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    Petition to the

    Inter-American Human Rights CommissionOrganization of American States (OAS)

    Washington, D.C.

    John M. Nagel

    v.

    the United States of America

    u!" #$, #%&'

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    a!e of Contents - OAS Human Rights Petition against the *nite+States of America i!e+ u!" #$, #%&'

    &. Preface An American Witness to Oama CIA Organize+ Crime ies4

    &.& /o Woo+0ar+ he Presi+ent1s 2an 6&.# An Or0e!!ian De3ri4ation of Ci4i! Rights5An 6!ection Connection7 7

    #. Petition to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission11

    #.& /ac8groun+ of 9ictim : ohn 2. ;age! 13#.# Chrono!og" of Human Rights Auses against 9ictim 21

    , #%&' 21, #% 24

    =.& Internet Search for the /an8er1s Picture 24=.# ?Si!ent Soun+@ Communications /egin 24=.< i+na33ing hreat at *.S. 6mass" 25

    >. Se3temer #B, #% 27>.& he /an8er - a 2o o+father7 27>.# orturers ?Protecting the Presi+ent@5An 6!ection Connection7 28

    B. Se3temer #, #% 29B.& 9ictim *n+ergoes orce+ ?Socia!ization@ as ?Secret Agent@ 29B.# Woo+0ar+ Discusses Secret ?ame-Changing@ IraE echno!og" 30B.< Attac8s on /roa+casters 0hi!e on Air Chi!! 2e+ia ?2in+ Contro!@ Co4erage

    31

    B.' ?2in+ Rea+ing@ *sing Su4oca!ization Recognition 31B.= DARPA : ;ASA - oog!e Patent Su4oca!ization Recognition ech 33

    . Se3temer #$ : Octoer

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    &&.# 2"sterious Death of 9ictim1s C!osest Associate 43. O4er4ie0 of De4e!o3ment of Ps"chotronic Wea3onr"44

    .& ;euro0ea3ons 2ore Po0erfu! than ;uc!ear /om 44.# Ra+io e!e3ath" a ocus of ;euroscience an+ the *.S. 2i!itar" 45

    &.< DARPA ocus on 6!ectromagnetic /rain Signa!s 66

    &B. 64i+ence of *.S. 2i!itar" De4e!o3ment of Ps"chotronic or 2icro0a4eWea3ons 68

    &B.& Definiti4e Proof of ;euro0ea3onr" - an Arm" Screenshot 68&B.# 26D*SA : An *nc!assifie+ ;euro0ea3on 69

    &B.< Acti4e Denia! S"stem (ADS) 70&. Se!ecte+ 2e+ia Re3orts of Actua! Ps"chotronic Wea3onr" *se

    71&.& 2e+ia Co4erage of Ps"chotronics *se in IraE 71&.# errorist /rain Patterns Gin8e+ to Woo+0ar+1s Secret 73&.< A /i!!ion-Do!!ar Ps"chotronic Arms Race 74

    &$. Gist of Se!ecte+ Patents on echno!og" 0ith Ps"chotronic Wea3onr"Potentia! 75

    &$.& Patents Co4ering Si!ent Communications echno!og", as 0e!! as 2oo+ 2o+ificationechno!og" 75&$.# Patents Co4ering Su4oca! Recognition (6ssentia!!", ?Rea+ing of Interna!

    Dia!oguehoughts@) 77&$.< Patents Co4ering /rain Acti4it" 9isua!ization an+ ;euroimaging, such as ?unctiona!2agnetic Resonance Imaging@ an+ ?unctiona! 6!ectroence3ha!ograms@ 78

    #%. Se!ecte+ com3anies an+ agencies in4o!4e+ in +e4e!o3ment of3s"chotronic 0ea3onr" or e!ectronic 0arfare ca3ai!ities 80

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    #%.& Pri4ate Sector Com3anies 0ith Potentia! to De4e!o3 ;euro0ea3ons 81Organizationa! Chart of the *.S. Sur4ei!!ance an+ Inte!!igence Communit" 83#&. argete+ In+i4i+ua!s Phenomenon in *.S. an+ Wor!+0i+e

    84##. S3ecu!ation on /asic Com3onents of *.S. Ps"chotronic Wea3onsS"stem 85

    ##.& A &< /i!!ion-SEuare-2i!e S3ace-/ase+ Ra+io e!esco3e Arra" 85##.# 2icro0a4e, *H or 9H7 Our 6ntire /o+ies are SII; (Signa!s Inte!!igence)

    86

    # Remote Sensing 9ia Ra+iote!esco3e 106#=.B argete+ In+i4i+ua!s High ech Po!itica! Prisoners 107

    #>. Co3" of Po!ice Re3ort Against CIA in 2eFico 109#B. 6-2ai! to ohn ;age! from *.S. e+era! 6!ection Commission

    110#. An O3en Getter to Senate Inte!!igence Committee on Ps"chotronic

    Wea3onr" 111#.& Ps"chotronic Wea3ons in IraE War I an+ II 111#.# 6choes of Sno0+en, Assange 113#.< 2icro0a4e, *H or 9H7 Our 6ntire /o+ies are SII; 114

    1. Preface: An American Witness to Obama / !A Organi"ed rime #ies

    2" name is ohn ;age!, an+ unti! #%, I !i4e+ as a ?ringo,@ or American eF3atriate, in 2eFicoCit" for & "ears.

    his is m" stor"

    On anuar" #', #%&', an+ then again 0ith ne0 facts an+ a!!egations on une $, #%&', I fi!e+ acom3!aint 0ith the Organization of American States (OAS) Human Rights Commission againstthe o4ernment of the *nite+ States.

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    I a!!ege that I came to !earn that the CIA eF3orte+ #%% mi!!ion month!" of narcotics from 2eFico,an+ often much more, using CIA agents 0ith +i3!omatic co4er an+ immunit", CIA contractorsan+ agents 0ith non-officia! co4er, CIA-3rotecte+ aircraft, an+ CIA inte!!igence to gain ana+4antage o4er other +rug traffic8ing organizations.

    I a!so a!!ege that I met an Oama-connecte+, organize+ crime-affi!iate+ American an8er in2eFico Cit" in #% an+, after tr"ing to i+entif" him " searching for an on!ine 3hotogra3h, 0assuseEuent!" threatene+ 0ith 8i+na33ing " CIA ?+ut" officers@ at the *.S. 6mass" in 2eFicoCit" an+ !ater 0ith mur+er on three se3arate occasions " 3resume+ CIA agents at the 2eFicoCit" air3ort.

    It is 0orth noting that these threats at the *.S. 6mass" in 2eFico Cit" too8 3!ace 0hi!e Hi!!ar"C!inton, !i8e!" can+i+ate for the #%&> 3resi+entia! e!ection, 0as Secretar" of State of the *nite+States. Such 0as m" terror that 0hen m" 3ass3ort nee+e+ eFtra 3ages in #%&', I refuse+ toenter a *nite+ States +i3!omatic mission an accommo+ating consu!ar officia! at the *.S.6mass" in San ose came outsi+e to ta8e m" signature an+ ta3e in the eFtra 3ages.

    In a++ition, an+ e4en more shoc8ing!", I a!!ege that I 0as suJecte+ to 3s"cho!ogica! ?no touch@torture using to3 secret techno!og" in or+er to turn me into a 4irtua! ?3o!itica! 3risoner@ +ue toinformation I came to 3ossess aout Oama an+ the CIA1s in4o!4ement in the 2eFican +rugtra+e, an+ to 8ee3 me si!ent aout the Oama a+ministration1s organize+ crime ties in the run-u3 to the #% e!ection.

    It can ta8e "ears for the Commission to +eci+e on the a+missii!it" of a case, an+ as of this0riting I ha4e ha+ no 0or+ on the Petition1s status, a3art from an e-mai! confirmation that it haseen recei4e+.

    A!though, un+erstan+a!", "ou ma" choose not to e!ie4e a!! or 3art of m" account, e4er" 0or+

    is true.

    I ha4e sought to 3ro4i+e am3!e e4i+ence of m" bona fides" sho0ing 3ictures of 3rominentin+i4i+ua!s an+ organizations 0ith 0hom I ha4e associate+ 3rofessiona!!" an+ 3ersona!!" o4erm" !ifetime, as 0e!! as eFtensi4e iogra3hica! information.

    64en if "ou choose to not e!ie4e the assertions ma+e in m" s3ecific case, it is m" ho3e that"ou 0i!! !ea4e this account con4ince+ that so ca!!e+ ?3s"chotronic@ 0ea3ons, or?neuro0ea3ons,@ 0hich are +esigne+ to affect the e!ectromagnetic signa!s in the human ner4ouss"stem, eFist in the *nite+ States1 arsena! an+ ha4e een use+, inc!u+ing in IraE.

    It is a!so m" intent to con4ince "ou that the 3otentia! for ause of 3s"chotronic arms 3oses an

    eFtreme human rights ris8 to the g!oa! 3o3u!ation.

    I 0as u!timate!" incite+ " m" orturers to attem3t a 3u!ic suici+e in Decemer #% in 3rotestof m" treatment an+ 4irtua! ens!a4ement, fina!!" cutting m" o0n throat 0ith a oFcutter an+recei4ing a tota! of ' stitches.

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    I chose suici+e as a means of !egitimate 3rotest against the human rights 4io!ations committe+against me, an+ I ha+ !ost ho3e that m" re!ent!ess an+ ruta! torture 0ou!+ e4er en+. At that3oint, I ha+ een tormente+ non-sto3 for near!" three months.

    2" !ife ha+ een threatene+ thousan+s of times, as ha+ the !i4es an+ securit" of m" fami!"memers, inc!u+ing m" +aughters, && an+ # "ears o!+ at the time.

    I !ater !earne+ that the 3attern of m" torture 0as straight out of a CIA manua!, the */ARmanua! on torture an+ interrogation.

    A!!u+ing to that manua!, a Hon+uran arm" officia! traine+ in */AR techniEues sai+, ?he firstthing 0e 0ou!+ sa" is that 0e 8no0 "our mother, "our "ounger rother. An+ etter "oucoo3erate, ecause if "ou +onKt, 0eKre going to ring them in an+ ra3e them an+ torture theman+ 8i!! them.@&

    hat is, essentia!!", 0hat 0as +one to me, Just using the ?si!ent communications@ techno!og" an+

    ?noLtouch@ 3s"cho!ogica! torture using the 0ea3ons 0hich are +escrie+ an+ hea4i!"+ocumente+ in m" Petition.

    In an effort to esca3e m" orturers, I ma+e four 3rotest suici+e attem3ts o4er a 3erio+ of ' +a"s.In the fina! section of this 4o!ume, I +iscuss m" suici+e attem3ts an+ se4era! other 3oints raise+in the Petition.

    1.1 $ob Wood%ard: #he President&s Man

    Among man" other to3ics re!ate+ to the +e4e!o3ment of 3s"chotronic 0ea3onr", I a++ress 0hatI consi+er to e the neg!igence of the Washington Post1s /o Woo+0ar+, ostensi!" the greatre3orter of his generation.

    Des3ite ha4ing eF3ose+ Watergate, an+ then 0ritten ?A!! the Presi+ent1s 2en,@ among otherPu!itzer-0inning 0or8, u!timate!", Woo+0ar+1s re3utation ma" eterna!!" e tarnishe+.

    Wh"7

    /ecause, as "ou 0i!! !earn, 0hen or+ere+ " to3 *.S. mi!itar" comman+ers, Woo+0ar+ a33earsto ha4e a!!o0e+ himse!f to e stif!e+ an+ 0i!!fu!!" neg!ecte+ to +isc!ose the use of ?3s"chotronic@0ea3onr" in the #%%B ?surge@ of American troo3s to IraE in his #%% oo8, ?he War Within ASecret White House Histor" #%%>-#%%.@#

    1Gary Cohn, Ginger Thompson, and Mark Matthews, Torture was taught by CI! "e#$assi%ed manua$detai$s the methods used in &onduras! gen#y denia$s re'uted,( The )a$timore *un, 2+ anuary 1--+,a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwhart'ordhwp#om0ar#hi.es04055htm$ 2 )ob oodward dis#usses a new topse#ret weapons system o' the impa#t o' the atomi# bomb, whi#hi#tim states #ou$d in#$ude a psy#hotroni# weapons system, in an inter.iew with ndrea Mit#he$$,a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwyoutube#om0wat#h6.7w8h9:;

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    S3ecifica!!", it is m" contention that it is at !east 3ossi!e that Woo+0ar+ fai!e+ to re4ea!techno!og" such as the ?9oice of o+@ 0ea3on 0hich is 3art of the s"stem that I +escrie in this4o!ume, as 0e!! as a ne0 iometrics s"stem for rea+ing ?terrorist rain 3atterns,@ a conce3torigina!!" +e4e!o3e+ " Goc8hee+ 2artin scientist ohn ;orseen.or a 3erson 0ho is home+ in on " !ac8 *.S. go4ernment units an+ torture+ using0ea3ons an+ s"stems +esigne+ to affect the eha4ior or moo+ of human eings, such as ?9oiceof o+@ techno!og".

    As a resu!t of these auses, o4er the 3ast "ear an+ a ha!f, I ha4e come to see m"se!f as a+issi+ent of the *.S., m" countr" of irth : ut 0ithout the 3u!icit" of m" comra+es in +issent,

    6+0ar+ Sno0+en, Che!sea 2anning an+ u!ian Assange. /ecause I ha4e een torture+, an+e4en 4irtua!!" ?ens!a4e+@ " the CIA an+ to!+ I am a 3o!itica! 3risoner of the *S o4ernment, Iconsi+er m"se!f to e one of the !ea+ing +issi+ents in the 0or!+ to+a", on a !e4e! 0ith Aung AanSuu "i or simi!ar acti4ists 0ho ha4e een 3unishe+ for their e!iefs or acti4ities.

    2" asic human rights ha4e een s"stematica!!" +enie+ " c!an+estine agencies using to3secret, ostensi!" ?non-!etha!@ ?9oice of o+@ communications 0ea3onr" an+ other 3s"chotronicarms against me.

    hese agencies inc!u+e the Centra! Inte!!igence Agenc", the ;ationa! Securit" Agenc" (;SA),the Defense De3artment an+or other secret *.S. inte!!igence agencies or their contractors

    4

    :n#$assi'ed presentation o' CTT8 'rom 2+ a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwwired#om0imagesb$ogs0dangerroom0%$es0Ai#hardsonContinuouspd'5CTT8 and oi#e o' God( Te#hno$ogy des#ribed by the Toronto *tar/

    http/00wwwthestar#om0news02B0-0130pentagonsse#retweaponwoodwardhtm$ oi#e o' God

    weapon des#ribed by ired MagaDine http/00wwwwired#om02+0120the.oi#eo'go0>Available at:http://noliesradio.org/archives/26610.

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    http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/files/Richardson_Continuous.pdfhttp://www.thestar.com/news/2008/09/13/pentagons_secret_weapon_woodward.htmlhttp://www.thestar.com/news/2008/09/13/pentagons_secret_weapon_woodward.htmlhttp://www.wired.com/2007/12/the-voice-of-gohttp://www.wired.com/2007/12/the-voice-of-gohttp://noliesradio.org/archives/26610http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/files/Richardson_Continuous.pdfhttp://www.thestar.com/news/2008/09/13/pentagons_secret_weapon_woodward.htmlhttp://www.wired.com/2007/12/the-voice-of-gohttp://noliesradio.org/archives/26610
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    0hich egan to torture me starting Just 3rior to, an+ 3erha3s e4en s8e0ing the resu!ts of, the#% e!ection -- +ue to the +amaging information I came to 3ossess aout the White House an+the CIA 0hi!e !i4ing in 2eFico Cit".

    Mou 0i!! come to un+erstan+ the astonishing 0a"s in 0hich m" rights ha4e een 4io!ate+ in thefo!!o0ing Petition ma+e to the Organization of American States Inter-American Human RightsCommission.

    /ear in min+ that these occurrences ha4e ta8en 3!ace ami+st the greatest turmoi! e4er seen in*.S. an+ g!oa! inte!!igence agencies, 0ith seeming!" un!imite+ ;SA s3"ing on *.S. an+ foreigncitizens an+ !ea+ers, a 0or!+ in 0hich, for eFam3!e, the CIA - an agenc" 0hich it is 0e!!+ocumente+ has no 3ro!em 0ith 8i+na33ing an+ torture - contro!s a gro0ing +rone air force.

    han8s to 0hist!e!o0er 6+0ar+ Sno0+en, it is no0 0e!! 8no0n that the *nite+ States hasengage+ in g!oa! s3"ing on a massi4e !e4e! against Americans, as 0e!! as against a!!ies suchIta!", rance, erman", /razi!, S3ain an+ 2eFico, !arge!" in co!!usion 0ith the *nite+ ing+om,Cana+a, Austra!ia an+ ;e0 Nea!an+ : the i4e 6"es 6ng!ish-s3ea8ing nations, 0ho coo3erate

    c!ose!" on inte!!igence matters.7

    he ;SA1s acti4ities range from hac8ing Ange!a 2er8e!1s ce!! 3hone to e4en +i4erting com3uter+e!i4eries an+ insta!!ing ac8+oor 3rograms 0hich use ra+io transmissions to monitor a!!com3uter acti4it", e4en 0hen off!ine.

    And thats just the beginning.

    /ecause no0, ?out of contro!@ eFten+s to ?min+ contro!,@ an+ though I 8no0 it soun+s incre+i!e,"ou 0i!! see that this techno!og" has een acti4e!" un+er +e4e!o3ment an+ that the *.S.+efenseinte!!igence structure is intent on ?hac8ing our rains.@

    or to+a"Ks3o!icesur4ei!!ance state, our entire o+ies are SII; (signa!s inte!!igence), suJectto remote monitoring, torture an+ 0orse " !ac8 go4ernment agencies or off-oo8s contractorshire+ to 3ro4i+e the CIA 0ith 3!ausi!e +eniai!it".$

    I 8no0, ecause as a resu!t of such torture, I too8 the +rastic action of m" 3u!ic suici+eattem3ts, cutting m" o0n throat in front of a maJor me+ia out!et in !egitimate 3o!itica! 3rotestagainst the Oama a+ministration an+ its actions against me an+ m" fami!".

    I 0as 0e!! on the 3ath to +eath.

    +Available at:http://rt.com/op-edge/nsa-revelations-uk-reaction-832/B"I" E *@GEA and T&9M *&@FEA, @* "e.ises Aadio ?athway Into Computers,( The @ew

    s todes#ribe the withho$ding o' in'ormation 'rom senior oH#ia$s in order to prote#t them 'rom

    reper#ussions in the e.ent that i$$ega$ or unpopu$ar a#ti.ities by the CI be#ame pub$i# know$edge(

    .ai$ab$e at/http/00enwikipediaorg0wiki0?$ausib$edeniabi$ity

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    http://rt.com/op-edge/nsa-revelations-uk-reaction-832/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html?_r=0http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html?_r=0http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html?_r=0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniabilityhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniabilityhttp://rt.com/op-edge/nsa-revelations-uk-reaction-832/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html?_r=0http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/us/nsa-effort-pries-open-computers-not-connected-to-internet.html?_r=0http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability
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    Ho0 +i+ I get on this 3ath7

    I1!! !et the fo!!o0ing Petition to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission eF3!ain 0h" Ima+e m" suici+e attem3ts an+ ho0 I ha4e un+ergone ruta! torture +ue to m" meeting anOama-connecte+ an8er, rumore+ to e a ?2o o+father.@

    A!so in this account, I e!aorate eFtensi4e!" on m" situation an+ on the origin, nature an+ eFtentof *.S. 3s"chotronic 0ea3onr", as 0e!! as its ris8s.

    An+ a!though the fo!!o0ing account +ea!s 0ith conce3ts reminiscent of science fiction, it isgroun+e+ in 3ersona! eF3erience an+ eFtensi4e research into go4ernment ?neuro0ea3ons@3rograms.

    I as8 rea+ers on!" to sus3en+ their initia! reaction of +ise!ief, an+ to treat the account 3ro4i+e+here as if e4er" 0or+ 0ere true - ecause that is in+ee+ the case.

    he Petition inc!u+e+ herein is +e+icate+ to the memor" of innocent 4ictims of 3s"chotronic0ea3onr" an+ those 0ho ha4e een suJecte+ to non-consensua! eF3erimentation - or 0ho ma"e in the future.

    In other 0or+s, as "ou sha!! come to un+erstan+, it is +e+icate+ to e4er"one on 6arth : ecauseno one is immune from this techno!og".

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    '. Petition to the !nterAmerican 0man *ights ommission

    OR2

    S,#!ON !. !NO*MA#!ON ON #, A22,3,( 4!#!MAN( P,#!#!ON,*

    1. !NO*MA#!ON ON #, A22,3,( 4!#!M5S6

    P!ease 3ro4i+e the information aout the 3erson or grou3 affecte+ " the 4io!ation(s) ofhuman rights.

    It is im3ortant to notif" the Commission imme+iate!" an+ in 0riting if the a!!ege+ 4ictim(s)0ish 0ishes to change re3resentation or ecome the 3etitioner in hishertheir o0n3etition.

    If there is more than one 4ictim, 3!ease a++ the +ata in the ?A++itiona! Information@

    Section. ;ame of the a!!ege+ 4ictim

    JON M. NA3,2

    SeF of the a!!ege+ 4ictim 2

    Date of irth of the a!!ege+ 4ictim 517/8/1996

    2ai!ing a++ress of the a!!ege+ 4ictim (inc!u+ing the street or a4enue, numername of theui!+ing or house, a3artment, cit", state or 3ro4ince, 3osta! co+e, countr")

    o8io BCo!. uarez

    2eFico, D %>%%%

    e!e3hone numer of the a!!ege+ 4ictim (inc!u+e area co+es if 3ossi!e) ;=>?7

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    aF numer of the a!!ege+ 4ictim (inc!u+e area co+es if 3ossi!e ;

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    '.1 $acBgro0nd of 4ictim C John M. Nagel

    9ictim states that he 0as orn in ;e0 Mor8 Cit", 0as e+ucate+ in the *nite+ States, !i4e+ in2eFico for more than & "ears, that he is a *nite+ States Citizen an+ a !egitimateusinessman.&%

    9ictim states that he foun+e+ a usiness in 2eFico an+ a!so 3re4ious!" 0or8e+ as the 2eFicoCit" Corres3on+ent for a maJor Washington 3u!ishing house.

    9ictim notes that an ear!" in4estor in his usiness 0as 2r. Wi!!iam . So!!o0a", a maJor g!oa!in4estor, mining eFecuti4e an+ 3resi+ent of oronto-ase+ !on+i8e 2ines Gt+.&&

    9ictim states that he has inter4ie0e+ an+ een 3hotogra3he+ 0ith senior go4ernment officia!s,inc!u+ing former 2eFican Presi+ent 6rnesto Ne+i!!o an+ 2r. osQ nge! urria, currentSecretar" enera! of the Organization for 6conomic De4e!o3ment (O6CD).

    9ictim states that he 0or8e+ in amu!ances of the 2eFican Re+ Cross in #%, an+ that he hassa4e+ the !i4es of 2eFican 3eo3!e, ris8ing his o0n !ife to +o so.

    Whi!e 0ith the Re+ Cross, he 0as 3hotogra3he+ 0ith a+ateru onoQ, Presi+ent of theInternationa! e+eration of Re+ Cross an+ Re+ Crescent Societies, as 0e!! as 2arce!o Guis6rar+, former 2a"or of 2eFico Cit".

    9ictim states that he 0as a!so an 6mergenc" 2e+ica! echnician (62) !icense+ in #%&% " thePhi!i33ine Societ" of 6mergenc" 2e+ica! echnicians (PS62), an+ he 0or8e+ in amu!ancesin the Phi!i33ines.&-1-0news0->-1-1+1boardsmetropo$itan#hi#ago=ay

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    Geft to Right e4in Ha!!, 2cC!atch" ;e0s3a3ers, ohn 2. ;age!, former Presi+ent of 2eFico6rnesto Ne+i!!o,

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    9ictim in secon+ ro0, !ast 3erson on right. Center of 3icture features a+ateru onoQ, Presi+ent of theInternationa! e+eration of Re+ Cross an+ Re+ Crescent Societies, as 0e!! as 2arce!o Guis 6rar+,

    former 2a"or of 2eFico Cit" an+ 2a"or1s s3ouse, #%.

    9ictim, right, 0ith former C/S ;e0s anchor Wa!ter Cron8ite, &$$

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    9ictim, right, 0ith +omestic 3artner an+ co!!eague, Com+eF 2eFico, &$$B.

    9ictim, right, on +ut" at Gife!ine Rescue, 2ani!a, Phi!i33ines, #%&%.

    '. !NO*MA#!ON ON #, AM!2D M,M$,*S

    P!ease 3ro4i+e information regar+ing the c!ose fami!" memers of the a!!ege+ 4ictim(s)0ho are !i8e!" to ha4e suffere+ harm as a resu!t of the a!!ege+ 4io!ation of human rights.

    ;ame of the fami!" memers an+ re!ationshi3 to the a!!ege+ 4ictim

    ;anc" Sanchez, former +omestic 3artner of 9ictim an+ mother of 9ictim1s &st +aughterAni8 ;age! Sanchez, 9ictim1s +aughter2arie Or+ane!, 2other of 9ictim1s #n+ +aughter

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    annah Or+ane!, 9ictim1s +aughterSuzanne ;age!, 9ictim1s mother

    2ai!ing a++ress of the fami!" memers (inc!u+ing the street or a4enue, numername ofui!+ing or house, a3artment, cit", state or 3ro4ince, 3osta! co+e, countr")

    e!e3hone numer of the fami!" memers (inc!u+e area co+es if 3ossi!e)

    aF of the fami!" memers (inc!u+e area co+es if 3ossi!e)

    A++itiona! information on the fami!" memers

    9ictim1s a!!eges that fami!" memers ha4e een re3eate+!" threatene+ as +escrie+ in this 3etition.

    8. (A#A ON #, P,#!#!ON,*

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    P!ease 3ro4i+e information aout the 3erson or grou3 that is sumitting the 3etition.

    !t is im)ortant to notifE the ommission immediatelE of anE change in mailing address.

    Name of the )etitioner (In the e4ent that it is non-go4ernmenta! organization, inc!u+e the name of the

    !ega! re3resentati4e(s) 0ho 0i!! recei4e the communications. If it is more than one organization or 3erson,inc!u+e the a++itiona! information in the s3ace 3ro4i+e+)

    Acron"m of the organizat ion (if a33!ica!e)

    Mailing address of the )etitioner 5incl0ding the street or aven0eF n0mber/name of b0ilding or ho0seF

    a)artmentF citEF state or )rovinceF )ostal codeF co0ntrE6:

    (NO#,: he Commission reEuires a mai!ing a++ress to sen+ notifications re!ate+ to "our 3etition.)

    #ele)hone n0mber of the )etitioner 5incl0de area codes if )ossible6: ;?7

    aF of the 3etitioner (inc!u+e area co+es if 3ossi!e) T=# === #%-%B'

    6mai! of the 3etitioner

    In certain cases, the Commission can 8ee3 the i+entit" of the 3etitioner confi+entia!, if eF3ress!"reEueste+. his means that on!" the name of the a!!ege+ 4ictim 0i!! e communicate+ to the State ifthe IACHR +eci+es to 3rocess "our 3etition.

    Do "ou 0ant the IACHR to 8ee3 "our i+entit" as 3etitioner confi+entia! +uring the 3roce+ure7

    ;o Mes

    A++itiona! informat ion aout the 3etit ioner(s)

    See bacBgro0nd information abo0t 4ictim above 54ictim is Petitioner6. .

    7. !S DOU* P,#!#!ON *,2A#,( #O A P*,4!OUS P,#!#!ON O* A *,GU,S#O* P*,AU#!ONA*D M,ASU*,S-

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    Ha4e "ou 3re4ious!" sumitte+ a Petition to the Commission concerning these same

    facts7 ;o HMes

    (If "es, in+icate the numer of the Petition) ;o.

    Ha4e "ou sumitte+ a reEuest for 3recautionar" measures to the Commission concerning these same

    facts7; o H M e s

    S6C(IO; II. ,AC(S AGG66D

    1. M,M$,* S#A#, O #, OAS A3A!NS# W! #, OMP2A!N#!S SU$M!##,(

    H6 *;I6D SA6S O A26RICA

    '. #, A#SPro4i+e, in chrono!ogica! or+er, an account of the facts that is as thorough an+ +etai!e+ as3ossi!e. In 3articu!ar, s3ecif" the 3!ace, the +ate, an+ the circumstances in 0hich thea!!ege+ 4io!ations occurre+.

    2.2 Chrono!og" of Human Rights Auses against 9ictim

    3. Summar" Se)tember ', #%&'

    3.1 6!ectronic orture *sing ?;euro0ea3ons@

    9ictim a!!e+ges that, +ue to numerous contacts that he ha+ 0ith the American inte!!igencecommunit" in 2eFico, he came to !earn that the CIA eF3orte+ #%% mi!!ion month!" of narcoticsfrom 2eFico, an+ often much more, using CIA agents 0ith +i3!omatic co4er an+ immunit",non-officia! co4er agents, CIA-3rotecte+ aircraft, an+ CIA inte!!igence to gain an a+4antage o4erother +rug traffic8ing organizations.

    Due to his 8no0!e+ge of organize+ crime ties of the a+ministration of *.S. Presi+ent /arac8Oama an+ 3artici3ation " the CIA in the 2eFican +rug tra+e, 9ictim a!!eges that he has eensuJecte+ to numerous 4io!ations un+er OAS Human Rights reaties inc!u+ing threats " CIAagents (+ut" officers) at the *.S. 6mass" in 2eFico, as 0e!! e!ectronic torture 3ur3orte+!"inf!icte+ on him " c!an+estine agencies of the o4ernment of the *nite+ States usingmicro0a4e *!tra High reEuenc" (*H) 9er" High reEuenc" (9H) an+or other simi!ar an+re!ate+ 3s"chotronic 0ea3onr" techno!ogies,

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    9ictim a!!eges that he 0as incite+ " the *.S. o4ernment1s use of secret W2D 3s"cho!ogica!torture techno!og" to attem3t suici+e on ' occasions in Decemer #%.

    9ictim a!!eges that e!ectronic torture : consisting 3rimari!" of so-ca!!e+ ?9oice of o+@ si!entcommunications techno!og", su4oca! recognition an+ remote neura! monitoring - has eeninf!icte+ on him from Se3t. #=, #% unti! at !east the +ate of fi!ing of this Petition, in four +ifferentOAS memer States : 2eFico, Panama, Costa Rica an+ ;icaragua.

    9ictim states that a!! of the human rights auses against him ha4e een +esigne+ to 8ee3 him0hat his ca3tors ha4e ca!!e+ his ?4irtua! 3o!itica! 3risoner@ of the CIA +ue to his 8no0!e+ge oforganize+ crime times of the *.S. 3resi+entia! a+ministration an+ 3artici3ation in the 2eFican+rug tra+e.

    9ictim states that the aforementione+ techno!ogies are +escrie+ in +e3th in 3oints && through#% of this Petition.

    9ictim notes that the OAS Permanent Counci! +enounce+ an+ con+emne+ the circumstances!ea+ing to a com3!aint o4er micro0a4e torture ma+e " ouste+ Hon+uran Presi+ent 2anue!Ne!a"a in #%%$, an+ it urge+ the OAS Human Rights Commission to ?fo!!o0 u3 on thissituation.@#

    Sno0+en a!so has een re3orte+ as stating that he fears for his !ife an+ hea!th +ue to threatsfrom the *nite+ States o4ernment.#B

    A!!u+ing to Sno0+en, ime.com sai+

    ?he 0hist!e!o0er, 0ho has een grante+ as"!um in Russia, cite+ re3orts of anon"mous *.S.officia!s 0ishing him harm. Uhese 3eo3!e, an+ the" are go4ernment officia!s, ha4e sai+ the" 0ou!+!o4e to 3ut a u!!et in m" hea+ or 3oison me 0hen I come out of the su3ermar8et an+ then 0atch

    me +ie in the sho0er,K Sno0+en sai+.@#

    Sno0+en 0as res3on+ing to threats ma+e on the me+ia 0esite /uzzfee+, 0hich sai+?One Arm" inte!!igence officer e4en offere+ /uzzee+ a chi!!ing!" +etai!e+ fantas". ?I thin8 if 0e ha+the chance, 0e 0ou!+ en+ it 4er" Euic8!",@ he sai+. ?ust casua!!" 0a!8ing on the streets of 2osco0,

    coming ac8 from u"ing his groceries. oing ac8 to his f!at an+ he is casua!!" 3o8e+ " a3asser". He thin8s nothing of it at the time starts to fee! a !itt!e 0ooz" an+ thin8s it1s a 3arasite

    from the !oca! 0ater. He goes home 4er" innocent!" an+ neFt thing "ou 8no0 he +ies in thesho0er.@#$

    9ictim states that the threats ma+e against Sno0+en constitute 3roof that *.S. c!an+estineagencies ha4e esta!ishe+ assassination 3rograms an+ ha4e !etha! secret inJection 0ea3onsthat can e use+ against +issi+ents an+ 0hist!e!o0ers. anuary 214,a.ai$ab$e at/ http/00wor$dtime#om02140102+0snowdengermant.#omments02BIbid2-)enny ohnson, meri#as *pies ant Edward *nowden "ead,( )uDD'eed#om, an 14, 214.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwbuDD'eed#om0benny=ohnson0ameri#asspieswantedwardsnowdendead 3Ibid

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    4. Se3temer #=, #%

    7.1 An American $anBer

    9ictim a!!eges that, on this +ate, he met an American /an8er on the street 0hi!e u"ing coffeenear" his 2eFico Cit" resi+ence, !ocate+ three !oc8s from the *nite+ States 6mass" in

    2eFico Cit".

    9ictim a!!eges that the /an8er initiate+ the con4ersation, a33arent!" ha4ing 3rior 8no0!e+ge ofthe 9ictim1s i+entit", an+ mentione+ that he 0as a 3o!itica! fun+raiser for *.S. Presi+ent /arac8Oama.

    4ictim states that video evidence of said banBer and the 4ictim crossing )aths %o0ld beavailable from Avenida *eforma almost direcctlE in front of the location of $anameI nearalle Pragaat a33roFimat!e" $ a.m. 9ictim urges in4estigation of this 4i+eo for the 3ur3ose ofconfiirming the i+entit" of this in+i4i4i+ua!.

    9ictim states sai+ /an8er +i+ not i+entif" himse!f " name. Ho0e4er, the /an8er to!+ 9ictim thatthe *.S. go4ernment ha+ ?hea4i!" in4este+@ in 9ictim ecause 9ictim ?he!3e+ to ca!m 4io!ence in2eFico.@

    9ictim conc!u+e+ that the /an8er 0as referring to 9ictim ha4ing een a 3rominent memer ofhis communit", +ue to his ha4ing een a Journa!ist an+ inno4ati4e usinessman in 2eFico Cit",as 0e!! as eing a 2eFican Re+ Cross amu!ance 0or8er. In #%, 9ictim a!so ma+e asuccessfu! com3!aint to !oca! go4ernmenta! authorities (De!egacion CuauhtQmoc) aoutorganize+ crime acti4ities in 2eFico Cit", +es3ite re3eate+ +eath threats from organize+ crimee!ements. 9ictim states that as a resu!t of his acti4ities, he gaine+ stature in his communit", an+through a series of circumstances came to !earn of eFtensi4e CIA in4o!4ement in the 2eFican+rug econom"., #%, at the Go" /ar of the Sheraton 2aria Isae! Hote! in 2eFicoCit" (a+Jacent to the *.S. 6mass"), to +iscuss a maJor financia! transaction concerning 9ictim1s000.coneFioneJecuti4a.comInternet usiness, te!!ing the 9ictim to 3re3are a ?+ea! memo@ forsa!e of sai+ usiness.

    31Copies o' the a'orementioned #omp$aint were de$i.ered to the :* mbassador to MeJi#o, nthonyayne, as we$$ as the mbassadors o' other dip$omati# missions in MeJi#o, in#$uding apan, Forea and

    the :nited Fingdom, among others

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    26D*SA (2o 6Fcess Deterrent *sing Si!ent Au+io), 0hich is unc!assifie+ an+ is 8no0n toha4e ?si!ent soun+@ communication ca3ai!it".

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    When attem3ting to ca!! his fami!" 4ia ce!!u!ar te!e3hone, 9ictim1s ce!!u!ar 3hone signa! 0assu++en!" cut off, 0hich, in comination 0ith the aforementione+ threats of 8i+na33ing an+mur+er an+ harm to 9ictim, contriute+ to 9ictim1s anFiet". 9ictim imme+iate!" !eft Staruc8san+ a33roache+ the front gate of the *nite+ States 6mass" in 2eFico Cit",

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    S3rea+ S3ectrum (SSSS) or simi!ar si!ent communications techno!og" an+ the 3re4ious8i+na33ingmur+er threat in Staruc8s.

    9ictim conc!u+e+ that it ha+ een his !nternet search for the American $anBer&s )hotogra)h0hich ha+ triggere+ the su++en an+ uneF3ecte+ use of e!ectronic 0ea3onr" against him, as 0e!!the ?ho!+ing car@ remar8 from the in+i4i+ua! in Staruc8s, an+ a!so the Dut" Officers1con4ersation regar+ing 8i+na33ing of 9ictim.

    9ictim imme+iate!" +istance+ himse!f from *.S. 6mass" Dut" Officers an+ 0aite+ for his fami!"near 2eFican 3o!ice. 9ictim1s fami!" arri4e+ safe!" an+ 9ictim accom3anie+ fami!" to 9ictim1soffice. 9ictim1s ce!!u!ar te!e3hone ser4ice 0as e4entua!!" restore+ on this +ate.

    hat e4ening, 9ictim a!!eges that he 0as 3ractica!!" una!e to s!ee3 +ue to constant3s"cho!ogica! torture inf!icte+ " American 4oices using 0hat he !ater un+erstoo+ to e Si!entSoun+ S3rea+ S3ectrum or simi!ar ?si!ent communications@ techno!og", 3ur3orte+!" "3s"cho!ogica! o3erations (PSM-OPS)

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    9ictim1s orturers continue+ to torment 4ictim 3s"cho!ogica!!", main!" threatening his 3ersona!safet" an+ that of his fami!", as 0e!! as accusing him of ha4ing ?crimina! associations@ 0hich the9ictim states that he +oes not ha4e, as 0e!! as threatening to ha4e 9ictim arreste+, 3rosecute+or eFtra+ite+ for offences of 0hich 9ictim has no 8no0!e+ge.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers eF3!aine+ 0hat the" sai+ 0as the +ifference et0een the ?2afia@an+ the ?2o.@ Accor+ing to orturers, ?2o@ refers to the financia! si+e of organize+ crime,0hi!e ?2afia@ refers to the o3erations an+ enforcement si+e of organize+ crime.

    orturers to!+ 9ictim using si!ent communication that torture 0as ?to teach a !esson@ to 9ictim,ecause 9ictim ha+ searche+ for 3ictures on the Internet in an effort to tr" to i+entif" an+ !ocatethe American /an8er.

    9ictim1s orturers - 0hich range in numer from a33roFimate!" # to = in+i4i+ua!s at an" one time,on a #'-hour, B-+a"-a-0ee8 asis - re3eate+!" suggeste+ that torture of 9ictim 0ou!+ cease if9ictim coo3erate+ 0ith orturers. 9ictim a!!eges that he ma+e e4er" effort to 3!acate his

    tormenters in an effort for the torture to cease, ut that e4er" time he +i+ so, orturers 0ou!+ta8e a ne0 a33roach an+ continue torturing him.

    .' #ort0rers KProtecting the President+An ,lection onnection-

    9ictim a!!eges that his e!ectronic orturers im3!ie+ that the u3coming #% 3resi+entia! e!ectionin the *nite+ States 0as one of the reasons he 0as eing torture+, in or+er to 8ee3 9ictimmargina!ize+ so that 9ictim 0ou!+ e una!e to 3u!icize his 8no0!e+ge of 3ossi!e organize+crime ties to the Oama a+ministration, an+ thus 0ou!+ e una!e to negati4e!" inf!uence the#% 3resi+entia! e!ection.

    9ictim states that orturers suggeste+ that torture 0ou!+ sto3 after the #% e!ections (0hich

    9ictim a!!eges is untrue : 9ictim a!!eges that torture has continue+ on an ongoing asis at !eastunti! the +ate of the fi!ing of this Petition).

    9ictim states that orturers to!+ 9ictim using si!ent communications techno!og" that their mission0as ?to 3rotect the Presi+ent@ from an" 3o!itica! scan+a! that cou!+ affect his contest 0ith 2ittRomne", the Re3u!ican Presi+entia! Can+i+ate in #%.

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    7. Se)tember '>F '=1'

    ?.1 4ictim Undergoes orced KSociali"ation as KSecret Agent

    9ictim a!!eges that his e!ectronic torture continue+, ut 0ith a ne0 guise : on this +ate, 9ictim0as to!+ using si!ent communications techno!og" that he 0as a ?secret agent@ 0or8ing for the

    o4ernment of the *nite+ States.

    9ictim states that orturers at one 3oint on this +ate to!+ 9ictim, ?Mou1re a CIA agent no0@ an+egan 0hat orturers +escrie+ as a ?socia!ization@ 3rocess ostensi!" to e+ucate 9ictim as an?agent,@ consisting 3rimari!" of 0hat orturers referre+ to as ?Stum ests,@'%0hich in4o!4e+ha4ing 9ictim attem3t to em3t" his min+ of thoughts for eFten+e+ 3erio+s of time.

    orturers to!+ 9ictim that the so-ca!!e+ ?Stum ests@ 0ere +esigne+ to gauge the 9ictim1s ai!it"to ?em3t" his min+@ so that other ?enem" go4ernments@ 0ou!+ e una!e to 3roe 9ictim1s min+using remote su4oca!ization recognition, 0hich is, essentia!!", a 3ro4en ?min+ rea+ing@techno!og" 0hich is +escrie+ in greater +etai! !ater in this Petition.

    9ictim states that orturers to!+ 9ictim ?0e see 0hat "ou see, 0e hear 0hat "ou hear.@

    9ictim states that orturers, using the aforementione+ ?si!ent communications@ techno!og", to!+9ictim that the" 0ere his ?han+!ers@ an+ that oe+ience " 9ictim to orturers1 +eman+s 0ou!+!ea+ to a re+uction in further torture or the en+ of torture, a!though this 0as untrue : the torture0as constant!" intensifie+ +es3ite 9ictim1s est efforts to 3!acate orturers.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers 0ou!+ ma8e 9ictim sit on his couch in his resi+ence tr"ing not tothin8 for hours on en+. orturers 0ou!+ ruta!!" chastise an+ threaten 9ictim an+ his fami!" e4er"time a stra" thought entere+ his hea+, ma8ing him start a ne0 ?Stum est@ e4er" fe0 minutes,suggesting that the torture 0ou!+ en+ if 9ictim cou!+ 3ass a ?Stum est.@

    9ictim states that he 0as to!+ " orturers that it 0ou!+ he!3 him to 8ee3 ?Stum,@ or 3re4ent ne0thoughts from entering his hea+, if he constant!" 4isua!ize+ a ?0ire mesh that "ou can1t getthrough,@ or e!se ?a are+ 0ire fence.@

    9ictim states that he 0as to!+ that the 3ur3ose of the ?Stum ests@ 0as for the 9ictim to e aneffecti4e ?CIA agent.@

    9ictim a!!eges that, +es3ite constant!" tr"ing to fo!!o0 orturers1 instructions an+ 3!acate hisorturers, he cou!+ ne4er 3ass a ?Stum est@ ecause thoughts 0ou!+ enter his min+, an+ thisform of torture, among others, !aste+ se4era! 0ee8s.

    9ictim states that he e4entua!!" reache+ the conc!usion that orturers ha+ no interest in the9ictim 3assing a ?Stum est@ : 9ictim conc!u+e+ that the so-ca!!e+ ?Stum ests@ 0ere +esigne+to contro! an+ ?h"3notize@ 9ictim into constant sumission an+ oe+ience to orturers, 0hich9ictim characterizes as eing tantamount to ?menta! ens!a4ement.@

    4To Feep *tum( means to keep si$ent( or to not ta$k(

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    9ictim a!!eges that he 0as ne4er 3ai+ an" 0ages or enefits an+ 0as ne4er officia!!" terminate+as a CIA ?em3!o"ee@ as reEuire+ un+er 2eFican !a0 after eing to!+ in 2eFican territor" that he0as a ?CIA agentFan+ that it his intent to fi!e a re!ate+ !a0suit in #%&' efore a 2eFican Gaor/oar+,'&a!!eging the corres3on+ing 4io!ations of 2eFican !aor !a0 " the *.S. 6mass" in2eFico +ue to the *nite+ States o4ernment forci!" ?em3!o"ing@ the 9ictim as a ?CIA agent@using +uress, an+ then torturing 9ictim +ue to his a33arent 8no0!e+ge of the Oamaa+ministration1s organize+ crime ties.

    ?.' Wood%ard (isc0sses Secret K3amehanging !ra #echnologE

    9ictim notes that re3orter /o Woo+0ar+ +iscusses, in an inter4ie0 0ith An+rea 2itche!!, a ne%and to) secret %ea)ons sEstemuse+ +uring the ?surge@ of troo3s +uring the *.S. 0ar in IraEin #%%B.

    Woo+0ar+ sa"s that this 0ea3ons s"stem is high!" secret, si!ent an+ !etha!, an+ eEuates thesignificance of the +e4e!o3ment of this 0ea3ons s"stem as eing tantamount to the ?2anhattan

    ProJect,@ 0hich +e4e!o3e+ the *nite+ States1 nuc!ear om.'#

    Woo+0ar+ a!so com3ares this +e4e!o3ment to the in4ention of the tan8 or air3!ane in ear!ier0ars. ?here are secret o3erationa! ca3ai!ities that ha4e een +e4e!o3e+ " the mi!itar" to!ocate, target an+ 8i!!@ a+4ersaries, Woo+0ar+ to!+ >% 2inutes in #%%.'2410W:tRgs)"nbI This arti#$e states/ new rmy grant aims to #reate emai$ or .oi#e mai$ and send it by thought a$one @o need to type an emai$, dia$ a phone or e.en speak a word Fnown as syntheti# te$epathy, the te#hno$ogy is based onreading e$e#tri#a$ a#ti.ity in the brain using an e$e#troen#epha$ograph, or EEG *imi$ar te#hno$ogy isbeing marketed as a way to #ontro$ .ideo games by thought( In addition, an 9#tober 2B, 2B

    segment o' the C)* @ews program > Minutes entit$ed Mind Aeading( des#ribes amaDing ad.an#es inneuros#ien#e imaging, .iewab$e at/http/00www#bsnews#om0.ideo0wat#h06id7511-B5n 4+*ho#king .ideo o' T reporters =uJtaposed with .ideo o' trans#rania$ magneti# stimu$ation a.ai$ab$eat/ http/00wwwyoutube#om0wat#h6.7A1pFMtb-tkMore at/ http/00wwwyoutube#om0wat#h6.7k8o43d4hT:4BIn'ormation on "A?s syntheti# te$epathy and sub.o#a$iDation N#o.ert spee#hO programs a.ai$ab$eat/ http/00enwikipediaorg0wiki0Imaginedspee#h

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    ?DARPAKs 3rogram out!ine has three maJor goa!s

    o attem3t to i+entif" 66 3atterns uniEue to in+i4i+ua! 0or+s

    o ensure these 3atterns are common to +ifferent users to a4oi+ eFtensi4e +e4ice training

    o construct a 3rotot"3ethat 0ou!+ +eco+e the signa!s an+ transmit them o4er a !imite+range

    2etho+s for +etection

    he 3rocess for ana!"zing suJectsK si!ent s3eech is com3ose+ of recor+ing suJects1 rain 0a4es,an+ then using a com3uter to 3rocess the +ata an+ +etermine the content of the suJects1 co4ert

    s3eech.

    Recor+ing

    SuJect neura! 3atterns(rain 0a4es) can e recor+e+ using /CI (/rain-Com3uter Interface)+e4ices5@

    ?.< (A*PA C NASA 3oogle Patent S0bvocali"ation *ecognition #ech

    In a++ition, a!!u+ing to the 3rece+ing DARPA 3roJect, a #%&< artic!e, ?Artificia! e!e3ath" to CreatePentagon1s e!e3athic So!+iers,@'$ sai+

    ?8no0n as s"nthetic te!e3ath", the techno!og" is ase+ on rea+ing e!ectrica! acti4it" in the rainusing an e!ectroence3ha!ogra3h, or 66. Simi!ar techno!og" is eing mar8ete+ as a 0a" to contro!4i+eo games " thought. In A3ri! !ast "ear, a Dai!"mai! re3ort sai+ a team of *C Ir4ine scientists has

    een a0ar+e+ a ' mi!!ion grant from the *.S. Arm" Research Office to stu+" the neuroscientifican+ signa!-3rocessing foun+ations of s"nthetic te!e3ath". ?I thin8 that this 0i!! e4entua!!" ecome

    Just another 0a" of communicating,@ sai+ 2i8e D1Nmura, from the *ni4ersit" of Ca!ifornia, Ir4inean+ the !ea+ scientist on the 3roJect. ?It 0i!! ta8e a !ot of research, an+ a !ot of time, ut there are

    a!so a !ot of commercia! a33!ications, not Just mi!itar" a33!ications,@ he sai+.=%

    ;ear!" a +eca+e 3rior to the aforementione+ DARPA research, ?su4oca!ization recognition@techno!og" 0as a!so +e4e!o3e+ " the ;ationa! S3ace an+ Aeronautics A+ministration(;ASA).=&In a #%%' ne0s re!ease, ;ASA announce+ ?;ASA De4e!o3s S"stem to Com3uterizeSi!ent, VSu4oca! S3eech.@=#

    4-Eko rmunanto, rti%#ia$ Te$epathy to Create ?entagons Te$epathi# *o$diers,( "igita$ ourna$, 13May, 213, a.ai$ab$e at/ http/00wwwdigita$=ourna$#om0arti#$e034-B3-5Ibid51@* news re$ease @* "e.e$ops *ystem To ComputeriDe *i$ent, *ub.o#a$ *pee#h( a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwnasago.0home0hRnews0240mar0&U4-3sub.o#a$spee#hhtm$ *tatement issuedMar#h 1+, 24 =oint$y by ohn )$u#k, mes Aesear#h Center, Moett ;ie$d, Ca$i', N?hone $isted inre$ease/ >50>452>O as we$$ as by Mi#hae$ )raukus, @* &eadRuarters, ashington, N?hone $istedin re$ease/ 22035B1-+-O52Ibid

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    his ;ASA ne0s re!ease a++s

    ?;ASA scientists ha4e egun to com3uterize human, si!ent rea+ing using ner4e signa!s in thethroat that contro! s3eech5.VWhat is analE"ed is silentF or s0ba0ditorEF s)eechF s0ch as %hen

    a )erson silentlE reads or talBs to himself,V sai+ Chuc8 orgensen, a scientist 0hose team is+e4e!o3ing si!ent, su4oca! s3eech recognition at ;ASAKs Ames Research Center, 2offett ie!+,Ca!if. V$iological signals arise %hen reading or s)eaBing to oneself %ith or %itho0t act0al li)

    or facial movementFV orgensen eF3!aine+. VA 3erson using the su4oca! s"stem thin8s of3hrases an+ ta!8s to himse!f so Euiet!", it cannot e hear+, ut the tong0e and vocal chords do

    receive s)eech signals from the brain,V orgensen sai+.=Ew Motoro$aMobi$ity was a#Ruired by 8eno.o, the wor$ds $argest make o' ?Cs 'or X2- bi$$ion in a dea$ announ#ed2- anuary 214, a##ording to )$oomberg arti#$e a.ai$ab$e at/ http/00wwwb$oomberg#om0news021412-0$eno.osaidneardea$tobuygoog$ehandsetunit'orabout3bhtm$ 55Ibid5>Ibid

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    oo8 ?A ;e0 /ree+ Sate!!ite errorism in America,@=Bas 0e!! " former CIA engineeringcontractor Dr. Roert Duncan.=

    he aforementione+ 2otoro!a 2oi!it" 3atent a33!ication is reference+ in a anuar" B, #%&'artic!e on the 6Ftremetech 0esite, tit!e+ ?2otoro!a Patents e-attoo that can Rea+ Mourhoughts " Gistening to *n4oca!ize+ Wor+s in Mour hroat.@

    he aforementione+ artic!e states that

    ?he tattoo the" ha4e in min+ is actua!!" one that 0i!! e em!azone+ o4er "our 4oca! cor+s tointerce3t sut!e 4oice comman+s L 3erha3s e4en su4oca! comman+s, or e4en the fu!!" interna!

    0his3erings that fai! to 3!uc8 the 4oca! cor+s 0hen not gi4en fu!! cerera! a33ro4a!. One might e4enconc!u+e that the" are not Just 3atenting +e4ice communications from a 3atch of smarts8in, ut

    communications from "our sou!.@=$

    9ictim notes that the senior 4ice 3resi+ent at 2otoro!a 2oi!it" unti! its sa!e in an. #%&' toGeno4o 0as Regina 6. Dugan, 0here her charge 0as to ui!+ an+ !ea+ the A+4ance+echno!og" ProJects (AAP) grou3. Dugan has remaine+ as an eFecuti4e 0ith oog!efo!!o0ing the sa!e of 2otoro!a 2oi!it".>%

    9ictim notes that Dugan s3ecia!izes in a+4ance+ ?remote sensing@ techno!og" an+ she forma!!"ser4e+ as Director of the *nite+ States Defense A+4ance+ Research ProJects Agenc" (DARPA)from u!" #%%$ to 2arch #%.>&

    9ictim notes that (A*PAis the main techno!og" research agenc" of the *nite+ States 2i!itar",0hich suggests to 9ictim that Dugan is intimate!" fami!iar 0ith secret an+ a+4ance+ techno!og"

    5+

    "r ohn &a$$, @ew )reed/ *ate$$ite Terrorism, 2-, in meri#a,( a.ai$ab$e athttp/00wwwsatweapons#om0 &a$$s biography a.ai$ab$e at/http/00enwikipediaorg0wiki0ohn&a$$Nphysi#ianO 5BAobert "un#an, The MatriJ "e#iphered,( 2>, a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwbib$iote#ap$eyadesnet0#ien#ia0#ien#iamatriJ5+htm 5-n arti#$e whi#h des#ribes the te#hno$ogy, Motoro$a patents etattoo that #an read your thoughts by$istening to un.o#a$iDed words in your throat,( is a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwweJtremete#h#om0eJtreme01+1--2motoro$apatentsetattoothat#anreadyourthoughtsby$isteningtoun.o#a$iDedwordsinyourthroat >Ina ;ried, 8eno.o ont Get Aegina "ugans d.an#ed Aesear#h Group in Motoro$a "ea$,(Ae#odenet, anuary 2-, 214, a.ai$ab$e at/http/00re#odenet02140102-0$eno.oapparent$ynotgettingreginadugansad.an#edresear#hgroupin2-1bi$$ionmotoro$adea$0>1##ording to ikipedia entry on Aegina "ugan/ "ugan Nborn Mar#h 1-, 1->3O is an meri#anin.entor and businesswoman *he ser.ed as the 1-th "ire#tor o' the "e'ense d.an#ed Aesear#h?ro=e#ts gen#y N"A?O *he was appointed to that position on u$y 2, 2- and was the %rst 'ema$e

    "A? dire#tor In Mar#h 212, she $e't her position to take an eJe#uti.e ro$e at Goog$e,( a.ai$ab$e at/http/00enwikipediaorg0wiki0AeginaE"uganW#itenotedarpabio1 "A? oH#ia$ biography o'"ugan reads/ EJperien#ed in #ounterterrorism and de'ense against eJp$osi.e threats, "r "ugan %rstser.ed the @ation as a "A? program manager 'rom 1--> to 2 "uring this %rst tour with thegen#y, she dire#ted a di.erse X1 mi$$ion port'o$io o' programs in#$uding the "ogs @ose( program,an eort 'o#used on the de.e$opment o' an ad.an#ed, %e$dportab$e system 'or dete#ting theeJp$osi.e #ontent o' $and mines( http/00wwwdarpami$0orkrea0"own$oadssetaspJ6id723-1

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    +e4e!o3e+ or im3!emente+ " DARPA, inc!u+ing a+4ance+ ?su4oca!ization recognition@ an+other 3s"chotronic techno!ogies.

    9ictim states that a++itiona! information on su4oca! recognition techno!og" is 3ro4i+e+ insections an+ &B of this Petition.

    >. Se)tember '9 C October 81F '=1'

    >.1 Ongoing #hreats to amilE Members

    During this 3erio+, 9ictim 0as constant!" suJecte+ to e!ectronic torture using si!entcommunications techno!og".

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers, for an entire +a", 3!a"e+ +igita!!" s"nthesize+ recor+ings using4oices of 9ictim1s +aughter an+ her mother, 0ith 9ictim1s +aughter eing ra3e+ an+ her mothereing mur+ere+ " gunshot. 9ictim !ater 0as a!e to confirm safet" of fami!" memers.

    9ictim a!!eges that he 0as re3eate+!" threatene+ 0ith e!ectronic torture, 8i+na33ing an+hos3ita!ization of his then &&-"ear-o!+ +aughter an+ her mother, 0ho continue to resi+e in2eFico, an+ agents c!aiming to e from the CIA, ;SA an+ DOD sai+ that the" 0ou!+e!ectronica!!" torture his fami!" for the rest of their !i4es, or mur+er them an+ ma8e their +eathsa33ear to e suici+es.

    9ictim a!!eges that there 0ere a!so constant threats that he an+ his entire fami!", inc!u+ing a &-"ear-o!+ +aughter of the 9ictim in the Phi!i33ines an+ her mother, as 0e!! as associates of the9ictim, 0ou!+ e mur+ere+ " the CIA or its contractors.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers re3eate+!" threatene+ 9ictim 0ith eing 3!ace+ on a ?error Gist@an+ that his fami!" memers an+ usiness 0ou!+ e 3!ace+ on such a !ist, 0hich orturers sai+

    0ou!+ restrict 4ictim1s ai!it" to tra4e! or ma8e it im3ossi!e for him to carr" out financia!transactions reEuire+ for o3eration of his usiness.

    orturers re3eate+!" threatene+ to +amage 9ictim1s usiness interests, sa"ing that the" 0ou!+?strang!e@ him financia!!". orturers to!+ 9ictim that his *nite+ States Pass3ort ha+ eenre4o8e+, !ea4ing him state!ess (again, this 0as a33arent!" untrue 9ictim has continue+ to tra4e!on his *.S. 3ass3ort).

    >.' Prominent individ0als named d0ring tort0re sessions

    orturers for se4era! 0ee8s con+ucte+ the aforementione+ ?Stum ests@ se4era! times a +a",3romising that the torture 0ou!+ en+ if 9ictim cou!+ successfu!!" com3!ete a sing!e ?Stum estF

    0hich 9ictim states he 0as ne4er a!e to +o, ecause the 3arameters of the ?Stum ests@ 0ou!+constant!" change.

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    9ictim a!!eges that orturers threatene+ to +efame him an+ 3ortra" him as a crimina!, sa"ing thatthe" 0ou!+ ?co8e his houseF0hich the" eF3!aine+ to mean 3!anting cocaine in his a3artment,an+ ha4e 9ictim arreste+ " 2eFican authorities an+ his home an+ usinesses seize+.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers sai+ the" 0ou!+ +efame an+ +iscre+it 9ictim " c!aiming that heis0as a crimina!, insane, or that he ha+ ta8en narcotics or other +rugs to eF3!ain an" action toresist or eF3ose orturers or his a33arent 8no0!e+ge of organize+ crime connections to theOama a+ministration.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers to!+ 9ictim that he 0as +ee3!" in4o!4e+ in the *.S. an+ 2eFican?econom"F0hich orturers eF3!aine+ to mean ?organize+ crimeFthough 9ictim statesuneEui4oca!!" that he has no organize+ crime connections or crimina! associations.

    9ictim states that CIA orturers 0ere 3articu!ar!" 3erture+ at the mention of Ne% DorB realestate financier John 0ccottiin 9ictim1s iogra3hica! information, stating that Nuccotti 0ashea4i!" in4o!4e+ in the *.S. econom" an+ that he 0as the ?chairman of the oar+ of thechairmen of the oar+,@ 0hich 9ictim un+erstoo+ to mean that Nuccotti 0as 4er" high!" 3!ace+ in

    the *nite+ States financia! communit".9ictim 0as a!!egess that he 0as to!+ " his ostensi!" CIA torturers that 4arious 3o!itica! figures0ere a0are of ?e4er" +etai! of this situation,@ inc!u+ing senior 3resi+entia! a+4isor 9a!erie arrett(0ho 0as sai+ to e gi4ing or+ers from the White House), Senator SaF" Cham!iss an+Senator Diane einstein(to 0hom he a++resse+ the !etter that a33ears that the en+ of thisaccount), Senator ohn 2cCain,Chicago 2a"or Rahm 6manue!,/i!! an+ Hi!!ar" C!inton, eorgeSoros an+ man" other 3rominent in+i4i+ua!s, an+ that that these in+i4i+ua!s either ?su33orte+@his torture or o33ose+ it ase+ on their 3o!itica! ca!cu!ations. 9ictim has no 0a" of 4erif"ingthese statements " his torturers an+ +outs their 4eracit".

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers to!+ 9ictim that efore torture egan, he ha+ een se!ecte+ to ?!oo8

    out for /arac81s usiness@ in 2eFico, 0hich 0as eF3!aine+ to 9ictim as meaning organize+crime interests, inc!u+ing narcotics traffic8ing. Ho0e4er, 9ictim a!!eges, orturers to!+ him thatthe" 0ere ?teaching a !esson@ to 9ictim ecause 9ictim ha+ searche+ for a 3icture of the

    American /an8er.

    orturers re3eate+!" threatene+ to ?suici+e@ 9ictim " using e!ectromagnetic means to +amagehis menta! 3rocesses, a+ministering toFic 3harmaceutica!s to ma8e his +eath a33ear se!f-inf!icte+, or e!se that 9ictim 0ou!+ e gi4en ?me+ica! !ea4e@ : 0hich orturers eF3!aine+ asmeaning eing inJecte+ 0ith min+-a!tering me+ication to +amage his menta! 3rocesses " CIA,;SA or DoD agents or contractors, for the 3ur3ose of !ea4ing him hos3ita!ize+ for !ife in amenta! institution.

    9ictim has a!so een re3eate+!" threatene+ 0ith ?me+ica! !ea4e,@ or re!ent!ess torture +esigne+to !ea4e him 3ermanent!" institutiona!ize+.

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    >.8 Police om)laint iled Against !A

    9ictim fi!e+ a com3!aint 0ith the 2eFico Cit" 3o!ice +e3artment against the Centra! Inte!!igenceAgenc" in or+er to +ocument, in a genera! manner, the threats eing ma+e against him.>#(Co3"attache+).

    As 9ictim gra+ua!!" succume+ to constant torture, orturers g!oate+ that the" ha+ ?infanti!ize+@9ictim, re+ucing his 3ersona!it" to a chi!+!i8e, mo!+a!e state, an+ a!so that the" ha+?seFua!ize+@ 4ictim as a resu!t of torture, causing 9ictim to rief!" ha4e izarre seFua!ha!!ucinations.

    9ictim a!!eges that, in an effort to f!ee his torturers an+ fearing for his 3ersona! safet", 9ictimma+e fi4e attem3ts to !ea4e 2eFico +uring this 3erio+ 4ia the 2eFico Cit" Air3ort (/enito uYrezInternationa! Air3ort).

    During each attem3t to 3urchase air!ine tic8et at sai+ air3ort, orturers 0ou!+ confuse an+frighten 9ictim using si!ent soun+ communication so that he 0ou!+ not !ea4e 2eFico, sa"ing that

    he 0ou!+ e arreste+ if he returne+ to the *nite+ States an+ 0as on a ?error Gist@ 3re4enting9ictim from tra4e!!ing internationa!!" an+ that 9ictim 0as eing fo!!o0e+ " ?secret agents.@orturers +issua+e+ 9ictim from 3urchasing air!ine tic8et 4ia Internet, sa"ing that ?enem"go4ernments@ 0ou!+ 8no0 9ictim1s 3!ans an+ interce3t him +uring his tra4e!s.

    In a++ition, 9ictim a!!eges that he 0as threatene+ 0ith mur+er on three se3arate occasions "3ersons 0ith American accents +uring these attem3ts to !ea4e 2eFico 0hi!e in the 2eFico Cit"air3ort.

    On the first occasion, t0o Caucasian ma!es 0ith American accents threatene+ to ?shoot@ 9ictimat !oa+ingun!oa+ing area outsi+e 2eFico Cit" air3ort. On secon+ occasion, Caucasian man3assing 9ictim sai+ 0ith American accent, ?I 0ant to mur+er "ou.@ On thir+ occasion, Caucasian

    man 0ith !ong cur!" hair sai+ to 9ictim, 0ith American accent, ?I 0ish I ha+ a gun Fas 9ictim3asse+.

    9ictim states that the MeIico itE Air)ort sho0ld have sec0ritE videoand a0dioof theao4e inci+ents an+ urges in4estigation of such 4i+eo recor+s. 9ictim a!!eges that he +i+ not!earn the i+entit" of threatening in+i4i+ua!s, ut that he +e+uce+ that, gi4en the circumstances,the" cou!+ e American agents 3ersecuting 9ictim ecause of his a33arent 8no0!e+ge of theOama a+ministration1s organize+ crime ties.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers re3eate+!" threatene+ that automate+ ?3rograms 0ou!+ e run@ totransmit eFcruciating soun+s or emotions +irect!" to 9ictim1s rain using a+4ance+ min+ contro!techno!og", 8no0n as Vcom3uterize+ te!e3ath"@ or Vs"nthetic te!e3ath",@>2The #omp$aint, %$ed on 9#tober 3, 212 with the MeJi#o City ?rose#utors 9H#e, reads/ in re#entdays, I ha.e re#ei.ed a number o' threats 'rom agents o' the Centra$ Inte$$igen#e gen#y o' the :nited*tates whi#h in#$ude murder, kidnapping, making my death appear a sui#ide, in=e#ting me withsubstan#es to impair my menta$ pro#essesY( #opy o' this #omp$aint is atta#hed to the end o' this?etition

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    0ou!+ +amage 9ictim1s menta! 3rocesses an+ ren+er him hos3ita!ize+, no !onger a threat to theOama a+ministration.

    9ictim a!!eges that he recei4e+ threats from orturers that c!an+estine agencies 0ou!+ ruin hisusiness, !oc8ing communication an+ !oc8ing traffic to his Internet sites, as 0e!! as hac8inghis e-mai! an+ an8 accounts.

    9. October 81F '=1' C (ecember 9F '=1'

    9.1 4ictim #ort0red in MeIicoF PanamaF osta *icaF Nicarag0a+

    On Octoer 3*ee 2B @)C news arti#$e, tit$ed rmy "e.e$oping *yntheti# Te$epathy V *imi$ar Te#hno$ogy

    Marketed as a ay to Contro$ ideo Games by Thought, a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwnb#news#om0id02+1>2410W:tRgs)"nbI This arti#$e states/ new rmy grant aims to#reate emai$ or .oi#e mai$ and send it by thought a$one @o need to type an emai$, dia$ a phone ore.en speak a word Fnown as syntheti# te$epathy, the te#hno$ogy is based on reading e$e#tri#a$a#ti.ity in the brain using an e$e#troen#epha$ograph, or EEG( *ee a$so In'ormation on "A?ssyntheti# te$epathy and sub.o#a$iDation N#o.ert spee#hO programs a.ai$ab$e at/http/00enwikipediaorg0wiki0Imaginedspee#h

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    1=. (ecember 1=F '=1' C (ecember 1'F '=1'

    1=.1 A P0blic S0icide in 2egitimate Protest

    9ictim a!!eges that after near!" < months of torture " PSM-OPS 3s"cho!ogica! 0arfareo3erati4es c!aiming to e from the CIA, ;SA an+ DoD, he ma+e the o4ious!" +ifficu!t +ecision

    to ta8e his !ife in or+er to cease torture.

    9ictim asserts that he u!timate!" +eci+e+ to ta8e his !ife 3u!ica!!" as a form of 3rotest againstthe constant torture an+ threats against 9ictim an+ 9ictim1s innocent fami!".

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers re3eate+!" to!+ him that his mother 0ou!+ e mur+ere+ " *.S.agents an+ that 9ictim 0ou!+ e !ame+, 3rom3ting him to commit suici+e in or+er to sa4e hismother1s !ife.

    9ictim a!!eges that as a resu!t of these an+ other threats, he 0as incite+ to suici+e on 'occasions +uring this '

    9ictim a!!eges that his orturers acti4e!" encourage+ him to commit suici+e, 3s"cho!ogica!!"torturing 9ictim, sa"ing ?there1s a 3u!se 3oint, ohn, there1s a 3u!se 3oint@ re3eate+!" as 9ictimattem3te+ to !ocate an+ se4er an arter" in his o0n nec8.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers a!so threatene+ to ra3e an+ 8i!! 9ictim1s +aughter an+ her mother,an+ 8i!! 9ictim1s mother if 9ictim +i+ not com3!ete suici+e attem3t.

    9ictim states that he 0as a!e to cut his Jugu!ar 4ein an+ egge+ his rescuers to remo4e3ressure from his 0oun+s an+ a!!o0 him to +ie in or+er to cease torture.

    9ictim a!!eges that he 0ante+ to +ie ecause of the +ee3 3s"cho!ogica! an+ emotiona! +amageinf!icte+ through ongoing torture " 3s"cho!ogica! o3erations 3rofessiona!s using so-ca!!e+

    >49.er 12 Tibetans ha.e se$'immo$ated in Tibet and China sin#e ;ebruary 2+, 2- in protest o'Chinese inter.ention in the nation Ae'eren#e a.ai$ab$e at/ https/00wwwsa.etibetorg0resour#es0'a#tsheets0se$'immo$ationsbytibetans0

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    ?9oice of o+@ or ?9oice to S8u!!@ (a!so 8no0n as 9#) si!ent communications min+ contro!techno!og" against him, 0hich is +escrie+ in greater +etai! in section of this Petition. >=

    9ictim 0as hos3ita!ize+ Decemer , #%, in Hos3ita! 2eFico in Costa Rica 0here heun+er0ent emergenc" surger" as a resu!t of his 0oun+s to his nec8 an+ Jugu!ar 4ein, recei4inga tota! of ' stitches. 9ictim notes that his !oo+ test 0as free of an" i!!icit +rugs 0hen teste+ atHos3ita! 2eFico. 9ictim suseEuent!" ha+ a norma! CA Scan an+ 66 at Hos3ita! 2eFico.

    1=.' 4ictim SeeBs *eliefF ,I)os0re of U.S. Ne0ro%ea)on WM( Use

    9ictim a!!eges that he ma+e his 3u!ic suici+e attem3ts, an+ is fi!ing this Petition, ecause he0as ma+e to un+erstan+ that he cou!+ not 0in against the torture an+ 3o0er of the *nite+States o4ernment, the CIA, ;SA, DoD an+ other un8no0n or secret agencies 0hich 9ictimstates ha4e eFtra-!ega!!" 3ersecute+ him.

    9ictim states that his intent in fi!ing this Petition is to see8 re!ief from torture 3ur3orte+!" inf!icte+" agents or contractors of the Oama a+ministration, the *nite+ States of America an+ its

    c!an+estine agencies, 0hich ha4e ta8en eFtreme!" +amaging actions against his innocent3erson, se3arating him from his fami!", torturing him 0ith threats against his an+ his fami!"1ssecurit", !i4es an+ usiness interests, threatening to 3rosecute him for faricate+ crimina!offences an+ inciting him to suici+e on four occasions.

    9ictim states that he is a!so see8ing to eF3ose the use of 3s"chotronic 0ea3ons s"stems " the*nite+ States of America on foreign an+ +omestic 3o3u!ations.

    9ictim a!!eges that 3s"chotronic 0ea3ons s"stems ha4e een 3erfecte+ so that an" 3erson on6arth can e sing!e+ out an+ torture+ using such techno!og", a gross 4io!ation of internationa!!a0 0hich 3uts the fun+amenta! human rights e4er" in+i4i+ua! on 6arth at ris8 for remotemonitoring, torture or 4irtua! ens!a4ement.>>

    9ictim states that ra3i+ +e4e!o3ments in techno!og" ma8e the 3eri! of neuro0ea3ons a matter innee+ of urgent attention " mu!ti!atera! organizations such as the Organization of AmericanStates (0hich con+emne+ the use of e!ectronic 0ea3onr" against the ouste+ Presi+ent ofHon+uras in #%%$),>Bthe 6uro3ean Par!iament an+ the *nite+ ;ations.

    9ictim notes that theAsian 0man *ights ommissionhas state+ that

    >5oi#e o' God( or oi#e to *ku$$( Na$so known as 2FO are terms gi.en by the :* rmy to e$e#troni#

    weaponry ab$e to pro=e#t .oi#es in the brains o' .i#tims This te#hno$ogy is des#ribed in greater depthin point 12 o' this ?etition>>Inter.iew with "r Aobert "un#an, a 'ormer CI engineer who parti#ipated in the :* psy#hotroni#weapons program, a.ai$ab$e at/ http/00wwwyoutube#om0wat#h6.7;sdmb=og>+9rganiDation o' meri#an *tates N9*O C9@"EM@TI9@ 9; T&E CT* 9; I@TIMI"TI9@ GI@*TT&E EM)**< 9; )AQI8 I@ &9@":A*,( Nppro.ed by the 9* ?ermanent Coun#i$ at its meeting o'9#tober 21, 2-O a.ai$ab$e at/ http/00wwwoasorg0#onse=o0reso$utions0de#43asp

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    ?he threat is rea!5(there are) man" in+ications that rain techno!og" for neuro0ea3ons isscientifica!!" 3ossi!e. A++itiona!!", some sa" such techno!ogies ha4e een use+ s"stematica!!"

    against se!ect 3eo3!e in 4arious Juris+ictions.@>

    9ictim states that he is a!so fi!ing this Petition ecause it is of 4ita! im3ortance for human rights,

    human +ignit" an+ !ega!it" that this information e +issimu!ate+ an+ the nations an+ 3eo3!es ofthe 0or!+ ecome a0are of the un!a0fu! reach of America1s c!an+estine agencies using so-ca!!e+ ?min+ contro!@ techno!og", inc!u+ing Remote ;eura! 2onitoring, a+4ance+ ?su4oca!recognition@ (S9R) to rea+ an+ recor+ one1s thoughts, an+ Si!ent Soun+ S3rea+ S3ectrum orsimi!ar micro0a4e or *H techno!og" for using si!ent communications to inf!ict so-ca!!e+ ?no-touch@ torture.>$

    9ictim a!!eges that he ha+ !ost ho3e of eing a!e to sur4i4e this situation since, 3ur3orte+!"through the CIA, ;SA an+ DoD, the Oama a+ministration an+ the o4ernment of the *nite+States ha+ insiste+ that the" 0ou!+ ne4er !ea4e him in 3eace ecause of the secret that he hasaout the /an8er 3ossi!" eing a ?2o o+father@ 0ith a financia! or 3ersona! connection toPresi+ent Oama or Oama1s cam3aign +onors.

    9ictim a!!eges that man" 2eFicans in the neighorhoo+s of CuauhtQmoc, uYrez, an+ Con+esain 2eFico Cit" ha4e 8no0!e+ge of the situation +escrie+ " 9ictim, an+ that he fears for the!i4es of his fami!" memers, 0ho his orturers state are un+er constant threat.

    1=.8 Wides)read U.S. ,mbassE !nvolvement

    9ictim a!so asserts that there is 0i+es3rea+ 8no0!e+ge an+ a0areness of 9ictim1s torture,situation an+ circumstances among the staff of the *nite+ States 6mass" in 2eFico Cit",inc!u+ing among re3resentati4es of the Drug 6nforcement Agenc" (D6A), the Centra!Inte!!igence Agenc" (CIA) an+ the e+era! /ureau of In4estigation (/I) in the 6mass", amongman" others, an+ 9ictim strong!" urges the OAS Human Rights Commission to recommen+ tothe o4ernment of the *nite+ States an eFtensi4e, in-+e3th in4estigation into 8no0!e+ge of9ictim1s torture among officia!s 0ith the *nite+ States 6mass" in 2eFico Cit" +uring the 3erio+of 9ictim1s torture.

    9ictims a!!eges that orturers c!aiming to e agents of the CIA, ;SA an+ DoD to!+ himre3eate+!" that the" 0ou!+ in4ent crimina! charges against him, such as cons3irac" or ha4ingties to organize+ crime 0hich he +oes not ha4e.

    9ictims a!!eges that he 0as a!so to!+ that he 0as going to e accuse+ of crimes that he +i+ notcommit, such as mur+er or ra3e using D;A co!!ecte+ from his house, an+ others, an+ orturersc!aime+ to ha4e ma+e a fa!sifie+ !etter in 9ictims han+0riting threatening the Presi+ent of the

    *nite+ States.>B *ee *eptember 2+, 213 statement 'rom the sian &uman Aights Commission on neuroweapons,a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwhumanrightsasia0news0ahr#news0&AC*TM1+4213 >-Chery$ e$sh, Torture MagaDine,( sian and G$oba$ ?erspe#ti.es, o$ume 2, Issue 2, une ugust213, p 45 e$sh has been re#ogniDed as a non$etha$ weaponry eJpert by the :nited @ationsInstitute 'or "isarmament Aesear#h N:@I"IAO

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    9ictim states that for the ao4e reasons 9ictim 0as incite+ to ta8e the +rastic action of a 3u!icsuici+e attem3t in !egitimate 3rotest against the Oama a+ministration an+ its actions against9ictim an+ his fami!".

    9ictim states that he regar+s his incite+ suici+e attem3ts as eing tantamount to attem3te+mur+er, an+ urges an in-+e3th in4estigation into the a!!egations 3resente+ here in or+er toi+entif" an+ 3rosecute the authorities res3onsi!e.

    11. (ecember 18F '=1' C (ate of filing of this Petition

    9ictim a!!eges that he has continue+ to e continuous!" e!ectronica!!" torture+ fo!!o0ing his fina!suici+e attem3t, !arge!" in the same terms as +escrie+ 3re4ious!", inc!u+ing 0ith continuousan+ ongoing threats to 3h"sica!!" an+or 3s"cho!ogica!!" harm an+or torture 9ictim an+ 9ictim1sfami!" memers.

    9ictim a!!eges that, 0hi!e in hos3ita! reco4ering from critica! 0oun+s resu!ting from his fina!suici+e attem3t, orturers continuous!", using si!ent communications techno!og", threatene+9ictim1s fami!" memers an+ incite+ 9ictim to attem3t to remo4e stiches from his nec8 0hi!erecu3erating (0hich 9ictim attem3te+ ut 0as una!e to +o).

    orturers using si!ent soun+ communication a!so to!+ 9ictim that hos3ita! atten+ants 0ere ?CIAAgents@ an+ that his intra4enous me+ication ha+ een contaminate+ to 3oison an+ 8i!! 9ictim or+amage his menta! 3rocesses an+ !ea4e 9ictim institutiona!ize+.

    11.1 2etters to MeIican ongressF ,mbassies in MeIico

    9ictim states that, on eruar" &&, #%&%% !etters to the 2eFican Congress an+ to foreignemassies an+ mu!ti!atera! organizations in 2eFico eF3!aining his situation in genera! terms.

    Among other things, sai+ !etter, origina!!" 0ritten in S3anish an+ +ate+ e. &&, #%&1>@ or more, thin, 0ith gre" hair an+ a ha08 face. /ut !ater I hear+

    rumors that he 0as the ?o+father.@

    Since that +ate, I ha4e een constant!" threatene+ an+ torture+ " agencies of the *nite+ Statesgo4ernment, 0ho ha4e i+entifie+ themse!4es main!" as eing 0ith the CIA an+ the ;ationa!

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    Securit" Agenc" (;SA), inc!u+ing a 0oman 0ho i+entifie+ herse!f as C!arissa or Garissa GenoF(3roa!" a fa!se name).

    I 0as threatene+ 0ith 8i+na33ing in front of the *nite+ States 6mass" in front of 2eFican 3o!ice0itnesses, an+ in a++ition I 0as threatene+ 0ith mur+er on three se3arate occasions " a33arentCIA agents in the 2eFico Cit" air3ort (the go4ernment shou!+ ha4e 4i+eo), since I 0as attem3ting

    to !ea4e the countr" +ue to m" fear that the information I 3ossess 0as 3ossi!" +amaging to the*nite+ States go4ernment.

    ;e4erthe!ess, +ue to the terror cause+ " these agents in the air3ort, I 0as una!e to !ea4e unti!Octoer

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    9ictim states that orturers ha4e re3eate+!" threatene+ to V3rosecute "ou for e4er"thing "ouha4e e4er +one for the rest of "our short !ife.@

    9ictim states that the +eath of 9ictim1s c!osest associate, Rocio Ruiz Ramirez (0ho 0as 8i!!e+ in!ate #%&< in 0hat 0as re3orte+ to e an acci+enta! +eath), cou!+ e re!ate+ to 9ictim1s a33arent8no0!e+ge of the Oama a+ministration1s organize+ crime ties.B%9ictim urges an in4estigationinto the +eath of Rocio Ruiz Ramirez.

    9ictim a!!eges that orturers ha4e c!aime+ a!ternate!" that the" use offshore *.S. ases, arease+ at sea, or that since he is a *.S. citizen aroa+, the *nite+ States Constitution +oes nota33!" to 9ictim.

    1'. Overvie% of (evelo)ment of PsEchotronic Wea)onrE

    9ictim states that so-ca!!e+ ?3s"chotronic 0ea3ons@ -- or 0ea3ons of mass +estruction (W2Ds)0hose 3ur3ose is to +irect!" affect the human rain -- ha4e een the *.S. go4ernmentZs maintoo! for +e3ri4ing 9ictim of his fun+amenta! human rights as guarantee+ un+er OAS HumanRights reaties.B&

    9ictim states that the 4er" nature of neuro0ea3ons ma8es it im3ossi!e to +etect out0ar+e4i+ence of their use. herefore, he attem3ts to 3ro4i+e am3!e e4i+ence of the eFistence ofneuro0ea3ons an+ their use, in an effort to +is3e!, to the eFtent 3ossi!e, +outs 0hich ma"reasona!" arise o4er the eFistence an+ use of such techno!og".

    9ictim states that 3s"chotronic 0ea3ons can a!so e referre+ to 4arious!" as neuro0ea3ons,e!ectronic 0ea3onr", e!ectromagnetic 0ea3onr", freEuencies, ra+io-freEuenc" (R), ra+iosigna!s, ra+io 0a4es, micro0a4es, micro0a4e signa!s, !o0-freEuenc", eFtreme!" !o0 freEuenc"(6G), 6G freEuencies, e!ectromagnetic fie!+s or non-!etha! min+ contro! 0ea3onr", among

    man" other terms.

    B#

    1'.1 Ne0ro%ea)ons More Po%erf0l than N0clear $omb

    9ictim states that is 0e!! +ocumente+ that the human rain an+ o+" are e!ectrochemica!io!ogica! s"stems that communicate 0ith e!ectrica!, magnetic an+ e!ectromagnetic signa!s,B

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    9ictim notes that 3s"chotronic 0ea3ons are re3eate+!" referre+ to in aca+emic an+ mi!itar"research as ha4ing the 3otentia! to e ?more 3o0erfu! than nuc!ear 0ea3ons.@

    9ictim states that 3s"chotronic 0ea3ons or neuro0ea3ons are norma!!" to3 secret armamentsin nationa! go4ernments1 arsena!s an+ that, +ue to their in4isi!e nature, go4ernments 0ou!+natura!!" see8 to 8ee3 such 0ea3onr" high!" c!assifie+ an+ +en" its eFistence.

    Ho0e4er, 9ictim states that there are eFce3tions, such as, for eFam3!e, the *.S. mi!itar"1sunc!assifie+si!ent soun+ M,(USA )ro@ectFB=0hich is +iscusse+ in greater +etai! in section &>of this Petition.

    or eFam3!e, Cher"! We!sh, 0ho has een recognize+ as a non-!etha! 0ea3onr" eF3ert " the*nite+ ;ations Institute for Disarmament Research (*;IDIR),B>0rites in a #% artic!e for the6sseF Human Rights Re4ie0

    ?his 3a3er eFamines ho0 an+ 0h" a!! maJor reforms efforts to an nonconsensua! eF3eriments

    ha4e fai!e+. It eFamines emerging e4i+ence of secret neuro0ea3ons neuroscience-ase+0ea3ons that ma" e com3ara!e to the atomic om an+ the significant +anger of further

    nonconsensua! eF3eriments eing carrie+ out to+a".@BB

    A!!u+ing to the im3ortance of secrec" of neuro0ea3ons for nationa! go4ernments, We!sh a++e+in the same 6sseF Human Rights Re4ie0 artic!e

    ?+eca+es of secret research su33orts the argument that, un!i8e the atomic om - 0hich ecame8no0n to the 3u!ic 0hen it eF3!o+e+ o4er a3an - some 62R neuro0ea3ons are !i8e!" esurre3titious inte!!igence 0ea3ons, 0hose 3o0er !ies in 8ee3ing them secret. Surre3titious

    0ea3ons 0ou!+ !i8e!" remain c!assifie+, ne4er to e re4ea!e+ to the 3u!ic the" 0ou!+ e si!ent,

    un+etecta!e, an+ !ea4e no trace e4i+ence ehin+ - thus creating a more ominous threat tofun+amenta! human rights than the atomic om.@B

    Russian Presi+ent 4ladimir P0tinhas a!so state+ that 3s"chotronic 0ea3onr" is 3otentia!!"more 3o0erfu! than nuc!ear 0ea3ons.B$

    +5ME":* is a pro=e#t de.e$oped by the :* @a.y, %rst #ontra#ted to the 8os nge$esbaseda.eband Corporation, whi#h was pur#hased in 2B by the *ierra @e.ada Corporation .ai$ab$e athttp/00enwikipediaorg0wiki0ME":*NweaponO+>Chery$ e$sh is #ited as an eJpert in non$etha$ weaponry in the :nited @ations Institute 'or"isarmament Aesear#h N:@I"IAO 22 Media Guide to "isarmament in Gene.a, 25 .ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwunidirorg0%$es0pub$i#ations0pd's022mediaguidetodisarmamentingene.a-5pd'++Chery$ e$sh, Co$d ar @on#onsensua$ EJperiments/ The Threat o' @euroweapons and the "anger itwi$$ &appen gain,( EsseJ &uman Aights Ae.iew, 1 .ai$ab$e at/http/00pro=e#tsesseJa#uk0ehrr0-@10E8*&pd'+BIbid p 31+-?utin made this statement in Aossiiskaya GaDeta in a 2 ;ebruary 212 arti#$e etit$ed )eing strong/@ationa$ se#urity guarantees 'or Aussia,( authored by ?utin, a.ai$ab$e at/https/00webar#hi.eorg0web021231215335B0http/00premiergo.ru0eng0e.ents0news01B1B50

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    1'.' *adio #ele)athE a oc0s of Ne0roscience and the U.S. MilitarE

    In #%&%, 3rominent 3h"sicist reeman D"son +iscusse+ the significance of 62R forun+erstan+ing ho0 the rain functions

    ?o ma8e ra+iote!e3ath" 3ossi!e, 0e ha4e on!" to in4ent t0o ne0 techno!ogies, first the +irectcon4ersion of neura! signa!s into ra+io signa!s an+ 4ice 4ersa, an+ secon+ the 3!acement ofmicrosco3ic ra+io transmitters an+ recei4ers 0ithin the tissue of a !i4ing rain...It is eas" to imaginera+iote!e3ath" as a 3o0erfu! instrument of socia! change, use+ either for goo+ or for e4i! 3ur3oses.

    It cou!+ e a asis for mutua! un+erstan+ing an+ 3eacefu! coo3eration of humans a!! o4er the3!anet. Or it cou!+ e a asis for t"rannica! o33ression an+ enforce+ hatre+ et0een one

    communa! societ" an+ another.?%

    9ictim asserts that, +ue to inno4ations in ra+io te!esco3es an+ ra+io freEuenc" techno!og", as0e!! as +ramatic a+4ances in neuroimaging techno!og",&the im3!antation of ?microsco3ic ra+iotransmitters an+ recei4ers@ that D"son +iscusses ao4e are not a technica! reEuirement for

    ra+iote!e3ath" to ta8e 3!ace.9ictim s3ecu!ates that 3o0erfu! arra"s of ra+io te!esco3es an+ transmitters, 3ossi!" s3ace-ase+ in the *.S. reconnaissance sate!!ite s"stem, can remote!" access, or ?hac8@ the humanrain " rea+ing the minute e!ectromagnetic signa!s gi4en off " rain0a4es. #

    /ecause of the ?in4isi!e@ nature of 3s"chotronic e!ectromagnetic 0ea3onr", 9ictim states that,throughout the remain+er of this Petition, eFtensi4e references are 3ro4i+e+ as e4i+ence that3s"chotronic 0ea3onr" is technica!!" feasi!e an+ has a!rea+" een +e3!o"e+ " the *nite+States 2i!itar", inc!u+ing in u!f War I in &$$&, as 0e!! as the #n+IraE War +uring the so-ca!!e+?surge@ in #%%B.

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    here is 3!entifu! a++itiona! e4i+ence that the *.S. mi!itar" has a strong focus on neurosciencean+ ne0 3s"chotronic 0ea3onr".

    A #%% re3ort on neuroscience an+ its 0ea3onization, contracte+ " the Defense Inte!!igenceAgenc",'sai+

    ?DARPA has een 0or8ing on 66 an+ f;IRS-ase+ /CIs (rain : com3uter interfaces) that usethe human 4isua! s"stem as the in3ut +e4ice to a com3uter s"stem to increase the s3ee+ of +ata3rocessing in 4isua! search mo+e. he i+ea is that a!though current techno!ogica! ca3acities 0ith

    com3uter 4ision are not e4en c!ose to the s3ee+ an+ so3histication of the human e"e, there is a !agtime et0een the 4isua! menta! 3rocess an+ a motor out3ut to the com3uter s"stem. /" using 66or f;IRS to +irect!" measure the rain1s res3onse 0hen it +etects a target, the search 3rocess can

    occur more Euic8!" than 0ith an o3erator1s motor res3onse. i4en the current !e4e! ofminiaturization of com3uter memor", a 0eara!e com3uter 0ith an efficient rain-ase+ in3utout3ut+e4ice (a ?menta! mouse@) an+ an efficient search strateg" cou!+ a!!o0 access to huge amounts of

    store+ +ata in mi!!isecon+s, effecti4e!" augmenting the user1s !ong-term memor". Such +e4icescou!+ a!!o0 mi!itar" troo3s to access 4isua! ma3s an+ inte!!igence 0hen the" a33roach a ne0 area

    or to access me+ica! information in the fie!+.=

    ?O0ing to their a080ar+ size an+ sha3e an+ their cost, some techno!ogies such as 26 an+2RIf2RI are !i8e!" to ta8e a ac8seat in ena!ing cogniti4e enhancement, 3ro4i+ing the un+er!"ingneuroscience u3on 0hich more fie!+a!e techno!ogies, such as 66 an+ f;IRS, can e ase+. It

    is, for eFam3!e, un!i8e!" that rain:com3uter interfaces ase+ on f2RI cou!+ e !oa+e+ onto Jets ors3aceshi3s in the neFt t0o +eca+es, 0hereas an 66 or f;IRS-ase+ s"stem cou!+ 4er" 0e!! e

    so +e3!o"e+ in that timeframe.@

    he re3ort a++e+

    ?hese functiona! neuroimaging techno!ogies, some mature, others emergent, are common3!ace in

    research an+ c!inica! en4ironments an+ are ha4ing an im3act on +efense 3o!ic" +ecisions (Peterset a!., #%%). Recent a+4ances an+ +e4e!o3ments a!!o0 for functiona! neuroimaging ca3ai!it" 0ithrea!-time or near-rea!-time +ata acEuisition an+ ana!"sis that is ecoming chea3er, 3orta!e, an+

    more user frien+!". Continue+ refinement of these techno!ogies is !i8e!" to !ea+ to increase++issemination of this techno!og", 0ith a33!ications eF3an+ing 0e!! e"on+ the current 3rimar" fie!+sof neuroscience research an+ c!inica! me+icine. Areas 0here the a33!ication of a+4ance+ functiona!neuroimaging techno!og" are !i8e!" are usiness (mar8eting, economics, human resources), human3erformance, ris8 assessment, the fie!+ of !a0, an+ the mi!itar", a!! of them ha4ing great re!e4ance

    to nationa! 3o!ic" an+ +efense issues. Progress continues to e ma+e in oth functiona!neuroimaging an+ neuro3h"sio!ogica! metho+s to0ar+ the ho!" grai! of neuroimaging, name!",

    mi!!isecon+-!e4e! tem3ora! reso!ution 0ith 3recise s3atia! !oca!ization.

    ?A+4ances in neuro3h"sio!ogica! an+ cogniti4e science research ha4e fue!e+ a surge of researchaime+ at more effecti4e!" comining human an+ machine ca3ai!ities. Resu!ts of this research

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    cou!+ gi4e human 3erformance an e+ge at oth the in+i4i+ua! an+ grou3 !e4e!s. hough much ofthis research +efies eing assigne+ rigi+ oun+aries et0een +isci3!ines, for the sa8e of

    con4enience the committee has organize+ this section into four +iscussion areas here is no+out in the min+ of the committee memers that genomics an+ 3roteomics 0i!! 3!a" an

    increasing!" !arge ro!e in the future of cogniti4e neuroscience. Ho0e4er, gi4en the fact thatgenomics3roteomics is !arge!" recognize+ " the entire technica! communit" as eing im3ortant,

    an+ a33ears to e gro0ing, the committee +eci+e+ to not a++ a fin+ing re!ate+ to this to3ic.

    [ /rain-machine interfaces. his categor" inc!u+es +irect rain-machine interfaces for contro! ofhar+0are an+ soft0are. he asis of rain-machine interfaces (/2I) is the ca3ture of 4arious forms

    of +"namica!!" 4ar"ing energ" emissions from the 0or8ing rain " means of functiona!neuroimaging +e4ices.@>

    A!so, the re3ort sai+, ?A fourth eFam3!e is a rain-machine interface (/2I) for the contro! ofWea3ons s"stems. With rea8throughs in training an+ the +etection of rain acti4it" for /2Is to the

    reEuire+ !e4e! of com3!eFit" an+ s3ecificit", 4irtua!!" an" concei4a!e 0ea3ons s"stem cou!+ econtro!!e+ " this means.@B

    9ictim notes that the ao4e research 0as 3erforme+ o4er > "ears efore fi!ing of this Petition,accessing non-c!assifie+ a+4ances in neuroscience, an+ that DARPA an+ other co4ert go4ernmentagencies are 8no0n to e #%-Ew B-?atent a.ai$ab$e at/http/00wwwgoog$e#om0patents0:*>5B++2-

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