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'''Project ARTICHOKE''' (also referred to as '''Operation ARTICHOKE''') was a [[CIA]] project that researched interrogation methods and arose from Project [[BLUEBIRD]] on August 20, 1951, run by the CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence.   <ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB54/ Science, Technology and the CIA]</ref> A memorandum by [[Richard Helms]] to CIA director [[Allen Dulles]] indicated Artichoke became [[MKULTRA|Project MKULTRA]] on April 13, 1953. <ref>Church Committee; [http://www.aarclibrary.org/publib/church/reports/book1/html/ChurchB1_0199b.htm p. 390] "MKULTRA was approved by the DCI <nowiki>[</nowiki>Director of Central Intelligence] on April 13, 1953"</ref>
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'''Project ARTICHOKE''' (also referred to as '''Operation ARTICHOKE''') was a [[CIA]] project that researched interrogation methods and arose from [[Project BLUEBIRD]] on August 20, 1951, run by the CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence.<ref>[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB54/ Science, Technology and the CIA]</ref> A memorandum by [[Richard Helms]] to CIA director [[Allen Dulles]] indicated Artichoke became [[MKULTRA|Project MKULTRA]] on April 13, 1953.<ref>Church Committee; [http://www.aarclibrary.org/publib/church/reports/book1/html/ChurchB1_0199b.htm p. 390] "MKULTRA was approved by the DCI [[Director of Central Intelligence]] on April 13, 1953"</ref>
  
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The project studied hypnosis, forced morphine addiction (and subsequent forced withdrawal), and the use of other chemicals, among other methods, to produce amnesia and other vulnerable states in subjects.  
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The project studied [[hypnosis]], forced [[morphine]] addiction (and subsequent forced withdrawal), and the use of other [[drugs]], among other methods, to produce [[amnesia]] and other vulnerable states in subjects.  
  
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ARTICHOKE was an offensive program of mind control that gathered together the intelligence divisions of the US Army, Navy, Air Force, and FBI. In addition, the scope of the project was outlined in a memo dated January 1952 that stated, ''"Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self-preservation?"'' <ref> [[George Estabrooks|Estabrooks, G.H.]] Hypnosis comes of age. Science Digest, 44-50, April 1971 </ref> <ref>Gillmor, D. I Swear By Apollo. Dr. [[Ewan Cameron]] and the CIA-Brainwashing Experiments. Montreal: Eden press, 1987.</ref> <ref> Scheflin, A.W., & Opton, E.M. The Mind manipulators. New York: Paddington Press, 1978.</ref> <ref> Thomas, G. Journey into Madness. The Secret Story of Secret CIA Mind Control and Medical Abuse. New York: Bantam, 1989 (paperback 1990).</ref> <ref>Weinstein, H. Psychiatry and the CIA: Victims of Mind Control. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1990.</ref>   
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ARTICHOKE was an offensive program of mind control that gathered together the intelligence divisions of the [[US Army]], [[US Navy]], [[US Air Force]] and the [[FBI]]. In addition, the scope of the project was outlined in a memo dated January 1952 that stated: ''"Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self-preservation?"'' (CIA document, MORI ID 144686)<ref>[https://wikispooks.com/wiki/File:ARTICHOKE_MORI_ID_144686_1952.pdf Source document for Project Artichoke, CIA Document, Project ARTICHOKE, MORI ID 144686, 1952.]</ref><ref>[[George Estabrooks|Estabrooks, G.H.]] Hypnosis comes of age. Science Digest, 44-50, April 1971</ref><ref>Gillmor, D. I Swear By Apollo. Dr. [[Ewan Cameron]] and the CIA-Brainwashing Experiments. Montreal: Eden press, 1987.</ref><ref>Scheflin, A.W., & Opton, E.M. The Mind manipulators. New York: Paddington Press, 1978.</ref><ref>Thomas, G. Journey into Madness. The Secret Story of Secret CIA Mind Control and Medical Abuse. New York: Bantam, 1989 (paperback 1990).</ref><ref>Weinstein, H. Psychiatry and the CIA: Victims of Mind Control. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1990.</ref>   
  
 
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* ISBN 0330375482 . ''The Men Who Stare At Goats''. Ronson, Jon - Simon and Schuster, 2004.
 
  
 
==External links==
 
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* [http://freegovreports.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=10&Itemid=16 Transcriptions of Declassified Project ARTICHOKE Documents]
 
* [http://freegovreports.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=10&Itemid=16 Transcriptions of Declassified Project ARTICHOKE Documents]
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* ''[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Men-Who-Stare-at-Goats/Jon-Ronson/9781439181775 The Men Who Stare At Goats]'', ISBN 0330375482, Ronson, Jon - Simon and Schuster, 2004
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 20 March 2021

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Project ARTICHOKE.jpg
DateAugust 20, 1951 - April 13, 1953
PerpetratorsCIA
InterestsMind Control
DescriptionAn investigation into interrogation methods using drugs and other methods: "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self-preservation?"

Project ARTICHOKE (also referred to as Operation ARTICHOKE) was a CIA project that researched interrogation methods and arose from Project BLUEBIRD on August 20, 1951, run by the CIA Office of Scientific Intelligence.[1] A memorandum by Richard Helms to CIA director Allen Dulles indicated Artichoke became Project MKULTRA on April 13, 1953.[2]

The project studied hypnosis, forced morphine addiction (and subsequent forced withdrawal), and the use of other drugs, among other methods, to produce amnesia and other vulnerable states in subjects.

ARTICHOKE was an offensive program of mind control that gathered together the intelligence divisions of the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force and the FBI. In addition, the scope of the project was outlined in a memo dated January 1952 that stated: "Can we get control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature, such as self-preservation?" (CIA document, MORI ID 144686)[3][4][5][6][7][8]

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References

  1. ↑ Science, Technology and the CIA
  2. ↑ Church Committee; p. 390 "MKULTRA was approved by the DCI Director of Central Intelligence on April 13, 1953"
  3. ↑ Source document for Project Artichoke, CIA Document, Project ARTICHOKE, MORI ID 144686, 1952.
  4. ↑ Estabrooks, G.H. Hypnosis comes of age. Science Digest, 44-50, April 1971
  5. ↑ Gillmor, D. I Swear By Apollo. Dr. Ewan Cameron and the CIA-Brainwashing Experiments. Montreal: Eden press, 1987.
  6. ↑ Scheflin, A.W., & Opton, E.M. The Mind manipulators. New York: Paddington Press, 1978.
  7. ↑ Thomas, G. Journey into Madness. The Secret Story of Secret CIA Mind Control and Medical Abuse. New York: Bantam, 1989 (paperback 1990).
  8. ↑ Weinstein, H. Psychiatry and the CIA: Victims of Mind Control. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, 1990.

External links

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