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(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ John Lisle has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas, where he is now a professor of the history of science & expert on CIA's MKUltra Experiments.
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****TIMESTAMPS****
00:00 – MKUltra, Tom O’Neill, Stanley Lovell, OSS, WW2, Napalm Bats
10:01 – Brainwashing, Truth Serum, Sidney Gottlieb, Ewen Cameron, Clean Slate
17:53 – OSS to CIA, Allen Dulles, Louis Jolyon West, False Memories
30:41 – CIA Secrecy, MKUltra Hidden, Structural Flaws
39:21 – James Schlesinger, CIA “Family Jewels,” Plausible Deniability
47:18 – John Kiriakou, Joby Warrick, Ford CIA Slip, Assassination Program
58:17 – Operation Midnight Climax, George White, Gottlieb-Lovell Link
01:08:19 – MKUltra Origins, 149 Subprojects, Frank Olsen Death
01:24:47 – Animal Experiments, LSD Insanity, KUBARK Manual
01:38:52 – Mind Control, CIA Interrogation, JFK Files
01:49:43 – Counterculture, Hippie Movement, Jolly West, Helter Skelter Debunked
02:04:12 – Jack Ruby, Jolly West, CIA & LSD Motives
02:14:03 – Library of Congress, Archives, MKDelta, Family Jewels, Lumumba Plot
02:25:29 – Gottlieb Retirement, MKUltra Regret, Female Patient Breakdown
02:35:47 – Intelligence Agency Evil, Child Victims, Operation Fantasia
02:43:45 – History of Science, Isaac Newton, Alchemy
02:49:56 – Paradigm Shifts, Conspiracy, Cults
03:00:31 – Galileo Trials, Catholic Church
CREDITS:
- Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey
- COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ
Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 312 - John Lisle
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