DR. SIDNEY GOTTLIEB, MK ULTRA PERPETRATOR
HANDLER OF FORMER CIA BARBARA HARTWELL
PREFACE
This
is a report from 2018. I decided to republish it for a couple
reasons. First, it was getting a lot of views, which indicates
interest in the topic, which is MK Ultra. Most people I encounter
have never even heard of MK Ultra. These are people I know, who have
asked in good faith about my background. When I try to explain what
happened to me, and why, they usually seem shocked that such
atrocities could happen in this country. But then, they don't have
any context from which to understand.
And
then, for those who have heard of MK Ultra, they've mostly heard all
the wrong things, the many falsehoods, the sensationalist conspiracy
theories.
The
main problem is the plethora of disinformation which has been
circulating on the Internet by a number of charlatans, snake oil
salesmen, grifters and grandstanders. A few have been CIA, but all of
those are now dead and gone.
The
problem has been compounded by the hordes of ambitious amateurs
looking to make a name for themselves and/or to rake in the bucks, by
promoting and exploiting a topic they know absolutely nothing about.
They don't know, because they weren't there, plain and simple. And
there are very few legitimate sources on MK Ultra for those
interested in doing the real research.
Since
1995, I have been writing about this subject, as well as doing
interviews (mostly radio, including terrestrial). I've lost count of
the many, many shows and the hosts, some of whom were good, but most
not so good. Finally, I gave up doing interviews because of the
troubles they caused for me. The worst was that hordes of aggressive
busybodies were sticking their noses into my business, making
comments AS IF they knew anything about the subject matter, or AS IF
they actually knew me.
I
am a recluse and a very private person. I do not use social media. I
do not interact with the public, nor engage them in discussions,
arguments, debates. I am not seeking publicity, nor do I make any
money off my work. The exception is donations, which are now few and
far between, simply because I have declined to be a part of the
Internet culture, which I find loathsome.
Unfortunately,
no engagement, no donations, that has proved to be the formula in the
new Internet social media culture. Rather than donate because they
find value in a journalist's work and want to support it, they want
to “get” something for their money. Like “members only”
content, or other “special benefits”.
What
I have to offer is only information, and it is all free.
Gone
are the days when I could do a prerecorded radio interview, or even a
live interview, without the obnoxious commercial “live chat”
function interfering with the program, showing up on the screen,
tainting the content with ignorant remarks and heckling. I refuse to
deal with this nonsense. It's not worth my time doing interviews, so
I've given it up. It's a shame, because I used to enjoy them, as long
as the hosts were professional and respectful, sincerely seeking
factual information and insights based on my professional expertise. It also had certain advantages over
print, as a venue.
Another
reason I decided to repost this report is that it was written in
connection with an interview I did (2018) with Ramola Dharmaraj. I've
said more than once that I regret ever doing interviews on her
podcast because of how my name was grossly exploited and later,
trashed and vilified by Ramola and her followers.
But
since this report actually presents some informative content on MK
Ultra, I might as well offer it for what it is worth.
It
is unfortunate that Ramola later decided to mount an assault on my
good name, accused me of being CIA (don't they all?), and came out
spewing her crazy, self-aggrandizing delusions, including about MK
Ultra.
She
actually boasted in the title of one article, that she, Ramola D, was
“The World's PreEminent Journalist”, including on MK Ultra! She
also claimed she was “exposing classified information”. FACT: She
has never had access to any classified information in her silly
little life, only in her fantasy world, where she is “persecuted”
in “retaliation” as a “whistleblower”.
For
the record: Ramola was never involved in MK Ultra. She knows nothing whatsoever about it, and could only parrot what she has read or heard from
others, both legitimate sources and not. Mostly not.
Anyway,
here is just a small amount of “real” information on MK Ultra.
The readers, as always, may make of it what they will. Those seeking
sensationalism, drama, or conspiritard nonsense will need to look
elsewhere.
Barbara
Hartwell
MK
Ultra/CIA Black Ops Survivor
August
20, 2026
MK
Ultra: Firestorm of Public Controversy (2018)
"I
was a very minor missionary, actually a heretic, but I toiled
wholeheartedly in the vineyards because it
was fun, fun, fun. Where else could a red-blooded American boy lie,
kill, cheat, steal, rape, and pillage with the sanction and blessing
of the All-Highest?"
--Captain
George Hunter White, reflecting on his involvement in CIA MK Ultra,
from a letter to fellow MK Ultra criminal perp, Sidney Gottlieb
Since
April of this year I have been working on a series of podcasts with
investigative journalist Ramola Dharmaraj , addressing a variety of
issues, mostly related to CIA operations.
Our
most recent podcast (#7) covers CIA's MK Ultra program, on which we
plan to continue the discussion in future.
As
a survivor of this black operation (among others), I have been
writing and speaking publicly (radio, TV, lectures and print
journalism) since 1995, one year after I left the operations. My
knowledge of MK Ultra is based on a lifetime of personal and
professional experience – and I do mean that literally. Born in
1951, to a family (both sides) of CIA/Military Intelligence, going
back to OSS, my life was highjacked by the U.S. Government even
before I was born.
Not
only have I lived in the thick of these government operations, I have
done decades of additional work, extensive research and
investigations.
My
reasons for the work I do are several and for me, compelling. I am a
defender of liberty and the unalienable rights of the individual. I
am an advocate of the most fundamental human rights, for one and all,
regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religious creed, or lack
thereof, with the proviso that no one violates the rights of others.
And
my primary agenda is simple: I want JUSTICE. Justice for the crimes,
the atrocities, committed against me, against members of my family,
against my friends and colleagues, against individuals anywhere and
everywhere. More than that, justice for the betrayal of this nation
by the God-hating lawless reprobates who are the enemies within the
gates.
These
enemies will not stop until they have utterly destroyed this nation –
unless We the People stop them. This satanic cabal is hell bent on
expunging our borders and abdicating our sovereignty, leaving us at
the mercy of a totalitarian one world government.
No
borders means no nation. No nation means no sovereignty. No
sovereignty means no liberty. No liberty means no individual rights
as bestowed by God Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.
The
engineers of the plot for a globalist one-world utopian government
seek to usurp YOUR natural, inherent, unalienable rights and reduce
YOU, a living spirit, to a mindless, soulless drone in the hive. They
aim to capture hearts and minds, by any means necessary.
Which
brings me to the subject of this report: MK Ultra. Capture precedes
control. Capture hearts and minds, control them. Gaining control,
destroy them.
All
those who vehemently oppose this New World Order will say, and MEAN
it, with no compromises:
NOT
ON OUR WATCH.
The
focus of this report is to address some comments, all made in
reference to Barbara Hartwell and/or the subjects I cover, those
aired on Ramola's podcast.
Before
I get to that, here is an excerpt from a report (2013) which provides
a small amount of basic background.
CIA
MK Ultra Program: The Ultimate Evil
https://barbarahartwellvscia.blogspot.com/2013/07/cia-mk-ultra-program-ultimate-evil.html
As
a general rule, I avoid reading stories about MK Ultra, or watching
videos. First of all, my hyper-sensitivity makes it extremely painful
and I don't need additional trauma in my life. Secondly, I recognize
that many of the stories (told in print and on video) are created by
the government, as propaganda and/or disinformation. This holds true
for much of the testimony of those claiming to be "victims".
Some are genuine, but I have found that many others are not. Some are
simply repeating what they have been "programmed" to say,
or believe; some are mentally unbalanced persons seeking public
attention, who were never involved in MK Ultra, but perhaps were
abused by unrelated perpetrators; some are outright liars, shills for
the government.
And
it's not as if I need any of the "information" presented by
these sources – the vast body of reliable information and evidence
I have compiled has come from many years of my direct
personal/professional experience and investigations.
Speaking
strictly for myself, in order for me to consider a case of CIA MK
Ultra mind control genuine, I would have to either personally
investigate the case, which usually takes years, and includes
interviewing and/or debriefing the victim; or, I have to see material
evidence which confirms what I know to be true about the methodology,
the protocols, the ways and means the perpetrators utilize. I have
never claimed to be an "authority" on mind control, nor
have I ever been personally involved in any way in perpetrating mind
control, while inside CIA (until 1994) or afterward.
However,
among my most fundamental areas of expertise are counterintelligence
operations; psychological profiling/debriefing and counseling of
military/intelligence personnel, and analysis of intelligence.
Moreover, I have debriefed quite a number of MK Ultra
victims/survivors (mostly Special Forces involved in CIA black ops
and CIA agents) over a period of many years, as well as counseling
them as a Christian minister. I have never been involved in any form
of standard "deprogramming" either as a subject or in a
professional capacity.
As
to my publishing of related information, I write and speak only about
what I know as fact from personal/professional experience; there is
no speculation involved. Much of my early training was under MK
Ultra, but that was the limit of my involvement – as a victim.
Many
who tout themselves as "authorities", "experts"
and "deprogrammers" are planted among groups of mind
control victims/survivors by the government for the purpose of
"containing" the victims; some are merely charlatans eager
to make a name for themselves, while bilking the clients (most of
whom have been driven into poverty by their untenable circumstances)
for their own gain. In any case, these unprincipled scavengers
function not as true advocates or supporters of the victims, but
rather as the latest handlers, who do additional damage to the
already traumatized victims, and rather than helping them find the
truth they are searching for, lead them astray by feeding them
falsehoods.
There
are a number of individuals who claim to be "exposing" CIA
MK Ultra. Some claim to be "survivors", some claim they are
"researchers". Some are legitimate, many are not. But in my
considered professional opinion, as a survivor of MK Ultra, and as
former CIA, trained in psychological operations, much of the
information being "exposed" is government disinformation,
widely disseminated on the Internet, often as part of a containment
operation/protection racket.
The
individuals who have been drawn into this net (aside from government
agents/handlers) are a mixture of genuine victims/survivors (most of
whom have not broken the programming), and government shills, all of
whom, however, are following a "script" written and
sanctioned by the government. This is why most of the "stories"
sound so much alike, a 'cookie cutter' presentation, and there is
little variation among individuals.
Consider,
for example the so-called "Monarch" project. Monarch was
never part of MK Ultra, never a CIA operation. There is no legitimate
documentation of Monarch, nor any trustworthy, credible sources, not
that I have ever encountered anywhere. Yet Monarch is promoted far
and wide, cited as the standard government mind control operation
under MK Ultra.
END EXCERPT
Now,
to addressing selected comments, which come from the podcasts with
Ramola. First, it is important for me to say that I personally do not
solicit comments or questions from the general public. That is at the
discretion of the person who owns/runs a website, or video channel or
any other venue.
In
cases where I choose to address these unsolicited comments from the
public, it is usually because I think it will be useful or helpful to
clarify my own information and the positions I hold; and/or because I
find it important to refute falsehoods in connection with my name
and/or the general subject matter, and to set the record straight.
This I do only in my own reports, published on my site, not in the
comment sections.
I
do not engage in discussions, arguments or debates. As always, the
reading/listening audience may make of my statements, which are for
information purposes only, what they will.
All
persons making comments who are using pseudonyms or screen names are
considered by me to be “anonymous”. I do not attribute
credibility to any person whose identity is hidden behind a screen
name, or first name only, no matter what they have to say.
All
that being said, on to the first anonymous comment.
"She says "it's
not aliens, it's demons." Horse shit. She's pushing Operation
Bluebeam and Aquarian Conspiracy crap. It's not aliens or demons,
it's the CIA. They're using "demon" crap to frighten people
who believe in God. They made my father see "demons" in his
home when he had cancer, they terrified him. She's a Christian
minister? I pity her flock. She must be terrifying them. Poor
things."
On
this issue, the anonymous commentator has made statements which are
apparently based on speculation or false assumptions.
I
am ordained as a Christian minister (1979). However, I am not a
pastor of any church, nor do I have any sort of “flock”.
And
no, my statements about demons do not come from “Operation Bluebeam
or Aquarian Conspiracy crap”. I am familiar with these, through my
own investigations, going back to the 1980s, but they bear no
relevance to anything I have ever stated on Ramola's podcasts, or
elsewhere.
Anyone
who is a genuine Christian, who believes in God, who has accepted
Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, anyone who has the Holy Spirit, will
certainly know the reality of demons. Many Christians today are
adhering to a false gospel, as many pastors are not preaching the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, but rather some form of New Age counterfeit,
the doctrines of devils.
Any
Christian who wants the truth needs to read the Bible, from cover to
cover, Genesis to Revelation. Read the non-canonical extra-biblical
texts. (Book of Enoch, especially.) Then decide for yourself if
demons are real.
Now,
on a seemingly related issue, this. Again, no identification of a
person, only a screen name, Contact-Times.
Contact-Times:
"Look - if you think
we're the only life in the Universe - you don't deserve to look into
wider issues of (above) govt corruption.... Get over your hang-ups
and "little green men" - it's so 1950s. ;-) (My feedback
usually gets deleted here - despite being sane, humorous and
supportive in wider context)"
It
appears he/she is addressing me, rather than Ramola. These statements
bear no relevance to anything I have ever actually said on Ramola's
podcasts. “Hangups” and “little green men” were never
mentioned by me; that is just stupid. I simply stated my opinion that
the so-called “aliens” are not extraterrestrial, but rather
interdimensional, and that they are demonic entities.
And
who is he to decide what I – or any other person, for that matter--
should “deserve” to look into? How utterly arrogant and absurd!
Now,
here comes this character, identifying herself (or perhaps himself,
who can tell?) only as 'Rita'. She has shown up in the comment
section of Ramola's podcasts, repeatedly, accusing me of being a “CIA
disinfo agent”. She gushes with praise for Ted Gunderson, John
DeCamp and Alex Jones, an obsequious toady to these liars.
Now,
this anonymous coward, this belligerent ignoramus, decides to chime
in again with this:
Rita:
"We can all vet
publicly. I say like Gerald Celente at [link removed] says politics
is show business for ugly people "think for yourself" and
buy gold."
What
this has to do with anything I've said on the podcasts, I have no
idea. It is totally irrelevant. As for thinking for yourself, it is
very obvious she does not. She only parrots what others have said and
cites them out of context.
And
here, another character, who does not identify himself, responds to
Rita:
Dan
O:
"Rita, Ramola clearly
hasnt done thorough research on Hartwell because I have been watching
this saga with Hartwell and everyone else for 15 years and Ted has
arsenic poison and I advise everyone to be very wary and check out
the other point of view concerning her. There is so much controversy
with her. BTW I am being told that Ramola has hidden quite a few of
my comments, now hows that for someone who demands the truth and her
right to speak out, well I have my right to Ramola. You cannot have
it both ways, well I guess you can if thats what you are like."
So,
there is controversy. So what? There is always controversy over any
issue, this is not unique to my work.
He
(or perhaps, she?) then accuses Ramola of “hiding” his comments.
He demands his “right” to speak out. He is obviously of the
mindset that Ramola is required to provide him with this “right”.
As the administrator of the venue, it is her choice to allow him (or
anyone else) to air his views – or not. But that does not stop him
from speaking in any number of other venues.
Next
comment from the anonymous coward, Rita:
Rita:
"David Icke is a
Premier trusted Cultural leader exposing deep state and teaching self
empowerment. Why, academic question- Why would Hartwel want to smear
Icke. Answer she was and is an old cia operation."
Now,
she accuses me of “smearing” David Icke. So, according to this
presumptuous fool, because I have stated my opinion about a well
known public figure, whom I consider to be a charlatan and a
propagandist (based on many years of investigations) this means I
must be “an old cia operation”.
What
could she possibly know about any CIA operations? What are her
sources? As usual with these pretentious characters, who love to
shoot off their mouths without identifying themselves, she is
clueless.
Since
she names David Icke as a “Premier trusted Cultural leader”
(trusted by whom, that is the question), then the devil knows what
other New Age gobbeldygook she subscribes to. Maybe she also believes
in alien lizard people, who are masquerading as human, and that Jesus
Christ did not exist, as claimed by Icke. Last I heard, this snake
oil salesman was charging $10,000 (and that was back in the 90s) for
his public lectures.
And
just to make it clear on what I base my opinion, I have read his
books, not because I would ever give him one red cent of my money,
but only because they were given to me by persons who asked for my
analysis of the material. I read. I analyzed. I drew my own
conclusions.
I
have also heard him speak at a conference on “mind control”, in
Atlanta, Georgia (1997), where Ted Gunderson (a crony of Icke) was
also a speaker. I was there on a press pass. Ted introduced me to
Icke, at a restaurant where we were having dinner. I must say I made
haste to depart from his company, and limited my words to hello and
goodbye. Emphasis on goodbye.
So
much for David Icke, the “teacher of self empowerment”, as touted
by Rita.
But
of course, Rita will not stop in her silly efforts to discredit
Barbara Hartwell.
Rita:
"Hartwell said in her
first Ramola Interview "she heard from an 'unimpeachable
source'" That John de Camp was " he him self was a
pedophile." De Camp is a Historical corner stone in the early
exposure of high government child trafficking. She heard from
"unimpeachable source". Hartwell is garbage... further now
Ramola is asking money to hear her sordid, sensational "confusing"
"info" which is active cointelpro. I took the time to write
this because I was a huge fan of Techno-Crime Fighters... credibility
gone."
So
now, as Rita continues defending her sacred cows (Gunderson, DeCamp,
Jones, Icke) against the “smears” of Barbara Hartwell, she drags
in yet another irrelevant notion: that Techo-Crime Fighters
“credibility” is gone simply because of Ramola's interviews with
me.
For
the public record: I am not a member of Techno-Crime Fighters. I am
not personally acquainted with any of its members, with the exception
of Ramola. I have no affiliation with this group, nor any other
organization which addresses the issues under discussion here.
So
how this translates into a “credibility” issue for a group to
which I do not belong and with which I am not affiliated, defies
reason and logic. But then, reason and logic clearly have no place in
the muddled mind of this malicious heckler, who is in possession of
no facts, no evidence, no accurate information, and is too cowardly
to shoot off her stupid mouth using her real name.
Here's
an idea: Go back to the peanut gallery, little Miss Rita, where you
may sit enthralled and zombified, and fill your mind (what's left of
it) with more sensationalist trash from David Icke. You will be so
“self-empowered” that you won't want to waste your time harassing
legitimate journalists. Or, so one can hope...
Now,
here is a legitimate question about David Icke:
Tifvision:
"Hi Ramola and Barbara!
Great work, Ladies! I came away from this one with a question that I
had though. Can we get the nutshell version specifically what the
disinformation is that Barbara is talking about that David Icke is
passing and maybe some specific disinfo tactics being used?"
Which
I hope I have answered, at least in part. I would only add that doing
your own research is the only real way of reaching a conclusion. And
that applies across the board, to the credibility of anyone's work,
including mine.
Next,
these comments from a person, Karen Romero, who appears to be using
her real name and who also appears to be sincere.
Karen
Romero:
"Mark Phillips died. I
think a few years ago. He was Cathy Obrien's husband. He was DoD. He
was not CIA nor DIA. However, he did work with both of those
despicable acronym groups. Senator Byrd was Obrien's handler, not
Mark Phillips. I was not a fan of Mark Phillips. However, Cathy
Obrien is a different story than what Barbara is saying. Whether you
call it Monarch or not she was abused in the most horrendous ways by
the United States government. She did get total memory recall after
her mind was intentionally fractured in despicable and unGodly ways.
I really like Barbara, but I respectively and lovingly disagree with
her about the Monarch program. Whether it was or wasn't a part of MK
Ultra matters not. What does matter is Cathy Obrien and so many
others were abused in the worse ways."
At
the time of the podcast where I spoke of Mark Phillips, I was not
aware that he had died. I later learned he had died in September,
2017. However, my statements stand. I was speaking historically, from
my own experience and investigations.
I
do not know what sources Ms. Romero is using, so I do not know if
these statements are accurate. I should also make it clear that I do
not consider either Mark Phillips or Cathy O'Brien to be reliable
sources of information. Thus, I do not consider any of the
information from their books (if that is the source) to be
trustworthy.
The
information I covered on the podcast in reference to Phillips and
O'Brien, is only a fraction of what I have collected, based on a
number of reliable sources.
As
I stated, based on my investigations, it is my belief that Mark
Phillips was in some way connected to CIA. I also have reason to
believe that Phillips was in fact O'Brien's handler, whether or not
there were others, as claimed by Ms. Romero. I stand by that
statement as well.
As
I stated on the podcast, Mark Phillips began sending e-mails to me
some time in the late 1990s. I had never heard of him, nor Cathy
O'Brien.
I
did not elaborate, except to say that he was harassing me with
unsolicited advice and that it was clear to me that his agenda was to
attempt to draw me in to his containment operation, as I later
learned he had done to a number of others.
What
I did not state was that the e-mails were signed by both Phillips and
O'Brien. Therefore, I hold both responsible for the content, despite
the fact that in my opinion, Phillips was the instigator. If she was
going along with him, for whatever reason, I still hold her
accountable.
I
no longer have the e-mails as evidence, but I do know what was said.
As part of the unsolicited advice, I was encouraged to contact them,
AS IF I needed their counsel, which I most certainly did not. I was
also told what I “should” and “should not” be speaking of
publicly. Especially, the government harassment against me, which I
had exposed. How dare they!
I
responded one time and one time only. I told Mark Phillips to mind
his own business and stop his attempts to interfere with me. Cease
and desist. Period.
That
did not stop him. He continued harassing me by e-mail, then boasting
about court cases they were involved in, claiming that I had no
evidence for my case (how would he know?), and attempting to
interrogate me about my case, trying to bait me into a response.
I
do not respond to harassing e-mails, nor do I engage such aggressive
persons in arguments. Except to direct them in no uncertain terms to
cease and desist from such harassment.
Ms.
Romero states:
"I... disagree with her
about the Monarch program. Whether it was or wasn't a part of MK
Ultra matters not. What does matter is Cathy Obrien and so many
others were abused in the worse ways."
She
is free to disagree, that is her prerogative, though her claims hold
no weight with me. However, it DOES matter, a great deal, to me,
because promotion of Monarch has been so damaging to genuine
survivors of actual CIA operations under MK Ultra. Facts matter. The
truth matters. As does the fact that the Monarch program is being
falsely advertised as a CIA operation under MK Ultra.
That
Cathy O'Brien was abused, I have very little doubt. But that is not
the point. That does not give her, or Mark Phillips license to
publicly taint genuine MK Ultra survivors of real CIA operations by
tarring them with the brush of sex slaves and satanism.
I
speak solely for myself, based on my own personal and professional
experience. My name has been irrevocably damaged by the claims of the
many promoters of Monarch, including Phillips and O'Brien.
There
is no commonality and I am outraged by the extremely damaging false
and defamatory information directed against me, for more than two
decades. I intend to continue to fight these liars, these charlatans
and shills, to clear my name of any and all outrageous falsehoods, or
die trying.
Now,
if anyone is still wondering why I do not have a public e-mail
address, wonder no more.
I
love peace and quiet. I am the most introverted person imaginable and
a true recluse. I belong in a monastery in some remote location, no
Internet, that would be fine with me. Some cats would suffice for
company. That would be heaven on earth...
But
here I am, still thankful for the blessings God has given me, for His
saving grace, and praising His Holy Name.
Anyone
who is truly interested in my case may find hundreds of reports
available on this site. It is all free. Take it or leave it. Believe
it or not. Make of it what you will.
Barbara
Hartwell
July
20, 2018
