The United Nations has lost all semblance of credibility with this latest effort. They have appointed an obscure Malaysian Astro - physicist Mazlan Othman to be the " first point of contact - should ET drop by for a beer and a yack.
How ridiculously and stupendously silly. People starve , people die in their millions and instead of feet on the ground the UN has its eye on the sky.
Duh.
Isn't that the place Helen Clark works now?
UPDATE: Okay so it appears that the story was based on a misinterpretation of a comment at a conference..
But it is interesting that people didnt have too much trouble believing that the UN would actually appoint someone to the alien grin and grip role.
Here is a very interesting take on the issue.
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