Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Reports of Arrest Greatly Exaggerated

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I have little confidence in Mareb Press‘ sourcing for reports of the arrest of ‘Abd al-Malik al-Huthi. There seems to be much smoke and little fire.

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Science fiction, Project Blue Book, and the beginnings of the UFO craze

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Thinking

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Thinking

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