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Part Three: MKUltra: When The CIA Tried to Destroy Free Will

Behind the Bastards

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I'm Getting Out of the CIA Period

Sidney Gottlieb was dosed with LSD at a CIA retreat in 1953. He reacts badly to the huge dose of surprise acid he's given after like watching a bunch of men die horribly and days later, he still has not recovered. So he gets taken away by several colleagues to New York City to speak with a psychiatrist who was friendly with the agency. During that trip, Frank Olson jumps from an 11 store or 10 story window out of the window and dies on impact. That is the official report.

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