Reply to article by: "Geoff Blackmore" <geoff_184@(removethispart)xtra.co.nz>
Date written: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:45:08 +1300
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The Scum Rises: Peter Jennings on UFOs
Friday February 25th, 2005
By Whitley Strieber ( http://www.unknowncountry.com/journal/ )

The much heralded ABC special on UFOs has come and gone. Predictably, it was
more of the same, a large number of lies sprinkled with a few truths. At
least it wasn't as relentlessly negative as such programs have generally
been in the past. But people like Peter Jennings and his producers are
cursed with the belief that they can understand-or already do
understand-what they are looking at. The reality is that the UFO phenomenon
is the most complex event in history, and a cursory examination of its
surface by a few overworked and ill-informed television producers is not
going to succeed in any way whatsoever to come to any truth about it.
They are filled with belief in their own competence, however. The result is
that their efforts become an exercise in hubris. They end up making
judgements based on inadequate information because they believe that what
they have gathered is sufficient. But it is not sufficient, it only fulfills
their expectations and serves their assumptions. That's always where they
stop, and it's never enough.

Ever hear of the term "sour grapes"? This is a perfect example of that.

The Sage

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