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Congress remains completely in the dark about the activities taking place under a secret program and is being lied to regarding when the program began. Most importantly, these proceedings must be pursued with a genuine desire for change and this requires disclosure. Congress cannot continue to legislate from a position of ignorance.
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The program has been active for over a decade. Media reports including a recent New York Times article1 have stated “Several members of Congress said the program, begun in the immediate aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, involved creating a capability that was never used”. I wish to make perfectly clear that this claim is erroneous. Contract personnel whom I have communicated with have been under contract to develop “The Program” technology since 1989, it was viable in 1994 as demonstrated in a documented feasibility trial2, and portions were mature and refined when George W. Bush was inaugurated in 2000.
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In addition to being deceptive about when the program was initiated, the program has not been discontinued or terminated.
The 1960's era CIA MKULTRA program for example existed for over 10 years in a research phase, used secret funding mechanisms, was exempt from audit, and only surfaced years later as a result of a commission established by Congress in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal. This exemplifies the necessity for this commission. The current secret CIA program similarly has existed for over a decade, and is currently funding secret activities through the Department of
Veterans Affairs and funds are being dispersed to CIA/OMS personnel.
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