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The CIA, initially created to combat communism, evolved under Allen Dulles into a group of assassins and a tool for American corporate power. They began using coups and disinformation campaigns within the US. The intelligence community has significant power to retaliate against those who challenge them, as Chuck Schumer warns. The media often unknowingly assists the CIA by publishing leaked information, a tactic employed since the 1970s. The CIA's major function is to disseminate propaganda and influence public opinion. They recruit journalists, including well-known figures, to control the stories that are introduced into the press.

This video explores the CIA's involvement in mind control experiments during the Cold War. The agency funded research on drugs like LSD and conducted experiments on unwitting individuals, including prostitutes and drug addicts. They also funded experiments at McGill University in Montreal, where severe brainwashing techniques were used. The CIA developed a personality assessment system to predict human behavior and explored methods of remote control. While the video suggests that mind control was not fully achieved, it raises ethical concerns about the CIA's actions and the impact on individuals involved.

In the 1950s and 1960s, the CIA conducted a secret program called MK Ultra to study mind control. They recruited German scientists through Operation Paperclip to work on America's behalf, focusing on developing biological and chemical weapons. MK Ultra involved experiments on thousands of US subjects, including sex workers, prisoners, and terminally ill patients, using drugs like LSD. The program ended in 1973, and although most records were destroyed, some information remained. MK Ultra was revealed to the public in the 1970s, and investigations showed unethical practices, including the death of scientist Frank Olson. The experiments inspired pop culture and influenced artists and authors. MK Ultra remains a secret government experiment with far-reaching effects.

During World War 2, the head of British intelligence sought friendship with the Americans. He approached the Rockefellers, offering access to UK espionage in exchange for financial support. The Rockefellers agreed and provided an entire floor at Rockefeller Center rent-free for the operation of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Alan Dulles and others were involved in this Rockefeller-backed organization. The CIA's roots can be traced back to the Rockefellers, who also held a strong disdain for organized labor. This information can be easily found online.

This video discusses the State Department's Global Music Diplomacy Initiative and its use of music as a tool for political influence. It explains that the CIA and State Department work together in covert diplomacy actions, using music to penetrate countries' cultures and create political movements. Examples include jazz diplomacy in the 1940s, where high-level jazz musicians were recruited as cultural ambassadors, and the Congress for Cultural Freedom, which onboarded classical musicians to counter the Soviet Union's cultural appeal. The video also mentions the use of music in color revolutions and regime change operations, where music galvanizes people and mobilizes them to protest against governments.

The CIA's main function is gathering intelligence, but it also engages in covert actions and propaganda. We disseminate propaganda to influence public opinion, sometimes working with journalists. This involves planting false stories, sometimes by using compromised journalists or even creating false narratives with fabricated evidence. This practice isn't limited to foreign countries; we've also planted false stories in the US press. For example, during the Angolan war, we used false stories about Cuban atrocities, including fake photos, which were then spread internationally. We've also sponsored the publication of numerous propaganda books in English, influencing public opinion about Vietnam. While the CIA admits to some propaganda efforts abroad, they deny similar activities within the United States. However, this is untrue, as we planted false stories in the Washington Post.

The CIA has various functions, including running secret wars and spreading propaganda to influence people's minds. They manipulate journalists by providing them with both true and false stories, exploiting their vulnerabilities to control their actions. The Church Committee in 1975 revealed that around 400 journalists, including prominent names, cooperated with the CIA to introduce stories into the press. In the Angola war, a third of the speaker's staff was dedicated to propaganda. They would write stories, publish them in the Zambia Times, and then send them to journalists on their payroll in Europe, who would pretend to have received them from their own sources. The goal was to create false narratives about Cuban atrocities to demonize communists.

Thank you, Hillsdale, for having me. Today, I'll discuss the history of the intelligence state, starting in 1948, the "zero AD" of US intelligence. In 1948, George Kennan penned "Inauguration of Organized Political Warfare," advocating for overt and covert actions, including "black psychological warfare," to further US objectives. He lamented the public's "attachment to the concept of a basic difference between peace and war," hindering these efforts. NSC 10-2 followed, sanctioning covert operations with "plausible deniability," transforming intelligence agencies into "lie organizations." This led to an "empire of lies" both abroad and at home. Post-WWII, with hard power limited, the US shifted to a soft power empire, using agencies like the CIA for "democracy promotion," even through "dirty deeds." The State Department coordinates this, using the CIA for covert operations, as they lack "plausible deniability."

Government agencies like the CIA use Hollywood entertainment to manipulate and control people. The speaker claims to have trained with the NSA and been involved in covert operations around the world. They discuss how agencies manipulate elections and overthrow governments using psychological operations. They also mention the influence of the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in Hollywood and its connections to the CIA. The speaker suggests that the CIA and other intelligence agencies deceive and manipulate the public through propaganda and misinformation. They question the legitimacy of the US government and call for people to take back their power.

The CIA has various functions, some more legitimate than others. One function is to run secret wars, while another is to disseminate propaganda to influence people's minds. They use journalists to spread both true and false stories, exploiting their vulnerabilities to control them. In the past, the CIA had around 400 journalists cooperating with them, including well-known names. An example of their manipulation is seen in the Angola war, where they planted false stories about Cuban atrocities to create an illusion of communist brutality. This shows how the CIA uses the press to further their agenda.

Operation Mockingbird was a CIA program that recruited American journalists to write fake stories promoting the views of intelligence agencies. Some journalists were aware of their involvement, while others were unknowingly used as assets. The program began in the 1950s and continues to this day. Former CIA agents have confirmed the dissemination of half-truths and disinformation to the press.

The CIA used dummy foundations to channel money to other foundations, which then passed it on to private organizations. These legitimate foundations were part of the 15,000 charitable funds in America, established by wealthy individuals and influenced by the American establishment. CBS newsman Norman Glubach reports on some of these foundations, including one located at 73 Tremont Street in Boston.

On JFK’s inauguration day, 48% of all State Department political-section employees were not actually State Department employees at all; they were CIA operatives under diplomatic cover. While parked at a US embassy, they did not answer within the State Department chain of command and acted as covert operatives for organized political warfare conducted by the CIA. Because they dominated the political section, they could set their own political policy for the country. If the State Department did not want to overthrow a regime but the CIA did, the CIA could use the embassy’s political-section bandwidth to contact dissident groups, run money to them, provide logistical support, connect them, and run a parallel operation without observing the White House National Security Council chain of command. The speaker gave examples where in some embassies 80% of the political affairs staff were CIA, not State Department at all. The speaker then notes Joe Biden’s CIA director as Bill Burns, describing Burns as a buddy of Jeffrey Epstein. It is asserted that in the 1990s Burns was the head of the political section for the US embassy in Russia, and that Burns “never worked a day at the CIA in his whole life before he’d be handed the reins to be the CIA director.” The speaker emphasizes that Burns was a State Department figure the whole time, serving as the head of the political affairs section, and questions where he was positioned “at state” when he was the head of the political affairs section.

The CIA's current issues stem from tax-free foundations it established. Initially, the CIA created dummy foundations with impressive names to funnel money to legitimate philanthropic organizations. These real foundations, ranging from obscure to well-known, agreed to mix government funds with their own and distribute them to various private organizations that were on the CIA payroll during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. These foundations are part of the 15,000 charitable funds that emerged in America, influenced by wealthy individuals and tax laws, and they play a significant role in the American establishment, which includes influential families, law firms, and universities that have shaped U.S. life and policy since World War II.

The speaker discusses the influence of entertainment on our lives and questions the content we consume. They suggest that those in control may not have our best interests in mind and highlight the historical involvement of the government and CIA in shaping media. The speaker mentions the CIA's use of motion pictures for psychological warfare and their influence on Hollywood. They also mention the Mockingbird program, where journalists were paid to publish fake stories. The speaker concludes by emphasizing the danger this manipulation poses to democracy.

Operation Mockingbird involved the CIA compromising journalists to manipulate media narratives, with around 400 journalists reportedly involved. Despite promises to cease such activities after the Church Committee hearings, the CIA continued to influence journalism globally and is now a major funder of media. This manipulation extends to Hollywood, where the CIA has historically collaborated with filmmakers to shape public perception. Programs like MK Ultra aimed at mind control through unethical experiments, including drug use and psychological manipulation. The CIA's influence over media and entertainment raises concerns about the erosion of democracy and the integrity of information disseminated to the public. The connections between intelligence agencies and media corporations suggest a coordinated effort to shape societal narratives and control public opinion.

Retired CIA agent John Homestin revealed on Russian television that the CIA funded and manipulated the 1980s hip hop scene, including acts like N.W.A and Grandmaster Flash. The agency scripted famous songs and used music as a propaganda tool to corrupt American youth with anti-establishment and anti-American ideologies. They aimed to create division and promote drug use among the youth. Homestin admitted that infiltrating the hip hop scene was one of the CIA's most successful propaganda experiments. He also claimed that Lyar Cohen, a prominent figure in hip hop, is a CIA asset. The nihilistic nature of hip hop contributed to the war on drugs and justified overseas military interventions.

Many people misunderstand the CIA's role, believing it primarily gathers intelligence. In reality, it functions as a covert action agency, focusing on overthrowing or supporting foreign governments and conducting disinformation campaigns, particularly targeting the American public. The CIA develops relationships with the press through various means, including direct contacts and planting propaganda. While some journalists may knowingly publish CIA-favored articles, others may do so unknowingly. In Vietnam, the CIA created the Diem regime and used the press to promote an illusion of its legitimacy. During that time, the press and government often cooperated closely, viewing the CIA as a trustworthy entity. The CIA also established a system, referred to as Wiesner's Wurlitzer, to influence media narratives globally, with current efforts focused on rebuilding its covert operations and penetrating various institutions.

The discussion centers on long-simmering claims about CIA programs from the mid-20th century and how those programs may have evolved into present-day operations, with a focus on secrecy, biowarfare, mind-control concepts, and weather- or environment-related tech. The participants reference recently republished unclassified CIA documents on Project Artichoke, described as a Cold War-era mind-control operation that involved injecting and using various drugs to control individuals. They connect Artichoke and MKUltra to a broader history of behavioral science programs, suggesting that the CIA has pursued mind-control and related technologies since its inception in 1947-1948, often under plausible deniability and without public accountability. The conversation broadens to contemporary concerns, notably CIA-linked biolabs in Ukraine. The speakers note that, during the Ukraine conflict, there were “CIA collaborative bioweapons labs scattered across Ukraine,” and that Victoria Nuland testified before Congress about such labs, implying that their existence is not new but ongoing. They recount an NBC News on-camera moment in Kyiv that was later understood to involve burning documents at a lab, rather than a Russian attack, as evidence of covert activity. The implication is that clandestine programs persist and have become more sophisticated than the original Artichoke/MKUltra programs. Dr. Merrill Nass describes the historical development of these programs, linking them to the post-World War II Paperclip era and the involvement of German scientists who worked on chemical warfare and mind control. He references attempts to create Manchurian candidates, multiple personality experimental concepts, and drug testing in various settings, including “safe houses” for blackmail and testing under extreme conditions. Nass also discusses Project SHAD (shipboard exposure of naval personnel to biological and chemical agents) and Operation White Coat (the Vietnam-era program using Seventh-day Adventists as human guinea pigs for chemical and biological testing). He notes the ethical and legal questions surrounding these programs, including cases where vaccines or illnesses were used in non-soldier populations and the long-term health effects. Kevin Ship, a CIA whistleblower who spent 17 years at the agency, emphasizes that the CIA has not changed its core goals or organizational behavior. He argues the CIA remains a “global juggernaut” with “billions of dollars” in off-the-books programs, continuing mind-control and behavioral science efforts, now employing more advanced technologies such as directed energy weapons and potentially telecommunication-like mechanisms (including insinuations about nanotech-based or electromagnetic methods). He maintains that the agency’s secrecy is so profound that it can operate independently of Congressional oversight or presidential intercession, with “upper level compartments” or an supra group within the CIA that conducts programs unknown to the President or Congress. The speakers discuss the possibility of modern-day applications, including “graphene oxide” or nanotech-based methods that could enable clandestine communication or “telepathy” for intelligence purposes, and weather-modification or geoengineering as a tool of strategic influence. They reference public figures such as John Brennan discussing strategic aerosol injection and geoengineering, which they present as evidence of the CIA’s ongoing interest in manipulating the environment for national security and warfare aims. The broader theme is that clandestine, off-the-books programs persist, adapt, and may operate under layers of compartmentalization that obscure their existence from public scrutiny. Towards the end, Nass highlights broader existential concerns beyond bioweapons, such as ecological disruptions, pollinator declines, insect and bird losses, and potential impacts on food security. He connects these concerns to possible geoengineering and electromagnetic field applications, suggesting that the combination of environmental manipulation and surveillance technologies could have far-reaching, harmful consequences for society. The conversation closes with references to the authors’ and speakers’ work: Nass’s Substack, Doortofreedom.org, and sofaf.org; Ship’s Twilight of the Shadow Government and his X (formerly Twitter) presence for ongoing updates.

The CIA is not just an intelligence agency, but also a covert action agency involved in overthrowing or supporting foreign governments and spreading disinformation, primarily targeting the American people. This disinformation is disseminated through the press to create an international anti-communist ideology. The goal is to justify actions like overthrowing the government of Nicaragua by linking it to a larger threat in order to gain public support.

Operation Mockingbird was a CIA program that recruited American journalists to write fake stories promoting the views of intelligence agencies. Some journalists were aware of their involvement, while others were unknowingly used as assets. The program began in the 1950s and continues to this day. The CIA paid these journalists, meaning taxpayers funded the operation. Former CIA agents have confirmed the dissemination of half-truths and disinformation to the press.

In 1950, the CIA created the International Organizations Division (IOD) to shape its cultural policy and art campaigns. Tom Braden, the first head of the IOD, spearheaded the CIA's cultural cold war efforts. Their goal was to unite writers, musicians, artists, and their followers to showcase the West and the United States' commitment to freedom of expression and intellectual achievement. They aimed to contrast the rigid creative restrictions in the Soviet Union.

Operation Paperclip was a real program where the US brought top Nazi scientists to work for the CIA. MK Ultra was one of the programs that came out of Operation Paperclip, focusing on mind control through human experiments and manipulation. The CIA used psychotropic drugs like LSD and conducted experiments on unwitting Americans. The program was never terminated, and there is evidence of the CIA's involvement in Hollywood, desensitizing the population through movies and media. The occult and satanic practices were also introduced to society during this time. The CIA also used honeypots and blackmail to control and manipulate influential individuals.

The CIA's troubles stem from its use of tax-free foundations. The CIA created dummy foundations to channel money to legitimate philanthropic foundations. These legitimate foundations then mixed CIA money with their own and passed it on to private organizations on the CIA payroll during the 40s, 50s, and 60s. These foundations are part of the American establishment, the power structure of wealthy families, law firms, and universities that have influenced American life since World War II. CBS reported on some of the foundations which channeled money for the CIA, such as one located at 73 Tremont Street, Boston.

In 1948, George Kennan authored "Inauguration of Organized Political Warfare," advocating for overt and covert actions, including psychological warfare, to further US national objectives. Kennan believed the public's preference for peace hindered these efforts. The memo followed the CIA's first election rigging in Italy, where $200 million was used to influence the outcome, involving media manipulation, funding of politicians, and collaboration with questionable entities. NSC ten-two, also sponsored by Kennan, sanctioned a range of covert operations, legal if US government responsibility could be plausibly denied. This led to the CIA transforming into an organization that lies, requiring an "empire of lies" both abroad and at home. Congress attempted to check this with the Smith-Mundt Act, but it was later repealed. Before 1948, the US had already expanded its influence through the Monroe Doctrine, Banana Wars, and the Spanish-American War. The FBI was created in 1908. Woodrow Wilson's promotion of democracy facilitated the use of covert actions without needing a national security threat. Post-1948, the CIA orchestrated coups in numerous countries. Scandals led to the Church Committee hearings and congressional oversight. After a brief rollback under Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan restructured the intelligence state in 1983, diffusing the CIA's influence into public-facing institutions like the National Endowment for Democracy. The intelligence state serves the State Department and Pentagon, with the CIA doing the "dirty work."