Scientists Propose Giant Mirrors To Protect Earth From Invasion

London, England Under the flimsy guise of protecting the Earth from an asteroid collision, a multinational taskforce of scientists have devised a plan to protect the planet from an impending invasion by a ancient alien overlord.

The plan, called the Rogue Alien Defense Initiative will send a small fleet of ships into orbit around the Earth. These ships will deploy an array of 5000 mirrors which will reflect the image of the oncoming fleet, fooling them into believing the Earth is well protected.

"We realize that it's a long shot," said Dr. Orville Hibbard, but it's the best chance we have to save the planet."

While some critics claim there is no evidence to believe there will be such an attack, those in the know have already began building bunkers to protect themselves. Those who don't believe in the existence of the evil alien overlord cannot deny the fact that merely speaking his name can bring on army of hostile lawyers armed with copyright infringements.

The estimated cost for this grandiose project is fifty billion dollars and thirty two cents. "The majority of the funding will come from the U.S. government" explained Dr. Hibbard. "The project was quietly slipped into the the SBX missile defense system budget. They didn't nickname it Star Wars for nothing."

And if the ruse fails and the Alien Overlord who must not be named invades Earth anyway?

"Then none of this really matters does it? It's win-win all around."

John McNally contributing writer