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British To Release UFO Files

Posted by Hemos on from the won't-hardly-matter dept.

Sean Stidman writes "Looks like the Brits are planning to release their secret files on many UFO sightings, including the famous Rendlesham Forest incident. These files should be ready for download by the end of this week, which I guess means by tomorrow. Are their servers going to be able to handle the load?"

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  1. Re:Does anyone think... by RussGarrett · · Score: 5, Informative

    To redact is just another word for edit, it comes from a latin derivation so it's not an Americanism or anything :).

    It's used in this sort of context to mean blanked out or removed - something they don't want to release (this is the irony in most freedom of information legislation - the government are allowed to redact whatever they want).

  2. Other sites for Rendlesham UFO Info by MoThugz · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.rendlesham.com
    http://www.io.com/~nelson/rendlesham.htm
    http://www.debunker.com/texts/RidpathRendlesham1.h tml
    Tape Transcript: http://www.skiesare.demon.co.uk/bentwatr.htm

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  3. Re:This will never go through by Malc · · Score: 5, Informative

    Britain does have a constitution, but it's not a single written document - it's an uncodified constitution. It comes from several sources including statues such as the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement, political conventions (laws and customs of parliament) and case law (common law). There are two basic principles: rule of law, and the supremacy of parliament

  4. Re:Does anyone think... by Zemran · · Score: 4, Informative

    The word is not in common usage so therefore is not what would be said in England. Just because it is of latin derivation (as are many English words) does not mean it cannot be an Americanism. Many words that are used in the US are not used in the UK but were once used in the UK and therefore have their normal derivation.

    The word means 'to put into literary or publishable form', re-edit, new edition.

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  5. Re:Does anyone think... by Idarubicin · · Score: 4, Informative
    I would assume any actual ET sightings would be "redacted out", as the Brits would say.

    First, it would be "redacted", not "redacted out".

    Second, "to redact" is a verb that is used regularly in certain specialized areas--often in law, for example. Literally, it means to "edit". In practice, it usually refers to the censorship of private documents for release to the public. It is not a Britishism.

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