UN 'to appoint space ambassador to greet alien visitors'

**Jesus Jones** · 27-09-2010, 02:55 PM

What a waste of money!
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Mazlan Othman, a Malaysian astrophysicist, is set to be tasked with co-ordinating humanity’s response if and when extraterrestrials make contact.

Aliens who landed on earth and asked: “Take me to your leader” would be directed to Mrs Othman.

She will set out the details of her proposed new role at a Royal Society conference in Buckinghamshire next week.
The 58-year-old is expected to tell delegates that the proposal has been prompted by the recent discovery of hundreds of planets orbiting other starts, which is thought to make the discovery of extraterrestrial life more probable than ever before.
Mrs Othman is currently head of the UN’s little known Office for Outer Space Affairs (Unoosa).
In a recent talk to fellow scientists, she said: “The continued search for extraterrestrial communication, by several entities, sustains the hope that some day human kind will received signals from extraterrestrials.

UN 'to appoint space ambassador to greet alien visitors' - Telegraph

**dirtydog** · 27-09-2010, 03:07 PM

Malaysian, hmmmm, what happens if the aliens look exactly like pigs?

**hazz** · 27-09-2010, 04:03 PM

If we do not do some forward planning we are going to have a punch up similar to that over the thai G3 licences when the aliens arrive and say 'take me to your leader'.

We don't want give aliens the same impression that thailand gives the world.

**Mid** · 27-09-2010, 04:10 PM

Originally Posted by hazz

take me to your leader'

should of been the thread title

**baby maker** · 27-09-2010, 04:21 PM

Quote''The plan to make Unoosa the co-ordinating body for dealing with alien encounters will be debated by UN scientific advisory committees and should eventually reach the body’s general assembly.
Opinion is divided about how future extraterrestrial visitors should be greeted. Under the Outer Space Treaty on 1967, which Unoosa oversees, UN members agreed to protect Earth against contamination by alien species by “sterilising” them.
Mrs Othman is understood to support a more tolerant approach. '' Unquote

...not altogether a bad solution....''do unto others....''
would solve a few problems here on Earth....certainly with the Turbaned ones..

seems they get the good jobs....perhaps qualified ?? as a alien culture...

**koman** · 27-09-2010, 04:48 PM

Well, ridiculous as it sounds, it seems just as useful as all the other stuff the UN does these days. If the Aliens act up and cause trouble they will be sent a strongly worded letter and there will be a threat of sanctions.....

**baby maker** · 27-09-2010, 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by koman

Well, ridiculous as it sounds, it seems just as useful as all the other stuff the UN does these days. If the Aliens act up and cause trouble they will be sent a strongly worded letter and there will be a threat of sanctions.....

Yep....can just see it....a threat to restrict ''their space''....
too rich....but not improbable.

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