We've all heard a good conspiracy theory about how the government is up to something behind our backs, but there's one that's definitely true. Dr. Sidney Gottlieb was a brilliant chemist and poison expert chosen to serve as director of a top secret CIA initiative - mind control. While the operation was approved by government officials, the entire project was shrouded in extra layers of secrecy, but why? What was there to hide?

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The CIA’s House of Horrors: the Abominable Dr. Gottlieb
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR - ALEXANDER COCKBURN

CIA Official Sidney Gottlieb, 80, Dies
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