Message posted by Joerg (Webmaster) on May 19, 2011 at 13:17:32 PST:
Thank you for your comments. I think you are correct. I hope TD will forgive me if I speak for them: The information below is from an email exchange I had with their PR representative earlier this month, when I was asked to review the book for my site (which I declined after learning about the real agenda): "Iīm ### and Iīm handling online promotions for Annie Jacobsenīs book AREA 51. It is a work of nonfiction and the stories told in this narrative are real. It is also the first book based on interviews with the scientist, pilots, and engineers-74 in total-who provide a unprecedented and sometimes horrifying look into a critical chapter in American history." Nonfiction, ah sure! The intro above was followed by the description of the book below. Not a word about the Stalin/Roswell/Nazi nonsense. Instead, the claim to clear up the rumors by revealing information obtained from insiders. Well, she certainly had that opportunity... and blew it royally! "AREA 51 It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades. Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded, thanks to the intense secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems, and nuclear facilities. Others believe that the lunar landing itself was filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the fact that no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside the base. Until now. Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to nineteen men who served the base proudly and secretly for decades and are now aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to fifty-five additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, thirty-two of whom lived and worked there for extended periods. In Area 51, Jacobsen shows us what has really gone on in the Nevada desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building super-secret, supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror. This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it the seminal work on the subject. Filled with formerly classified information that has never been accurately decoded for the public, Area 51 weaves the mysterious activities of the top-secret base into a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make. ANNIE JACOBSEN is a contributing editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine and an investigative reporter whose work has also appeared in the National Review and the Dallas Morning News. Her two-part series "The Road to Area 51" in the Los Angeles Times Magazine broke online reader records and remained the "most popular/most emailed" story for ten consecutive days."
By Annie Jacobsen
In Reply to: Re: Holy crap posted by Eagle Scout on May 19, 2011 at 12:29:33 PST:
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