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Lara Johnstone & Her "Bush/ET
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| Are you Ready for the Revolution?
By Grant Cameron "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." (John 15:13) "This is where I felt I had to go, and we'll see what happens." Lara Johnstone Just over 25 years ago, American forces left Vietnam for the last time. Part of the reason for the withdrawal was the advancing North Vietnamese forces advancing on the South Vietnamese capitol. The main reason for the withdrawal, however, was that the American people had turned on the idea of the war, and wanted it ended. Demonstrations in the streets of America, and acts of civil disobedience, had made the idea of continuing the war intolerable. In a country that believes it is "Government of the people, by the people," it now appears that some people have begun to rise up on the UFO issue. These people believe that like the Vietnam war it is not a strong scientific or logical argument that will turn the tide. They believe that, like Vietnam, the issue is political in nature and political pressure is the main weapon for turning the tide. One such woman who has taken a stand on the UFO issue is a 35 year old woman from Oakland California. The story began on July 22, 2001, when Dr. Steven Greer arrived in San Francisco to make a presentation of his traveling Disclosure Project. The event was held at the huge Masonic Auditorium. Among the 2,000 people in the audience was a woman by the name of Lara Johnstone. Lara was a bit skeptical of the whole extraterrestrial thing. She had no background in Ufology. She had never had a sighting. A friend sent her an e-mail about the local Disclosure Event. Lara visited the Disclosure web site on the Internet. After reading the objective she decided to attend. "I never before really "believed' Lara wrote to President George Bush, "in ‘verifiable evidence' of extraterrestrial visits." The Disclosure event turned out to be a "reality check" for Laura. During the event the two hour Disclosure Testimony Tape was shown. This tape produced by the Disclosure project [www.disclosureproject.org] was highlights of over 100 hours of testimony that had been collected from interviews with dozens of U.S. Government, industrial, and military witnesses to UFO and extraterrestrial events and secret 'black-ops' projects. Following the presentation of the video- tape there was a presentation by Disclosure director Dr. Steven M. Greer and local San Francisco Project witnesses Carol Rosin (spokesperson for Dr. Werner Von Braun) and Daniel Sheehan (legal counsel for the Disclosure Project). The Disclosure Testimony video was a collection of testimony clips from military and government people talking about the reality of the UFO situation. It was made up of two hours of the 100+ hours of testimony with key witnesses that the Disclosure Project had on file. The testimony that Lara witnessed that evening was more than she could take. She purchased the Disclosure book that Greer was selling at the event, which gave testimony from yet more witnesses telling the true story of what had happened regarding UFOs since 1947. Lara decided action was necessary. She chose a form of protest that she was familiar with - a hunger strike. In late 2000 Lara had used this protest method successfully against the state of California. In an E-mail to Charles Huffer, Lara described her first hunger strike protest. I went on a hunger strike was against the CA Department of Corrections and Gov. Gray Davis. After 25 days, they bowed, admitted -- in writing -- what I had alleged, and what they had 'said', but not in writing. Before the press conference, the dept head of all of CA's prisons, came up to me and went ballistic. He started screaming 'who do you think you are' 'how dare you' and on and on! He did not like being called up by the South African media, asked to answer very difficult questions regarding how he runs his prisons! Following the disclosure event, Lara quickly researched the UFO subject in preparation for sending a letter to President Bush on the subject. As a part of this effort she contacted Charles Huffer, an Arkansas UFO researcher, who on July 28, 2000, had the opportunity to question President elect Bush while he was on the campaign trail for President. During this encounter Huffer asked Bush
"Half the public believes that UFOs are real." Would you finally tell us
what the hell is going on? " Bush replied, " "Sure I will."
Lara used the Huffer encounter with Bush to time the beginning of her hunger strike. The hunger strike would begin exactly one year to the day Bush promised he would work to tell the people about UFOs. She wrote in her July 26, 2001 letter of protest to President Bush. One year later, on 28 July 2001, you are now the President and I again ask you "are you willing to finally tell the American people and the whole world, the truth about unidentified flying objects?" Hundreds of high level US government officials are standing courageous and willing to tell the truth, which can change our world. Will you give them the opportunity. Can we begin healing our world? Can we end this endeavor of greed, corruption, fear and destruction? Can we find a way to take a stand, step by step? If we continue this way, we'll only end up where we are going. It doesn't have to be this way. We have a choice. As a South African, Lara Johnstone also addressed her letter of protest to President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, as well as President George Bush. She outlined her request, President Bush and President Mbeki,
I am writing to share with you and all the other leaders around the world
my extreme concern. My concern is so great, that I have decided to go on
a hunger strike, starting July 28, 2001, to death if need be, in order
to express my humble request. My request is that the U.S. and other
governments: 1. Hold open, comprehensive, secrecy-free hearings to take
military/agency witness testimony on events and evidence relating to an
Extraterrestrial presence on and around Earth. 2. To hold open hearings
on advanced energy and propulsion systems, relating to extraterrestrial
phenomena that, when publicly released, will provide solutions to global
environmental challenges. 3. To enact legislation which will ban all space-based
weapons, and to enact and implement international treaties and legal standards
prohibiting the weaponization of space. 4. To enact comprehensive legislation
to research, develop and explore space peacefully and cooperativel!
In an interview with Lara Johnstone, I asked her about her plans for the hunger strike. She stated, "I'm on my way to D.C. I was going to do a bus trip across the country. I am hoping to be in Washington by the 28th of August which would make the hunger strike at one month, but I'm flexible on that. I have this feeling that I must not plan to much - that things are going to work right. Things are going to happen, and I should just be open and trusting. . . It started on the 28th of July to August 28th will be a month, and then interestingly enough the 28th of September will be two months and that is the start of the anti-globalization demonstrations." Lara has received the expected reactions from people to her hunger strike. Some have said that she is "totally nuts." One person told her, "You don't want to just take on the whole world - now you want to save the aliens too." To this Lara responded, "I said it's not about that. It's about all of us knowing what's going on. Are we just here to buy buy buy being little consumers, or are we here for a bigger purpose? To grow and to love. For me it's about the truth. With the secrecy we're spreading more fear, and more fear, and it's separation." Lara is preparing a web site where people can access the letters she has sent out, and stay updated on what responses she has received. She is preparing a letter for all members of Congress, and is sending out letters to names she received of people inside the UFO community who might be able to help her. Robert H. Williams, a man who lost his job at Clinton Community College in Rochester, New York, for his UFO beliefs, has been kind enough to help Lara in her time of need. On his personal web site, Robert is hosting a section with copies of all the initial correspondence between Lara and Charles Huffer, and the letter to the President. To view this material go to Mr. Williams home page, and then to the section on "WHO." http://members.tripod.com/rhw007/ As President George Bush vacations on his Texas ranch, Lara is in the process of writing her second letter to him. There has been no word from the White House, and no major support or backing by the UFO community. Then again, it is still early in the hunger strike, Day 10 as this is being written. Lara is still confident. As Lara says, "We'll see what happens." Lara is available for questions or offers of support at 510-823-8109 Grant Cameron "Are you ready for the revolution?"
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| "Bush/UFO
Disclosure Request Update" by Lara Johnstone
Letter delivered to to Representative Barbara
Lee Office in downtown
Congressional Representative Ms. Barbara Lee
Dear Representative Ms. Barbara Lee RE: Request to support my petition to President Bush Attached please find the letter I wrote (mailed,
faxed and emailed) to
I understand that Disclosure Project briefing
materials have already been
As you know, the recorded testimony of scores
of military, goverment and
These numerous recorded witnesses constitute
only a small portion of a vast
The legislation to ban space-based weapons
will prohibit acts of war
Our generation of voters and leaders are responsible
for this once in a
My request to your office is:
Many years ago, your predecessor Representative
Ronald Dellums was the
Billions of people around the world could
benefit from these technologies.
I would like to support you and your office
to have the courage to make a
I appreciate you for giving my request your
attention. I look forward to
Sincerely, Lara Johnstone
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| Hunger Strike to Support
UFO Disclosure - Day 16
by Gant Cameron “Got a few more calls today, one from an abductee who just could not stop saying thank you, and wishing well. One from someone who apologized for not giving his name -- just wanted to say thank you and that he was in the military and all that the disclosure project witnesses say is true, and much more, and he just wanted to share his appreciation. Someone else from Atlanta -- 'thank you' and so on.... Very nice people, chatted with all of them, and all very concerned about my health, but also very appreciative..” Partial report by Lara on Day 13 On July 26, 2001 Lara Johnstone, a 35 year old woman from Oakland wrote a letter to President George Bush in support of 400 UFO Disclosure Witnesses who had come forward to tell of their involvement in the cover-up of the UFO story by the government. Lara stated in her letter that she would support her request for disclosure with a hunger strike. Now, two and a half weeks later there is still no reply from President Bush, or any one else at the White House. There is not even an acknowledgment that the letter arrived. This author E-mailed to President Bush, the first article in this series “Are You Ready for the Revolution,” detailing Lara Johnstone’s hunger strike for UFO Disclosure. Moments later the automatic E-mail responder at the White House sent back a reply. “Thank-you for writing President Bush. He is not able to read all his mail . . . thanks for your ideas . . . yada, yada. The fact that there was a response was good news. It meant that Bush was still there, and maybe Lara might still get a response. Neither rogue North Korean terrorists, nor Al Gore forces had overrun the White House. Bush was still in charge. On July 28, two days after Lara sent her letter to the President, and exactly one year after President-elect George Bush promised UFO researcher Charles Huffer he would reveal the UFO truth to the world, Lara began her hunger strike. It is now August 12, sixteen days into the hunger strike. George Bush is on holidays at his Texas ranch, probably enjoying the occasional home ground Texas steak. Lara on the other hand is at home, living only on water, vegetable and fruit juices, and vitamins. She is concentrating on her perceived mission, and planning what action to take next. While she waits for the President to answer, Lara is writing a second letter to President Bush. She is also working on a web page she has set up to inform people about her mission (http://www.amandla.org/ufo/). She calls the site “The Bush/UFO Disclosure Request”. It is a web site detailing the “Hungerstrike Requesting President Bush to honor his agreement to tell the American people the truth, by supporting the Disclosure Project witnesses to testify about their extensive knowledge of UFO's.” In days the site is up and running, without all the “under construction” signs that are so common with new web pages. The web site Lara has developed has a section where the original letter of protest to President Bush can be read. There is a section that relates news, and articles that have been written about the hunger strike. There is a direct link to Dr. Steven Greer Disclosure Project web site. There is a section on upcoming events. Finally, Lara has included a section that displays some of the letters of support she has received. She has some strong supporters. Among the many letters she has received are the following examples: ? Ron Eastwood, a former bodyguard for Martin Luther King’s wife and children following his assassination wrote. Eastwood detailed a hunger strike he had participated in with United Farm Workers Union organizer Caesar Chavez. He told Lara, “My own congestive heart failure, obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure prevent me from taking the drastic measures you have chosen (namely hunger strike) but be assured I shall make my ability to write a sword of words to rattle the cages of as many of our recalcitrant and cowardly public servants as possible on this cause for total public disclosure. With your permission may I send a copy of this message to my local news media and government officials alone with the attached copy of the notice which informed me of your awesome undertaking.” ? Larry Bryant, a UFO researcher and long time crusader for total disclosure of the UFO story by the government wrote, “As an old semi-street warrior myself, (having taken part in the anti-UFO-secrecy demonstrations that the now defunct Operation Right to Know mounted some years ago at the White House, the Washington Post Building, the Pentagon (there only indirectly. Since I was still employed there), and the GAO building in Washington), I get a vicarious thrill knowing that a young woman has taken this bold lead in a renewed knock on officialdom’s UFOdoor.” ? Tom Buyea from Miami Florida wrote, “I just read about you and forwarded the email to about 3,000 people on all my UFO & government conspiracy etc. email lists. What else can we do to help you?” ? Hi there, I just read about you, I am the
International Director of P.R.I.S.M. International Paranormal Research
Investigation Services & Monitoring International here in Adelaide,
South Australia, I am starting "Operation Recovery" which is the Sister
to Project Disclosure, & I have people coming forward, all though I
would not like to say if the Extraterrestrial Agenda is good or bad, how
ever like you I believe in the uncovering of the truth behind it all. You
are a brave lady, I admire you very much, I Love you very much too :) I
hope one day I can meet you & give you a big hug, cause your my hero
Lara, & everyone else's too, thank you for being there for us, if I
can help you somehow, please ask how!, take care Lara, from all your friends
in Australia
Lara spends time talking to people from all over the world (calls from as far away as the UK and Australia) who have phoned to offer support. She counsels with a small group over what to do next, and E-mails people who have written with questions or comments about her actions. She also watches and comments on the many messages being posted on the many Internet discussion boards that are discussing her Hunger Strike. There have been ups and downs, even though after talking to Lara, one comes away with the impression that for Lara it is all good. She is a strong tree in the windy storm. Usually, it is Lara who provides the support for the many concerned people who see a looming disaster, and who have called her and expressed concern for her well-being. An example is Lara’s answer to one concerned person who asked her about the pain of being hungry all the time. Lara’s response, “You are only hungry for the first three days. I promise.” Despite Lara’s steadfast optimism there have been downs over the first 16 days of the hunger strike. The main down would be the weight. Lara is down 13 pounds. To most this would seems like an ensuing disaster. Lara, however, says, “I have a few pounds I can lose.” Most of the comments have been supportive but unfortunately there have been some real shots taken at her. Lara has after all, chosen to involve herself in the world of Ufology where primitive tribal warfare is often the norm. One example of the very few attacks on Lara came from Jack Sarfatti, a physicist who hosts a very small UFO/zero point energy chat group (made up mainly of theoretical physicists, and “bump in the night” intelligence types). Sarfatti is a big supporter of space-based weapons. Perhaps it Lara’s open opposition to space based weapons that led Sarfatti to post a vile attack on Lara on the Internet. Laura is a typical clueless New Ager brainwashed by Macroshift psycho-babble with no ability to discriminate between real science and Cargo Cult superstition posing as science. This poor woman is obviously in need of psychiatric help. Where the normal UFO response would be to
counter-punch, Lara was calm and collected in her response to Sarfatti.
Perhaps this is a result of the fact that Lara had absolutely no background
in Ufology before beginning the hunger strike. She took the attack as an
opportunity to repeat the goals of the hunger strike.
I appreciate your comments, and, I am okay with you saying whatever you like -- I know that your definition of who I am or what I do is not 'who I am' ;-), only your imagination! ;-) And a very vivid one at that! ;-) I want the truth, I want the light of the truth to shine where the darkness of secrecy, fear and hate currently reigns and makes us more afraid of one another, so that we call them names, whatever name we wish to denigrate them by. I apologize but I do not wish to do that, and that is not my quest or my purpose. I shall continue my search for truth, and I support you in continuing yours. Mine is a request to President Bush to honor his agreement with Charles Huffer and the American people. I imagine that includes you! ;-), unless you already have been informed about the 'secret' truth!, and are trying to deflect the issue to me! Another temporary down was the lack of support or contact from people that would have been expected to race to Lara’s aid. Again the ever-positive Lara understood. She told this author, I imagine they are a little unsure as to what to do -- should they endorse, and then it goes down the drain, and damages all the work they have done . . . My focus - I want to keep on Pres. Bush -- it was his agreement (made twice) with Huffer (and therefore the people) that I want him to keep, or at the very least re-negotiate -- which is what anyone who makes an agreement has to do, if they can no longer keep it!... So, I am going to attempt to keep my focus there . . .They need to keep their 'professionalism' -- and not be seen as 'activist' and they have worked hard at that... I can support them, and appreciate their work, without them having to 'endorse' me. They are not responsible for my actions; only I am, just as only bush is for his! ;-) To avoid confusion and to keep the lines of communication lines open Lara E-mailed one of the groups on August 9th. I am writing because I would like to keep an open line of communication . . . to keep you informed. I imagine disclosure and knowledge on your part of my actions would be more helpful than silence and surprise. As the third week of the hunger strike began Lara received two new indications that her efforts were not in vein. In addition to all the people who had been motivated by he action, it was learned that Charles Huffer, whose original contact with George bush had motivated Lara, was now motivated by Lara’s action to press again for his own answer from the White House. On the August 11 “Strange days . . .Indeed”
radio show broadcast out of Toronto radio station CFRB, Lara appeared to
update the listening audience on how the hunger strike was progressing.
While on the air she received positive encouragement from Washington D.C.
UFO lobbyist Steven Bassett who was also a guest on the show. Bassett had
been closely connected to the Disclosure movement, and his words came as
a comfort that the Disclosure movement had come to grips with Lara’s form
of public protest. Bassett spoke about Lara and the hunger strike.
I had talked with Lara at length (2 hours). What I think about this is really straightforward. When the government looks out the window, what it needs to see - particularly now in an ever increasing degree - is a relentless public coming at them from every different direction, very clearly not going to give up, not going to go away. That means pacts, lobbyists, hunger strikes, marches, and protests like we used to have. It means political initiatives, press conferences, and the whole nine yards. The more it sees that the more it will start to realize that there is simply no where to go but toward us, with the disclosure and with the truth. Lara is adding another piece to that mosaic, and she knows what she is doing. She’s good at it. I knew this would happen, and I think it’s coming from a person that can do well. I have indicated to her that when she gets a little further along, because as you know these things tend to go for 60-80 days if you’re really serious, in which case Lara will be getting requests to rant modeling in New York. In a little while when she is a little further down the line I have every intention and every capability to bring this to the attention of the entire congress, as well as the political press here, and to the next level of awareness. It’s her show, not mine. I will stay in the
background. Getting into the public is very easy. Whether she gets onto
any of the shows like Art Bell or Jeff Rense - well that’s up to them.
For now it needs to build a little slowly. I think that’s appropriate.
It’s timing is excellent. The strategy is wonderful. Tying it to the Bush
statement, so that it can be a matter between her and George Bush is wonderful.
It’s logical. It’s something that people know about. Huffer was there.
It has all been documented. The effect of it will be to bring new attention
to the Huffer event, which as you know came and went. It is out on the
net but in large is not news to the press anymore, unless of course something
like this happens. So all of this works very nicely, and the timing is
great as well . . .if I’m Washington looking outside the beltway, I’m seeing
this stuff happening. Clearly I’m going to be getting a clear impression
that I can play deaf, dumb, and stupid, and this is going to go away.
Upcoming Events
On Monday Day 17, Lara will be interviewed by the South African News Service out of Washington. The media in South Africa considers Lara the most prominent South African activist in the United States. Lara will be interviewed by host Adam Clark on the Wake Up America website. Listen live at 8:00 p.m. Central Wednesday August 17 at (http://wakeupusa.netfirms.com/) On Day 22, Saturday, August 18, at 10:30 eastern,
Lara Johnstone will appear on “Strange Days . . .Indeed” CFRB – AM 1010
Toronto, Canada for an update on her progress. (http://www.cfrb.com/)
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