Overview
Cognitive liberty is the natural human right of each person to be secure in their ability to perceive the world independently and autonomously. This framework addresses threats posed by electromagnetic weapons technologies that can invade mental processes.
Core Principles
Definition
The Center for Cognitive Liberties defines cognitive liberty as "the right of each individual to think independently and autonomously, to use the full spectrum of his or her mind, and to engage in multiple modes of thought."
Foundational Rights
1. Freedom of Thought: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares everyone has the right to freedom of thought and expression/opinion—meaning humans have the inalienable right to freely think their own thoughts.
2. Information Access: True cognitive liberty requires access to truthful, unbiased information about others' actions and the general state of the world. Without accurate representations, independent informed choices cannot be made.
3. Bodily Integrity: The human body and mind must be considered sacrosanct. Invading a person's body without consent is an egregious human rights crime.
Threats to Cognitive Liberty
Electromagnetic Weapons
Any device that invades a person's mind through:
- Induction of "evoked potentials" via electromagnetic means
- "Crazy-making" tactics in information warfare and psychological operations
constitutes a violation of cognitive liberty.
Specific Mechanisms
1. Sleep disruption: Documented effects on brain function including altered sleep patterns.
2. Behavior changes: Anxiety, fear, or compliance induction through electromagnetic means.
3. Subliminal messaging: Voice or audio subliminal messages transmitted into the skull via pulse-modulated microwave radiation (V2K technology).
4. Pain without injury: Technologies that can produce excruciating pain through magnetic field manipulation without physical contact.
Legal Framework Gaps
International Standards
Countries around the world passed laws and signed treaties in response to weapons affecting human behavior or manipulating cognition. Russia banned all EMF weapons in 2001, but other nations continue development.
US Policy Failures
- The Military Commission Act of 2006 suspended universal human rights for those deemed terrorists
- Black projects reportedly bypass congressional oversight entirely
- No mechanism exists to identify test subjects or provide remediation
Expert Perspectives
Carol Smith, British psychoanalyst: "Yes – it depends though by what is meant by 'the wrong hands'. For people who are targeted for experimentation – all such devices need testing – all hands are the wrong hands."
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This page documents findings from Project Censored's 2009 research on cognitive liberty and electromagnetic weapons.