Only a few weeks after Larry King made a show about the Texas-sightings CNN broadcasted a follow-up (Jan 27th). Film maker James Fox was on the programme again! This time former nuclear missile-launcher Robert Sallas and former sgt. Jim Penniston joined him. Watch it here: Part 1 - Part 2
Film producer James Fox was on CNN's Larry King again on Jan 19th. With him was the nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman and several witnesses to the recent events in Texas and to the enormous craft that was sighted in 1997 in Arizona. Watch part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4 - part 5 - part 6
The WSJ has tried to get a comment from presidential candidate Kucinich about his sighting. He has admitted that he has seen a craft, but refused to elaborate to the WSJ. The article is yet another example of how journalists are beginning to address the issue and how politicians are becoming uncomfortable with their questions. It also sheds a little light on how sensitive and delicate the issue is. Read the article. See a reaction from Kucinich.
Japanese media reports that Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stated that there could be legal issues if a UFO arrives in Japan. The Minister was confronted by an oppositional lawmaker who wanted the Government to investigate because of frequent observations in Japan. Ishiba mentioned that it would be hard to define the legal grounds on which the military could be mobilised if a UFO violating Japanese airspace is not hostile. Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura drew headlines when he after the conference stated that he was a believer in UFOs. Read Japan News Review. Hear the laughter of the press. Read BBC
Can the giggle-factor be eliminated in the years to come? Will more politicians around the world have the guts to address the issue?