[Type text] Rima Laibow Psychiatrist, deals with purported UFO abductees. Laibow clims to be an abductee herself. Previously associated with Budd Hopkins. Organizer of TREAT (Treatment and Research of Experienced Anomalous Trauma). Married to Gen. Albert Stubblebine. "As late as the summer of 1991, [C.B. Scott] Jones and Laibow were planning a yachting excursion together with Col. John Alexander to investigate anomalies in the Bahamas." "Laibow, Stubblebine and ufologist Victoria Lacas (with Jones in the shadows) toured Europe and the Soviet Union, where they have established a prodigious UFO/Psi network." (Durant, Robert J., "Will the Real Scott Jones Please Stand Up?") Author of: "Dyadic Repair: A Clinical Approach to Autistic Recovery and Prodigy Retrieval", Subtle Energies, vol 1, #2, 1990 Gen. Albert Stubblebine Former head of the U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) 1981-84 . Masters degree in chemical engineering from Columbia. Signed classified contracts with the Monroe Institute. (Emerson, Steven, Secret Warriors, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988, pg 103-4). Stubblebine often met with Noriega while he was a US intelligence asset. (Emerson, 1988, pg 110-1) Former boss of Col. John Alexander, and the two have held numerous "spoon-bending" parties. Friends with Lyn Buchanan [according to a representative from PSI TECH, the two are not friends]. Married to ufologist Rima Laibow. (Porter, Tom, Government Research into ESP & Mind Control, March, 1996) Soon after becoming head of INSCOM, Stubblebbine began a program called the "High Performance Task Force", a series of methods to improve his officer's performance. These ranged from the neuro-linquistic programming of Tony Robbins to the hemisynch tapes of the Monroe Institute, where Stubblebine often sent his officers. (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 276) [Type text] [Type text] The "spoon-bending parties" were initiated by a west coast defense industry consultant, Jack Houck. (Schnabel, 1997, pg 278) Following an incident involving an officer having a psychotic episode at the Monroe Institute, Stubblebine resigned in 1984. He was replaced by Major General Harry Soyster. (Schnabel, 1997, pg 316) "Formerly Vice President for 'Intelligence Systems' of BDM of McClean, Virginia." As of 1992, Chairman of PSI-TECH. "Laibow, Stubblebine and ufologist Victoria Lacas (with [C.B. Scott] Jones in the shadows) toured Europe and the Soviet Union, where they have established a prodigious UFO/Psi network." (Durant, Robert J., "Will the Real Scott Jones Please Stand Up?") Stubblebine gave a lecture at the International Symposium on UFO Research, sponsored by the International Association for New Science, in Denver, Colorado (May 22-25, 1992). This gives a good example of Stubblebine's coherence (or lack there of) and paranoia (he often threatened to destroy the tape). Stubblebine claimed that none of the members of the remote viewing program had prior psychic abilities or interests (all other sources state that they did). Ingo Swann [Type text] New York artist and subject in many psychic experiments. Swann served in the US Army from 1955-8, primarily serving in the Far East and Korea. I don't know the nature of his service, but he describes his work as being with the highest echelons of the military, and he retained a Top Secret clearance from his tour of duty. From 1958-68, he worked in the Secretariat of the United Nations. After leaving to pursue a career in writing and art, he became involved in a circle of parapsychologists. He has been a longtime friend of Robert Monroe of the Monroe Institute, and began working with Cleve Backster in September, 1971. [Type text] "At some point, I don't remember when exactly, Backster mentioned something along the following lines: 'Boy, are the guys down at the CIA going to be interested in you.'" (Swann, Ingo, Remote Viewing The Real Story! (Insider Tales of America's Superpsychic Spies, 1996) Ingo Swann heard about Hal Puthoff's proposal to study the basis of life processes through Cleve Backster. Swann wrote Puthoff (3/30/72) and suggested that he research psychic abilities. Swann met with Puthoff in June, 1972 (Targ, Russell and Puthoff, Harold E, Mind-Reach, Delacorte Press, 1977, pg 18-9). Swann then became the subject for a series of remote viewing studies with Puthoff and Russell Targ at SRI. Swann came to California on 6/4/72, and came to SRI two days later, when he allegedly telekinetically perturbed a shielded magnetometer. (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 88-9) Swann returned to SRI in October, when he did some clairvoyance tests. Some of these tests were observed by two CIA agents, who set up a eight month pilot program with SRI. Swann began this contract a few days before Christmas, 1972. (Schnabel, 1997, pg 97-99). Swann left SRI in midaugust, 1973, when the CIA contract ran out. Reportedly, he left angry, and vowed never to return. (Schnabel, 1997, pg 127-8) After leaving SRI, Swann did some work with the American Society for Psychical Research and the Maimonides Dream Laboratory. He also worked for Bill Keeler, chairman of Philips Petroleum, to try to find oil deposits. After Pat Price left SRI, Swann returned in the fall of 1974 as a consultant, with the incentive of more money and creative freedom. (Schnabel,1997, pg 173-4) Through the late 1970s and early 80s, Swann developed a strict protocol for remote viewing, which he used to train new Center Lane recruits in 1983. In the summer of 1984, Swann moved this training course to New York. (Schnabel, 1997, pg 305) According to author John Wilhelm, Swann was a Scientologist, at OT Level VII, the highest level at the time. Reportedly, Swann helped establish Scientology's "Celebrity Center" in Los Angeles. (Wilhelm, John, "Psychic Spying?", Washington Post 8/7/77, B1) According to Peter Tomkins and Chirstopher Bird, Swann "attributes his success to techniques he learned in Scientology". (Tompkins, Peter and Bird, Christopher, The Secret Life of Plants, Harper and Row, 1973, pg 29) Swann and Puthoff attended the First International Congress on Psychotronic Research in Prague, Czechoslovakia. "Ingo was there to present a paper on the Scientology paradigm as model for developing and exploring paranormal abilities." (Targ, Russell and Puthoff, Harold E, pg 42) This paper is entitled "Scientological Techniques: A Modern Paradigm for the Exploration of Consciousness and Psychic Integration" in Proceedings of the First International Congress on Psychotronic Research (Virginia: U.S. Joint Publications Research Service, 9/6/74, Document No. JPRS L/5022-1) Swann had previously stated that he would never work for intelligence agents for fear of his life (Uri Geller has made similar statements). He has recently stated that Puthoff never told him of the CIA sponsorship of the SRI studies until 12/29/95, but that it was common knowledge around the lab. (Swann, Ingo, "The Emergence of Project 'SCANATE'") [Type text] [Type text] "In 1983, Ingo Swann, under the direction of Dr. Harold Puthoff at SRI, realized a breakthrough, i.e., he developed an accurate model of how the collective unconscious communicates (target) information to conscious awareness. Swann believed that the ability to remote view, like language, is an innate faculty--a birthright--but must be learned to be effective. Swann's model provided a rigid set of instructions which theoretically allowed anyone to actually be trained to produce accurate, detailed target data. To test the model, the Army sent Major [Ed] Dames and five others to Swann as a prototype trainee group." Swann parted with this group in late 1983. ("Ed Dames Sets the Record Straight") Friends with Rep. Charlie Rose. (Schnabel, Jim, 1997, pg 271) Swann left the program in 1988. He can be reached care of Thomas Burgin at thomasb@mindspring.com. Author of: [Type text] Remote Viewing - The Real Story! (Insider Tales of America's Superpsychic Spies): work in progress, but the entire text is online! Here is a collection of statements by Swann after the remote viewing "flap" of 1995. Your Nostradamus Factor, Simon & Schuster, 1993 Star Fire Natural ESP To Kiss the Earth Goodbye [Type text] John B Alexander Education: BGS in Sociology, University of Nebraska, 1971. MA in Education, Pepperdine University, 1975. PhD in Education, Walden University, 1980. Postgraduate work at UCLA (1990), MIT (1991), and Harvard (1993). Entered the Army as a Private in 1956, and retired as a Colonel in 1988.Commander, Army Special Forces Teams, US Army, Thailand, Vietnam, 1966-69. Chief of human resources division, US Army, Ft. McPherson, GA, 1977-79. Inspector general, Departmant of Army, Washinton, 198082. Chief of human technology, Army Intelligence Command, US Army, Arlington, VA 1982-83. Manager of tech. integration, Army Materiel Command, US Army, Alexandria, VA, 1983-85. Director, advanced concepts US Army Lab. Command, Aldelphi, MD 1985-88. Manager, non-lethal weapons defense technology, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1988-1995 (ret). Manager, anti-material technology, Defense Initiatives Office, 1988-91. Program manager, contingency mission technology, Conventional Defense Technology. Director for science liaison, National Institute for Discovery Sciences, 1995 to present. Visiting scientist, Los Alamos, 1995 to present. Panelist, National Institute of Justice, 1994. Adj. professor, Graduate School, Union Institute, 1992 to present. US delegate to NATO, advanced group aerospace R & D, 1994 to present. Col. Alexander received a National Award for Volunteerism from Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1987, and the Aerospace Laureate Award from Aviation Week in 1993 & 94. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, Victoria Lacas Alexander, and two children. His office address is that of NIDS: 1515 E Tropicana, Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89119. (Who's Who in America, 1997) "Last year, Alexander organized a national conference devoted to researching 'reports of ritual abuse, near-death experiences, human contacts with extraterrestrial aliens and other so-called anomalous experiences,' the Albuquerque Journal reported in March 1993. The Australian magazine Nexus reported last year that in 1971, Alexander 'was diving in the Bimini Islands looking for the lost continent of Atlantis. He was an official representative for the Silva mind control organization and a lecturer on precataclysmic civilizations ... [and] he helped perform ESP experiments with dolphins.'" (Aftergood, Steven, "The Soft-Kill Fallacy", Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 9-10/1994, v50, n5, p40) "In The Warrior's Edge: Front-line Strategies for Victory on the Corporate Battlefield - a 1990 book he co-authored with Maj. Richard Groller and Janet Morris - Alexander describes himself as having 'evolved from hard-core mercenary to thanatologist.' [Type text] [Type text] 'As a Special Forces A-Team commander in Thailand and Vietnam, he led hundreds of mercenaries into battle,' the book explains. 'At the same time, he studied meditation in Buddhist monasteries and later engaged in technical exploration and demonstration of advanced human performance.' (Aftergood, 1994) Formerly with the U.S. Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM) under Gen. Albert Stubblebine, 1982-4. Reportedly, Alexander was one of Stubblebine's closest officers. Married to alien abduction researcher Victoria Lacas (now Alexander). (Porter, Tom, Government Research into ESP & Mind Control, March, 1996) "After retiring from the Army in 1988, Alexander joined the Los Alamos National Laboratories and began working with Janet Morris, the Research Director of the U.S. Global Strategy Council (USGSC), chaired by Dr Ray Cline, former Deputy Director of the CIA." "Born in New York in 1937, he spent part of his career as a Commander of Green Berets Special Forces in Vietnam, led Cambodian mercenaries behind enemy lines, and took part in a number of clandestine programmes, including Phoenix. He currently holds the post of Director of Non-lethal Programmes in the Los Alamos National Laboratories." "In 1971, while a Captain in the infantry at Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, he was diving in the Bemini Islands looking for the lost continent of Atlantis. He was an official representative for the Silva mind control organization and a lecturer on Precataclysmic Civilizations. Alexander is also a past President and a Board member of the International Association for Near Death Studies; and, with his former wife, Jan Northup, he helped Dr C.B. Scott Jones perform ESP experiments with dolphins." Board member of PSI-TECH. "Alexander is a friend of Vice President Al Gore Jnr, their relationship dating back to 1983 when Gore was in Alexander's Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)." "Alexander and his team have recently been working with Dr Igor Smirnov." "The mysterious 'Col. Harold E. Phillips' who appears in Blum's OUT THERE is none other than John B. Alexander." Aviary, codename: Penguin. (Victorian, Armen, "Non-Lethality: John B. Alexander, The Pentagon's Penguin", Lobster Magazine, 6/93) Supported the views of Thomas Bearden. Delivered a paper to the 1981 national convention of the US Psychotronic Association. (McRae, Ronald, Mind Wars, St. Martin's Press, 1984, p 127) "As late as the summer of 1991, [C.B. Scott] Jones and [Rima] Laibow were planning a yachting excursion together with Col. John Alexander ... to investigate anomalies in the Bahamas." (Durant, Robert J., "Will the Real Scott Jones Please Stand Up?") "I have served as chief of Advanced Human Technology for the Army Intelligence and Security Command (1982-84) and, during the preparation of the EHP [Enhancing Human Performance] Report, was director of the Advanced Systems Concepts Office at the U.S. Army Laboratory Command." [Type text] [Type text] Alexander stated: "..psychotronic weapons lack traditional scientific documentation, and I do not suggest that research projects be carried out in that field." (Alexander, Col. John, "A Challenge to the Report", New Realities, March/April 1989) Alexander is friends with Gordon Novel, and (according to Cannon) Alexander passed a threat through his wife to researcher Martin Cannon, using Novel's name for intimidation. Reportedly friends with Ron Pandolfi. Alexander is closely associated with Robert Bigelow and his National Institute for Discovery Science. Also identified as being with the Appolinaire Group. Author of: "The New Mental Battlefield: Beam Me Up Spock", Military Review, 12/80 The Warrior's Edge Review of Psychic Warrior Remote Viewing, Science, and You Abstract: There is a paradox. Science (in general) does not believe in remote viewing. Many people do believe in remote viewing. People who study remote viewing want to talk with scientists. They often do not want to talk with the general public. Scientists do not want to talk with those who study remote viewing. The general public does want to hear about remote viewing. What's wrong with this picture??? And then there is the Fourth Estate. Where does the media get their information? Are there really two sides to every story? Who are the Scientists? The Nuts? The Skeptics? And how did they get to be proclaimed as such? Ergofusion explains a lot of these problems. Col. Alexander is the author of recently published Future War: Non-lethal Weapons in Twenty-first-century Warfare, and of The Warrior’s Edge. In 1980 his seminal article The New Mental Battlefield, describing how psychic warfare might be employed on the battlefield, was published in Military Review. As a staff officer in the early 1980s working directly under Gen. Burt Stubblebine, Commanding General for the US Army Intelligence and Security Command, Col. Alexander was prominent in INSCOM’s programs for exploring human potentials. After his military retirement, he worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he developed the concept of Non-Lethal Defense, which he briefed to senior defense, industry and academic officials. Politically, his work involved meetings with Members of Congress, White House and National Security Council staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence. He has considerable experience working with classified programs dealing with many esoteric arenas. He currently is the science director for a private research organization in Las Vegas, NV. Col Alexander is a director on the board of the International Remote Viewing Association. [Type text] [Type text] Robert Bigelow Las Vegas real estate mogul and philanthropist. Through his organization, the Bigelow Foundation, he has funded many studies of UFOs, psychic ability, and related issues. He is closely associated in this pursuit with John Alexander. Some of the ufologists he has funded include Budd Hopkins, Bob Lazar, and Linda Moulton Howe. "Training programs, begun in 1992 with the leadership and support of Las Vegas businessman Robert Bigelow, and organized in various American cities by abduction investigators John Carpenter, Budd Hopkins, and David Jacobs, are familiarizing many mental health professionals with the abduction phenomena." (Mack, John, Abduction, Ballantine Books, 1994, pg 13) He funded Lazar through the Zeta Reticuli Corporation, which reportedly dissolved before any projects were started. He previously funded the work of Dean Radin at the Consciousness Research Division, University of Nevada. His latest project is the National Institute of Discovery Science. (What's New at Area 51 and Ufomind: 9/96 Part I) (What's New at Area 51 and Ufomind: 9/96 Part II) At one point, Bigelow offered to provide funding to the tune of a million dollars for a cooperative research effort of the "big three" of ufology - MUFON (Mutual UFO Network), CUFOS (Center for UFO Studies), and FUFOR (Fund for UFO Research). This effort, sometimes referred to as "the Coalition" fell apart, reportedly when Bigelow tried to control the direction of the group. UFO skeptic Philip Klass reportedly accused John Alexander of causing the break-up, although Alexander denies it. In April, 1997, Bigelow donated $3.7 million dollars to the University of Nevada to found the Bigelow Chair of Consciousness Studies, which allows students to take undergraduate courses dealing with parapsychology for college credit. These courses are related, though not formally linked, to Dean Radin's research at the University's Consciousness Research Laboratory, which Bigelow once funded. (Patton, Natalie, "Mind Frontiers, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 4/15/97) Robert Bigelow - The current owner of the ranch a shadowy billionaire that founded the National Institute For Discovery Science. Indeed he wanted the property for its Paranormal Activity and stories of Vortexes or Portals that would open up on the ranch. Robert Bigelow also owns Bigelow Aerospace. He's also rumored to be very elite and have ties to the CIA. [Type text] [Type text] The Sherman Ranch, Interdimensional Portal Area & Utah's # 1 Paranormal Hotspot This picturesque ranch in northeastern Utah is the focal point of scientific research into the paranormal. Reports continue of anomalous phenomena in a section of northeastern Utah. The activity, as reported by hundreds of witnesses over several decades, includes UFOs, unusual balls of light, animal mutilations and disappearances, poltergeist events, sightings of Bigfoot-like creatures and other unidentified animals, physical effects on plants, soil, animals and humans, strange ice circles, and a vast array of other unexplained incidents. .....2003 Courtney Brown Author of Cosmic Voyage, Dutton, 1996. Farsite Org Courtney Brown, Ph.D., founded The Farsight Institute in 1995 Personal Web site Brown was trained in remote-viewing by Ed Dames, and took courses at the Monroe Institute. Brown's book details his psychic conversations with aliens, and repeats allegations similar to those made by Dames, Ingo Swann, Joe McMoneagle, and others. Among them: Martians live among us, and seek our help to return home. They live in South America and under the mountain Santa Fe Baldy Brown psychically contacted Jesus, Guru Dev, and Buddha The idea for the Star Trek TV series was inspired by aliens to get humanity accustomed to the idea of working with alien races in a Federation. Specific plot elements of the Star Trek: Next Generation series were suggested to someone on the show via an implanted telepathy device. Many of Dames' claims concerning the Martians are presented here, but Brown implies that this is the first time any of this has been revealed to the remote viewers, even though the sessions took place in 1994 and Dames made similar claims as early as 1993 (see Stark, Debby, "Talking to Ed Dames", NM MUFON News, June/July 1993) Brown founded the Farsight Institute in 1995. The Institute teaches a Scientific Remote Viewing course called "Farsight Voyager", which costs around $3,000.00. Here's the Institute's home page. [Type text] [Type text] "Unfortunately, I [Ed Dames] was Courtney's trainer, but I had to have my name expunged from the book because Prof. Brown went beyond the pale of our tried and tested techniques, into the world of channeling." However, Brown claims that his trainer (Dames) personally monitored and directed his viewing sessions, included those that were involved with "channelling". (AOL Online Chat with Major Ed Dames - February 1996) See also: Courtney Brown interviewed on the Art Bell Show, 7/19/96 Lyn Buchanan Remote Viewer formerly with the INSCOM/DIA program at Fort Meade and afterwards, from 1984-92. Currently runs a computer/psychic consulting firm: o PSI (Problems-Solutions-innovations) o 1005 Bosse Drive o Mechanicsville, MD 20659 o (301)884-5856 o rviewer@atc.ameritel.net Controlled Remote Viewing Home Page is run by Buchanan, and is full of information. Involved with TREAT (Treatment and Research of Experienced Anomalous Trauma), a series of UFO abduction related workshops. (Porter, Tom, Government Research into ESP & Mind Control, March, 1996) [Type text] [Type text] Buchanan is a native of Texas, and has had paranormal experiences since the age of twelve. He joined the US Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) as a linguist. After a psi-related mishap dealing with computers in Augsburg, Germany (probably when he mentally fried a computer), he was transferred by INSCOM head Gen. Albert Stubblebine to Washington for service as a remote viewer [According to a representative from PSI TECH, Buchanan was brought on as the database manager, not as a remote viewer]. He retired in 1992. (Who is Lyn Buchanan? from Buchanan's web site). Buchanan was recruited to the Ft. Meade remote viewing unit a few months after the computer crashing incident (which occured in early 1984) (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 267-70) According to Ed Dames, Buchanan was the lowest ranking member of the team. His primary job title was Data Base Manager, and his secondary duties included servicing the units vehicles. "Upon my permanent transfer to the unit, Buchanan constantly whined to me about how he had been promised remote viewing training by the previous commander. I felt sorry for Lyn that he failed my training. He lacked the discipline to attend to the rigorous protocols (remote viewing structure) required to successfully prosecute an intelligence collection mission; he was not capable of leaving his ego behind during a training session." "Lyn was not integrated into operations until long after most of the unit's military officers had departed, only to be replaced by DIA with tarot card readers and the like. Lyn stayed on with them." (Dames, Ed, "Will the Real Lyn Buchanan Please Sit Down") After Buchanan retired in 1992, he went to work for Albert Stubblebine, holding remote viewing workshops at new age and UFO conferences. After a falling out, Buchanan founded PSI. (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 381) In 1994, Buchanan started the Assigned Witness Program, which offers its services to law enforcement agencies. Involved in the program are Mel Riley and David Morehouse, as well as graduates from Buchanan's training program. (Heinberg, Richard, "Memoirs of a Psychic Spy", Intuition Magazine, #13, 10/96, pg 22) Interview on the Art Bell Show 03-25-97 [Type text] [Type text] Ed Dames Worked with the INSCOM/DIA remote viewing program at Fort Meade. Founded PSI-TECH in 1989. Ed@trv-psitech.com Dames joined the Army in 1967 as a paratrooper. A year later, he was transferred to the Army Security Agency, assigned to support the National Security Agency in the far east. In 1974 he enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley, double-majoring in Bioelectronics and Chinese. In 1978, he graduated from UC's ROTC program and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Military Intelligence. "He was recruited by a scientific and technical military intelligence 'black unit', ultimately to direct clandestine operations against high-value foreign targets. He remained in deep cover, travelling worldwide under assumed identities." "For his work, Mr. Dames was awarded two Army Meritorious Service Medals and the Legion of Merit. Additionally, he was personally credited by the Defense Intelligence Agency with penetrating the Soviet Defense Council that in agency's words, 'a singularly profound act.'" "Major Dames retired from the U.S. Army, taking the original team's best and brightest with him to form his Beverly Hills, California based company, PSI TECH." "Ed's personal interests include human potential, natural history, martial arts and physical fitness. He is fluent in Chinese Mandarin." ("Major Edward Dames - Background Information") "Major Dames had been both an electronic warfare officer and scientific and technical intelligence officer, from 1981-83." During this time, Dames claims to have been trained, along with five others, by Ingo Swann in 1983. After completion of this training, Dames claims to be the operations and training officer for the Army's (INSCOM) and DIA's remote-viewing program starting around late 1983 under CENTER LANE. "Dames took a 'let's see what this baby can do' approach, replacing the unit's former intelligence collection methodology with the breakthrough technique." ("Ed Dames Sets the Record Straight") [Type text] [Type text] After leaving the remote-viewing unit in late summer, 1988, Dames worked for an INSCOM "strategic deceptions" and anti-narc squad called Team Six. (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 376) According to remote viewer Joe McMoneagle, Dames has exaggerated about his involvement with the government program. According to McMoneagle: "There were seven (7) commanders of the unit from 1977-1995, none of them were named Dames." "Dames was a 'monitor/interviewer' of remote viewers, not a remote viewer." [Dames has viewed himself since leaving the military - Doc] Dames entered the program after 1984 and left in 1987 [By most reports, Dames left in the summer of 1988 - Doc] "Dames had no connection with the research portion of the project at any time, and knows nothing about it." I should note that I have never seen Dames claim to be either a commander of the unit, nor a remote viewer himself prior to leaving the military. (McMoneagle, Joe, "A Response to Ed Dame's Statement on CRV") Dames responds to these charges in "Will the Real Lyn Buchanan Please Sit Down". He also claims that "only the operations officer (i.e., me) and the commander had the complete picture", while the viewers were only given information on a "need to know" basis. In an interview with Debby Stark, Dames describes something called the "Big Event", which was reportedly supposed to happen back in August 1993. Dames is also reported to have said that he would leave the UFO business if he was wrong. From what I can tell, Dames believes that aliens run things on this planet, and the Big Event is when they start to make their presence known. 150 million years ago, Martians living on Mars experienced a cataclysm, and lived in pyramid/hibernation chambers until the food began to run out. Rescue ships came from the Federation, and evacuated the planet. Some moved to Earth, while others stayed on Mars, encased in a life-preserving group, horribly mutated after 150 million years. Martians on Earth are unable to reproduce due to the high gravity, but with the help of the Federation they plan to create hybrids with humans to rescue their ancestors still on Mars. According to Dames, the Taos hum is the result of alien electromagnetic devices that timetravellers use as a beacon (time-travelling UFOs are mining potassium and look like green fireballs). Also, he claims that the UFOs at Area 51 are man-made. (Stark, Debby, "Talking to Ed Dames", NM MUFON News, June/July 1993) "'I have been involved in a lot of very, very deep, dark black projects.' 'I have never been assigned to a unit that has suffered more ostracism, been looked upon with more fear.' In the late '70s, he admits, the unit was 'associated with the occult. It gave the unit a bad name.'" (Constantine, Alex, "Ed Dames & His Cover Stories for Mind Control Experimentation") "Unfortunately, I was Courtney [Brown]'s trainer, but I had to have my name expunged from the book [Cosmic Voyages] because Prof. Brown went beyond the pale of our tried and tested [Type text] [Type text] techniques, into the world of channeling." ("AOL Online Chat with Major Ed Dames - February 1996) Ed Dames in a Psi-Tech online chat, 1997 In the documentary "Psi-Files: The Real X-Files", written and narrated by Jim Schnabel, Dames claims to have been Ingo Swann's protégé, and Swann his mentor. There is some contention over when Dames was involved with the program. Dames claims that he was previously involved as a "customer" for the viewing data, officially joined in 1983, and left in 1989. Joe McMoneagle places him with the unit from after 1984 until 1987. Jim Schnabel reports in Remote Viewers that Dames joined Ingo Swann's training program in 1983, and left the unit in late summer, 1988. ED DAMES CHALLENGES GOVERNMENT ON REMOTE VIEWING [CNI News thanks Density4 for sending the following statement from Ed Dames. Though not repeated here, previous public statements of Mr. Dames have included allegations that he and his associates at PsiTech Corporation, a company offering remote viewing services to private clients, have successfully employed remote viewing to determine the location and activities of aliens on the earth.] In May, 1996, Dames predicted several environmental disasters that he and PSI TECH remote viewed. These include heavy winds, a form of bovine AIDS transmitted to children. (Ed Dames interview on the Art Bell Show, 5/31/96) Referring to the failure of psychotronics on the Art Bell Show, Dames said: "What can be done however, is by pure use of electronics, you can affect the human nervous system, and you can do certain things with the human brain waves, and uh, if you'd like me to get into that kind of technology, I can, I can talk about that." Art Bell - "Alright. Well when you say 'affect brain waves,' do you mean general patterns of thinking, or you can induce a specific idea into a brain that would not otherwise think of it itself?" Ed Dames - "Hypothetically, both." Dames places the date of the extreme wind changes at 4 1/2 to 6 years (2001 to mid-2002) Dames claims to be a member of the UFO Working Group described in Harold Blum's book Out There. According to Dames, the cover title of the group was "the Advanced Theoretical Physics Working Group" According to Dames, many of the UFO sightings, including those at Area 51, are advanced manmade aircraft. (Ed Dames interview on the Art Bell Show, 6/14/96) Ed Dames interview on the Art Bell Show, 1/30/97 [Type text] [Type text] Ira Einhorn Philadelphia based hippie/new age guru. Was arrested 3/28/79 for murdering his girlfriend, Holly Maddux, who was found stuffed in a trunk on Einhorn's porch. He was defended in court by Arlen "Single Bullet" Specter. (Levy, Steven, The Unicorn's Secret, Prentice Hall Press, 1989, pg 20) Einhorn jumped bail and fled to England, 1/13/81, then to Ireland. He left Ireland in 1986, and as of 1/96 his whereabouts were unknown. Click here for info from "Unsolved Mysteries". The FBI announced on 6/16/97 that Einhorn had been located in France living under the name of Eugene Mallon, thanks to tips from "Unsolved Mysteries". Reportedly, he had been sentenced to life in absentia in 1993. As of this writing, extradition procedures are still in progress. Einhorn became interested in the paranormal around 1975, when he met Andrija Puharich, who became his mentor in this field. (Levy, pg 128-30) Using his connections with Puharich, he formed what he called the "psychic mafia", which was a collection of researchers bent on bringing psychic and paranormal phenomena into the mainstream. He organized "Mind Over Matter" conference at Penn State University in late January, 1977. Attendees included Christopher Bird, Andrija Puharich, and Thomas Bearden. (Levy, pg 189) Soon afterwards, Einhorn and the psychic mafia focused their attention on ELF mind control. (Levy, pg 190). He suggests that his murder charge could have been a set-up by the CIA or KGB for his interest in activities by America and Russia in the areas of psychic warfare, Tesla technology, and mind control. (Levy, pg 242) Puharich says that Einhorn's work wasn't important enough to elicit such a reaction. (Levy, pg 308) Einhorn led seminars at the Esalen Institute and was involved with the Physics/Consciousness Research Group. He reportedly worked with Congressman Charlie Rose, a large supporter of psychic studies, on classified projects. [Type text] [Type text] Uri Geller Click here for Geller's biography on his home page. Geller was discovered by Andrijah Puharich, who brought him to the US for scientific studies. Under hypnosis by Puharich, Geller claimed that he received his powers from the Nine. Geller now seems to claim, in the Geller Effect, that his testimony was the result of False Memory, due to Puharich's suggestions and Geller's active imagination. Geller was studied at SRI by Harold Puthoff and Russell Targ. While he was unable to bend metal without physical contact, Geller was allegedly successful in telepathy experiments involving copying drawings made by subjects. Geller also claims that he materialized a watch out of thin air at SRI, that it was filmed, but that this segment was never released to the public. (Geller, Uri and Playfair, Guy Lyon, The Geller Effect, Johnathan Cape, 1986, pg 39) Sources that are positive towards these experiments include: Targ, Russell and Puthoff, Harold E, "Information Transmission Under Conditions of Sensory Shielding", Nature, 10/18/74, v252, n5476, pp 602-607 Targ, Russell and Puthoff, Harold E, "The Record: Eight Days With Uri Geller", published in: Panati, Charles, ed., The Geller Papers, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1976 Targ, Russell and Puthoff, Harold E, "Experiments With Uri Geller", published in: Panati, Charles, ed., The Geller Papers, Houghton Mifflin Co., 1976 Targ, Russell and Puthoff, Harold E, Mind-Reach, Delacorte Press, 1977 Geller, Uri and Playfair, Guy Lyon, The Geller Effect, Johnathan Cape, 1986 Skeptics have problems with these experiments, including flaws in statistical analysis and improper controls. Ray Hyman personally reviewed Geller, and his unfavorably conclusions caused DARPA to drop its funding. Unfavorable reviews are included in: Gardner, Martin, Science: Good, Bad, and Bogus, Prometheus Books, 981 Marks, David and Kammann, Richard, The Psychology of the Psychic, Prometheus Books, 1980 Randi, James, "Flim-Flam!", Prometheus Books, 1982 While living in Israel, Geller allegedly worked for the Mossad and Shin Bet. (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 133) The SRI studies with Uri Geller (beginning 10/72) were funded by the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Reportedly, the CIA wanted SRI to evaluate Geller, to determine if he was genuine or, if not, how he cheats. Geller also claims to have briefed Israeli intelligence on the SRI studies. In the summer [Type text] [Type text] of 1973 a group of Israelis, supposedly military, showed up at SRI to ask if Geller was genuine. (Schnabel, 1997, pg 134) After doing some experiments with Geller at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, some of the scientists began seeing strange "visions". The scientists were evaluated by CIA scientist "Richard Kennett" (probable aka Christopher Green), who had been involved with Geller's work at SRI. (Schnabel, 1997, 164-9) October, 1973, did experiments with Eldon Byrd of the Naval Surface Weapons lab. Geller allegedly permanently bent a piece of nitinol metal, a feat impossible without applying great heat. (Byrd, Eldon, "Uri Geller's Influence on the Metal Alloy Nitinol", in The Geller Papers, Panati, Charles, ed., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1976, pg 67-73) "Byrd said that Uri Geller put up $10,000 for his legal costs. Byrd and Geller are good friends, from back in the '70s.." (Farley, Dick, "False Memory Spindrome") Geller claims that while in Mexico, he worked on behalf of "Mike", who was part of an inner circle of CIA psi believers. On Mike's request, Geller supposedly implanted thoughts in President Jimmy Carter's mind to support research for psychic phenomena. (Geller, 1986, chptr 3) Psychically fixed electronic equipment for Nazi/NASA scientist Wernher von Braun. (Geller, 1986, pg 110-1) (Note: hardly evidence for pro-Nazi sentiment on the part of Geller, who is an Israeli) 1987, performed for Sen. Clairborne Pell. (Gardner, Martin, "Clairborne Pell: The Senator From Outer Space", Skeptical Inquirer, March/April 1996) Geller is currently available as a business consultant (price: 1 million pounds) at Uri Geller Business Consultancy. He was involved with the Physics/Consciousness Research Group. Author of: My Story, 1975 (autobiography) Pampini (novel) The Geller Effect, Johnathan Cape, 1986 (updated autobiography) Uri Geller Online: Geller's homepage. [Type text] [Type text] Alfred Hubbard [Hubbard on left, presumably while at SRI] OSS officer in WWII. Hubbard first took LSD in 1951, and proceeded to turn on several individuals prominent in LSD research, including Dr. Humphrey Osmond, Myron Stolaroff, and Aldous Huxley, earning him the title of "the Johnny Appleseed of LSD". (Lee, Martin and Schlain, Bruce, Acid Dreams, Grove Press, 1985, pg 44) Hubbard later did undercover work for several agencies, including the FDA and FBI. He reportedly tried (and failed) to turn on J. Edgar Hoover. He introduced LSD to many high-ranking intelligence officers. In the early 1950's, he refused an offer to join the CIA. (Lee and Schlain, pg 52) In all, it is estimated that Hubbard introduced LSD to over 6,000 individuals. He worked until 1965 at the International Foundation for Advanced Study (mis-identified here, I think, as the International Federation for Advanced Studies) (Fahey, Todd Brendan, The Original Captain Trips", High Times, November 1991) Hubbard was hired by Willis Harman, then director of the Educational Policy Research Center at SRI to be a special investigative agent, earning $100 a day. Officially he was a security guard, although his actual duties included spying on the drug culture, which Hubbard, a political conservative, disdained. He stayed at SRI until the late 1970's. (Lee and Schlain, pg 198-9) Fahey describes Hubbard's work at SRI differently, placing him with the Alternative Futures Project, which sought to turn on the world's political and business leaders. He left SRI in 1974, and died on August 31, 1982. (Fahey) In February, 1979, Hubbard attended an LSD reunion party, hosted by Dr. Oscar Janiger, along with Laura Huxley, Sidney Cohn, John Lilly, Willis Harman, and Timothy Leary, among others. (Lee and Schlain, 213) [Type text] [Type text] Joseph McMoneagle web site P.O. Box 100, Nellysford, Virginia 22958 Office: (804) 361-9215 Fax: (804) 361-9056 mceagle@comet.net Military remote viewer with the INSCOM/DIA program at Fort Meade from 1978-84. "Joseph W. McMoneagle was born January 10, 1946, in Miami, Florida. He voluntarily joined the U.S. Army and was recruited by the Army Security Agency for classified assignments." In 1978 "he was assigned to the Headquarters of U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) in Arlington, Virginia, where he culminated his career acting as a Special Projects Intelligence Officer with the 902nd Military Intelligence Group for the remainder of his service." He retired in 1984. "Many unusual experiences have formed the foundation of his present company, Intuitive Intelligence Applications. A near-death experience (NDE), a UFO sighting, and numerous spontaneous out-of-body (OBE) episodes have caused him to spend the larger portion of his life seeking more effective answers to questions concerning reality. He became interested in remote viewing after participating in experiments at SRI International in California." "Joe is currently working on his next project, 'Expectations From the Year 3000'" ("Who is Joseph McMoneagle?", from the Controlled Remote Viewing Home Page) "I, Joseph W. McMoneagle, hold the distinction of being the only Remote Viewer associated with the 'Project' from its formalization under INSCOM as GRILLFLAME (mid-1978) throughout and until its termination as Project STARGATE (in 1995)" Viewer number #001/372. McMoneagle refutes many of claims made by Ed Dames, concerning his position and length of service in the remote-viewing program. [Type text] [Type text] (McMoneagle, Joe, A Response to Ed Dame's Statement on CRV") "I employed Joe in a number of operations, ca. 1980-82, while serving as an intelligence targeting officer at levels of DoD much higher than McMoneagle (or Buchanan) ever dreamed of having access to. However, since he is not trained, Joe has difficulty in recognizing when imagination begins to start slipping into his perceptions." (Dames, Ed, "Will the Real Lyn Buchanan Please Sit Down") Currently a research associate at Cognitive Sciences Laboratory. McMoneagle worked as a consultant to SRI and SAIC. In 1984, he received the Legion of Merit award for excellence in intelligence service. According to his citation, quoted by Ed May, "He served most recently as a Special Project Intelligence Officer for SSPD, SSD, and 902d MI group ... While with SSPD, he used his talents and expertise in the execution of more than 200 missions, addressing over 150 essential elements of information." (May, Edwin, "The American Institutes of Research Review of the Department of Defense's Star Gate Program: A Commentary", Journal of Parapsychology, Vol 60, Mar/96) "I can tell you that I participated in over 350 separate cases like the [Iran] hostage situation and was accurate at least 86 percent of the time." Question: "Joe, are you still doing any work involving remote viewing of future technologies... and can you share any of that with us?" Joe McMoneagle: "Yes, I'm still working with the lab at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas... All I can say is that we are still building the machine, but don't quite know what it will do yet." He is working at this project with Dean Radin. (Compuserve On Line Conversation w/ Joe McMoneagle, 1/4/96) In McMoneagle's book, Mind Trek (Hampton Roads, 1993), he offers one of the better descriptions of how remote viewing is supposed to work. The historical details are a bit trickier, as it was published two years before the CIA admitted to having supported the program. In July, 1970, McMoneagle had a near death experience while stationed in Germany. Afraid of ridicule, he did not mention the experience for several years. SIGHTINGS ON THE RADIO Talks about remote viewing, near-death experiences, the future, and about his book MIND TREK: Exploring Consciousness, Time and Space Through REMOTE VIEWING There are several problems trying to form a timeline for the period when McMoneagle joined the remote viewing program. According to his book, this chain of events started in 1979 when he read Robert Monroe's book Journeys Out of the Body (pg 40). When a neighbor saw him reading the book, he offered him a copy of one of Puthoff's papers on remote viewing. "My job in Washington, D.C., had much to do with sub-contract management for major ongoing projects in military research and development." (pg 41) As a part of his duties, he often travelled to the West Coast, and in October, 1978 (pg 43), he took a leave of absence to spend in Menlo Park. During this time, he met Dr. Hal Puthoff and his colleagues at SRI in July, 1979 (pg 26), and became involved with their experiments in remote viewing, the first of which is dated June 4th, 1978 (pg 46). [Type text] [Type text] I don't know what to make of these glaring inconsistencies in the timeline. It is probably a combination of poor editing by the publisher and a difficulty in keeping his cover story straight. As McMoneagle was assigned with INSCOM in 1978, the same year INSCOM began its operational remote viewing unit codenamed GRILL FLAME, I have difficulty accepting that McMoneagle heard of the SRI experiments from a neighbor, and started his work with SRI on his own initiative and in an unofficial capacity. I don't know if and how he has revised his story as to how he became involved in the program, other than to say that he was involved in the official program. Elsewhere, in a frequently asked questions section of his book, McMoneagle openly denies that the Army was involved in remote viewing. "I spent my entire career, twenty years, in Army Intelligence and Security. Most of my assignments were overseas and most of the jobs were classified. My interest in remote viewing was something that I had to pursue on my own and my early retirement from the service was a direct result of that interest." He elaborates in a follow-up question: "You mean you didn't do remote viewing in the Army?" "That would imply the United States Army has an open attitude regarding psychic functioning, which it doesn't. There is very little in the Army which is conducive to remote viewing or its function." (pg 221) While he doesn't exactly say "no" in his answer, I consider it misleading enough to be a denial. Also, his denial is given voluntarily, and was not coerced in the context of something like an interview. While it would have been illegal for him to reveal classified information, I think it would have been just as easy for him to have omitted the topic rather than providing disinformation. In October, 1965, McMoneagle witnessed a UFO while stationed in the Bahamas (pg 219). Later, in the 1980s, he remote viewed the face on Mars, and claims to have contacted Martians who were trying to survive an environmental cataclysm of their planet. His claims mirror those of Ed Dames and Courtney Brown. (Chapter 16) McMoneagle has done experiments in remote viewing and out of body experiences with Robert Monroe at the Monroe Institute. In an interview with Magical Blend, McMoneagle repeats the story about going to SRI under his own initiative, and again gives a misleading answer regarding the military's involvement: "[Question:] You were with Military Intelligence in the Army. Did you ever use your psychic abilities in your military career? Joseph McMoneagle: I think that I've used these abilities all my life, but in such a natural way that it would be very difficult to specify when and where." (Remote Viewing: Joseph McMoneagle interviewed by Jerry Snider, Magical Blend, Issue #52) Joe McMoneagle on the Tom Snyder Show Interview on the Art Bell show 03-25-97 SIGHTINGS ON THE RADIO Interview with Joe McMoneagle and Ed May 03-02-97 After retiring from the Army in September, 1984, McMoneagle worked as a consultant for SRI and the Monroe Institute. [Type text] [Type text] C.B. Scott Jones President of the Human Potential Foundation. (Former?) assistant - Menelika McCarthy. Former aide to Sen. Claiborne Pell for seven years, worked almost exclusively with the paranormal. Was paid nearly $50,000/yr. Born 1928. Joined the Navy around 1946. Career officer, served as a fighter pilot in the Korean War. "He served in Naval Intelligence for approximately 15 years, including assignments with Carrier Division 14, and as Assistant Naval Attache, New Delhi, India, and Kathmandu, Nepal in the 1960s. He collected intelligence and provided intelligence support throughout Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa." "Jones has briefed the President's Scientific Advisory Committee, and has testified before House and Senate committees on intelligence matters." Retired from the Navy around 1976 due to a parapsychological experience. After retiring, he worked for several companies, including R. F. Cross Associates, Ltd., and Kaman Tempo, a divison of Kaman Sciences. This work involved development in projects sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Helped behind the scenes at the TREAT II conference (1/90, Blacksburg, Virginia campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University). TREAT was/is organized by Rima Laibow. "As late as the summer of 1991, Jones and Laibow were planning a yachting excursion together with Col. John Alexander ... to investigate anomalies in the Bahamas." "In 1989, MUFON appointed Jones as a Special Consultant in International Relations" Involved in parapsychology conferences since (at least) the mid 70s "Scott has been on the Board of Trustees of the American Society for Psychical Research (ASPR) since 1985, and now [1992] serves as its President." Formed the Human Potential Foundation in 1989. Board members include Clark Sandground and Claiborne Pell. "Scott often escorted Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein, a very wealthy European with a longstanding interest in the paranormal. Together, they visited parapsychological laboratories and UFO conferences." [Type text] [Type text] "Jones has conducted his own dolphin telepathy studies along with Colonel John Alexander and Theodore Rockwell, a prominent (Who's Who) nuclear engineer who has worked on naval nuclear propulsion systems and who also serves as vice president of the U.S. Psychotronics Association." In his paper "Government UFO Connections" (included in "Phoenix in the Labyrinth), he claims to have no knowledge of government involvement in UFOs. "Laibow, [Gen. Albert] Stubblebine and ufologist Victoria Lacas (with Jones in the shadows) toured Europe and the Soviet Union, where they have established a prodigious UFO/Psi network." (Durant, Robert J., "Will the Real Scott Jones Please Stand Up?", 1992) Hosted a symposium for his employer, Kaman Tempo, entitled "Applications of Anomalous Phenomena" (Leesburg, Virginia, 11/30-12/1/83). The symposium was intended to bring government, academic, and military officials up-to-date information on private psi research. (Geller, Uri and Playfair, Guy Lyon, The Geller Effect, Johnathan Cape, 1986, pg 224-5) "[Eldon] Byrd told me [Dick Farley] about it [Byrd's lawsuit w/ Randi] over dinner at C. B. "Scott" Jones home one evening of several we spent together back in '92 and '93 there." Michael Persinger "is/was a big buddy of C. B. Jones (Jones says)". (Farley, Dick, "False Memory Syndrome") Navy pilot and intelligence officer for forty years. Retains his security clearance. While a Navy attaché in India, he experienced an unknown paranormal event that "enabled me to do my intelligence assignment with much greater speed than one ordinarily expected." A believer in UFOs since he saw one duting the Korean war. His book Phoenix in the Labyrinth reportedly deals with PSI-TECH a great deal. (Gardner, Martin, "Clairborne Pell: The Senator From Outer Space", Skeptical Inquirer, March/April 1996) On the registration questionnaire for the 5/28/95 "When Cosmic Cultures Meet" conference, Jones asked attendees if they would consider taking a drug that would result in telepathic contact with aliens. (Chevalier, Remy, "When Cosmic Cultures Meet", Paranoia, Issue 10, pg 11) While working for Sen. Pell, Jones was in contact with many psychics, and often put them in touch with intelligence agencies. (Schnabel, Jim, Remote Viewers: The Secret History of America's Psychic Spies, Dell, 1997, pg 273) In 1989, Scott claimed that the government probably didn't have a large parapsychology program (large meaning funding in the millions) apart from occasional application of research in the open literature by individuals with strong personal interests. (Jones, C.B. Scott, "Essay Review of Psychic Warfare: Fact of Fiction?," Journal of Parapsychology, 6/89, pg 147) This was after he himself was involved in such a program, so he would have known better. In this essay, he also seems to doubt that the US could carry on a mind-control program (again), due to the checks and balances of our democratic system. Jones has attended conferences in the former Soviet Union, where he was in contact with Christopher Bird (Jones, 1989, pg 144). His foundation is also involved with the research of Russian scientist Dr. Igor Smirnov. [Type text] [Type text] Organizations: Human Potential Foundation: Founder and President Center For Applied Anomalous Phenomena: Founder American Society for Psychical Research: On Board of Trustees since 1985. President as late as 1992. Parapsychological Association: Associate member since 1984. MUFON (Mutual UFO Network): appointed Consultant in International Relations in 1989. Mid-Point: On Board of Advisors. Deals with dolphins. (Jones has a dolphin imprinted on his business cards.) R. F. Cross Associates, Ltd.: Research Director Atlantic University: On board of directors. Unaccredited new-agey college. Quest Institute: On board of directors. New Age educational institute. Aviary, codename: Falcon. (Durant, 1992) Author of: [Type text] Phoenix in the Labyrinth, Human Potential Foundation. This is a collection of speeches, and reportedly a lot deals with Psi-Tech. "Essay Review of Psychic Warfare: Fact of Fiction?", Journal of Parapsychology, 6/89 "...And Paul is Dead", Harper's, 1/91, pg 25. This is a portion of a letter to Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, which warns Cheney that a speech he gave regarding the Gulf War may reveal secret code words when played backwards. "UFOs and New Frontiers: Connecting With The Large Reality" [Type text] Dr. Igor Smirnov Smirnov gave a series of closed meetings in Northern Virginia, starting on 3/17/93, to the FBI, CIA, DIA, and ARPA concerning Russian developments with a device that allegedly implanted thoughts in a subject's mind. The FBI was considering using this device to implant the voice of God in David Koresh's mind, telling him to surrender. Other, non-intelligence participants included Dr. Christopher Green and Dr. Richard Nakamura of the National Institute of Health [I think he may now be the director]. This technology was supposedly used by the Russians against civilians in Afghanistan, and possibly on the Red Army to prepare them for battle. The American rights to this technology is owned by a Richmond, Virginia company called Psycotechnologies Corp. (Defense Electronics, 7/93. Reprinted in Flatland #11) As of 1994, Smirnov has worked at Moscow's Institute of Psycho-Correction, using subliminal technology as therapy for drug abusers and others. The Institute has been strapped for cash after the the fall of the Soviet Union, but it has refused to accept business from the Russian Mafia. (Elliott, Dorinda and Barry, John, "A Subliminal Dr. Strangelove", Newsweek, 8/22/94, pg 57) Has done work with the Human Potential Foundation and John Alexander. Note: I'm not sure how Smirnov's device is supposed to work. Later reports claim it would work using inaudible, subliminal suggestions (spliced into phone conversations in the case of David Koresh). The device is definitely supposed to make the subject "hear" voices, as the FBI wanted to use Charlton Heston as the voice of God. This is definitely a different strategy from other subliminal techniques, which are designed to produce mere suggestions. [Type text]