Planet of the Apes is a fictional story - but it contains a great truth. The author of the novel on which the Hollywood film is based was a retired French military intelligence officer named Pierre Boulle. By the 1960s, certain insiders within the intelligence community had decided to inform the general public about secret information. For various reasons, they were forbidden to reveal it directly so, instead, they presented it in fictional stories. Ian Fleming, known for his James Bond novels, used this approach. If you have watched my video series AFRICA'S MYSTERY APES you will know some of the facts regarding human-ape hybridization. You will also understand why certain truths about our world must be handled delicately.