Philip Krapf's LA Times employment
From: campbell@ufomind.com (Glenn Campbell, Las Vegas)
Date: Sun, 10 May 1998 17:55:17 -0800
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A couple of days ago, I created a catalog entry for Philip
Kraph's book, "The Contact Has Begun." Here is my review...
It is like George Adamski never really died but was reincarnated
in the body of Phillip Krapf, a former editor for the Los Angeles
Times. In the early morning hours of June 11, 1997, Kraph says he
was abducted by pointy-eared aliens called the Verdants. They
took him aboard their vessel and subjected him to unspeakable
torture: meeting after meeting with ambassadors and functionaries
from the Intergalactic Federation of Sovereign Planets (IFSP).
Kraph spent three days with the visitors, being briefed on the
state of the universe, the savage nature of humanity, etc. The
aliens are already in the process of recruiting "ambassadors"
among earth's elite (including one planted at the current LA
Times), and by the year 2002 these representatives will start
revealing themselves. By 2003, we'll all know the score, as our
planet is peacefully inducted into the IFSP.... But do we really
want to join? The book gives us the impression that the visitors
are mired in bureaucracy. The Federation is composed of
committees, sub-committees, ambassadors and deputies, who can't
seem to do anything without first conducting a study. Given the
problems of intergalactic administration described herein, we
wouldn't be surprised if that 2003 deadline is pushed back by a
century or two.
Reservations
As expected, the author offers not one scrap of corroborating
evidence for his claims. Even his wife was away at the time of
the supposed abduction, so cannot verify it. More importantly, no
comparision is attempted between this experience and that of
other abductees -- probably the only useful method for
approaching such claims. (If two people who have had no contact
with each other report the same abduction details, that
coincidence is something we can investigate. Krapf's experiences
don't seem to coincide with the other well-known abduction
reports.) The marketing of this book depends on the author being
a former LA Times journalist, but none of the rules of journalism
are applied here. Still, the book is easy and fun to read if you
happen to be in the mood for silliness.
[Review (c) copyright, 1998, Glenn Campbell]
More at: http://www.ufomind.com/catalog/isbn/56170/506/
Now, a reader, THC <gin@mindspring.com>, has followed up on Krapf's
LA Times credentials...
----- Forwarded Message Follows -----
From: THC <gin@mindspring.com>
Subject: Krapf was not a journalist; only a copy editor.
Commenting on: http://www.ufomind.com/catalog/isbn/56170/506/
"Cota, Wendy"
To: gin@mindspring.com
Subject: RE: (fwd) Phillip H. Krapf
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 15:39:00 -0700
Hi,
Phillip Krapf was a copy editor for the Times. Not a staff writer,
editorial writer or line editor. The Times has no comment on his latest
book.
Wendy Cota
Editorial Metro
Comment:
Was Phillip H. Krapf a reporter and
editoral writer and editor at the Los
Angles Times? If so, what is your
judgement of him and his book,
"The Contact has Begun?"
Sincerely,
John C. Thompson
UFO investigator
MUFON/ISUR
host:
www.latimes.com
~referer:
http://www.latimes.com/HOME/TALK/metrocom.htm
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