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The Archive's Peter Kornbluh was on NPR's Morning Edition this morning to explain why the 50-year-old "Church Committee" report on CIA plots to assassinate foreign leaders is still relevant today. @npr.org
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Why a 50-year-old report on the assassinations of foreign leaders matters today
As Trump administration's clashes with Venezuela continue, we look at why a 50-year-old Senate committee report on the CIA's role in the assassinations of foreign leaders resonates today.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Archive's Peter Kornbluh was on NPR's Morning Edition this morning to explain why the 50-year-old "Church Committee" report on CIA plots to assassinate foreign leaders is still relevant today. @npr.org
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The Archive's Rachel Santarsiero spoke with Inside Climate News about intelligence monitoring of climate negotiations. @rsanta.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
US Is (Officially) Gone, But Not Forgotten, at COP30 - Inside Climate News
From fossil fuel politics to state-level climate action and intelligence monitoring, American influence remains deeply woven into the global climate talks.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Archive's Rachel Santarsiero spoke with Inside Climate News about intelligence monitoring of climate negotiations. @rsanta.bsky.social insideclimatenews.org/news/2011202...
With the Trump administration reportedly considering the assassination of Venezuelan president Maduro, we published documents on Presdient Ford's effort to quash publication of the 1975 Senate report on CIA assassination plots (the Church Committee report). nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Washington D.C., November 20, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, a special Senate Committee led by Idaho Senator Frank Church lifted the veil of secrecy on the clandestine efforts of the Central Intelligen...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
With the Trump administration reportedly considering the assassination of Venezuelan president Maduro, we published documents on Presdient Ford's effort to quash publication of the 1975 Senate report on CIA assassination plots (the Church Committee report). nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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The CIA has the OK to undertake covert ops in Venezuela.
The FBI is spying on immigration activists.
DHS is spying on almost all of us.
It's a good time for @nsarchive.bsky.social to highlight the Church Committee report, which investigated intel abuses.
Who's going to be the next Frank Church?
The FBI is spying on immigration activists.
DHS is spying on almost all of us.
It's a good time for @nsarchive.bsky.social to highlight the Church Committee report, which investigated intel abuses.
Who's going to be the next Frank Church?
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Washington D.C., November 20, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, a special Senate Committee led by Idaho Senator Frank Church lifted the veil of secrecy on the clandestine efforts of the Central Intelligen...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The CIA has the OK to undertake covert ops in Venezuela.
The FBI is spying on immigration activists.
DHS is spying on almost all of us.
It's a good time for @nsarchive.bsky.social to highlight the Church Committee report, which investigated intel abuses.
Who's going to be the next Frank Church?
The FBI is spying on immigration activists.
DHS is spying on almost all of us.
It's a good time for @nsarchive.bsky.social to highlight the Church Committee report, which investigated intel abuses.
Who's going to be the next Frank Church?
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President Ford urged Sen. Church not to publish the assassinations report, arguing that to do so would "do grievous damage to our country."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Ford urged Sen. Church not to publish the assassinations report, arguing that to do so would "do grievous damage to our country."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
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CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
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Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Washington D.C., November 20, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, a special Senate Committee led by Idaho Senator Frank Church lifted the veil of secrecy on the clandestine efforts of the Central Intelligen...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Washington D.C., November 20, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, a special Senate Committee led by Idaho Senator Frank Church lifted the veil of secrecy on the clandestine efforts of the Central Intelligen...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
CIA Assassination Plots: The Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Read how the Ford administration tried to keep the landmark assassinations report secret
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Censored History of Able Archer 83:
Archive Publishes “War Scare” Documents Deleted from State Department History (click below to read)
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Archive Publishes “War Scare” Documents Deleted from State Department History (click below to read)
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The Censored History of Able Archer 83
Washington, D.C., November 14, 2025 - The State Department quietly deleted important archival records from an official history detailing how a 1983 NATO war game could have led to a catastrophic nucle...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The Censored History of Able Archer 83:
Archive Publishes “War Scare” Documents Deleted from State Department History (click below to read)
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Archive Publishes “War Scare” Documents Deleted from State Department History (click below to read)
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The Trump administration's ongoing bombing of boats at sea could be setting the stage for a direct attack on Venezuela or even an assassination of President Nicolás Maduro, warns @nsarchive.bsky.social analyst Peter Kornbluh.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Trump administration's ongoing bombing of boats at sea could be setting the stage for a direct attack on Venezuela or even an assassination of President Nicolás Maduro, warns @nsarchive.bsky.social analyst Peter Kornbluh.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gunboat_diplomacy
Is the U.S. Planning to Assassinate Maduro?
This morning, Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social discussed Trump’s "Gunboat Diplomacy" with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gu...
This morning, Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social discussed Trump’s "Gunboat Diplomacy" with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
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Is the U.S. Planning to Assassinate Maduro? Peter Kornbluh on “Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy”
The U.S. is continuing to blow up boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific despite growing international condemnation, while the Trump administration reportedly considers launching airstrikes on Venezue...
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November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Is the U.S. Planning to Assassinate Maduro?
This morning, Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social discussed Trump’s "Gunboat Diplomacy" with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gu...
This morning, Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social discussed Trump’s "Gunboat Diplomacy" with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now
www.democracynow.org/2025/11/7/gu...
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Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social and William LeoGrande write in @foreignpolicy.com about what the Trump administration's military buildup against Venezuela means for Cuba.
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With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well
Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.
foreignpolicy.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social and William LeoGrande write in @foreignpolicy.com about what the Trump administration's military buildup against Venezuela means for Cuba.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
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Check out this great new article in the Journal of Strategic Studies by @nsarchive.bsky.social research assistant Walker Gargagliano: "A bolt from the blue: NATO’s misconception of Soviet military strategy"
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A bolt from the blue: NATO’s misconception of Soviet military strategy
Throughout the Cold War, both NATO policymakers and the general public expressed a fear of a surprise Soviet attack, shaping their military stance, funding, and procurements in Europe to counter th...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Check out this great new article in the Journal of Strategic Studies by @nsarchive.bsky.social research assistant Walker Gargagliano: "A bolt from the blue: NATO’s misconception of Soviet military strategy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this great new article in the Journal of Strategic Studies by @nsarchive.bsky.social research assistant Walker Gargagliano: "A bolt from the blue: NATO’s misconception of Soviet military strategy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A bolt from the blue: NATO’s misconception of Soviet military strategy
Throughout the Cold War, both NATO policymakers and the general public expressed a fear of a surprise Soviet attack, shaping their military stance, funding, and procurements in Europe to counter th...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Check out this great new article in the Journal of Strategic Studies by @nsarchive.bsky.social research assistant Walker Gargagliano: "A bolt from the blue: NATO’s misconception of Soviet military strategy"
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social and William LeoGrande write in @foreignpolicy.com about what the Trump administration's military buildup against Venezuela means for Cuba.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
With Military Buildup Against Venezuela, the U.S. Eyes Cuba as Well
Washington hopes cutting off Venezuelan oil to Havana would collapse the Cuban regime.
foreignpolicy.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Peter Kornbluh of the @nsarchive.bsky.social and William LeoGrande write in @foreignpolicy.com about what the Trump administration's military buildup against Venezuela means for Cuba.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/03/m...
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It's a good day to re-read this 2019 piece from @foianate.bsky.social and @nsarchive.bsky.social's Tom Blanton.
The VICE File: Dick Cheney Declassified
Washington D.C., February 22, 2019 – The movie VICE, nominated for eight Academy Awards including the best picture Oscar, shows on screen several documents obtained through the Freedom of Information ...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's a good day to re-read this 2019 piece from @foianate.bsky.social and @nsarchive.bsky.social's Tom Blanton.
Dick Cheney Declassified: The VICE File (click below to read)
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The VICE File: Dick Cheney Declassified
Washington D.C., February 22, 2019 – The movie VICE, nominated for eight Academy Awards including the best picture Oscar, shows on screen several documents obtained through the Freedom of Information ...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
November 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Dick Cheney Declassified: The VICE File (click below to read)
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ICYMI: The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
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The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
ICYMI: The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
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Let's run through some of the highlights from the Gottlieb Church Committee testimony that we published earlier today at the @nsarchive.bsky.social (thread)
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The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Let's run through some of the highlights from the Gottlieb Church Committee testimony that we published earlier today at the @nsarchive.bsky.social (thread)
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The CIA's chief drug and poison maker, in his own words.
Yesterday, the @nsarchive.bsky.social published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary.
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Yesterday, the @nsarchive.bsky.social published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary.
www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
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October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The CIA's chief drug and poison maker, in his own words.
Yesterday, the @nsarchive.bsky.social published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary.
www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
Yesterday, the @nsarchive.bsky.social published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary.
www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
The CIA's chief drug and poison maker, in his own words.
Yesterday, we published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary from senior analyst Michael Evans. www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
Yesterday, we published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary from senior analyst Michael Evans. www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
YouTube video by nsarchive
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The CIA's chief drug and poison maker, in his own words.
Yesterday, we published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary from senior analyst Michael Evans. www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
Yesterday, we published the long-secret transcripts of Sidney Gottlieb's testimony before the staff of the Senate Chuch Committtee. Here's a quick summary from senior analyst Michael Evans. www.youtube.com/shorts/7sEiw...
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Gottlieb described LSD as “otherworldly,” adding that it “gave you propioceptions,” meaning you were “perceiving feeling in yourself as opposed to feelings of things outside yourself, like seeing a door as opposed to feeling something inside your own body.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Gottlieb described LSD as “otherworldly,” adding that it “gave you propioceptions,” meaning you were “perceiving feeling in yourself as opposed to feelings of things outside yourself, like seeing a door as opposed to feeling something inside your own body.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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Other parts of the deposition focused on Gottlieb’s involvement in CIA assassination plots, especially those targeting Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and its support to the activities of other federal agencies through a project called MHCHAOS. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Other parts of the deposition focused on Gottlieb’s involvement in CIA assassination plots, especially those targeting Cuban leader Fidel Castro, and its support to the activities of other federal agencies through a project called MHCHAOS. nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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In secret Senate testimony from October 1975, Gottlieb said the CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, saying “it was probably not a high pay-off program.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In secret Senate testimony from October 1975, Gottlieb said the CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, saying “it was probably not a high pay-off program.” nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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The Top Secret Testimony of the CIA's MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Top Secret Testimony of the CIA's MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of the CIA's MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Top Secret Testimony of the CIA's MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...