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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Israel
+---
+The [[Agranat Commission]] was a commission appointed by the [[Israel|Israeli]] prime minister in 1974 to investigate the intelligence failures of the 1973 war, where [[Israel]] was surprised by the [[Syria|Syrian]]-[[Egypt|Egyptian]] attack on [[Yom Kippur]].[^1]
+
+Several important recommendations from the commission's secret report were implemented immediately. One key recommendation converted [[Israeli Military Intelligence]] into the senior intelligence agency, granting it more powers than [[Mossad]]. As a result, the National Assessment of the immediate security situation became solely the responsibility of the director of [[Israeli Military Intelligence]].[^1]
+
+A further effect of the recommendations was the creation of the External Relations Department of [[Israeli Military Intelligence]] (IDF/MI/ERD), built around an existing unit called Foreign Liaison.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: Ahnenerbe
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - research
+  - Nazi
+description: The Ahnenerbe was a Nazi German think tank that promoted itself as a research institute for the archaeological and cultural history of the Aryan race.
+---
+
+The [[Ahnenerbe]] was a [[Nazi Germany|Nazi German]] think tank that operated as a research institute for the archaeological and cultural history of the Aryan race. It was founded by [[Heinrich Himmler]], who served as its president and overlord.[^1]
+
+The Ahnenerbe's mission was to prove the superiority of the Nazi ideology by linking it to ancient Teutonic culture. To this end, it conducted a wide range of research, from archaeology and geology to more esoteric subjects like extrasensory perception, astrology, and map dowsing. The captured documents from the Ahnenerbe's research on these unusual subjects are believed to have been a catalyst for the psychic arms race between the [[Soviet Union]] and the [[United States]] after World War II.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Australia
+  - Intelligence
+---
+The [[Australian Security Intelligence Organization]] (ASIO) is [[Australia|Australia's]] internal intelligence service. It was informed by *The [[Sydney Morning Herald]]* about [[Oscar Guerrero|Oscar Guerrero's]] attempt to sell photographs of [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear facility, provided by [[Mordecai Vanunu]]. [[Australian Security Intelligence Organization|ASIO]] then passed this information to the [[Australian Security Intelligence Service|Australian Security Intelligence Service]] (ASIS), who informed [[Israel]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Australia
+  - Intelligence
+---
+The [[Australian Security Intelligence Service]] (ASIS) is [[Australia|Australia's]] external intelligence service. It was informed by the [[Australian Security Intelligence Organization|Australian Security Intelligence Organization]] (ASIO) about [[Oscar Guerrero|Oscar Guerrero's]] attempt to sell photographs of [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear facility, provided by [[Mordecai Vanunu]]. [[Australian Security Intelligence Service|ASIS]] then informed [[Israel]].[^1]
+
+[[Australian Security Intelligence Service|ASIS]] was aware of and gave permission for aircraft loaded with arms to land in Western [[Australia]], en route to [[Tehran]], as part of a smokescreen operation by the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: British Intelligence
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - government
+description: British Intelligence refers to the various intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom, including MI6.
+---
+
+[[British Intelligence]] refers to the various intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom, including the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). During World War II, British Intelligence engaged in a variety of unconventional warfare tactics, including the use of black propaganda and psychological operations.[^1]
+
+One notable example was the use of astrologers like [[Sybil Leek]] and [[10 - PEOPLE/(A-G)/Louis de Wohl]] to spread disinformation and influence the behavior of high-ranking Nazi officials. These operations highlight the willingness of intelligence agencies to exploit beliefs in the paranormal for strategic advantage.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

20 - ORGANIZATIONS/GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/China.md

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: China
+tags:
+  - country
+  - Asia
+  - ColdWar
+description: China is a country in East Asia, a major global power, and a significant player in Cold War geopolitics, including nuclear and intelligence activities.
+---
+[[China]] is a country in East Asia. During the Cold War, it was a significant player in global geopolitics, often viewed as a rival or potential ally by both the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].[^1]
+## Nuclear Program
+China's nuclear program was a subject of intense interest for U.S. intelligence. In the late summer of 1979, [[Mel Riley]] and [[Joe McMoneagle]], remote viewers from the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, successfully remote-viewed a new Chinese nuclear device at Lop Nor. Their descriptions, including an unusual hourglass-shaped design element, were later confirmed by U.S. weapons analysts, demonstrating the efficacy of remote viewing in intelligence gathering.[^1]
+
+## Diplomatic Relations
+President [[Richard Nixon]]'s historic visit to China in 1972 marked a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, opening relations between the two countries. However, intelligence concerns persisted. For example, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] investigated the Chinese Embassy in a foreign capital, suspecting its basement communications office, and later tasked [[Pat Price]] to remote-view a Chinese consular building in Rome.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: France
+tags:
+  - country
+  - Europe
+description: France is a country in Western Europe, known for its historical involvement in international affairs and its intelligence services.
+---
+[[France]] is a country in Western Europe. Its intelligence services have been implicated in various international affairs, including alleged involvement in disinformation campaigns related to psychic research during the Cold War. For instance, [[Jacques Bergier]], a French consulting editor with alleged ties to [[French Intelligence]], played a role in disseminating the fabricated "[[The Nautilus]]" story, which had significant repercussions for Soviet psi research.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: French Intelligence
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - government
+description: French Intelligence refers to the various intelligence agencies of France, involved in national security and international espionage.
+---
+[[French Intelligence]] refers to the various intelligence agencies of [[France]]. While not directly involved in the U.S. psychic research programs, French intelligence services were indirectly linked to the early Cold War "psi race" through figures like [[Jacques Bergier]]. Bergier, a consulting editor with alleged connections to French intelligence, is believed to have been the source of the fabricated "[[The Nautilus]]" story, which inadvertently spurred Soviet psi research.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - International
+  - Nuclear
+---
+International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is an international organization that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons. The IAEA inspected the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in January 1981, under provisions of the 1968 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, to which [[Iraq]] was a party.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 1.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Israel
+  - Iran
+---
+The [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] was established in the fall of 1980 by [[Menachem Begin 1|Prime Minister Begin]], who ordered [[Yehoshua Sagi|Director of Israel Defense Forces/Military Intelligence Yehoshua Sagi]] and [[Nachum Admoni|acting Director of Mossad Nachum Admoni]] to appoint it. This committee coordinated the efforts of both [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence services and was assigned the task of supplying [[Iran]] with arms in its war with [[Saddam Hussein|Saddam Hussein's]] [[Iraq]].[^1]
+
+The rationale for helping the [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]] government was that if the [[Iran|Iranians]] fought the [[Iraq|Iraqis]], their soldiers would be killed instead of [[Israel|Israeli]] soldiers. Additionally, the war diverted [[Arab]] attention away from [[Israel]] and drained [[Arab countries]] of money. From the [[Likud Party|Likud's]] perspective, the rise of [[Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]] was beneficial as he was radical, anti-[[USA|American]], and anti-[[Arab]], aligning with [[Israel|Israel's]] national security interest to support him.[^1]
+
+The initial members of the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] included [[David Kimche]], [[Shmuel Morieh]], [[Uri Simchoni]], [[Moshe Hebroni]], and [[Rafi Eitan]]. [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] was appointed to the committee on November 28, 1980, as the youngest member, responsible for carrying out the committee's initiatives due to his fluency in Farsi and personal contacts in [[Iran]].[^1]
+
+By March 1981, the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] had established mechanisms for handling secret arms sales to [[Iran]], as promised in the October [[Paris meeting]]. [[Israel]] operated under a general agreement of cooperation secretly reached in principle between [[Menachem Begin 1|Prime Minister Begin]] and [[William Casey]] in August 1980. [[David Kimche]] dealt directly with [[Robert Gates]] on the implementation of these sales. In early 1981, [[Robert Gates|Gates]] approved the sale of unsophisticated weapons to [[Iran]].[^1]
+
+The [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] became self-sufficient, with its operating budget derived from the profits of arms sales, overseen by the [[Mossad]] comptroller. Profits rapidly grew into a huge extra-budgetary slush fund. Disbursements were requested from the [[Mossad]] comptroller through either the heads of the intelligence community or directly from the [[Prime Minister's Office]].[^1]
+
+The committee used various trading companies and a flagship holding company called [[Ora Group|Ora]] to manage the slush fund. It also employed smokescreen operations involving private arms brokers like [[John Hortrich]] (alias [[John de Laroque]]) and [[Nicholas Davies]] to obscure its activities. The committee's operations included the sale of [[TOW missile]]s, [[T-80 tank]]s, and other military equipment to [[Iran]].[^1]
+
+From March 1981 to the end of 1987, [[Iran]] spent over $82 billion on equipment from the [[USA|United States]], [[Israel]], [[Europe]], [[South America]], and [[South Africa]], with the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] making substantial profits. These profits were used to finance activities of [[Yitzhak Shamir|Yitzhak Shamir's]] faction of the [[Likud Party]], fund "black" operations (including those involving [[Mohammed Radi Abdullah]] and the [[Achille Lauro]] attack), and finance housing projects in the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]] for Jewish settlers.[^1]
+
+In 1984, political chaos in [[Israel]] led to a coalition government between the [[Labor Party]] and [[Likud Party|Likud]]. [[Shimon Peres]], as prime minister, attempted to open a competing arms channel to [[Iran]] through [[Amiram Nir]], which led to the [[Iran-Contra Affair]] scandal. The [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] actively worked to thwart this second channel, including leaking information about [[Jonathan Pollard]] and the [[Oliver North|North]]-[[Amiram Nir|Nir]] operation.[^1]
+
+In September 1987, [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] and three other members of the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] were dismissed due to pressure on [[Yitzhak Shamir]] following the leaking of the [[Iran-Contra Affair]] story. Prior to this, some funds were set aside for their futures, and the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] money controlled by [[Israel]] was transferred to the [[East Bloc]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Israel
+tags:
+  - country
+  - middleeast
+description: The State of Israel, a country in the Middle East. It has been connected to various intelligence and psychic research activities.
+---
+
+The State of [[Israel]] is a country in the Middle East. It has been connected to various intelligence and psychic research activities, notably through figures like [[Uri Geller]] and its intelligence agency, [[Mossad]].

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: KGB
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - SovietUnion
+description: The KGB was the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, serving as its intelligence agency, secret police, and border guard.
+---
+
+The [[KGB]] was the main security agency for the [[Soviet Union]] from 1954 until 1991, serving as its intelligence agency, secret police, and border guard. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, the KGB was deeply interested in [[Parapsychology|psi]] phenomena and was reported to have funded and directed psi research laboratories, such as that of [[I. M. Kogan]].[^1]
+
+The 1972 [[Controlled Offensive Behavior - USSR]] report by the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] explicitly stated that the "major impetus behind the Soviet drive to harness the possible capabilities of telepathic communication, telekinetics, and bionics are said to come from the Soviet military and the KGB." The report even outlined potential threats, such as the KGB knowing the contents of top-secret U.S. documents or molding the thoughts of U.S. leaders at a distance.[^1]
+
+[[Uri Geller]] claimed to have worked for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s Mexico City station, spying on local Soviet case officers, their agents, and the dead-drop sites they used, and attempting to convince Mexican officials to reduce the KGB presence. [[Ken Bell]] and [[Joe McMoneagle]] also successfully remote-viewed a KGB "illegal" in South Africa, revealing his method of decoding messages using a hidden pocket calculator and his use of a fishing pole to retrieve dead-drop packages.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Israel
+---
+[[LAKAM]] (Hebrew acronym for Science Liaison Bureau) was an Israeli Ministry of Defense intelligence agency, previously known as the Office of Special Tasks. It was set up to gather and exchange technology and intelligence with foreign military industries.[^1][^2]
+
+### Leadership and Operations
+
+In the early 1980s, LAKAM was widely known by its Hebrew acronym. [[Rafael Eitan]], a crony of [[Ariel Sharon]], was appointed its new head. LAKAM operations in the [[United States]] produced a steady stream of routinely transferred scientific and technical documents, including [[KH-11]] imagery and reporting and assessments from U.S. embassies and intelligence operatives inside [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]]. Some of this material was marked JUMBO, indicating it was not to be discussed with American counterparts.[^2]
+
+### U.S. Spy Network Operations
+
+[[Rafi Eitan]]'s operation to build a spy network in the [[USA|United States]] to obtain information about Palestinian terrorists was funded from [[LAKAM|LAKAM's]] budget. [[Iris]], a [[LAKAM]] representative in [[Washington D.C.]], served as a conduit for intelligence reports between [[Robert McFarlane]], [[Jonathan Pollard]], and [[Rafi Eitan]].[^1]
+
+### Political Control and Funding
+
+[[LAKAM]] was later controlled by [[Rafi Eitan]] after [[Shimon Peres]] became prime minister in 1984, and its huge slush fund, which had once financed [[Labor Party|Labor]] projects, was then controlled by [[Rafi Eitan|Eitan]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. _Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network_. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War") 
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. _The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy_. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Political Party
+  - Israel
+---
+The Labor Party is a major political party in [[Israel]]. It was formed through the merger of [[Mapai Party]] and Achdut Avodah in 1968, and later joined by [[Rafi]]. [[Pinhas Sapir]] was renowned as the economic boss of the newly formed Labor Party.[^1]
+
+In 1968, [[Pinhas Sapir]], renowned as the economic boss of the newly formed Labor Party, was a strong believer in government loans and investments to promote economic development. Dollars for [[Dimona]] never made much sense to him, as he believed an Israeli bomb would only lead to conflicts with the [[United States]] and a lessened flow of American contributions.[^1]
+
+In 1984, neither Labor nor [[Likud Party|Likud]] achieved a majority in the national elections. A national unity coalition was negotiated, with [[Shimon Peres]] and [[Yitzhak Shamir]] sharing power: Peres would serve as prime minister and Shamir as foreign minister until September 1986, when they would trade jobs. The Labor Party's political advisers understood that [[Yitzhak Shamir]]'s action of forwarding [[Jonathan Pollard]]'s material to the Soviets, if exposed, would mean the end of the increasingly shaky Likud coalition and put the overall Israeli–United States relationship at risk.[^2]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 13.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Political Party
+  - Israel
+---
+The Likud Party is a major right-wing political party in [[Israel]]. Its surprising victory in the May 1977 national elections ended twenty-nine years of [[Mapai Party|Mapai]] and [[Labor Party]] domination of the political process in [[Israel]]. This brought to power a government that was even more committed than Labor to the [[Samson Option]] and the necessity of an Israeli nuclear arsenal. The Likud Party, led by [[Menachem Begin]], represented a populist-nationalist view of a greater [[Israel]] with a right to permanent control of the [[West Bank]].[^1]
+
+In 1984, neither [[Labor Party|Labor]] nor Likud achieved a majority in the national elections. A national unity coalition was negotiated, with [[Shimon Peres]] and [[Yitzhak Shamir]] sharing power: Peres would serve as prime minister and Shamir as foreign minister until September 1986, when they would trade jobs. The slush fund from arms sales financed the [[Likud Party]] and "black" operations.[^2]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 21.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Political Party
+  - Israel
+---
+Mapai (Israel Workers') Party was the dominant political party in [[Israel]] for many years. Its political control under [[David Ben-Gurion]] was total, akin to that of a Mafia don. Ben-Gurion's influence ensured that the government left behind after his retirement in late 1953 was of his own creation, with his jointly held positions of prime minister and defense minister being separated and filled by his chosen successors, [[Moshe Sharett]] and [[Pinhas Lavon]].[^1]
+
+Many senior members of the Mapai Party viewed an Israeli nuclear bomb as suicidal, too expensive, and too reminiscent of the horrors inflicted on Jews in World War II. This led to a bitter fight within the Israeli government over the nuclear weapons program, championed by [[David Ben-Gurion]], [[Shimon Peres]], and [[Ernst David Bergmann]].[^1]
+
+National elections in the summer of 1955 eroded the Mapai plurality in the Knesset, providing more evidence that the Israeli public was dissatisfied with the dovish policies of [[Moshe Sharett]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2, 3.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Mossad
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - international
+description: Mossad is the national intelligence agency of Israel.
+---
+
+[[Mossad]] is the national intelligence agency of [[Israel]]. Its relationship with the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] was extensive, involving 28 formal cooperative ventures in strategic intelligence since the 1950s. Many of these arrangements were financed off-the-books through a special contingency fund maintained by the Director of Central Intelligence. One such operation, code-named KK MOUNTAIN, provided millions in annual cash payments to Mossad, in return for which Mossad agents acted as American surrogates in North Africa and other regions. Other agreements financed Israeli operations in [[Syria]] and the [[Soviet Union]], where the CIA found it difficult to operate.[^2]
+
+In 1977, [[Stansfield Turner]], then Director of Central Intelligence, abruptly cut back intelligence liaison with [[Israel]], leading to a sharp reduction in the flow of intelligence from [[Israel]] to [[Washington D.C.]]. However, the CIA's "embarrassingly inept reporting on [[Iran]]", particularly their failure to anticipate the overthrow of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, forced the American leadership to turn back to Israeli help in anticipating world events. This contributed to the March 1979 [[KH-11]] agreement, which granted [[Israel]] access to high-tech satellite imagery.[^2]
+
+[[Yitzhak Hofi]], the director of Mossad, opposed the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, primarily because there was no evidence that [[Iraq]] was yet capable of building a bomb.[^2]
+
+In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, [[Uri Geller]] claimed to have worked with Mossad officials, along with Israeli military intelligence and Shin Bet. He stated that he was tested by these agencies and began to work for them, performing tasks such as clairvoyantly viewing intelligence targets and predicting troop deployments.[^1]
+
+However, Geller later chose to pursue a high-profile career as a stage performer rather than a psychic operative for Israel. Mossad officials, along with other Israeli intelligence, also visited [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] to assess Geller's abilities, seeking to determine if his psychic talents were genuine and how valuable he could be as an intelligence asset.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: Nazi Germany
+tags:
+  - country
+  - historical
+  - government
+description: Nazi Germany is the common English name for Germany between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country.
+---
+
+[[Nazi Germany]] is the common English name for [[Germany]] between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country. During this period, the Nazi regime was responsible for the Holocaust and was a major belligerent in World War II.[^1]
+
+In the context of psychic research, Nazi Germany had a complex and often contradictory relationship with the paranormal. While the regime officially banned occult practices, figures like [[Heinrich Himmler]] were deeply interested in the supernatural and established organizations like the [[Ahnenerbe]] to research and exploit such phenomena for political and military purposes. The capture of Ahnenerbe documents by the Allies after the war is believed to have influenced the development of psychic research programs in both the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]].[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Israel
+---
+Rafael is a top-secret Israeli research and manufacturing agency responsible for [[Israel]]'s most sensitive weaponry. The final stage of warhead production for [[Israel]]'s nuclear arsenal takes place at a defense plant north of [[Haifa]] operated by Rafael.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 15.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Political Party
+  - Israel
+---
+Rafi (an acronym for the Israel Workers' List) was a new political party created by [[David Ben-Gurion]] in June 1965, after he dramatically resigned from the [[Mapai Party]]. He was joined by [[Shimon Peres]], who became Rafi's power broker, and [[Moshe Dayan]]. Ben-Gurion's hope was that Rafi could capture a significant number of seats in the Knesset and emerge as a major power broker in Israeli politics.[^1]
+
+Rafi became an opposition party, playing a role traditionally belonging to right-wing groups. While Ben-Gurion's immediate reason for splitting with Mapai leadership was his continued anger over the [[Lavon Affair]], the Rafi Party, under Peres's leadership, advocated for a more aggressive position across defense issues, particularly on nuclear weapons. [[Ernst David Bergmann]] was another founding member of Rafi and continued to influence Ben-Gurion regarding the dangers of not initiating the production of a nuclear arsenal.[^1]
+
+The issue of nuclear weapons emerged as a dominant one in the 1965 elections, often discussed in coded language in Israeli newspapers. Rafi leaders criticized [[Levi Eshkol]]'s "big mistake," which was understood by many inside [[Israel]] as referring to Eshkol's hesitations about opening a nuclear weapons assembly line at [[Dimona]].[^1]
+
+However, Rafi and Ben-Gurion were disappointed by the election results, winning only ten seats in the Knesset, which was insufficient to provide Ben-Gurion with a power base. The election was interpreted as a brutal referendum on his dream of returning to power and marked the end of his role in the public policy of [[Israel]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 9.

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+The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] is [[Canada]]'s national police force, which became significantly involved in the investigation of the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]]. In February 2000, [[Sean McDade]], an [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] national security investigator, secretly entered the [[United States]] to investigate evidence that the [[Canadian Government]] was using a modified version of the [[PROMIS]] computer software, which purportedly allowed the [[United States Government|U.S.]] to eavesdrop on [[Canada|Canadian]] intelligence secrets through a "back-door." His investigation was code-named Project Abbreviation, and his email handle, "simorp," was [[PROMIS]] spelled backward.[1]
+
+The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] probe, code-named Project Abbreviation, was authorized at the highest levels of the organization and was well-funded. The investigation was prompted by the discovery of an invoice for the purchase of [[PROMIS]] from Strategic Software Planning in Cambridge, Massachusetts, which contradicted earlier denials by [[Canada|Canadian]] authorities regarding the Hamiltons' claims about the pirated software. [[Sean McDade]]'s investigation reportedly traced banking transactions that supported the claim that high-ranking [[Canadian Government|Canadian]] officials might have unlawfully purchased the software from officials in the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George Bush|Bush]] administration.[1]
+
+During his investigation, [[Sean McDade]] learned that a meeting had taken place in December 1999 at the [[Los Alamos National Laboratory|Los Alamos facility]] in [[New Mexico]], attended by intelligence heads from the [[United States|U.S.]] ([[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]), [[United Kingdom|Britain]] ([[MI6]]), [[Israel]] ([[Mossad]]), and [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service|CSIS]]. The discussion, labeled "Unique Elements," touched upon questions related to Y2K computer problems and a glitch in the British computer system. A source suggested that all four allied countries shared the same computer system, possibly [[PROMIS]], due to its mutual integration capabilities. Furthermore, [[Sean McDade]] was informed that the [[Mossad]] might have modified the [[PROMIS]] software to create a "two-way" backdoor, potentially granting [[Israel]] access to top [[United States|U.S.]] weapons secrets at [[Los Alamos National Laboratory|Los Alamos]] and other installations.[1]
+
+The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] investigation, with assistance from Detective [[Sue Todd]] of Hercules, California, revealed that [[United States|U.S.]] investigators who had previously probed the [[PROMIS]] affair faced significant obstruction from the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]]. Many were fired, suspended, or resigned when their inquiries into drugs and money laundering reached high-level connections. The text highlights that [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] investigators, among others, still feared punitive action for coming forward, even if they were no longer in the public sector.[1]
+
+The [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]]'s involvement in the [[PROMIS]] investigation also brought to light the use of [[ECHELON]] technology. [[Sean McDade]] himself became a target of [[ECHELON]] during his investigation in the [[United States]], forcing him to take extraordinary measures to communicate securely. He noted that the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] was spying on [[Canada|Canadian]] citizens while [[Canada]] spied on [[United States|American]] citizens, both utilizing [[ECHELON]] and exchanging data.[1]
+
+Despite the exposure of [[Sean McDade]]'s investigation in the *Toronto Star* in August 2000, he reportedly returned to police work in his hometown.[1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+[1] Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Religion
+  - Russia
+---
+The [[Russian Orthodox Church]]'s Nuncio in [[Jerusalem]] served as the quasi-official representative of the [[KGB]] in [[Israel]]. The [[KGB]]'s contacts with [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence went through him ever since [[Israel]] and the [[Soviet Union]] cut diplomatic ties in 1967.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Intelligence
+  - Israel
+---
+The Science Liaison Bureau, also known as LAKAM, was an Israeli intelligence agency. It was previously known as the Office of Special Tasks and was led by [[Binyamin Blumberg]]. LAKAM's agents operated worldwide, collecting technical information and setting up front companies in [[Europe]] and [[Latin America]] to purchase high-tech equipment from the [[United States]] that would otherwise not be permitted for export to [[Israel]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 15.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - PoliticalParty
+  - Israel
+---
+The [[Shas Party]] is an orthodox political party in [[Israel]], which emerged as a significant force in Israeli politics. It was at odds with [[Menachem Schneerson]], the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and gained influence within the [[Likud Party]]-controlled Israeli government.
+
+In 1987, the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]] redirected funds from the Lubavitcher yeshivahs to the Shas yeshivahs, as the committee and [[Menachem Schneerson|Schneerson]] parted ways. The [[Likud Party]] considered the support of [[Ovadia Yousef]], an Iraqi-Jewish rabbi who controlled Shas, essential due to his large following in [[Israel]]'s Middle Eastern Jewish communities.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Shin Bet
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - international
+description: Shin Bet is Israel's internal security service.
+---
+
+[[Shin Bet]] is [[Israel]]'s internal security service. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, [[Uri Geller]] claimed to have worked with Shin Bet officials, along with Israeli military intelligence and [[Mossad]]. He stated that he was tested by these agencies and began to work for them, performing tasks such as clairvoyantly viewing intelligence targets and predicting troop deployments.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Military
+  - SouthAfrica
+---
+The [[South African Defense Force]] (SADF) was the military of [[South Africa]]. It entered into a military cooperation agreement with the [[Israel Defense Forces]] (IDF) known as [[SIMWA]] (SADF-IDF Mutual Wartime Agreement).[^1]
+
+Under [[SIMWA]], if either country faced a shortage of matériel during war or military operations, the other country would provide supplies from its own stockpiles. The [[South African Defense Force|SADF]] also agreed to invest in [[Israel|Israel's]] nuclear program and provide testing grounds in the [[Indian Ocean]] for [[Israel|Israeli]] nuclear tests.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Soviet Union
+tags:
+  - country
+  - ColdWar
+  - USSR
+description: The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. It was a key player in the Cold War and was perceived by the U.S. as a leader in psi research.
+---
+The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. During the Cold War, the [[Soviet Union]] was a primary geopolitical rival of the United States, leading to an arms race that extended into unconventional areas, including psychic research.[^1]
+## Psi Research and the "Psi Gap"
+Reports and rumors of extensive Soviet psi research, particularly after the fabricated "[[The Nautilus]]" story in 1960, spurred significant concern within the U.S. intelligence community. Figures like [[Leonid Vasiliev]] and Eduard Naumov were prominent in Soviet parapsychology, conducting experiments in telepathy and remote influencing.[^1]
+
+U.S. intelligence agencies, including the [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]], expressed concerns about a potential "psi gap," fearing that Soviet advancements in this field could enable them to access top-secret U.S. documents, influence leaders, or disable military equipment remotely.[^1]
+#### Targets of U.S. Remote Viewing
+The Soviet Union and its military installations were frequent targets for U.S. remote viewing programs, including the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] unit. Notable successes included [[Joe McMoneagle]]'s remote viewing of a Soviet Typhoon-class submarine under construction and a Soviet surveillance bug in a U.S. embassy.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - International
+  - Syria
+  - UK
+---
+The [[Syrian Embassy in London]] was implicated in a 1986 plot to bomb an [[El Al]] plane, orchestrated by [[Rafi Eitan]] to discredit [[Syria]]. [[Nezar Hindawi]] was instructed to meet with a Syrian intelligence officer at the embassy, leading him to believe his actions were for the Arab cause. Following the foiled plot, [[Margaret Thatcher|Margaret Thatcher's]] government closed down the embassy in London.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Israel
+---
+Tahal is the government-owned water planning corporation in [[Israel]]. It was responsible for building the expertly concealed shelters for [[Israel]]'s first nuclear missile field at Hirbat Zachariah. The smooth barrels through which the missiles would be launched were imported into the country marked as lengths of pipeline.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 13.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: U.S. Embassy in Moscow
+tags:
+  - location
+  - diplomatic
+  - ColdWar
+  - intelligence
+description: The U.S. Embassy in Moscow was the target of the Moscow Signal, a microwave beam directed by the Soviet Union, suspected of being an electromagnetic weapon.
+---
+
+The [[U.S. Embassy in Moscow]] was the diplomatic mission of the [[United States]] to the [[Soviet Union]] (and later [[Russia]]). It became a focal point of Cold War espionage and a significant location in the history of U.S. government investigations into psychic phenomena and electromagnetic warfare.[^1]
+
+From 1956 to 1976, the embassy was subjected to the [[Moscow Signal]], a microwave beam directed at its upper floors by the Soviets. U.S. intelligence suspected this was an electromagnetic weapon designed to influence or degrade the health and behavior of embassy personnel. This led to classified U.S. research programs like [[Project Pandora]] to study and counter its effects. Embassy employees experienced various non-specific symptoms, including headaches, inability to concentrate, and fatigue, and later, some died of cancer, raising concerns about the long-term health impacts of the signal.[^1]
+
+In the early 1980s, the construction of a new U.S. Embassy building in Moscow became another intelligence concern. The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] received intelligence that the new embassy had been bugged at its core, with sensors embedded deep inside the structural framing materials. [[Joe McMoneagle]], a remote viewer from the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], accurately remote-viewed the building, perceiving it to be riddled with thousands of bugs and metallic decoys, including girders welded into antennas. This was later confirmed by a CIA/[[NSA]] investigation, revealing a massive Soviet eavesdropping and surveillance program.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Advanced Research Projects Agency
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - government
+  - research
+description: The Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) was a U.S. government agency responsible for funding and overseeing advanced technological research, including early investigations into psychic phenomena. It is now known as DARPA.
+---
+The [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (ARPA) was a U.S. government agency responsible for funding and overseeing advanced technological research. It is now known as [[DARPA]] (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).[^1]
+
+In the early 1970s, ARPA showed interest in psychic phenomena, sending a three-man team to observe [[Uri Geller]] at [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI) in early 1973.[^1]
+
+While ARPA's corporate stance was not to pursue further investigations into Geller, one of its team members, psychologist [[Robert Van de Castle]], was reportedly impressed by Geller's abilities.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Military
+  - USA
+---
+The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) is a unit of the [[United States]] Air Force responsible for operating and maintaining a global network of sensors to detect nuclear explosions. On September 22, 1979, a [[VELA Satellite]] digitally relayed its sighting of two distinctive bright flashes of light over the South Indian Ocean to AFTAC headquarters at Patrick Air Force Base in [[Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]]. This event was probable evidence of a nuclear explosion.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 20.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - USA
+---
+The Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA) was a U.S. government agency responsible for arms control and disarmament policy. [[Charles N. Van Doren]] served as its deputy general counsel during the [[Richard M. Nixon|Nixon]] administration. The ACDA was involved in discussions and reports regarding nuclear proliferation, including the Gilpatric report which warned about the spread of nuclear weapons.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 11, 16.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Army Intelligence Agency
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - intelligence
+  - USA
+description: The U.S. Army Intelligence Agency (USAINTA) was a component of the United States Army's intelligence apparatus.
+---
+
+The [[Army Intelligence Agency]] (USAINTA) was a component of the [[U.S. Army]]'s intelligence apparatus. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, it is mentioned as merging with the Army Security Agency (ASA) to form the all-in-one [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]].[^1]
+
+Brigadier General [[Edmund Thompson]] was the head of USAINTA before the merger, and later became the Major General and Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) for INSCOM, overseeing the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Army Security Agency
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - intelligence
+  - USA
+description: The Army Security Agency (ASA) was a United States Army organization responsible for signals intelligence and communications security.
+---
+
+The [[Army Security Agency]] (ASA) was a [[U.S. Army]] organization responsible for signals intelligence and communications security. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, ASA was often treated as a "low-wage workforce" by the [[National Security Agency|NSA]], which used ASA and other service personnel to staff its global listening posts.[^1]
+
+In the summer of 1977, ASA merged with the [[Army Intelligence Agency|USAINTA]] to form the all-in-one [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]]. This amalgamation was, among other things, an effort by the Army to regain some control over its personnel who were often utilized by the NSA.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - Nuclear
+---
+An Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is a governmental body responsible for the oversight and regulation of nuclear energy and related activities within a country. These commissions typically manage nuclear research, development, and the production of nuclear materials, often with both civilian and military applications.
+
+### Israeli Atomic Energy Commission
+
+The Israeli Atomic Energy Commission was established in 1952. It was chaired by [[Ernst David Bergmann]] and operated under the direct jurisdiction of [[Shimon Peres]] and the Ministry of Defense. While publicly presented as being for peaceful nuclear research, its primary objective was the development of [[Israel]]'s nuclear weapons program.[^1]
+
+### United States Atomic Energy Commission
+
+The United States Atomic Energy Commission (USAEC) was an independent federal agency established after World War II, responsible for the custody of America's nuclear materials, operating nuclear reactors, and developing atomic bombs. Under the [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] administration's Atoms for Peace program, the USAEC facilitated cooperation in the civilian uses of atomic energy, including financing and fueling a small nuclear research reactor at Nahal Soreq in [[Israel]]. This agreement included inspection rights for the [[United States]] to ensure nuclear materials were not diverted to weapons research.[^1]
+
+[[Lewis Strauss]] served as chairman of the USAEC, followed by [[John McCone]]. Both were briefed on the Israeli nuclear program, though their responses and actions varied.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2, 7.

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+The [[California Attorney General's Office]] is the chief law enforcement agency for the state of [[California]]. It is mentioned in the context of [[Ron Van Meter]] reporting drug dealing and other forms of corruption within the Mariposa Sheriff's Department to this office in Sacramento. Upon his return, Van Meter was confronted by Sheriff [[Paul Paige]], who had been informed by the Attorney General of Van Meter's visit and its contents.[^1]
+
+Three consecutive grand jury foremen sought help from the [[California Attorney General's Office]], but to no avail. [[Ben Wagner]], an attorney representing [[Dave Beavers]] and other deputies, learned that everything pertaining to Mariposa was automatically "trashed" when it crossed the Attorney General's desk. Wagner later filed a Writ of Mandamus against [[John Van de Kamp]], the State Attorney General, for refusing to investigate corruption in Mariposa County.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+The [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] is the state police agency of [[California]]. It was involved in the investigation of the "Queen's accident" on March 5, 1983, a head-on collision involving a Mariposa County Sheriff's vehicle and a Secret Service car. [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] Assistant Chief [[Richard Hanna]] reported on the collision, and [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] Sergeant [[Bob Schilly]] provided details about the accident.[^1]
+
+The original [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] report on the "Queen's accident" was sent to the [[California Attorney General's Office|State Attorney General's office]] ([[John Van de Kamp]]) in Sacramento. However, [[John Van de Kamp]] reportedly told his assistant to "discard" or "trash" the report. All of the "crack M.A.I.T.S. team" [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] officers involved in the original investigation either resigned or were transferred or fired afterward. The [[California Highway Patrol|CHP]] Commander and the Deputy Commander who supervised the M.A.I.T.S. investigation also resigned.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Central Intelligence Agency
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - government
+description: The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the U.S. federal government, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world.
+---
+The [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) is a primary intelligence-gathering organization of the United States government. In the context of psychic research, the CIA played a significant, albeit often covert, role in funding and overseeing programs aimed at exploring and utilizing psychic phenomena for intelligence purposes.[^1]
+
+The CIA, particularly through its Photographic Intelligence Division, was instrumental in aerial reconnaissance efforts, especially with the U-2 spy plane, to monitor Soviet nuclear programs and later, the Israeli nuclear facility at [[Dimona]].[^2]
+
+## Early Involvement in Psi Research
+The CIA's interest in psi research dates back to the early 1970s, partly in response to rumors of extensive Soviet psi research. Following a number of scandals in the mid-1970s, including revelations of domestic spying, the CIA came under unprecedented scrutiny from Congress. This led to a preference for "clean" spying methods, making psychic intelligence an appealing, low-profile alternative to traditional human intelligence (HUMINT).[^1]
+
+In 1972, the CIA, through officials like [[Ken Kress]] from the Technical Services Division (TSD) (later the Office of Technical Service, OTS), provided the initial funding for [[Hal Puthoff]]'s psi research program at [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI). This funding, initially $50,000 for eight months, was contingent on the researchers demonstrating a repeatable psi phenomenon. The Office of Research and Development (ORD) also jointly managed the funding and contract.[^1]
+
+### Oversight and Tasking of Remote Viewing
+CIA officials, including [[Richard Kennett]] (from the Office of Scientific Intelligence), [[Norm Everheart]] (from OTS and liaison to Staff D), and senior figures like John McMahon (Deputy Director for Operations) and Carl Duckett (Deputy Director for Science and Technology), served as key liaisons and evaluators for the remote viewing programs at SRI and later the Army's [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] unit at [[Fort Meade]]. They tasked psychics like [[Ingo Swann]], [[Pat Price]], and [[Uri Geller]] with sensitive intelligence problems, ranging from locating lost objects to gathering information on foreign military installations and agents.[^1]
+
+#### Notable Operations and Impact
+*   **Semipalatinsk:** CIA officials tasked [[Pat Price]] with remote viewing a mysterious Soviet military research facility at Semipalatinsk. Price's detailed descriptions of a gantry crane and large metal spheres were later confirmed by satellite photography, significantly impressing the Agency and securing further funding for SRI's psi research.[^1]
+*   **Soviet Diplomat and Fishing Pole:** [[Norm Everheart]] utilized remote viewers to investigate a Soviet diplomat suspected of using a fishing pole for dead-drop operations, leading to the successful identification of a dead-drop site.[^1]
+*   **KGB Agent Interrogation:** Remote viewers, particularly [[Ken Bell]], were used by the CIA to telepathically interrogate a captured KGB agent in South Africa, extracting information about a hidden pocket calculator used for coding messages. This operation, facilitated by [[Norm Everheart]] and Jim Morris, was considered a success despite its unconventional nature.[^1]
+*   **Tehran Hostage Crisis:** During the Iran hostage crisis in 1979-1980, the CIA and Pentagon tasked remote viewers hundreds of times to gather information on the hostages' whereabouts and conditions. While the remote viewers experienced burnout due to the relentless tasking, the data was considered "no worse" than that collected by more conventional methods.[^1]
+*   **Moscow Embassy:** The CIA tasked remote viewers to assess the new U.S. Embassy building in Moscow for Soviet bugs, even before its construction was complete. Remote viewers like [[Joe McMoneagle]] accurately described the building being riddled with thousands of bugs and metallic decoys, including girders welded into antennas, which was later confirmed by a CIA/NSA investigation. This prescient remote viewing highlighted a major security fiasco for the U.S. diplomatic efforts.[^1]
+
+### Intelligence Liaison with Israel
+The CIA's relationship with [[Israel]]i intelligence, particularly [[Mossad]], was extensive, involving 28 formal cooperative ventures in strategic intelligence since the 1950s. These arrangements were often financed off-the-books through a special contingency fund maintained by the Director of Central Intelligence. One such operation, code-named KK MOUNTAIN, involved millions in annual cash payments to [[Mossad]] in exchange for their agents acting as American surrogates in North Africa and other regions. Other agreements financed Israeli operations in [[Syria]] and the [[Soviet Union]], where the CIA found it difficult to operate.[^2]
+
+In 1977, [[Stansfield Turner]], then Director of Central Intelligence, abruptly cut back intelligence liaison with [[Israel]] as part of a CIA restructuring. This led to a sharp reduction in the flow of intelligence from [[Israel]] to [[Washington D.C.]]. However, the CIA's "embarrassingly inept reporting on [[Iran]]", particularly their failure to anticipate the overthrow of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, forced the American leadership to turn back to Israeli help in anticipating world events. This contributed to the March 1979 KH-11 agreement, which granted [[Israel]] access to high-tech satellite imagery.[^2]
+
+Initially, the KH-11 satellite's images were tightly restricted, even to close allies like [[Great Britain]]. However, [[Jimmy Carter]]'s decision to provide [[Israel]] with direct access to the KH-11 in March 1979 disrupted the satellite's careful scheduling and meant less access for some American intelligence agencies. This decision was suspected by some American intelligence officials as a reward for the [[Camp David Accords|Camp David summit]].[^2]
+
+Following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, [[William J. Casey]], [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Director of Central Intelligence, ordered a review of [[Israel]]'s use of the KH-11 intelligence-sharing agreement. The review found that [[Israel]] had expanded the agreement to extract virtually any photograph desired, including extensive coverage of western [[Russia]] and [[Moscow]]. This led to anger within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and [[Defense Intelligence Agency|DIA]] over the "very lax" management of the liaison agreement. Despite this, it was agreed that photographs would continue to flow to [[Israel]], but with the initial 1979 restrictions re-enforced.[^2]
+
+### Internal Skepticism and "Giggle Factor"
+Despite the successes, the CIA faced internal skepticism regarding psi research, often referred to as the "giggle factor." Officials like Ed Rogers, chief of Staff D, were hesitant to rely solely on psychic intelligence for high-stakes operations, fearing ridicule and operational compromise. This skepticism often led to remote viewing data being used to supplement conventional intelligence rather than as a primary source, as seen in the decision not to use Price's data for a direct penetration of the Chinese Embassy basement.[^1]
+
+#### Relationship with Psychics:
+The CIA's relationship with the psychics was complex. While valuing their abilities, the Agency maintained strict secrecy regarding their identities and the nature of their work. Psychics like [[Uri Geller]] were closely scrutinized for potential deception, and the Agency was wary of being exploited or used for disinformation by foreign intelligence services. Geller himself claimed to have worked for [[Israel]]i intelligence and later for the CIA's Mexico City station, providing psychic spying services in exchange for favorable U.S. visa arrangements.[^1]
+
+---
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991.

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+The [[Criminal Investigation Division|CID]] typically refers to the Criminal Investigation Division or Department within military or police forces. It is responsible for investigating felony crimes and other serious offenses within its jurisdiction.[^1]
+
+[[Roderick Sinclair]], Jr. reportedly worked in the Army C.I.D. in a non-military or civilian capacity. He allegedly received training at Fort Liggett in San Luis Obispo, which is described as a training center for military intelligence operations.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: DARPA
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - government
+  - research
+description: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
+---
+The [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (DARPA) is the modern name for the [[Advanced Research Projects Agency]] (ARPA). It is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.[^1]
+
+While the *Remote Viewers* text primarily refers to the agency by its earlier name, ARPA, DARPA continues to be at the forefront of advanced research, including areas that may touch upon human capabilities and unconventional intelligence methods.
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - Organization
+---
+The Department of Transportation Board of Contract Appeals (DOTBCA) was the forum where various disputes and related claims arising under the implementation contract between [[Inslaw Corporation|Inslaw]] and the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]] were pending. These contract disputes were presented to DOTBCA pursuant to the provisions of the Contract Disputes Act, as the DOJ had not established its own board. The claims before DOTBCA included Inslaw's claims for allegedly reimbursable costs (computer center costs, other direct costs, overhead and fringe benefits), additional fees, and amounts due to the DOJ's termination for convenience of the word processing portion of the contract. The DOJ also filed counterclaims to recover certain overpayments allegedly made to Inslaw. Most of the issues before DOTBCA were not passed upon or decided by the Bankruptcy Court, which had specifically excluded them from its trial. Neither the Senate PSI's Staff Study nor the House Committee Report made findings on the merits of these claims.[^1]
+
+In October 1992, [[INSLAW]] unilaterally moved to withdraw its claims before DOTBCA, citing an inability to afford counsel. The bulk of Inslaw's brief, however, took exception to several adverse, pre-hearing rulings of DOTBCA and reargued the merits of some claims previously made before the Bankruptcy Court. DOTBCA, without DOJ objection, granted the motion, and Inslaw's appeals before the Board were dismissed with prejudice on November 9, 1992. This final disposition meant that, as a civil matter, Inslaw was almost certainly not entitled to retry the merits of its contract appeals. The Special Counsel's investigation noted that Inslaw's decision to withdraw was unfortunate, as it gave up its right to a full hearing and determination of its claims by a department presumably free of the influences Inslaw alleged against the DOJ. The investigation concluded that the DOJ's positions and actions leading up to these disputes were not baseless or without foundation, but rather arose from legitimate differences of opinion and concerns about potential cost overruns and overcharges, supported by audit staff reports and an independent audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Defense Intelligence Agency
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - government
+description: The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States federal government, specializing in defense and military intelligence.
+---
+The [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] (DIA) is a major intelligence agency of the United States, specializing in defense and military intelligence. The DIA played a significant role in the oversight and funding of the [[STARGATE PROJECT]], particularly after the Army's initial involvement.[^1]
+
+In March 1979, when [[Jimmy Carter]] decided to provide [[Israel]] with KH-11 satellite photographs, the images, once processed, were to be picked up by Israeli military attachés at a special Pentagon office controlled by the DIA. This arrangement was designed to provide [[Israel]] with intelligence and warning (I&W) regarding military activity within one hundred miles of its borders, but with the caveat that no intelligence would be provided to help them plan preemptive strikes.[^2]
+
+Following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, [[William J. Casey]], [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Director of Central Intelligence, authorized a review of [[Israel]]'s use of the KH-11 intelligence-sharing agreement. This review found that [[Israel]] had significantly expanded the agreement, leading to anger within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and DIA over the "very lax" management of the liaison agreement.[^2]
+
+## Involvement in Psi Research:
+The DIA's interest in psi research was driven by concerns over perceived Soviet advancements in the field. A 1972 DIA report, *Controlled Offensive Behavior—USSR*, highlighted the potential threat of Soviet psi capabilities, including the ability to access top-secret documents, influence thoughts, and disable military equipment remotely. This report, while alarmist to some, contributed to the impetus for U.S. investment in psychic research.[^1]
+
+#### Oversight of Stargate Project:
+[[Jack Vorona]], the head of the DIA's Scientific and Technical Intelligence Directorate, was the overall manager of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program. He, along with General [[Ed Tompson]], briefed Congressman Charlie Rose on the program in the late 1970s. The DIA continued to oversee the program even after the Army's funding was initially terminated in 1985.[^1]
+
+---
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Political Party
+  - USA
+---
+The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the [[United States]]. [[Abraham Feinberg]] was perhaps the most important Jewish fundraiser for the Democratic Party by the presidential campaign of 1960, with the dollars he collected meant to ensure continued Democratic Party support for [[Israel]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: Department of Defense
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - government
+  - military
+  - USA
+description: The Department of Defense (DoD) is an executive branch department of the U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.
+---
+
+The [[Department of Defense]] (DoD) is an executive branch department of the U.S. federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the [[United States Armed Forces]].[^1]
+
+In the context of psychic research, the DoD played a significant role, particularly after the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s initial involvement. The DoD became the primary sponsor of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], overseeing its various phases and applications for military and intelligence purposes. Figures like [[William Perry]] and [[Richard DeLauer]] were involved in funding decisions for these programs.[^1]
+
+The DoD's interest in [[Psi|psi]] phenomena was often driven by concerns about perceived advancements in [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[China|Chinese]] psychic research, leading to programs aimed at understanding and potentially weaponizing these abilities. This included research into [[Psychotronic Weapons]] and the biological effects of electromagnetic radiation, as seen in [[Project Pandora]] and the work of scientists like [[Allan H. Frey]] and [[Robert O. Becker]].[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Director of Central Intelligence
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - government
+description: The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was the head of the U.S. intelligence community and the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1946 to 2005.
+---
+The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) was a dual-hatted position that served as both the head of the U.S. intelligence community and the director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] from 1946 to 2005. The DCI was responsible for coordinating intelligence activities across various U.S. government agencies.[^1]
+
+[[Stansfield Turner]] held this position during the [[Jimmy Carter]] administration, overseeing the CIA's operations, including its involvement with psychic research programs like the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]].[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Federal Bureau of Investigation
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - government
+  - USA
+  - lawenforcement
+description: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.
+---
+
+The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, the FBI was aware of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program and occasionally sought assistance from its remote viewers for counterintelligence situations.[^1]
+
+One notable instance involved an FBI official seeking [[Norm Everheart]]'s help to investigate a Soviet Embassy official who was using a fishing pole in a suspicious manner. [[Joe McMoneagle]]'s remote viewing session accurately revealed that the fishing pole was being used to retrieve a dead-drop package from a military installation wall, helping the FBI break an important case. This demonstrated the potential utility of remote viewing in law enforcement and counterintelligence operations, even if the FBI itself did not directly task the psychics due to internal skepticism or religious objections.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+The [[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCen]] is a bureau of the [[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions to combat domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.[^1]
+
+[[Michael Riconosciuto]] expressed a strong desire to communicate with someone from [[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCen]], believing they had the necessary expertise to understand his claims about high-level financial illicit activities. He requested that [[J.H.]], an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent, connect him with a "technical guy that speaks my language" from [[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCen]]. Riconosciuto claimed he could "unmask the whole operation" of how illicit cash flow was handled daily, including details about the [[Wackenhut Corporation|Wackenhut]] people, the [[Workers Bank]] in [[Colombia]], and "virtual dead-drops" used to circumvent ACH reconciliations.[^1]
+
+Riconosciuto offered to reconstruct his files and provide [[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCen]] with a day-by-day view of alleged Mob and [[Music Corporation of America|MCA]] Corporation illegal banking transactions. He specified the need for particular computer systems (VAX 11-730 and VAX 3900) to achieve this, claiming to know [[PROMIS]] and [[FOIMS]] (Field Office Information Management System) "inside out" and having helped develop their internal tracking audit trail. He also advised on how [[J.H.]] could make inquiries into his files without alerting the issuing agencies, suggesting "non-electric" filings on [[NCIC]].[^1]
+
+Despite Riconosciuto's repeated requests and offers, nothing was forthcoming from [[J.H.]] regarding a connection to [[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCen]] or entry into the Witness Protection Program.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Fort Meade
+tags:
+  - location
+  - military
+  - intelligence
+description: Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation in Maryland, serving as a key center for intelligence and security operations, and a primary location for the Stargate Project.
+---
+[[Fort Meade]] (officially Fort George G. Meade) is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, approximately twenty-five miles northeast of Washington, D.C. It is a sprawling, town-like base that houses, among other things, the [[NSA]], the U.S. First Army, and a part of the Army's [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|Intelligence and Security Command]] (INSCOM).[^1]
+
+Fort Meade served as a primary location for the [[STARGATE PROJECT]], the U.S. Army's secret psychic research program. The remote viewing unit, initially codenamed [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] and later [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]], was established here in 1977. The unit's offices were initially located in building 4554, and later moved to buildings 2560 and 2561 on Llewellyn Street, which were refurbished by the remote viewers themselves to create quiet, secure spaces for their sessions.[^1]
+
+Key figures in the [[STARGATE PROJECT]], such as [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]], [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]], [[Mel Riley]], [[Joe McMoneagle]], and [[Ken Bell]], were stationed at Fort Meade. The base served as the operational hub for many of the remote viewing missions, with tasking requests originating from various offices throughout the U.S. intelligence community.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Intelligence
+  - USA
+---
+The [[Iran Group]] was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] group headed by [[Robert Gates]]. It was created as a result of the October 1980 [[Paris meeting]], and its members, including [[George Cave]], were involved with [[Israel|Israelis]] in arms sales to [[Iran]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+aliases:
+  - Johns Hopkins APL
+  - APL
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Research Institution
+  - Military
+---
+# Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
+
+The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center that serves as a technical resource for the [[Department of Defense]], [[NASA]], and other government agencies. In the context of the [[Cold War]], APL scientists were assigned to oversee [[Project Pandora]], a classified program initiated by [[ARPA]] to duplicate the effects of the [[Moscow Signal]][^1].
+
+Under the direction of [[Richard S. Cesaro]], APL scientists constructed an elaborate facility inside the [[Walter Reed Army Institute of Research]]. Here, primates were irradiated with microwave beams with a power density similar to that of the Moscow Signal. Cesaro became convinced of the harmful nature of these beams, concluding they adversely affected the internal organs, including the brain, of primates, and could lead to conditions like [[Alzheimer's Disease]][^1].
+
+APL was also involved in a $1 million study funded by the [[State Department]] to investigate the health effects on [[U.S. Embassy in Moscow]] personnel exposed to the Moscow Signal. This study, released in November 1978, found "no convincing evidence" that employees suffered "adverse health effects as of the time of this analysis," a finding that was controversial given the concerns raised by scientists like Cesaro and [[Allan H. Frey]][^1].
+
+## Footnotes
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+created: 2024-04-26
+updated: 2024-04-27
+title: LEAA
+tags:
+  - Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
+  - PROMIS
+  - INSLAW
+description: The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) funded PROMIS, a case management software, and supported its expansion. LEAA was shut down in 1982, leading to funding issues for INSLAW, which later faced bankruptcy after a contract with the U.S. Department of Justice.
+---
+> [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH
+> This page is a placeholder and requires extensive additions.
+
+The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration was funded by a 1968 omnibus crime bill from [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and provided hundreds of millions of dollars of grants for programs to further law enforcement and judicial assistance within the United States.
+
+[[PROMIS]] was started with an exploratory grant by the LEAA to the [[U.S. Attorney's office]] DC to create a case management software system. The program was considered "examplary" and the LEAA invested heavily in expanding PROMIS both funding [[INSLAW]] (as up to 80% of their income) and providing grants for municipalities who would transfer to PROMIS. In August 1971, LEAA head [[Jerris Leonard]] wrote 1,300 letters to most of the prosecutors in the country telling them about PROMIS and encouraging them to adopt a similar system. Later LEAA head [[Charles R. Work]] (who was head of the program that created PROMIS along with [[Joan E. Jacoby]] and [[Bill Hamilton]]) would also extensively promote the program through funding of the [[National Center for Prosecution Management]] as well as direct grants to INSLAW and municipalities who would transfer into the PROMIS software.
+
+In 1981, [[Jimmy Carter]] slashed the government budget and the LEAA's grants were in trouble. The election of [[Reagan administration|Ronald Reagan]] provided hope that the LEAA would be resurrected with Reagan's tough on crime stance, but instead the organization was fully shut down in 1982 with some parts reorganized into other areas of the [[U.S. Department of Justice]].
+
+This caused a crisis of funding for [[INSLAW]] who soon after entered into the contract with the [[U.S. Department of Justice]] that would eventually bankrupt the company.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - research
+  - nuclear
+description: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is a U.S. federal research facility responsible for nuclear weapons research and development, which also had a brief involvement with psychic phenomena.
+---
+[[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] (LLNL) is a U.S. federal research facility located in Livermore, California. It is one of the two primary institutions responsible for America's nuclear weapons research and development. The lab employs thousands of physicists and support personnel and maintains a high level of security.[^1]
+
+By the late 1960s, much of the [[United States]]' primary analysis of nuclear intelligence had shifted to laboratories like Livermore and [[Los Alamos]], where intelligence units dealing with the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]] had been set up after World War II. These units began monitoring the transfer of nuclear technology and countries viewed as "nth" nations, or near-nuclear countries. Any interesting intelligence on [[Israel]] was then routed to Livermore through the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s Office of Science and Technology, headed by [[Carl E. Duckett]].[^2]
+
+In 1974, some Livermore personnel, aware of the psychic experiments at [[Stanford Research Institute]] (SRI) and the public feats of [[Uri Geller]], became concerned about the potential security threat posed by psychokinesis. A small group, including security officer Ron Robertson and physicist Peter Crane, began conducting their own experiments with Geller outside of work hours.[^1]
+
+While their tests concluded that Geller's psychokinetic abilities were not effective over long distances, and thus posed no threat to nuclear weapons, the Livermore group experienced a series of bizarre, hallucination-inducing phenomena after their involvement with Geller. These included hovering, monochrome flying saucer images, and fantastic animals appearing in their homes and labs. This culminated in a visit from [[Richard Kennett]] of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] to investigate the strange occurrences.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 11.

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+---
+created: 2024-12-31
+updated: 2025-01-06
+title: NAMRL
+tags:
+  - Aerospace Medicine
+  - Biomedical Research
+  - Military Health
+description: The Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL) conducts research to address health and performance challenges in aerospace environments, focusing on areas like spatial disorientation, fatigue, and aircrew physiology. Equipped with advanced facilities, it supports military readiness and safety under the leadership of Dr. Richard Arnold.
+---
+The [[United States Navy|Naval]] Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL) at [[NAMRU-D]] conducts basic and applied research and development in the biomedical and allied sciences to better understand and mitigate challenges and threats aerospace operational environments pose to service member health, safety, readiness, and performance. 
+
+The lab is equipped with capabilities in acceleration and sensory sciences, biomedical sciences, environmental physiology, and engineering and technical services, all of which are supported by a unique collection of state-of-the art science research devices. 
+
+Key areas of investigation include pilot spatial disorientation, situational awareness, motion sickness, vestibular function, unusual acceleration environments, effects of altitude, aircrew physiology, sustained operations and fatigue, personnel selection, back and neck pain and injury in aircrew, en route patient care, and visual and auditory sciences. 
+## Personnel
+[[Richard Arnold |Dr. Richard Arnold]] is the director of NAMRL since the 2010 formation of [[NAMRU-D]] at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] in Dayton, Ohio (previously NAMRL was a standalone lab in Pensacola, Fl).[^1]
+# Footnotes
+
+[^1]: [Who Are Dayton’s Navy Scientists? Dr. Richard Arnold](https://www.dvidshub.net/news/319884/who-daytons-navy-scientists-dr-richard-arnold)

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+The [[United States Navy|Naval]] Medical Research Unit Dayton is one of the eight laboratories within the Department of Defense's Navy Medicine Research & Development Enterprise. As a subordinate command to Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC), NAMRU DAYTON is home of the Environmental Health Effects Laboratory (EHEL) and the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL). They are located at [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], Ohio.[^1]
+ 
+Mission:
+"To optimize the readiness, performance, and survivability of operational forces through environmental health effects, toxicology and aerospace medical research and development."
+ 
+Vision:
+"To be the research lab of choice for enhancing human performance and protection in extreme environments."
+## Directorates
+- Environmental Health Effects Laboratory (EHEL)
+- Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory ([[NAMRL]])
+# Footnotes
+
+[^1]: [About NAMRU-D](https://www.med.navy.mil/Naval-Medical-Research-Command/R-D-Commands/Naval-Medical-Research-Unit-Dayton/About-NAMRU-Dayton/)

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+---
+created: 2025-03-05
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: NSA
+tags:
+  - agency
+  - government
+  - intelligence
+description: The National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. intelligence agency responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information and data for foreign intelligence and counterintelligence purposes.
+---
+> [!INFO] THIS IS NOT WIKIPEDIA
+> This page is not all encompassing. The organization is obviously much larger and more detailed than the scope of this page. Consequently, only general information and details relevant to other research thrusts are included.
+
+The National Security Agency (NSA) is a U.S. intelligence agency primarily responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cybersecurity. The NSA became involved in the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, particularly in tasking remote viewers with sensitive intelligence collection.[^1]
+
+## Role in Satellite Intelligence
+
+A former official of the NSA explained that the [[KH-11]] satellite, launched in December 1976, was considered the most important advance of its time in reconnaissance photography. Every military and civilian intelligence agency in the government had an urgent requirement for its imagery. The NSA was responsible for all communications intelligence and played a key role in managing the KH-11's schedule to maximize its intelligence collection and cost-efficiency.[^2]
+
+However, [[Jimmy Carter]]'s decision in March 1979 to provide [[Israel]] with direct access to KH-11 photographs disrupted this careful scheduling. This decision was unpopular within the NSA and other intelligence agencies, as it meant less access to the satellite for American intelligence needs.[^2]
+
+Later, during the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] administration, it was learned that Israeli military officers were permitted to attend Pentagon meetings where future missions and orbital flight paths for the KH-11 were discussed. This caused significant dismay among some NSA officials, who felt it compromised the security and integrity of the highly sensitive KH-11 system.[^2]
+
+## Involvement in Psi
+
+#### Early Connections
+[[Hal Puthoff]], a key figure in the [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] remote viewing program, had previously fulfilled his military service as a Navy officer at the NSA at [[Fort Meade]] in the early 1960s. He earned a Pentagon commendation for his work towards a future generation of high-speed optical computers.[^1]
+
+While the NSA's direct involvement in psi research was initially limited, it became a significant customer of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program. The agency tasked remote viewers with various intelligence collection missions, demonstrating a pragmatic interest in the potential of psychic abilities.[^1]
+
+*   **Soviet Bug Detection:** In 1980, an NSA liaison officer tasked [[Joe McMoneagle]] with locating a Soviet surveillance bug in a U.S. consulate. McMoneagle not only pinpointed the bug's location but also identified a Soviet listening post across the street and, surprisingly, an American NSA team counter-surveilling the Soviets.[^1]
+*   **Typhoon Submarine:** The NSA was also a recipient of [[Joe McMoneagle]]'s remote viewing data on the new Soviet Typhoon-class submarine. Despite initial skepticism from some within the NSA, McMoneagle's detailed descriptions of the submarine's construction and features were later confirmed by satellite photography.[^1]
+
+#### Security Concerns and Later Involvement
+The NSA was at the center of the "Sugar Grove incident" in 1973. After [[Pat Price]] and [[Ingo Swann]] accurately remote-viewed a secret NSA facility in Sugar Grove, West Virginia, a security investigation was launched, highlighting the potential vulnerabilities of highly classified sites to psychic penetration. Despite this, the NSA later became directly involved in tasking remote viewers at both SRI and Fort Meade.[^1]
+
+### Connection to PROMIS
+Employed [[Bill Hamilton]] as a specialist in Vietnamese from 1962 through 1969.
+
+In 1995, the NSA filed an affidavit in the [[INSLAW]] bankruptcy case, claiming that unspecified "national security" interests would be at risk if the case were allowed to proceed. This suggests a continued, albeit hidden, connection to the PROMIS software controversy and the alleged "backdoor" theory.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991.

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+> [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH
+> This page is a placeholder and requires extensive additions.
+
+In December of 1971, [[LEAA]] provided $292,925 to form the National Center for Prosecution Management, a nonprofit that was to act as the onboarding organization to get municipalities to convert to [[PROMIS]]. In 1972 they received an additional $68,675 to finance the development of technical manuals on case screening and paperwork flow, and $54,057 to develop a technical assistance program.
+
+In 1973, LEAA awarded the Center a total of $ 528,365- including $296,462 for operations, $159,564 to produce another four manuals, and $72,339 to expand technical assistance.
+
+[[Joan E. Jacoby]] was the first Executive Director of the center with [[James M. Etheridge]] as the Deputy Director, both worked to create the first version of PROMIS and cooperated closely with [[Charles R. Work]], [[Bill Hamilton]], and [[INSLAW]] to expand PROMIS systems.
+
+The Executive Board of the National Center for Prosecution Management is composed of Preston Trimble, District Attorney of Norman, Okla.; William Randall, County Attorney of St. Paul, Minn.; James Garber, Chief of the Criminal Division, Wayne County, Mich.; Patrick Healy, Executive Director of the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), Chicago, Ill.; George Van Hoomissen, Dean of the National College of District Attorneys, Houston, Tex.; Ernest C. Friesen, Executive Director of the Institute for Court Management, Denver, Colo.; and Judge Joseph Wapner, Superior Court, Los Angeles, Calif.
+
+Carol S. Vance, President of the NDAA and the District Attorney of Harris County, Tex., is an ad hoc member of the Executive Board.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Intelligence
+  - USA
+---
+The National Photo Interpretation Center (NPIC) was a U.S. intelligence agency established in December 1961, with [[Arthur C. Lundahl]] in charge. Its mission was to provide more sophisticated photo intelligence, including huge photographic mosaics of areas like [[Israel]], capturing nuclear facilities such as [[Dimona]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 4.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: National Security Council
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - government
+  - USA
+description: The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his or her senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials.
+---
+
+The [[National Security Council]] (NSC) is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his or her senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials. In the context of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, the NSC was a key customer for remote viewing taskings, particularly during the [[Jimmy Carter]] administration.[^1]
+
+During the late 1970s, the NSC, through staff members like Navy Lieutenant Commander Jake Stewart, tasked remote viewers with highly sensitive intelligence problems, including the remote viewing of a new Soviet Typhoon-class submarine under construction at the port of Severodvinsk. The accuracy of these remote viewing sessions, particularly those conducted by [[Joe McMoneagle]], sparked debate within the NSC regarding the value of psychic intelligence, with some officials, like [[Robert Gates]], remaining skeptical, while others, like Stewart, became strong proponents.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Intelligence
+  - Nuclear
+  - USA
+---
+The Nuclear Intelligence Panel (NIP) is a highly classified nuclear intelligence group within the U.S. government. Its members, including [[Harold M. Agnew]] and [[Louis H. Roddis, Jr.]], conducted their own investigation into the 1979 [[VELA Satellite]] sighting and concluded that a low-yield nuclear weapon had most certainly been detonated. They were dismayed by the extent of White House interference in the investigation, which they believed was politically motivated to find a different explanation for the event.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 20.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - USA
+---
+The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is a U.S. government agency established in 1975, formed when the [[Atomic Energy Commission|AEC]] was dissolved. It is responsible for regulating the nation's civilian use of nuclear materials and ensuring the public health and safety, common defense and security, and environmental protection. [[James H. Conran]], an analyst in the NRC, was assigned to write a history of nuclear safeguards and sought access to the [[Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation|NUMEC]] file, which was initially denied on security grounds.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 18.

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+> [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH
+> Very difficult to find details for some reason. Repeated references are made to this organization but no information seems available.
+
+The Office of Crime Analysis, Government of the District of Columbia seems to have been a very small governmental research group.
+
+[[Joan E. Jacoby]] was Director during 1969 when she commissioned the initial [[PROMIS]] system for the [[U.S. Attorney's office]] via an [[LEAA]] grant. She remained director at least through 1972[^1]
+
+---
+#### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: [The Prosecutor’s Charging Decision: A Policy Perspective](https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/Digitization/35832NCJRS.pdf)

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: Office of Naval Research
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - research
+  - USA
+description: The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is an agency within the U.S. Department of the Navy responsible for the science and technology programs of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
+---
+
+The [[Office of Naval Research]] (ONR) is an agency within the [[U.S. Navy]] responsible for the science and technology programs of the [[U.S. Navy]] and Marine Corps. It funds basic and applied research to develop new technologies and capabilities for naval operations.[^1]
+
+In the context of psychic research, the ONR funded the development of the superconducting-shielded magnetometer used by [[Arthur Hebard]] at [[Stanford University]], which was later used in [[Hal Puthoff]]'s experiments with [[Ingo Swann]]. The ONR also provided contracts to scientists like [[Allan H. Frey]] for research on the effects of microwave radiation on the human body.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Office of Research and Development (CIA)
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - CIA
+  - research
+description: The Office of Research and Development (ORD) was a more scientifically oriented office within the CIA's Directorate of Science and Technology, involved in funding psi research.
+---
+
+The [[Office of Research and Development (CIA)]] (ORD) was a more scientifically oriented office within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]'s Directorate of Science and Technology. Along with the [[Office of Technical Service|Office of Technical Service]] (OTS), ORD jointly handled the funding and contract management for the CIA's psi research, including the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]] at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]].[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Government
+  - USA
+---
+Office of Science and Technology (OST) was a unit within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. By the mid-1960s, it was headed by [[Carl E. Duckett]]. The OST became the routing point for interesting intelligence on [[Israel]]'s nuclear program from laboratories like [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]] and [[Los Alamos]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 11.

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+---
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - Organization
+---
+The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) is an organizational unit within the Criminal Division of the [[United States Department of Justice|DOJ]]. Its publicly declared mission is to locate and deport Nazi war criminals.
+
+In February 1994, [[Inslaw Corporation|Inslaw]] alleged for the first time that OSI was, in fact, the DOJ's own covert intelligence agency, with functions unrelated to its stated mission. These allegations claimed that OSI was at the center of various conspiracies, including the illegal dissemination of the proprietary version of [[PROMIS]] and the murder of [[Danny Casolaro]]. Inslaw asserted that OSI's Nazi war criminal program was a front for this secret intelligence service. Inslaw also claimed to have obtained a "Criminal Division Vendor List," which, according to their intelligence community informants, was actually a list of commercial organizations and individuals serving as "cutouts" for this secret agency. These charges were repeated in an Inslaw press release.[^1]
+
+The Special Counsel's investigation found these charges to be "fantasy" and "wholly unsubstantiated," lacking any credible corroborative evidence. The report noted that Inslaw relied solely on unnamed "reliable sources" and anonymous "senior Justice Department career officials," none of whom came forward for interviews. The Special Counsel interviewed [[Mark Richard]], Deputy Assistant Attorney General, whom Inslaw suggested oversaw OSI's covert operations. Richard stated that Inslaw's charges were "ridiculous" and that OSI was only involved in its stated mission and related projects. He categorically denied any involvement by OSI in covert operations, the dissemination of PROMIS, or the death of Mr. Casolaro, calling Inslaw's allegations slanderous. The investigation also found no evidence during its tenure that OSI engaged in the types of activities alleged by Inslaw.[^1]
+
+Regarding the vendor list, the Special Counsel showed it to [[Robert Bratt]], Executive Officer for the Justice Department's Criminal Division. Bratt confirmed that the list was exactly what it purported to be: a list of vendors used by the Criminal Division for its automated procurement system, PROCURE. The Special Counsel concluded that the vendor list was nothing other than what it claimed to be, and that the theory that large companies like AT&T, Canon, IBM, and Xerox were fronts for OSI's covert operations was unsupported. The allegations concerning OSI's involvement in Danny Casolaro's death were also dismissed as absurd and lacking corroborating evidence, as the investigation found no credible evidence that Casolaro's death was anything other than a suicide.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: U.S. Department of Justice. *Report of Special Counsel Nicholas J. Bua to the Attorney General of the United States Regarding the Allegations of Inslaw, Inc.* March 1993. (Hereafter, "Bua Report")

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: Office of Strategic Services
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - historical
+description: The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of the United States during World War II, and a precursor to the CIA.
+---
+
+The [[Office of Strategic Services]] (OSS) was a wartime intelligence agency of the [[United States]] during World War II. It was formed in 1942 to collect and analyze strategic information required by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to conduct special operations not assigned to other agencies. The OSS was a precursor to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], which was established in 1947.[^1]
+
+Figures like [[Oliver J. Caldwell]] were former OSS officers who later became involved in intelligence activities related to psychic research, highlighting the continuity of personnel and interests across different intelligence organizations.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Office of Technical Service
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - CIA
+  - technology
+description: The Office of Technical Service (OTS) was a division within the CIA responsible for technical assistance to spying and covert-action operations, often referred to as the "Q Branch" of the CIA.
+---
+
+The [[Office of Technical Service]] (OTS) was a division within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] responsible for technical assistance to spying and covert-action operations. It was previously known as the Technical Services Division (TSD). OTS was often referred to as the "Q Branch" of the CIA, akin to the gadget-strewn division in the James Bond films.[^1]
+
+OTS played a significant role in the early funding and management of the CIA's psi research, including the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]]. [[Ken Kress]], an OTS engineer, was responsible for giving [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] its first psi research contract in 1972. [[Norm Everheart]] served as the chief of OTS's regional "tech base" in Athens before becoming a liaison to [[Staff D]] and a key coordinator for [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] taskings from the CIA's Operations Directorate.[^1]
+
+[[John McMahon]], the CIA's deputy director for operations, was also the head of OTS, indicating the importance of this office in technical and covert operations, including those involving psychic intelligence.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Operations Security Group
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - intelligence
+  - USA
+description: The Operations Security Group (Opsec) was a U.S. Army unit focused on protecting sensitive operations from foreign espionage.
+---
+
+The [[Operations Security Group]] (Opsec) was a [[U.S. Army]] unit based at [[Fort Meade]], Maryland, whose primary task was to protect sensitive operations from foreign espionage. This involved acting as a "Red-Team," literally spying on U.S. military facilities to identify and correct security lapses.[^1]
+
+[[Mel Riley]] was posted to the Opsec Group in 1976, where his specific job was to analyze photographic intelligence on these installations. The Opsec Group later became part of the [[Systems Exploitation Detachment]] (SED), which in turn was attached to the office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI).[^1]
+
+[[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]] initially proposed the formation of a small remote-viewing team to the head of SED, Colonel [[Robert Keenan]], arguing that remote viewing represented a potential security threat that Opsec teams should study. The early remote viewing activities under [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] were initially envisioned to support opsec missions, though the unit later transitioned to an offensive spying role under [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]].[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Research
+  - Nuclear
+  - USA
+---
+Sandia National Laboratories is a U.S. national laboratory that conducts research and development in nuclear weapons and other areas. By the late 1960s, much of the [[United States]]' primary analysis of nuclear intelligence had shifted to laboratories like Sandia and [[Los Alamos]], where intelligence units dealing with the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]] had been set up after World War II. These units began monitoring the transfer of nuclear technology and countries viewed as "nth" nations, or near-nuclear countries.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 11.

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+The [[Soto Cano Air Base]], also commonly known as Palmerola Air Base, is a joint [[Honduras]] and [[United States]] military base located near Comayagua in [[Honduras]], approximately 60 miles (97 km) from the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa. The airbase became operational in 1981.[^1]
+
+### Operations and Significance
+
+The [[United States]] military uses Soto Cano as a launching point for its war on drugs efforts in Central [[America]] as well as humanitarian aid missions throughout [[Honduras]] and Central [[America]]. A large concentration of U.S. troops and the Honduran Air Force academy utilize the airbase. The U.S. military's Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B) is headquartered at Soto Cano, consisting of a Medical Element – Military Hospital, Army Forces, Air Force Forces, Joint Security Forces, and the 1st Battalion-228th Aviation Regiment (comprising approximately 18 aircraft, a mix of UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and CH-47 Chinook helicopters).[^1]
+
+### Political Context
+
+The Honduran Constitution does not permit a permanent foreign presence in [[Honduras]]. A "handshake" agreement between the [[United States]] and [[Honduras]] allows the U.S. military's Joint Task Force (JTF-Bravo) to remain on a "semi-permanent" basis. This agreement, an annex to the 1954 military assistance agreement, can be abrogated with little notice.[^1]
+
+[[Oliver North]] once used this air base as a base of operations for the [[Iran-Contra Affair|Contras]] in the 1980s. If President [[Manuel Zelaya]] had sided with [[Hugo Chávez]] militarily, the [[United States]] could have lost this airbase in [[Honduras]].[^1]
+
+---
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: Staff D
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - intelligence
+  - CIA
+  - SIGINT
+description: Staff D was a cryptically named office within the CIA specializing in small-scale signals intelligence collection, later known as the Office of SIGINT Operations.
+---
+
+[[Staff D]] was a cryptically named office within the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] specializing in small-scale [[SIGINT|signals intelligence]] collection. It often worked closely with the Office of Technical Service (OTS). The chief of Staff D was [[Ed Rogers]], who was initially skeptical of incorporating psychic intelligence into operations due to the "giggle factor."[^1]
+
+[[Norm Everheart]] was appointed as a liaison to Staff D, with the task of informing both offices of each other's activities and potential collaborations. Everheart encouraged Staff D to consider how remote viewers, particularly [[Pat Price]], could assist their operations. Despite Price's impressive demonstrations of remote viewing accuracy, Rogers ultimately decided against using psychic intelligence for high-stakes operations, opting for conventional technical means instead.[^1]
+
+Staff D was later known as the Office of SIGINT Operations.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: State Department
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - government
+  - USA
+  - diplomatic
+description: The United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the nation's foreign policy and international relations.
+---
+
+The [[State Department]] is the federal executive department responsible for the [[United States]]' foreign policy and international relations.
+
+Following the Israeli bombing of the Iraqi nuclear reactor at [[Osirak]] in June 1981, the State Department formally condemned the bombing, stating it "cannot but seriously add to the already tense situation in the area." This public condemnation, however, did not reflect President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s private acceptance of the raid.[^2]
+
+In the context of the *Phenomena* text, the State Department was involved in the U.S. government's response to the [[Moscow Signal]], a microwave beam directed at the [[U.S. Embassy in Moscow]] by the [[Soviet Union]].[^1]
+
+The State Department set up a classified endeavor, or "cytogenic testing program," code-named the Moscow Viral Study, to secretly conduct genetic testing on embassy personnel exposed to the signal. Employees were told they were being tested for a simple viral infection. This program was later terminated due to concerns about the secret testing of employees.[^1]
+
+Despite concerns raised by scientists about the health effects of the Moscow Signal, the State Department publicly downplayed the dangers and funded a study that found "no convincing evidence" of adverse health effects. This stance was controversial, especially given that several U.S. ambassadors who served in Moscow later died of cancer.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
+[^2]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Military
+  - USA
+---
+The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was a United States Air Force command responsible for the nation's strategic nuclear deterrence. In the mid-1950s, SAC's American missiles and bombers were used to target and map Soviet sites, utilizing intelligence gathered by the [[U-2 Spy Plane]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 4.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Military
+  - USA
+---
+Task Force 157 was a small, undercover U.S. Navy intelligence unit. During the 1973 [[Yom Kippur War]], operating in the waters of the [[Bosporus]] off [[Turkey]], it relayed data to [[Washington D.C.]] suggesting that one of the Soviet ships leaving the [[Black Sea]] en route to the [[Mediterranean]] was carrying radioactive material. This report swept through the American intelligence community and the White House, contributing to the heightened alert status during the crisis.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 17.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: U.S. Air Force
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - USA
+description: The U.S. Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
+---
+
+The [[U.S. Air Force]] is the aerial warfare service branch of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, the Air Force was a key customer for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program, tasking remote viewers with sensitive intelligence problems.[^1]
+
+One notable instance involved the tasking of [[Mel Riley]] and [[Joe McMoneagle]] to remote-view a new Chinese nuclear device at Lop Nor. Air Force officials, anxious to supplement their conventional intelligence efforts, sought details about the device's design and whether it had been tested. The remote viewers' descriptions, particularly of an "hourglass-shaped device," were of significant interest to Air Force analysts. The Air Force also tasked remote viewers to locate a crashed U.S. Navy A-6 aircraft, which [[Ken Bell]] successfully did.[^1]
+
+Additionally, the Air Force was involved in the public rollout of the B-2 Stealth bomber, which [[Mel Riley]] had accurately remote-viewed years prior during an opsec tasking, demonstrating the program's ability to penetrate highly secret projects.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+Obviously this is an enormous organization within the larger umbrella of the [[Department of Defense]] and well beyond the scope of a single information page. With that said, the U.S. Army is deeply ingrained as one of the locuses of power within the United State due in large part of it's abilities to directly inflict violence globally as well as direct hundreds of billions of dollars in funding annually. 
+
+The ability of the Army, like all governmental programs entrusted with some semblance of “defense” or related critical task, to classify programs makes it’s activities and actions hard to discern and attractive to individuals looking to shield information and related materials from inquisitive eyes.
+
+While this page is intended more as a locus for the connection graph, the following is a non exhaustive list of U.S. Army related pages contained within this knowledge pool.
+## Departments
+- [[ACSI]]
+- [[Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program]]
+- [[Advanced Tactics Projects]]
+- [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
+- [[Great Skill Program]]
+- [[Green Beret]]
+- [[Joint Special Operations Command]]
+- [[United States Army Intelligence Support Activity]]
+- [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command]]
+- [[Special Operations Group]]
+- [[Systems Exploitation Detachment]]
+## Facilities
+- [[Fort Bragg]]
+- [[Fort Carson]]
+- [[Fort Huachuca]]
+- [[Fort Meade]]
+## Projects
+- [[STARGATE PROJECT]]

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+> [!WARNING] INCOMPLETE RESEARCH
+> This page is a placeholder and requires extensive additions.
+
+[[Charles R. Work]] hired [[INSLAW]] to create [[PROMIS]] for the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia with funding from the [[LEAA]]. The system went live on January 1, 1971.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: U.S. First Army
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - USA
+description: The U.S. First Army is a corps-level support formation of the United States Army.
+---
+
+The U.S. First Army is a corps-level support formation of the [[U.S. Army]]. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, it is mentioned as being based at [[Fort Meade]], Maryland, alongside other significant military and intelligence organizations like the [[National Security Agency|NSA]] and a part of the [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]].[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-22
+updated: 2025-07-22
+title: U.S. Navy
+tags:
+  - organization
+  - military
+  - USA
+description: The U.S. Navy is the maritime warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
+---
+
+The [[U.S. Navy]] is the maritime warfare service branch of the [[United States Armed Forces]]. In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, the Navy was involved in early rumors of a telepathy project with the USS Nautilus submarine, though this was later debunked as a fabrication or disinformation ploy.[^1]
+
+More directly, the Navy had small contracts with [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] for psi research. The book also mentions a U.S. Navy A-6 attack aircraft that crashed, which [[Ken Bell]] successfully remote-viewed. Additionally, the secret [[NSA]] facility at Sugar Grove, West Virginia, which [[Pat Price]] accurately remote-viewed, was ostensibly a U.S. Navy communications base.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.

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+The [[United States Army Criminal Investigation Division|U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division]] (CID) is the primary federal law enforcement agency of the [[United States Army]]. It is responsible for investigating felony crimes and other serious offenses within the Army.[^1]
+
+[[Bill McCoy]] was a retired Chief Warrant Officer from the [[United States Army Criminal Investigation Division|U.S. Army's Criminal Investigation Division]]. He became involved in the [[Danny Casolaro]] investigation of the [[PROMIS]] software.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+created: 2024-08-21
+updated: 2025-01-03
+title: United States Army Intelligence Support Activity
+tags:
+  - U.S. Army
+  - Covert Operations
+  - Intelligence Gathering
+description: The Intelligence Support Activity (ISA) is a covert U.S. Army unit specializing in HUMINT and SIGINT for JSOC operations. It conducts clandestine intelligence gathering, operational support, and direct action missions globally. ISA operates under classified programs, collaborates with NSA and CIA, and has a history of involvement in high-profile missions.
+---
+The following borrows or copies heavily from [greydynamics.com](https://greydynamics.com/isa-soldier-spies-of-the-intelligence-support-activity/) and their explainer of the ISA.
+
+The Intelligence Support Activity (ISA) is a covert [[U.S. Army]] unit providing intelligence for [[Joint Special Operations Command]] (JSOC) operations. Its current official name is classified. All records are classified under a [[Special Access Programs]] originally named OPTIMIZE TALENT.
+## Known Designations
+- 1st Capabilities Integration Group (Airborne)
+- Task Force Orange
+- [[GRAY FOX]]
+- Army of Northern Virginia
+- Office of Military Support
+- CENTRA SPIKE
+- Torn Victor
+- INTREPID SPEAR
+## Function and Doctrine
+ISA specializes in clandestine intelligence gathering and operational support, focusing on HUMINT and SIGINT. Unlike combat-focused JSOC units, ISA conducts intelligence and espionage operations at a tactical level. It prepares the battlespace for military operations globally, primarily enabling JSOC special mission units.
+### Key Activities
+- HUMINT collection through coercion and interrogation
+- SIGINT gathering via communication interception and physical bugging
+- Direct action missions when necessary
+## Organizational Structure
+- Comprises 5 primary elements: administration, training, SIGINT, HUMINT, and direct action
+- Four primary battalions with over 300 operators
+- Includes cyber ops teams, technology ops teams, and mission support teams
+### Known Squadrons
+1. Operations Squadron (HUMINT/Ground Squadron)
+    - Four troops: A, B, C, D
+    - A and C troops use official cover
+    - B and D troops use non-official cover
+2. SIGINT Squadron
+3. Mission Support Squadron
+
+Headquarters located at Fort Belvoir, VA; squadrons scattered across Maryland/D.C./Virginia area.
+## Connections to Other Organizations
+- Operates as a tactical arm of the [[NSA|National Security Agency]] (NSA)
+- Works closely with JSOC, SOCOM, and other intelligence agencies
+- Collaborates with [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], including cross-training of personnel
+## Selection and Training
+- Recruits primarily from Green Berets and other military branches
+- Emphasizes language skills and ability to blend with locals
+- Training includes:
+    - Infiltration techniques
+    - Advanced air operations
+    - Offensive and off-road driving
+    - Personal defensive measures
+    - Communications
+    - Espionage methods
+- Cross-trains with CIA at "The Farm" in Virginia
+## Notable Operations
+1. Operation Winter Harvest (Italy, 1980s)
+    - Rescue of U.S. Brigadier General James Dozier from Red Brigades
+2. Operation Queens Hunter (El Salvador)
+    - Extended SIGINT operations against guerrillas
+3. Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda
+    - Provided critical SIGINT support during Battle of Takur Ghar
+    - Called [[GRAY FOX]] during this period
+4. Iraq: Operation Red Dawn
+    - Contributed to the capture of Saddam Hussein
+5. Colombia: Centra Spike
+    - SIGINT operations in hunt for Pablo Escobar
+6. Raid on Osama bin Laden
+	- SIGINT prior to and during the bin Laden raid
+## Equipment and Tactics
+- Weapons vary based on mission, often using local arms for cover
+- Utilizes advanced SIGINT and surveillance technology
+- "Confederate Air Force": Fleet of 40 ISR aircraft across 15 types
+- Mastery of tradecraft, including disguises and covert entry
+## History
+- 1965: Department of Defense outlines need for military intelligence operations
+- 1979: Field Operations Group (FOG) conducts covert survey in Nicaragua
+- 1981: Officially established as ISA
+- Expanded role following Operation Eagle Claw (attempt to rescue hostages in Tehran) failure
+- 2003: Organization was transferred to [[Joint Special Operations Command]]
+## Unusual Information
+- Members are on the [[Department of the Army's Special Roster]] (DASR), effectively making them "non-existent"
+- Can remotely activate turned-off cell phones for surveillance
+- Operatives sometimes work in male-female teams, posing as married couples for deep cover operations

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+---
+created: 2025-01-06
+updated: 2025-03-05
+title: United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
+tags:
+  - U.S. Army Intelligence
+  - NSA Collaboration
+  - Remote Viewing
+description: INSCOM was formed in 1977 by merging USAINTA and ASA, maintaining Army control while collaborating with the NSA. Headquartered at Fort Meade, it conducted remote viewing operations, including the STARGATE PROJECT, until at least 1981 under General Albert Stubblebine.
+---
+The United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) was formed from the merger of the [[U.S. Army Intelligence Agency]] (USAINTA) and the [[Army Security Agency]] (ASA) which in particular was being used by the [[NSA]] as a source of readily available labor. INSCOM continues to collaborate with the NSA, but maintains more [[U.S. Army]] control of the process. 
+
+This merger was organized at [[Arlington Hall Station]], VA and officially occurred on October 1, 1977. General [[William Rolya]] was the first commanding officer. The headquarters was moved to [[Fort Meade]] where the ASA and other groups were originally stationed.
+
+The command engaged in [[remote viewing]] operations (under various codenames but referred to as [[STARGATE PROJECT]] for the purposes of this knowledge base) through at least 1981 under commanding general [[Albert Stubblebine]].

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+---
+aliases:
+  - Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
+  - WRAIR
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Military
+  - Research Institution
+---
+# Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
+
+The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is a biomedical research laboratory of the [[U.S. Army]]. It was involved in classified research related to the [[Moscow Signal]] and [[Project Pandora]] during the [[Cold War]][^1].
+
+An elaborate facility was constructed inside WRAIR, specifically at its Forest Glen Section, where scientists from [[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory]] irradiated primates with microwave beams. This research aimed to duplicate the effects of the Moscow Signal, an [[Electromagnetic Weapons|electromagnetic weapon]] believed to be aimed at the [[U.S. Embassy in Moscow]] by the [[Soviet Union]][^1].
+
+[[Richard S. Cesaro]] of [[ARPA]], who was in charge of Project Pandora, became convinced that these microwave beams adversely affected the internal organs of primates, including the brain, and could lead to conditions like [[Alzheimer's Disease]][^1].
+
+Later, in the 1990s, [[David Morehouse]] was transferred to the psychiatric ward at Womack Army Hospital at Fort Bragg, after a period at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for psychiatric evaluation. The Walter Reed Army Medical Center Sanity Board concluded that Morehouse did not have a severe mental disease or defect, but rather major depression and alcohol abuse[^1].
+
+## Footnotes
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+created: 2025-07-23
+updated: 2025-07-23
+title: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
+tags:
+  - location
+  - military
+  - USA
+description: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Ohio, and a key center for aerospace research and development.
+---
+
+[[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]] is a [[U.S. Air Force]] base located in Ohio. It is a key center for aerospace research and development, and has been involved in various classified projects, including those related to psychic phenomena.[^1]
+
+[[Dale Graff]], a civilian scientist who played a significant role in the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], worked in the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson. The base served as a hub for his efforts to integrate psychic abilities into military applications, and it was from here that he managed the program's various phases and taskings.[^1]
+
+---
+
+[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Intelligence
+  - USA
+---
+Z Division is a special intelligence unit at the [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory|Livermore Laboratories]]. Its experts are considered the final word on proliferation issues, and it is responsible for analyzing foreign nuclear weapons, with an emphasis on Soviet weaponry. The most exhaustive analysis of [[Mordecai Vanunu]]'s statements and photographs was conducted by Z Division.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 15.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - International
+  - Middle East
+---
+The Arab League is a regional organization of Arab states in [[North Africa]], the Horn of [[Africa]], and [[Western Asia]]. In April 1976, the Arab League denounced the visit of South African Prime Minister [[John Vorster]] to [[Israel]], along with the [[Organization of African States|OAS]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Netherlands]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - International
+  - Africa
+---
+The Organization of African States (OAS) is a continental organization consisting of the countries of [[Africa]]. In April 1976, the OAS denounced the visit of South African Prime Minister [[John Vorster]] to [[Israel]], along with the [[Arab League]], the [[Soviet Union]], and the [[Netherlands]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 19.

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+The [[United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control]] (UNFDAC) was a funding source for the purchase of computer software and hardware systems. [[Lester Coleman]]'s affidavit states that third-party funds, including from the [[United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control|UNFDAC]] in Vienna, [[Austria]], were generally made available for the purchase of [[PROMIS]] software and hardware systems by drug abuse control agencies in the Middle East.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+tags:
+  - MOC
+  - META
+---
+This Map of Content (MOC) provides a curated guide to the key organizations involved in the story of The Info Web. It is not an exhaustive list, but a starting point for exploring the institutional players in the hidden history of paranormal research, intelligence, and advanced technology.
+
+# U.S. Government & Military
+*The core U.S. intelligence and military organizations that funded, managed, and ultimately utilized the psychic spying programs.*
+
+- [[GOVERNMENT/USA/Central Intelligence Agency|Central Intelligence Agency]] - The primary civilian intelligence agency of the U.S., which initiated the first contracts with SRI and was a key consumer of psychic intelligence.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/USA/Defense Intelligence Agency|Defense Intelligence Agency]] - The Pentagon's top military intelligence agency, which took over management of the psychic spying program in its later years.
+- [[PRIVATE/Stanford Research Institute|Stanford Research Institute]] - The prestigious California-based think tank where the original remote viewing research was conducted by Hal Puthoff and Russell Targ.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/USA/U.S. Army|U.S. Army]] - The branch of the military that established the operational remote viewing unit at Fort Meade, which became the heart of the Stargate Project.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/USA/NSA|National Security Agency]] - The U.S. signals intelligence agency whose highly secret facilities, like Sugar Grove, became early, convincing targets for remote viewers.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/USA/Advanced Research Projects Agency|Advanced Research Projects Agency]] - The Pentagon's high-tech research and development agency, which was involved in the early evaluation of psychic phenomena.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/USA/Iran Group|Iran Group]] - A CIA group headed by Robert Gates, involved in arms sales to Iran.
+
+# International Government & Intelligence
+*Foreign government organizations that were either involved in their own psychic research or were targets of U.S. psychic spying.*
+
+- [[GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Agranat Commission|Agranat Commission]] - An Israeli commission that investigated intelligence failures of the 1973 war, leading to significant reforms in Israeli intelligence.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Soviet Union|Soviet Union]] - The primary adversary of the U.S. during the Cold War, whose own extensive research into psychotronics and parapsychology fueled the "psi gap."
+- [[GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Mossad|Mossad]] - The national intelligence agency of Israel, which reportedly had its own interests in and connections with psychics like Uri Geller.
+- [[GOVERNMENT/INTERNATIONAL/Nazi Germany|Nazi Germany]] - The Third Reich's deep interest in the occult and its state-sponsored research into paranormal phenomena laid the groundwork for post-war psi research by both the U.S. and Soviets.
+
+# Private & Paramilitary Organizations
+*The non-governmental groups, from research institutes to terrorist organizations, that played significant roles in the narrative.*
+
+- [[PARAMILITARY/Black September|Black September]] - A Palestinian militant organization involved in conflicts with Mossad and implicated in the killing of Israeli Military Intelligence members.
+- [[PRIVATE/Lockheed Aircraft Company|Lockheed Aircraft Company]] - An American aerospace manufacturer involved in a bribe scandal with Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres.
+- [[PARAMILITARY/Baader-Meinhof Group|Baader-Meinhof Group]] - A West German far-left militant organization involved in the 1976 Entebbe hijacking.
+- [[PRIVATE/Air France|Air France]] - A French airline involved in the 1976 Entebbe hijacking.
+- [[PRIVATE/Gamma Corporation|Gamma Corporation]] - A CIA "cut-out" company involved in supplying components for chemical weapons to Carlos Cardoen.
+- [[PRIVATE/El Al|El Al]] - The national airline of Israel, involved in various covert operations and arms transport.
+- [[PRIVATE/Degem|Degem]] - An Israeli-owned computer business used by Robert Maxwell to market the PROMIS software, particularly to the East Bloc and other countries.
+- [[PRIVATE/The Monroe Institute|The Monroe Institute]] - A non-profit organization founded by Robert Monroe to research human consciousness, which became a post-military home for some Stargate personnel.
+- [[PRIVATE/INSLAW|INSLAW]] - The private software company that developed the PROMIS case-management system, which became the center of a wide-ranging political conspiracy.
+- [[PARAMILITARY/Jewish Defense League|Jewish Defense League]] - A New York-based extreme right-wing organization implicated in the 1969 El Aqsa Mosque arson attack.
+- [[PARAMILITARY/LEHI|LEHI]] - A Jewish terrorist group, also known as the Stern Gang, involved in the fight for Israeli independence.
+- [[PARAMILITARY/Stern Gang|Stern Gang]] - Another name for LEHI, a Jewish terrorist group.
+- [[PARAMILITARY/Symbionese Liberation Army|Symbionese Liberation Army]] - The radical paramilitary group responsible for the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, an early target for SRI's remote viewers.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Paramilitary
+  - SouthAfrica
+---
+The [[African National Congress]] (ANC) was a black revolutionary group in [[South Africa]]. It was targeted by the [[PROMIS]] software, which was implemented in [[Transkei]] by [[Degem]] (controlled by [[Israel|Israeli]] military intelligence) with the assistance of [[Robert Maxwell]].
+
+[[PROMIS]] was used as a "killing machine" against the [[African National Congress|ANC]] and other black revolutionary groups, leading to the disappearance or maiming of almost 12,000 activists by early 1986. This was often carried out through "black-on-black" violence by death squads led by Chief [[Gatsha Buthelezi]], a term known in [[Israel|Israeli]] intelligence circles as "Kushi kills Kushi." The system tracked dissidents through their required identity passes, and death lists were drawn up and handed over to [[Gatsha Buthelezi|Buthelezi]]'s group.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Paramilitary
+  - Germany
+  - Terrorism
+---
+The [[Baader-Meinhof Group]], also known as the Red Army Faction (RAF), was a West German far-left militant organization. They were involved in the 1976 [[Entebbe hijacking]], where they boarded an [[Air France]] jet flying from [[Tel Aviv]] to [[Paris]] and diverted it to [[Entebbe Airport]] in [[Uganda]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Paramilitary
+  - Palestine
+  - Terrorism
+---
+[[Black September]] was a Palestinian militant organization. They were involved in a battle with [[Mossad]] agents in [[Europe]] in the aftermath of the 1972 [[Munich Olympic Massacre|Olympic Games massacre]] of [[Israel|Israeli]] athletes. They were known for killing each other at every opportunity.[^1]
+
+Suspicion fell on [[Black September]] for the killing of two [[Israeli Military Intelligence]] members working in the [[Rome]] listening station in April 1977.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Military
+  - Israel
+---
+The [[Golani infantry brigade]] is an elite infantry brigade of the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Defense Forces]]. [[Uri Simchoni]], a member of the [[Iran-Israel Joint Committee]], was formerly the chief of this brigade.[^1]
+
+[[Ari Ben-Menashe]]'s basic training in the military was in a special infantry unit known as Golani, where he undertook a special high-explosives sabotage course.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Paramilitary
+  - Israel
+---
+The Hagannah was the military arm of the Zionist movement in Palestine. In 1936, it requested a chemist to help produce an effective high explosive for use in the underground war against the Arabs and the British. [[Ernst David Bergmann]] was assigned this mission and subsequently joined the Hagannah's technical committee.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Paramilitary
+  - USA
+  - Israel
+---
+The [[Jewish Defense League]] (JDL) is a [[New York]]-based extreme right-wing organization associated with [[Meir Kahane|Rabbi Meir Kahane]].[^1]
+
+The JDL was implicated in the 1969 arson attack on the [[El Aqsa Mosque]] in [[Jerusalem]], carried out by [[Michael Dennis Rohan]]. [[Michael Dennis Rohan|Rohan]] claimed to have coordinated the deed with the JDL. [[Israel|Israeli]] interrogators, including those who questioned [[Ari Ben-Menashe]], emphasized the importance of not revealing the JDL's involvement to avoid any "traces of Jewish hands" in the incident.[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Paramilitary
+  - Israel
+  - Terrorism
+---
+[[LEHI]] (Lohamei Herut Israel, Hebrew for Fighters for the Liberation of [[Israel]]), also known as the [[Stern Gang]], was a Jewish terrorist group. It was founded by [[David Stern]] and later led by [[Yitzhak Shamir]].[^1]
+
+[[Gourdji]], the father of [[Ari Ben-Menashe]], was involved with [[LEHI]] in [[Palestine]] during 1940. Although the organization had a reputation as right-wing, many of its members were formerly part of the communist movement. [[LEHI]] was virulently anti-British, and [[Yitzhak Shamir]] was even willing to negotiate with the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]] for Jewish lives, offering to fight alongside German troops against the British if the Germans would allow interned Jews to emigrate to [[Palestine]].[^1]
+
+[[LEHI]] members were persecuted and hunted down, even by other Jews in [[Palestine]], due to opposition from the British, [[USA|U.S.]] governments, and the Jewish labor movement. Most individuals affiliated with the [[Stern Gang]] were not welcomed in the State of [[Israel]] after its establishment. [[Yitzhak Shamir]] was an exception, becoming a prominent figure in [[Mossad]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992. (Hereafter, "Profits of War")

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+The [[Mujahideen]] refers to various groups of Muslim guerrilla fighters, particularly those who resisted the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] invasion of [[Afghanistan]]. They were supported by a worldwide network that included figures like [[Ralph Olberg]] and [[Tim Osman]], who were involved in procuring [[United States|U.S.]] weapons and technology for them.[^1]
+
+Discussions with [[Ted Gunderson]], [[Ralph Olberg]], and [[Tim Osman]] in early 1986 focused on the Mujahideen's willingness to field test new and esoteric weapons and provide research reports with photos. They also discussed the capture and/or defection of high-ranking Soviet military personnel and the availability of their intelligence briefings. The Mujahideen were also linked to the exchange of arms for drugs, with cocaine or heroin being used as payment for weapons.[^1]
+
+[[Michael Riconosciuto]] was involved in discussions about analyzing a Soviet-directed weapons system called "[[Blue Death]]," captured by the Afghan rebels, to help develop effective countermeasures. There were also plans for a military joint venture in [[Turkey]] to produce specialized ammunition and a lobbying effort to legally obtain Stinger II missiles and their variants for the Mujahideen. [[Michael Riconosciuto]] was tasked with formulating a plan to sanitize the electronics of any Stingers at risk of Soviet capture.[^1]
+
+[[Ralph Olberg]]'s arms assistance project to the Afghan rebels was understood to be legally sanctioned, operating through the State Department and Senator Humphrey's office. However, there was a "turf battle problem" with certain factions of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and their group, MSH ([[Management Science For Health]]), who questioned whether Olberg and Osman's group truly represented the leadership of the Afghan rebel resistance.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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+---
+tags:
+  - Organization
+  - Political
+  - Algeria
+---
+The National Liberation Front (FLN) was a nationalist political party and armed liberation movement in [[Algeria]]. By 1955, the French government was facing an insurrection from the FLN, which was strongly supported by [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]]. The bloody war for independence, which resulted in 250,000 deaths, came close to destroying [[France]] over five years and inspired Arab revolutionaries throughout the [[Middle East]].[^1]
+
+### Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 2.

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+The [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command|PFLP-GC]] is a Palestinian militant organization. It was implicated by the private investigative firm [[Interfor]] as being behind the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Interfor claimed that the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command|PFLP-GC]] was able to get their bomb on board the 747 because the flight was part of a heroin smuggling route connected to the Syrian regime and protected by both the [[United States Drug Enforcement Administration|U.S. DEA]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]].[^1]
+
+Allegations suggest that a suitcase intended for heroin was covertly substituted with explosives by the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command|PFLP-GC]] and [[Monzer Al-Kassar]], unbeknownst to others involved in the alleged drug smuggling operation. The [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command|PFLP-GC]] also maintained camps in the Bekaa Valley in [[Lebanon]], which were targeted by [[Israel|Israeli]] air strikes in 1989.[^1]
+
+---
+## Footnotes
+
+[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.