List,

I had some computer difficulty when I sent my response
to Tim's post; consequently, it's got some terrible
prose errors. Here's my corrected copy:


--- Tim Edwards <tedwards@...> wrote:

> If I may clarify:

> "So far, no such planet has been discovered."

> There are scientific abstracts which state that
> planet-like objects indeed
> has been found orbiting outside the Solar System

"Planet X" has been postulated again and again for
decades. Just the other week I read about another
"candidate object": an incredibly slow-moving planet
that, technically, exist in another star system
(30,000 time farther out than Pluto, if I remember
correctly). So while it exists (according to one
astronomer), it's obviously not anything like the
celestial body that Sitchin describes.

I'm not saying "the 12th Planet" isn't out there, only
that we haven't found _anything_ that might be
it--yet.

> NASA has had several x-ray satellites in orbit which
> could have, and
> perhaps has, discovered such a planet.

"Could." "Perhaps has." It is an unspoken article of
faith among so many that Sitchin's _gotta_ be right,
and if there's no forthcoming evidence then it must be
some sort of "coverup."

A lot of self-styled Cydonia researchers use the same
logic. But the fact remains that the Face was made
public in 1976. They showed it at a _press
conference_--albeit in a dismissive manner--when they
could have simply kept it under wraps to avoid
entangling taxpayers in its "implications."

> Do you
> actually think the general
> public would be notified of such a confirmed
> discovery?

Like I wrote above, candidates for the legendary 10th
Planet are discovered fairly often. Remember the
possible brown dwarf batted around this list (and
others) a few months back? To answer your question,
yes, I think the discovery of a tenth planet would
indeed make it to the papers. It's precisely the
kind of "sanitized" discovery NASA is fond of: it's
far
away, so it's not likely to get people riled up about
the possibility for life or manned missions.

> Imagine what "vindication for Sitchin" would really
> mean!

> Think of the implications!

They would be stunning. No one's arguing that point!



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