Topic: UN Selecting Ambassador for Alien Contact

[punkinpie]

So....I'm listening to the radio and they start talking about this story.  I don't know if it was mentioned on Coast last night because I haven't had a chance to listen today. 


I love it that the article says "when they arrive from outer space."


Take me to your leader!

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/United-Nations-Aliens-Unoosa-Mazlan-Othman-Stephen-Hawking,news-8128.html



UN Selecting Ambassador for Alien Contact
6:20 PM - September 27, 2010 - By [/b][/size]Kevin Parrish - Source : Tom's Guide US
The United Nations is gearing up for alien visitation by appointing a spokesperson.

Now here's a bit of news to would raise FBI agent Fox Mulder's "conspiracy" flags almost immediately: the UN is gearing up to elect an Earth ambassador that will with aliens when they arrive from outer space. If approved, the role will initially be filled by 58-year-old astrophysicist Mazlan Othman, the current head of the UN's  for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa), and not the U.S. president as seen in many alien invasion movies.

"The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will receive signals from extraterrestrials," Othman said. "When we do, we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject. The UN is a ready-made mechanism for such coordination."

But when aliens do arrive, would Othman be the first contact, or the first meal? A recent documentary by Professor Stephen Hawking suggests that alien visitors would arrive like nomads in massive ships, their intent not on peace and galactic harmony, but to colonize and plunder the planet's resources after depleting their own back at home.

"We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn’t want to meet," he said. "It would be 'too risky' to attempt to make contact with alien races. If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn’t turn out very well for the Native Americans."

But it may be too late. If the UN is considering the position for an Earth ambassador, an alien may well be on its way, possibly ticked off over the noise generated by humans shooting radio transmissions into space.

[punkinpie]

Here's an article from the Washington Post.


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2010/09/alien_ambassador_appointed_by.html


Alien ambassador appointed by United Nations?

When the little green men show up on their space shuttle, they might have trouble finding a leader to talk to.
Despite some of the most promising science fiction reports out there, the United Nations will not be appointing an ambassador to extraterrestrials.
The Martian madness began with a report in the London Telegraph that "Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, is set to be tasked with co-ordinating humanity's response if and when extraterrestrials make contact."Othman was appointed the director of the United Nations' Office for Outer Space Affairs in 1999. According to the Telegraph story, the scientist would announce her new role at a Royal Society conference in Buckinghamshire next week.The real life "Men In Black" story burned through the Internet, but the Guardian has stopped all the alien fun by actually asking Othman about her supposed appointment.
Othman sent the paper an e-mail saying, "It sounds really cool but I have to deny it." She will be attending a conference next week, but she'll be talking about how the world deals with "near-Earth objects."Though, perhaps just like the alien ambassadors in the movie "Men in Black," Othman could be keeping the job a secret. No aliens could be reached to confirm or deny this story.

By Melissa Bell  | September 27, 2010; 10:59 AM ET

[b_dubb]

i read a book a while back called "Everything You Know Is Wrong" by DISINFORMATION.  towards the back of the back there's an article detailing treaties to prevent the weaponization of space.  in their language (official language from the legal document), they refer to EXTRA TERRESTRIAL technology/weapons when they list weapons/tech that cannot be deployed in orbit.  that just about made me fall off the couch.

[Michael Vandeven]

i read a book a while back called "Everything You Know Is Wrong" by DISINFORMATION.  towards the back of the back there's an article detailing treaties to prevent the weaponization of space.  in their language (official language from the legal document), they refer to EXTRA TERRESTRIAL technology/weapons when they list weapons/tech that cannot be deployed in orbit.  that just about made me fall off the couch.

either they know something, or they're just arranging future contingencies.