The following clarifications are not intended as criticism of the New York Times or Amy Chozick. Rather they are in service to the reality the reporters and editors working today do not possess a comprehensive knowledge base for the extraterrestrial presence issues. This is a very important Times article that is much appreciated.

– First and foremost, the matter in question is no longer about UFOs. That is the language of embargo. It is about “extraterrestrials” (not “aliens”) and has been for some time.

– The interest in the extraterrestrial issue extends well beyond a “small but committed cohort of voters.”  Repeated polling by CNN, Reuters, Roper, Ipsos and many other entities has indicated as many as 50% of the American people believe the phenomenon is real and as many as 85% believe their government is not telling them the truth. Twenty percent of the world’s population (1.5 billion) believe extraterrestrials are present now.
www.ufoevidence.org/topics/publicopinionpolls.htm
www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=4742

– President Obama has clearly danced around the subject in clever fashion. But the formal statement from the White House as of October 4, 2011 was no joke. It was also, on the key question, entirely false.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/formally-acknowledge-extraterrestrial-presence-engaging-human-race-disclosure

– John Podesta was also Chief of Staff to President Clinton.

– It is VERY notable Podesta declined to comment on the Times article.

– The mention of the meeting with Laurance Rockefeller in 1995 was most welcome. However, what is missing is mention of the entire Rockefeller Initiative (March 1993 to October 1996). Secretary Clinton has yet to acknowledge that initiative or her involvement in it.
See: www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Rockefeller_Initiative_Documents.htm

Source: PRG, Paradigm Research Group – Stephen Bassett