Michael E. Salla - Galactic Diplomacy: Getting to Yes with ET

It has been four years since the publication of my last book, Exposing US Government Policies on Extraterrestrial Life (2009), which presented my expos on what the U.S. government has been secretly doing on the issue of extraterrestrial visitation. For many readers, that book exposed the dark side of what has been secretly happening. I was asked where was the positive side to extraterrestrial visitation? What would give people hope and optimism that extraterrestrial visitation would enrich our lives, rather than limit it through the egregious activities of government, military and corporate entities? This book is my answer to those questions.

This book has been made possible by the many courageous whistleblowers and experiencers that have come forward to give their first hand testimonies about extraterrestrial life. Chief among them are the classic contactee cases that have historically been ignored by most UFO researchers, even though they ironically have the most to contribute to unraveling the mysterious behind UFOs and extraterrestrial visitation. To all these men and women, I and the world owe a profound debt of gratitude.

I have been fortunate to be able to directly interview individuals that have had direct contact or exposure to extraterrestrial visitors. These include (all U.S. based unless otherwise indicated): Wesley Bateman; Al Bielek; Dan Burisch; Alex Collier; Carlos Diaz Castro (Mexico); James Gilliland; Charles Hall, Niara Isley, Luis Fernando Mostajo Maertens (Bolivia), Preston Nichols, Hector Palacios (Mexico); Frank Stranges, members of the prepare4contact Yahoo forum, and those that chose to remain anonymous.

I am very grateful to the many whistleblowers, researchers, and colleagues from around the world that have shared with me their own testimonies, insights and/or the fruits of their own research. In particular, I wish to thank: Haktan Akdogan (Turkey); Maurizio Baiata (Italy): Stephen Bassett; Mike Bird (Canada); Art Campbell; Grant Cameron (Canada); James Courant; Kerry Cassidy; David Coote; Robert Dean (C.S.M. U.S. Army, ret.); Richard Dolan, M.A.; Robert Fleischer (Germany); Neil Freer, Neil Gould (Hong Kong); Come Carpentier de Gourdon (India); William Hamilton, III; Hon Paul Hellyer; Richard C. Hoagland; Dr Lynne D. Kitei; Ed Komarek; Dr Scott Jones (Commander, USN ret.); Manuel Lamiroy, Lic. Juris. (South Africa); John Lear; Melinda Leslie; Dr Joe Lewels; Antonello Lupino, Laurea (Italy); Jim Marrs; Joan Ocean, M.Sc.; Jaime Maussan (Mexico); Steve Moreno; Steve Natale; Jeff Peckman; Mary Rodwell (Australia); Bill Ryan; Luca Scantamburlo (Italy); Clifford Stone (ret. U.S. Army), Wendelle Stevens (Lt. Col., USAF ret.), Victor Viggiani, M.Ed.; Dr Thomas Valone; Donald Ware (Lt. Col., USAF, ret.); Alfred Webre, J.D.; Dr Robert Wood (McDonnell Douglas); Ryan Wood; and again those who have chosen to remain anonymous.

I wish to thank George Arnold and two other librarians at American Universitys Main Library who provided research assistance for Chapter 2. I am also grateful to William Hamilton for permission to cite his personal notes of a 1991 interview with Sgt Charles L. Suggs. And thanks also to Clay and Shawn Pickering who helped arrange interviews with individuals with knowledge of the secret meetings between the Eisenhoweradministration and extraterrestrial races .

I am very grateful for Hugh Matlock who generously provided the hospitality, intellectual stimulation, editorial suggestions and research environment for completing earlier versions of several chapters in this book. My deep gratitude goes to Gesanna LahMan and Giorgio Piacenza who proof read this book and spotted numerous typographical errors. I am especially grateful to Giorgio who made many helpful editorial suggestions.

My heartfelt thanks go to Angelika S. Whitecliff without whom this book would not have been possible. She has supported the idea of Galactic Diplomacy from its inception, and contributed her own unique skills to making it more than an abstract idea. Much more importantly, over the four year period that this book has been in the making, she tirelessly supported my research with great intelligence, love and inspired advice.