In this special episode, China Watch tells the story that Errol Morris missed in his acclaimed documentary Wormwood.
The film has focused attention on the mysteries surrounding the death of government scientist Frank Olson. Olson fell 13 stories to his death from a New York hotel window in 1953. He died after—but possibly not because—he was dosed with LSD by the CIA. Why Frank Olson died—and maybe why he had to die—leads us to one of the most persistent controversies of Cold War America.
Did the US use biological weapons during the Korean War? The US government says No. Frank Olson apparently thought otherwise.
This week, in a special edition of China Watch, Wormwood and Gall, I look at the story: the facts, the accusations, and the cover-up. And, in a China Watch exclusive, I point to indications of another terrible crime, one that might provide the key to the death of Frank Olson.
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The Korean War was a desperate and dubious battle in which the US was ready to try anything and everything to overcome its strategic and tactical disadvantages. Biological weapons, nuclear weapons…and Douglas MacArthur’s plans for a strategic breakout via escalation of the Korean conflict to a regional war. Everything was on the table.
Douglas MacArthur made the first US attempt to parlay a Korean crisis into an existential confrontation with the People’s Republic of China. With the US milsec establishment, his ideas are more popular—and dangerous—than ever. My documentary uses first hand testimony and declassified archives to finally reveal the truth behind this long-suppressed event.