We have discussed Greer before—he has many strengths and many weaknesses over several decades:
Strengths:
—Determination to pressure .gov for disclosure
—Solid researcher
—Adventurous and creative
Weaknesses:
—Fraudster at times
—Ego the size of the galaxy
—Takes credit for other people’s work, or refuses to acknowledge their contribution
In other words he is very human.
Given his weaknesses he is not a “go to” source for me, but I will occasionally listen to what he has to say.
Christopher Mellon spent nearly 20 years in the U.S. Intelligence Community, including serving as the Minority Staff Director of the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. In the Senate, he conceived and drafted the legislation establishing the US Special Operations Command in 1986 while working as an aide for U.S. Senator William S. Cohen (R-ME).
He has taught at Georgetown University, authored a number of articles on public policy issues, and received numerous awards including the National Reconnaissance Office Gold Medal, the DIA Director’s Medal, and the Secretary of Defense Public Service Award. Mr. Mellon has also served as the Chairman of the Science Committee at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
He earned his B.A. from Colby College and his M.A. from Yale University. Since retiring from federal service Mr. Mellon has been working as a private equity investor engaged in biotech and information technology start-ups. He also appears in the History Channel TV series UNIDENTIFIED, and plays a prominent role in the movie “The Phenomenon."
So he is an actor that used to be "somebody", and has those Yale connections that we all love to trust.
I suspect that this is just another role for him ...
(Wonder who is paying him for this appearance?)