What is MK-Ultra and why is it making headlines
Summary
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Republican from Florida, is pushing for more information about the CIA’s Project MK-Ultra. She says the CIA removed important documents about the program from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. MK-Ultra was a secret CIA project that started in 1953 and involved many institutions across the U.S.Key Facts
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is leading efforts to uncover details about Project MK-Ultra.
- She claims the CIA took documents related to the project from a government office.
- Project MK-Ultra began in 1953 and lasted about 20 years.
- The program used 80 different institutions in the United States, including 44 unspecified ones.
- MK-Ultra involved secret experiments on mind control and behavior.
- The project was run by the CIA during the Cold War era.
- The search for information is part of congressional oversight of intelligence activities.
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