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REVIEWS BEYOND ROSWELL: The Alien players so as to put faces to names. Autopsy Film, Area 51 & the US The authors expand upon recent revela- Government Coverup of UFOs tions over the Santilli autopsy film as well by Michael Hesemann & Philip Mantle as the theory that the autopsied alien was Publisher: Marlowe & Company, New retrieved from an earlier 1947 crash site at York, USA, 1997 Socorro, NM (see Hesemann's article in ISBN 1-56924-781-1 (303pp h/c) NEXUS 3/06). Price: AUD$45.00; STG£15.99; Included are analyses by Hesemann, and USD$22.95 Native American Robert Morning Sky, of Available: Aust—Cameron Books, ph hieroglyphs, retrieved from the crash site, (047) 58 7676; UK—Michael O'Mara which have remarkable similarities with a Books, ph 0171 720 8643; USA—Publ. number of ancient Earth scripts. Group West, ph 1-800 788 3123. One thing is certain: the Roswell phenom- Fifty years after the infamous Roswell enon is not going to go away! incident, isn't it high time the US govern- ment ended the cover-up on the truth about = BETRAYAL OF THE SPIRIT: My Life UFOs/ETs? This sentiment is echoed in Behind the Headlines of the Hare Beyond Roswell's foreword, written by Jesse Krishna Movement Marcel, MD, who, in 1947 at age 11, was by Nori J. Muster shown debris from a UFO crash retrieval Publisher: University of Illinois Press, site by his father, Major Jesse Marcel, USA, 1997 whose name is now legendary in ufology. ISBN 0-252-02263-7 (231 pp h/c) Michael Hesemann (editor of the German Price: USD$24.95 + p&h UFO publication, Magazin 2000) and Philip — Available: USA—Uhiversity of Illinois Mantle (investigations director of BUFORA Press, ph (410) 516 6927, 1-800 545 in the UK) have teamed up to produce as 4703, (217) 333 0950 (orders). definitive an examination as possible of the Betrayal of the spirit is a rare glimpse into events surrounding the Roswell UFO/alien the workings of the Hare Krishna movement crash retrieval scenario. They have drawn in the US by a former insider. Author Nori on the available archival material concern- Muster joined the International Society for ing the circumstances and the personalities Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in 1977 involved with Roswell, as well as the 'body _ and left in 1988, disillusioned with the way of knowledge' painstakingly built up since that the mechanisms of the institution inter- the late 1970s by researchers like Stanton fered with her pursuit of spiritual truth. Friedman. Hesemann and Mantle have Nori Muster joined the group not long after added to the storehouse their own interviews __ the death of its founder and master, Swami with still-living eyewitnesses and have Prabhupada—which ushered in an era of included archival and recent photos of key considerable disarray for ISKCON. In her position as public relations secretary and an editor of ISKCON World Review Muster was especially privy to the group's workings and many times had to present cover stories to soften the impact of the many scandals that rocked the movement—scandals involving membership schisms, fund-raising anom- alies, child abuse, drugs, weapons stockpil- ing and even murder. Her narrative serves on two levels: as behind-the-scenes historical reportage and as a very personal account of her journey into Krishna consciousness and her search to find meaning within the confines of religious institutionalism. Despite her frustration with the inner workings and the rampant religious hypocrisy and sexism that forced her to leave her job and the group in 1988, Nori remains true to her spiritual path and even sympathetic about ISKCON and its short- comings. Nori Muster's balanced critique gives many helpful insights for those seeking a better understanding of the structure and nature of religious cult groups at the fringe of society. NOL |. MUSTER Peete LAREY 1 SHINE BEYOND ROSWELL: The Alien Autopsy Film, Area 51 & the US Government Coverup of UFOs by Michael Hesemann & Philip Mantle Publisher: Marlowe & Company, New York, USA, 1997 ISBN 1-56924-781-1 (303pp h/c) Price: AUD$45.00; STG£15.99; USD$22.95 Available: Aust—Cameron Books, ph (047) 58 7676; UK—Michael O'Mara Books, ph 0171 720 8643; USA—Publ. Group West, ph 1-800 788 3123. Fifty years after the infamous Roswell incident, isn't it high time the US govern- ment ended the cover-up on the truth about UFOs/ETs? This sentiment is echoed in Beyond Roswell's foreword, written by Jesse Marcel, MD, who, in 1947 at age 11, was shown debris from a UFO crash retrieval site by his father, Major Jesse Marcel, whose name is now legendary in ufology. Michael Hesemann (editor of the German UFO publication, Magazin 2000) and Philip Mantle (investigations director of BUFORA in the UK) have teamed up to produce as definitive an examination as possible of the events surrounding the Roswell UFO/alien crash retrieval scenario. They have drawn on the available archival material concern- ing the circumstances and the personalities involved with Roswell, as well as the 'body of knowledge' painstakingly built up since the late 1970s by researchers like Stanton Friedman. Hesemann and Mantle have added to the storehouse their own interviews with still-living eyewitnesses and have included archival and recent photos of key NORI |. MUSTER BETRAYAL Wi SPIRIT JUNE - JULY 1997 NEXUS +77