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Legacy of Secrecy and Shame: MKULTRA, Psychiatry, and Mind Control

Mar 30th, 2012 | By
Legacy of Secrecy and Shame: MKULTRA, Psychiatry, and Mind Control

Referring to the existence of the secret government and the evolution of the national security state, one former U.S. president summed it up accurately and succinctly: “Secrecy and a free, democratic government don’t mix.” Every since President Harry S Truman made the fateful decision to sign the National Security Act of 1947 that gave birth to the Central Intelligence Agency, secrecy has been spreading like a runaway cancer metastasizing throughout the body politic. Accountability to the people is one of the fundamental hallmarks that distinguishes a democratic society from the darker alternatives, and when this
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