The Enigma of the Mysterious Men in Black, Part 2

Alright, folks, in that last entry I was simplyagents literally harass people and threaten them,
waxing a tad facetious, or perhaps even ludicrous,scaring them into submission, to where these
with all that mindless drivel. The truth is, I haveinnocents literally remain quiet for many years? It
done some serious research on the subject,doesn't make sense, unless these governments
although not quite as exhaustive as I would like.are corrupt themselves. But wouldn't it be
So let's get to the bottom of the matter.treasonous for me to accuse our government of
Do Men in Black really exist, or are they thebeing corrupt? Except that we have the freedom
product of our wildly vivid imaginations? Is thereand the right to speak our minds in this great
any real evidence out there?country of ours -- or so we assume, or is that
Of all the recorded accounts concerning UFOs andright being violated? Alright, just to be on the safe
Men in Black, I'm sure many of them are eitherside, I'll declare that our government is not
hoaxes or just wild tales, but I do believe somecorrupt -- perhaps just a little bit misguided.
of them may be genuine. I have been reading aSo if the government is somehow involved with
book called, The Truth Behind Men in Black, bythe creation of the MIB, or if it is a covert
Jenny Randles, who has been investigating theseoperation sanctioned by the government, then
strange phenomena for many years now. Shethey are legally harassing, threatening, and silencing
has talked with countless individuals who have hadwitnesses of UFO phenomenon, and violating our
UFO sightings and related phenomena, whichrights. Yep, a tad misguided.
opened them up for MIB encounters. Most ofHere's another angle which may explain things. If
these eyewitnesses kept quiet for several yearsthe MIB are a covert operation, not connected to
before they mustered up enough courage toour regular known government, could they be
revealed their stories, but with great reluctance,part of an invisible secret government? Is the
because the frightening dark-suited men scaredknown government an exterior prop or
them just enough to shut them up. This MIBfigurehead? And are our government leaders just
phenomenon has taken place not only in thepuppets, and if so, who is really pulling the strings?
United States, but also in Australia and GreatObviously, this is just another wild conspiracy
Britain. So it's absurd to think that this whole MIBtheory -- or is it?
phenomenon is simply an American hoax, since itSo these insidious Silencers couldn't possibly be
is occurring elsewhere, and there are countlesspart of some legitimate government I don't think,
cases throughout Great Britain, incidentally, whereor is it naïve to think our government
Jenny Randles hails from. She also claims there iswouldn't stoop that low and be this corrupt? If
a global spread of this phenomenon.the MIB have no connection with the government,
Conspiracy theorists have claimed that the MIBthen perhaps it's not as misguided as I thought.
could be anything from covert governmentPhew! Off the hook! And yet I disbelieve the MIBs
agents to alien/human hybrids. I disagree with theare alien/human hybrids, or even aliens in disguise
latter; sounds too much like science-fictionposing as dark-suited humans. But I could be
malarkey. But Jenny Randles says that the MIBwrong. Although many cases claim these Men in
could be "the product of a covert operation onBlack appeared very awkward in speech and
the fringes of government study into UFOs." Butmannerisms, and they even looked peculiar, not
she also states that this theory even poses bigquite human.
questions. She goes on to say, "Why would anyQuite often these MIBs would confiscate film
government act in this way, particularly given thefootage, photographs, or videotapes that the
bizarre nature of many of the MIB stories?witnesses had possession of, or any kind of
Where do these visitors come from, given thatevidence whatsoever. If you ever watched The
the official line of all major powers is that theyX-Files, you will recall the government was always
categorically do not send investigators to frightenseveral steps ahead of Special Agent Fox Mulder;
witnesses? What is the purpose of the MIBwho would get so close that they would always
activities -- from simple threats to impersonationmake sure the evidence had disappeared, quite
and even theft of evidence such as films andoften right under his nose, so he was unable to
tapes?"report anything substantial to his superiors. He
Okay, point taken. It would make sense, even towas always made to look like a ridiculous, fanatical
a typical skeptic, that if there was any truth tocrackpot. And this pretty much typifies what
the MIB activities, it would most likely behappens to UFO investigators and eyewitnesses
government agents silencing people, because theof UFOs alike. It's all part of the great cover-up.
US and British governments are still trying toIs there anything that we the public can do about
cover up the whole UFO phenomenon. But even ifit? Yes! Write audacious articles about the subject.
this was true, why would these governmentThat's all I can do.