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Originally posted by Cosmic911
So it appears the president knows very little of deep, black projects...plausible deniability, etc. Plus, who wants to tell a guy/gal all the nation's secrets only to have him out of office in 4 years. And it also appears maybe the higher ups, like the Joint Chiefs, etc, aren't in the know....so I have to ask, who holds the key? Who would be considered "in the know?" Who's giving the orders then? The Smoking Man?
Originally posted by Naphariel
Originally posted by Cosmic911
So it appears the president knows very little of deep, black projects...plausible deniability, etc. Plus, who wants to tell a guy/gal all the nation's secrets only to have him out of office in 4 years. And it also appears maybe the higher ups, like the Joint Chiefs, etc, aren't in the know....so I have to ask, who holds the key? Who would be considered "in the know?" Who's giving the orders then? The Smoking Man?
Probably people who have been either in a position of power or deeply involved in intelligence agencies like NSA, CIA, KGB etc. during the cold war when most of these black projects were taking place. The top politicians and high-ranked members of various secret services from the 1950s to 1970s, who would in time probably develop their own chain of command, independent of the standard political system and military.
So basically yes, people like the smoking man.
Certainly not a second-class lawyer civilian president though... I wouldn't tell him anything either.
EDIT: and not people like Bill Gates either. Why would anyone tell him about this stuff? Just because he has money? Only if they needed him to invest that money into the black stuff, and I doubt that, I'm sure they have their own funds. From government funding, from their patents, drug market, remoteviewing future market developments, whatever.edit on 8-10-2011 by Naphariel because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by SplitInfinity
You folks have this concept that there is this deep rooted conspiracy.....which of course there is....that is in existance in an effort to coverup anything that is E.T....which is true.
What you don't understand....and I know this reading posts that list the power brokers of the BUSH DUBYA administration....is that with the exception of DUBYAS DAD....President George Herbert Walker Bush....a WWII HERO....an aid and highly knowledgable leader of how WASHINGTON actually works....the former head of the CIA....and a two time Vice President under Reagan before becoming President.....all of the people you have listed but HIM....are NOT in the HIGH LEVEL LOOP of information and planned actions as they have to do with ANYTHING E.T.
Even though ther are litterally THOUSANDS if not TENS OF THOUSANDS of people who in one way or another work on E.T. related projects....the vast majority have NO IDEA what they are working on. Both my Grandfather and Grandmother worked on the Manhatten Project. Although my Grandfather figured out what he was working on....my Grandmother did not find out until many years latter due to the extreme secrecy and compartmentalization.
When people start listing name after name of supposed....IN THE KNOWS....just remember....just because you are a Vice President or even PRESIDENT....does not automaticly give you the clearence to be informed about these things. Ask Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton....they asked and were told....DON'T ASK! Split Infinity
Originally posted by babybunnies
Why should the richest people in the world know anything about Alien disclosure?
Just because they're rich doesn't mean that aliens are involved.
This sort of thread is pure and utter nonsense.
Originally posted by Gazrok
reply to post by Cosmic911
Even if many parties are in on the coverup, it only takes ONE of those parties to come forward with proof, and disclosure.
Because of this reason, if I were the one doing the coverup, I'd make that a very small party, and such a party would have to have a LOT to lose by going public.
Originally posted by Cosmic911
Originally posted by Gazrok
reply to post by Cosmic911
Even if many parties are in on the coverup, it only takes ONE of those parties to come forward with proof, and disclosure.
Because of this reason, if I were the one doing the coverup, I'd make that a very small party, and such a party would have to have a LOT to lose by going public.
The fewer in "the know" the better. Controlling the flow of information would be paramount. These people working on classified projects have a lot to lose. They can lose pensions, retirements,etc. I'm sure someone who publicly leaked classified information would probably never work in the "industry" ever again.
I found an interesting article on CIAs website, called The Consequences of Permissive Neglect: Laws and Leaks of Classifiend Information.
CIA Article