- "...there are no reliable independent
sources supporting Eric's prediction of a devastating impact which is based
on his own extraterrestrial related experiences. Consequently, I publicly
disassociate myself with any prediction of a devastating comet strike on
or around May 25. Furthermore, I publicly disassociate myself from speculation
on a possible link between extraterrestrials and the comet as a punitive
action against a possible preemptive nuclear war against Iran."
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- Public Statement Concerning Eric
Julien's Prediction of Comet 73P Schwassman-Wachman 3 impacting into the
Atlantic Ocean on May 25, 2006
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- By Michael E. Salla, PhD
5-26-6
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- I wish to clarify my position concerning
Comet 73P, its association with the Iranian nuclear weapons issue and a
possible comet impact event on or around May 25, 2006. My interest in these
issues was sparked by a paper authored by Eric Julien in the April edition
of the Exopolitics Journal (www.exopoliticsjournal.com) . He argued that
nuclear weapons testing forms a threat to extraterrestrial civilizations
due to the disruptive effects of such weapons on the space time continuum
used by extraterrestrials to visit the Earth. He provided some statistical
data on the correlation between nuclear weapons testing and UFO sightings/crashes
to support his hypothesis.
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- Eric's paper made the argument that the
threat posed by humanity's irresponsible use of nuclear weapons could lead
to extraterrestrials taking punitive action to prevent such use. He gave
as an example of such punitive action the use of comets and cited Immanuel
Velikovsky as a source confirming the regularity with which comets have
impacted the earth with devastating effects in the past.
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- Eric's paper was followed on April 8
by news that investigative journalist, Seymour Hersh, had authored a paper
in the New Yorker describing the steps taken by the Bush administration
to secure military approval for a preemptive nuclear strike against Iran
(http://www.newyorker.com/printables/fact/060417fa_fact ). According to
Hersh, senior military officials were opposed and were threatening resignation
over the issue.
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- This greatly alarmed many individuals
including myself who could immediately recognize the same pattern in the
build up to the 2003 Iraq war where the Bush administration successfully
overcame all internal resistance to launch the war. I consequently authored
a short article discussing the plans for a preemptive nuclear attack and
how this might be responded to by extraterrestrials that might be directly
affected by the use of such weapons (http://www.exopolitics.org/Exo-Comment-42.htm
). Using Eric's analysis, I raised the possibility that an asteroid strike
might be used to stop such a nuclear war. This appeared to me to be a logical
conclusion based on a hypothetical threat assessment that might be used
by extraterrestrials monitoring political events on Earth.
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- Eric Julien subsequently authored a paper
on April 11, "May 25, 2006 - Day of Destiny," where he discussed
his later research concerning Comet 73P Schwassman-Wachman 3 (http://www.exopoliticsinstitute.org/Eric-Julien-25-MAY-2006-En.htm
). He linked the use of nuclear weapons and the threat they pose to extraterrestrial
civilizations, to the forthcoming May passage of the comet.
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- He cited coded messages contained in
some crop circles to support his argument that the unexplained break up
of comet 73P in 1995 was linked to extraterrestrials. He further argued
that extraterrestrials deliberately fragmented the comet due to their awareness
that nuclear weapons would eventually be used in a war and that the extraterrestrials'
intent was to time the comet's passage to coincide with a predicted nuclear
war.
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- Using an online NASA orbital simulator,
Eric tracked the comet's passage, and argued that several fragments from
comet Schwassman-Wachman's, would pass through the Earth's ecliptic plane
on May 25. This in his view was the most likely date of impact. Using data
gained from his own private extraterrestrial communications, Eric predicted
that the impact would occur in the Atlantic Ocean and generate giant tsunamis.
Eric's ideas had great exopolitical significance though his Atlantic prediction
was something that I could not support due to a lack of firm evidence for
his conclusions. Consequently, I authorized a press release for Eric's
paper in order to promote awareness of his research and its exopolitical
significance (http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=63973 ).
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- Eric's research generated immediate media
interest and appeared throughout the internet. I was asked to appear on
George Noory's Coast to Coast program on April 20 discuss Eric's research
and his integrity as a researcher . While I supported his integrity as
a researcher, and the exopolitical significance of his hypotheses based
on the available empirical evidence, I attempted to distance myself from
Eric's prediction of a crash in the Atlantic Ocean. I stated that his prediction
of the impact location was based on his own personal experiences and not
supported by independent evidence.
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- I was subsequently alarmed by Eric's
decision to begin a public campaign to warn the general public of an impending
comet crash in the Atlantic Ocean that would cause 200 meter high tsunamis
and generate millions of deaths on or around May 25. His public campaign
quickly led to tension between us due to the conflicting interests of the
Exopolitics Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to scholarly
analysis of exopolitical issues, and Eric's public campaign to warn the
general public of an impending catastrophe. I had increasingly developed
misgivings over his analysis of the crop circle data, his selective use
of extraterrestrial communications, and especially his May 25 Atlantic
coast impact prediction. On April 23, I informed Eric that I could not
support his public campaign and that I believed he was misinterpreting
the available data. Eric subsequently decided to resign from the Exopolitics
Institute and has withdrawn from all Institute activities and events. He
has decided to devote himself over the next month to warn as many people
as possible of a comet collision that he believes is highly likely, and
the need to save as many lives as possible.
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- Eric's decision to start a public campaign
has forced me to reconsider my earlier support of his analysis of the empirical
evidence of a possible comet impact, its link to extraterrestrials and
a possible preemptive war against Iran. I think it important to clearly
disassociate myself from his May 25 prediction so there is no chance that
the public associates either me or the Exopolitics Institute with predictions
of a possible comet strike against Earth orchestrated by extraterrestrials.
While I consider his research to have exopolitical significance and Eric
to have transparent sincerity in his decision to publicly warn the public
of a possible comet impact, I believe the evidence is inconclusive and
that misinterpretations have been made.
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- While it is a fact that comet Schwassman-Wachman
will pass relatively closely by the Earth from mid-May until the end of
May, and this may cause meteor showers, there are no reliable independent
sources supporting Eric's prediction of a devastating impact which is based
on his own extraterrestrial related experiences. Consequently, I publicly
disassociate myself with any prediction of a devastating comet strike on
or around May 25. Furthermore, I publicly disassociate myself from speculation
on a possible link between extraterrestrials and the comet as a punitive
action against a possible preemptive nuclear war against Iran. I subsequently
will withdraw references to a comet strike as a possible extraterrestrial
response from my exopolitics website.
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- I don't believe Eric Julien's decision
to start a public campaign concerning May 25 as a "Day of Destiny"
is motivated at all by monetary gain or a desire for media attention. I
consider Eric to be a very sincere and competent researcher with transparent
integrity who has been tremendously influenced by his extraterrestrial
experiences. He is highly motivated by a deep concern to save as many lives
as possible from what he genuinely believes is an impending planetary catastrophe
on or around May 25 unless there is a dramatic change in US plans to launch
a preemptive nuclear war. While Eric's public campaign will spark intense
controversy, he deserves to be acknowledged for following his sincere convictions
despite the obvious personal and professional toll he will suffer from
those publicly questioning his integrity, sincerity, research abilities
and extraterrestrial experiences. I believe his decision to resign from
the Exopolitics Institute was prompted by his understanding that I and
many Institute members would desire to publicly dissasociate ourselves
from his prediction. For that noble gesture I am truly grateful.
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- In conclusion, despite Eric's clear sincerity,
I believe he has misinterpreted the available public data and overemphasized
his own personal data gained through extraterrestrial experiences. I conclude
that a devastating impact by a fragment of comet 73P Schwassman-Wachman
is in fact unlikely. There are profound foreign policy and exopolitical
implications raised by the Bush administration's drive to sanction a preemptive
nuclear war against Iran as originally reported by Seymour Hersh. The exopolitical
implications deserve balanced scholarly analysis so the public can be properly
informed of the consequences of such a war, the link with extraterrestrials,
and how extraterrestrials may respond; and not be distracted by unconfirmed
predictions of a devastating comet strike.
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