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Korff vs. Randle and the Great Roswell Debate An Invitation From Paul Kimball to Kal K. Korff and Dr. Kevin Randle [As posted at Paul Kimball's blog. Click here for an update on Kimball's blog. Kevin Randle immediately accepted the invitation.]
UPDATE Posted by Paul Kimball on August 18, 2007: " Actually, as Mr. Korff doesn't seem to have updated his site in a couple of days, it's possible he's out of town. Therefore, in the interests of fairness, I'm extending the deadling to Midnight AST on the 27th of August. I sent an e-mail directly to Mr. Korff, and I'm sure Rob McConnell has informed him as well, of the original offer, so he clearly knows about it. Perhaps he is out of town, or just needs some more time to think about it. Either way, I'm keen to see it happen - heck, even Royce Myers III has told me that he'll fly out here to see it (I think others might as well), so it promises to be a major event... if only Mr. Korff agrees to show up. "
A few days ago, Kal Korff called Major Kevin Randle a "coward" for allegedly refusing to debate Mr. Korff on the X-Zone radio show about the Roswell case. Of course, no direct invitation or offer was sent to Major Randle, other than the one that Mr. Korff made on the radio show in passing - a show that Major Randle does not listen to. Hardly a bona fide invitation.
Mr. Korff also never mentioned that Mr. Randle has already debated him, back at the height of Roswell's popularity.
No matter, because the X-Zone would hardly have been a neutral forum in which to hold such a debate anyway. The host, Rob McConnell, is a well-known ETH skeptic (to say the least), and often mocks and ridicules proponents of the Roswell case in particular. He is also a friend of Mr. Korff's, and Mr. Korff serves as the "European Bureau Chief" for the X-Zone. In short, on top of the invitation not being bona fide (as it was not directly communicated to major Randle), the X-Zone is not a neutral site for any debate between Mr. Korff and Major Randle.
Halifax, on the other hand, is just such a place.
Accordingly, I extend to Mr. Korff and Major Randle the following offer.
Redstar Films Limited will fly each of you to Halifax, Nova Scotia, at a time of mutual convenience within the next eight months, for a live debate about the Roswell case.
Now, as I am a friend of Major Randle's, I will not be involved in any way, other than paying the airfare, hotel costs, and a per diem for both Mr. Korff and Major Randle, and arranging the venue, most likely at one of Halifax's universities, but possibly at a public library or some other site.
To make sure that Mr. Korff cannot claim any bias here, we would use a moderator qualified by the Nova Scotia Debating Society. The debate would be conducted under cross-examination rules, which means that Mr. Korff and Major Randle would be able to ask each other questions in a structured setting. Finally, it would be conducted in front of a live audience, and video-taped for DVD, broadband and possibly television distribution. Half of the profits, after my costs for staging the debate were recouped, would go to an American military-related veteran's charity or organization that Mr. Korff and Major Randle mutually agreed upon. The other half of the profits would go to a similar Canadian-related veteran's charity or organization.
This invitation will be sent directly to Mr. Korff and Major Randle. It will be posted to UFO Updates, and to a number of message forums to which I belong. I will forward it to The Daily Grail and the Anomalist.
Mr. Korff and Major Randle will have one week to respond - by August 20, 2007 - at which time, if one of them has not responded, I will consider that a "no" and the offer will be pulled off the table.
Paul Kimball
