Philip J. Corso

Originally posted by Thodeph
Schuyler, I wasn't talking to you, actually. But since you ask.

You DO know this is a public forum, not a private chat room, don't you? When you post here you are posting to everyone who reads it. I thought that was kind of a fundamental understanding here. If I have erred and do not understand the Terms & Conditions of this site, then I do apologize to you and the moderators for posting here.

Corso directed the Pentagon's Foreign Intelligence office in the middle of the Cold War and you're trying to depict him as some kind of amateur?

He was a relatively low ranking officer, a professional soldier, and I thank him for his service to the country. He did not have the education of a "scientist" who would be particularly knowledgeable about, say metallurgy. In terms of his assignment as related in his own words, he was a glorified gofer who arranged the logistics of technology transfer from the contents of a file drawer in the corner of his boss's office to corporations. That, all by itself, reeks of strangeness.

His position, by the way, was head of the Foreign Technology Desk of the Deprtment of the Army's Research & Development department. Not to put too fine a point on it, but that does not translate to the Pentagon's Foreign Intelligence Office, which has far broader responsibilities. This is one example of several of hyping Corso's achievements to make him look more accomplished than he really was.

As Wernher von Braun related to Dr. Carol Rosin, his spokesperson for the last 4 years of his life, a maniacal machine - the military, industrial, intelligence, laboratory complex - would go from Cold War, to Rogue

Sure. I read all about the Disclosure Project, too, and I heard Carol Rosin's speech. She has von Braun looking like a peacenik. In fact, he was responsible for some of the most destructive weapons up to that time in history which killed thousands of civilians. He was head of a group that used slave labor in the munitions factories, worked them scientifically to death, and if anyone survived had them executed in concentration camps. Why Werner von Braun is looked upon as a hero is anethema to me.


[edit on 24-5-2007 by schuyler]

Sure. I read all about the Disclosure Project, too, and I heard Carol Rosin's speech. She has von Braun looking like a peacenik. In fact, he was responsible for some of the most destructive weapons up to that time in history which killed thousands of civilians. He was head of a group that used slave labor in the munitions factories, worked them scientifically to death, and if anyone survived had them executed in concentration camps. Why Werner von Braun is looked upon as a hero is anethema to me.
[edit on 24-5-2007 by schuyler]

I have no idea whether Von Braun was a good man or not. Probably not, after all he was an SS officer.

When he warns us for an upcoming artificial depiction of evil alien invaders, however, I tend to take him seriously.

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Some comments on Corso's book,which I just picked up 2 days ago.Upon reading the first chapter I immediately found some things which cast doubts on his veracity: as a former Army Intelligence officer I would think that details would be important..However: Corso states Roswell is in Chavez County.There is no such place. Roswell is in Chaves county.OK,poor proofreading.Then (this is much more disturbing) he repeatedly refers to the airfield as "the 509th Airfield".This is the designation of one of the Bomb. Groups stationed at Roswell Army Air Field (along with the 468th BG & the 33rd Fighter Group).There was no "509th" Airfield.On page 10"..at the Roswell base during World War II when the first nuclear bombing mission against Hiroshima was launched from there in August 1945.." !!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't ANYONE who read that statement think about it??? For those of you who may not know:The bombing mission launched from the island of Tinian,near Guam, in the Mariana Island group..upon reading this egregious bit of historical misinformation I promptly got ready to toss Mr. Corso's book in the trash.Can I believe ANYTHING further on in the book ???Did Corso think that everyone who would read it was that ignorant of Military Aviation history???Did any one who carried on profound discussions about the technologies discussed further on in the book stop & ask:if this guy can't come up with correct,truthful information about these simple facts can anything else he states be accepted as fact??

..well at least I only paid .50 cents at the local thrift shop for my copy. On page 233 Corso quotes one of his own memos ,written in 1962,regarding profits made from "consumer product sales of microwave ovens" as having "more than repaid initial R&D.." Now really,am I the only reader who was alive in 1962??? The domestic household consumer countertop microwave oven was not developed until 1967..Yes, Industrial/Commercial models WERE available prior to 1962..Microwave ovens the size of commercial restaurant refrigerators, weighing about 700-800 pounds,costing about $3000.00 (& upwards)...A LOT OF $$$$ in 1962...I don't think they were being snatched up by hordes of housewives...etc..,etc.My point :credibility factor of the description of the development of the techno-marvel mumbo-jumbo which saved us from the Horrible Invading Aliens ...ZERO. Again these are my comments on the book,not arguments directed against anyone else's opinions.