This article from 2007 contains some research on TI claims and an interview with (the now retired) Colonel John B. Alexander (described by Wikipedia as 'best known as a leading advocate for the development of non-lethal weapons'). Interesting information on it (notice how this matches up with things said to reporter Chuck de Caro over 20 years ago on his report on military research on mind control - the link to 'war on terrorism' and the refusal to speak of military staff to speak about the subject) includes:
- "In 2002, the Air Force Research Laboratory patented precisely such a technology: using microwaves to send words into someone's head". It is noted that "the patent was based on human experimentation in October 1994 at the Air Force lab, where scientists were able to transmit phrases into the heads of human subjects, albeit with marginal intelligibility. Research appeared to continue at least through 2002. Where this work has gone since is unclear -- the research laboratory, citing classification, refused to discuss it or release other materials."
- "The official U.S. Air Force position is that there are no non-thermal effects of microwaves. Yet Dennis Bushnell, chief scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center, tagged microwave attacks against the human brain as part of future warfare in a 2001 presentation to the National Defense Industrial Association about 'Future Strategic Issues.' He also said "That work is exceedingly sensitive" and unlikely to be reported in any unclassified documents.’
- John B Alexander (photo):
- Is said to have argued that "the United States needs mind-control weapons."
- Said that while there were abuses in MK Ultra (like giving LSD to unsuspecting victims), and the military was being denied money by the congress to those ends due to them, "I would argue we threw the baby out with the bath water."
- Was said to be "intrigued by the possibility of using electronic means to modify behavior". The dilemma of the war on terrorism, he notes, is that it never ends. So what do you do with enemies, such as those at Guantanamo: keep them there forever? That's impractical. Behavior modification could be an alternative, he says. 'Maybe I can fix you, or electronically neuter you, so it's safe to release you into society, so you won't come back and kill me,' Alexander says. It's only a matter of time before technology allows that scenario to come true, he continues. "We're now getting to where we can do that."
- Said that even though these things are true, they are not related to targeted individuals.
The article also says: "When Alexander encounters a query he doesn't want to answer, such as one about the ethics of mind control, he smiles and raises his hands level to his chest, as if balancing two imaginary weights. In one hand is mind control and the sanctity of free thought - and in the other hand, a tad higher - is the war on terrorism."
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Full text of "Mind Games New on the Internet: a community of people who believe the government is beaming voices into their minds. They may be crazy, but the Pentagon has pursued a weapon that can do just that."