Walter Bowart

Summary

Walter Howard Bowart (1939-2007) was an American investigative journalist and author best known for his groundbreaking book "Operation Mind Control" (1978) and its expanded "Researcher's Edition" (1994). His work documented extensive CIA and military mind control programs, exposing the "Cryptocracy" - the secret rule by intelligence agencies that transformed American society after World War II.

Background

Bowart began his research after a friend returned from Vietnam with amnesia and hyperamnesia. His investigation led him to Washington, D.C., where he discovered that knowledge of mind control operations was surprisingly widespread among government workers. He famously noted that in D.C., "you'd meet somebody... and they'd say 'Oh you're talking about erasing people's memories. The guy across the street mowing his lawn, he's one of them.'"

Major Works

Operation Mind Control (1978)

The first comprehensive expose of CIA mind control programs, documenting:

• Nazi infiltration of U.S. intelligence agencies
• The use of LSD, hypnosis, and behavioral conditioning
• Creation of "Manchurian Candidates"
• Electronic mind control technologies

Operation Mind Control Researcher's Edition (1994)

An expanded version with additional documentation including:

• Detailed analysis of the "Cryptocracy"
• Testimonies from Targeted Individuals
• Information on Project GREENSTAR and MILABS
• Evidence linking UFO abductions to military mind control
• The role of Dr. Jose Delgado's brain stimulation research

Key Insights from Bowart's Research

The Cryptocracy

Bowart coined or popularized the term "Cryptocracy" ("rule by secrecy") to describe how intelligence agencies, particularly the CIA, operate beyond democratic oversight:

"Whatever the motive for the creation of the National Security State, it was the beginning of the end of our free society."

He documented how President Truman, who created the CIA in 1947, later regretted the decision, stating the agency had become "an operational and at times a policy-making arm of the government" diverted from its original intelligence-gathering purpose.

Nazi Connections

Bowart extensively documented how Nazi scientists and intelligence officers were brought to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip, bringing their mind control expertise:

"No one could see that the Nazis who helped establish the agency had used the 'need-to-know-security-system' to continue the Third Reich in the United States under the impenetrable cloak of national security."

Electronic Mind Control

Bowart was among the first to document the shift from chemical/hypnotic mind control to electronic methods:

• Radio and electromagnetic mind control procedures
• Implanted transceivers for thought reading and manipulation
• Remote neural monitoring capabilities
• V2K (Voice to Skull) technology

Targeted Individual Testimonies

His Researcher's Edition included detailed testimonies from Targeted Individuals including:

• Glen E. Nichols: Psychotherapist who documented implanted radio transmitters and EEG devices
• Harlan Girard: Businessman and Air Force veteran who described microwave weapons and "telepresence surveillance"

Targeting of Bowart

According to Dr. Eric Karlstrom, Bowart himself became a Targeted Individual as punishment for his exposés:

"Bowart was also 'punished' (ergo, targeted) as well, to the extent that all his family relationships were sabotaged and destroyed."

This pattern of targeting researchers and whistleblowers has become familiar to the TI community.

Legacy

Bowart's work remains foundational for understanding:

• The scope and history of government mind control programs
• The transition from MKULTRA-era chemical methods to modern electronic harassment
• The connection between UFO abduction narratives and military mind control (Project GREENSTAR)
• The existence of the "Cryptocracy" operating beyond democratic accountability

His prediction in 1994 that "half of the people in this country – maybe more than 150 million people – have been the targets of our own government's clandestine experiments" has proven increasingly relevant as more information about mass surveillance and behavioral modification programs emerges.

Quotes

"The message is getting out, Mind Control (MC or MK) is part of the surge of Invisible Weaponry development. Our elected officials are involved. A third of our national budget is spent on black operations which hide all the secrets."

"Waco and Jonestown are two examples of CIA interference (mind control operations) and this is why we have to abolish the National Security Act. This has got to stop. We've got the Nazis on our hands."

"Through one secret program or another, half of the people in this country – maybe more than 150 million people – have been the targets of our own government's clandestine experiments."