Past PRG
Updates
and
Press
Releases
are
archived here.
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World
Disclosure
Day - July 8 |
July 8 is World Disclosure Day. It didn't get as much press as World UFO Day, but that is to be expected. "UFO" has been around since 1950. "Disclosure" is only about 17 years old - a teenager. Jealous? Perhaps.
There is a double symmetry to the selection of the date. On July 8,1947 General Roger Ramey held a press event at the 8th Army Air Force Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas in which he changed the just released story of a recovered crashed disk near Roswell, New Mexico to that of a retrieved Rawin weather balloon. This was the informal beginning of the now 64-year truth embargo regarding the extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race. For this reason July 8 was chosen as World Disclosure Day to emphasize the need to reverse that now inappropriate policy.
World UFO Day is July 2 selected as a likely date for the crash event in 1947. Given the annual Roswell Festival is celebrated over the Fourth of July weekend, these two dates bracket that festival.
Unless the government experiences a rare moment of citizen/activist appreciation and executes Disclosure on July 8 (PRG is not holding its breath), whichever day Disclosure does take place in whichever country, that will become World Disclosure Day forever after.
Happy WDD. May A.D. arrive sooner than later.
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Congressional
Hearing
Initiative (CHI)
- Status |
The Congressional Hearing Initiative has been rescheduled to launch right after the November 4 mid-term election. This rescheduling is primarily the result of new political developments and the proximity to the election. The political developments include the Benghazi, IRS, and veterans medical care scandals, the Bergdahl prisoner swap, the Sunni insurgency spreading across Syria and Iraq, and last but not least the rapidly developing immigration fiasco.
This
toxic
combination
in
play
during
the
last
months
of
the
congressional
election
campaigns
will
make
worse
a
hyperpartisan
political
climate
many
thought
could
not
get
worse.
They
were
wrong.
There
are
some
benefits
to
this
strategy.
It
provides
more
time
for
PRG
to
raise
the
level
of
funding
needed
to
give
the
initiative
a
real
chance
to
succeed.
The
congressional
members
will
have
either
won
or
lost
the
election.
The
winners
will
be
feeling
confident
and
mandated.
The
losers,
most
facing
the
end
of
their
political
career,
may
be
open
to
doing
something
profound
before
leaving
office
January
3,
2015.
The
expected
launch
date
is
November
5.
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The Language of Embargo
It will not be easy, but it is time to move on from the language that developed during the first half-century of the truth embargo. First and foremost is the acronym "UFO."
Unidentified Flying Object was push forward and maintained by the Air Force and other agencies. It is now an anachronistic non-sequitur. It is ludicrous. The phenomenon involves piloted (usually) extraterrestrial craft. It is not about flocks of geese turning up on radar or pie pans being thrown from college dorm windows. It is about non-human created machines operating antigravitically in the skies. This term is no less absurd than a government sponsorship of UTP's - unidentified tiny particles - to describe the research into the sub-atomic world. And, of course, in a context where the government claims there is no evidence whatsoever for sub-atomic particles. The term "Ufologist" is perhaps even more offensive. A professional studying the unidentified - forever.
UFO? No. Extraterrestrial craft. Ufologist? No. Extraterrestrial phenomena researcher. Which brings us to perhaps the most offensive term in the embargo lexicon - "Believer." If you have concluded the evidence amassed confirms an extraterrestrial presence, you are a "believer." This is no less absurd than introducing a particle physicist to an audience by saying, "Dr. Jones is a believer," and everyone in that audience understands this means Dr. Jones "believes" protons and electrons are real.
Pushing a universal tag on anyone who disagrees with state policy or ideology is common and ancient. More recently those who have challenged the official government conclusions regarding the events of September 11, 2001 are called "truthers." It is not meant to be a compliment.
There is a bonus for the truth embargo with "believer" as this is a tag often used for those with religious convictions, thus pairing extraterrestrial phenomena research with religion. This paring was particularly useful during the Heavens Gate fiasco.
You are a researcher, investigator, journalist, activist dealing with extraterrestrial related phenomena. You are not a "believer."
As for "alien?" Lose it. The term should be "extraterrestrial." Suck it up and deal with the syllables. "Alien" has a great deal of baggage, much of which was not innocently attached.
"Cover-up" is misleading. The basic policy of suppression was not illegal. Certain actions along the way may have been so, but not the policy. "Cover-up" inappropriately criminalizes people inside military services and civilian agencies. Many of them privately support Disclosure. It was not a "cover-up;" it is a "truth embargo."
Private persons dealing directly with extraterrestrials are "contactees." Some contactees, perhaps a majority, are "abductees" taken against their will and experiencing varying levels of pain and discomfort. It is misleading, confusing and exopolitically awkward to simply refer to a person in contact with extraterrestrials as an "abductee." At this time there is no consensus term for someone having only telepathic/psychic contact, but "contactee" is not an unreasonable choice.
Extraterrestrials are not "paranormal." The presence of multi-life forms in the galaxy is profoundly "normal." It is not "paranormal" research. Truth be told, little if anything should be assigned to the paranormal. It should be a short list, and extraterrestrials are not on that list.
"Flying Saucer?" Please. That's like calling airplanes flying toothpaste tubes. They are craft, ships, vehicles.
Perhaps a more debatable term would be "cattle mutilation." In this instance I offer these suggestions: "animal" not "cattle" as the phenomenon is not limited to cattle, and "harvesting" not "mutilation" as the evidence clearly points to the acquisition of certain tissues. Thus, "animal harvesting." On the other hand animal rights activists would certainly assert animals are mutilated when carved up for food. Nevertheless, "mutilation" does not address the purposeful nature of the event.
As for "crop circles?" Harmless, perhaps, but certainly not accurate. I lean toward "agriglyphs."
Does this matter? Yes. All propaganda is built upon language one way or another. The propagandists look for weakness in the used lexicon and/or create their own lexicon to serve their purpose. Don't play their game. Use language which most reflects the truth as discovered.
Stephen Bassett
San Mateo, CA
June 2014
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Other
Developments
of Interest |
Another
Loss
to
the
Research/Activist
Community
During the past eighteen months PRG has lost many friends and colleagues. It is painful. Now another. Terry Hansen, author of Missing Times: News Media Complicity in the UFO Cover-up, died on June 21 of a heart attack during the night. He was a young 62. His was a very important book and the reason he spoke at two X-Conferences.
PRG keeps track of deaths and illness within the field. Since December of 2012 losses include:
Philip Coppens - 41 December 2012 (Noted researcher working with Ancient Aliens)
Lloyd Pye - 66 December 2013 (Noted researcher, author, activist)
James Allen - 51 December 2013 (Just completed a documentary about Mark McCandlish)
[Note: a toxicology report from the autopsy showed very high levels of several radio active
metals. Local authorities were asked to investigate. They declined.]
Terry Hansen - 62 June 2014 [See above.]
Dr. Jesse Marcel, Jr. - 76 August 2013
Elaine Douglas - 69 January 2014
Dr. Roger Leir - 79 March 2014
If
you
noticed
there
are
two
groups
listed
here,
there
is a
reason.
PRG
is
concerned
about
the
deaths
in
the
first
group.
All
factors
considered,
they
constitute
an
anomalous
cluster.
PRG
is
always
on
alert
for
potential
government
actions
to
disrupt
the
truth
process.
It
is
never
provable
but
is
observable.
Let
us
hope
this
concern
is
not
justified.
Stanton
Friedman
A
legendary
pillar
of
the
research
community
suffered
a
mild
heart
attack
on
June
27
and
is
presently
in
the
hospital
recovering.
Please
send
your
good
wishes
and
appreciation
to
this
great
man. Cards
may
be
mailed
to
P.O.
Box
958,
Houlton,
ME,
04730.
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PRG
2014 Western
Europe
Speaking
Tour - Sept
15 to Oct 30 |
Europe
Speaking
Tour
The Europe Tour is developing with lectures now slated for Leeds, UK; Oslo, Norway and Paris, France. Other events in Finland, Norway, Portugal and the UK are in development. Highlighted dates indicate when Mr. Bassett will speak. All dates for each city are listed should someone want to schedule an additional side lecture while he is in town. The current schedule:
Leeds, UK - September 26, 26, 28
Leeds Metropolitan University (Rose Bowl)
Contact: Anthony Beckett anthony.m.beckett@gmail.com
Paris, France - September 29, 30, October 1
Details Pending
Contact: Denis Denocla denocla@denocla.com
Portugal - October 2, 3, 4, 5
Venue TBA
Contact: Francisco Mourão Corrêa francisco@exopoliticsportugal.com
Oslo, Norway - October 9, 10, 11, 12 (there may be multiple speaking dates)
Eldorado Bookstore
Eldoradogården AS, Torggt 9 a, 0181 Oslo
Contact: Ryan Nichols rcn-@hotmail.com
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45th
MUFON
Symposium -
July 17-20 -
Cherry Hill,
NJ (near
Philadelphia) |
Toronto
Conference/Retreat -
August 28-30 |
Laughlin, NV
Conference -
November
14-16 |
Cherry Hill, NJ - July 18-20
Joshua Tree, CA - Aug 8-10
Toronto, Canada - Aug 28-30
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Portland, ME - Sept 5-7
Leeds, UK - Sept 26-28
San Jose, CA - Oct 11-12
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Leonminster, MA - Oct 17-18
Pittsburgh, PA - Nov 8
Laughlin, NV - Nov 14-16
Phoenix, AZ - Feb 18-22 |
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Upcoming
Congressional Hearing Initiative
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UN Resolution Initiative
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Ongoing
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PRG
Media
Interview
and
Speaking
Schedule
(Stephen
Bassett)
- 2014
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Upcoming
Interviews
- 2014
Upcoming
Lectures/Panels
Past 2014
Interviews [included
as most are
archived.]
July 3 - 7:30 pm PST
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July 20 - 5 pm PST
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April 18 - 6 pm PST
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March 11 - 7:30 pm PST
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February 18 - Noon PST
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February 16 - 5 pm PST
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January 28 - 8 pm PST
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January 21 - 6:30 pm PST
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January 17 - 7 pm PST
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Jan 8 - 6:30 pm PST
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