A declassified document from the CIA archives in the form of a
letter from a CIA task force addressed to the Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency details the close relationship that exists between the
CIA and mainstream media and academia.
The
document states that the CIA task force “now has
relationships with reporters from every major wire service, newspaper, news
weekly, and television network in the nation,” and that “this has helped us
turn some ‘intelligence failure’ stories into ‘intelligence success” stories,’
and has contributed to the accuracy of countless others.” Furthermore, it
explains how the agency has “persuaded reporters to postpone, change, hold, or
even scrap stories that could have adversely affected national security interests or jeopardized sources
and methods.”
Although
it is a document outlining their desire to become more open and transparent,
the deception outlined by various whistleblowers (example) requires us to read between the lines
and recognize that the relationships shared between intelligence agencies and
our sources of information are not always warranted and pose inherent conflicts
of interest.
Herein
lies the problem: What is “national security,” and who determines that
definition? JFK bravely told the world that the “dangers
of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweigh[] the
dangers which are cited to justify it.” He also said that “there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased
security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very
limits of official censorship and concealment.”
“National
security” is now an umbrella term used to justify concealing
information, but who makes these decisions? You can read more about our
world of secrecy and the Black Budget here.
Not only are countless documents classified every single
year in North America, but false information and “fake news” are routinely
dispersed, mainly by mainstream media outlets — a reality that is
clearly conveyed in this document and has been expressed by multiple
mainstream media journalists themselves. And as with the NSA surveillance
program that was exposed by Edward Snowden, it’s a global problem.
Dr.
Udo Ulfkotte, a prominent German journalist, and editor for more than two
decades is one example. He blew the whistle on public television, stating
that he was forced to publish the works of intelligence agencies under his own
name and that noncompliance with these orders would result in him losing
his job. (source)
Sharyl
Attkisson and Amber Lyon, both well-known mainstream media reporters, and
journalists have also exposed funded movements by political, corporate,
and other special interests, and have revealed that they are routinely paid by
the U.S. government as well as foreign governments to selectively report and
distort information on certain events. (source)(source)
Let’s not
forget about Operation Mockingbird, a CIA-based initiative
to control mainstream media.
The
document not only outlines the CIA’s role in media but also the entire
entertainment industry in general, lending further weight to revelations
offered by celebrities like Jim Carrey. He appeared as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live, saying that, “For years now,
talk show hosts, people on television, people in sitcoms have been, hired by
the government to throw you off the tracks, to distract you, to make you laugh
and stuff like that, make you happy and docile so you don’t know what’s really
going on.”
While some
question whether he was merely joking, the facts still remain. Another
celebrity, who was clearly serious, is Roseanne Barr, who referenced the
CIA’s MK Ultra mind control program — a
previously classified research program through the CIA’s scientific
intelligence division that tested behavioral modification and
perception manipulation on human beings.
What we seem to have here is an attempt to manipulate public
perception of global events through mainstream media and news publications. But
what’s perhaps most interesting is the fact that a lot of people are now waking
up and seeing through many of these lies and manipulation tactics. Instead of
just blindly believing what we hear on television, more people are starting to
think critically, do independent research, and examine a wide array of sources
and information.
So many opportunities have emerged within the past few years
allowing others to see this more clearly. One was the recent “fake news”
epidemic, where evidence surfaced exposing information that threatened the
global elite. Wikileaks is perhaps one of the greatest examples. For mainstream
media to basically label everything else as “fake news” was quite ironic, given
that it seems the majority of people consider mainstream media themselves to be
the real “fake news,” and this is now even more evident given the
information presented above in this article.
The documents also touch upon the fact that they are constantly
in touch with the entertainment industry, giving advice on scenes and
direction, as well as how things happened in certain situations. Personally, I
feel the industry is largely used to push propaganda, like patriotism.
Patriotism is pumped into the population to support a large military in the
name of “national security.” We are being fooled, wars are not waged for
defence, but for offence and to push forth political agendas.
So you see, there are multiple reasons for these CIA connections
to various industries.
Academia
From a young age, we’re taught that getting an education is the
key to living a good life. Getting a decent job, making good money,
even finding the right partner — all depend on following a certain path. Yet
many concepts and topics are, as previously illustrated, kept from public
viewing, and this includes plenty of important science.
The U.S.
intelligence community investigated parapsychology (ESP, remote viewing, telepathy, etc.) for more than
two decades, for instance. Russell Targ, a physicist who has spent several
decades working in a U.S. government program exploring these concepts, recently
shared his experience doing so in a TED talk that is now approaching 1 million views.
Another
great example of Black Budget science comes from Ben Rich, the second
director of Lockheed Skunkworks, who worked there from 1975-1991. He’s been called
the Father of Stealth, having overseen the development of the first stealth
fighter, the F-117 Nighthawk. Before his
death, Rich made several shocking open statements about the reality of UFOs and
extraterrestrials.
“We
already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are
locked up in black projects, and it would take an act of God to ever get them
out to benefit humanity. Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do
it.”
“We now
have technology to take ET home. No, it won’t take someone’s lifetime to do it.
There is an error in the equations. We know what it is. We now have the
capability to travel to the stars.”
“There
are two types of UFOs — the ones we build and the ones ‘they’ build.”
To read
more about those comments and examine the sources, you can refer to this article that goes into more detail
about it.
Information like this, including testimony from hundreds of
others, suggests that the “classified world” is much more advanced than our
mainstream one.
This particular document states that the agency exposes
administrators of academic institutions to the agency on a regular basis.
Obviously, as with any other job, the CIA would be looking for
what they consider to be qualified individuals. But the document does outline
its close relationship with academia in general.
This is because certain developments and information that stem
from academia could threaten national security and therefore must be kept out
of the curriculum, and the public domain.
Take, for example, documents obtained via the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) that reveal how the U.S. government has been using a
secret system to withhold the approval of some applications.
This
50-page document was obtained by Kilpatrick Towsend & Stockton, LLP, who
commonly represent major tech companies that include Apple, Google, and Twitter
(to name a few). You can view that entire document here. (source)
The program delaying patent applications is called the Sensitive
Application Warning System (SWAS). Usually, when an application is submitted
for a patent approval, it requires a couple of examiners who work with the
Patent Office to go through their process of approval. This process usually
takes one to two years, but applications that are filed in SAWS must be
approved by several people and can be delayed for a number of years.
One great
example (out of many) of delayed patent applications comes from Dr. Gerald F.
Ross, who filed a patent application for a new invention he had devised to
defeat the jamming of electromagnetic transmissions at specified frequencies.
It was not until June 17, 2014 (almost 37 years later) that this patent was
granted. (source)
It’s
important to note (as reported by the Federation of American Scientists — see
annotated bibliography) that there were over 5,000 inventions that were under
secrecy orders at the end of the fiscal year 2014, which marked the
highest number of secrecy orders in effect since 1994. (source)
Steven
Aftergood from the Federation of American Scientists reports:
The 1971 list indicates that patents for solar
photovoltaic generators were subject to review and possible restriction if the
photovoltaics were more than 20% efficient. Energy conversion systems
were likewise subject to review and possible restriction if they offered
conversion efficiencies “in excess of 70-80%.” (source)
This is
all thanks to an act many people are unaware of. It’s called the “Invention
Secrecy Act,” and it was written in 1951. Under this act, patent applications
on new inventions can be subject to secrecy orders, which can restrict their
publication if government agencies believe that their disclosure would be
harmful to national security. (source)(source)
Final
Thoughts
So, as you see, science and academia in the mainstream world can
only go so far. We continue to rely on government institutions to define
truth and reality for us, to outline the limits of what is
possible. In many instances, these places to which we go to “learn” are
actually diminishing, not supporting, our creativity and critical
thinking skills. That’s not to say that there aren’t good aspects of the
experience, but overall, we are not accessing our full potential.
When information is hidden from us as well as manipulated at the
same time, it’s only going to spark more curiosity among the people. And that’s
one aspect of the current shift in consciousness that’s happening on our
planet. We’re beginning to see the human experience in a different light, and
starting to recognize that the time for change is really here. What are we
going to do about it?