"The Real X-Files"
The Discovery Channel's Program Version
Reviewed by Lyn Buchanan
Much more of the program footage wound up on the cutting room floor than I had expected, but the editors at TDC managed to keep all the salient parts concerning CRV, itself, its history, and its use as an intelligence collection tool. The fact that the Controlled Remote Viewing project was sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the US Army's Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and was further utilized by other branches of government and the US armed services for almost 20 years was the main thrust of the program. The dual thrust of the original version, that CRV affects the lives of those who learn and practice it, was greatly reduced, but still presented.
The production included interviews with ex-CIA Director, Adm. (Ret.) Stansfield Turner, ex- U.S. Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Maj. Gen. Ed Thompson, Col. (Ret.) John Alexander of the U.S. Army's Intelligence and Security Command (USA INSCOM) and head of the CRV project at Stanford Research Institute International (SRI), Hal Puthoff. Talking about CRV, itself, were originator of the CRV protocols, Ingo Swann; two of the project's CRVers, MSG (Ret.) Mel Riley and myself, Lyn Buchanan; and project administrative participant, Maj. (Ret.) Ed Dames. Linda, my wife, made her TV debut (and, according to her, her last appearance ever), talking about life with a CRVer, as did Christine Dames in an interview about her life with Maj. Dames. A brief interview with SRI-trained CRVer, Keith Harary, was cut from the program completely. Director, Jim Schnabel narrated the program.
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