The Alien Intent: A Dire Warning : The Truth Behind the Cover Up?

By Raymond A. Robinson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713727322
• ISBN13: 9780713727326
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sterling Pub Co Inc
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

A Challenging Overview of Ufology

Robinson's The Alien Intent is an interesting, worthwhile read. Much of the information presented here is well known to those of us previously interested in the ufology field already, though. As such, the book is a good introductory book for those people who are newly interested in the controversial subject of extraterrestrials; that being said, however, the author does make a few assumptions that some general readers may not be comfortable with. This is as much of a positive as a negative. Truth is the main objective in this type of pursuit, and truth is uniquely hard to grasp in this field because the public is constantly bombarded with disinformation and misinformation from all sides. If this book did not reflect certain ideas the author believes to be true and only pandered to the public in an attempt to make all of its readers happy, I would not recommend it. This type of book must be challenging. Those who reject the extraterrestrial hypothesis out of hand will not like this book (nor will they even think of reading it in the first place); those who come to this book with an open mind and no personal feelings either for or against the legitimacy of UFO research will benefit greatly--society's commonly held beliefs will be shown to them in a new light, and they will be forced to think about these matters anew, perhaps for the first time. There are no in-depth studies of any events or ideas--no expansive study of all the aspects of the purported Roswell crash in 1947, no count-by-count description of MIB sightings over the years, no statistical study of alien abductions, etc. What the author presents are basic and common themes in this constantly evolving story. As a part of this--and this is the most beneficial aspect of the book for the growing numbers of us who are fairly familiar with the UFO literature--he attempts to place the ET hypothesis within the largest context possible. Some of the chapters, such as those referring to what I hesitantly label "ancient astronauts" or thoughts on the origins of the universe and time itself, seem to be brainstorm sessions of a sort for the benefit of the reader. While the book does not actually give us the "truth" or provide substantial reasons for viewing ETs as a threat rather than a benefactor, it does offer good, rational reasons for a possible government cover-up, and Robinson offers helpful information on the hierarchy of the CIA and how this hierarchy could have interacted with the USAF and other government agencies regarding UFOs as it evolved from its creation in the late 1940s into the intelligence service it is today. All in all, this book offers benefits to any potential reader, from the skeptic to the true believer.