A history: Past and Present.

[Freidrich Antmann]

It all started back in the 1950's, while the German unconditional surrender was still fresh in everyone's minds. The U.S. government had recruited the scientists of Nazi Germany for employment, beneath the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) instated Project Paperclip. The Nazi's, some of whom had studied torture and brainwashing, were figuratively bleached of their previous identities and wrong-doings, were granted security clearance by the U.S. Government to work in the United States.

The key figures were: Rocketry, Aeronautics, Medicine (Human factors), Electronics, and Intelligence.

This particular program, as aforementioned, began in the 1950's. Project MKUltra was the code name of a U.S. government covert research operation that dealt in the behavioral engineering of humans (mind control). It was set up and carried out via the CIA's Scientific Intelligence Division, or (SID). Though officially sanctioned in 1953, reduced in scope in 1964, further curtailed in 1967, and officially halted in 1973. And upon the government-wide panic caused by Watergate, the then CIA Director ordered all documents and files on MKUltra destroyed. Some 20,000 documents survived, however, as they had been incorrectly stored in a financial records building.

Nevertheless, despite the official cease and halt of the program, many of the scientists refused to let go of the idea that their techniques and research may still be quite useful. Thus, it was ordered kept top secret, and the scientists were given orders to continue with their exceptionally dangerous project.



Project MKUltra, Monarch & ARTICHOKE Reloaded:

The program itself still consisted of using various methodologies to manipulate people's mental states and alter brain functions. The surreptitious administration of drugs (LSD, to name one), and other chemicals. Hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation.. verbal and sexual abuse, as well as various forms of torture. Their subjects namely consisted of those who couldn't or wouldn't be interested in fighting back; prostitutes, bar-goers, and the homeless. But it was decided - after yet another leak of information - that they would change their policy to require consent of their test subjects. That, of course, closed in on the vast numbers of whom they could experiment with; though, it wasn't as hard a conundrum to get past as one may have expected-- turn to the military.

What started as a ploy became huge; six, eager, young, soldiers signed up almost immediately to undergo what the Agency had disclosed as Intensified Training. Most of the candidates were already on a top secret security clearance, as it was, and involved in other branches of the military that were still rather unheard of to this day. Project Red Beam was one of them, but we digress. The goal of the scientists' then became to create super soldiers; ones who'd be able to push through the insanity of a battle and come out nearly unscathed. Along with that, however, settled in the feature of sleeper agents -- with a twist. Manchurian Candidates who'd be held in a hypnotic state until subconsciously being 'activated.'

Anymore, the Agency - the branch off of CIA-SID - is kept under wraps, though the CIA and FBI both are well aware of the on-goings. Since there's very little documentation to prove it, however, their hands are tied. It's headed by a group of seven; the proverbial men behind the curtain. After all, no one can leave such a controversial project. Live men tell tales, and dead ones do not.

Freidrich Antmann is your literal Chief of Staff, as far as Project MKUltra - Reloaded is concerned. Following him are the suggested six who's names are undisclosed. The base of operations remains unknown, though some of your tin-foil hat wearers are certain it's whereabouts are deep in the underground of Dulce, NM; in a Deep Underground Military Base (otherwise known as a D.U.M.B.).