Yep. The Air Force had publicly admitted to lying about Roswell for decades. Whether or not their most recent claims have any truths, it shows that they have lied about it in the past and recent events suggests that's never stopped.
One of the biggest things I want is transparency from the DOD. I don't expect everything to make it to the public, but there should at least be accountability with other groups within the government. The fact that they've failed 6 consecutive audits, admitted that they can't account for where all of the money goes, and then proceed to lie to congress is troublesome.
I really wish they would stop using any balloon as an explanation. We know they’re not balloons, they know they’re not balloons. The author is right that this excuse really insults the intelligence of the general public.
The balloon excuse really is lazy at this point. The sad thing is that it’s enough for a lot of media to dismiss it. I’m open to prosaic explanations where appropriate, but they’re clearly going with any vague match they can use to end their investigation.
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The article then rambles on about Matt Gaetz, because he's one of the few people in office that believes this. Or he's at least this desperate to be known as anything other than cocaine fuled parties where he has sex with children he transported across state lines.
You start your complaint about opinion articles. Most major news outlets have opinion pieces with disclaimers like that. That doesn't change the content. This article is cited throughout, with links to back the claims of the author.
And, while I agree about Matt Gaetz, Eglin AFB is in his district and he did serve on the House Armed Services Committee and had the access to view the classified details of the event. Other reps showed to Eglin AFB to review the incident but were denied clearance.
Do you have anything relevant that you would like to discuss about the event and the DOD's account?