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- BARKER.TXT - Facts surrounding the Steinman-Barker letter
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- - By Grant Cameron
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- Note: The Barker re-write can be found on page 334 of Steinman's
- book, "UFO Crash at Aztec". The original is reproduced on
- pages 326-328.
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- "The truth is only arrived at by the painstaking process
- of eliminating the untrue."
-
- Sherlock Holmes as quoted by Bill Moore
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-
-
- In a Sept. 14,1989 letter to myself and T. Scott Crain,
- Williams L. Moore sent us a copy of the April 84,Issue #21 Steinman-
- Gray Barker letter. We were asked to consider Steinman's credibility
- in light of this letter. Bill Moore stated, "It was precisely over
- this issue that I broke off relations with Steinman five years ago."
-
- Bill Steinman, it appears, has taken much criticism over this
- letter from many circles. In an August 6, 1985 letter from Jerome
- Clark to Bill Steinman, Clark stated he was glad that the Sarbacher
- letter had gotten wide distribution, "otherwise, we'd have nothing
- but your lurid fantasies about it (such as your science-fictional
- version described in GRAY BARKER'S NEWSLETTER while back.)"
-
- In a May 25,84 letter from Stanton Friedman to William Steinman,
- Friedman also hints at this letter. "I must express my strong concern
- about not going past the data... as was the case with Sarbacher."
-
- I was most concerned , related to the Steinman-Barker letter,
- about why Steinman would say that Sarbacher had attended the WPAFB
- meeting when Steinman knew quite clearly that he had not. Fortunately,
- before Steinman had the chance to write me and point out my lack of
- checking and verifying, I discovered the answer for myself. Had others
- checked, they too, would have discovered the fact that Gray Barker made
- significant and damaging changes to the letter.
-
-
- Here are the FACTS
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- The Steinman-Barker letter refered to my all researchers is a
- rewritten distorted extrapolation of the origional Dec 24, 1983 letter.
- Steinman in his book UFO CRASH AT AZTEC refers to it as "a somewhat
- distorted version." (P.334) I have enclosed the original which
- Steinman provided in his book for comparison.
-
- Why did Steinman state Sarbacher had attended the WPAFB meeting
- when he hadn't? Steinman didn't. Barker added the words (which he
- attended.) A quick check of the enclosed original will show that
- these words were not in the original.
-
- Steinman has frequently extrapolated on the known data to present
- his impression of what that data means. In the Dec.24,83 letter to
- Barker he does so and clearly states this. "My speculations are,"
- writes Steinman, "that the purposes of those meetings were..."
-
- Barker in his rewriting of this sentence, however, leaves out the
- "my speculations are" thus making it appears that Steinman is claiming
- that this information related to the purposes of the WP meetings was
- given him by Sarbacher. Steinman is saying no such thing.
-
- As to the outcome of the meetings, Steinman states "I believe that
- the outcome of the meetings..." Barker once again leaves out the "I
- believe" thus creating the impression that Steinman is claiming this
- information came from Sarbacher. Once again this is not true.
-
- As to the diversionary measures Steinman clearly states "I believe
- the following diversionary measure..." Barker again leaves out the "
- I believe" in his retelling to make it appear Sarbacher related this
- information.
-
- Barker even goes as far as to extend the underlining under
- "did recover" to "did recover three flying saucers." He also capitolized
- all the words which is not done in the original.
-
- It appears therefore that Barker is the one that is guilty of
- lurid fantacies and science fiction versions. Steinman Dec.24,83 letter
- to Barker was based upon the Sarbacher letter which he received, and
- on the Smith-Sarbacher notes which he assumed had not yet been released.
- A re-reading will I think show that Steinman letter was very accurate
- based on what Sarbacher material he had.
-
-
-
- (signed:) Grant Cameron
-
-
- cc William L. Moore
- Jerry Clark
- William Steinman
- Walt Andrus
- Tom Mickus
- T. Scott Crain
- Len Stringfield
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