Today's episode will cover a list of government conspiracies that are actually true. We first set the table and define the differences between “conspiracy” and “conspiracy theory.”
Every event discussed on this episode is a verified fact ; however, this was not always the case. That’s because as the years pass, secrets surface and what was once considered a “theory” now becomes a verifiable fact. Government documents eventually become declassified, and through the Freedom of Information Act, "we the people" are able to obtain clarity of high level and often times elaborate schemes and conspiracies.
These events --along with others-- have shaped our history and have contributed to public distrust in both government and our institutions at large.
This episode will cover the following events:
Operation Sea Spray: US Navy sprayed bacteria over the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
Project MKultra: CIA’s top secret mind control program.
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état: US and UK intelligence agencies stage riots and install regime change.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: The fictitious attack which drastically expanded the Vietnam War.
Operation Northwoods: The proposed “false flag” to invade Cuba
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: US Government lied about treating black men with syphilis for four decades.
Government Sponsored Poisoning: The US Department of the Treasury poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.
Bonus Round:
Bayer knowingly sold blood-clotting agents infected with HIV to Asia and Latin America in the 1980s.
Resources:
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
Operation Sea Spray: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1950-us-released-bioweapon-san-francisco-180955819/
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état: https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB435/#_ftn1
Gulf of Tonkin Incident: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2008/february/truth-about-tonkin
MK Ultra: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf
https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/history-of-mk-ultra
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf
Operation Northwoods: https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/news/20010430/northwoods.pdf
Bayer Scandal: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/business/2-paths-of-bayer-drug-in-80-s-riskier-one-steered-overseas.html?pagewanted=all
Today's episode will cover a list of government conspiracies that are actually true. We first set the table and define the differences between “conspiracy” and “conspiracy theory.”
Every event discussed on this episode is a verified fact ; however, this was not always the case. That’s because as the years pass, secrets surface and what was once considered a “theory” now becomes a verifiable fact. Government documents eventually become declassified, and through the Freedom of Information Act, "we the people" are able to obtain clarity of high level and often times elaborate schemes and conspiracies.
These events --along with others-- have shaped our history and have contributed to public distrust in both government and our institutions at large.
This episode will cover the following events:
Operation Sea Spray: US Navy sprayed bacteria over the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
Project MKultra: CIA’s top secret mind control program.
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état: US and UK intelligence agencies stage riots and install regime change.
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident: The fictitious attack which drastically expanded the Vietnam War.
Operation Northwoods: The proposed “false flag” to invade Cuba
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: US Government lied about treating black men with syphilis for four decades.
Government Sponsored Poisoning: The US Department of the Treasury poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.
Bonus Round:
Bayer knowingly sold blood-clotting agents infected with HIV to Asia and Latin America in the 1980s.
Resources:
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study: https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.htm
Operation Sea Spray: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1950-us-released-bioweapon-san-francisco-180955819/
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état: https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB435/#_ftn1
Gulf of Tonkin Incident: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2008/february/truth-about-tonkin
MK Ultra: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf
https://www.history.com/topics/us-government/history-of-mk-ultra
https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf
Operation Northwoods: https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/news/20010430/northwoods.pdf
Bayer Scandal: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/22/business/2-paths-of-bayer-drug-in-80-s-riskier-one-steered-overseas.html?pagewanted=all