File O' The Damned: Aliens Invade America!
Fizz Magazine, December 1997
by Skylaire Alfvegren
The 50th Anniversary of the Crash at Roswell
Now that the hoopla surrounding July's 50th Anniversary of the Roswell incident has wound down, one can examine our government's real UFO policy. The Air Force explanations become increasingly dubious while allowing the idea of an extraterrestrial presence to flourish. The Pentagon claims "we're not prepared for an alien invasion". One response? "pre-emptive surrender."
Col. Philip J. Corso's 'monumental' expose "The Day After Roswell" asserts long standing, world-wide alien contact has been kept from the public; and that it can be thanked for propulsion psychics, fiber optics and pacemakers. (Our military didn't want a repeat of the panic caused by Orson Welles' 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast.) One would expect a congressional investigation when a retired Pentagon official exposes an half-century of government lies. But no. Our government is encouraging UFO confusion; they have released no decisive message, but have ensured the concept of ET contact is planted firmly in the collective unconscious.
What would the government get out of scrambling the UFO issue? Plenty.
Aliens are portrayed as sinister geneticists hell-bent on mass destruction and/or enslavement. Clinton embraces the corrupt leader of China, the last Red superpower. Who can the government make us scared of in this age of global understanding and tax-free trading? Inter-galactic enemies are an intangible, amorphous threat, and a great diversionary tactic: in this post Cold War era, the throngs must be convinced all those billions sucked up by the military aren't wasted.
Confusion
So now that the idea of ETs has finally invaded mainstream consciousness, we find the least camaraderie among believers. The more varied theories and ideas circulating the more confusion possible. One must ask, are alien activists like Art Bell, Whitley Streiber, Col. Corso and Richard Hoagland... for real? Are they government marionettes, egomaniacs or truly inspired? (Commander X, contactee/hybrid parent/philosopher is actually a well known conspiracy author fattening his bankroll during off-season) When one's desire for the extra-ordinary becomes stronger than a desire for truth, you are in trouble.
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