MK-Ultra [a], which stands for "mind control," was a secret, illegal CIA human experimentation program. It was designed and undertaken by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) allegedly to develop procedures and identify hallucinogenic drugs that could be used during interrogations to weaken individuals and force confessions through brainwashing and psychological torture [1].
Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron was just doing his human research (without informed consent), using humans like lab rats in a NAZI detention camp.
The term MKUltra is a CIA cryptonym: "MK" is an arbitrary prefix standing for the Office of Technical Service and "Ultra" is an arbitrary word out of a dictionary used to name this project.
The program has been widely condemned as a violation of individual rights and an example of the CIA's abuse of power, with critics highlighting its disregard for consent and its corrosive impact on democratic principles [2]. More
Are human experimentation activities continuing? Of course they are. Caveat emptor.
Interview with Rebecca Keegan, author of The Futurist, The Life and Times of James Cameron
Rebecca Keegan spent seven years covering breaking news stories like 9/11, Osama bin Laden, and sex abuse within the Catholic Church for TIME Magazine before she built professional credibility with intimate profiles of entertainment A-listers Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Downey, Will Smith, and Penélope Cruz and covered premiere events like the Oscars, Sundance, and Comic-Con. Today, she is a staff film writer for the LA Times and continues to keep abreast of popular trends.
She originally met James Cameron while visiting the "Avatar" set for an assignment. In the introduction of his comprehensive biography she states, “I knew Cameron to be an innovator, but this was clearly his magnum opus as a future-minded filmmaker. As I watched the director work, I became curious about a man who seemed interested only in doing things that were hard, and in doing them perfectly, and I determined to follow his intriguing film’s progress more closely.” More
The Obamas are on vacation in Hawaii and going to the movies. Today they're watching the awe inspiring 3D anti-war epic (by the maker of "Titanic") that has the whole world talking about American adventures in empire: "Avatar." Meanwhile elsewhere in Honolulu, fat, unhealthy Rush Limbaugh is rushed to the hospital with chest pains and told to adopt a better diet.
Ellen Page, Will Ferrell, Sarah Silverman, James Cameron, Jason Schwartzman, Sheryl Crow, Jackson Browne, and others all support Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced ong-Song-sue-Chee). She is the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Suu Kyi is not just a prisoner, she is the rightful leader of Burma (Myanmar). She led the National League for Democracy political party to win 82% of the seats in parliament in Burma's last democratic election. But because of her peaceful fight for human rights and democracy, she has been force from her children and family.
Despite the outpouring of humanitarian aid offered in response to Cyclone Nargis, the military dictatorship led by Gen. Than Shwe has contined to extend her house arrest). Aung San Suu Kyi appeals to people around the world: "Please, use your liberty to promote ours." So the Human Rights Action Center and the U.S. Campaign for Burma have joined together to create "Burma: It Can't Wait," a first-of-its-kind, 30-day campaign using influential celebrity voices to help build a million-person movement to free Nobel Laureate:
Go to burmaitcantwait.org to see more videos of celebrities, including: Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Ellen Page, Sarah Silverman, Sylvester Stallone, Felicity Huffman, Tila Tequila, James Cameron, Sheryl Crow, Eva Longoria Parker, and Anjelica Houston.
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