Yeah theres no doubt that those photos have been edited, you gotta think that they are buildings, definitely something secretive, I also had trouble seeing what was there after a while. And those patches that the astronauts wore on their arm, they had Stone Henge and some Egyptian stuff on them, why else would they have Stone Henge on the moon mission patches? It really does seem like this stuff is being hinted at us, like they want a few people to catch on. I wish they'd stop being assholes an just tell us everything lol.
Certainly a good reason for a cover up. I agree that it would be a disaster to announce it. World apocalyptic riots, I have no doubt. And in the Cold War, that could have been it for civilization as we know it and a fine, how do you do. So, they didn't want us to know perhaps, rightly. Maybe what they know now, they are so glad and are just waiting for Commercial spaceflight to avoid the mob demanding govt's to "do something!!!!"
Now, just stipulating for a moment it's true, it would explain many things. Reports of strange crafts in our atmosphere and that we never went back, just to name a few. That, to me, is the weirdest and most damning evidence. It's just against human nature, not to go back. And we know now there is water and other important substances in a very nearby, very weak gravity field, just for the taking.
Yet, our most adventurous capitalists are planning on mining asteroids, but not until they can place them in orbit around the moon. Just strange. But, maybe they have a different market in mind.
It occurs to me much si-fi has been written about Contact, where a typical human just can't stand the smell or the look, etc. Instant, overwhelming phobia, for most of us. Like spiders in your mouth or something.
IAC, I had forgotten, China has lunar photo-mapping orbiters, as well.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2012-02/06/c_131393210.htm
I've postulated before about this inexplicable delay in space faring. I've opined we have secret deals with China, Russia and India, to allow these big populations segments a fair place at the table, ie, to insure their wealth goes in also to share the gain.
I've said I thought the entry price is a Space Station module.
How about this strategy? They just need to go and see for themselves. Don't take our word for it. WAIT ONE..........
Sure enough, all I have to do is test the connection and here it is. Why is India mapping the moon?
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aowjbjZiXQG0&refer=asia
OMG!! Many mapping missions planned soon. Britain, South Korea, Europe, a 1/2 dozen private missions. Even manned missions planned out to 2030, by India and everyone else but US. Japan has done lunar missions. Is this what North Korea wants? To just see for themselves? Iran?
Well, now I want to see for myself.