Mind Control

The Ultimate Brave New World

Part 1 of 2
"Earth Rising II: The Betrayal of Science, Society and the Soul"
2005
Extracted from Nexus Magazine
Volume 13, Number 2 (February - March 2006)
Technologies for stimulating the brain and controlling the mind can have benefit
s, but they have a dark side that military and intelligence planners have been e
xploiting for decades.
It would also appear possible to create high fidelity speech in the human body,
raising the possibility of covert suggestion and psychological direction... Thus
, it may be possible to "talk" to selected adversaries in a fashion that would b
e most disturbing to them.1
— US Air Force, New World Vistas: Air and Space Power for the 21st Century1
The idea that the brain can be made to function at a more efficient and directed
level has been the subject of research by scientists, mystics, health practitio
ners and others for as long as mankind has contemplated such matters. In the las
t decade, advances in the science of the brain have begun to yield significant r
esults. The results of the research are startling, challenging and, if misused,
will be frightening. The certainty to be expected from the research is that it w
ill continue to proceed.
The idea that people can be impacted by external signal generators which create,
for example, pulsed electromagnetic fields, pulsed light and pulsed sound signa
ls is not new. The following information demonstrates some of the possibilities
and gives hints of the potentials of the technology. On the positive side, resea
rchers in the field of light and sound are making huge progress in a number of a
reas, including working with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders,
stroke recovery, accelerated learning, drug/alcohol addiction and enhanced huma
n performance. The research has shown that certain brain states can be influence
d in a way which causes changes within the brain itself. These changes allow ind
ividuals the possibility of influencing specific conditions in the mind and body
otherwise thought beyond our direct control.
The military and others interested in such things have also focused a large amou
nt of research into this area for the purpose of enhancing the performance of so
ldiers while degrading the performance of adversaries.
What is known is that great strides in the area of behaviour control are now pos
sible with systems developed and under development by most sophisticated countri
es on the planet. These new technologies represent a much different approach to
warfare which our government is describing as part of the "Revolution in Militar
y Affairs". While these new technologies offer much for military planners, they
offer even more to citizens generally. Their potential use in military applicati
ons and "peacekeeping" creates the need for open debate of this new realm of int
elligence-gathering, manipulation and warfare. The most basic ethical questions
regarding use of these technologies have not been adequately addressed.
At the same time that defense and intelligence-gathering capabilities are being
sought, independent researchers are fully engaged in seeking positive uses for t
he technology. The potentials of the technology, like all technology, are great
as both a destructive or constructive force for change. The idea of enhancing ph
ysical and mental performance while bypassing what heretofore was a long and ard
uous road to achieve the same results is exciting. Maintaining the research in t
he open literature and ensuring that constructive uses are encouraged is critica
l.
I began looking into technologies for stimulating brain performance about fiftee
n years ago. At the time, there were limited tools available compared to what is
now possible. Now it is possible to obtain light and sound, electrocranial and
biofeedback tools for use in this exploration. Moreover, there are audio materia
ls also available for use with most of these tools. These audio materials can be
used for learning languages, behaviour modification or enhanced performance. Th
e biofeedback side of the new technology is being used to train people to reach
specific desired brain states for optimum performance.
The use of light and sound devices for stimulating brain activity which is condu
cive to accelerated learning and relaxation is a growing area of interest to man
y people. Moreover, the use of these tools in conjunction with biofeedback has b
een the subject of quickly evolving research. The combined technologies of brain
state inducement and biofeedback offer exciting possibilities. It has been foun
d with the combination that a person, in a matter of several weeks, can learn to
modify purposefully his/her brain activity in a way which would have taken a Ze
n master twenty years to accomplish. It has been shown that some children with a
ttention deficit disorders can be taught to regulate their brain activities so t
hat they can learn efficiently without chemicals. It has been demonstrated that
recovering stroke victims can more rapidly recover when working with brain-biofe
edback practitioners and these new tools.
The research is also teaching us a good deal about our suggestibility in terms o
f influences which have an impact on our behaviour. The underlying message that
comes with the new technology is the necessity of providing safeguards against m
isuse. Additionally, recognition of the everyday stimulation we all get and the
effect of these information inputs on our learning processes becomes more clear.
The suggestibility of humans, particularly when in a fatigued condition, has be
en exploited by terrorists, cults and others in pursuit of their own aims. The p
assive suggestibility of radio and television as we weave in and out of the semi
-sleep states is for the most part not even recognized. The passive learning sit
uations become even more relevant when we consider how we "receive the news" in
our daily lives. The ability to influence thinking, behaviour and performance is
indeed a two-edged sword.
The 1980s and 1990s were focused on building up the physical body. The 21st cent
ury will see a focus on building the mind and optimizing mental performance. The
idea of merging the new technologies into education is interesting and also cal
ls into question who will decide what is to be learned. In the interim, the poss
ibilities are incredible for those interested in such pursuits. The control of o
ur mental function is no different than the control of the muscles in our bodies
. Learning to control or coordinate the activity of our minds will propel our bo
dies through a much more productive and fuller life. The new tools may offer jus
t such opportunities.
On the other side of the issue is the potential for misuse and exploitation of t
he science. Military planners, law enforcement officials and others are now seek
ing the covert use of these technologies for controlling the ultimate "informati
on processor"—the Human Being.

MK-ULTRA
"Dr Gottlieb, born August 3, 1918, was the CIA’s real-life ’Dr Strangelove’—a brilliant
bio-chemist who designed and headed MK-ULTRA, the agency’s most far-reaching drug
and mind-control program at the height of the Cold War. Though the super-secret
MK-ULTRA was ended in 1964, a streamlined version called MK-SEARCH was continued—w
ith Gottlieb in charge—until 1972."2
During this period, substantial interest in mind control was stimulated by Sovie
t use of microwaves. In 1988,
"thirty-five years after security officers first noticed that the Soviets were b
ombarding the US embassy in Moscow with microwave radiation, the US government s
till has not determined conclusively—or is unwilling to reveal—the purpose behind th
e beams".3
The US government did know what was happening. The Soviets had developed methods
for disrupting the purposeful thought of humans and were using their knowledge
to impact diplomats in the United States embassy in Moscow.
In 1994, a report concerning the MKULTRA program was issued, containing the foll
owing information:
"In the 1950s and ’60s, the CIA engaged in an extensive program of human experimen
tation, using drugs, psychological, and other means, in search of techniques to
control human behavior for counterintelligence and covert action purposes.
"In 1973, the CIA purposefully destroyed most of the MKULTRA files concerning it
s research and testing on human behaviour. In 1977, the agency uncovered additio
nal MKULTRA files in the budget and fiscal records that were not indexed under t
he name MKULTRA. These documents detailed over 150 subprojects that the CIA fund
ed in this area, but no evidence was uncovered at that time concerning the use o
f radiation.
"The CIA did investigate the use and effect of microwaves on human beings in res
ponse to a Soviet practice of beaming microwaves on the US embassy. The agency d
etermined that this was outside the scope of the Advisory Committee’s purview.
"...The Church Committee found some records, but also noted that the practice of
MKULTRA at that time was ’to maintain no records of the planning and approval of
test programs’. ...MKULTRA itself was technically closed out in 1964, but some of
its work was transferred to the Office of Research and Development (ORD) within
the DS&T under the name MKSEARCH and continued into the 1970s.
"The CIA worked closely with the Army in conducting the LSD experiments. This co
nnection with the Army is significant because MKULTRA began at the same time tha
t Secretary of Defense Wilson issued his 1953 directive to the military services
on ethical guidelines for human experiments.
"Throughout the course of MKULTRA, the CIA sponsored numerous experiments on unw
itting humans. After the death of one such individual (Frank Olson, an army scie
ntist, was given LSD in 1953 and committed suicide a week later), an internal CI
A investigation warned about the dangers of such experimentation. The CIA persis
ted in this practice for at least the next ten years. After the 1963 IG [Inspect
or-General] report recommended termination of unwitting testing, Deputy Director
for Plans Richard Helms (who later became Director of Central Intelligence) con
tinued to advocate covert testing on the ground that ’positive operational capabil
ity to use drugs is diminishing, owing to a lack of realistic testing. With incr
easing knowledge of state of the art, we are less capable of staying up with the
Soviet advances in this field’. ...Helms attributed the cessation of the unwittin
g testing to the high risk of embarrassment to the Agency as well as the ’moral pr
oblem’. He noted that no better covert situation had been devised than that which
had been used, and that ’we have no answer to the moral issue’."4
They did have the answers to the moral questions on human experimentation but ch
ose to ignore them, destroy the records, hide the truth and still continue in th
eir efforts. Nothing has changed as each participating organization, using natio
nal security laws, avoids disclosure and accountability. The records which were
destroyed contained the evidence necessary perhaps to send some participants to
jail for society’s version of behaviour modification. Once again, there was no acc
ountability and no recognition of the rights of the individuals damaged by these
experiments.
Mind Wars
"For the first time in some 500 years, a scientific revolution has begun that wi
ll fundamentally change the world as much as the Renaissance and Enlightenment d
id. A handful of extraordinary new advances in science are taking humans quickly
and deeply into areas that will have profound implications for the future."5
One of these areas is control of the human mind. The issues surrounding behaviou
r modification, mind control and information warfare become crystal clear as the
facts unfold.
The following is taken from a current military document, "The Information Revolu
tion and the Future Air Force" by Colonel John A. Warden III, USAF, which clarif
ies their position in the emerging area of research, taking a much different dir
ection than the one described above:
"We’re currently experiencing, on an unprecedented global basis, three simultaneou
s revolutions, any one of which would be more than enough to shock and confound
us. The first revolution, a geopolitical revolution, sees a single dominant powe
r in the world for the first time since the fall of Rome. The opportunities that
are inherent in this situation are extraordinary, as are the pitfalls. Unfortun
ately, there is no one around that has first hand experience in how to deal with
that kind of single power dominant world.
"The second revolution, and there’s a lot of discussion about this so far, is the
information revolution. As other people have mentioned, it is following inexorab
ly in tandem behind Moore’s law of computing power. Attendant to it, though, is no
t the creation of new ideas and technologies, but also an exponential growth in
the velocity of information dissemination, and for us that is of extraordinary i
mportance. A key part of this information revolution has an awesome impact on co
mpetition. The business that introduced a new product ten years ago could count
on probably five years before it had to look seriously at potential competitors
based overseas. Today, you’re lucky if you can count on five months or even five w
eeks before you are facing the overseas competitor. In today’s world, success simp
ly demands rapid introduction of successively new products or military systems.
Success now goes to the organization which exploits information almost instantly
, while failure is the near certain fate of the organization which tries to husb
and or hide ideas. Real simple—use it or you’re going to lose it.
"The third revolution, which is a little bit more complex, is the military/techn
ological revolution, or in some places called the revolution in military affairs
. I’m convinced that this is the first military technological revolution ever beca
use we now have, for the first time, a conceptually different way to wage war. W
e can wage war in parallel now. In the past, communications and weapons technolo
gy, especially weapons accuracy, have constrained us to waging serial war. This
changes almost everything.
"Biological Process Control:
As we look forward to the future, it seems likely that this nation will be invol
ved in multiple conflicts where our military forces increasingly will be placed
in situations where the application of full force capabilities of our military m
ight cannot be applied. We will be involved intimately with hostile populations
in situations where the application of non-lethal force will be the tactical or
political preference. It appears likely that there are a number of physical agen
ts that might actively, but largely benignly, interact or interfere with biologi
cal processes in an adversary in a manner that will provide our armed forces the
tools to control these adversaries without extensive loss of life or property.
These physical agents could include acoustic fields, optical fields, electromagn
etic fields, and combinations thereof. This paper will address only the prospect
of physical regulation of biological processes using electromagnetic fields.
"Prior to the mid-21st century, there will be a virtual explosion of knowledge i
n the field of neuroscience. We will have achieved a clear understanding of how
the human brain works, how it really controls the various functions of the body,
and how it can be manipulated (both positively and negatively). One can envisio
n the development of electromagnetic energy sources, the output of which can be,
• pulsed, shaped, and focused
• that can couple with the human body in a fashion that will allow one to prevent
voluntary muscular movements
• control emotions (and thus actions)
• produce sleep
• transmit suggestions
• interfere with both short-term and long-term memory
• produce an experience set
• delete an experience set
This will open the door for the development of some novel capabilities that can
be used in armed conflict, in terrorist/hostage situations, and in training. New
weapons that offer the opportunity of control of an adversary without resorting
to a lethal situation or to collateral casualties can be developed around this
concept. This would offer significant improvements in the capabilities of our sp
ecial operation forces.
"Initial experimentation should be focused on the interaction of electromagnetic
energy and the neuromuscular junctions involved in voluntary muscle control. Th
eories need to be developed, modeled, and tested in experimental preparations. E
arly testing using in vitro cell cultures of neural networks could provide the f
ocus for more definitive intact animal testing. If successful, one could envisio
n a weapon that would render an opponent incapable of taking any meaningful acti
on involving any higher motor skills (e.g., using weapons, operating tracking sy
stems). The prospect of a weapon to accomplish this when targeted against an ind
ividual target is reasonable; the prospect of a weapon effective against a masse
d force would seem to be more remote. Use of such a device in an enclosed area a
gainst multiple targets (hostage situation) may be more difficult than an indivi
dual target system, but probably feasible.
"It would also appear to be possible to create high fidelity speech in the human
body, raising the possibility of covert suggestion and psychological direction.
When a high power microwave pulse in the gigahertz range strikes the human body
, a very small temperature perturbation occurs. This is associated with a sudden
expansion of the slightly heated tissue. This expansion is fast enough to produ
ce an acoustic wave. If a pulse stream is used, it should be possible to create
an internal acoustic field in the 5–15 kilohertz range, which is audible. Thus, it
may be possible to ’talk’ to selected adversaries in a fashion that would be most d
isturbing to them.
"In comparison to the discussion in the paragraphs above, the concept of imprint
ing an experience set is highly speculative, but nonetheless highly exciting. Mo
dern electromagnetic scattering theory raises the prospect that ultrashort pulse
scattering through the human brain can result in reflected signals that can be
used to construct a reliable estimate of the degree of central nervous system ar
ousal. The concept behind this ’remote EEG’ is to scatter off of action potentials o
r ensembles of action potentials in major central nervous system tracts. Assumin
g we will understand how our skills are imprinted and recalled, it might be poss
ible to take this concept one step further and duplicate the experience set in a
nother individual. The prospect of providing a ’been there—done that’ knowledge base c
ould provide a revolutionary change in our approach to specialized training. How
this can be done or even if it can be done are significant unknowns [sic]. The
impact of success would boggle the mind!"6
The above report was a forecast for the year 2020. However, the reality is that
these technologies already exist and there are a number of patents in the open l
iterature which clearly show the possibilities. This research is not new but goe
s back to the 1950s.
"A new class of weapons, based on electromagnetic fields, has been added to the
muscles of the military organism. The C3I [Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence] doctrine is still growing and expanding. It would appear that the
military may yet be able to completely control the minds of the civilian populat
ion."7
The targeting of civilian populations by the military is a significant departure
from its history. In the past, the military has used persuasion through real in
formation rather than using deliberate deception and mind manipulation to win po
pulations over.
"A decoy and deception concept presently being considered is to remotely create
the perception of noise in the heads of personnel by exposing them to low power,
pulsed microwaves. When people are illuminated with properly modulated low powe
r microwaves the sensation is reported as a buzzing, clicking, or hissing which
seems to originate (regardless of the person’s position in the field) within or ju
st behind the head.
The phenomena occurs [sic] at average power densities as low as microwatts per s
quare centimeter with carrier frequencies from 0.4 to 3.0 GHz. By proper choice
of pulse characteristics, intelligible speech may be created. Before this techni
que may be extended and used for military applications, an understanding of the
basic principles must be developed. Such an understanding is not only required t
o optimize the use of the concept for camouflage, decoy and deception operations
but is required to properly assess safety factors of such microwave exposure."8
Actual testing of certain systems has proven,
"that movements, sensations, emotions, desires, ideas, and a variety of psycholo
gical phenomena may be induced, inhibited, or modified by electrical stimulation
of specific areas of the brain. These facts have changed the classical philosop
hical concept that the mind was beyond experimental reach."9
The first widespread interest in the subject of mind control hit the mainstream
of military think-tanks after the Korean War when returning prisoners of war exh
ibited significant behavioural changes. In 1956, the following was written into
the United States Congressional Record:
"Reports of the treatment of American prisoners of war in Korea have given rise
to several popular misconceptions, of which the most widely publicized is ’brainwa
shing’. The term itself has caught the public imagination and is used, very loosel
y, to describe any act committed against an individual by the Communists. Actual
’brainwashing’ is a prolonged psychological process, designed to erase an individua
l’s past beliefs and concepts and to substitute new ones. It is a highly coercive
practice which is irreconcilable with universally accepted medical ethics. In th
e process of ’brainwashing’, the efforts of many are directed against an individual.
To be successful, it requires, among other things, that the individual be compl
etely isolated from normal associations and environment."10
The ethical considerations have not changed, but the military’s position on the et
hics has changed as it has gained significant capabilities in these areas.
"Psychological warfare is becoming increasingly important for US forces as they
engage in peacekeeping operations. ’In the psychological operations area, we’re alwa
ys looking to build on our existing technologies, so much of this is evolutionar
y,’ [military planner] Holmes said. ’It is critically important that we stay ahead o
f the technology curve."11
The temptation to dabble in this area has now overcome the ethical consideration
s.
A Russian military article offered a slightly different slant to the problem, de
claring that "humanity stands on the brink of a psychotronic war" with the mind
and body as the focus.11a These "psychotronic" weapons aim to control or alter t
he psyche, or to attack the various sensory and data-processing systems of the h
uman organism. In both cases, the goal is to confuse or destroy the signals that
normally keep the body in equilibrium.
According to a US Department of Defense directive (S-3600.1, December 9, 1996),
"information warfare" is defined as,
"an information operation conducted during time of crisis or conflict to achieve
or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries".
An "information operation" is defined in the same directive as "actions taken to
affect adversary information and information systems". These "information syste
ms" lie at the heart of the modernization effort of the US armed forces and mani
fest themselves as hardware, software, communications capabilities and highly tr
ained individuals.
Information warfare has tended to ignore the role of the human body as an inform
ation or data processor in this quest for dominance, except in those cases where
an individual’s logic or rational thought may be upset via disinformation or dece
ption...
Yet, the body is capable not only of being deceived, manipulated or misinformed
but also shut down or destroyed—just as any other data-processing system. The "dat
a" the body receives from external sources, such as electromagnetic, vortex or a
coustic energy waves, or creates through its own electrical or chemical stimuli,
can be manipulated or changed, just as the data (information) in any hardware s
ystem can be altered. If the ultimate target of information warfare is the infor
mation-dependent process, "whether human or automated", then the definition impl
ies that human data-processing of internal and external signals can clearly be c
onsidered an aspect of information warfare.12
On a much grander scale, the use of mind control was contemplated as far back as
1969 by a former science adviser to President Johnson.
"Gordon J. F. Macdonald, a geophysicist specializing in problems of warfare, has
written that accurately timed, artificially excited strokes ’could lead to a patt
ern of oscillations that produce relatively high power levels over certain regio
ns of the earth... In this way, one could develop a system that would seriously
impair the brain performance of very large populations in selected regions over
an extended period...’"13
This capability exists today through the use of systems which can stimulate the
ionosphere to return a pulsed (modulated) signal which, at the right frequency,
can override normal brain functions. By overriding the natural pulsations of the
brain, chemical reactions are triggered which alter the emotional state of targ
eted populations.

Subliminal Messages and Commercial Uses

One of the areas where this new technology is being used is in systems to dissua
de shoplifters, using sound below the range of hearing.
"Japanese shopkeepers are playing CDs with subliminal messages to curb the impul
ses of the growing band of shoplifters. The Mind Control CDs have sound-tracks o
f popular music or ocean waves, with encoded voices in seven languages... warnin
g that anyone caught stealing will be reported to the police."14
A number of devices have been developed to influence behaviour in this way, and
patents have been awarded. The following summations are taken from some of these
patents dealing with both audio and video programming—only this time, we are the
program:
"An auditory subliminal programming system includes a subliminal message encoder
that generates fixed frequency security tones and combines them with a sublimin
al message signal to produce an encoded subliminal message signal which is recor
ded on audio tape or the like. A corresponding subliminal decoder/mixer is conne
cted as part of a user’s conventional stereo system and receives as inputs an audi
o program selected by the user and the encoded subliminal message."15
"Ambient audio signals from the customer shopping area within a store are sensed
 and fed to a signal processing circuit that produces a control signal which var
ies with variations in the amplitude of the sensed audio signals. A control circ
uit adjusts the amplitude of an auditory subliminal anti-shoplifting message to
increase with increasing amplitudes of sensed audio signals and decrease with de
creasing amplitudes of sensed audio signals. This amplitude controlled sublimina
l message may be mixed with background music and transmitted to the shopping are
a."16
"Data to be displayed is combined with a composite video signal. The data is sto
red in memory in digital form. Each byte of data is read out in sequential fashi
on to determine: the recurrence display rate of the data according to the frame
sync pulses of the video signal; the location of the data within the video image
according to the line sync pulses of the video signal; and the location of the
data display within the video image according to the position information."17
"This invention is a combination of a subliminal message generator that is 100%
user programmable for use with a television receiver. The subliminal message gen
erator periodically displays user specified messages for the normal television s
ignal for [a] specific period of time. This permits an individual to employ a co
mbination of subliminal and supraliminal therapy while watching television."18
The above points may seem a bit complicated; however, they can be summarized. Th
ese patents are designed to provide a way to hide messages in video or audio for
mats, masking any suggestions that the programmer wishes to convey. These kinds
of messages bypass the conscious mind and are acted upon by the person hearing t
hem; they are not sorted out by the active mind. Although these technologies are
being developed for personal use and as security measures, consider the possibi
lities for abuse by commercial interests where the messages might be "buy, buy,
buy", "drink more, don’t worry", or some other self-serving script. Should these s
ystems be regulated? By whom and under what conditions?

New Standards for What is a Memory

"Nevada is currently the only state to allow witness testimony of a person who h
as undergone hypnosis. As of October 1, 1997, courts hearing both civil and crim
inal cases can take a hypnotically refreshed testimony, as long as the witness,
if a minor, has had the informed consent of parent or guardian, and the person p
erforming the hypnosis is any of the following: a health care provider, a clinic
al social worker licensed in accordance with 641B of Nevada Revised Statute, or
a disinterested investigator."19
This issue will surely become more complex as technology advances in terms of ev
idence. When the day arrives that it is possible to change or alter memory compl
etely, as suggested earlier by military officers, what then? How will we separat
e the real from the unreal? What will be the impact on the burden of proof in co
urts as it relates to "reasonable doubt"?
Again, the emergence of the technology has first to be recognized as real before
laws can be constructed and systems established for controlling misuse. Think h
ow long it has taken the courts even to recognize hypnotherapy as valid science.
We are hopeful that we will not have to wait so long for legislative bodies to
take the initiative to address these issues.

Auditory Effects
The questions which this section raises are profound. Is it possible to transmit
a signal to the brain of a person, from a distance, which deposits specific sou
nds, voice or other information which can be understood? Is it possible to trans
fer sound in a way where only the targeted person can hear the "voice in the hea
d" and no one else hears a thing? Is it possible to shift a person’s emotions usin
g remote electromagnetic tools? The answer to each of these questions is a resou
nding "Yes!" The state of the science has passed even the most optimistic predic
tions, and the capabilities are here now.
Military literature suggests that this is possible. A series of experiments, pat
ents and independent research confirm that this technology exists today. While g
iving testimony to the European Parliament in 1998, I demonstrated one such devi
ce to the astonishment of those in attendance. This particular device required p
hysical contact in order to work and was nearly forty years old. This area of re
search is one of the most important because it points to the ultimate weapon of
political control: the ability to place information directly into the human brai
n, bypassing all normal filtering mechanisms.
In 1995, the US Department of Defense put forward the contract, "Communicating v
ia the Microwave Auditory Effect; Awarding Agency: Department of Defense; SBIR C
ontract Number: F41624-95-C-9007". The description of this technology, which wou
ld be used for direct communications with military personnel, is written as foll
ows:
"Title: Communicating via the Microwave Auditory Effect
"Description: An innovative and revolutionary technology is described that offer
s a means of low-probability-of-intercept Radio Frequency (RF) communications. T
he feasibility of the concept has been established using both a low intensity la
boratory system and a high power RF transmitter. Numerous military applications
exist in areas of search and rescue, security and special operations."20
The feasibility was not only demonstrated in the laboratory but also in the fiel
d using a radio-frequency carrier. In the case of the Gulf War, we had always su
spected that the reason the Iraqis gave up in mass was not because of the heavy
bombardments but because they were being hit with new "non-lethal" systems which
created fear and perhaps even worse. Our research uncovered reports which now c
onfirm our suspicions as fact.
"What the ’Voice of the Gulf’ began broadcasting, along with prayers from the Koran
and testimonials from well-treated Iraqi prisoners, was precise information on t
he units to be bombed each day, along with a new, silent psychological technique
which induced thoughts of great fear in each soldier’s mind..."21
This makes a great deal of sense today, given what has become increasingly known
about mind-control weapons.
"According to statements made by captured and deserting Iraqi soldiers, however,
the most devastating and demoralizing programming was the first known military
use of the new, high tech, type of subliminal messages referred to as ultra-high
-frequency ’Silent Sounds’ or ’Silent Subliminals’."22
The use of these new techniques, we believe, went well beyond the injection of f
ear and may have involved more powerful signal generators which caused the other
symptoms which the world observed, including head pain, bleeding from the nose,
disorientation and nausea—all possible with so-called non-lethal weapons. The que
stions which now remain: Are they still using the techniques like an electronic
concentration camp in order to control the population? Is this part of the way i
n which modern governments will suppress rogue nations?
The development of the technology followed a very traceable history which began
in the early 1960s at the height of the Cold War. In 1961, Dr Allen Frey wrote:
"Our data to date indicate that the human auditory system can respond to electro
magnetic energy in at least a portion of the radio frequency (RF) spectrum. Furt
her, this response is instantaneous and occurs at low power densities, densities
which are well below that necessary for biological damage. For example, the eff
ect has been induced with power densities 1/60 of the standard maximum safe leve
l for continuous exposure."23
This observation had incredible ramifications because it meant that within certa
in ranges RF could create a sound within the brain of a person at energy concent
ration levels considered too small to be significant.
Later that year, a patent was issued to Henry K. Puharich and Joseph L. Lawrence
which stated in part:
"The present invention is directed to a means for auxiliary hearing communicatio
n, useful for improving hearing, for example, and relates more specifically to n
ovel and improved arrangements for auxiliary hearing communications by effecting
the transmission of sound signals through the dental structure and facial nervo
us system of the user."24
This crude device produced a signal which could be heard in the brain by inducin
g a vibration which was transferred through the bone into the inner ear, where i
t was then carried to the brain via the nervous system. Puharich continued resea
rching along this line, gaining an additional patent in 1965.25 Both of these in
ventions required physical contact with the head of the subject.
By 1962, Dr Allan Frey had advanced his work and was able to create sound at a d
istance from the subject, using a pulsed (modulated) radio transmitter.
"Using extremely low average power densities of electromagnetic energy, the perc
eption of sounds was induced in normal and deaf humans. The effect was induced s
everal hundred feet from the antenna the instant the transmitter was turned on,
and is a function of carrier frequency and modulation."26
What was occurring in this research were the first attempts to "tune" into the b
rain of a human in the same manner as "tuning" into a radio station. The same en
ergy was being used; it was just at a different frequency with a slight vibratio
n (modulation) on the carrier wave which delivered the signal.
In 1968, G. Patrick Flanagan was issued a patent for a device which also require
d physical contact with the skin of the subject.
"This invention relates to electromagnetic excitation of the nervous system of a
mammal and pertains more particularly to a method and apparatus for exciting th
e nervous system of a person with electromagnetic waves that are capable of caus
ing that person to become conscious of information conveyed by the electromagnet
ic waves."27
This invention was much different than what others had created by that time, bec
ause this device actually sent a clear, audible signal through the nervous syste
m to the brain.
The device could be placed anywhere on the body, and a clear voice or music woul
d appear in the head of the subject. This was a most unbelievable device which h
ad actually been invented in the late 1950s. It had taken years to convince pate
nt examiners that it worked. The initial patent was only granted after the drama
tic demonstration of the device on a deaf employee of the US Patent Office.
In 1972, a second patent was issued to G. Patrick Flanagan after being suppresse
d by the military since 1968. This device was much more efficient in that it con
verted a speech waveform into,
"a constant amplitude square wave in which the transitions between the amplitude
extremes are spaced so as to carry the speech information".28
What this did is establish the code of modulation or timing sequences necessary
for efficient transfers into the nervous system where the signals could be sent
to the brain and decoded as sound in the same way that normal sound is decoded.
The result was a clear and understandable sound.

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tem"; Inventors: Schultz et al.; Assignee: Richard M. Schultz and Associates, In
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Method"; Inventors: Lundy et al. EPI264
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Puharich et al. EPI256
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Energy", Journal of Applied Physiology 17(4):689-692, 1962. EPI544
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entor: Flanagan, Gillis Patrick; Assignee: Listening Incorporated. EPI261
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF AUTHORITY AND PERCEPTION, VERSUS RESPONSE
In order to understand the mystery of seemingly blind compliance to authority, t
here is perhaps no better sample of human nature than the 1961 experiments on "O
bedience to Authority," conducted by Dr. Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale
University. His studies were spawned by the recent trial and execution of Adolp
h Eichmann.
The results were posted in Milgram s "Obedience to Authority: An Experimental Vi
ew" (1974).
Milgram focused on the propensity for obedience to authority, versus the role of
personal conscience. His work was in consequence of the rationalizations and ju
stifications for the Nazi acts of genocide – as offered by the accused at the Worl
d War II, Nuremberg War Crime trials. The perpetrators’ defense was typically base
d on "obedience" - claiming that they were "… just obeying orders" under the autho
rity of their superiors.
However weak the claim may have appeared, it was firmly believed, by the accused
. In particular, the Nazi perpetrators were well educated and members of the Ger
man aristocracy.
The Eichmann trial stirred the question as to how easy it would be for ‘good’ and ed
ucated (American) people (college degree) to be conditioned to commit even murde
r – in exchange for simple "acceptance and approval."
What if Eichmann, and his accomplices were, in fact, "….just following orders."
More directly, the Milgram study demonstrated the propensity for people to submi
t to even ‘mild,’ even "presumed" authority – let alone threat or even internal fears.
(Not even notable amounts of money were required.) The psychiatrists of the day
forecast that 2% of any population would be compliant – the ‘sickos;’ the Milgram Stu
dy demonstrated 65%!
The setup of the experiment called for so-called "teachers" (unknowing subjects
of the experiment) to be recruited by a newspaper ad offering $4.50 for one hour
s work. The ‘price’ is worth noting. The recruits all had college degrees. It is al
so worth noting that the setup time was remarkably brief; there was no extensive
‘conditioning’ required. Both of these factors attest to an apparent pre-dispositio
n for submission to "perceived" authority.
The experiments would remind most of the TV series, "The Twilight Zone."
The volunteer ‘teachers’ thought that they were recruited to take part in a psycholo
gy experiment investigating memory and learning. The recruits were introduced to
a stern looking "experimenter," dressed in a white lab coat; as well as an ordi
nary and pleasant co-subject (actor, in fact) who was presumably recruited via t
he same newspaper ad. The true subject ("teacher") was assigned to direct the ‘lea
rning’ of the other ‘volunteer; using electric shocks as a learning motivator.
The teacher-recruit was led to believe that he/she had been chosen randomly, to
be a scientific ‘teacher.’
Both the actor and the ‘teacher’ were given a ‘sample’ 45-volt electric shock, to set th
e realism of the ‘stage.’ The "teachers" were told that the experiment was designed
to explore the effect of punishment, to prompt correct responses for manufacturi
ng learning behavior.
The ‘teachers’ were advised that the electric shocks were to be of increased by 15 v
olts, for each mistake that the ‘student’ made during the experiment.
The ‘teachers’ control panel had 30 switches, clearly labeled in 15 volt increments;
ranging from 15 volts, up to the maximum of 450 volts. Each switch also had a r
ating label, incrementing from "slight shock" to "danger: severe shock". The fin
al two switches were additionally labeled "XXX". Thus, the subject could not be
the least bit ignorant of the potential consequences of his/her deeds.
The experiment environment had the ‘student’ in another room; with the ‘teacher’ made aw
are of the "actor-student s" discomfort by poundings on the wall.
The actors ("students") pretended to be stupid, seemingly requiring (deserving)
increasing shocks – feigning pain, misery and unconsciousness. The "teachers" abid
ed by the background ‘authority’ until they were doing the deeds of sadists & murder
ers – a convincing simulation, of course.
In reality, no further shocks were actually delivered. Again, the ‘teacher’ was unaw
are that the ‘student’ in the study was actually an actor who would use his talents
to fake increasing levels of discomfort; as the ‘teacher’ administered what he/she a
ssumed were increasingly severe electric shocks, for the supposed mistakes made
by the "student".
The ‘experimenter,’ with the white lab coat, was in the same room as the ‘teacher.’ When
ever the ‘teachers’ asked whether the increased shocks should be delivered, he or sh
e was verbally encouraged by the experimenter to continue.
Amazingly, the test subjects didn’t question as to why the ‘experimenter’ needed a sur
rogate, in the first place.
Using actors as the student-victims, the actual test subjects ("teachers") were
directed to ask questions of a presumed "student," sitting in a sealed booth, wi
th the "teacher" delivering increasing electrical shocks, if the ‘student’ got the w
rong answer. A presumed torturous-fatal electric shock was incrementally deliver
ed, by 65% of the unwitting "teachers," punishing the student to the very end of
the 450-volt scale! No ‘teacher’ stopped before reaching 300 volts!
Worried ‘teachers’ did question the ‘experimenter,’ asking who was responsible for any h
armful effects. It is worth noting that the primary concern was personal account
ability, versus the welfare of the perceived victim. The ‘experimenter’ assumed full
responsibility, with the ‘teachers’ accepting the response as adequate; then contin
ued shocking their ‘student,’ even though some of the ‘teachers’ were obviously extremel
y uncomfortable with their deeds.
Return to another fact of life – cultures hide the fact that in times of crisis, p
eople have a third choice, beyond ‘fight-or-flight; specifically, "Submission." (C
onsider the rape victim!)
In the Milgram study, the test subjects were unwittingly submitting to rather mi
ld coercion of their ‘handlers.’ They assumed that they were factually torturing – eve
n killing – the ‘students,’ preferring the acceptance-approval of their handlers, to t
heir basic personal values and even morality, itself. They questioned, but with
mild coercion, they complied with ‘authority.’
From Milgram’s "The Perils of Obedience" (1974), it is learned that Milgram solici
ted predictions on the outcome, from various ranges of people; including psychia
trists, faculty in the behavioral sciences, graduate students, college sophomore
s and even middle-class adults. Those polled reliably predicted that virtually a
ll of the chosen subjects (‘teachers’) would refuse to obey the experimenter.
The psychiatrists, predicted that most subjects would not go beyond 150 volt lev
el, when the actor-victim made the first explicit demand to go free. The psychia
trists expected only 4 percent of the ‘teachers’ to continue to the simulated 300 vo
lt level, estimating that only a pathological personality (one in a thousand) wo
uld administer the highest voltage.
The Milgram Experiment was continued in a number of variable scenarios; such as
the ‘student’ indicating discomfort by way of voice feedback (versus pounding on the
walls of his ‘chamber’) – starting at the "150 volt" level. At that point, the ‘actor-v
ictim’ requested that the experiment be ended.
The ‘teacher’ was consistently told by the experimenter that - "The experiment requi
res that you continue. Please go on." or verbiage, to that effect. In that scena
rio, the percentage of ‘teachers’ who were prepared to administer the maximum of 450
volts, dropped slightly - to only 62.5%. Desperate verbiage, versus pounding on
the walls, made little difference.
The environment of the experiment was considered, as well. The surroundings of t
he experiments seemed to cast an "aura of authority," as well. When the environm
ent of the experiment was conducted in a nondescript office building – versus with
in the walls of a prestigious and ornate hall on Yale s campus - the percentage
of ‘teachers’ who were prepared to administer the maximum voltage dropped to 47.5%.
Immediate environment also played a key role, demonstrating the ‘personal’ role of a
uthority "proximity," In one environment, the "experimenter" was at end of a pho
ne line; versus being present in the same room as the ‘teacher. In this scenario,
the percentage of ‘teachers’ who were prepared to administer the 450 volt shock drop
ped to 20.5%. In another scenario, the ‘teacher’ could independently elect the magni
tude of the shock level; in that scenario, the percentage of ‘teachers’ who were pre
pared to continue to the extreme of the scale dropped to 2.5%.
That scenario, in particular, clearly demonstrated the role of "authority," as t
he major influence over the behavior of the subjects, given that the test subjec
ts’ performance otherwise fell into the predicted range of the psychiatrists.
Return to another idea – that the radical majority of any population lives in resp
onse to their "Sacred Illusions." The spouse would NEVER cheat, one’s child could
NEVER grossly misbehave. We all have such illusions.
Thus in the Milgram Experiment, the "Sacred Illusion" was that once agreeing to
take on the task, the subject was committed/compelled to submit to authority – and
not much of it – even to the extreme of presumed sadism/murder.
What is not addressed, to any adequate degree, is the role of "accountability" – f
actual or ‘assumed.’ By any account of history, the subservience contained the assum
ption that ‘authority’ served as a firewall, between the deeds of the performer, ver
sus such accountability as criminal prosecution. The seeming ‘chain-of-command,’ obv
iously pre-supposes a ‘chain-of-accountability.’
In particular, in the Milgram experiments, the presumed "authority" to commit sa
dism and even murder, was a simple verbal assertion, "I am responsible; you are
not." To the ordinary person, it staggers the imagination that college educated
people could be that naïve/compliant. Clearly most are.
Milgram’s experiments tested how much pain an ordinary, well educated, citizen wou
ld inflict on another person; upon being ordered to so, by an experimental scien
tist. In those experiments, "apparent authority" was tested against the stronges
t moral imperatives forbidding hurting another.
Even with the ‘teachers hearing screams of the ‘victims,’ authority won more often th
an not – 65% of the time, in optimum conditions. The experiments demonstrated the
willingness of ordinary and educated adults to comply with the command of "perce
ived authority."
Next one must ask what the uneducated person might do, as well as those with a k
nown history of social deviance.
Ironically, the Milgram "obedience to authority" experiments preceded the Viet N
am War, with its bizarre rationalizations, and millions of American soldiers "…jus
t following orders." Tragically, the American soldiers suffered the fate of lepe
rs, when returning home. More tragically, no lessons were learned by the America
n public, versus the nefarious minds of the American military and related corpor
ate players.
Milgram had plenty of company. The "Milgram Experiment" has been repeated around
the world with similar results.
It must be particularly noted that there is an implied risk-reward factor in suc
h cases. 65% of Milgram’s subjects essentially murdered for $4.50!
The significance of that figure indicates implies that money is GENERALLY a mino
r concern. However, money can be made to be a factor. As starving graduate stude
nt may ‘hurry-up’ if $100 was offered, if the experiment was concluded in ½ hour; with
verbal taunting by his ‘experimenter.’ What is the reasonable estimate of an ‘experim
enter’ asking, "Do you want to ask questions, or do you want to get paid – and how m
uch? The clock is ticking."
Thus, it must be observed that if the ‘65% percentile can be rather easily stirred
into sadism & murder, what does it take to get 95% of a given population to sub
mit to the acceptance of propaganda – and a mandate for just ‘silence?’
Where do such experiments lead?
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THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT

Stanford psychology Professor Philip Zimbardo, said to be a high school classmat
e of Milgram, took the issue of simple "authority" to the level of "power over o
thers," in his 1971 "Experimental Prison" study.
The essence of that experiment demonstrated the propensity for ‘normal’ people to su
ccumb to primal deviant behavior. Of particular note is that the director of tha
t experiment, Professor Philip Zimbardo, fell prey, as well. It took his soon-to
-be wife, to shock him back to a civilized mindset.
While the ‘experiment’ was intended to be a simple role-playing observation platform
; the players - and the researchers - ‘psycho-morphed’ into a deviant mindset, as th
ough passing through a time-warp; into another solar system. Again, the primary
mechanism was "Perception Control."
In the "Stanford Prison Experiment," the distinction must be made between ‘externa
lly incited’ perception, versus spontaneous self-perception. As with the Milgram e
xperiments, environment played a dominant role.
Zimbardo s stated reason for conducting the experiment was to examine the ‘power’ of
such variables as roles, regulations, group identities, symbols and "…situational
validation of behavior," which would probably repulse and disgust the ordinary
individual.
In the background of the "prison" experiment, Zimbardo previously conducted rese
arch on what he described as "…de-individuation, vandalism and dehumanization;" in
an attempt to illustrate how easily that ordinary people could be incited to en
gage in anti-social acts. The associated environment of the earlier experiments
embraced situations where the participating individual felt anonymous, or wherei
n they could perceive others to be less than ‘human,’ as ‘enemies’ or even ‘objects.’
In the subsequent/consequent "prison" experiment, 70 young men were "arrested."
Most were college students, paid $15 a day for two weeks.
The brief duration of the experiment is highly significant, relative to the note
d transformation of character.
The participants volunteered as subjects for an experiment on prison life; adver
tised by a local paper. They were put through the expected interviews and a batt
ery of psychological tests. Twenty-four of those ‘arrested,’ deemed to be the most n
ormal, average and healthy, were selected. They were assigned randomly, as eithe
r ‘guards’ or ‘prisoners.‘ The "prisoners" were booked at a real jail, blindfolded and d
riven to the college campus makeshift prison.
Bear in mind, that the players (test subjects) ALL were consciously aware that t
he mission was role-playing; not reality. Yet, in the fashion of "Lord of the Fl
ies," they devised their own social value system.
The ‘guards’ were issued uniforms; instructed not to use violence. They were told th
at their job was to maintain control over the prison.
On the second day of the experiment, the ‘prisoners’ staged a revolt. Once the ‘guards’
had crushed the rebellion, the ‘guards’ spontaneously increased coercive aggression
tactics, against the ‘prisoners.’ Their tactics included the humiliation and dehuman
ization of the ‘prisoners.’ In consequence, the college staff had to frequently admo
nish the ‘guards’ against such tactics.
In particular, the worst noted instances of abuse took place in the middle of th
e night, when the guards believed that the college staff was not watching over t
he experiment. The treatment of the prisoners went to such tactics as forcing th
e ‘prisoners’ to clean out toilet bowls with their bare hands; acting out degrading
scenarios. The ‘guards’ also urged the ‘prisoners’ to become snitches.
The loss of control caused the college staff to note the extreme stress reaction
s, forcing the release of five prisoners, one per day, prematurely.
See video:
Stanford Prison Experiment
Stanford prison experiment psychology of imprisonment 1970

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PERSONALITY DIVERGENCE
During the experiment, Zimbardo’s fiancé, Dr. Christina Maslach, began her observati
on of the experiment, starting the evening of the fifth day. Her role was to con
duct subject interviews. In her words, she initially found it "dull and boring."

During her assignment, she encountered what was described as a pleasant conversa
tion with a "charming, funny, smart" young man awaiting the start his guard work
shift. Independently, other researchers had previously advised her that they we
re watching a particularly sadistic ‘guard,’ nicknamed by both prisoners and the oth
er guards as "John Wayne." Dr. Maslach later discovered that "John Wayne" was th
e same young man that she had previously talked with.
The "compartmentalization" was extreme. In his "John Wayne" role, the person rad
ically transformed; even speaking with a Southern accent. Even his body motions
were different, as was his interaction with the ‘prisoners.’
She said, "It was like [seeing] Jekyll and Hyde.... It really took my breath awa
y."
It was clear that this ‘guard’ had gone to the adaptive extreme of inventing his own
mythology, even in a known ‘make-believe’ world. His dissociative adaptation served
as a firewall, between his actions and his conscience; even in a known time-lim
ited environment. That, in turn, empowered his actions. Again, he was consciousl
y aware that he was in a role-playing experiment – only.
Christina described that several prisoners engaged "John Wayne" in a debate; acc
using him of enjoying his job.
He claimed that he wasn t really like that; that he was just playing his assigne
d role. One ‘prisoner’ challenged "John Wayne" on the matter, citing the history tha
t he had tripped him earlier, as he was taking the prisoner down the hall to the
bathroom. The ‘prisoner’ addressed the fact that no researchers were around to witn
ess the treatment, indicating that the act came out of "John Wayne’s" true charact
er and disposition. "John Wayne" defended himself, insisting (rationalizing) tha
t that if he let up, his role wouldn t remain powerful.
Maslach described that she became sick to her stomach, while observing the ‘guards’
marching ‘prisoners,’ with paper bags over their heads, to the bathroom. She reporte
d that her fellow researchers teased her about her reaction. Given the nature of
the experiment and the credentials of the researchers, the divergence in ‘profess
ional’ attitude is no small indicator.
After a later emotional encounter with her fiancé, Zimbardo was forced back to rea
lity, becoming aware of the transformation of the researchers, ‘guards’ and ‘prisoners
,’ alike. Thus, the experiment was terminated, given Maslach’s illumination of the m
atter of "professional accountability."
Maslach married Zimbardo in 1972.
Automatically, one’s mind goes to the Iraq Abu Grhaib scandal; questioning how suc
h events could happen, against such well-known studies as Milgram and Zimbardo;
let alone the known Nazi horrors of W.W. II. There is a reasonable presumption t
hat such would be far beneath the dignity of American troops.
However, it should not be lost that the deeds were not only admitted by the Pent
agon and White House (with extreme reluctance), but were defended, with an insis
tence that the U.S. forces had a unique "right" to conduct torture, certainly le
vels of coercion, which clearly violated the Geneva Conventions. The world ignor
ed the Geneva Conventions’ prohibition on the military use of penitentiaries; the
prison use continued.
It should be noted, also, that Abu Grhaib was not the first, nor the exclusive l
ocation of such atrocities. Among other matters, the U.S. forces had bombed an A
fghan POW facility, during the Johnny Spann/John Walker Lindh debacle, at Mazir
I Sharif. Such was a grievous violation of the Geneva Conventions.
Yet, what does the global public believe?
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EXTREME CONDITIONING
Next, go to the study of W.W. I "shell shock" and the near-zombies which that ef
fect produced – as studied by the Tavistock Institute. Next, visit the LSD and amp
hetamine studies of the CIA’s "MKULTRA" project. Move onward, to the sciences of P
ropaganda, Psychological Operations and "Coercive Persuasion" (Jonestown tactics
).
One quickly arrives at the ease of manufacturing a "Manchurian Candidate!" Oswal
d, Ruby, Sirhan, James Earl Ray, McVeigh; there are plenty of examples in the US
A, alone. However, these will be more astutely observed as "Manchurian Patsies."

The suggestion is that a reliable transformation process is available, which beg

ins with the "shock" of hallucinogens; followed by a regimen of amphetamines, hy
pnosis and reinforcement methods; possibly to the extreme of drug addiction to a
mphetamines, in particular.
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THE ROLE OF "PERCEPTION CONTROL"

"Perception Control = Emotional Control = Mind Control"
"Control" is the operative term. Is information presented with frequent repetiti
on and passion? Or; is information kept totally secret - or prejudicially enshro
uded with shame ("A ‘good’ person wouldn’t go there")?
Is the "controlled" information factual, or has an illusion been created? The Am
erican media re-packaged the Muslims in the Balkan region as "Ethnic Albanians,"
ignoring the Islamic role and their association with both bin Laden and the CIA
. No one of prominence questioned the descriptor. Overnight a previously unheard
of organization, "The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe" (OS
CE) "recognized" new Balkan countries – instantly admitted into NATO.
Thereafter, Yugoslavia’s put-down of an internal rebellion was re-packaged as an a
ttack against a NATO member & the Balkan War was on. The "Serbs" were attempting
to return to their traditional Balkan homes, in the fashion of Jews returning t
o modern Israel. The media re-packaged their attempts as some form of invasion &
the war progressed against Yugoslavia.
In the end, the ‘new’ nations borrowed billions from the International Funds & all s
ins were forgiven. The illusions worked! It was all a matter of "Controlled Perc
eption." The ‘new’ nations were now ‘controlled’ through the banking system.
America was content to believe (perceive) that they had rescued the deserving an
d victimized "Ethnic Albanians," who made a good living smuggling heroin out of
Afghanistan. America didn’t figure out the last part. By any rational logic, when
the Taliban shut down the associated opium production; 9-11 was "on."
"Perception" implies "impressionability;" does factually presented information p
enetrate the psyche of the intended audience? If American War Crimes are broadca
st in Swahili; will the message ‘reach’ the exposed American audience? Extremely unl
ikely – even when translated into English.
Perception is also a function of "registration," or "depth of consciousness." Se
nator Warner reported on "Larry King" that the Afghan high-altitude food drops w
ere practiced for nearly a year, before taking place over Afghanistan. How many
spotted the time-line, asking why the drops were practiced for nearly a year PRI
OR to 9-11? The presented information didn’t "register."
"Perception" is also a function of resistance to ‘registration,’ - "denial." All the
clues in the world point to 9-11 being an inside-job; yet, few on the planet wi
ll tolerate the information to penetrate their belief system. Just the suspicion
alone, results in global "shell shock" being effected.
The sum of trustworthy post 9-11 information points to American War Crimes, in t
he invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. The thought is too horrible for most to to
lerate – "denial" takes the day; "registration" will be minimal. The elements of ‘ti
me,’ ‘distance’ and ‘shielding’ protect against the exposure to horrible facts.
"Perception Control" also relies on the element of "identification."
A tribal leader in Africa commits genocide on a rival tribe – to the tune of milli
ons of deaths. "America" can’t ‘identify’ with the problem; little is said or done. Wi
th racial apartheid being reversed in Africa; war, civil war, starvation and the
AIDS epidemic deny Caucasian ‘identification;" Africa has been cleared to die, sa
ve some profitable enterprises, benefiting American corporations - whether drug
companies, diamond & mineral companies or arms dealers.
Conversely, with the coverage of 9-11, and the associated propaganda, America "i
dentified" with the supposed threat of Saddam Hussein – per the media presentation
s. The factual non-connection of Saddam to 9-11 made little difference; fear rul
ed. "Perception Control" and "authority" took command of the American psyche. Th
e UN reported that no viable evidence of Saddam’s alleged WMDs could be found. Tha
t information came from ‘boots-on-the-ground’ inspectors. The media didn’t report that
finding to any appreciable degree; the war was on.
In Hermann Goerings famous description:
"All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peace
makers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the s
ame in any country."
It was all in the "perception" and "authority."
"Perception Control" additionally implies the element of "pertinence" and "regar
d." If the media reports a tree falling in a forest; does anyone care? If an exp
ose’ cites the media for NOT reporting that tree falling, does anyone care?
In the fashion of "..the dog that didn’t bark," when something representing a majo
r concern is methodically unreported, what pertinence and regard goes with that
non-reporting carry – if any? Silence can be constructively ‘deafening.’ In the afterm
ath of 9-11, it was reported that the NSA furnished the FBI with only useless in
formation. With second thought, it is worth asking whether that data, instead, r
epresented the fact that the purported ‘terrorists’ simply didn’t exist, in the first
place. Certainly, the last premise is more easily supported, than the ‘official’ ver
sion of 9-11.
As of the end of 2005, globally, somewhere around 160 people were killed over th
ree years by the "Bird Flu." The common cold and ‘regular’ flue kill radically more,
with associated pneumonia. Yet, the American media keeps reporting the "Bird Fl
u" information, as though it was an airborne variant of HIV. To date, the Americ
an public is trying to discover the importance of such a minor killer, oblivious
to the fact that the American tax coffers are being drained, as though there wa
s a viable "Bird Flu" threat to America.
The media won’t track the "research" money, nor report on the low element of "pert
inence" to the safety of Americans.
The media does NOT report the associated methodical draining of the U.S. tax cof
fers by war or other "government" expenses. The Pentagon, alone, hasn’t accounted
for trillions of dollars – but the media won’t report information which is ‘pertinent’ t
o the American worker, or allow for adverse ‘regard’ for that information.
Similarly, the media evades the "pertinence" and "regard" behind the fact that $
40 billion American tax dollars haven’t rebuilt a single "Katrina" home in New Orl
eans. Those who got rich on the "Katrina" money come under the ‘authority’ banner of
"Don’t ask; don’t tell."
"Perception Control" allows "distortion."
The media doesn’t report the incremental shutdown of the Medicaid and Social Secur
ity System – ignoring the fact that the affected Americans PRE-PAID their own bene
fits. The recipients are, instead, treated as parasites. Imagine being labeled a
‘parasite’ for collecting on an automobile insurance policy, following a bad car cr
ash.
"Perception" is a function of specific focus (control). In the current time fram
e, the NSA domestic spying scandal is the "American uproar" – ignoring the fact th
at the Pentagon had a comparable domestic spying program – both being illegal as h
ell. With the media being ‘focused’ on the NSA domestic spying scandal, America is d
istracted from the most important of the two issues, inadvertently ignoring the
Pentagon domestic spying scandal – and the related "Posse Comitatus" law.
Applying "Perception Control," the media authenticated "authority," by relaying
the ‘opinions’ of White House Lawyers – one of whom was conveniently made head of the
Bush Justice Department. The "perception" is that attorney opinions somehow canc
el laws and judicial rulings. America overlooks the fact that attorneys render o
nly ‘opinions;’ courts render interpretations.
Psyops tactics aside, lying with passion in your voice doesn t manufacture truth
. Anything approaching "Gestapo" is as Anti-American as it can get.
So, how does one sort out the domestic "spy" business?
1. Attorneys render legal OPINIONS: Courts render legal INTERPRETATIONS. Ye
t, a team of White House Lawyers is cited as the spying ‘authority’ to bypass the FI
SA law. Attorneys are constructively enacting laws.
2. The Iraq campaign didn t involve a "Declaration of War." The authority w
as the "Authorization for Use of Military Force." (AUMF) There is a radical diff
erence between the two. [Note the term "military"]
3. If the AUMF is cited as the "spy" authority, then note the AUMF provisio
n - "....- Nothing in this resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powe
rs Resolution." (15 days, max on warrantless wiretapping.)
4. If the NSA isn t considered to be military; then FISA mandates warrant
s.
5. If the NSA is considered to be military, then the "Possee Comitatus" s
tatute and the associated military guidance additionally prohibit the "search an
d seizure" MILITARY authority, that Bush claims.
6. Remember that the Pentagon had an independent and illegal domestic spyin
g program. While the military can legally receive domestic intelligence, as an a
ct of opening its own mail, Title 18 mandates the relay of the information to th
e appropriate law enforcement agency (FBI). Failure to do so is "Misprision of a
Felony," under Title 18.
7. With the White House keeping the Mexican border as wide-open, as possibl
e, how much factual "terror" can there possibly be?
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PERCEPTION OF AUTHORITY
In a broader ‘perception’ horizon, examine Stanley Milgram’s 1960s experiments on auth
ority vs. obedience. The key factor being the associated "perceptions," relative
to that "authority."

Milgram studied the rationalizations and justifications for the Nazi acts of gen
ocide – as offered by the accused at the World War II, Nuremberg War Crime trials.
The perpetrators’ defense was typically based on "obedience" - claiming that they
were "… just obeying orders" under the authority of their superiors. However weak
the claim may have appeared, it was firmly believed, by the accused. Such was t
heir "perception."
Certainly, the "Stanford Prison Experiment" elaborated on the matter.
Perception is essentially a trinity – the self perception "…how I think of the matte
r," the espoused perception, "…how I would like everyone else to view the matter;"
and the public perception, "…how the preponderance of the public views the matter
."
The idea essentially goes back to the old adage,
"There are three sides to every story, yours, mine and the facts."
The difference in the three is a matter of ‘filters;’ is the matter clear to all? If
not; why not? Does anyone even know what actually happened? If not; why not? Ho
w is the "perception" filtered and/or directed?
How many times has an airplane disappeared – with no discoverable clue as to what
happened? Was it hijacked? Was it stolen, did the pilot get lost, crash into a h
igh mountain glacier, or at sea?
Is the factual information "controlled?" Ron Brown’s B-737 was reported to have cr
ashed in the "…storm of the decade." History records that the factual weather wasn’t
particularly bad. Yet, what did/does the preponderance of America believe? The
"Controlled Perception" ruled the matter.
Most importantly, the FIRST presented perception controlled the matter.
Disregarding intense propaganda, there is no viable evidence that a 757 crashed
at the 9-11 Pentagon or in Pennsylvania. What does the preponderance of the enti
re world believe? Thereafter, it’s a matter of "Plausible Assertion" or "Plausible
Denial."
If one reads the Vince Foster documents, he killed himself with three different
weapons, with his ghost later driving his car to the nearby parking lot.
In such cases, one is forced to formulate an estimate of probable history, based
on available information, or reasonable assumptions.
"Perception" is obviously sometimes a unique function of "authority." The Christ
ian Crusaders went off to commit atrocities, under the "Church" message, "God wi
lls it!" Nazi Storm Troopers did the same, being advised, "Gott mit uns!" ("God
is with us!") The role of "authority" was to serve as a perceived reliable barri
er against possible accountability and punishment; even unto God.
However, the "perception" and "authority" have to be credible. George Bush Jr. i
s more selfish. According to him, God told him, personally, to invade Afghanista
n and Iraq. He later stated that God acted through him. Given the media "droppin
g" the matter (Perception Control), no one cares to talk about those claims.
Bush’s claims exceeded the assertions of Hitler!
Hitler’s Nazis serve as a classic example of the extremes of human behavior – and ho
w it comes about; how "perception" blended with "authority."
A typically unmentioned part of nefarious deeds is the matter of "accountability
." When ‘institutionalized’ authority takes a wrong turn, where does the issue of ac
countability fall, relative to time. Had Hitler won, for example, his leaders an
d soldiers would have had no accounting. Yet, in the immediate time of a nefario
us decision-making, the issue of accountability takes on the aura of context, re
lative to time.
History often frames "context;" convicted criminals are routinely put to death a
s ‘historic’ villains – by the "authority" of the State. The Nuremberg trials executed
‘deserving’ criminals. Many cases of raw street revenge are overlooked, given the ‘co
ntext’ (perception) of history – versus personally estimated probability of accounta
bility.
It is no secret that the Nazi "obedience" was commonly motivated by fear of exec
ution, prison internment; or at least a transfer to the dreaded Russian Front. F
ew verified the potential consequence of questioning or refusing, versus "…just fo
llowing orders." The extended concern is the fate of the affected individual’s fam
ily, for better or worse. One can only ponder what they might do, under similar
fear levels. Openly or subtly, "authority" controlled "perception."
The S.S. executioner had to evaluate the effect of time, as a factor in his acco
untability. If he was certain that his side would win, he proceeded with minimal
interference of human conscience. Or, he may have been uncertain of victory, bu
t he may have been quite certain of his own fate on the Russian front, if he dis
obeyed – or questioned - an order to kill. Add the fate of his family. "Authority"
assured him that he was on the winning side.
The ‘conscience test’ of all time seems to be in the personal estimation of "…what peo
ple will say." (AND – the estimate as to whether or not "they" may never find out;
or figure it out?)
Another factor which is rarely addressed, is the matter of "stakes;" personal ri
sk or actual expenditure. In current times, the religious zealots are betting th
eir life and their fate in all of eternity, to perform suicide bombings – even aga
inst innocent women and children. The implication is that the bombers perversely
view themselves as ‘holy’ martyrs, favored by God; no sacrifice being too great for
God.
There also exists a "personal identification gap" between those who monstrously
committed the Nazi atrocities, of their own accord, and those who did the same,
under extreme duress. The Nazi monsters had their share of conscience-driven sui
cides.
However unpopular (and little-known) the issue may be, it is also necessary to o
bjectively observe the history of Jews participating in such organizations as th
e "Jewish Committees," who selected other Jews for the Nazi death camps; add the
"Jewish Police" of the Nazi ghettos. Those participants continued to live among
st their own; their ‘authority’ was remote, however reliable. Certainly, they had to
think it terms of their fate; and that of their family.
In modern times, a little-known driver behind the modern corporation is the fact
that a high percentage of employees are as positively responsive to a letter of
commendation from ‘authority’ in their personnel file, as they would be to a sizeab
le check.
Taking that idea further, the ‘value’ in such letters is often reduced by ‘authority’ em
ploying impotent descriptors as "acknowledge," versus "recognize," "applaud" or
"congratulate."
Obviously, pay levels, benefits and retirements are a huge determining factor. ‘Au
thority’ determines whether a military General abides by White House insistence, w
ith an associated promotion, or retires two pay grades early.
Thus, it is also necessary to observe the dynamic of authority, versus propensit
y for subservience.
One of the major lessons of Hitler’s Nazism was that the true ‘force’ behind that mons
ter was the "perception" of the populace – asking, "What does the Fuhrer want?" Th
e key was in controlling the associated "perception."
Thinking to the electric battery, what happens when a "political battery" (poten
tial energy – with positive and negative terminals) of Nazi methodologies is ‘hooked
-up’ to a given populace?
The world should never forget that Hitler nearly won. Currently, the world is co
mpelled to think to the forces behind this re-designed version of Nazism, referr
ed to as the "New World Order."
"Those who refuse to think outside the proverbial ‘box’ are imprisoned in it; and de
stined to be buried in it."
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PSYOPS AND 9-11

Except for two aircraft hitting the WTC towers, try to think of an ‘official’ positi
on on 9-11 which has turned up as fact.
1. The FBI’s Robert Mueller cited the fact that no documentation linked al Qa
eda to 9-11. Later phony al Qaeda "assertions" didn’t hold up under scrutiny.
2. There is no documented record of the purported 9-11 terrorists making a
plane reservation; there is no “record locator,” complete with details.
3. There is no documented record of the purported 9-11 terrorists buying or
using a ticket. (IDs required)
4. There is no hard-copy of a printed ticket ‘copy.’
5. There is no record of the purported 9-11 terrorists on any of the passen
ger manifests, with all legitimate passengers being accounted for.
6. There is no record of the purported 9-11 terrorists in the autopsies.
7. There is not as much as a suggestion that the purported 9-11 terrorists
had the needed pilot skills - but rather the contrary.
8. At least seven of the purported 9-11 terrorists are known to be still al
ive - with no questions being asked.
9. No rational person can believe that the supposed lead hijacker’s passport
could survive the WTC strikes, let alone be ‘immediately discovered’ in the 9-11 rub
ble.
10. The presented ‘security’ pictures of the 9-11 hijackers don t match the purp
orted terrorists.
11. Despite the origins of the alleged hijackers, there was no in-country (S
audi Arabia & Pakistan) follow-up on the alleged hijackers’ links to terrorists. I
n some fashion, the alleged hijackers either disappeared, or were alleged to hav
e used the names of seven living persons (with no identity ‘discovery’ follow-up.)
12. Bush’s frantic escape via Barksdale Air Force Base went un-explained, as i
t emerged that the ""…real, specific and credible" threats turned up as imaginary –
and methodical.
13. The convenient ‘bureaucratic fog" – alleged to have allowed 9-11 to happen -
went unexplained and un-investigated, as the American segment of the bin Laden
family was immediately whisked away on private aircraft – amidst "instant" bureauc
ratic efficiency. Certainly, the convenient failures went unpunished - if not
rewarded.
14. For the first time in history, not one, but THREE steel-framed buildings
were taken down by fire; magically falling onto their own footprint. The events
involved two different architectural design styles, two different causes, but o
wned/controlled by a single entity. NO QUESTIONS ASKED & NO ASSOCIATED INVESTIGA
TION!
15. A stopwatch says that THREE buildings at the WTC came down as controlled
demolition. Add the video captures of the sequenced controlled-demolition blast
s.
16. There is no way to account for the purported WTC ‘collapse’ temperatures all
eged by the official line.
17. There is no viable evidence of a plane crash at the 9-11 Pentagon or in
Pennsylvania - versus salted wreckage pieces. In the case of the Pentagon, they
were even the wrong color! NO QUESTIONS ASKED & NO ASSOCIATED INVESTIGATION!
18. Despite the alleged failures of Airport Security, the situation methodic
ally deteriorated to a Gestapo joke, as huge amounts of tax dollars were insanel
y spent on the TSA.
19. For all the failures, no official has been punished for 9-11. (with triv
ia such as a general who had an affair being sacked, in the background.)
20. The "official" 9-11 investigation was grossly under-funded, producing ap
proximately 800 pages of documents after the White House censorship and interfer
ence.
21. In the end, the 9-11 Commission also failed to identify foreign terroris
ts as the perpetrators of 9-11. The so-called "investigation" was so much politi
cal rhetoric - hardly anything more.
22. That left the Afghan and Iraq invasions as blatant War Crimes. America f
ell into an identical "denial" mind-set of 1939 Nazi Germany. That was no coinci
dence of history!
23. There were no WMDs. Prior to the invasion, the boots-on-the-ground UN
teams reported no significant findings. Saddam has been long deposed. Iraq had n
o possible connection to 9-11. For all the horrors of the USA-made Saddam, his c
rimes are dwarfed by the tribal genocide of Africa. How did Saddam become the ‘hum
anitarian’ priority?
24. Given the above, Bush s invasions continue as War Crimes!
25. For all the "terror" threat levels posted, the Mexican border has been f
orced wide open from the White House; a "terrorist’s" dream-come-true. How much “ter
ror threat” can possibly be factual?
Yet, repeatedly, the world is SUCCESSFULLY inundated with the assertions of "ter
rorism."
One is left to question, with so many inescapable indicators of 9-11 being a "Re
ichstag Fire," why nothing was said, for all intents & purposes? Because the nef
arious science of PSYOPS was cleverly and effectively foisted upon America – and t
he world – by the mass media!

The harsh truth behind the obvious "mission" is hiding in plain sight! It s to b
e discovered in such books as Brezinski s "The Grand Chessboard," Barnett s "The
Pentagon s New Map," and the documentation of the so-called "Project for a New
American Century." (PNAC) In essence, "Amerika Uber Alles!" No denial is possibl
e!
America s legacy is destined to be found in the mental- emotional wilderness bet
ween "Don’t ask; don’t tell" and "We didn t WANT to know!"
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PSYOPS TECHNIQUES
"Perception Control = Emotional Control = Behavior Control."
WHY?
Lord Acton probably answered that question in the most simple terms - "Power cor
rupts; absolute power corrupts – absolutely!" The experienced attest that in "powe
r" environments, there is a mysterious and overwhelming aura which seemingly po
sseses the individual.
As with the physical weapons of war, psychological operations have legitimate us
es. But, when those means are used on a domestic population, what then?
To give a wartime pistol to a policeman, telling him to keep the domestic peace
is effective. When that same pistol is then used to coerce, intimidate or threat
en the domestic populace, something has to be done. It starts with knowing how t
hat pistol operates.
ABOUT PSYOPS
It may seem strange to suggest that the study of propaganda has relevance to con
temporary domestic politics and issues. When most people think about propaganda,
they think of the enormous campaigns waged by Hitler and Stalin in the 1930s – or
McCarthy in the 1950s. Since nothing comparable is being disseminated in our so
ciety today, many believe that propaganda is no longer a pertinent issue. WRONG!

Propaganda can be as blatant as a ‘peace symbol’ or as subtle as a song or poem. Pro

paganda’s persuasive techniques are regularly applied by politicians, advertisers,
journalists, radio personalities, and others who are interested in influencing
human behavior. Propaganda messages can be used to accomplish positive social en
ds, as in campaigns to reduce drunk driving, but they are also used to win elect
ions and to sell beer.
Propaganda isn’t inherently nefarious or suspect. Often, as in typical advertising
or political campaigns, propaganda is totally expected!
• "Propaganda" is an advantageous presentation of information – factual or otherwise
.
• "Psyops" takes unfair advantage of human psychology. Therein lays the difference
– "INTENT."
The propagandist is a clever researcher and writer. The disinformationist has th
e added background of a psychologist – to some extent – as well as being a ‘resourcefu
l’ and ‘surgical’ communications specialist. He operates from a time-constrained missi
on.
Whether we want to admit it or not, PSYOPS is in our daily life – it is a serious
threat.
Thus, we are in a comparable position of a banker. He knows that there will alwa
ys be robbers and swindlers. The gimmick is in being smarter and more resourcefu
l than the robber-swindler. The chief effort is to let the would-be robber-swind
ler know that the defense mechanisms are too strong; add the risks and probabili
ty of getting caught.
PSYOPS is generally about the control of human emotions; the resulting ‘processed
emotions’ translating into desired intellectual (logical) decisions and subsequent
actions.
Think to the statement,
"Nobody can MAKE you feel a certain way; each person has to DECIDE how they feel
about something – decide for themselves."
Great logic!
• Now, go to the major sales corporations & ask them why they spend millions per y
ear on advertising!
• OR; call an "ethnic" type by their least-favorite name and see what decision is
made – over the span of a split second!
The reality is that we all have the ability to inspire or persuade thoughts or e
motions in others. The trick is to inspire advantageous decisions. Ask the husba
nd/boyfriend who brought home the flowers to his lady. Were some ‘results’ forthcomi
ng? Of course they were, whether romance – or forgiveness. Emotions = action.
The technical advance of communication tools such as the Internet, accelerate th
e flow of persuasive messages - dramatically. For the first time ever, citizens
around the world are participating in uncensored conversations about their colle
ctive future. This seems like a wonderful development; but there is a risk.
"Information overload" is often the result of people being regularly confronted
with hundreds of intense messages, each day. Common sense and personal experienc
e dictates that many people respond to the induced pressure by processing messag
es as quickly as possible and, when possible, by taking mental short-cuts.
That kind of response leaves the modern propagandist or disinformationist with a
mandate to devise accommodating short-cuts, so as to be effective in dealing wi
th typical thought or emotional processing. The disinformationist reacts with an
effort to effectively control/agitate emotions, exploit insecurities, capitaliz
ing on language ambiguity – inherent or induced - and by bending or re-manufacturi
ng the rules of logic.
History demonstrates that the disinformationist can be quite successful. Gaining
attention and controlling perception is the disinformationist’s first priority, i
n the modern mind-control equation:
"Perception Control = Emotional Control = Behavior Control."
That leaves specialists and even common people with the task of detecting and an
alyzing the disinformation and/or propaganda, so as to create the needed awarene
ss of the tricks which disinformationists employ. The secondary obligation is to
devise ways of readily recognizing and resisting the subsequent short-cuts that
the disinformationists promote.

In brief, disinformation/propaganda analysis is the best immediate antidote to t

he nefarious excesses of the Information Age. Just as the military deals with "I
nformation Warfare" as a major munition in their arsenal, the civilian world is
comparably involved in the topic – like it or not.
As an example of the seriousness associated with the modern application of domes
tic propaganda, the Institute for Propaganda Analysis (IPA) published a series o
f books, including:
• The Fine Art of Propaganda
• Propaganda Analysis
• Group Leader s Guide to Propaganda Analysis
• Propaganda: How To Recognize and Deal With It
The IPA centers its illustrations on seven basic propaganda devices: Name-Callin
g, Sparkling Generality, Transfer, Testimonial, Plain Folks, Card Stacking, and
Band Wagon.
In "The Fine Art of Propaganda," the IPA makes the point that,
"It is essential in a democratic society that young people and adults learn how
to think, learn how to make up their minds. They must learn how to think indepen
dently, and they must learn how to think together. They must come to conclusions
, but at the same time they must recognize the right of other men to come to opp
osite conclusions. So far as individuals are concerned, the art of democracy is
the art of thinking and discussing independently - together."
Another interesting book was written by Richard Brodie, "The Virus of the Mind."

The book carefully describes the creation and conditioning of certain social and
political values, logic processes and seeming behavioral mandates in the mind o
f the American culture. The essence of the book cites the automatic mental and e
motional reflexes which have been methodically conditioned into the ‘norms’ of the A
merican society.
How many times in American society has the statement "You can’t say that" successf
ully stopped a conversation? It’s quite common. Imagine that statement being contr
olling in the proverbial ‘land of the free.’ Certainly the constraining descriptor,
"Politically Correct" has been dramatically effective, amidst often mandated "di
versity training."
The book describes the "reflexive" intellectual, emotional and social reactions
in terms of "memes."
While the term seems to distract, the content of the book is otherwise quite goo
d.

SALAMI EFFECT
Imagine the traditional American society being taken away, one slice at a time.
Those old enough can testify that America has seen just that. In one secretly pl
anned operation, "Operation Northwoods," the comparable description is "time-pha
sed changes." Rather like the alcoholic asking, "Oh, what is one more drink goin
g to hurt?" Take enough pennies away from a dollar, and the dollar is totally go
ne!
Conversely, the effect can be equally dramatic. Compare the tax rate of the Kore
an War era to today’s world! Then note the tax-dollar rip-off programs – if you can
spot them!
The incremental increase of tax rates leaves America working for the ‘government,’ n
ot themselves. Yet, Americans are worse off, by far, than the early 1950s.
Common techniques

TIMING
In real estate, the three guiding rules are "Location, location, location!" In t
he world of PSYOPS, the comparable rules are "Timing, timing, timing!" In the wo
rld of PSYOPS, the weakest tool can be effective, given the element of TIMING.
One of the most important applications of ‘timing’ is the dynamic of ‘first-up;’ the pro
verbial ‘early bird.’ Given the dynamics behind the events of 9-11, they become a cl
assic for all time. 9-11 was an inside-job; get used to that.
With no documentation linking al Qaeda to 9-11, per the FBI’s Robert Mueller, al Q
aeda became the instant villain. Osama bin Laden issued a formal denial in an au
dio tape; but the ‘first-up’ effect was already in place. With that background, an o
bviously phony video tape was played before America, attempting to implicate bin
Laden.
We know it worked – that’s PSYOPS. AND, look at what that PSYOPS accomplished!
(Don’t get enthralled by the effect, the 9-11 PSYOPS story is very ugly. It may me
an the death of America, as we knew it. If in doubt, read the "Patriot Act.")
"Timing" can also be a major clue to the astute observer. To be ‘first-up’ may also
indicate who the villain actually is. Those who support the ‘first-up’ may be periph
eral villains.
In the immediate aftermath of 9-11, the ‘official line was,
"There were no warnings. When that was illustrated as a lie, the claim was chang
ed to "….specific warnings."
As though any perpetrator is going to advertise his intentions in the Sunday Tim
es!
As time went on, more and more ‘warnings’ were illustrated; along with the history o
f the warnings being silenced with prejudice – from within. Out of the Hollywood v
ersion of "Godfather," comes the same dynamic – "…the first person…"
Timing is important for many reasons.
NAME CALLING AND LABELING
"Bad names" have always played a tremendously powerful role in the entire histor
y of the world; as well as in our own personal development. Names have ruined an
d killed people; but, they have also stirred men and women to outstanding deeds
and accomplishments. Names and labels have ruined the lives of people and have s
ent many to prison.
Names and labels have made men angry enough to enter battle and slaughter their
fellow men – or to die for the declared named or labeled cause. Names and labels h
ave been applied to people, groups, associations, churches, tribes, gangs, colle
ges, political parties, neighborhoods, states, regions of the country, nations,
and races. Many tremendous results have been effected – just with a name or label.

In American history, the "McCarthyism" ruined lives of truly great people, just
with the simple implication of "Communist;" no proof required! Even today, descr
iptors such as "Commie," "Pinko" and "Leftist" bring a programmed emotional reac
tion.
In Current politics, "politically undesirable" has been labeled as "evil" or "te
rror." Laws have been passed on these elements, as though one could comparably o
utlaw the darkness of night. Yet, the strategy worked, the draconian laws were p
assed!
The name-calling technique of the disinformationist usually links a person, or i
dea, to a negative symbol, of some type. Beyond pure propaganda, the disinformat
ionist crafts the name-calling into a form which has an emotional effect on the
targeted audience. The usual style is to inject ‘distrust,’ into any association wit
h the targeted individual/issue.
The disinformationist who uses this technique hopes that the targeted audience w
ill mentally AND emotionally reject the person or the idea on the basis of the n
egative symbol, instead of objectively looking at the available evidence.
Again, the element of "INTENT" is key. To cite some of Bush’s cabinet members as ‘fe
lons,’ warns the listener, however negative the image is.
The most obvious type of name calling involves generally accepted ‘negative’ names.
For example, consider the following:
• Commie
• Nazi
• Fascist
• Pig
• Yuppie
• Queer
• Terrorist
• Leftist
• Neocon
However, the relative position of the name-calling ‘assailant’ or the ‘victim’ is a fact
or. "Expensive" is bad to a buyer, but wonderful to a seller. A more subtle form
of name-calling involves words or phrases that are selected because they posses
s or create a negative emotional charge.
A responsible Pentagon official may propose specific military budget cuts. Inste
ad of being labeled as "wise" or "fiscally conservative," the official gets labe
led as "stingy." Either description can refer to the same behavior – with an extre
me of different connotation.
Other examples of negatively charged words include:
• politically correct
• social engineering
• connected
• radical
• corrupt
• cowardly
• counter-culture
The name-calling technique leaves the casual observer with the logical mandate t
o ask intelligent questions when spotting "name-calling." Not all "name calling"
is inappropriate or counter-productive. If a female politician cites a colleagu
e or opponent as a ‘sweetheart,’ the connotation isn’t particularly inappropriate or n
egative.
To cite Saddam Hussein as a ‘monster’ is dynamic; although a highly negative imagery
. However, subjectivity is important in such matters. Referring to a man as a ‘swe
etheart’ may ruin the day of a feminist. Referring to Saddam as a ‘monster’ may stir a
Muslim supporter to violence.
The appropriate questions:
• Is the name calling appropriate?
• Would a reasonable person find the name-calling personally tempting?
• What is the intention behind the name calling?
• What does the name imply?
• Does the idea in question have a legitimate connection with the typical associat
ion behind the name?
• Is an idea or thought process which serves a given person’s or group’s best interes
s being discounted/dismissed through such name calling?
• Omitting the name calling, what are the merits in the remainder of the message?
SPARKLING GENERALITIES
Almost any culture claims to believe in, fight for and live by "virtuous words."
These "words" are normally associated with deeply set attitudes and ideas. In t
he USA, such words include: civilization, civic, morality, justice, equality, Am
ericanism, God, Christianity, good, proper, right, democracy, patriotism, family
, motherhood, fatherhood, science, medicine, health, natural and love.
For the purposes of propaganda/disinformation analysis, call these virtue words
"Sparkling Generalities" focusing attention upon the dangerous characteristic th
at they have: They mean different things to different people; thus they can be u
sed in different ways. The trick being in the controlling of context or associat
ion of the generalities.
Disinformationists prey upon the selected words, as we typically understand them
or relate to them. Through scientifically styled means/methods/techniques, disi
nformationists prostitute the cherished words and beliefs and attitudes of unsus
pecting people.
When Americans hear the word ‘democracy,’ they typically think of their own definite
ideas about democracy, the ideas learned at home and school. "Mom, apple pie an
d the girl next door" come to mind. The typical reflex is to assume that the ter
m is being used in that particular sense. The ‘virtue word’ lowers the caution thre
shold, deferring any suspicion or mistrust; particularly when listening about t
he things the United States must do to preserve democracy.
However, when one hears of ‘democracy’ in 2003 Iraq, the proverbial ‘red flags’ pop into
view. The term is the same, the ‘association’ is different; very different. The ima
ge of a burning Humvee comes to mind, along with the image of dead or wounded GI
s.
In essence, the employment of the "Sparkling Generality" is the reversal of "Nam
e Calling."
Name Calling seeks to make us fear and/or reject the cited entity. The intention
is for the targeted audience to formulate a judgment to reject and condemn the
victim of the name-calling, without bothering to examine the evidence. The Spark
ling Generality device, conversely, seeks to make us identify with, approve and
accept the generality without examining the evidence.
Exporting American Democracy to Iraq sounds noble to the typical American. Howev
er, given the "Patriot Act," what is actually being exported? In examining the "
Sparkling Generality Device," all that is said regarding Name Calling / Labeling
must also be kept in mind.
The observer should ask:
• What image is the ‘virtue’ word intended to convey?
• Does the presented idea in question have a legitimate connection with the genera
l/typical meaning of the word?
• Is this an attempt to prostitute an idea which does not serve the observer’s best
interests?
• Is it being "sold" or "spun" through its being given an association or name that
the typical and reasonable observer isn’t likely to buy into?
• Omitting the "virtue word," what is contained in the remainder of the ‘message?’
ATTITUDE
An attitude is an imbedded personal style of dealing with information or events.

Think to the common expressions,

"Why should I?"
"What’s in it for me?"
"I could care less!"
"Live and let live."
"No shame in my game!"
In that context, Americans are routinely conditioned to respond to information a
nd events with a conditioned ATTITUDE. In the ‘first up’ style of the 9-11 presentat
ion, America predictably responded in patriotic fashion. With the conditioning o
f such horrors as the 1993 bombing of the WTC and the Oklahoma City bombing, the
mass media presentations stirred a revenge reflex; America seemingly had suffer
ed enough "terrorism."
The ATTITUDE was highly predictable - "I’ve had enough! Nobody is going to get awa
y with this!"

EXPECTATIONS
A popular belief system asserts that it is wrong to ‘lay’ your expectations on anoth
er, demanding a specific accommodation. However, a clear mind quickly remembers
that there is an animal known as the ‘reasonable expectation.’ For example, fidelity
in a relationship or marriage. Reasonable expectations are all around us – but th
ey are quickly being deleted from the American culture.
America regularly witnesses the exporting of the USA critical economic infrastru
cture. America’s sovereignty is being dissolved faster than Americans can detect t
he unmistakable pattern. Whatever ‘forces’ may be in operation, Americans are facing
lower-paying jobs – if any. Political discussions of job ‘numbers’ evade any discussi
on of job ‘quality.’ The ‘normal’ job benefits are more routinely being subsidized by th
e employee – if any benefits are even provided.
The sovereignty of America is discounted, versus a strange and methodical imposi
tion of an American "global responsibility," which routinely excludes the welfar
e of Americans!
Thus, one of the apparent rules of the ‘system’ is, "…destroy all expectations; reason
able or otherwise."
One of the deadliest of these efforts was the overturn of the American "Equal Pr
otection" clause in the U.S. Constitution. In the Michigan college reverse discr
imination case, the ruling hinged on a "compelling interest" in removing the equ
al-protection provision as the issue pertains to reverse discrimination in schoo
l admissions.
What America didn’t notice was the ‘style’ of the language; and what that language is
destined to mean. Specifically, that phrase "compelling interest," is destined t
o be applied to the selective enforcement of all American laws. That "selective
enforcement" has been a relative norm for quite a while in American society. Now
, however, there is essentially a Supreme Court precedent to anchor the debate f
or the "compelling interest" in enforcing the law only as "Politically Convenien
t."
In essence, "social obligation" will be openly transferred to political "obligat
ion," in the controlled style of "political creep."

MISLEADING EUPHEMISMS
When disinformationists use sparkling generalities and name-calling symbols, the
y are attempting to impress their targeted audience with vivid, emotionally stim
ulating words. In certain situations, however, the disinformationist attempts to
pacify the audience in order to make an unpleasant reality more palatable. This
is accomplished by using words that are bland and euphemistic. The brutal is co
nverted into the ‘kinder and gentler.’
For example, America changed the name of the War Department to the Department of
Defense. "Queer" became "gay." During war-time, civilian casualties are referre
d to as "collateral damage," and the word "liquidation" is used as a synonym for
"murder." "Suspect" became "person of interest." The U.S. Constitution was almo
st destroyed by the "Patriot Act."
From the Vietnam War, "combat fatigue," or "shell shock" became "post-traumatic
stress disorder;" the descriptor being completely disconnected from the reality
of war. The "suicide bomber" became the "homicide bomber."
The "Muslims" (connected to Osama bin Laden) of the American/NATO Balkan campaig
n became "Ethnic Albanians."
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FALSE CONNECTIONS

TRANSFER DEVICE
The psychological mechanism of "Transfer" is used by the disinformationist to bo
ost an authority, sanction, and prestige of something we respect and revere to s
omething he would have us accept.
For example, most people respect and revere their church and the nation. If the
disinformationist succeeds in getting ‘church’ or ‘nation’ to approve a campaign in beha
lf of some program, he thereby transfers its authority, sanction, and prestige t
o that program. Thus, we may unwittingly accept something which otherwise we mig
ht reject.
The transfer device typically uses symbols for its best effect. The cross repres
ents the Christian Church. The flag alludes to the nation. Cartoons depicting "U
ncle Sam" allude to U.S. nationalism and an implied consensus of public opinion.
Those symbols reliably stimulate emotions. (Don’t forget that concept.) The visua
l contact/association with such symbols will INSTANTLY arouse an entire menu of
feelings we have with respect to community, church or nation.
A cartoon showing "Uncle Sam" as approving or disapproving something is powerful
. Thus, the ‘Transfer’ device can be readily used both for and against the target ca
uses and ideas. The key for the casual observer is in distinguishing the intent.

"Transfer" can be effected with deeds. When a political activist closes a speech
with a public prayer, the attempt is to transfer religious prestige to the idea
s being advocated – and the person/entity. As with all propaganda devices, the use
of this technique is not limited to one side of the political spectrum. Pacifis
ts can pray for peace, as quickly as a chaplain can pray for victory.
Authority can be "transferred" (or taken away). The disinformationist may attemp
t to transfer the reputation of "Science" or "Medicine" to a particular project
or set of beliefs. A slogan for a popular cold medication serves to encourage th
e target audiences to "Applaud the miracles of medicine." Most have seen many TV
commercials, with an actor dressed in a white lab coat tell us that "Brand-X is
the most powerful pain reliever which can be bought without a prescription." In
both of these examples, the transfer technique is being employed.
In the negative arena, the association of a Washington Post writer being a recip
ient of a Pulitzer Prize might be attacked by citing the faked story about the d
rug addicted child.
Transfer techniques can also take a nefarious/evil turn. A major engineering gro
up prepared the Oklahoma City bombing report; using blatantly flawed data – yet, i
t sold! In history, the propaganda of 1939 Nazi Germany rationalized racist poli
cies by appealing to anthropology, history, sociology and religion.
With a controlled ‘spin,’ even religion and science can be prostituted in almost any
issue. The observer should be aware that any idea or program should not be acce
pted or rejected simply because it has been linked to a symbol such as Justice,
Medicine, Science, Democracy, or Christianity.
When the observer is confronted with the "transfer device," it is appropriate to
ask the following questions:
• What is the apparent – or not so apparent - intent/goal of the speaker?
• What is the intended message which the disinformationist is seeking to ‘transfer’ t
e authority, sanction, and prestige?
• Is there any legitimate association between the message of the disinformationist
and the revered thing, person or institution?
• Independent of the "transfer mechanism," what are the merits of the message, whe
n viewed alone?
DISSOCIATION DEVICE
Dissociation is the reverse of "Transfer," usually serving to produce a "Plausib
le Innocence." This technique is closely associated with Name Calling/Labeling.
Quoting someone who is reasonably assumed to be honest serves to effect the excu
se – or a ‘safe’ distance,
"Hell, I didn’t know he was lying; why would ANYBODY suspect that?"
Displacing an arena allows the illusion of truth, via a shift in focus. To say t
hat U.S. forces didn’t do something, serves to distance the Pentagon from condemna
tion.
The close association of U.S. forces to those who did the actual act (a guerilla
group, for example) operates as a ‘breakout’ device.
"Nobody would have suspected that rebel bunch would do such a thing?"
The guerilla unit is referred to as a "cutout." Often the "breakout" [action] ef
fort is cleverly programmed; the Delta Force, for example. No matter what they d
o, their involvement is always protected under the flag of "National Secrecy." T
heir involvement also serves as a peripheral insulation. To hold a secondary gro
up responsible might "compromise" Delta Force – a "national security interest."
Another tactic is to use disassociation to discredit a group or person,
"He/they are not qualified to say…"
"He/they have a reputation for being dishonest."
"He/they are liars" "He/they are ridiculous/absurd."
DEALING OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE DECK
It is often enough seen that events, information or statements are methodically
taken out of context. Often, context is presented with strategic information mis
sing.
Early in the accident investigation of the Egypt Air 990 crash, a set of transla
tors insisted that the copilot began his religious chant with the statement, "I’ve
made my decision!" Yet, the ‘official’ account leaves that statement out. In the en
d, the report ‘diplomatically’ reads that mechanical failure could not be cited as t
he cause of the crash. The copilot was not cited as having committed suicide-mur
der. While all indications pointed to a suicide-murder, the FBI insisted that th
ere was no criminal ‘element’ warranting their taking over the investigation.
The ‘official’ omission misled the public – to say the least.
Often, information or statements are methodically taken out of context. When cit
ing regulations, for example, supporting information can often be quoted as thou
gh the particular statement is totally governing. In the FAA regulations, for ex
ample, there is a regulation prohibiting a pilot from leaving the flight deck fo
r arbitrary reasons. Such events as a bathroom break or attending to an emergenc
y are excepted.
However, by leaving out the stated exceptions, a captain couldn’t legally leave th
e cockpit – for any reason.

Absurd? It’s happened!

The FAA took the supporting language out of context, and successfully processed
a violation – committing a felony, in the process!
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MANUFACTURED REALITY
The alleged assassin of Bobby Kennedy plead guilty - now serving a life sentence
.
The world bought off on the idea that Sirhan killed Bobby Kennedy. However, the
autopsy demonstrated that Sirhan didn’t hit Bobby with a single round! The fatal b
ullets came from an alternate direction and range. The media recordings identifi
ed five more shots than Sirhan’s weapon was capable of firing.
Yet, what does the world believe???

PANIC AND CHAOS

Panic, confusion & chaos are opportunity environments for those who have the cap
acity to know – or estimate - the limits of the presented ‘threat.’ Survival and secur
ity become the first-up priorities, versus ‘facts.’
These scenarios also allow those in power to manufacture a reality, as the popul
ace will normally grant leaders total ‘trust;’ even blind trust, hoping to receive s
urvival and safety in return.
The world has rarely seen such panic and chaos as the events following 9-11.
The damage was factual – but the deaths were distorted out of proportion. Despite
early and relatively accurate data, the actual number of deaths at the World Tra
de Center was kept hidden for months. The original figures being kept incredibly
high – until after the Afghan invasion was well under way. During the ‘assumed fata
lities’ period, several national charities received huge sums of money. Amidst tha
t ‘chaos,’ it took an investigative reporter to reveal that the greater percentage o
f the charity money was being kept by the charities, versus being distributed to
the intended victims.
In the shadows of the 9-11, the pre-written "Patriot Act" was scammed into law.
Americans never dreamed that the ‘law’ would usurp the U.S. Constitution. Amazingly,
most Americans related 9-11 to Pearl Harbor, without questioning the possibilit
y of a similar internal government facilitation – which was factual. More amazingl
y, the early ‘official’ claims of "no warnings" were quickly debunked.
Even then, most America didn’t ask the obvious questions.

ASSUMPTION
"Assumption" is a major element in the world of PSYOPS. The application of ‘Assump
tion’ is reliably operated from the "conditioning" of the targeted audience. One a
ssumes that the President would never do anything wrong. It is assumed that the
justice system works; after all, didn’t Clinton nearly get impeached?
Yet, the post 9-11 events are filled with Bush’s violations of his Federal Oath of
Office,
"…to uphold and support the Constitution of the United States against all enemies,
foreign and domestic."
Yet, he quickly signed the infamous "Patriot Act," which removed America’s entitle
ment to the key elements in the Bill of Rights. With his knowledge and consent,
at least two "suspects" rotted in a military prison, because there was no ‘evidenc
e’ to charge them in a federal court. They were denied legal council, despite cour
t orders.
They were interrogated relentlessly, under the guise of ‘national security.’
In the Iraq invasion, the assumption was that the USA would NEVER do something t
erribly immoral; let alone commit a war crime. Wrong, wrong, wrong! The invasion
was a war crime, by itself. After the ‘formal’ combat was finished and Iraq had no
army, the Hussein brothers were killed in a combat operation. There was no arres
t attempt, they were just killed. Possibly, they deserved to die at the hands of
 a court; they didn’t deserve to be murdered in a U.S. military attack.
WHY?
Because of the international agreements which the U.S. is a signatory to; howeve
r unpopular the idea ma be.
Yet, ‘Assumption’ worked for the ‘system’ – beautifully!
Too much of America’s history is fraught with false information. Thus, except for
natural disasters, one should quickly ask:
• Is there something which just doesn’t look right?
• Is there a conflict between what’s seen and heard, versus the ‘official’ account?
• Is there room for legitimate confusion in the information presented?
• What might be missing in the presented ‘picture?’
• What is the intent/goal of the ‘official’ account?
• Do the observed actions support the ‘official’ account?
• Could the reverse be more factual?
• What is the intended message?
• Who is delivering the ‘official’ account?
• Is there any ‘salesmanship’ being witnessed, versus honest information?
• Is there any more information obviously needed?
• Independent of the ‘official’ account, what are the merits of the event(s), when vi
wed without the ‘official’ narrative?
• Are the opposing viewpoints more reliable?
IGNORANCE AND APATHY
It’s unusual for the U.S. to uniquely conduct a military invasion, versus being pa
rt of a U.N. effort.
Given the horror of 9-11 (as presented) America was ready to take on the world – s
ingle-handedly. In hindsight, we discover many fallacies associated with 9-11, l
eading to the question,
"Was 9-11 an inside-job?"
The issues don’t end with the consideration of a simple possible mistake, made in
the proverbial heat of battle. Given the facts – as they were known at the time – th
ere was no legitimate provocation for war.
Although it appeared that there was a ‘time’ pressure, few looked past the end of th
eir noses at such documents as the U.N. Charter, the Geneva Accords and the Nure
mberg Charter. If they had, it would have been discovered that the Afghan and Ir
aq invasions constituted war crimes. In the assumption that America was totally
above committing a war crime, few Americans ever looked at the pertinent documen
ts – not even the military!
In the ‘convenient’ void of ignorance, Americans didn’t relate to the meaning of the o
pium fields of Afghanistan being re-planted (following the Taliban destruction o
f those fields). The replanting of those fields meant cheaper heroin being suppl
ied to European and American drug dealers!
Assuming integrity in the White House, Americans couldn’t grasp the significance o
f the U.S. interests militarily seizing control of Iraq’s oil production. Few Amer
icans have even heard of Zbigniew Brezenski’s book, "The Grand Chessboard."
The book essentially lays out the American control/takeover of the Middle-East,
in the spirit of "America’s Manifest Destiny." Fewer Americans connect the "Corpor
ate America," versus the "American Government."
Imagine the U.S. Military doing the dirty work for Unocal, Chevron, et al! They
did it!
Few Americans know of Bush’s Presidential Executive Order No. 13303. That Order la
id claim to Iraq’s oil production. Iraq could not even decide who could buy their
oil! For all intents & purposes, Iraq became an American corporate colony.
Yet Americans believed that ‘democracy’ was the intent of the continued American mil
itary presence in Iraq!
While post 9-11 "Homeland Security" seemed to take on a mandatory mission, few A
mericans caught the political sleight-of-hand which substituted the content of t
he "Homeland Security Act," at the last minute. The result was billions of dolla
rs in "pork." Amidst the ‘reliable ignorance,’ the tax-dollar rip off missions succe
ssfully flew.
Given the routine and convenient omissions in the American mass media, it’s clearl
y wise to ask:
• Is the public up-to-speed with the pertinent issues?
• Is there a credible outraged claim of ulterior motives?
• If so, what are the details?
• Does any one group have a monetary motive for lying?
• Is there a sense that something is seriously wrong in the presented ‘picture?’
• What is the stated intent/goal in the ‘official’ account?
• Could there be a pre-existing secret agenda?
• What is the intended message?
• Who is conveying the ‘official’ account?
• Independent of the ‘official’ account, what are the merits of the event(s), when vi
wed without the ‘official’ narrative (spin)?
SHADOWS
The well-documented history of political events in America display a clear nefar
ious intent from the nation’s leaders; dating to at least Bill Clinton’s election. D
uring the Clinton terms in office, a host of anti-terror laws were written; tail
ored to 9-11, including the "Patriot Act."
Likewise, the military "Project for a New American Century" was developed. BUT,
not by a military group!
Among other matters, the PNAC – as it’s called – cites America’s global military "Consta
bulary Duties." Holding North Korea at bay is one thing, but playing "Globo-Cop"
is another! Post 9-11 was pre-planned in the shadows of the Clinton years!
Amazingly, America seems to be oblivious to another effort; the implementation o
f the Gestapo-style "Model Emergency Health Powers Acts;" alternately called the
"Model State Emergency Powers Acts." (MSEHPA) The "model" is a generic statute,
intended to be enacted by the individual states. As "suggested," the individual
state health personnel could ultimately wind up under the control of the federa
l government; expected to act as an extended police force.
Their ‘emergency powers’ would be Gestapo in nature, including the power to arrest p
eople who refuse to take prescribed "immunizations," or carting them off to "Qua
rantine Camps." The associated civil rights would not be worth talking about.
Doubts? Look to Model Emergency Health Powers Act (MEHPA) Turns Governors into
Dictators
For a copy of the proposed law, look to http://www.publichealthlaw.net/MSEHPA/MS
EHPA.pdf
By June 30, 2005, the MSEHPA had been introduced in whole, or in part, by 44 sta
tes; 37 states had passed laws which include provisions from - or similar to - t
hose in the MSEHPA. In fairness, the compliance varies, as to the extent of the
MSEHPA provisions.
Any state which adopts such a ‘conforming’ law gets an immediate five-million dollar
"signing bonus." The federal subsidies increase dramatically, from there.
The questions:
• Is this something which was methodically ‘low key,’ or possibly supposed to be near
y secret?
• Does the presented account seem to come out of thin air?
• Does the ‘logic’ hold up as being consistent? Did something ‘magically’ change?
• Is there an important piece of information in-hiding?
• Did something happen with a fortuitous timing – defying claims of ‘coincidence?’
• Does the presented account smack of nefarious propaganda?
• Is there any viable outraged claim of ulterior motives – including profiteering?
• Is there ANY reasonably compelling suspicion amidst the information presented?
• Is there a sense that something is seriously wrong in the presented ‘picture?’
• Does the ‘official’ account meet a reasonable test of ‘integrity?’
• Could there be a secret agenda?
• What is the intended message – express or implied?
• Who is ‘fronting’ the ‘official’ account?
• Are there any people or groups protesting; and what do they have to say?
• Independent of the ‘official’ account, what are the independent merits of the assoc
ated event(s)?
TESTIMONIAL DEVICE
Babe Ruth is on the cereal box, promoting a breakfast cereal as part of a balanc
ed breakfast. Britney is presented in a commercial endorsing a specific line of
clothes. A church member attests to a ‘miracle.’
Such is the classic use of the "Testimonial Device" which readily comes to the m
inds of most, when the term ‘testimonial’ is used.
When we hear/read that,
"The New York Times said,"
"John L. Lewis said...,"
"Herbert Hoover said...,"
"The President said...,"
"My doctor said...,"
"Our minister said..."
The "Testimonials" may simply emphasize a legitimate, valid and accurate idea -
a ‘fair use’ of the device. In other cases, however, the "Testimonial(s)" may repres
ent the sugar-coating of a clever distortion, a blatant lie, a misunderstood not
ion; or any anti-social suggestion.
Such "Testimonials" may have the element of "association creep." For example, wh
en speaking to priests convicted of pedophilia, the overt expression may be, "…the
se God-hated priests…" when directly referring to the pedophilia issue. However, t
here is the risk/intent that the subconscious GENERAL association will uniquely
be "…these God-hated priests."
Thus, the discounting of priests, in general, can occur, whether by accident or
design.
There is nothing inherently wrong with citing a qualified source; the testimonia
l technique can be used to construct a fair and well-balanced position or debate
. However, it is often used in ways that are unfair and blatantly misleading.
With respect to a "Testimonial, the "Transfer" device can also be used as a "Tro
jan Horse," in the case of a prominent personality duped into making a false sta
tement. Or, conversely, such a prominent personality forced to issue a denial or
distortion of an otherwise obvious fact.
Another PSYOPS application of a "Testimonial" - as a "Transfer Device" – is essent
ially a bank-shot. An alternate source is quoted (Testimonial) in such a fashion
as to lead someone to believe that they are a uniquely qualified – or unqualified
- source. The reader/viewer is misled into believing a given slant. Often, the
intent of the quotation (Testimonial) is lost in an unwitting presumption of an
honest debate.
For example, the American segment of the bin Laden family was factually evacuate
d by private aircraft, immediately following 9-11!
One person may cite the fact in a debate, while the clever disinformationist "bo
nds" the discussion to the same ‘revelation’ by America’s ‘favorite,’ Michael Moore. The ‘f
rst-up’ effect tends to seal the fate of such discussions, despite the fact that t
he debate originator was actually quoting from the Tampa Tribune, but failed to
cite the source, in the beginning.
A "Testimonial" can be centered on a seemingly authoritative document. For examp
le, in the 9-11 affair, a Tom Kenney was quoted from a conversation with Dan Rat
her as implying – at least – that a FEMA rescue team arrived in New York the night b
efore 9-11 – in preparation. In the ensuing debate, an individual polled FEMA – via
the "Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) - using an incorrect name, "Tom Kennedy.
"
The FOIA response (authoritative Testimonial) came back in the essence of "No in
formation was responsive to your request."
The mis-spelling might have been deliberate. However, the real name was "Kenney,
" not Kennedy." The illusion (Testimonial) was that the assertion that FEMA resc
ue arrived the night before 9-11 was FALSE. The requested information was NOT fo
rthcoming. The illusion of a straight-forward FOIA response served as a Testimon
ial, whatever the actual facts may – or may not - be.
In congressional testimony, Rudi Guiliani admitted that FEMA was already set up
on Pier 92, under a conveniently timed "Operation Tripod."
The most common misuse of the testimonial involves citing individuals – such as ce
lebrities - who are not qualified to make judgments about a particular issue or
person. In 1992, Barbara Streisand supported Bill Clinton; Arnold Schwarzenegger
threw his weight behind George Bush. While both are popular performers, in thei
r own right, there is no viable reason to think that they know what is best for
America. The "Testimonial" takes advantage of the psychological device, known as
"identification."
The false testimonial is not bound by any restraints. In the Oklahoma City bombi
ng, the FBI "expert" was caught both unqualified and in a lie, as to the explosi
ve substance in the truck. His fate was a promotion!
Unfair testimonials are usually obvious; most people have seen through the obvio
usly rhetorical trick at some time or another. In the experience of human nature
, however, this probably happened when the testimonial was provided by a celebri
ty whom we did not respect. Conversely, if the testimony is provided by an admir
ed celebrity, we are much less likely to be critical.
When encountering the obvious "Testimonial," it is appropriate to ask:
• What is the apparent – or not so apparent - intent/goal of the speaker?
• ‘Who’ or ‘what’ is actually being quoted in the testimonial?
• Why should anyone regard this person/organization/publication as containing expe
rt knowledge or trustworthy information on the subject in question?
• Independent of the "Testimonial," what does the message/idea amount to?
INJECTED ASSOCIATION
Honest people are vulnerable to the disinformationist; the honest person thinks
in honest terms. Honest people simply don’t expect to be given blatantly dishonest
treatment, as a victim or an observer. Thus, there is the risk/probability that
an honest statement can be methodically and forcibly associated with a bad sour
ce.
To cite the imagery of the burning Pentagon in the early AP picture, citing the
lack of evidence of an aircraft impact can result in the claim,
"Oh, you’re obviously referring to the picture on the cover of that socialist Fren
chman Theirry Meyssan – the conspiracy nut!"
The reality may be that the speaker had ONLY seen the AP photo. Still, the ‘first-
up’ effect and the injected association will have a dramatic effect on the casual
observer.

RHETORIC PASSION AND TONE OF VOICE

Even in text presentations, ‘passion’ and ‘tone of voice’ can be conveyed – and quite effe
ctively. With that in mind, it’s academic that a passionately told lie creates the
illusion of truth. Thereafter, the tactical use of language is important to obs
erve.
An honest person rarely needs to resort to the tools used by the disinformationi
st. However, when passionate rhetoric is used in an obviously styled manner, sus
picion – at a minimum – is in order. This is particularly true when associated with
unreasonable discounting of an issue, source or personality.
Dynamic communication skills are to be admired – but not when they are utilized fo
r a nefarious purpose. Again, the key is in distinguishing the intent of the mes
sage.

REPACKAGING AND "SCOPE"

Long after the fact, the White House abruptly announced that they were dealing w
ith faulty information, when deciding to invade Iraq. The presentation was in th
e spirit of,
"See, it wasn’t our fault; the information came from dishonest people, whom we wer
e duped into believing!"
If one’s attention is fixed to that latest position (scope), the position sounds g
ood, until one remembers (expanded scope) that – prior to the Iraq invasion - coun
tries were lined up telling the White House that the information was false. Fran
ce and Germany – in particular - trashed their diplomatic relationship with the US
A, in an effort to prevent a senseless bloodbath.
Just prior to the invasion announcement, the U.N. inspection team was reporting
increasing evidence that Saddam had – in fact – destroyed his prescribed weaponry; o
r at least transported it out of the country. "Selective trust" (limited scope)
is no excuse in that picture; too many were attesting to Saddam’s actual complianc
e and the lack of any viable evidence of WMDs.
Yet, the White House statement would have the reader believe that there is only
one side to the issue,
"See, we were lied to; it’s not our fault. It was an innocent mistake, see?"
The attempt was to "Repackage" the truth with the device of "Plausible Assertion
."
When encountering the obvious "Repackaging," it is necessary to ask:
• What is the intent of the statement/position? Clarification? Deceit? Excuse maki
ng?
• How does the statement/position compare with other previous information?
• Is this a radical perception/position change worth inquiring more deeply?
• Is there a reliable opposing position worth comparing the statement/position to?
• Does alternate information condemn the "Repackaging?"
by Gillian Norman
19 September 2008
from Rense Website
"We have met the enemy and he is us!"
Chained in prisons of the mind, the captives watch flickering images on the scre
en and believe they see reality.
Occasionally glimpsing the dazzling clarity of truth, a hostage breaks free from
the shadows of deception. Then, longing to help others, he confronts the darkne
ss of the cave to expose the fallacy that keeps his companions trapped. But like
Golem in the underworld, the prisoners shrink back into the nattering gloom and
refuse release from the bondage of delusion, too fearful to break their chains
and step into the new light of dawn.
Seven years and two disastrous wars after 9/11, the incontrovertible truth is cl
ear to see. 9/11 was a false flag operation, a contrived pretext for total war t
o impose a global Pax Americana.
Yet many people still refuse to consider the abundant evidence and even violentl
y oppose those who have investigated the facts.
• So why do intelligent people still blindly swallow the blatantly false official
explanation?
• Why do kind-hearted world citizens continue to support genocidal wars falsely pr
edicated upon 9/11?
• And why do so many shrug in mute acquiescence as fascist police state controls a
re put in place and their liberties are constricted in the name of protecting co
llective freedom ?
On September 11, 2001, the great symbols of America s military and economic prow
ess were struck, and a battle for the mind began.
As the Towers crumbled to dust and the Pentagram s facade was detonated, howls o
f anguish rippled around the world. Over and over the shocking images were playe
d. Repeatedly the violent brutalization shattered hope-filled lives and happy ho
mes, as the collective consciousness of a nation was fractured.
Today, triggered by 9/11, intentional war without end is being waged, not only a
gainst distant nations, but also against the very people the defenders of freedo
m claim to protect. As Pogo said, "We have met the enemy, and he is us!" 1
The trusting public who believe that an elite cabal could never be so nasty as t
o contrive an appalling attack on their own people as a pretext for wars of impe
rial hegemony may be naively unaware that for almost a century these Masters of
Deception have been practicing MindWars to advance their power, prestige and pro
fit.
It has long been known that when an individual s mind is manipulated, the behavi
or of that person can be swayed for whatever purpose, benign or nefarious, that
the puppeteers of their perceptions might desire. By attempting to control the g
roup mind, Tavistock Institute s Edward Bernays was one of the first to propose
that if the PuppetMasters can direct a herd mentality then even the course of na
tions can be subverted.
Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, was appointed by Tavistock to handle
the manipulation of American public opinion. He is now considered to be the fath
er of public relations, but might be better described as a grandmaster of MindWa
rs. He described manipulation of the group mind as the engineering of consent.
In his 1929 book, Propaganda, Bernays asked:
"If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, is it not possibl
e to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing
it?" 2
From Nazi mind control programs and Russian brainwashing to the Jim Jones suicid
e sect, there are many well-documented cases of hacking the mind by military and
intelligence agencies and their cultic front groups.
Military special forces are routinely subjected to trauma-based mind control dur
ing their recruitment, and through the mass media, advertising and entertainment
industries, entire populations are indoctrinated with a world view that constra
ins individuality, rewards conformity and determines acceptable behavior.
Bernays again:
"...in almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or
business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by th
e relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and soc
ial patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the publ
ic mind, who harness old social forces and contrive new ways to bind and guide t
he world." 3
Ever since the 1920s, techniques intended to shape a collective mindset have bee
n explored by power-hungry elites.
In contrast to the physical violence of early forms of crude brain-washing pract
iced in the Soviet Union, China and North Korea discovered that brute force is n
ot necessary to break a person, and in fact, thought reform is most successful w
hen the victim perceives the controller as a trusted, kind friend.
Just for fun, the charismatic Irish hypnomagician Keith Barry draws crowds by ca
using an unsuspecting observer to forget his own name and the name of his dog. H
e walks on water. Blindfold and hooded he races a car down a precipitous winding
road. He writes the content of specific news events weeks before they occur. In
an open plaza he s seen to stop the speeding bullet from a marksman s gun and h
old it in his teeth.
Keith Barry s amazing ability to violate the laws of nature and defy common sens
e is no ordinary rabbit-in-the-hat party trick of illusion and distraction, it s
a powerful demonstration of paranormal capabilities that can even penetrate and
disrupt the matrix of time and space that we need to trust. 4
Hacking the mind and pushing the boundaries at the cusp of esoteric science wher
e matter, energy and consciousness interact may be ridiculed by skeptics as tin-
foil-hat folly; for some it s just entertainment, but it is occult power, profit
and warfare to others.
Ever since World War I, in democratic Western nations, well-funded research has
been ongoing to find the most efficient ways of hacking the mind. With 9/11, for
the first time in history, we have seen MindWars waged as a deliberate psycholo
gical operation to manipulate and control the thoughts and behavior of an entire
nation for the benefit of a ruling elite.
At the Nazi concentration camps there are photos of some of the hideous things t
hey did to prisoners as they tried to find ways of controlling human behavior. M
any high ranking Nazi criminals managed to escape prosecution by revealing their
information to western intelligence agencies, and some continued their horrendo
us experiments in the United States, Britain and South America.
The most notoriously of these Nazis, the sadistic Angel of Death Dr. Joseph Me
ngele, practiced mind control at Auschwitz, where children were violated by inte
nse trauma to cause the mind to split. It s well known that at the end of WWII,
Mengele was brought to the United States under Operation Paperclip to direct min
d-control programs for the Central Intelligence Agency. 5
Project Bluebird and Project Artichoke were the first covert operations intended
to develop "effective and practical techniques" as the C.I.A. clinically define
it, to "render an individual subservient to an imposed will or control." 6
At first the emphasis was narco-hypnosis , combining hypnotic programming with
psycho-active drugs, especially LSD, together with the use of electroconvulsive
procedures and brain implants. Since then, as declassified military/intelligence
documents and testimonies of involuntary subjects reveal, mind control experime
nts have been ongoing using non-consensual subjects on military bases, and also
in prisons, hospitals and universities.
In his book The Men Who Stare at Goats, journalist Jon Ronson documents some of
these MindWars, such as the killing of goats by psychotronics as part of the tra
ining of supersoldiers to become psychic assassins. 7
In other studies of dissociation, the MK-Ultra program tested various ways of co
mbining altered states of consciousness with psychological trauma, to achieve th
e aim of snapping the mind so that individual and group behavior could be more e
ffectively manipulated.
These tests showed that when people, especially young people, experience repeate
d violence, whether in actual reality or simulated reality as entertainment , a
fracturing of the mind is induced that effectively erodes ethical and moral val
ues and brutalizes a person. When the trauma becomes so intense that the distres
s is unbearable, a state of dissociation occurs that provides an escape.
From this snapping of the mind, multiple personalities or alters emerge that are
highly susceptible to mind control and psychological programming.
The Tavistock Institute is extremely significant in MindWars and false flag oper
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After WWII, the psychological warfare agency of the British Secret Intelligence
Service expanded secret mind control experiments with the MK-Ultra program at th
e Tavistock Institute to find techniques that cause intense psychological distre
ss. MK-Ultra was used to produce mind controlled sex slaves and hypnotically tri
ggered assassins, but the goal was ultimately to subjugate entire populations.
The Tavistock Institute recognized that by exposing a whole nation to sufficient
trauma, a society could revert to a blank slate where the stunned population wi
llingly submits to far deeper levels of manipulation and control than they would
normally accept.
The 2005, the 7/7 false flag bomb attacks on the London Underground were accompa
nied by an explosion right in front of the Tavistock Institute, on a bus that ha
d been forced to deviate from its normal route and was directed to Tavistock by
two unmarked cars. 8
Dr. William Sargent author of Battle for the Mind: A Physiology of Conversion an
d Brainwashing wrote:
"Various types of beliefs can be implanted after brain function has been suffici
ently disturbed by accidentally or deliberately induced fear, anger or excitemen
t. Its various group manifestations are sometimes classed under the heading of
herd instinct which increase anxiety and so (increase) individual and mass sugg
estibility." 9
MK-Ultra was later transferred to America under covert CIA programs that ironica
lly came to light when Joly West, who was exploring the psychobiology of dissoci
ation at Oklahoma Zoo, killed an elephant by driving it crazy with LSD.10
On September 11, 2001, intensely disturbing images of a false flag terror attack
were broadcast over and over again, striking profound fear into the stunned gro
up mind of a proud nation. That deeply painful experience created a mass psychot
ic crisis that caused the minds of television viewers to snap. In this shocked s
tate people were confused and vulnerable to behavioral control by the power elit
e through deception and media manipulation.
Within moments of plugging the collective mind into traumatizing images of that
carefully orchestrated assault of state terrorism, behavioral programming was ac
tivated. The sounds of explosions in the WTC Towers were muted as frightened vie
wers were repetitiously drip-fed the false claim that this sophisticated attack
was led by a Saudi Islamist obsessed by hated of America s freedom, who was issu
ing orders on a laptop from a cavernous control center in the mountains of the H
indu Cush.
With each new cue from the PuppetMasters, scripted TV pundits bleated controlled
disinformation from sources at the same intelligence, national security and def
ense agencies that were all along complicit in the contrived attacks.
The trance was complete.
The PuppetMasters again snapped their fingers and prepared plans were quickly ro
lled out demanding military attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq. Stunned in horror a
nd trapped in a trance, America and its allies offered up their sons, daughters
and tax dollars in unquestioned sacrifice to the hideous gods of war.
When faced with reality, the public denial is again a consequence of MindWars. R
evelations of truth that expose the massive deception of the official 9/11 consp
iracy script, immediately trigger intense cognitive dissonance as people fleetin
gly recognize that their trust has been severely violated.
Cognitive dissonance is the unpleasant state of mental conflict that we experien
ce when two contradictory beliefs cannot be reconciled. If we are faced with inf
ormation that conflicts with what we have already been coerced to believe, the e
asiest way to deal with the uncomfortable conflict is to shut the truth out.11
"No ‘‾á this can t be happening!"
So the response is predictable ‘‾á deny the truth and shoot down the truth-tellers to
protect the comfortable delusion.
Social Psychologist Leon Festinger showed how to exploit dissonance as a means o
f persuasion in his CIA financed book, A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance.12
With 9/11 it can be seen that cognitive dissonance is an effective means of not
only individual manipulation, but also mass mind control. After trauma-based psy
chotic fracturing of a national group mind had been used to establish a 9/11 cul
t of deception, acute cognitive dissonance was exploited to intensify the progra
mming.
So, as a result of dissonance, people who have swallowed the official 9/11 decep
tion are often defensive and antagonistic when they learn that the story they ve
embraced actually defies common sense and breaks the laws of physics. Cognitive
dissonance is so unpleasant that it s preferable to cling to reassuring lies th
an experience acute anxiety triggered by the painful realization that our politi
cal leaders, the media and supposed scientific experts, have knowingly or unknow
ingly all played a part in a massive deception to serve the lust for power and p
rofit of a ruthless, hidden elite.
Dr Robert Jay Lifton pioneered research into the effects of indoctrination on Am
erican prisoners of the Communist Chinese during the Korean war. He was later fu
nded through the CIA s MK-Ultra project to apply his results to religious cults.
In his book, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism, Dr Lifton establish
ed a list of characteristic coercive methods used to control the minds of cult m
embers without their knowledge. 13
The 9/11 cult of deception closely fits Lifton s profile for control of the grou
p mind ‘‾á the ultimate cherry, the objective that has been sought by the power elite
through decades of tax-payer funded research and brutal experimentation.
Mind control did not work well on elephants, but did work extremely well on sexu
ally violated children; then they succeeded in hacking the minds of abused milit
ary special forces; next, thought reform was tested on tranced-out religious cul
t groups, and now finally, the MindWars formula has been tried, and it worked li
ke a dream, on an entire nation.
MindWars works the same for the cult of 9/11 deception as it does for religious
cults.
Repeated exposure to extreme trauma fractures the individual and the group mind
and breaks down established precepts. With the nation in a vulnerable state of s
hock, immediate indoctrination through the mass media imposes a new world view a
nd establishes dependence upon the autocratic State as a comforting parent figur
e. Mind control continually erodes a person s individuality, and usurps it with
a new identity consistent with a collectivist worldview. Any conflicting informa
tion creates cognitive dissonance and is automatically rejected.
Robert Jay Lifton s mind control profile exactly fits the 9/11 psyops:
Milieu Control
To gain control of the mind of the cult member, the cult first controls the envi
ronment and regulates access to information and communication to sever the culti
st from reality. Then there is the creation of an outside enemy that is persecut
ing the cult. As a result, members become totally dependent on the autocratic au
thority figure in the group and can easily be manipulated and exploited.
Just the same way, in the cult of 9/11 deception the mainstream media determine
exactly what information people are permitted to receive, while censoring the tr
uth. The outside threat is the exaggerated and contrived menace of Islamic terro
rism. The Big Brother State poses as a benevolent protector offering security, w
hile at the same time covertly fostering the outside threat to maintain a contro
lled milieu of fear and insecurity that keeps people compliant.

Mystical Manipulation
Experiences are orchestrated to appear spontaneous to demonstrate the mystical a
uthority of the leader. The cult group assumes a sense of Higher Purpose as G
uardians of the Truth . With 9/11, after a Cabal within the Bush regime had orch
estrated the attacks, the President himself assumed the role of a divinely appoi
nted world leader to carry out the imperative of upholding freedom and democracy
. Pursuit of this mystical mandate is charged with so much importance that it ov
errides the responsibility to defend truth and justice.

Demand for Purity

Cult members must conform to the pure ideology of the group. Former State Depart
ment official Philip Zelikow, executive director of the 9/11 Commission, is an e
xpert on the creation and maintenance of public myths . His theory analyzes how
consciousness is shaped by searing events which take on transcendent importa
nce and move the public in the direction chosen by the policymakers. Conformity
to the official ideology of the 9/11 myth is required of all. It s black and wh
ite: "If you re not for us, you re against us!"

Sacred Science
The cult doctrine is set up as Ultimate Truth. President George Bush, as the sel
f-appointed spokesman for his pseudo-god determines the approved version of 9/11
truth , and this cannot be questioned. The fake science used to validate the c
ultic sacred myth is revered even when it defies logic and is evidently fallacio
us. Anyone who dares to criticize or question is rejected, ridiculed and punishe
d.

Loading the Language

With Orwellian Newspeak the cult re-interprets words and phrases to reinforce cu
lt doctrine. Phrases like War on Terror and Defense of Freedom are jargon th
at bolster conformity to the group mind. Selective censorship and the ridiculing
of opponents denies them a voice. Thought-terminating clichés prevent rational th
ought. Most effective is the term Conspiracy Theorist , which is a thought-term
inating cliché hard wired into the conformist group mind to effectively trigger re
vulsion towards independent thinkers who ask questions and challenge the sacred
myths of the 9/11 cult of deception.

Doctrine over Person

The group s false ideology becomes established truth , pseudo gods are worshipe
d and sacred myths finally replace reality. The prisoners in the cave no longer
need chains. The mindwar is won.

Dispensing of Existence
The cult decides who has the right to exist and who does not, in a battle of go
od over evil . The power elite who drive the 9/11 Cult of Deception have determi
ned that Arabs, Islamists and all those feisty people who challenge the sacred m
yths have absolutely no right to exist and may be imprisoned, tortured and exter
minated as subversive enemies of the State.
When we see how closely the behavioral manipulation and engineering of consent b
y the State in the wake of 9/11 follow Robert Jay Lifton s characteristics of cu
ltic mind control, it becomes even more evident that the 9/11 false flag attacks
were part of a massive psychological operation of transformation that not only
manufactured consent to facilitate wars, but LEAD Technologies Inc. V1.01 also c
ontinues to inhibit rational thought and prevents deviation from the sacred myth
s.
The Tavistock Institute, knowing that the role of the media is essential for con
trol of the masses, has done much groundwork in the programming of the unconscio
us group mind into channels of conformity through advertising, television, films
and video games. When sheeple watch television, brain activity switches from th
e left to the right hemisphere where incoming data is uncritically processed, st
irring irrational emotional responses. Within minutes, viewers sink into a hypno
tic state of hyper-suggestibility where the conscious and subconscious minds dis
sociate and the ability to discern and evaluate is largely lost.14
As far back as 1949, the Tavistock Journal (Vol. II, No. 3), in an article calle
d Principles of Mass Persuasion, described how to organize a successful campaign
 of mass persuasion by using the media to induce people to do things they would
not normally do.
The article says,
"It is conceivable that one persuasive person could, through the use of mass med
ia, bend the world s population to his will."15
It has long been the aim of the power elite to exploit the mass media as instrum
ents of persuasion to bend the will of nations to their dictates. With Operation
Mockingbird the CIA recruited American news media and journalists to promote di
sinformation. 16
Or as George Bush so aptly put it,
"to keep repeating things over and over and over again to kind of catapult the p
ropaganda."
Anyone who had watched the collapse of the WTC Twin Towers on TV with the sound
turned off would have understood immediately that it was a controlled demolition
. But the authority figure on the screen told us to ignore common sense and beli
eve a lie. The instruction went straight to the unconscious mind.
The trauma of repeatedly watching the collapse of the Towers caused a psychotic
break to avoid the pain. At the same time the mass media implanted the hypnotic
suggestion that this was an act of terrorism by an external enemy, radical Islam
, which required vengeance through a military assault on targeted nations.
In the aftermath of 9/11, the elite planners were able to push through an expens
ive program of military transformation and pre-planned wars to advance their glo
bal domination agenda and to secure control of oil resources and markets. The te
rrified public allowed the power elite to put in place a draconian legal infrast
ructure ready for the future imposition of martial law, supposedly to protect
us from the very same threat that they had already created
The 9/11 cult of deception has been deliberately contrived to destroy traditiona
l moral values and merge reality with fantasy; to replace objectivity with subje
ctive experience; to undermine authentic science with pseudo-science; to replace
factual history with revisionist distortions and to destroy individuality by im
posing on the peoples of the entire world a collectivist, manipulated group mind
. Today MindWars have been perfected as multifaceted psyops, media manipulation
and information warfare to engender fear and insecurity that can only can be soo
thed by increased State control.
Recently, an anonymous person claiming to be a covert agent within the US intell
igence community posted an article online called Psychological Operations Is My
Specialty.
He said:
"PsyOps have evolved to the point, thanks to the all pervasive mass media, where
we can make you believe, or at least passively accept, whatever we want you to.
I secretly worked with the world s most powerful media companies to get you to
believe what "they" want you to believe. The media is the most efficient weapon
of tyranny and oppression ever created. No need to physically control population
s anymore when you can do it mentally - program it in, internalize the rules.
September 11th has been employed as the catalyst for the Bush administration s i
mperialistic wars and domestic repression. The invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan
, the USA Patriot Act, the concentration camps at Guantanamo Bay, the creation o
f the Department of Homeland Security, the evisceration of civil liberties and a
permanent state of war have all been accomplished by invoking the terror of 9/1
1." 17
In his book, Propaganda, Edward Bernays wrote:
"The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions
 of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipula
te this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is
the true ruling power of our country." 18
These de facto Rulers of Evil that direct the invisible government and systemati
cally manipulate the habits and opinions of the masses comprise a centralized
monolith of power made up of corporate, military and government elites. Even in
the face of overwhelming evidence that they orchestrated the 9/11 psyop, they co
ntinue to force-feed us with delusions of blinkered conformity.
A jolt of truth can shatter the mirage, but it must be nourished by understandin
g if the prisoners are to break free of the mind chains that keep them bound in
the cave of shifting shadows and shackled in servitude to the Masters of Decepti
on.
ShadowPlay, a documentary film that reveals 9/11 as a deadly deception contrived
to advance a global Pax Americana, closes with the words of Canadian Philosophe
r John McMurtry as he comments on the psychological warfare that has afflicted u
s all:
"It is like a trance. So what can break a trance? The only thing that can break
the trance is the light of truth."
It s time to emerge from the cave of shadows, switch off the TV, break out of th
e hypnogogic daze of delusion and say "NO!"...
• No more MindWars!
• No more cult of 9/11 deception!
• No to the greed and bloodlust that fuels the global domination crusade!
It s time to take a stand and oppose this hideous strength, then the refreshing
light of truth will prevail, justice will prevail and we can create a world of g
reater compassion.

________________________________________

MindWars is the text of a talk given by Gillian Norman at the Deception 9/11 For
um in Sydney, Australia, September 11th, 2008.
Gillian Norman (Jilinda) is director of Avante Films and director/producer of th
e Australian 9/11 feature documentary, ShadowPlay. A preview of Part 1, ShadowPl
ay: 9/11 PuppetMasters can be seen below:

SHADOWPLAY
Part 1 - 9/11 PUPPETMASTERS
Recommended youtube:Sadowplay:9/11 part one puppet masters

NOTES
1. Pogo: "We have met the enemy, and he is us!"
2. Edward Bernays, Propaganda, 1928
3. Ibid
4. Keith Barry, hypnomagician
5. Idaho Observer
6. New York Times, Mind-Control Studies Had Origins in Trial of Mindszenty,
August 2, 1977 - p. 16
7. Jon Ronson, The Men Who Stare at Goats, Simon & Schuster, 2006
8. Steve Watson, 7/7 Witness: Bus Was Diverted To Tavistock Sq. By Two Unma
rked Cars, Infowars.net, 2006
9. Jim Keith, Mind Control, World Control, Adventures Unlimited Press, 1998
10. A lecture by Dr. Colin Ross, The CIA and Military Mind Control Research:
Building the Manchurian Candidate, CKLN-FM Mind Control Series, Toronto,1997
11. Leon Festinger & James M. Carlsmith, Cognitive Consequences Of Forced Co
mpliance, Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology,1959
12. Leon Festinger, A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, Stanford University Pr
ess, 1957
13. Robert Jay Lifton, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Stud
y of Brainwashing in China, University of North Carolina Press, 1989
14. Mack White, Television And The Hive Mind
15. Dennis L. Cuddy, Ph.D., Tavistock, NewsWithViews.com, 2008
16. Mary Louise, Operation Mockingbird: CIA Media Manipulation, PrisonPlanet
.com
17. Psychological Operations Is My Specialty - Confessions Of A Covert Agent
, Rense.com, 2008
18. Edward Bernays, Propaganda, 1928