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Statement / legal correspondence excerpt (house oversight record)
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1.31 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a statement or letter submitted to the House Oversight Committee. The unidentified author (a former Army PSYOP officer commissioned in 1968) vigorously denies 'sex accusations' made in a book by an individual named O'Brien. The author distinguishes their legitimate military work at Fort Bragg from MK-Ultra projects and explains their refusal to sue for libel based on the accuser's lack of credibility.
People (2)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Speaker (Unidentified in text) | Former Army Officer |
Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in 1968; worked in Army PSYOP; denies accusations made by O'Brien.
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| O' Brien | Author / Accuser |
Author of a book containing sex accusations against the speaker and high government officials; dismissed by speaker a...
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Army PSYOP |
Unit where the speaker worked.
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| Special Warfare Center |
Located at Fort Bragg, where training occurred.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Locations (2)
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Location of the Special Warfare Center.
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Mentioned in context of the speaker's patriotism.
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Relationships (1)
Speaker calls O'Brien a crank and denies her accusations.
Key Quotes (4)
"I can only assume that O’ Brien is either a crank or simply an unethical individual who seeks money, notoriety and/or publicity by inventing sensationalistic lies."Source
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"I haven’ t sued O’ Brien for libel for the simple reason that her book is clearly in the lunatic fringe"Source
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"I certainly am not going to defend/excuse any of the MK-Ultra projects. These were all before my time"Source
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"I can affirm that my work in Army PSYOP was strictly legitimate and in keeping with the Field Manual #33-1 guidelines taught at the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg."Source
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“I can only assume that O’ Brien is either a crank or simply an
unethical individual who seeks money, notoriety and/or publicity by
inventing sensationalistic lies. Her book is strewn with sex accusations not
just about myself, but concerning a parade of high government officials,
celebrities and country music stars. I haven’ t sued O’ Brien for libel for
the simple reason that her book is clearly in the lunatic fringe, and to take
legal notice of it would only give it a dignity it doesn’ t deserve. I presume
that the other public figures libeled by it haven’ t sued her either for the
same reason.
unethical individual who seeks money, notoriety and/or publicity by
inventing sensationalistic lies. Her book is strewn with sex accusations not
just about myself, but concerning a parade of high government officials,
celebrities and country music stars. I haven’ t sued O’ Brien for libel for
the simple reason that her book is clearly in the lunatic fringe, and to take
legal notice of it would only give it a dignity it doesn’ t deserve. I presume
that the other public figures libeled by it haven’ t sued her either for the
same reason.
“I certainly am not going to defend/excuse any of the MK-Ultra
projects. These were all before my time—I was commissioned a 2nd
Lieutenant in 1968—and I read about such things in Search for the
Manchurian Candidate and Acid Dreams, shaking my head, much the same
as you probably did. I can affirm that my work in Army PSYOP was strictly
legitimate and in keeping with the Field Manual #33-1 guidelines taught at
the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg.
projects. These were all before my time—I was commissioned a 2nd
Lieutenant in 1968—and I read about such things in Search for the
Manchurian Candidate and Acid Dreams, shaking my head, much the same
as you probably did. I can affirm that my work in Army PSYOP was strictly
legitimate and in keeping with the Field Manual #33-1 guidelines taught at
the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg.
“In a nutshell: techniques for trying to convince an enemy not to
fight but to cooperate with you. I originally became interested in it
because (a) I believed that the USA was generally on the side of goodness,
and (b) winning wars by persuasion rather than bullets and bombs seemed
fight but to cooperate with you. I originally became interested in it
because (a) I believed that the USA was generally on the side of goodness,
and (b) winning wars by persuasion rather than bullets and bombs seemed
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