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by CNN Political Desk Managing Editor Steve Brusk
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) So if there are space aliens, can they register to vote?
Perhaps Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is courting their
support, discussing a UFO sighting in Tuesday nights debate.
He confirmed an account in actress Shirley MacLaines book that he saw a UFO
at her home in Washington state. Though he didnt address the rest of her
description, that the Ohio congressman felt a connection in his heart and
heard directions in his mind.
Kucinich said to moderator Tim Russerts question, It was an unidentified
flying object, OK? It's, like, it's unidentified. I saw something.
To laughter, he added, I'm also going to move my campaign office to Roswell,
New Mexico, and other one in Exeter, New Hampshire, OK? And also, you have to
keep in mind that more that Jimmy Carter saw a UFO and also that more people
in this country have seen UFOs than I think approve of George Bush's
presidency.
Rival candidate Barack Obama, asked if he believes in life on other planets,
responded, You know, I don't know. And I don't presume to know. What I know is
there is life here on Earth, and that we're not attending to life here on
Earth.
We're not taking care of kids who are alive and unfortunately are not
getting health care," Obama continued. "We're not taking care of senior
citizens who are alive and are seeing their heating prices go up. So, as
president, those are the people I will be attending to first."
"There may be some other folks on their way," he added.
The Democratic presidential candidates next square off November 15 at CNN's
debate in Las Vegas.
radityo djadjoeri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jawa Pos, 14 Nopember
2007
http://www.jawapos. co.id/index. php?act=detail_ c&id=312617
Desak Pemerintah Beber UFO
WASHINGTON - UFO mungkin mitos belaka bagi sebagian orang. Namun, sekelompok
mantan pilot menilai unidentified flying objects (UFO) -objek terbang tak
teridentifikasi- itu justru sebaliknya. Bahkan, mereka yang mengaku pernah
melihat fenomena aneh tersebut di langit itu menuntut agar pemerintah Amerika
Serikat membuka kembali penyelidikan atas UFO.
Beberapa pilot mengaku menyaksikan UFO dengan mata kepala sendiri, termasuk
benda berbentuk cakram transparan yang terbang dan kendaraan berbentuk segi
tiga dengan tanda misterius. Kenyataan tersebut membuat mereka bersikukuh agar
hal itu dianggap serius meski AS sudah menutup file penyelidikan UFO selama 30
tahun.
"Kami ingin pemerintah AS berhenti mengatakan mitos kalau semua UFO bisa
dijelaskan dengan akal sehat," kata Fife Symington, mantan gubernur Arizona,
AS, sekaligus pilot angkatan udara yang mengatakan melihat UFO pada 1997. "Kami
menuntut negara membuka kembali penyelidikan resmi yang sudah ditutup pada
1969," ujar Symington di hadapan wartawan.
"Kami yakin, demi alasan keamanan nasional dan penerbangan, seluruh negara
harus berusaha mengidentifikasi objek yang berada di kawasan udara mereka,"
tegasnya dalam pernyataan yang ditandatangani 19 mantan pilot dan pejabat
pemerintah dari seluruh dunia.
UFO belakangan muncul sebagai bahan perdebatan di antara kandidat presiden AS.
Isu tersebut menguak setelah salah seorang kandidat dari Partai Demokrat Dennis
Kucinich mengatakan bahwa dia pernah melihat UFO. Pernyataan Kucinich tersebut
menjadi bahan ejekan di beberapa tayangan komedi tengah malam di AS.
Mereka yang menyangkal keberadaan UFO mengatakan bahwa UFO hanya pesawat,
satelit, atau meteor yang memasuki atmosfer bumi. Namun, semua itu berbalik
dengan keyakinan mereka yang melihat UFO. "Tidak ada bahan pelatihan yang
mempersiapkan apa yang kami saksikan," kata James Penniston, pensiunan pilot
Angkatan Udara AS.
Penniston mengatakan, dia melihat dan menyentuh UFO ketika bermarkas di
Woodbridge, Inggris. Digambarkan, objek yang disentuhnya adalah kendaraan
berbentuk segi tiga yang memiliki cahaya biru dan kuning. Cahaya itu berpendar
eksterior di kendaraan tersebut. (AFP/BBC/tia)
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