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Premium Episode 119 - Paranoiac Films 12 - State of Siege and the Tupamaros pt. 1 - “Words Divide Us, Action Unites Us”, MKULTRA, OPS/USAID, and Torture, feat. Dr. Pig Bodine
🕑 Added 2024-01-18 22:43:42 +0000 UTCToday I am rejoined by old friend of the show Dr. Pig Bodine aka CJ (@pussy___teeth) to discuss the 1972 film State of Siege by Costa-Gavras. We begin by reviewing the plot of the film and the real-life events.
From there, we quickly descend into darkness as we discuss the life of Dan Mitrione (beyond all the Jim Jones stuff). This leads us to ask why the field of parapolitics research into MKULTRA has been so incredibly unfruitful since the 1970s and why Operation Midnight Climax has been so thoroughly shitcoated. We're talking deviancy and sexual blackmail operations. We ask what type of "sexual technologies" they developed and what Inquisition techniques have to do with MKULTRA. We raise the spectre of the true nature of personality tests and their horrific usages including aforementioned deviancy blackmail ops and death squads.
Finally, we discuss the question of torture. Don't worry; future episodes are not as bleak.
artwork by @DEEP_RED_BELLS
Songs:
Hasta Siempre, Comandante by the Buena Vista Social Club (Carlos Puebla is better but nevertheless)
Los Olvidados by Los Muertos de Cristo
A Mi Manera by Gipsy Kings
American Made Death Squad by Behind Enemy Lines
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Comments
Fortunato Perez
Fantastic series!
Angus Cairnie
Fantastic episode
ampgorky
Wait, what is dr. Teeth’s Podcast?
