Lue Elizondo’s statement from the Good Trouble Show

The following submission statement was provided by u/8ran60n:

Lue Elizondo’s statement from the Good Trouble Show

Lue’s statement…

"WHEN PEOPLE FIRST INQUIRED ABOUT MY STORY, THE PENTAGON INITIALLY CONFIRMED MY ROLE IN AATIP AND THE FOCUS OF ITS EFFORTS. SHORTLY AFTER SECRETARY MATTIS LEFT THE DEPARTMENT, THE PENTAGON CHANGED ITS TUNE BY SAYING ALL MY EMAILS HAD BEEN DELETED- THE SAME EMAILS THAT WOULD SUBSTANTIATE NOT ONLY MY CLAIMS BUT MANY OF THOSE WHO WERE PART OF THE AATIP EFFORT, INCLUDING ONE OF ITS SPONSORS, THE LATE SENATOR HARRY REID."

"LATER, WHEN CONFRONTED WITH A FOIA REQUEST, THE PENTAGON DENIED AGAIN THE EXISTENCE OF ANY E-MAIL OR CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN ME AND OTHER SENIORS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT WHOM I WAS REGULARLY ENGAGED WITH UNTIL THE DAY I LEFT THE PENTAGON IN 2017. RECENTLY, ONE OF MY E-MAILS WAS LEAKED BY AN UNKNOWN PERSON ON REDDIT. THIS TIME, WHEN THE PENTAGON WAS CHALLENGED WITH THE EXISTENCE OF THE E-MAIL, IN THIS CASE, ONE THAT DESCRIBED THE AUTHORIZED TRANSFER OF AATIP LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES TO ANOTHER SENIOR MEMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ENDORSED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FRONT OFFICE, THEY WERE FORCED TO ADMIT THIS E-MAIL EXISTED AND WAS NOT DELETED AS THEY PREVIOUSLY CLAIMED. BEGRUDGINGLY, WHEN THE PENTAGON FINALLY DID RELEASE THE E-MAIL, PROVING MY ROLE AND PARTICIPATION IN AATIP, THE PENTAGON DECIDED TO REDACT THE MENTION OF AATIP, CITING FOIA EXEMPTIONS! BY THIS LOGIC, THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE TO REDACT THE NAME AARO AND ANY OTHER OFFICE AT THE PENTAGON."

"IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THE PENTAGON'S MOUTHPIECE FOR THIS IS ONE INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN SOLE AUTHORITY TO HANDLE ALL FOIA REQUESTS INVOLVING UPS, AARO, AATIP, AND SPECIFICALLY, ME. ALL THIS INFORMATION IS IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE AND CAN BE EASILY VERIFIED THANKS TO THE WORKS OF CERTAIN PRIVATE CITIZENS FIGHTING FOR INCREASED GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THE FOIA PROCESS. SIMPLY PUT, YOU AND CONGRESS CONTINUED TO BE LIED TO BY A FEW AT THE PENTAGON WHO PREFER TO VIEW YOU AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS "SHEEPLE". MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE PENTAGON PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FEEDING MISINFORMATION TO CERTAIN QUESTIONABLE JOURNALISTS TO MISLEAD THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, AND THAT RELATIONSHIP IS ALIVE AND WELL TODAY AND IS IN FACT NOW LEGAL THROUGH A NEW AND DISTURBING POLICY OF "PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT"

"TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, I WAS NOTIFIED YESTERDAY THAT THERE MAY BE A PERSONAL THREAT AGAINST MYSELF, AND SEVERAL OTHER WHISTLEBLOWERS FORMERLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE UP EFFORT FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. AS SUCH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: I AM NOT PRONE TO ACCIDENTS! I AM NOT SUICIDAL! I AM NOT ABUSING DRUGS! I AM NOT ENGAGED IN ANY ILLICIT ACTIVITIES. IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED!" LUE ELIZONDO FORMER DIRECTOR PENTAGON'S ADVANCED AEROSPACE THREAT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM

Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/1ct05y0/lue_elizondos_statement_from_the_good_trouble_show/l48kx5j/

I would say I’m encouraged that threats against whistleblowers is a red line that won’t be tolerated by congress, law enforcement, inspectors general, etc…. 

But then I remembered two active Boeing whistleblowers just consecutively died under bizarre circumstances and literally none of the entities I just listed seemed to care or even notice

Just reposting the quote with capitalization fixed for those of us who prefer not to listen to our internal reading voices shouting for four paragraphs

When people first inquired about my story, the Pentagon initially confirmed my role in AATIP and the focus of its efforts. Shortly after Secretary Mattis left the department, the Pentagon changed its tune by saying all my emails had been deleted - the same emails that would substantiate not only my claims but many of those who were part of the AATIP effort, including one of its sponsors, the late Senator Harry Reid.

Later, when confronted with a FOIA request, the Pentagon denied again the existence of any e-mail or correspondence between me and other seniors within the department whom I was regularly engaged with until the day I left the Pentagon in 2017. Recently, one of my emails was leaked by an unknown person on Reddit. This time, when the Pentagon was challenged with the existence of the e-mail, in this case, one that described the authorized transfer of AATIP leadership responsibilities to another senior member of the department and endorsed by the Secretary of Defense Front Office, they were forced to admit this e-mail existed and was not deleted as they previously claimed. Begrudgingly, when the Pentagon finally did release the e-mail, proving my role and participation in AATIP, the Pentagon decided to redact the mention of AATIP, citing FOIA exemptions! By this logic, they would also have to redact the name AARO and any other office at the Pentagon.

It should also be noted that the Pentagon's mouthpiece for this is one individual within the Public Affairs Office who has been given sole authority to handle all FOIA requests involving UPS, AARO, AATIP, and specifically, me. All this information is in the public sphere and can be easily verified thanks to the works of certain private citizens fighting for increased government transparency through the FOIA process. Simply put, you and Congress continued to be lied to by a few at the Pentagon who prefer to view you and the American people as 'sheeple'. Make no mistake, the Pentagon Public Affairs Office has a long history of feeding misinformation to certain questionable journalists to mislead the American public, and that relationship is alive and well today and is in fact now legal through a new and disturbing policy of 'perception management'.

To add insult to injury, I was notified yesterday that there may be a personal threat against myself and several other whistleblowers formerly associated with the UP effort for the U.S. government. As such, I would like to make this perfectly clear to the American people: I am not prone to accidents! I am not suicidal! I am not abusing drugs! I am not engaged in any illicit activities. If something happens to me or my family members in the future, you will know what happened!" - Lue Elizondo, former Director, Pentagon's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program

This is a scandal that must be investigated by Congress in public hearings. Death threats to men like Grusch and Elizondo must NOT be tolerated. They should be aggressively investigated and ruthlessly prosecuted!!

Holy shit. Interesting statement. Reading between the lines, it seems like Elizondo not only has the receipts (the email leak to reddit by an "unknown person"..perhaps could be a subtle hint to the gatekeepers and propaganda peddlers at the DOD that they might think his emails were deleted.. but clearly someone retained copies. Perhaps someone named Eue Lelizondo? And more could come out)

Also, "perception management" may be the internal DOD term for propaganda, which is illegal for them to spread to US citizens, journalists etc. Lue has tweeted out the exact statute that states its a crime to conduct an influence operation against American citizens. More gloves are off.

Also, drawing a direct line from when General Mattis left the Pentagon to when Lues troubles started, is an important point hes making. Its well known he was Mattis' main intel guy on the battlefield. Mattis is still respected across the political spectrum and in the military establishment, and Lue is implying Jim Mattis had/maybe still has his back.

And the bit about the threat to his safety.. speaks for itself.

Good for Mr. Elizondo for this. Seems like hes decided to come out of hibernation full throttle. Go get 'em Luis!