I ma not sure that I really have a "special interest."  I may not be properly Aspergian in this respect.  My interests tend to be somewhat fluid, more like a Neuro-typical in this respect.  

One of my consistent themes is the idea of a cover-up.  I was fascinated by movies alleging cover-ups, such as "JFK" by Oliver Stone.  I also avidly listen to Dave Emory.  I think that cover-ups are a special interest that has been sustained throughout my life.  This may come closest to the "obsession" that I am supposed to feel if I conformed to any stereotype of an Aspie.

I have not really shared that interest here, for a number of reasons.  One of them is that these things get in to dark areas, areas that I would prefer to avoid.  Yet, one cover-up theory still piques my interest, even as my interest in conspiracies is slowly atrophying.  That is the possibility that there may be a NASA cover-up of life on Mars.

Now, to begin, I am no fan of violence.  However, I am glad that Buzz Aldrin did not take Bart Sibrel's nonsense lying down (I do not advocate punching, of course).  We landed on the moon, so don't give me any theories on that.  In fact, if NASA were engaged in a cover-up, the first thing they would do would be to hire someone like Bart Sibrel to create disinformation.  The same could be said for many UFO researchers, that they actually create disinformation around mind control experiments, making human manipulations look like they are alien in nature.  I doubt that real aliens look like the ones we see in popular UFO literature!

Yet, could an actual alien cover-up may exist, one dealing with microbial life on Mars?  Is THIS the reason that the Feds are so keen on reigning in people like Gary McKinnon?  Could there be a kernel of truth behind a lot of the UFO nonsense, a more mundane truth?  This sounds outlandish, until one remembers the Mars meteorite and how it simply disappeared from the news.

There are websites on this subject, some good and some nonsense.  Some are at the fringes, but some make sense.  As for motive, remember that NASA wants to colonize Mars.  The existence of life would make this colonization process complicated under international treaties.  There is a motive for a cover-up.  Even the past existence of life might suggest life still existing.


In any case, the Sabbath is almost here so I'd better go.  Feel free to discuss, and be brutally honest if you find the idea ridiculous.  I might at some point myself...