Michael Salla
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| Dr. Michael Emin Salla | |
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| Born | September 25, 1958  Melbourne, Australia |
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| Education | University of Melbourne Melbourne CAE University of Melbourne University of Melbourne University of Queensland |
| Occupation | Academia Ufology |
Michael Emin Salla (September 25, 1958) is an international politics scholar who in 2001 became interested in the study of exopolitics and subsequently embarked on a personal effort to disseminate his exopolitical beliefs and hypotheses via the mediums of the internet, UFO and New conferences, and radio appearances. Salla's most recent academic position was in Washington at American University, Center for Global Peace. The Center did not sanction his ufological research, and emphasizes that it is personal.[1] Controversy eventually led to Salla's dismissal from the university.
His unconventional views have made his work the subject of considerable controversy and criticism within both the ufological and mainstream academic communities. Much of the testimony he uses to support his position is controversial due to a lack of empirical evidence to substantiate many of the claims. While many of Salla's sources are considered to be credible by adherents to the UFO Disclosure movement who cite a variety of supporting documents and credentials, critics argue these sources have been discredited for a variety of reasons; among these the dissemination of patent falsehoods in the content of claims made, and the misrepresentation of credentials.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Education
In 1983, Salla received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne. In 1984 he received a Graduate Diploma of Education from Melbourne CAE. In 1987 he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne. In 1990 he received a Master of Arts from the University of Melbourne. In 1993, he received a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland.
[edit] Career
In his early academic career in the 1990s Salla specialized in conflict resolution. He researched ethnic conflicts in Kosovo, East Timor, and Sri Lanka and worked to stop them occurring.[1][2] He led a series of workshops bringing together East Timorese and Indonesian intellectuals to develop a power sharing document to resolve the East Timor conflict. The resulting document was incorporated into the 1999 U.N. supervised referendum voted upon by the East Timorese. On September 1998 in Boston, Salla was one of three panelists who took part in the first American Political Science Association (APSA) discussion on negotiation of global violence and conflict. [3]
From 1996 to 2004, he was an Assistant Professor/Researcher in Residence at the School of International Service at American University. [4][5] In 2003 he founded American University's Peace Ambassador Program, which, at that time, was described on American University's School of International Service website as a program that "combines study, meditative practices, and prayer ceremonies at selected Washington DC sites aimed at promoting individual self-empowerment and Divine Governance in Washington DC." [1]
A feature article on his suggestion that a supposed visit to the dentist by President Eisenhower in 1954 was actually a meeting with extraterrestrials was published in the Washington Post on February 19, 2004. [1] This created tension with the Center for Global Peace that did not wish to be publicly associated with his "new direction in research". [6] In April 2004, he participated at the X-Conference which led to more public prominence and further threatened his university position. [7] On May 13, 2004, Prof Abdul Aziz Said, Director of American University's Center for Global Peace, sent a letter [8] of dismissal to Dr. Salla, citing unauthorized changes Salla had made to the Peace Ambassador Program as the primary reason for Salla's dismissal. The letter also stated that Salla's formal affiliation with American University would not be rescinded, but neither would it be renewed upon its expiration in August 2004.
In April 7, 2005, Salla founded the Exopolitics Institute (ExoInst), a UFO research organization that is currently headquartered in Kealakekua, Hawaii. In June 4, 2006, Al Jazeera published an article discussing a letter Salla had sent them informing them about the possibility of alien intervention in order to prevent a nuclear attack on Iran by the United States of America. [9] From June 9 - 11, 2006, he assembled and took part in the Hawaii Conference on World Peace and Extraterrestrial Civilizations. [9][4]
His current exopolitical interests have led him to assert that the undisclosed presence of extraterrestrials is one of the primary forces behind international conflict. He further states that the claims of various "whistleblowers" (informants) suggest that as many as sixteen different extraterrestrial civilizations are currently interacting with the human race while a number of other extraterrestrial races monitor Earth affairs, while avoiding contact. Most of his claims are derived from whistleblowers (informants) or 'experiencers' (individuals who claim to have contacted extraterrestrials) who, while arousing much debate in the UFO field, are alleged by Dr. Salla to be primary sources of reliable information. In conversation with the Washington Post, Salla pointed to evidence widely available on the internet as a source for his research on extraterrestrial visitation: "There's a lot of stuff on the Internet, and I just went around and pieced it together."[1]
[edit] Media
[edit] Books
- ISBN 978-1-89-330256-3 Exopolitics: Political Implications of Extraterrestrial Presence. Dandelion Books (paperback, 2004)
- ISBN 978-0-27-597373-5 The Hero's Journey Toward a Second American Century. Praeger (hardcover, 2002)
- Reviewed in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Sept 2002 v40 i1 p184(1) "Salla's work is a good choice for students of US foreign policy, US diplomatic history, and psychoanalysis."
- and: Reference & Research Book News Feb 2002 v17 p44
- ISBN 978-0-31-329569-0 Why the Cold War Ended: A Range of Interpretations Westport (Greenwood) (hardcover, 1995)
- Reviewed in American Political Science Review June 1996 v90 n2 p471(1) "This is an interesting and valuable, albeit somewhat vexing, book."
- ISBN 978-0-90-814099-2 Essays on peace: Paradigms for global order. Central Queensland University Press (paperback, 1995)
[edit] Videos
- Safespace - Fastwalkers - Winter 2006
- Introduction to Exopolitics
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[edit] Radio Interviews
- Exopolitics Radio - March 31, 2007
- Exopolitics Radio - March 17, 2007
- As You Wish - May 27, 2006
- Dolphinville Radio - September 2, 2004
- Jerry Pippin - April 15, 2004
[edit] Awards and grants
- Awarded a US$150,000 research grant by the Ford Foundation to organize a conflict resolution workshop for East Timor (1999)
- Selected as panelist for United States Institute of Peace Solicited Grants Panel (February 1999)
- Awarded two grants by the United States Institute of Peace for conflict resolution workshops on the East Timor conflict (1998 & 1987)
- Selected for United States Institute of Peace Faculty and College Seminar (July 1997)
- Promoted from Lecturer (level A) to Lecturer (level B), Faculty of Arts, Australian National University (1996)
- Associate of the Centre for Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (1994-1996)
- Australian Postgraduate Research Award (1991-1992)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Carlson, Peter (February 19, 2004). Ike and the Alien Ambassadors. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
- ^ Salla, Michael. Private Peacemaking USIP-Assisted Peacemaking Projects of Nonprofit Organizations. United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
- ^ U.S. Institute of Peace Peace Watch Online - October 1998 issue. United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved on 2007-03-30.
- ^ a b Bio. Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Kamen, Al (June 9, 2006). A Capital Start for Interior Secretary. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
- ^ Salla, Michael (August 4, 2004). TIME LINE OF CORRESPONDENCE & EVENTS. Exopolitics. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ Paradigm Research Group (February 3, 2005). "X-Conference 2005 Press Release". Press release.
- ^ Said, Abdul Aziz (May 13, 2004). PA-Termination-Letter. American University, official correspondence. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ^ a b El Amraoui, Ahmed (June 4, 2006). US-Iran: The truth is way out there. Al Jazeera. Retrieved on 2007-04-02.
[edit] See also
- Exopolitics Institute (ExoInst)
- Alfred Webre
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