The Why Files: Operation Podcast 507: DEEP DIVE: MK Ultra Exposed: We Name the Names behind the CIA's Sinister Mind Control Projects
Nov 15, 2023
Explore the chilling truths and unanswered questions behind the CIA's MK Ultra program. Delve into mind control experiments, secret government operations, and ethical quandaries. Discover the origins, scientists involved, devastating consequences, and suspicious deaths associated with MK Ultra. Uncover the truth about Frank Olson's mysterious death and the lack of consequences for the CIA's illegal activities.
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Scale And Methods Of MKUltra
- MKUltra was a vast CIA human experimentation program using drugs, torture, and sensory manipulation to force confessions and control behavior.
- The project ran across 80+ facilities with 149 subprojects and widespread covert funding of researchers.
Records Destroyed, Memories Lost
- The CIA ordered most MKUltra files destroyed in 1973, leaving investigators with limited testimony and surviving documents.
- Surviving records led to televised hearings but many officials claimed not to remember details.
Ewen Cameron’s Depatterning Experiments
- Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron conducted extreme “psychic driving” and high-voltage electroshock under MKUltra funding.
- He ran over 100 cases and earned millions while patients were depatterned and harmed.