaithersburg:  301-977-8900  ($89/night single or double)


PRG Media Archive  [
www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/newsitems2007.html]

The PRG Media Archive has now passed 1700 articles (mainstream, no alternative media, no tabloids).  It is easily the largest compilation of accessible articles relating to the UFO/ET issue on the Internet.   It is notable the number of articles listed for 2007 (467) is two and one half times the number for 2006 (186) from the same sources.  While this is not a scientific indicator, it is difficult not to be stunned by the implied increase in mainstream news coverage of this issue in 2007.   If this level of coverage continues or increases in 2008 during the presidential campaigns, the truth embargo is going to come under considerable pressure.


Rockefeller Initiative Page  [
http://tinyurl.com/2o526u]

PRG has created a very important page on the PRG website based upon the work of researcher Grant Cameron.   It is the most comprehensive compilation on the internet addressing the effort by Laurance Rockefeller between 1993-1996 to convince President Bill Clinton to effectively be the "Disclosure President."   163 pages from the 900+ pages obtained via FOIA from the Clinton Office of Science and Technology Policy by Grant Cameron have been archived on the PRG site for easy access.  More will be going up.

Considerable effort is being made to bring this page to the attention of the political media following the presidential campaigns.  The goal is to see the RI introduced as questions in the campaign debates.  Senator Hillary Clinton is the primary focus, but all candidates will be pressed to answer these questions relating to the UFO/ET issue.

Also, more documents are now emerging from the Clinton Presidential Library thanks to more FOIA submissions by Grant Cameron.  Barring substantial redactions or outright misconduct by the Library it is expected that documents further confirming the RI will turn up and will be posted immediately.


X-Conference 2007 Photo Gallery [
http://tinyurl.com/2squol]

The photo gallery from X-Conference 2007 is now up.  Many thanks to those contributing photos.  In addition to the website gallery, many more photos can be viewed at PRG's Flickr account:  [
http://tinyurl.com/3ywnsc]

If you have photos from X-Conference 2007 (or 2005 and 2004) you would like to see in the PRG Gallery, please email them to PRG.  In fact, email any photos from any event you think would be appropriate for the Gallery.


Request

The film footage of the X-Conference 2008 September 17 NPC press conference was lost due to technical problems.  If anyone else filmed that press conference, please contact PRG ASAP.  Much thanks.

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November 29, 2007

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November 29, 2007
1st Follow-up to the October 28 Funding Letter to the PRG Updates List

Washington, DC -  As indicated in the October 28 funding letter, due to the vagaries of email in the era of the "war on spam," as much as 70% of any single mailing, even to targeted lists, is either diverted by filters or never opened.   Consequently, this is the 1st of two follow-up letters to the PRG Updates List regarding a rare open contribution request.  There will be just one more.  If you did receive the first one, there is some new information here.

We are on the verge of significant breakthroughs within the context of the very long, but very important presidential campaign which still has 11 months to go.   PRG is poised to have an impact if it can operate in a vigorous and persistent fashion over this period.  

There are approximately 5000 individuals on the PRG Updates list who, like few others, are very aware of its work over the past eleven years. If but one in five of these individuals were to contribute $100 at this critical time, the funds raised ($100,000) would dramatically empower PRG to move aggressively to bring the ET/Disclosure issue to the forefront of the political process.  It is a unique opportunity.  [Note: contributions from 1 in 312 have come in to date.  Much thanks.  Making progress.]

Here is a snapshot of what is happening:

  • The exopolitical perspective got some top tier news coverage:  http://tinyurl.com/2bu7pu, http://tinyurl.com/yvh6cr, http://tinyurl.com/ypwkcw

  • Bill Richardson spoke to the ET issue on the campaign trail - http://tinyurl.com/2xnxgc

  • Dennis Kucinich was asked about his UFO sighting by Tim Russert at the Democratic debate:   www.youtube.com/watch?v=G980aLrAwoM

  • Governor Bill Richardson was asked about his written statements regarding the 1947 Roswell events by Chris Matthews: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q40ge-ivEg0

  • The Coalition for Freedom of Information secured a landmark court ruling which requires NASA to release documents on Kecksburg case - http://tinyurl.com/2yjcpe

  • An important Larry King Live program was aired on November 9 with James Fox, Fife Symington, Colonel Charles Halt, Sgt. Jim Penniston, and John Calahan.  James Mcgaha, the obligatory debunker, fell flat.   www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgqb3FQQPzE

  • Shirley MacLaine aggressively reentered the fray with an appearance on the November 9 Larry King Live program and numerous other television interviews.  She is putting considerable pressure on Dennis Kucinich and may pressure other political figures on the UFO/ET issue.   Her comment in her new book, Saging While Aging, about Kucinich's sighting of a large triangle craft triggered the debate question from Tim Russert.    Kucinich sighting event:  http://tinyurl.com/2cneq4

  • A significant and highly structured witness press conference was held at the National Press Club by James Fox and the Coalition for Freedom of Information.   www.freedomofinfo.org/national_press.htm

  • CNN Senior Vice President David Bohrman revealed his bias toward the UFO/ET issue leading into the November 28 GOP YouTube debate.  http://tinyurl.com/2y5neo

  • The X-PPAC question is not asked at the Nov. 28 CNN debate but continues to be viewed - http://tinyurl.com/2f6xyh

  • X-Conference 2008 is well timed for April 18-20.  Marketing is just beginning and new funding will be very helpful.  www.x-conference.com

Once again, two quick caveats:  some of you have already provided PRG substantial support.   If so, please put this request aside for now.  You have already helped greatly and it is appreciated.   And some of you, while maintaining your presence on the PRG Updates List, do not agree, in some cases vociferously, with the approach PRG and X-PPAC have taken.  If so, please put this request aside.  You should, of course, not consider it appropriate to financially support efforts you feel ineffective.   But your willingness in spite of your disagreement to remain on the list and follow PRG's work is appreciated.

I will not go into further detail about PRG's work over the past decade for the simple reason that, with few exceptions, everyone on the list already knows.

PRG is ready to move forward with new projects in addition to X-Conference 2008.  If one in 5 on the PRG Updates list would provide $100, the $100,000 raised will make that all happen in a timely fashion.  

     Pay Pal Contributions:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PayPal.htm
     Or mailed to:  Paradigm Research Group, 4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814


To all those who value the power of truth in the hands of the people and not just the government,  thank you.

Sincerely,
Stephen Bassett
Executive Director

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November 7, 2007

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Media Notice - 11/7/07

Washington, DC - The full hour of Larry King Live on Friday, November 9 will be devoted to UFO/ET phenomena.   There will be a number of government witnesses of rank and station.  The program airs at 9 pm EST and is usually repeated later in the evening.

See: www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live

James Fox, the producer along with Tim Coleman, of "Out of the Blue" - the best documentary on the subject of UFOs and government posture created to date - brought the program together.

See: www.outofthebluethemovie.com

This program is very significant due to its content and the timing concordant with the controversy developing around what current presidential candidates are saying about the subject matter.

PRG very strongly suggests that reporters, editors and publishers watch this program in order to better understand the most profound news story in history now close to reaching critical mass.  They must decide once and for all whether to engage this issue.

For those who are not in the media:  watch the show, tape it, and get portions up on video archive sites ASAP.  Contact your local papers and representatives in Congress and suggest they watch the program.  Spread the word to your contact lists, blog sites, Face Book, My space, etc.  There is a storm coming, and in the eye of this storm is Disclosure.

Also, the Larry King Live program is prelude to an equally important press conference - also assembled by James Fox - scheduled for 11 am, Monday, November 12 at the National Press Club.  More government witnesses of rank and station will be presented at that time.

See: www.freedomofinfo.org/media/PRESS_ADVISORY.pdf

Contact: Stephen Bassett
                Executive Director
                PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org
                202-215-8344

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October 28, 2007

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Funding Letter to the PRG Updates List  - October 28, 2007

First some recent developments:

Landmark Court Case Requires NASA to Release Documents on UFO Cases - http://tinyurl.com/2yjcpe
Efforts to insert the Disclosure issue into the presidential campaign continue
      Bill Richardson speaks to the ET issue on the campaign trail -
http://tinyurl.com/2sd7bc        
      Dennis Kucinich had significant sighting event - Shirley MacLaine - http://tinyurl.com/2cneq4
      X-PPAC question still in play for the Nov. 28 CNN debate - http://tinyurl.com/2f6xyh
The exopolitical perspective is getting some top tier news coverage
       http://tinyurl.com/2bu7pu                    http://tinyurl.com/yvh6cr                    http://tinyurl.com/ypwkcw

Washington, DC - This is a rare, open contribution request from PRG.   We are on the verge of significant breakthroughs within the context of the very long, but very important presidential campaign which still has 12 months to go.   PRG is poised to have an impact if it can operate in a vigorous and persistent fashion over this period.

There are approximately 5000 individuals on the PRG Updates list who, like few others, are very aware of its work over the past eleven years.

If but one in five of these individuals were to contribute $100 at this crucial time, the funds raised would dramatically empower PRG to move aggressively to bring the ET/Disclosure issue to the forefront of the political process.  It is a unique opportunity.

Before continuing, two quick caveats:  some of you have already provided PRG substantial support.   If so, please put this request aside for now.  You have already helped greatly and it is appreciated.   And some of you, while maintaining your presence on the PRG Updates List, do not agree, in some cases vociferously, with the approach PRG and X-PPAC have taken.  If so, please put this request aside.  You should, of course, not consider it appropriate to financially support efforts you feel ineffective.   But your willingness in spite of your disagreement to remain on the list and follow PRG's work is also appreciated.

Support provided to PRG in the run-up to X-Conference 2007 made it possible to clear all outstanding balances due from the previous conferences to past speakers and lenders.    While the 2007 event was very successful, the funds to properly develop X-Conference 2008 and fully engage the political opportunities emerging are still not available.  

I will not go into further detail about PRG's work over the past decade for the simple reason that, with few exceptions, everyone on the list already knows.

PRG is ready to move forward with new projects including X-Conference 2008.  If one in 5 on the PRG Updates list would provide $100, the $100,000 raised will make that all happen in a timely fashion.  

     Pay Pal Contributions:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PayPal.htm
     Or mailed to:  Paradigm Research Group, 4938 Hampden Lane, #161, Bethesda, MD 20814
     Or by phone (CC):  202-215-8344


One Final Note:  given the vagaries of email in the era of the "war on spam," as much as 70% of any single mailing, even to targeted lists, is either diverted by filters or never opened.    For that reason, and that reason only, I will follow up with two more contributor mailings, after which there will not be such a request for some time to come.

To all those who value the power of truth in the hands of the people and not just the government,  thank you.

Sincerely,
Stephen Bassett
Executive Director

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October 10, 2007

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PRG Update - October 10, 2007 - X-Conference 2007

X-Conference 2007

The third X-Conference was completed on September 16.    Presenting speakers included: Stephen Bassett; Cheryll Jones (Co-Host); Gildas Bourdais (France); Thomas Carey; Paul Davids; Richard Dolan; Richard Farley; Steven M. Greer, MD; Paola Harris (Italy); Antonio Huneeus (Chile); Paul Kimball (Canada);Bruce Maccabee, PhD; Jaime Maussan (Mexico); Nick Pope (United Kingdom); Capt. Robert Salas (USAF ret.); Michael Salla, PhD (Australia); Donald Schmitt; Daniel Sheehan, JD; Rob Simone; Alfred L. Webre, JD (Canada).

The program was well received with strong reviews from speakers and attendees.  
Feedback is being posted as it comes in up at:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/X-Conference2007/Feedback.htm

X-Conference 2008:  the next conference is scheduled for April 18-20, 2008 at the Hilton Gaithersburg.   Registration will open soon, but rooms can be booked now at:  301-977-8900 (conference rate $89).   More info at:  www.x-conference.com

X-Conference 2007 Press Conference (National Press Club):   
The post-event press conference on Monday at the National Press Club also went well.   About a half-dozen reporters were present along with 30 attendees.   A number of announcements were made including: the PRG Awards; the congressional distribution of the documentary, Fastwalkers (www.fastwalkers.com); a call for a witness amnesty program (Alfred L. Webre); and a new television program in Mexico (Jaime Maussan);

Washington Post Coverage:  Dana Milbank, the top political columnist for the Post, attended and did a full "Washington Sketch" piece along with a video.  This page two, half-page article was the second time in ten weeks the Post had prominently featured the work of PRG and X-PPAC.  Milbank's column is the most read in the paper and is usually featured alone on page 2 along with a half-page of advertisements.    The previous article was by William Booth and ran on page 1.   Both pieces included relevant rhetoric such as "exopolitics," "truth embargo," "black budget," "disclosure," "secret world," "politics of UFO/ET phenomena," "the ET ticket," "truth amnesty," "men in black," "crash retrievals," "deep-black, special limited access programs," "reverse engineering," etc.   Along the way they refer to Paradigm Research Group; X-PPAC; Roswell; the Malmstrom Air Force Base incident; the O'Hare Airport sighting; the French, British and Brazilian documents releases; Stephen Bassett, Richard Dolan, Roger Leir, Alfred L. Webre, George Noory, and UFOs and the National Security State.    Into this mix Milbank and Booth dropped the names of Governor Bill Richardson, Senator Hillary Clinton, Representative Dennis Kucinich, Senator John McCain, Al Gore, Senator Barack Obama, Representative Ron Paul, George Stephanopoulos, and Jimmy Carter.

This is unprecedented and may signal a fundamental change in the Post's editorial policy toward the underlying issues behind 60-years of the phenomenology and government policy.   After years of showing disrespect toward the UFO/ET issue the Post cannot simply do an about face and begin serious coverage by their top reporters.  There would have to be a transition wherein the ridicule, tongue-in-cheek modality was maintained but all the relevant information was included.    PRG will be watching closely for further indicators to such a change.

July 8, Booth article:  http://tinyurl.com/ypwkcw
September 18 Milbank column:  http://tinyurl.com/2uwq5v
September 18 Milbank  video:  http://tinyurl.com/38lxff

PRG Awards: Lifetime Achievement (posthumous) - Major Donald E. Keyhoe, USMC; Lifetime Achievement (living) - Alfred L. Webre, JD; Courage in Politics - Frances Emma Barwood; Courage in Journalism - Antonio Huneeus; Disclosure - Capt. Robert Salas, USAF ret.     

More on PRG Awards at:  www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/PRG_Awards.htm


Congressional Delivery - Fastwalkers

A copy of the high definition documentary, Fastwalkers, has been distributed to all Senate offices along with a cover letter from PRG.    A simillar delivery will be made to the House of Representatives in about three weeks.  This is a seeding process which has been going on for a number of years to place materials on the Hill in all offices.    DVD's are particularly useful since any staffer with a laptop can view them at their leisure.   Books have also been distributed.    This project complements the documentaries being stockpiled and repeatedly televised on numerous cable channels.   It is to be assumed the homes of House and Senate members have cable, but they are either not watching or not reacting to these films.   However, it is more likely that congressional staffers are watching the cable TV documentaries.    The goal is elevated awareness on the Hill, which like a rising tide, can raise all boats.


CNN YouTube GOP Debate - November 28, 2007

The X-PPAC video question submitted for the July 23 CNN Democratic Candidate's debate has been resubmitted for the rescheduled CNN GOP debate on November 28, 2007.   New viewings and good ratings may help to elevate the question's prospects for selection.

Video question #419:  http://www.youtube.com/contests_layout?name=RepublicanDebate&v=-d1fw3MPvIA&goto=419



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July 7, 2006

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PRG Update - July 7, 2006

PRG Network
www.livingdirectory.net/PRG


All listees on the PRG Updates mail list are invited to join the PRG Network within the Living Directory Network.  Many of you are already members.  If you are not sure, go to www.livingdirectory.net/PRG and click on "I Forgot My Password."   Submit the email address under which you think you may be registered and wait for an immediate response.  No response means you are not a participant (under that email address) in the PRG Network.

To become a new member, click on "I Wish to Register" and follow instructions.  You will receive a confirmation from PRG in a day or two.

The Living Directory Network consists of over 200 subnetworks representing organizations such as the: 5th Women's World Conference, Bioneers, California Institute for Integral Studies, Club of Rome, Esalen, Institute of Noetic Sciences, John E. Mack Institute, National Association of Media Arts Centers, San Francisco Community Network, Votenet and the PRG Network.    A complete list of participating organizations can be accessed at:  www.livingdirectory.net

Think of the Living Directory as a match.com for intellectual, professional, collegial interaction.   Participation is free, voluntary and by invitation.   All Living Directory Networks are private, secure and without advertising.  One may register for invitation in any of these networks - not just the PRG Network.

Once signed up you can create a personal and professional profile, including photo. There are no anonymous activities and each person determines how accessible they are to others by how they edit their profile. To remain active you merely need to keep your email address current. (Your email address remains invisible to anyone but your group coordinator.)   Only one profile is required regardless of how many organization networks you join. 


Upcoming PRG Network Events

Organizations within the Living Directory are sponsoring events all year long, including the PRG Network.   Perhaps the most active event sponsor is Friendly Favors at www.livingdirectory.net/FF

PRG is cosponsoring three upcoming events on July 12 (Russell Targ), August 15 (Paola Harris) and September 12 (Dr. Dean Radin).  All are in the San Francisco Bay Area.   Full information at:  www.livingdirectory.net/PRG   "Events"

If you are located in or will be visiting this area, please join us.


[Note: of all the organizations within the Living Directory only two, PRG and John E. Mack Institute, deal with UFO/ET/Exopolitcal issues.   Over the years PRG has learned it is difficult to impossible to create collegial connections with mainstream organizations, even those dealing with tangential, overlapping issues.   The Living Directory creates an opportunity to have linking participation across paradigmatic barriers.  It is an important step toward the proper collaboration which will come in due time.]

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June 26, 2006

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PRG/X-PPAC
Paradigm Research Group
Extraterrestrial Phenomena Political Action Committee

Update - June 26, 2006

Exopolitics World Hub
www.exopoliticsworld.net

PRG has formally set up a new website, Exopolitics World Hub.   The ambitious goal of this project is to link together one website from each of 32 key countries - all with the same URL formats, i.e., www.exopoliticsunitedstates.us,    www.exopoliticscanada.ca,    www.exopoliticsfrance.fr,    etc .    Each site would provide links and information regarding exopolitical developments within that country.   Ideally all sites would be published in the principal language of the country and in English.    Sites for the United States (by PRG) and Italy have been published.   Canada and Turkey are pending.   Each country may design their site as they wish, but all are welcome to draw upon the design format for  www.exopoliticsunitedstates.us.    The consistency in URL and design formats will enhance the perception of an organized network.

It is expected that once these sites are operational and receiving traffic, they will quickly rise to the top listings on Google and other search engines creating a powerful sense of a global exopolitical movement.

Anyone who believes they are positioned to create and maintain a participating site for one of these countries, please contact PRG at your earliest convenience.  Individuals living in the respective country are much preferred.


X-Conference #3

www.x-conference.com

The new target date for the 3rd X-Conference is now April 2007 in the Washington, DC area.   Let's face it, 2006 is proving to be an awful year, another annus horribilis, best forgotten.  After December 31 let's not speak of it again.  PRG will have to raise $50,000 to rectify the event franchise and commit to the third conference.  The effort continues.


X-PPAC Congressional Alert
www.x-ppac.org/Alerts.html#6-26-06

Few things are more disconcerting in these troubling times than for a politically minded and observant person to watch the Congress of the United States of America stumbling around in the hallowed halls and chambers of the Capitol Building looking for a spine.  While the hunt proceeds X-PPAC will continue to point out the obvious to the esteemed Members: 1) there is an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race, 2) many people in the government and the military are well aware of this, 3) many of same have begun to speak out publicly, 4) nevertheless, the United States Government continues to maintain a truth embargo and deny the issue, 5) this truth embargo is no longer acceptable and must be resolved in favor of the public's right to know, and most importantly 6) extraordinary technology which could save countless lives and solve major problems faced by all nations remains hostage to this truth embargo and to those leaders who do not trust their own citizens and place the development of weaponry above all else.

This most recent Congressional Alert brings to the attention of Congress the availability of a new book, Majic Eyes Only: Earth's Encounters with Extraterrestrial Technology by Ryan S. Wood and a new project by PRG (see below).


PRG Quotes Page
www.paradigmclock.com/QuotesPage.html

PRG has assembled from multiple sources a powerful compilation of selected written and spoken quotes from persons of rank and accomplishment.  The near term goal is to expand this section to 100 listings.  Quotes were selected on the basis of an unambiguous relationship to the validity of an extraterrestrial presence and the history of government posture toward this presence.  Such a compilation can be very useful to advocacy, but its usefulness is directly dependent upon full sourcing: date, event, location, book, interview, etc.

Please email PRG if you can provide information pertaining to:  1) the validity of a quote,  2) the accuracy of a quote, 3) the provenance of a quote, or 4)  have a suggested quote for inclusion in the PRG Quotes Page.    Thanks.

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May 19, 2006

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PRG Update - May 19, 2006

UK Gary McKinnon Hacker Case

PRG has been following the case of computer hacker, Gary McKinnon, who is facing extradition to the United States for violating national security by hacking into government computers seeking information regarding UFOs and government cover-up.  Recently he gave a fairly impressive accounting of himself in an interview to the BBC.   See:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolavconsole/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_4970000/newsid_4979700/bb_rm_4979716.stm

After some consideration PRG executive director, Stephen Bassett, has contacted Mr. McKinnon's solicitor, Karen Todner, and offered his services pro bono as an expert witness and consultant to counsel as regards the political, economic, scientific and technological implications of the extraterrestrial presence and the US Government imposed truth embargo.  Further, he has offered to make available PRG's massive database of media, research and activist contacts to assist in the preparation of Mr. McKinnon's defense.

Mr. McKinnon has broken the law and should be punished.  However, there is a real possibility the enormous pressure currently being exerted on the truth embargo may prompt the United States Government to overreact by seeking to punish Mr. McKinnon to an excessive degree.   If asked, PRG will assist to help prevent this from happening.


UK MOD BS

A study by the Ministry of Defense in the United Kingdom has just emerged and concludes there is no substance whatsoever to the UFO reports of the past 60 years - all natural phenomena.

Based upon early returns from researchers in the UK who are reviewing the 1996-2000 UFO "study" by the UK Ministry of Defense, it has every appearance of being an attempt by the UK to create a Condon Report* type propaganda effort to counter the gathering momentum for disclosure developing at that time.  When they were finished, they realized what an embarrassing piece of crap they had created and buried it.  It came to light because outside researchers, some no fans of the extraterrestrial hypothesis, requested its release under the UK's equivalent to the US Freedom of Information Act.

If you like irony and think the comparison to the Condon Report is accurate, you will appreciate the name of the UK MOD report - "Project Condign."   To add to that irony, the definition of "condign" is "adequate, deserved."   In fact, the name is so ridiculous, it is tempting to think the whole thing is a UK Government joke.   There is also the possibility the public report is a cover for a more comprehensive, classified report.  This has been done before.

As regards media coverage, the contrast between the recently disgorged UK MOD UFO report and the 2000 French COMETA report is notable.  The COMETA Report raised important points as to the validity of UFO phenomena and challenged the US to act.

The US press wanted nothing to do with the COMETA Report, made no effort to translate it, when it was translated and presented, wouldn't cover it.   The exception was freelance journalist Leslie Kean - to her everlasting credit.

The UK MOD report has been all over the US media - Reuters, NY Times, Drudge, MSNBC, CNN, FNN, many smaller papers.

That the American press went from being a formidable force for understanding the world and challenging questionable government policy circa 1970-75 to a pathetic collection of overpaid useful idiots is one of the saddest and most dangerous political realities of the 20th Century.

* The Condon Report was headed by Prof. Edward U. Condon and based at the University of Colorado (a black mark the U of C will eventually have to account for) and released in 1968.  It was an awful study but passable propaganda.   For an excellent summary of the history of the Condon Report see the following article by W. Todd Zechel:  www.paradigmclock.com/article-zechel-1.html


New Publication - UFO Data Magazine
www.ufodata.co.uk

A new full color, 48 page magazine has debuted in the UK working to fill the vacuum left by the demise of UFO Magazine UK and the death of Graham Birdsall.   It is UFO Data Magazine and is edited by Russel Callaghan.


New Documentary - UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied
www.theufomovie.com

This new documentary is produced by Jose Escamilla Media Works, LLC.  If it is as good as its superb website, it is very good indeed.


Stanton Friedman and Michio Kaku - Together!
www.talkradionetwork.com

PRG Hall of Fame recipient, Stanton Friedman, will be the guest of theoretical physicist, Michio Kaku, on Kaku's new radio show Science Fantastic on Saturday, May 20, at 6-7 PM, EST.   The show is syndicated on 90 stations and webcast.

Kaku appeared in one of the better segments on the "Peter Jennings Reports UFOs" special on Feb. 24, 2005.  Seth Shostak of SETI will guest during the hour prior to Stanton.  It would appear Kaku, who seemed to position himself in the Jennings special on the side of the ETH, is going to engage the issue.  It is well known that a significant percentage of top scientists are in the closet regarding the UFO/ET issue.   They know, but they fear to speak candidly.    Is Kaku one of them?

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May 3, 2006

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Update - May 4, 2006


Paradigm Clock
www.paradigmclock.com/index.html

The Paradigm Clock was reset to 11:59:45 on April 24. Partial explanations for the new time can be found at:
www.paradigmclock.com/chronicleexplanations.html


PRG Websites
www.paradigmclock.com

The PRG websites portaled at www.paradigmclock.com have undergone a long overdue remodeling and integration. The PRG hub page at: www.paradigmclock.com/main.html best reflects these changes. The effect is to better highlight the total range of projects being pursued by PRG and by other diclosure focused organizatioins toward ending the truth embargo. More changes and additions are pending.


Campaign 2006: Get Out the Questions

www.x-ppac.org/Get_out_the_questions.html

It's another election year. For the next 6 months, people seeking a seat in the Congress of the United States will be speaking and debating across the country. They want your vote. You have the right and the obligation to ask them about any issue you see fit. If that issue is controversial, all the better. The American electorate has always had the power at its disposal to bring the implications of UFO/ET issue directly to our political leadership. The power resides in the microphones present at every debate, speech, and town hall meeting.

Confront candidates and incumbents with key questions on the issue. They want to serve you, they want your vote - therefore they had better be prepared to answer your questions. At the above URL you will find examples of questions you might copy into your word processor and take with you to the next political forum. They are direct, grounded and supportable and all have one thing in common - even if the candidate refuses to respond, the question itself will inform the public and media present who hear it.

Feel free to pass these questions on to anyone who might be in a postion to ask them.


PRG Direct™ Support Network
www.paradigmclock.com/PRGDirect.htm

PRG Direct™ is a free service of Paradigm Research Group in support of the researchers, activists, media and philanthropists behind extraterrestrial-related phenomena research and exopolitics. The idea is simple.  These individuals sell books, videos and products to support their work.   While most items are available from distributors like Amazon.com, when you buy direct the author keeps more of the purchase - 5 to 10 times more. 

PRG Direct will link you directly to the author's websites and the selling pages for these products.  It will also provide links to business web pages of PRG supporters and the side businesses of researchers and activists. 

If you are a researcher, activist or PRG supporter and doing direct sales of books, videos and/or other products, please email PRG for possible inclusion in PRG Direct™.


Upcoming Conferences
www.paradigmclock.com/conferences.html

Conspiracy Con May 27-28
www.conspiracycon.com/index1.html

ET Civilizations and World Peace June 9-11
www.exopoliticsinstitute.org/conference.htm

World Peace Forum 2006 June 23-28
www.peaceinspace.org

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April 23, 2006

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PRG Update - April 23, 2006
 

Paul Davids Documentary - The Sci-Fi Boys

Researcher, filmographer, artist and longtime PRG supporter, Paul Daivds, had the DVD of  his latest documentary, The Sci-Fi Boys, go on sale in Best Buy stores nationwide on March 28.   Look for them next to the record selling King Kong DVD.

Paul, who was the executive producer of the movie, Roswell, has created a nostalgic look back at the legendary pioneers of science fiction films - perhaps the most influential artistic genre in history.

Paul recently conducted an interview with some of these legends at a screening at the Egyptian Theater.  www.fangoria.com has several articles about The Sci-Fi Boys and posted the streaming video of the March 21 interview.  Another edited version of the interview along with photos is located at www.kongisking.net


David Sereda/Dan Aykroyd Documentary - Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs


On May 31 David Sereda's much improved and enhanced documentary, Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs, will also hit all the Best Buy stores nationwide.  PRG predicts this will quickly become the largest selling UFO documentary in history with total sales in the millions.   Dan Aykroyd is a principal and will be promoting the video personally.   Expect David and Dan to turn up on Larry King Live on CNN and elsewhere.

If sales are as predicted, this documentary will elevate Dan Aykroyd to the status of the leading spokesperson in the world on the matters of extraterrestrial-related phenomena and a government truth embargo (cover-up).

So please spread the word about Dan Aykroyd Unplugged on UFOs.  It's success will help everyone in the field.

More details at:
http://davidsereda.blogspot.com/2006/04/if-you-want-to-see-dan-aykroyd.html


Activism, the Rich and the Super Rich

Attached to this email you will find an .htm file you can open in any browser. [Go to: Billionaires ]  It contains a version of the recent Forbes Magazine's list of the world's wealthiest people.   About a dozen listees with some connection to matters ET have been bolded.  It is worth mentioning that while many on this list have made substantial sums of money from ET related movies, books and products, no one on this list has "publicly" (not aware of any private instances, but such are certainly possible) ever provided any money for either the research into extraterrestrial-related phenomena or the activism to end the truth embargo.  Should they?    That is up to each of them to decide. 

Until they do, let's not miss any opportunity to provide them the information needed to make an informed decision.  If you have a personal or business relationship with anyone on this list or have a good contact with someone who does, please try and get information to that person regarding the incipient disclosure movement.   Give them a chance to make a difference.    In most cases they are simply too busy with multiple projects to be aware of what is happening regarding this issue and its implications.  Help them out.

To further put this matter in perspective, PRG has calculated that if just $2 million were applied to a selected list of activist projects targeting specific weaknesses in the truth embargo, that embargo could be ended in mere months.   Let's use Ms. Alice Walton, net worth $15.7 billion, as an example.   Assuming a modest 5% annual growth rate on assets (be assured that is low for billionaires), $2 million is the equivalent of one days worth in appreciation on her assets.

Also consider this: as of 2004 there were 7.5 million Americans with assets in excess of $1 million for a total in excess of $10 trillion.    The entire human race is being denied the full facts regarding the most profound circumstance in history at a time when the human race and the planet are facing unprecedented challenges, and 7.5 million people with over $10 trillion in assets can't come up with $2 million to acquire those facts?

Time is running out for constructive solutions to global problems.  Anyone who cares about their children, grandchildren - all children - needs to step forward.

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November 2, 2005

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PRG Update - November 1, 2005
 

X-Conference 2005

The 2005 Conference Photo Gallery is now posted.  If anyone has photos from the 2005 event they would like included, please email or mail them to PRG.

See: www.paradigmclock.com/X-Conference/Gallery.htm


PRG Awards for 2005


The PRG Hall of Fame page has been updated with the 2005 inductees.   The PRG Awards page has also been updated for 2005.   Of note is the page for Lt. Col. Philip Corso which includes documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act which confirm his military career, education, citations and commendations.  Critics and debunkers have questioned his background.   They were wrong.

See:   www.paradigmclock.com/halloffameportal.html
and:   www.paradigmclock.com/PRG_Awards.htm


Exopolitics Column

"Exopolitics: Words and Metaphors - The Men in Gray" was just published in UFO Magazine.   PRG welcomes suggestions for additional "Men in Gray" to be added to a list in development.

See: www.paradigmclock.com/paradigmarticlesindex.html


X-Conference 2006

A date for a 2006 conference has not yet been set as funding is still being sought to underwrite outstanding accounts and the financial requirements for a successful third event.    The X-Conference was not created as a "business venture."  It was intended to be an extension of the truth advocacy process.  A third conference will be held if it can be conducted at a level impacting the disclosure process.

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October 19, 2005

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PRG Update - October 19, 2005

Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) Presentation - Tonight
www.favors.org/ff   [Events]

PRG Director Stephen Bassett will present tonight (Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6 pm) at the Institute of Noetics Sciences in Petaluma, CA.   

Dr. Edgar Mitchell was the scheduled speaker but had to cancel as his home is directly in the projected path of category 5 hurricane Wilma.  Dr. Mitchell has to prepare his family and home in advance of the storm.

Stephen will present on Consciousness, Word View and the Politics of Disclosure which will be excerpted from the Exopolitics presentations recently given at the University of Toronto, Canada and the University of Calabria, Italy.

PRG Updates recipients in the Bay Area are welcome to attend.

For complete information see "Events" at: www.favors.org/ff


University of Toronto, Canada Presentation
www.exopoliticstoronto.com

The September 25 Exopolitics Toronto Symposium produced by Mike Bird, Victor Viggiani and MUFON Central Canada was a great success.  The highlight of the Sunday event the 30 minute presentation by former Canadian Minister of Defense, Paul Hellyer.  He served during the administration of Lester Pearson and was a contemporary of Secretary of Defense, Robert MacNamara.

Mr. Hellyer stated clearly he was convinced there is an extraterrestrial presence.  He stated he had recently reread Lt. Col. Philip Corso's book, The Day After Roswell, and contacted an Air Force general in the United States who confirmed the books major assertions.

This is a nontrivial development which will have repercussions.

Stephen Bassett followed Mr. Hellyer with the Keynote presentation.


University of Calabria, Rende, Italy Presentation
www.cun-italia.net/welcome.htm

On October 5-6, 40 speaker from around the world came to Rende, Italy by invitation from Centro Ufologico Nazionale to address aspects of exobiology, ufology and exopolitics.

Stephen Bassett presented on exopolitics and ended his lecture with a call for truth.  All future exopolitics presentations by PRG will end in the same way - a mantra for change:

"I call upon the government of the United States to end the embargo withholding the truth regarding an extraterrestrial presence from the American people.  They are the sovereign citizens of a republic, they are not children, they should not be put on a need to know basis, they do have a right to know, they can handle the truth, they have a social contract with the government they pay for with their own money, and withholding seminal information from them regarding the reality of the world in which they live is not in that contract."

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September 22, 2005

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PRG Update - September 22, 2005

Toronto Exopolitics Symposium
www.exopoliticstoronto.com
Sunday, September 25, 9:30 am - 3:45 pm
University of Toronto Convocation Hall

The symposium developed by Mike Bird and Victor Viggiani will break new ground.  It will mark the first time in history that any defense minister or secretary of defense of any first world nation (and possibly any nation) will state publicly that he or she is convinced the UFO phenomenon is extraterrestrial in origin.

Historian Richard Dolan will lead off with a solid summary of the national security measures taken in the US to address and suppress the UFO question.  Stanton Friedman will expand on this based upon his 40 years of research.  Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Paul Hellyer, will speak.   PRG's executive director, Stephen Bassett, will close with the keynote.  (Paola Harris has taken ill and will not be able to present.)

While the top echelon media organizations in the United States (ABC, NBC, CBS News, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, etc.) have supported the US Government imposed truth embargo, either freely or under threat, the Canadian press is not so influenced.  Consequently, there has been considerable coverage of this event and Hellyer's pending remarks by the major newspapers in Canada.    There will be many press in attendance.

If Canada were to break ranks with the United States on the matter of the extraterrestrial presence, the truth embargo would collapse.

Please attend, if you can.


Exopolitics International Lecture Tour

A press release will go out today announcing the Toronto Symposium marks the beginning of a national and international lecture tour by Stephen Bassett under the umbrella theme:  The Exopolitics of Disclosure: Why the Truth Embargo Regarding an Extraterrestrial Presence Engaging the Human Race Must End Now.   The next stop will be the Avalon Theatre in Easton, MD.   Stephen will then go to Rende, Italy to speak at the University of Calabria.   Then on to Santa Clara, CA.

The lectures will either be produced by PRG or by invitation.   The goal is to stand on the soil of every nation and call for the United States Government to end the embargo preventing the people of the planet earth from knowing the truth about their world.  This tour will continue until Disclosure has been achieved.

Anyone interested in sponsoring a lecture in their country should contact PRG at:  PRG@paradigmresearchgroup.org

All upcoming lectures will be announced at: www.paradigmclock.com/speaking&eventschedule.html
   

Earth Station Roswell
www.earthstationroswell.com

PRG formally endorses the developing project led by Gene Frazier and Tom Armstrong to build a unique resort in Roswell, New Mexico which celebrates all aspects of the unfolding paradigm change heading this way.

It is a grassroots effort not springing from the big corporate arena.  It seeks to involve and honor the researchers and activists who have been working for nearly six decades to uncover the evidence and resolve the political policies preventing formal awareness of the extraterrestrial presence.

Gene and Tom have done an excellent job in building the architectural, conceptual and marketing foundation for this project.    PRG hopes they are successful in securing the funding and the land needed to make this very cool idea a reality.

PRG also hopes that all of the folks in Roswell who are aware of their city's special place in the history now unfolding will not underestimate just how big the coming opportunities will be and work together to create a plethora of projects that will make Roswell a vibrant oasis in the post disclosure world.   


Peter Jennings' Passing

Much has already been written and said about the death of ABC News' longtime anchor.  Here are two items of addendum:

Peter Jennings knew he had serious cancer before his UFO special aired.  Nevertheless, he made the rounds of all the networks, personally promoted this project and allowed it to be his last significant journalistic contribution.  While "Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing is Believing" was flawed, it made many strong points to a large audience.   PRG believes those with professional and financial stature in the United States usually know more about the extraterrestrial question then they publicly acknowledge.   The more your accomplishments, the more you have to lose.   In the end with much less to lose, Peter Jennings took on the greatest issue of his time.  If only he had spoken his mind with complete candidness before departing.

Jennings' death from lung cancer once again brought to the surface the appalling statistics which surround this disease.  The most profound secular event in human history is soon to take place.  The aftermath will be compelling without historical precedent   PRG invites all of its supporters and colleagues who smoke to consider this and choose not to trade in their front row seat to the greatest show of all time for what the cigarette companies are selling.
 

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August 3,  2005

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PRG Update - August 3, 2005
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X-Conference 2006
The 3rd Exopolitics Expo has tentative dates of June 2-4, 2006 at Hilton Gaithersburg, but remains on hold pending substantial new funding currently being sought.

Upcoming Speaking Schedule for Stephen Bassett
www.paradigmclock.com/speaking&eventschedule.html

August 12, 2005
7:30 pm (Box office opens at 5 pm)
Marjorie Luke Theater
721 East Cota Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Topic: The Extraterrestrial Presence and the Politics of Disclosure

September 25, 2005
9:30 am to 3:45 pm (4 speakers)
University of Toronto Convocation Hall
31 Kings College Circle, Toronto, Canada
Topic: Symposium on Disclosure and Planetary Directions

September 28, 2005
7:30 pm (Box office opens at 5:30 pm)
Avalon Theatre
40 East Dover Street, Easton MD
Topic: The Extraterrestrial Presence and the Politics of Disclosure

October 15-16, 2005
Sunday 8:45 am (Lecture), 9:45 am (Workshop)
The Bay Area UFO Expo
Westin Santa Clara
5101 Great American Parkway, Santa Clara, CA
Lecture: The Disclosure Show: Looking back at 10 years of exopolitical activism
Workshop: Disclosure: Why it will and must happen, how it will happen and what you need to do about it
   
November 4-6, 2005
Friday 8:15 pm
3rd Annual UFO Crash Retrieval Conference
Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center
3600 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV    
Moderator:  Speaker panel and press conference    


The Chaffinch House - Easton MD
www.chaffinchhouse.com
PRG supporter and music entrepreneur, Theresa Aldao, owns a gorgeous Bed and Breakfast in the postcard perfect town of Easton, MD on the Eastern Shore.  She is arranging for UFO/ET researcher/activists to spend time at her B&B where they can round table and meet with other B&B guests who have booked for that purpose.   Lloyd Pye has been hosted, and William Henry is scheduled.

In conjunction with his appearance at Easton's famous Avalon Theatre Stephen Bassett will be at the Chaffinch House from September 26-29.   Those looking for a wonderful vacation in an idyllic setting along with private discussions with Stephen, see details at:  www.chaffinchhouse.com


The National UFO Conference
September 2-4, 2005
The Renaissance Hotel, Hollywood, CA
www.nufoc.org
PRG strongly supports the renewed NUFOC now homed based in Hollywood, CA at the 4-star Renaissance Hotel.   This event has the potential to develop awareness and contacts within the entertainment community regarding the work of researcher/activists.    Please support this conference with your presence and enjoy a great time and lots of fun at the Hollywood and Highland Entertainment Center.    Registration at:  www.nufoc.org


PRG Network
http://livingdirectory.net/PRG/
In 2002 PRG created an Internet presence within the Living Directory Network (formerly Friendly Favors) founded by Sergio Lub.   Other pressing demands have limited development of the PRG network, but PRG will soon renew expansion of this resource.  Think of the Living Directory Network as a Match.com for ideas, activism and human potential.  Some of the nearly 200 subnets include: the State of the World Forum, Women's Environmental Network, Votenet, Institute of Noetic Sciences and the John E. Mack Institute.

You can apply to any of the subnets which interest you, but you will have a single information page connected to your subnets.  There you can place information of your choosing to help you network with others of similar interests.  Of particular value is the events module which allows you to track and schedule meetings and lectures within a single subnet or across all groups you have joined.

Internet resources like the Living Directory Network are the future of political activism and social change.  PRG looks forward to an expanded participation.
 

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December 27, 2004

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PRG Update - December 27, 2004

X-Conference 2005 - April 22-24, 2005
[Please feel free to repost]

Conference Status/Structure

The speaker lineup is now being posted and should be complete by January 20, 2005 (subject to change) and the presentation topics (also subject to change) should be posted by January 30. 
www.x-conference.com  [Speakers] [Program]   In 2005 there will be only two tracks with more break time for weary attendees.  This time the conference is over three days (Fri-Sun) - a good time to take a vacation day? 

Conference Suggestions

April, with its sublime weather and cherry blossoms, is generally acknowledged as the best time to visit the nation's capital.  The X-Conference group (code AEE) rate will be available at the Hilton Hotel four days just prior to and after the conference weekend (April 22-24).  Free shuttle access is provided to the Shady Grove metro station a few miles away.

The Hilton has unlimited free parking.  Those within driving distance of the Washington, DC area can save substantial cost by van pooling to the event with friends and family.

The three area airports (BWI, IAD, DCA), while equidistant from the hotel, are all about a $60 cab ride.  Shuttle costs are around $30 at twice the time.   Best deal: coordinate a shared cab with others flying in and get shuttle cost with cab drive time.   Reagan National Airport (DCA) does offer the option of taking the DC Metro from the airport to the Shady Grove station where the free Hilton shuttle can be called for pickup (301-948-8900) - transit time around 1 hr 15 minute.

All speakers and panelists will be provided prominent table space across from the Grand Ballroom.  There will be much opportunity to talk with the presenters.  You may want to bring previously purchased books to have autographed. 

PRG Awards

PRG welcomes recommendations of candidates for the PRG Awards to be presented at the banquet Saturday evening.  They are as follows:

  • Political Courage (living or deceased) - an elected or appointed government official, active or retired, who has demonstrated exceptional courage by engaging issues connected to extraterrestrial-related phenomena, the truth embargo or secrecy reform.  2004 - Congressman Steven Schiff.

  • Courage in Journalism (living or deceased)  - an American or foreign journalist who has demonstrated exceptional courage in the investigation and/or reporting on extraterrestrial-related phenomena, the truth embargo or secrecy reform.  2004 - Sarah McClendon.

  • Disclosure Award (living or deceased) - an American or foreign military or agency employee, active or retired, who has made an exceptional contribution to the public's right to know as regards extraterrestrial-related phenomena, the truth embargo or secrecy reform.  2004 - Lt. Col. Philip J. Corso.

  • Hall of Fame - (deceased) - exceptional contribution over many years to the truth process as regards extraterrestrial related phenomena.  2004 - Dr. J. Allen Hynek.

  • Hall of Fame (living) - essentially a life time achievement award for exceptional contribution over many years to the truth process as regards extraterrestrial-related phenomena.   2004 Stanton T. Friedman 

If you would like to nominate a candidate for any of these awards, please email PRG.

Vendors/Exhibitors
www.paradigmclock.com/X-Conference/exhibitors.htm

In 2005 there will be twice the Exhibitor Space, 3 days as opposed to two, 2 tracks rather than three, more break time for attendees - but the same table rates.   Vendors and Exhibitors with information based products and programs are welcome to apply for reserved space.  

 

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November 29, 2004

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Media Update - November 29, 2004

Fox News Radio with Alan Colmes
December 1, Wednesday, 11 pm EST


PRG executive director, Stephen Bassett, will be interviewed by Alan Colmes during the 11 pm EST segment of Fox News Live with Alan Colmes (Hannity and Colmes) on Wednesday, December 1.  The subject will be the Politics of Disclosure (Exopolitics).
See: www.foxnews.com/alancolmesradio

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