[GALAXY.CABAL] Cydonia, an Opinion
Date:	98-04-13 07:26:07 EDT
From:	RogerStevenson@compuserve.com (Roger Stevenson)

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Peter Murray wrote:
 
Post from: Peter Murray <pmurray@azstarnet.com
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The following are my personal views and are not intended to reflect the
ultimate peer review to be released at a later date by Dr. Woolman as the
ISO official position on this matter.
 
First though, as a supporter, list monitor, and part time researcher for
Dr. Woolman in acquiring and editing information presented on the ISO
site,I offer these words...
Everyone on the ISO lists are to be congratulated for helping to bring
about the small group of SPSR scientists, including Dr. Mark Carlotto,
and Stanley McDaniel to name two, to get involved in verifying the Cydonia
images from MGS.  ISO was more than instrumental in the formulation of
this group and it's subsequent meeting with NASA representatives including
head of the JPL Photographic team Dr. Malin.  Your combined public pressure,
emails to NASA, the media and other governmental organizations provided
the necessary public pressure that brought about the pre-targeting meeting and
NASA's eventual agreement to indeed take new photographs of Cydonia
artifacts.  This victory demonstrates the power that we the people,
working together for the common good via this great new medium, the Internet, can
accomplish.  Dr. Woolman and I and all others, who regularly contribute to the 
ISO website, are extremely proud of all ISOers for their collaborative efforts 
in this drama.
 
Second, I personally believe that NASA higher-ups must be given credit for
living up to their word to ensure that the (Face?) would be targeted and
imaged.  The promise was kept, and the image was captured dead on! The SPSR
scientific team photo and geology experts confirm this.  This however is
where my kudos come to a screeching halt.
 
It has been confirmed by numerous photo experts within and outside of the
scientific community that a great amount of Grey scale information was
left out of the raw image and subsequent NASA enhancements of the image.
Questions to this!  What was the reason for this? How did it happen?  The
initial skeptic will respond with..."There must be something there NASA
does not want the general public to see!"
 
Is there the possibility that another scenario is taking place within
NASA? Could it be that the faction that finally made the order stick to target
and photograph the face (and other Cydonia features to yet be imaged), is
in a battle with the head of the photographic team at JPL, Dr. Malin? 
Did Dr. Goldin order Dr. Malin's team to take the photos and then Malin,
forced to comply, got his way in presenting what we finally saw, by deliberately
de-tuning the camera's resolution.
 
Now, I am no knowledgeable voice when it comes to detailed photography. 
I ask, "Is it a part of standard imaging practice for de-tuning of camera
resolution in order to guarantee locking in the correct targeting
information within NASA's top of the line CCD camera system?  If so, why
do other recent surface photos taken from much high altitudes by this same
CCD system show much greater detail and sharper focus that the lousy excuse
for what is called state of the art space photography in this latest image of
the face?
 
Are we to now expect the same missing Grey scale information from the
next two Cydonia image attempts of the pyramids and fort?  I think so!  Why? 
I don't know all the answers for this but would be willing to venture one
strong reason.  Dr. Malin himself, has long been a loud proponent for
debunking any artificiality in the Cydonia region.  Providing imagery
with missing data will continue the past NASA position of steering well clear
of the Cydonia controversy.  In this way, he complies with the orders from
those within NASA wanting to end public debate about artificiality and
thepast practice of dishonesty on this subject, and those with whom Dr.
Malin aligns himself wishing to deprive humanity of final proof one way or the
other.
 
If would seem logical to me, that if after seeing the full resolution
image of the face and discovering that indeed he, Dr. Malin was correct, that
there was no artificially present, he would have gladly presented the
full resolute image to prove his point.  Taking the other course only
heightens the continued skepticism.
 
Then again, since he knew in advance that the easy way out was to simply
de-tune the camera resolution to get the aforementioned raw image, this
would be his lasting contribution to NASA's legacy.
 
In my opinion, this is some stinking legacy to leave!  I am ashamed that
one man or a small group of men within our public funded space agency
has/have the arrogance to defy truth for the sake of personal whim and or
scientific gain.
 
There is no scientific methodology alive here...any open-minded, sincere
desire to seek the truth based upon honesty.  It is evident, that
regardless of whether the face is a face or just a rock formation, many
seek not to learn the truth, but to repress it, for whatever reason.
 
It is apparent therefore, that our work is far from done.  If such a
scenario exists within NASA, we need to confirm it and then get behind
those willing to serve the truth and oust those like Dr. Malin who prefer
arrogance and closed-mindedness.
 
That's my opinion!
 
Peter Murray
pmurray@azstarnet.com
 
"Blazing Barrels Posts"
Peter Murray, Journalist USN (Ret.)