Final Church Committee report reveals extensive details about Project MKULTRA, documenting systematic psychological manipulation techniques developed by CIA during Cold War. The investigation exposed how intelligence agencies conducted unethical human experimentation, including drug-based mind …
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On April 22, 1975, the Senate formally established the Church Committee to investigate systematic abuses by U.S. intelligence agencies. Led by Senator Frank Church, the committee exposed unprecedented violations of constitutional rights by the CIA, NSA, and FBI, including illegal surveillance of …
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The U.S. Senate voted 82-to-4 on January 27, 1975 to form the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, chaired by Senator Frank Church of Idaho. Created after Seymour Hersh’s December 1974 NYT revelations about CIA assassination attempts, the …
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