Project Chatter, a highly classified operation carried out by the United States Navy during the Cold War era, delved into the realms of mind control and chemical interrogation. Launched in the fall of 1947, this covert program aimed to develop new methods for extracting information and manipulating human behaviour through the use of drugs, including LSD and other mind-altering substances.
Project Chatter 1947: The Beginning of CIA’s Mind Control Experimentation
The FBI’s Yearlong Investigation into the Song “Louie Louie” – 1964
In the annals of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) investigative history, one particular case stands out: the yearlong investigation into the song “Louie Louie.”
Bayer Infected Third-World Countries with HIV in the 1980s
The role played by Bayer, a prominent pharmaceutical company, in the spread of HIV to third-world haemophiliacs in Asia and South America, stands out as a tragic chapter in medical history.
Agent Garbo: The Greatest Double Agent of WWII – (1941-1945)
Military Deception played a pivotal role in World War II, with both sides employing various strategies to mislead and confuse their adversaries. In the midst of this global conflict, AGENT GARBO emerged as one of the most remarkable and successful deception campaigns of the war.
MIT and Quaker Oats Fed Radioactive Cereals to Children in the 1940s
In the 1940s, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Quaker Oats tests conducted a series of experiments involving the consumption of radioactive cereals by children. In particular, the study sought to learn more about the effects of internal radiation exposure, and to develop methods for treating radiation sickness as opposed to external radiation exposure, which had been studied for many years.
John Mulholland: The 20th Century Magician Turned CIA Asset
John Mulholland was an American magician, author, and illustrator who is best known for his work in the field of magic and his contributions to the history of American Intelligence
Flaps and Seals and Project HTLingual – 1952 to 1973
The term “flaps and seals” is derived from the original opening-and-resealing procedure used to open surreptitiously letters and dispatches inside either a flapped envelope or folded and fastened with a wax seal.
Entomological Warfare in the US: 80 Years of Human and Animal Experimentation
Entomological warfare (EW) is a form of biological warfare in which insects are used to disrupt supply lines through damage to crops, or directly to injure enemy combatants and civilian populations
Project MK-Ultra: The CIA Secret Quest for ‘Mind Control’ – 1953
Project MK-Ultra was the code name of the CIA’s covert mind control program. It was designed to identify techniques and drugs that might be used in interrogations to weaken subjects and compel confessions through psychological torture and brainwashing
Project Artichoke 1951: The CIA’s Quest to Find the Real Manchurian Candidate
Project Artichoke or Operation Artichoke, was a CIA research project that began in 1951 and whose aim was to determine whether a person could be forced via hypnosis or forced drug addiction such as morphine or LSD, to commit an act of attempted assassination.