Commentary: It would appear that journalists are already privy to the yet-to-be-disclosure Wikileaks UFO tranmissions. According to Andy Greenberg of Forbes the transmissions relate only to intelligence monitoring of UFO cults (some would say religions) such as the Raelian Cult. This makes sense in that we know that intelligence agencies monitor such groups and their activities. This is also in-keeping with the types of information already released. No smoking guns or even real facts in most cases - but transmissions containing diplomats and agents opinions on various issues and peoples.

With the usual condescending tones of a mainstream journalist Greenspan notes that Julian Assange has himself critisied 'conspiracy theorists' and the 9/11 truth movement citing Assange' annoyance that people cling to "false conspiracies". Those of you who are familiar with the work of Richard D Hall will know that it is his assertion that "9/11" - or rather an individuals views on it - can be considered as a litmus test for determining an activists true agenda. Greenspan can possibly be forgiven for his views as we can make no assumption about what research he has done. Assange however we would expect to have done his homework. Or maybe like other celebrities Assange is simply fearful of being labelled a "conspiracy theorist" and has simply chosen dishonesty as a route to maintain his standing within the system.

If WikiLeaks didn’t already have the attention of the world’s conspiracy theorists, its founder Julian Assange grabbed the X-files crowd by their tin-foil helmet antennae in December, when he mentioned that the site plans to publish leaked cables that reference UFOs.

But after two months of allowing the UFO-obsessed to let their psychotic imaginations run wild, Assange may have put a damper on hopes that Area 51’s secrets will finally be exposed.

Commentary: This is not the proverbial smoking gun for disclosure, nor is the information pertained in the release really 'news' with respect the to reference to UFOs. The release is simply a weekly communication from an embassy in Minsk which has been compiled from news sources which are likely to have been in the public domain. Indeed the paragraph that mentions "UFOs" is titled "Quote of the week" and is very likely also taken from a public domain source such as a newspaper or journal. UFO researchers, investigations and indeed, UK TV audiences have for years been made privy to the extent that Soviet Union took the UFO issue seriously and funded research into it. This Wikileaks release says nothing about the subject of UFOs. Remember that the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense UFO files releases appear to only ever cover information that is already in the public domain. After the arrest of Julian Assange and his release on bail can we really be surprised that the first Wikileaks UFO release appears to be following a pattern of 'official releases' quoting the general public on matters of UFOs. 

The first Wikileaks U.S. diplomatic cable that mentions UFOs has just been released. It is based on comments by Yuriy Zhadobin, chairman of the intelligence service of the former Soviet Republic of Belarus. In the cable prepared by the U.S. Embassy in Minsk, Zhadobin is reported to have said that during the time of the Soviet Union, there were almost unlimited funds for investigating the UFO phenomenon. He laments that after the Soviet break up, Belarus no longer has the funds to investigate UFOs to the extent it once had.