
Sidney Gottlieb: The Man Who Tried To Control Minds
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Sidney Gottlieb led a fairly simple life. He and his wife lived on a farm. He milked goats and practiced meditation. From the looks of this spectacularly mundane, even boring-appearing man, you would have no idea of one tiny inescapable tidbit ...Sidney Gottlieb is one of the most prolific torturers the Cold War has ever produced. He spearheaded a program run by the CIA charged with the sole goal of controlling people's minds called MK Ultra. In its wake exists a body count numbering in the thousands and unspeakable suffering that has yet to heal. This is his treacherous true story.
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