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Merged Uri Geller on UK TV again

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I'm listening to a man promote his documentary on Richard Bacon's radio programme. He's saying that Uri Geller absolutely has powers. Richard Bacon is fighting a noble rearguard action.

In any case, the documentary is about Geller's activities as a psychic spy. While I believe that he may have been evaluated and may have been able to pull the wool over people's eyes, the assertion that he is still doing is probably a step too far.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b037k0c5

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-a-mossad-and-cia-agent-revealed-8659271.html

Geller is excellent at self-promotion.
 
Any chance that the Russians will take this seriously and deal with him?
You can never be too careful.
 
The man who made the documentary was evasive when Richard Bacon repeatedly asked him whether he believed that Uri Geller had psychic powers. While the film-maker said that he was not "wedded to the idea that Uri Geller had these powers" be then followed this up with some anecdotes including one where he took Geller at short notice to a spiffy restaurant at short notice and Geller was able bend cutlery without touching it, the film-maker was clearly impressed by this parlour trick (he even gave Randi a name-check in a negative way as someone who has made a good living out of trying to debunk Geller). Of course this could all just be part of promoting the show but to me it sounded as if the film-maker had drunk at least some of the Koolaid.
 
Recently I've been looking through the declassified documents from the US government remote viewing program. What's interesting is that after the CIA ended their initial project in 1974, the OTS decided to continue research into psi, but with the proviso that Uri Geller must not be involved.
 
Oh dear...:rolleyes:

The Secret Life of Uri Geller, is to be broadcast on BBC2 on the 21 July @ 9pm.

Documentary exploring Uri Geller’s covert life as a ‘psychic spy’, working without recognition for nearly 30 years for military and intelligence agencies on three continents.
 
Ersby said:
Recently I've been looking through the declassified documents from the US government remote viewing program. What's interesting is that after the CIA ended their initial project in 1974, the OTS decided to continue research into psi, but with the proviso that Uri Geller must not be involved.
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What is the OTS?

What have you learned from reading those documents?

~~ Paul
 
The secret life of Uri Geller (BBC documentary)

On BBC2 in the UK right now. Anyone else watching this? Seems like really bad journalism so far. Billed as "documentary exploring Uri Geller's life as a psychic spy" Its being presented in a totally uncritical manner basically giving the impression that Geller's parlour tricks were genuine psychic abilities.
 
thenigotoffthebus said:
On BBC2 in the UK right now. Anyone else watching this? Seems like really bad journalism so far. Billed as "documentary exploring Uri Geller's life as a psychic spy" Its being presented in a totally uncritical manner basically giving the impression that Geller's parlour tricks were genuine psychic abilities.
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Just turned it off.... after about 15 minutes or so.

Seemed to be a fluff piece promoting Geller under the guise of a documentary.

At least Geller has the good grace to more or less admit he's full of crap by starting the thing with a quote about how he was really good when he was a kid at making **** up and that started his career.
 
He has just told us that some sources say he knocked out radar and radio systems so that the Entebe raid could get in and out un detected.
Of course he won't confirm the stories that he says some people are telling (wink, wink)

He also says he was a special agent for the Mexican President.
 
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