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Here is the extraordinary story of how the Central Intelligence Agency waged a careful and systematic assault on the human psyche. John Marks ... reveals what was perhaps the most sinister activity ever engaged in by an organ of the United States government. He describes how the government conducted a series of secret programs to find ways to control human behavior. ... More than a spy story, John Marks has both documented a major portion of the concealed history of our time and spelled out the tragic costs of secrecy and lack of accountability to the democratic system.
Drawing on his extensive career, John Marks provides a practitioner's guide to the underlying principles of social entrepreneurship.
The CIA tried to stop it. But former CIA senior official Victor Marchetti and ex-State Department intelligence expert John D. Marks took their case to the Supreme Court. The story they tell--with many blanks now filled in--is a frightening espose of CIA tactics.
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'Brilliant...wild and exhilarating' New Yorker Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a 'sleeper', a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw, his former commanding officer must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal and power that will lead both to the highest levels of the government. - and to Shaw's own past...
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