Some of your stories are GOOD.
And I guess a story about evil aliens will counterbalance all the evil Republican stories.
However, what enquiring minds want to know is........what's a CUO?

Oh, and they were considered hostile because they were around BEFORE all the major quakes?
Hmmm.......they're just observing here........not creating them.
If they were here to get us, we'd have all been toast a hundred times over.
If they wanted to get our attention, maybe they ought to turn all the bank's computers to zeros.
What I'd like to see is a complete electric worldwide shutdown for maybe 60 seconds or so, and then maybe have the sun dim out about the same time.

Pretty impressive though, right?
Oughtta be!
Make all those damned generals quake in their boots.
And give normal people pause to reflect.

Beam me up Scotty, this planet is hostile.