Inside the Expansion of Project BLUEBIRD
By the early 1950s, Project BLUEBIRD had evolved beyond theory. The CIA was actively building interrogation teams, exploring chemical and hypnotic control, and embedding psychological research inside foreign operations. This document proposed a sweeping expansion:...
Congress Warned about Friction Between CIA & Assassination Investigators
In the aftermath of public outcry following major assassinations, tensions grew between government agencies and those trying to uncover the truth. A once-confidential memo from 1977, now declassified, reveals the CIA’s mounting frustration with the House Select...
Antulio Ortiz Ramirez: The Hijacker Who Vanished into Cuba
On May 1, 1961, Antulio Ortiz Ramirez forced a National Airlines plane from Florida to detour to Cuba. Though the passengers and aircraft returned safely, Ramirez remained behind-sparking a criminal case that would take over a decade to close. A newly reviewed...
The CIA Built a Psychological Map for Control of Human Behavior
During the Cold War, the CIA quietly funded a research program that aimed to do far more than study populations-it wanted to shape them. The so-called "narrative" project outlined in this document proposed nothing less than a full-spectrum psychological map of human...
