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summary: Edgar Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who became major cocaine traffickers and key distributors for Danilo Blandón's drug network in Los Angeles.
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Edgar Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who became major [[cocaine]] traffickers and key distributors for [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]]'s drug network in [[Los Angeles]]. Along with his brother [[Jacinto Torres|Jacinto]], Edgar managed the East Los Angeles distribution hub that moved massive quantities of cocaine supplied by Blandón and [[Norwin Meneses|Meneses]].[^1]
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Edgar Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who became major [[Cocaine]] traffickers and key distributors for [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]]'s drug network in [[Los Angeles]]. Along with his brother [[Jacinto Torres|Jacinto]], Edgar managed the East Los Angeles distribution hub that moved massive quantities of cocaine supplied by Blandón and [[Norwin Meneses|Meneses]].[^1]
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### The Torres Brothers Network
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Major General Edmund R. "Ed" Thompson served as the [[U.S. Army]] Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) from 1977 to 1981. He was a key figure in the establishment and early support of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate Project]], then codenamed Gondola Wish and later Grill Flame, having developed a personal interest in [[Psi|psi]] phenomena after reading [[Arthur Koestler]]'s pro-paranormal book *The Roots of Coincidence*.[^1]
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Major General Edmund R. "Ed" Thompson served as the [[U.S. Army]] Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) from 1977 to 1981. He was a key figure in the establishment and early support of the [[Stargate Project|Stargate Project]], then codenamed Gondola Wish and later Grill Flame, having developed a personal interest in [[Psi|psi]] phenomena after reading [[Arthur Koestler]]'s pro-paranormal book *The Roots of Coincidence*.[^1]
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Thompson approved [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]]'s proposal to assemble a remote viewing team at [[Fort Meade]], seeing it as an opportunity to involve the Army in psychic spying without relying too heavily on the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] or [[Stanford Research Institute]]. He provided initial funding, assigned Major [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]] to lead the unit alongside Atwater, and later augmented the unit's resources by increasing the budget and allocating positions for three full-time remote viewers. His support was crucial in the project's early survival despite the skepticism of many within the military and intelligence communities, including his successor [[William Odom]].[^1]
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role: "principal investigator of the 1978 hard-copy remote viewing machine request; AMSAA Grill Flame participant"
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### Grill Flame
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A draft request for fiscal 1979 funding from the Army assistant chief of staff for intelligence (DAMI-ISH), dated July 7, 1978, named "E. H. Walker" as principal investigator of a project "To determine feasibility of developing automatic equipment capable of producing remote viewing in hard copy form," asking 350,000 dollars (150,000 for equipment, 150,000 for personnel, 50,000 miscellaneous) and stating that such equipment "might have the same utility in any future conflict as that of the Ultra machine used in WWII."[^4] The [[Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity]]'s interim note of July 1979 on its [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] phase I work listed "Dr. Evan Harris Walker" among its acknowledged participants, with [[Lewis Walt|General Lewis Walt]] and [[John Kramar]], noting that "The identification of the specific roles played by specific individuals in the AMSAA GRILL FLAME program must be protected."[^5]
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A draft request for fiscal 1979 funding from the Army assistant chief of staff for intelligence (DAMI-ISH), dated July 7, 1978, named "E. H. Walker" as principal investigator of a project "To determine feasibility of developing automatic equipment capable of producing remote viewing in hard copy form," asking 350,000 dollars (150,000 for equipment, 150,000 for personnel, 50,000 miscellaneous) and stating that such equipment "might have the same utility in any future conflict as that of the Ultra machine used in WWII."[^4] The [[Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity]]'s interim note of July 1979 on its [[Stargate Project|Grill Flame]] phase I work listed "Dr. Evan Harris Walker" among its acknowledged participants, with [[Lewis Walt|General Lewis Walt]] and [[John Kramar]], noting that "The identification of the specific roles played by specific individuals in the AMSAA GRILL FLAME program must be protected."[^5]
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Fred Zachariasen was a physics professor at [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] and a ranking member of the [[Department of Defense]]'s elite [[JASON Committee]]. He was a member of the new science panel for the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Sun Streak]] program, which was established on January 31, 1986[^1].
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Fred Zachariasen was a physics professor at [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] and a ranking member of the [[Department of Defense]]'s elite [[JASON Committee]]. He was a member of the new science panel for the [[Stargate Project|Sun Streak]] program, which was established on January 31, 1986[^1].
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[^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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### Media Attacks
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In October 1996, the [[Washington Post]] published the first major attack, written by [[Walter Pincus]], a former CIA operative, and Roberto Suro. The story falsely claimed Webb alleged a CIA conspiracy to target black communities and accepted Blandón's trial testimony that he quit selling Contra cocaine before meeting Ross. The L.A. Times followed with a three-day series by Katz and Washington bureau chief [[Doyle McManus|McManus]], declaring that crack "followed no blueprint or master plan" and that the CIA bore no responsibility. McManus's story relied on unnamed sources who claimed only $50,000 to $60,000 went to the Contras, a figure Rafael Cornejo scoffed at: "Sixty thousand? You can raise that in an afternoon."[^5]
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In October 1996, the [[Washington Post]] published the first major attack, written by [[Walter Pincus]], whom Webb described as a former CIA operative, and Roberto Suro. The story falsely claimed Webb alleged a CIA conspiracy to target black communities and accepted Blandón's trial testimony that he quit selling Contra cocaine before meeting Ross. The L.A. Times followed with a three-day series by Katz and Washington bureau chief [[Doyle McManus|McManus]], declaring that crack "followed no blueprint or master plan" and that the CIA bore no responsibility. McManus's story relied on unnamed sources who claimed only $50,000 to $60,000 went to the Contras, a figure Rafael Cornejo scoffed at: "Sixty thousand? You can raise that in an afternoon."[^5]
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### Resignation and Aftermath
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A few days after Webb's resignation was announced in November 1997, the CIA leaked the conclusion of an internal investigation to the L.A. Times and the Mercury News, claiming it had absolved the agency of wrongdoing. When the declassified version was released in 1998, it showed the CIA had known about Norwin Meneses's activities and had intervened in the [[Frogman Case]]. [[Fred Hitz|CIA Inspector General Fred Hitz]] testified before Congress that the agency had not "in an expeditious or consistent fashion" cut off relationships with Contra-connected drug traffickers, and revealed a secret 1982 agreement between the CIA and Justice Department that exempted CIA assets from drug crimes reporting.[^6]
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A few days after Webb's resignation was announced in November 1997, the CIA leaked the conclusion of an internal investigation to the L.A. Times and the Mercury News, claiming it had absolved the agency of wrongdoing. When the declassified version was released in 1998, it showed the CIA had known about Norwin Meneses's activities and had intervened in the [[Frogman Case]]. [[Fred Hitz|CIA Inspector General Fred Hitz]] testified before Congress that the agency had not "in an expeditious or consistent fashion" cut off relationships with Contra-connected drug traffickers, and revealed a secret 1982 agreement between the CIA and Justice Department that exempted CIA assets from drug crimes reporting.[^6] The Justice Department inspector general's report on the affair was signed on December 17, 1997, but Attorney General [[Janet Reno]] invoked section 8E of the Inspector General Act to defer its release, "the first time that publication of one of our reports has been prevented in this manner"; it was published in July 1998.[^7]
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[^4]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 26: "That matter, if true, would be classified"
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[^5]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Chapter 27: "A very difficult decision"
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[^6]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Epilogue: "The damage that has been done"
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[^7]: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. *The CIA-Contra-Crack Cocaine Controversy: A Review of the Justice Department's Investigations and Prosecutions,* epilogue, July 1998. https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/special/9712/
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summary: "Hartleigh Trent was a former Navy petty officer and one of the original six remote viewers in the STARGATE PROJECT."
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Hartleigh Trent was a former Navy petty officer and one of the original six remote viewers in the [[STARGATE PROJECT]]. He was recruited into the program, then codenamed Gondola Wish, in 1977 by [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]] and [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]].[^1]
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Hartleigh Trent was a former Navy petty officer and one of the original six remote viewers in the [[Stargate Project]]. He was recruited into the program, then codenamed Gondola Wish, in 1977 by [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]] and [[Murray Watt|Scotty Watt]].[^1]
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Trent was the oldest of the initial group of remote viewers, in his fifties, and had a background as a photo-interpreter. He was described as a "restless tinkerer and inventor," having built a large solar-powered hot-water heater at his home. He was also a close friend of [[Mel Riley]] and [[Joe McMoneagle]].[^1]
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summary: Jacinto Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who managed the East Los Angeles cocaine distribution hub for Danilo Blandón's trafficking network.
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Jacinto Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who managed the East [[Los Angeles]] [[cocaine]] distribution hub for [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]]'s trafficking network. Along with his brother [[Edgar Torres|Edgar]], Jacinto handled the distribution operations that moved Blandón's cocaine to street-level dealers.[^1]
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Jacinto Torres was one of the Nicaraguan Torres brothers who managed the East [[Los Angeles]] [[Cocaine]] distribution hub for [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]]'s trafficking network. Along with his brother [[Edgar Torres|Edgar]], Jacinto handled the distribution operations that moved Blandón's cocaine to street-level dealers.[^1]
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Jack Vorona was the Assistant Director for Scientific and Technical Intelligence at the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] (DIA) and served as the overall manager of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] program. He played a crucial role in the continuation and restructuring of the U.S. government's psychic research programs after the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] scaled back its involvement[^1][^2].
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Jack Vorona was the Assistant Director for Scientific and Technical Intelligence at the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]] (DIA) and served as the overall manager of the [[Stargate Project|Grill Flame]] program. He played a crucial role in the continuation and restructuring of the U.S. government's psychic research programs after the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] scaled back its involvement[^1][^2].
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In 1981, Vorona contacted [[Dale Graff]] and brought him to Washington, D.C., to help run a classified program called [[Psychoenergetics]]. The main goals of this project were "to evaluate the threat that foreign psychoenergetics achievements might pose to US national security, and to explore the potential of psychoenergetics for use in US intelligence collection"[^2]. Vorona believed that with the resources of the DIA, genuine progress could be made toward a general theory of [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] and [[Psychokinesis|PK]][^2].
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Jessica Utts is a statistician and professor at the [[University of California]], Davis, who served as one of two independent assessors in the 1995 [[American Institutes for Research]] (AIR) evaluation of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|STAR GATE]] remote viewing program commissioned by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Her positive assessment, published alongside [[Ray Hyman]]'s skeptical counterpart assessment, concluded that the program's laboratory data showed genuine anomalous effects that could not be attributed to chance.[^1]
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Jessica Utts is a statistician and professor at the [[University of California]], Davis, who served as one of two independent assessors in the 1995 [[American Institutes for Research]] (AIR) evaluation of the [[Stargate Project|STAR GATE]] remote viewing program commissioned by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Her positive assessment, published alongside [[Ray Hyman]]'s skeptical counterpart assessment, concluded that the program's laboratory data showed genuine anomalous effects that could not be attributed to chance.[^1]
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Malcolm Wallop, senator from [[Wyoming]], chaired the budget subcommittee of the [[Senate Select Committee on Intelligence]] in the early 1980s. An INSCOM memorandum of October 1983 called him "an important player in DoD's involvement in psychoenergetics. He is the individual who was responsible for the project being eliminated under the NFIP (GDIP) at the end of FY 82," the cut of October 1, 1982, that ended the Army's part of [[STARGATE PROJECT|Grill Flame]] and drove [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]] to continue it as [[Center Lane]] on security funds.[^1]
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Malcolm Wallop, senator from [[Wyoming]], chaired the budget subcommittee of the [[Senate Select Committee on Intelligence]] in the early 1980s. An INSCOM memorandum of October 1983 called him "an important player in DoD's involvement in psychoenergetics. He is the individual who was responsible for the project being eliminated under the NFIP (GDIP) at the end of FY 82," the cut of October 1, 1982, that ended the Army's part of [[Stargate Project|Grill Flame]] and drove [[United States Army Intelligence and Security Command|INSCOM]] to continue it as [[Center Lane]] on security funds.[^1]
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Murray B. "Scotty" Watt was a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and the first commander of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Gondola Wish]] (later Grill Flame) remote viewing unit. He was two decades older than [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]], described as a tall and husky man with a bulbous nose and a Boston accent. Watt had a reputation for a volcanic temper, which was said to have hindered his career progression after an incident in Panama where he struck a fellow officer. He was chosen for this obscure and potentially controversial assignment because it was felt he had "little to lose."[^1]
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Murray B. "Scotty" Watt was a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel and the first commander of the [[Stargate Project|Gondola Wish]] (later Grill Flame) remote viewing unit. He was two decades older than [[Frederick Atwater|Skip Atwater]], described as a tall and husky man with a bulbous nose and a Boston accent. Watt had a reputation for a volcanic temper, which was said to have hindered his career progression after an incident in Panama where he struck a fellow officer. He was chosen for this obscure and potentially controversial assignment because it was felt he had "little to lose."[^1]
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Watt, along with Atwater, was responsible for selecting and training the initial remote viewers for the program. He handled the bureaucratic aspects of the unit, maintaining contact with the network of Grill Flame customers and ensuring the unit's operations adhered to necessary protocols. He was concerned about maintaining the appearance of scientific rigor and avoiding any perception of cheating within the program.[^1]
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In 1979, a newspaper article about [[Tang Yu]], a twelve-year-old boy in Sichuan who could allegedly read characters printed on folded paper using his ears, ignited a national fascination with claimed paranormal abilities. The [[Extraordinary Powers Craze]] that followed produced hundreds of reported "gifted children" across China and significant public controversy. Skeptical scientists wanted the claims investigated and exposed; others sought to exploit them. The question of whether the state would sanction research into the phenomena was unresolved.[^1]
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Qian Xuesen provided the answer. Beginning around 1979 and continuing into the early 1980s, he published articles arguing that [[Extraordinary Human Body Function]] - his preferred scientific framing for what Western researchers called parapsychology - deserved serious scientific investigation within a socialist materialist framework. His argument was that [[qigong]] and related practices tapped genuine physical phenomena that existing science did not yet explain, but that the explanation would ultimately be materialist and could yield practical applications. He wrote that EHBF could be a scientific revolution comparable to the development of quantum mechanics.[^1]
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Qian Xuesen provided the answer. Beginning around 1979 and continuing into the early 1980s, he published articles arguing that Extraordinary Human Body Function - his preferred scientific framing for what Western researchers called parapsychology - deserved serious scientific investigation within a socialist materialist framework. His argument was that [[qigong]] and related practices tapped genuine physical phenomena that existing science did not yet explain, but that the explanation would ultimately be materialist and could yield practical applications. He wrote that EHBF could be a scientific revolution comparable to the development of quantum mechanics.[^1]
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The political and institutional consequences were immediate. Qian's endorsement provided the ideological cover for Communist Party officials to support EHBF research without appearing to sanction religious or superstitious beliefs. Military research institutes, academic laboratories, and hospitals established EHBF programs. The Chinese government's intelligence and security establishment took an interest in potential military applications. [[Hal Puthoff]]'s 1982 classified DIA report, "Psychoenergetics Research in the People's Republic of China," which Puthoff prepared for the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]'s [[Psychoenergetics]] program, identified H.S. Tsien by name as the intellectual patron of Chinese EHBF research and documented the extent of state investment the program had attracted - intelligence that DIA officials cited as justification for continued American investment in the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Sun Streak]] and related programs.[^3]
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The political and institutional consequences were immediate. Qian's endorsement provided the ideological cover for Communist Party officials to support EHBF research without appearing to sanction religious or superstitious beliefs. Military research institutes, academic laboratories, and hospitals established EHBF programs. The Chinese government's intelligence and security establishment took an interest in potential military applications. [[Hal Puthoff]]'s 1982 classified DIA report, "Psychoenergetics Research in the People's Republic of China," which Puthoff prepared for the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]'s [[Psychoenergetics]] program, identified H.S. Tsien by name as the intellectual patron of Chinese EHBF research and documented the extent of state investment the program had attracted - intelligence that DIA officials cited as justification for continued American investment in the [[Stargate Project|Sun Streak]] and related programs.[^3]
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Stansfield Turner (1923–2018) was an American admiral who served as the [[Director of Central Intelligence|DCI]] under President [[Jimmy Carter]] from 1977 to 1981. His tenure at the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] was marked by significant changes, including a reduction in [[Human Intelligence|HUMINT]] capabilities, which was seen as being on the wane following a number of scandals in the mid-1970s, including revelations of domestic spying.[^1]
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As Director of Central Intelligence, Turner abruptly cut back intelligence liaison with [[Israel]] and other friendly nations as part of a restructuring of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]. This move was met with disquiet from the Israelis, who were accustomed to warmer treatment from previous administrations.[^3]
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As Director of Central Intelligence, Turner abruptly cut back intelligence liaison with [[Israel]] and other friendly nations as part of a restructuring of the CIA. This move was met with disquiet from the Israelis, who were accustomed to warmer treatment from previous administrations.[^3]
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In an interview in 2002, Turner stated, "When I was first introduced to this idea of [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] I was very skeptical. Then I began to think about it, and we all know of people who seem to have some kind of psychic powers." His acceptance of the phenomena, despite his initial skepticism, was crucial for the continuation of the [[STARGATE PROJECT|Stargate]] program.[^1]
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In an interview in 2002, Turner stated, "When I was first introduced to this idea of [[Parapsychology|parapsychology]] I was very skeptical. Then I began to think about it, and we all know of people who seem to have some kind of psychic powers." His acceptance of the phenomena, despite his initial skepticism, was crucial for the continuation of the [[Stargate Project|Stargate]] program.[^1]
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Turner was widely disliked within the Agency for abruptly firing two hundred case officers in [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] stations around the world in October 1977. He seemed to prefer "arm's-length collection techniques," such as satellite photography and communications intercepts, over traditional spy work. This preference for "clean" spying methods inadvertently made psychic intelligence, or [[PSI-INT]], seem like an ideal alternative in the political context of the time.[^1]
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Turner was widely disliked within the Agency for abruptly firing two hundred case officers in CIA stations around the world in October 1977. He seemed to prefer "arm's-length collection techniques," such as satellite photography and communications intercepts, over traditional spy work. This preference for "clean" spying methods inadvertently made psychic intelligence, or [[PSI-INT]], seem like an ideal alternative in the political context of the time.[^1]
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Turner was also a member of the board of directors for [[Wackenhut Corporation]], a security firm with extensive ties to government and intelligence agencies.[^2]
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During [[Jimmy Carter]]'s presidency, Turner's leadership of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] saw the agency distanced from death-squad interdiction due to Carter's human rights foreign policy in [[Latin America]].[^2]
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During Jimmy Carter's presidency, Turner's leadership of the CIA saw the agency distanced from death-squad interdiction due to Carter's human rights foreign policy in [[Latin America]].[^2]
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[[Sue Todd]] is a Police Detective from Hercules, California. She became involved in the investigation surrounding the [[PROMIS Software Scandal]] and its broader implications, particularly through her collaboration with [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] national security investigator [[Sean McDade]].[1]
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Todd accompanied [[Sean McDade]] during his secret entry into the [[United States]] in February 2000, where they met with [[Cheri Seymour]], the author of *The Last Circle*. Their collaboration stemmed from a shared "source" and Todd's own investigation into a three-year-old double homicide that she believed was connected to the [[PROMIS]] case. During their meeting with Seymour, Todd and McDade were armed with 9mm police guns, indicating the serious nature of their inquiry.[1]
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She assisted [[Sean McDade]] in his extensive probe, which involved interviewing former investigators, witnesses, and law enforcement personnel across the [[United States]]. Todd was also a point of contact for [[Sean McDade]] when he found himself targeted by [[ECHELON]] technology during his investigation, forcing him to take extraordinary measures to communicate securely.[1]
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Despite the exposure of [[Sean McDade]]'s investigation in the *Toronto Star* in August 2000, Todd indicated that he ultimately returned to police work in his hometown, suggesting a continued commitment to law enforcement despite the challenges faced during the [[PROMIS]] investigation.[1]
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Sue Todd was a police detective in Hercules, [[California]]. According to [[Cheri Seymour]], Todd accompanied the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|RCMP]] investigator [[Sean McDade]] to meet Seymour in Southern California on February 19, 2000, during [[Project Abbreviation]]; the two had found that they shared a source, and Todd believed that a double homicide she had been investigating for three years was connected to [[PROMIS]]. Both carried 9mm service pistols to the meeting. Todd was Seymour's point of contact with McDade when he believed he was under [[ECHELON]] surveillance, and she later told Seymour that McDade had returned to police work in his hometown.[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[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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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro's Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal.* TrineDay, 2010. Sole source; no record of Todd or of the Hercules homicide case was found in the congressional or Justice Department reports or in the *Toronto Star*'s coverage of 2000.
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[[Hal Puthoff]]'s 1982 classified DIA report, "Psychoenergetics Research in the People's Republic of China," documented the Chinese EHBF research programs and provided American intelligence with its first comprehensive assessment of the scale and institutional structure of Chinese psi research. Puthoff's report, compiled for the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]'s [[Psychoenergetics]] program, described the Zhang Baosheng experiments among the most significant EHBF demonstrations being studied by Chinese military researchers. This intelligence was used by DIA officials including [[Jack Vorona]] to justify continued American investment in the [[STARGATE PROJECT|STAR GATE]] program on the grounds that the United States required a comparable research effort.[^2]
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[[Hal Puthoff]]'s 1982 classified DIA report, "Psychoenergetics Research in the People's Republic of China," documented the Chinese EHBF research programs and provided American intelligence with its first comprehensive assessment of the scale and institutional structure of Chinese psi research. Puthoff's report, compiled for the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]'s [[Psychoenergetics]] program, described the Zhang Baosheng experiments among the most significant EHBF demonstrations being studied by Chinese military researchers. This intelligence was used by DIA officials including [[Jack Vorona]] to justify continued American investment in the [[Stargate Project|STAR GATE]] program on the grounds that the United States required a comparable research effort.[^2]
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The competitive logic - that if China had a functioning EHBF research program, the United States needed equivalent capabilities - paralleled the reasoning used to justify American remote viewing research in response to Soviet psychoenergetics programs. Zhang's sessions thus contributed indirectly to the sustained funding of American remote viewing research through the 1980s.
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Zhang's results were contested from the beginning by Chinese researchers who suspected fraud. Skeptics argued that the filmed demonstrations were inadequate as evidence because they did not rule out sophisticated sleight-of-hand techniques; that the research teams had institutional incentives to find positive results; and that the experimental protocols had not been designed with adequate input from professional magicians who could evaluate the possibility of deception. As the [[Extraordinary Powers Craze]] declined in the late 1980s and Chinese government support for EHBF research was withdrawn, Zhang's results were increasingly attributed to stage magic rather than genuine anomalous phenomena. He reportedly worked in subsequent years as a stage magician and entertainer.[^1]
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Zhang's results were contested from the beginning by Chinese researchers who suspected fraud. Skeptics argued that the filmed demonstrations were inadequate as evidence because they did not rule out sophisticated sleight-of-hand techniques; that the research teams had institutional incentives to find positive results; and that the experimental protocols had not been designed with adequate input from professional magicians who could evaluate the possibility of deception. As the Extraordinary Powers Craze declined in the late 1980s and Chinese government support for EHBF research was withdrawn, Zhang's results were increasingly attributed to stage magic rather than genuine anomalous phenomena. He reportedly worked in subsequent years as a stage magician and entertainer.[^1]
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