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From: Robert Swiatek <swiman@POP.DN.NET>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 00:40:22 -0400
Fwd Date: Sat, 07 Jun 1997 12:25:11 -0400
Subject: Greer's 'Antics'

List Members--

The following was placed on the Fund's web site on 6 June 1997 (D-Day
Anniversary, incidentally):

--Greer/CSETI Confronted -- Dr. Steven Greer, M.D., leader of CSETI (the
Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence) has improperly
published and distributed scores of copies of a preliminary draft of the
BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE briefing document. He knew it was original material
of the UFO Research Coalition which was protected by copyright law against
unauthorized reproduction.

His claim that his version of the document was not copyrighted is pointless,
since all drafts of a copyrighted work are automatically protected by
copyright law. His claim that he was told that none of the versions would be
copyrighted is without basis.

Greer removed the original cover of the document and substituted one of his
own that states that he and the CSETI "Starlight Team" are responsible for
the "concept, title, strategy and case selection." In reality, neither Greer
nor CSETI had any involvement at any stage in the preparation of the genuine
document.

Greer's pirated version of the document retained the name of the true author
-- Don Berliner -- to avoid accusations of plagiarism. Berliner states
emphatically that he received no input from Greer or any of his associates
at any stage of the planning and writing of the document. In particular, Greer's
claim that his "Starlight Team" (whatever that is!) selected
the cases summarized in the document is completely empty, as Berliner
insists he, alone, chose the cases for the document. And he finds the
implication that he worked with Greer and CSETI to be highly insulting, and
damaging to his reputation as a
professional writer.

While Greer publicly tries to give the impression that he is
a moderate, logical spokesman for the UFO field, a careful
reading of his own writings makes it clear that he actually represents the
most extreme faction of the private UFO community. He claims to be a
scientist and a researcher, but has never presented any evidence to back up
either claim. The following statements from his 1994 CSETI Briefing Document
(no relation to the document in question), strongly suggest that Greer
thinks he is in direct and extensive communication with aliens. How else
could he have "learned" the following?

        "More than one extraterrestrial civilization is
         represented in the current activities involving
         earth."

        "These extraterrestrial civilizations are working
         in concert and not competitively ... ."

        "These beings have bases within this solar
         system ...."

        "A Plan is in place to allow for gradually broader
         and deeper contact with human society ...."

If Dr. Greer denies that he has learned all of this directly
from aliens, how does he explain the content of these quotes from his own
writing?

For an independent view of Greer, see "Alien Brothers, Come On Down!",in the
September, 1994, issue of OUTSIDE, an outdoors magazine. For a xerox copy of
the article by Alex Heard, send a self-addressed, stamped 9" X 12" envelope
and one dollar to the Fund for UFO Research, PO Box 277, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712.

We leave it to the rational members of the private UFO community to draw
their own conclusions.
(FUFOR - 6/5/97)--


                --Rob Swiatek