2005 EXPEDITION: YAMASH-I-T-A ( JAPS) TREASURE
Gboy.....As I said, I'm not here to debate with you or anybody else. All I said was that your maps are not authentic Golden Lily maps, because they are not.
This forum has other people saying they have photocopies of maps from before the photocopier was commercially available and all sorts of other things that are not possibly true.
Sterling has spent 30 years researching this, along with 24 other books he has written on various topics. Read some of the reviews here with respect to Gold (Not Golden) Warriors, the third book that he has authored on this subject matter: and tell me that these people are not experts in their respective fields:
http://bowstring.net/
He still learns more such as who was really hung immediately after the war. If you know your history, you know what I am referring to. Sterling has no interest whatsoever in publishing highly confidential subject matter such as actual sites.
To think it wise for him to do so is questionable among other things. To even be discussing this matter in a public forum is also not wise when it comes to confidential facts, loose lips sink ships.
Numerous murder threats have made him a wiser man, ever since he published The Soong Dynasty, and he is not about to publish sensitive material in a public domain work. He had to self-publish Gold Warriors as it is due to the threats to publishers and his and his families lives. Sometimes discretion is smarter that bragging about everything one knows. I have never claimed that Sterling's work is complete or finished, nor I have ?boasted that I am with him?.
I have worked very closely with him for years as part of being trained to be heir apparent to the only person who has made the only documented recoveries in history. Where's you proof you your successful recovery?
I simply told a disingenuous person in this forum who says that there is no treasure to stop attacking the character of somebody who doesn't waste time, like I am right now, in forums like this, and therefore does not have the opportunity to defend himself, although he doesn't need to, his work speaks for itself.
He is a highly respected and noted historian and author, not a person spending time in this forum bragging about things that should not be discussed here. Those who really know, don't talk...............Those who know nothing talk a lot about what they think they know to impress themselves and others.
My research is not just based on studying the history, and I am not going to tell you where I have been in the Philippines, nor am I going to publish photographs in this forum or anywhere else. Maybe I'll see you in Manila.
These types discussions take place with high level encryption and firewalls. I doubt if you have either if you think a public forum is a good place to discuss highly confidential matters.
I know exactly where Ben's house is, and he has been tested extensively, including use of the double-blind scientific study method to confirm his relationship with Emperor Hirohito's' brother and cousin.
I have hundreds of hours of videotape of this and a lot of other things that you will never see published. I am well aware of the many monkey site, and tunnel 6, I have Ben on videotape pointing out tunnel 6 now that you mention it, the cemetery, etc.
I can tell you details about hundreds of other sites right down to the Kana, Kanji, Katagana, and Hiragana, and other symbols that the cartographers used, because I studied these languages. Have your learned these languages to be able to use AUTHENTIC maps?
You saying ?I don't think so? doesn't mean much to me because you are dead wrong. 20 years isn't much experience, especially when you don't know all of the other historical details that come into play.
You have pictures, great. I have hundreds of hours of videotapes on actual sites, but I don't choose to brag about it. Yeah, Cory got you too, probably after she got Fort Santiago........is that something you want to brag about? That's a big credibility booster. Recovering it is one thing, keeping it is another.
Are you legally set up for security, refining, certificating, transporting, dealing with the legal ramifications of 14 Countries who would love to see your recovery with their hallmarks and mineral deposits proving the origin?
So, to try to be brief, and to answer your question, the answer is not you, me, or Sterling, as you just said that you failed, and Sterling has no interest in treasure hunting, he is an authentic historian who has risked his life to educate people, mostly about politics, biochemical warfare, economics, etc., and I don't have funds to put my knowledge and access to the maps to use.
The WWII loot in the Philippines is just a small story that you are focused on, and you are not seeing the big picture, but I hope that you keep the next several tons next time so you can retire and spend less time in message boards like this.
All I did was stumble on this site and comment on somebody attacking my good friend and my colleagues character, somebody who knows absolutely nothing and is trying to convince people who know even less that no looting took place before, during, and after WWII. We may not agree on everything but at least you know the truth, and I respect that.
Best Regards and I wish you the best luck!
Wayne