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Bryan Bender
The claims the writer was given for Bryan Bender, in the order they were given.
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Bryan Bender describes Luis Elizondo in "Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation" as an enigma, a guy who spent decades in the intelligence community.
“Bender describes Elizondo as “in many ways, an enigma. Here is a guy who spent decades in the intelligence community.””
The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He? 2019-06-01 char:18314-18421 opinion first hand
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Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White confirmed to Politico that the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) existed and was run by Luis Elizondo.
““Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White confirmed to Politico that the program existed and was run by Elizondo,” Bryan Bender wrote in December 2017.”
The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He? 2019-06-01 char:6931-7097 testimony second hand
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Bryan Bender is Politico's defense editor.
“Bender, who is Politico’s defense editor,”
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Bryan Bender considers Luis Elizondo and Chris Mellon part of an unmatched team of former high-level government officials to come forward on the UFO issue, noting they still have security clearances and networks in Washington, D.C.
““If you were trying to come up with the A-team of former, high-level government officials who would come forward on this issue, you can’t really think of a better team,” Bender says in the screener. “Lue Elizondo, Chris Mellon — these guys still have security clearances, still have networks in Washington, still are in the business, if you will.””
The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He? 2019-06-01 char:7829-8169 opinion first hand
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Bryan Bender is the defense editor for Politico.
“Mr. Bryan Bender, defense editor for Politico”
Pentagon Reinforces Mr. Luis Elizondo Had “No Responsibilities” on AATIP; Senator Harry Reid’s 2009 Memo Changes Nothing 2019-06-14 char:4518-4555 administrative
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Bryan Bender deleted his June 2, 2019 tweet predicting a forthcoming Pentagon statement, some time after it was pointed out that the Pentagon statement was not issued the week he claimed.
“Mr. Bender has since deleted this tweet, some time after it was pointed out the Pentagon statement was not issued the week that he claimed.”
Pentagon Reinforces Mr. Luis Elizondo Had “No Responsibilities” on AATIP; Senator Harry Reid’s 2009 Memo Changes Nothing 2019-06-14 char:5008-5217 administrative
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Bryan Bender declined to comment on why he deleted his tweet about a forthcoming Pentagon statement.
“Mr. Bender declined to comment on why he deleted the tweet.”
Pentagon Reinforces Mr. Luis Elizondo Had “No Responsibilities” on AATIP; Senator Harry Reid’s 2009 Memo Changes Nothing 2019-06-14 char:5255-5308 administrative
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Bryan Bender clarified that the US Navy was not endorsing the idea that its sailors have encountered alien spacecraft, but was acknowledging there have been enough strange sightings by credible and highly trained military personnel that they need to be recorded in the official record and studied rather than dismissed as science-fiction phenomena.
“‘To be clear, the navy isn’t endorsing the idea that its sailors have encountered alien spacecraft,’ Bender clarified. ‘But it is acknowledging there have been enough strange sightings by credible and highly trained military personnel that they need to be recorded in the official record and studied – rather than dismissed as kooky phenomena from the realm of science-fiction.’”
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Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) are now on the agenda.
“as Politico's Bryan Bender commented, 'UFOs are now on the agenda.'”
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Bryan Bender reported on 2021-03-25 that military and intelligence agencies had been accused of stiff-arming investigators on UFO sightings.
“Bryan Bender, 'Military and Spy Agencies Accused of Stiff-arming Investigators on UFO Sightings', 25 March 2021.”
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On 2019-04-23, Bryan Bender reported that the US Navy was drafting new guidelines for reporting UFOs.
“Bryan Bender, 'U.S. Navy Drafting New Guidelines for Reporting UFOs', Politico, 23 April 2019.”
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Luis Elizondo met Bryan Bender once or twice over coffee in Annapolis, Maryland.
“I met Bryan once or twice over coffee in Annapolis.”
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Luis Elizondo considers Bryan Bender a shrewd reporter who knew the workings of the Pentagon better than most people who worked there.
“He was a very shrewd reporter who knew the ins and outs of the Pentagon better than most people who worked there.”
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Luis Elizondo observed that Bryan Bender had a large pool of sources that Bender never revealed to Elizondo.
“He had a huge pool of sources to tap into, although he never revealed any of them to me.”
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Bryan Bender was more interested in the national security aspect and potential threat posed by Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) than in the phenomenon itself.
“Bryan seemed more interested in the national security aspect and potential threat.”
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Bryan Bender did not come across as a believer in Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), but rather seemed interested in whether the Pentagon had a programme that was never disclosed to the public or Congress.
“Bryan didn't come across as a "UAP believer." Rather, he seemed interested in the Pentagon having a program that wasn't ever disclosed to the public or Congress, but I could be wrong.”
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