(Thanks to www.surfingtheapocalypse for bringing this amazing story to our attention)
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Are You Ready For The Revolution?
One Woman is DEMANDING that George Bush live up to his promise. And she is willing to die for it!
Written by Grant Cameron (Sqquishy@altavista.com)
"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."
A few minutes later Huffer ran into Bush again and the president-elect stated, " It will be the first thing that he will do." (He pointed at Dick Cheney who was just walking up) "He'll get right on it."
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 cooperatively with all cultures on Earth and in space.
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 too 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 Plattsburgh, 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/
Direct link:
http://members.tripod.com/rhw007/Mars
_n_stuff_june_2001/who_is_lara_johnstone.htm
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 backing by the UFO or Disclosure Movement 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
"Are you ready for the revolution?"
Lara Johnstone, a California woman who began a Hunger Strike for
Disclosure on July 28th.
Written by Grant Cameron (Sqquishy@altavista.com)
