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> Also worthy of note is that this is part of a program [1] paid by a senator in the direction of a close friend, who is a UFO enthusiast, and had to justify sp
by dfsegoat 7y ago
> Also worthy of note is that this is part of a program [1] paid by a senator in the direction of a close friend, who is a UFO enthusiast, and had to justify spending 22 million USD with some things.
Per your link, the AATIP program you are mentioning only ran from 2007-2012, and was then dissolved. The new videos are from 2014/2015 etc. and with this all happening now, why do they have to justify anything for a program that no longer exists?
Further, I don't think $22M really needs to be justified "with some things" when compared to the remainder of defense spending:
- The Air Force is spending $850M to replace a $5 part in the W88 nuclear warheads currently in service. [1]
- A single F-35 aircraft in FY2019 is $85M. [2]
... compared to these, you can probably find dozens of small DOD programs that were laughable, but still ate $20-100M with zero accountability [3].
1 - https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30039/u-s-to-spend-hundreds-of-millions-to-replace-a-5-part-in-revamped-nuclear-weapons https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/30039/u-s-to-spend-hun...
2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning...
3 - https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?_psort=current_set_aside_s-d-asc https://www.fbo.gov/index.php?_psort=current_set_aside_s-d-a...
- saul_goodman 7y agoI'm all for calling out BS where it exists, but lets get our facts straight. The program (AATIP) existed beyond 2012, they just changed how it was funded. Luis Elizondo, former lead investigator for AATIP, explains this here: https://youtu.be/D3r6SmrCUM0?t=706 https://youtu.be/D3r6SmrCUM0?t=706
- dfsegoat 7y agoI was not aware! Thanks for the education! side note: Somebody should probably clarify this in the wiki article for AATIP: > Although the official AATIP program has ended, a related group of interested professionals have extended the effort, founding a nonprofit organization called "To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science".