December 19, 2014 1951: Ultra-Secret LSD Experiments Begin at Edgewood ArsenalIn early summer of 1951, officials within the CIA’s Security Office — working in tandem with cleared Read More 1951: Ultra-Secret LSD Experiments Begin at Edgewood Arsenal
December 19, 2014 1947–1960: Sarin, Soman and Tabun Were Tested on Soldiers1947–1960: Sarin, soman and tabun, the deadly weaponized nerve gases developed by Nazi scientists and imported from Read More 1947–1960: Sarin, Soman and Tabun Were Tested on Soldiers
December 19, 2014 Biochemical Weapons and Pharmaceutical Rejects Were Tested on U.S. SoldersDeclassified Edgewood document AD351962 – LSD tests on “volunteers” states: “When this document has served its purpose, Read More Biochemical Weapons and Pharmaceutical Rejects Were Tested on U.S. Solders
December 19, 2014 1943–1973: Operation Whitecoat1943–1973: Operation Whitecoat conducted at Ft. Detrick on 2,300 Seventh Day Adventist draftees who volunteered in lieu Read More 1943–1973: Operation Whitecoat
December 19, 2014 U.S. Soldiers Subjected to Extreme Interrogation — i.e., TortureCIA’s Project ARTICHOKE involved extreme methods of interrogation — “enhanced interrogation” — these included hypnosis, forced morphine Read More U.S. Soldiers Subjected to Extreme Interrogation — i.e., Torture
December 19, 2014 1987: Supreme Court rules against soldier experimented on with LSD without consentJames Stanley, a career soldier was one of these unwitting subjects who was given LSD in 1958. Read More 1987: Supreme Court rules against soldier experimented on with LSD without consent
December 19, 2014 1990: Soldiers used as guinea pigs break their silenceDecember, 1990: FDA issued a waiver from informed consent to permit the Department of Defense to use Read More 1990: Soldiers used as guinea pigs break their silence
December 19, 2014 1992: Jay Katz, MD, admonishes the IOM to Consider the Ethics not just “cold science”Following the compelling testimonies of the soldiers who had been subjected to poison gas experiments, Jay Katz, MD Read More 1992: Jay Katz, MD, admonishes the IOM to Consider the Ethics not just “cold science”
December 19, 2014 1993: The IOM Committee Issued a Seminal Report, Veterans at RiskFollowing public hearings by the Committee of the IOM (1991) and by the Senate Committee on Veterans Read More 1993: The IOM Committee Issued a Seminal Report, Veterans at Risk
December 19, 2014 1994: Senate VA Committee Hearing: Is Military Research Hazardous to Veterans’ Health?On May 6, 1994, the Senate Committee on Veterans held a hearing titled: “Is Military Research Hazardous Read More 1994: Senate VA Committee Hearing: Is Military Research Hazardous to Veterans’ Health?
December 19, 2014 2009: Vietnam Veterans of America Files Suit Against the CIA & US ArmyIn 2009, Gordon Erspamer, a San Francisco lawyer filed suit against the CIA and the US Army Read More 2009: Vietnam Veterans of America Files Suit Against the CIA & US Army
December 19, 2014 The Veterans Affairs Website: A Source for Disinformation about Unethical ExperimentsThe Veterans Affairs website demonstrates that the agency is a source for disinformation about unethical medical experiments Read More The Veterans Affairs Website: A Source for Disinformation about Unethical Experiments
December 19, 2014 2012: Lawsuit on Behalf of 100,000 Veterans ProceedsIn 2012, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in California ruled that a class action lawsuit on behalf Read More 2012: Lawsuit on Behalf of 100,000 Veterans Proceeds
December 19, 2014 2015: NPR VA Broken Promise to Thousands of Vets Exposed to Mustard GasNPR’s six month investigation shows the continued utter disregard the Veterans Affairs Department has for it suffering Read More 2015: NPR VA Broken Promise to Thousands of Vets Exposed to Mustard Gas