Truth is often stranger than fiction. No where
is this more apparent than in
the latest revelations detailed by the on-line investigative
report produced
by Starstream Research. I am the de facto editor and senior
writer for
Starstream Research, a private provider of intelligence and
analysis on
futuristic national and international defense, security and risk
developments. I founded Starstream Research to explore areas of
'exotic'
technologies that often remain outside of the bounds of
conventional
intelligence publications, like those produced by the esteemed
"Jane's
Information Group." Exploring cutting edge and 'over the edge'
topics, such
as the application of cold fusion research for new weapons of
mass
destruction technology, or the U.S. Government's twenty-year
interest in
using parapsychology for intelligence collection, are the norm
for
Starstream Research. In other words, we often explore topics
which Jane's
might not touch with the proverbial "ten foot pole."
Over the past few years Starstream Research has evolved from
numerous
contacts with scientists located around the world. They share a
common
vision of new and more advanced understanding of the laws of
nature, and
their application to practical technologies. As a result we have
also bumped
heads with members of the intelligence community, or their
proxies in the
private sector. Our latest series of stories, "Exempt from Legal
Recourse,"
developed from sources working with the intelligence sector of
the
government.
As editor of Starstream Research, I have been attempting to walk
a thin line
between sources' requests for anonymity and the need to move our
investigation forward. The result has been something of a mixed
bag, leaving
both readers and sources less than satisfied with the details we
have
provided. I am in the process of reviewing a considerable amount
of
material, and determining what may and may not be released to
the public.
The present controversy revolves around stories released by
Starstream
Research, and distributed by The American Chronicle. Those
stories revealed
that in late August of this year, three agents of the Washington
Bureau of
the FBI met with an undisclosed party and discussed a UFO tale
involving
several former and present government intelligence officers. The
UFO tale
surrounds a loosely knit and unofficial group of government
insiders known
as the AVIARY, because they were once covertly identified only
by bird
names. Some members of the AVIARY remain unknown, with several
of their real
identities in dispute.
When questions were raised over reported entry by UFO
researchers, including
a former counter-intelligence officer, into secure government
vaults at Los
Alamos National Laboratory, a USAF base, and other locations, I
knew we had
a story that needed to be told to the public. We received a
considerable
amount of information thanks to on-going contact with U.S.
Government
officers and consultants by an independent investigator
reporting to
Starstream Research. Confirmation that the FBI had been apprised
of some of
the activities was independently confirmed by another unnamed
source who
requested not to be identified.
The most interesting aspect of the case appears to be the
release of
personal and confidential email messages to an independent
investigator
close to Starstream Research, via Dan T. Smith, a private
citizen who
received copies forwarded from an officer of the Defense
Intelligence Agency
under the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The
DNI is the
highest level of the U. S. intelligence community. I
subsequently received
confirmation of concerns over the leak of messages from a second
source, as
did another independent contributor.
The purpose of the transfer of the messages remains an issue of
discussion,
but suggests a counter-intelligence operation. A mutual
undisclosed source
confirmed that the issue was briefly brought before the FBI when
reviewing
national security clearance and procedure.
Although our focus has been on documented government interest in
unusual
phenomena for intelligence gathering, we suspect the use of
phenomenology
for intelligence may be closely tied to real cloak and dagger
activities,
both past and present. More disturbing is the apparent
disconnect displayed
in messages between parties involved in their official
capacities regarding
a topic far removed from any 'UFO tale.' Access to secure
government vaults
is a very serious matter, as was illustrated by the discovery of
classified
information from Los Alamos National Laboratory during a recent
drug bust.
The deliberate use of the so-called UFO "giggle-factor" as cover
for
nefarious deeds involving espionage on behalf of foreign powers
is a genuine
concern.
Our renewed investigation was born from a special series at the
Starstream
Research website titled "Invasion: Earth?" which examined claims
from
government officers and consultants about an alien presence
based upon the
moon. Substantial government sourced documentation, recently
released by the
CIA under Congressional mandate, provided new corroborating
evidence for the
claims of former CIA test subject Ingo Swann, as originally told
in his out
of print book, "Penetration."
Although we have made no judgment about the reality of an 'alien
presence,'
there is no question that the tale has left a mysterious trail
in official
government records.
After reviewing new information presented by Starstream Research
on the Ingo
Swann affair, a former CIA senior analyst wrote to me, "You do a
service.
Excellent analysis from what is officially released material
needs constancy
of theme and purpose, not simply "expose'" morning coffee. You
do excellent
analysis. I sure as heck am learning things I didn't know, but
which fit
like my hands in gloves I was shown but never allowed to try and
put on."
Apart from boosting our egos up a notch or two, the confirmation
that our
investigation had elicited a positive response suggested there
was more to
the tale left to be uncovered.
Additional details are presently under review, as the
investigation remains
on-going. The result of the investigation, reviews of CIA
documents, and
additional details are available at the Starstream Research web
site:
Copyright (c) 2006 Gary S. Bekkum and Starstream
Research. All rights reserved.
