This is a person I respect a great deal, and I think we should listen closely to what he is saying.
Yes, it is chilling. But this option is on the table and many people are feeling nervous.
Disclaimer: I have no direct knowledge of any operation. The following is an opinion, and I hope it is wrong.
I am concerned that Major General McCasland was taken, and that he may well have already been killed. There are many reasons for this concern, from the obvious (leaving his prescription glasses, phone and fitness tracker behind), to the less obvious, which I will detail briefly below.
There are several potential motives, and corresponding categories of suspects: 1) An assassination by operatives on behalf of one or more UFO Legacy Programs; 2) An abduction by operatives of an adversarial nation for the purposes of extracting classified intelligence; 3) An abduction by a mentally disturbed “ufologist” who wants “the secrets”. There are other categories, some of which intersect with the prior three.
My personal belief at this time (and I pray to God that I’m wrong) is that an order was given, following POTUS’ statement about releasing the UFO and “alien” files, to send a clear message to all currently- and formerly-cleared persons with classified knowledge of UFO-related programs: “We’re doing this on OUR terms… limited hangout terms… and if you get out of line, you’ll vanish.”
I am not alone in this concern. Other friends of mine from the IC have expressed the same suspicion. Everyone I’ve talked to has hardened their already-VERY-hard, nearly foolproof, personal protective measures. I will not elaborate on those measures for obvious reasons, but they are extreme and cover all conceivable scenarios.
To people in/from one of these programs, who are concerned for their own wellbeing: Protect yourself. Use your tradecraft. Have dead-man switches coordinated through third parties which you do not have access to, and which require a 30-day deactivation period after you transmit a deactivation code. Include packages with your PII / bona fides, foreign intel and domestic intel. Surveil your surroundings at all times using multiple sources of capture and backup (overt/covert; digital/analog). Think deeply about all scenarios, plan accordingly, and do not share your plans with your loved ones. You should be self-protected at all times, to the level that you are confident walking into a SCIF to brief Congress, with no fear of retribution.
There is much more I’d like to say about this, but mostly, I am just very sad. And above all, I really hope I’m wrong about Major General McCasland. I’m praying for him.