From: Blather 
To: blather-net@lists.best.com 
Subject: Blather: non-temperance zone
Date: Tuesday, December 01, 1998 5:38 PM

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By Dave (daev) Walsh daev@blather.net
Web: http://www.blather.net
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November 27th 1998, Dublin, Ireland   Vol 2. No. 29
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NON-TEMPERANCE ZONE

Nuclear physicist and U.S. cable TV presenter (of *Mysteries from
Beyond the Other Dominion*), Dr. Franklin Ruehl contacted Blather this
week, to ask:

'Did ETs zap the Deep Space 1 ion engine? Were alien remote 
viewers involved in this act of extraterrestrial sabotage? Would this
be a possible item for Blather?'

The very nature of the last question ensured its inclusion in
this week's issue.

Dr. Ruehl forwarded Blather an article from *Wireless Flash* which
covers his claim of sabotage, and his theories on how the probe was
disabled using *either* lasers or 'psychic powers'. The
motive? Ruehl reckons that the space brothers don't like pesky
earthlings nosing around in their stuff, specifically Asteroid 1992
KD, 'because it may be the site of an alien outpost'.

There's not a shred of, dare we mention it, *evidence* to go along
with these claims... or if there is, the good doctor isn't showing his
hand. Not that this an isolated incident - we note that in Fortean
Times 64:42 (August/September 1992), Steve Moore made a sharp retort
towards Dr. Ruehl's claims of space-alien involvement in the
construction of the Sphinx. Back in October this year he piped up
with the engaging concept of 'ghosts of dead aliens' haunting the
alleged and infamous crash-site at Roswell, New Mexico. Peter Gilstrap
wryly mentions that 'Ruehl has written countless columns and
articles for noted scientific publications' such as the *National
Enquirer*, the *Sun*, the *Weekly World News*, and the *National
Examiner*.

So why would Dr. Ruehl come seeking support from Blather, a
publication not known for its temperance, sympathy or charity towards
'Saucerheads' or unfounded claims of an extraterrestrial nature?
Perhaps, as a certain Himalayan columnist said to Blather recently -
'Some people just don't get it'.

Meanwhile, NASA's *Deep Space 1* press release of November 25th makes
no mention of extraterrestrial involvement, merely mentioning that
such shutdowns are unsurprising for new ion propulsion units, and that
the 'engine probably shut itself off when it was started two weeks
ago because of metallic grit or other contamination between the two
high-voltage grids at the rear of the advanced engine.'

So, metallic grit or aliens?

REFERENCES
Email from Dr. Franklin Ruehl to Blather, Saturday November 28th 1998

UFO Researcher: 'E.T.s may have sabotaged engine on NASA Probe'
*Wireless Flash* VX3 for Monday, November 16th, 1998
(http://flashnews.com/)


*Deep Space 1 Ion Propulsion System Starts Up*
(ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-215.txt)

NASA Deep Space 1 official site
http://nmp.jpl.nasa.gov/ds1/

The Unofficial Mysteries From Beyond the Other Dominion Webpage
(http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1306/)

*Martians and Ghosts and Conspiracies -- Oh My!*
Will Dr. Franklin Ruehl find fame through the paranormal?
Peter Gilstrap, *The New Times Los Angeles*, July 16th 1998
(http://newtimesla.com/1998/071698/gilstrap1.html)

*Ghosts of dead aliens haunting Roswell crash site?*
(http://www.globetrax.com/globedaily/content/101298_05.html)

Saucerheads [(c) Bruce Lanier Wright]




INDOMITABLE IRISHRY
Despite worrying our little heads about the price of cultural
stereotyping, the tax-free wages of sin, and stage-Hibernianism,
Blather has decided to resurrect the Hon. Declan Foley's
take on last year's Sligo UFO hoax, when great black triangles were
reported to have been seen by the mother of 'Hans Rosenthal' near W.B.
Yeat's grave in Drumcliffe (turns out that 'Hans Rosenthal' was the
name of an apparent acquaintance of Yeats in Paris).
Although exiled in places Antipodean, Mr. Foley seems to be a native
of Co. Sligo.


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