Kevin D. Randle - UFOs and the Deep State - A History of the Military and Shadow Governments War Against the Truth

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A lmost everyone reading this will know that UFO stands for Unidentified Flying Object. And nearly all of them will think that the term refers to an alien spacecraft rather than to something seen in the sky that can't easily be identifiedperhaps nothing more than a streak or pinpoint of light crossing the sky. All of these, however, can correctly be labeled UFOs as well, even though they certainly have nothing to do with alien spacecraft. There are those who have complained about the term UFO, claiming that flying implies something manufactured, while object suggests something that has mass. Thus UFO seems to describe something more real than just a light in the skya spacecraft of some sort that, in reality, may actually have been nothing more than a meteor or a weather-related phenomenon.

In the 1970s, the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO) decided to change the term UFO to Unidentified Aerial Object (UAO) to correct this preconceived notion.than a ball of lightning, or a glowing ball of plasma, or a searchlight playing across a cloud seen through a haze of fog.

Those who do want to describe what they have seen as an alien spacecraftsomething solid, something in flight, and something manufactured on another planetuse the term flying saucer, an outgrowth of Kenneth Arnold's description of the motion of the objects as being like that of a saucer skipping across a pond. This term is more than simply descriptive, however. It denotes something about what the witness believed, while UAP remains neutral and gives little or no context. Because of this difference, Stanton Friedman, Donald Schmitt, and I began to use the term flying saucer to make it clear when we were referring to a craft from another world rather than a more anomolous sighting that might be anything.

That meant, of course, that we had come full circle. When Captain Edward Ruppelt made UFO the preferred term for those investigating the sightings of strange things in the sky, feeling it was more scientific than flying saucer, the term became a pejorativeas in You saw a flying saucer?implying some sort of inability to recognize reality.

The Deep State is usually defined as a conspiracy through which bureaucratsappointed by elected officials or hired into various branches of governmentare able to manipulate the system, act as a shadow government, influence public policy, decide elections, and provide comfort to those at the very top. These hidden power-players can apply pressure on elected officials whose main concern is to be reelected rather than to govern for the benefit of the electorate. The Deep State rules behind the scenes from administration to administration precisely because they don't need to worry about reelection. The system is rigged so that they stay on long after those who appointed them have left government service.

Shortly after the election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a group comprised of very rich industrialists, the KKK, and the American Liberty League worked to overthrow the elected government and replace it with a new regime in what could only be called a bloodless coup. Their plan was to march an army of 500,000 veterans on Washington, D. C. under the leadership of retired Marine Major General Smedley Butler. Butler was to be appointed Secretary of General Affairs and the president reduced to a figurehead. Butler would be the real power in the White House, keeping the electorate happy while appearing to be just another bureaucrat working for the president. He and his group would control the direction of the government, while FDR just mouthed the words they wanted him to say and signed the legislation they wanted enacted.

Although Butler had supported Roosevelt during the 1932 election, his fellow plotters believed that his popularity was vital to their plan. He had been awarded two Medals of Honor and would have received a third if not for the fact that Marine officers had not been eligible for the medal during his first action. Butler, they felt, would inspire veterans to join him. They hoped that the sheer size of their force, which was to enter the city disguised as a parade, would compel Roosevelt to accede to their demands.

Butler, however, was horrified by the idea and told reporters, congressmen, and anyone else who would listen about the plot.

In the context of today's politics, it is interesting that the Committee also stated: This committee is not concerned with premature newspaper accounts especially when given and published prior to the taking of testimony. In other words, they weren't going to be persuaded by media reports and political rumors. The report continued:

In the last few weeks of the committee's official life, it received evidence showing that certain persons had made an attempt to establish a fascist organization in this country. No evidence was presented and this committee had none to show a connection between this effort and any fascist activity of any European country. There is no question that these attempts were discussed, were planned, and might have been placed in execution when and if the financial backers deemed it expedient.

The press, including a New York Times editorial, called the story a gigantic hoax. Thomas Lamont of J. P. Morgan called it pure moonshine.

The point here is that the Deep State, operating in conjunction with elements of private industry, attempted to reduce the elected president of the United States to little more than a figurehead. When the plot was exposed, Congress investigated, but avoided calling witnesses who might have provided corroborating testimony. And finally, the Committee released a report that was designed to keep everyone happy. Names and some testimony were redacted. The attempted bloodless coup had failed and been exposed, but nothing came of it. The embedded structures of the Deep State itself remained in place and they retained some of their power, saved by a compliant media and a Congressional committee that portrayed the coup as little more than rumor.

The next time that the Deep State appeared was in July 1947, when it inserted itself into the events in Roswell, New Mexico and into UFO investigation in general. Retired Brigadier General Arthur Exon tells of a group he called The Unholy Thirteena team of Washington power-players who controlled the information about UFOs. What is interesting here is that the men he mentioned in connection with this group were all high-ranking members of the military and various civilian branches of government, none of whom held elective office at the time, although some, like Stuart Symington, would later be elected to office. Exon's testimony, which will be explored in depth later, provides fascinating insight into the operation of the Deep State.