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Luna Calls for Full Release of CIA MK-Ultra Files

7/1/2026

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) chaired a June 30, 2026 House Oversight hearing on the CIA’s MK-Ultra program.
Stephen Kinzer said CIA officers could obtain “expendable” subjects abroad, granting a license to kill.
Tom O’Neill claimed the CIA misled the 1977 hearings and that new documents contradict its LSD statements.
The task force urged full release of remaining redacted MK-Ultra files, saying a 70-year lapse ends any security justification.

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) chaired a June 30, 2026 House Oversight hearing on the CIA’s MK-Ultra program.
Stephen Kinzer said CIA officers could obtain “expendable” subjects abroad, granting a license to kill.
Tom O’Neill claimed the CIA misled the 1977 hearings and that new documents contradict its LSD statements.
The task force urged full release of remaining redacted MK-Ultra files, saying a 70-year lapse ends any security justification.