In 2001, mercurial researcher Steven Greer assembled an intriguing but checkered cast of 20-plus people — military and government types, mostly — to publicly allege a massive UFO coverup by the federal government. Six years later, investigative journalist Leslie Kean helped organize a press conference anchored by a steller international panel of eyewitnesses, all of whom would provide the testimonial foundation of her 2010 bestseller, UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record. Also in 2010, UFOs and Nukes author Robert Hastings organized half a dozen retired Air Force veterans to discuss their experiences with UFO activity over America’s nuclear weapons facilities.
Aside from the subject matter, what all three had in common was the venue — the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. It was chosen for its proximity to the political center of the civilized world in hopes of nudging the MSM into doing a little spadework of its own. We all know how that worked out.
But yo yo yo, look who’s booked the NPC stage for the spring of 2013 — erstwhile “X Conference” director Steve Bassett. He’s been there many times before, and the last production, in 2010, saddled him with about $20,000 in debt. But that was then. Today, with an assist from a benefactor whose name he declines to reveal, Bassett says he has a clean ledger and $1.1 million for his next project, which he’s calling a Citizen Hearing on Disclosure.