A. Royden D'souza

In 1975, a document appeared in the Turkish newspaper Barış that would, over the following decades, become one of the most controversial intelligence-related publications of the Cold War. It was labeled as a supplement to the United States Army Field Manual 30-31; specifically, Supplement B, or Field Manual 30-31B.

Wayward does not mention MK-Ultra. It does not mention Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA) or Ritualistic Sexual Abuse (RSA). It does not mention the CIA, or Operation Paperclip, or the recruitment of war criminals. But its narrative structure is a near-perfect map of the stages of trauma-based mind control that survivors, whistleblowers, and investigative journalists have been documenting for decades.

On September 11, 2001, nineteen men hijacked four commercial airliners and carried out the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in history. The perpetrators were (allegedly) members of al-Qaeda, an organization whose leader, Osama bin Laden, had been cultivated, funded, and armed by the Central Intelligence Agency during the 1980s. This is not conspiracy theory. This is declassified fact.

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) stands as one of the most influential and controversial private organizations in American history. Founded in 1921, this nonprofit think tank has served as a revolving door between Wall Street, Washington, academia, and media for over a century.