10個"正確"的陰謀論(下)
CIA Experimented With Mind Control
5.中央情報局試驗精神控制
Possibly after coordinated world domination, mind control may be considered one of the most outrageous conspiracy theories. However, the CIA, along with the US Army Chemical Corps, made attempts to do just that.
也許除了上文提到的“聚會”統治世界， 精神控制也是最令人髮指的的陰謀論之一。然而，美國中央情報局，以及美國陸軍化學部隊，曾試圖做到這一點。Called Project MKUltra, the program began in the 1950s. Efforts to get average people to do the agency's bidding often crossed moral and legal boundaries and may have inadvertently led to the horrible illegal drug crisis facing the world today.
這個叫作MKUltra的計劃開始於上個世紀50年代，他們企圖讓普通人做政府禁止的事情，顯然該計劃越過了道德和法律的界限，並且有人猜測，當今世界可怕的毒品危機可能就是該計劃無意間導致的。
US Government Planned To Commit Domestic Terrorism And Blame Cuba
4.美國政府計劃在國內引發恐怖主義事件並嫁禍於古巴
Another supposedly fringe theory is that a government would do terrible things to its own people to frame an enemy. Horrifyingly, it seems that the Department of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the CIA (yes, them again) would have been willing to do just that.
某陰謀論稱，美國政府會對自己的民衆做出可怕的事情來陷害敵人。可怕的是，似乎美國國防部，參謀長聯席會議和中央情報局（是的，又是他們）真的願意這樣做。Designated as Operation Northwoods, the proposed plan would have seen US operatives committing atrocities such as sinking boats containing Cuban refugees and hijacking planes. The idea was that the American public would be so outraged that most would be very willing to support going to war with Cuba.
他們曾計劃的“北森林行動”見證了美國特工的暴行，他們想讓乘有古巴難民的船隻沉沒或劫持飛機，以此讓美國公衆誤會古巴而憤怒，這樣大多數人就會支持攻打古巴。所幸這套用心險惡的計劃沒有得到時任總統肯尼迪批准，否則現代歷史很有可能要重寫。3.A Fake Attack Was Used To Justify Invading North Vietnam
3.約翰遜總統通過虛假事件獲權侵略北越
The Vietnam War has been a source of heated debate for decades. This occurred before it became public knowledge that the "incident" used by US President Lyndon B. Johnson to gain the authority to deploy American forces to North Vietnam never happened.
越南戰爭幾十年來一直備受爭論，這當然是因爲公衆知道了美國總統林登·貝恩斯·約翰遜用來徵得權力向北越出兵的藉口——“導火索事件”，其實從未發生過。It centers around the USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy, two US Navy destroyers that were performing patrol duty by South Vietnam. A confrontation that actually did take place between the Maddox (later joined by the Turner Joy) and the North Vietnamese happened on August 2, 1964, and resulted in the deaths of four North Vietnamese sailors.
事件中心是美國軍艦馬多克斯號和特納·喬伊號，這兩艘海軍驅逐艦當時在越南南部執行巡邏任務。在1964年8月2日，馬多克斯號確實與北越發生了衝突（後來特納·喬伊號也加入其中），造成四名北越水手死亡。Two days later, the Maddox and the Turner Joy (along with planes that had taken off from the famed aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga) began opening fire on apparent enemy targets that had been detected via sonar, radar, and radio signals.
兩天後，馬多克斯號和特納·喬伊號（以及從著名的航空母艦提康德羅加號上起飛的飛機）向敵人開火，當時敵人的具體位置已經通過聲納、雷達和無線電信號確定，非常明顯。Later, it appeared that there were no enemy vessels and that the signals were false alarms. However, it was this supposed second battle that prompted President Johnson to go on television, looking for the authority to launch a military response. He eventually got it.
但是後來又有人發現，事實上並沒有敵人的船隻，信號也是錯誤的。然而，正是這場所謂的第二場戰鬥促使約翰遜總統登上電視，他徵求大衆同意發動軍事報復，最終成功了。Wasn't Hitler's Skull
2.這不是希特勒的頭骨
The horrid acts committed by Adolf Hitler are too many to list here. For decades, it has been widely understood that the final one was the taking of his own life. Not surprisingly, there were also many who believed that it was a setup and that the evil dictator actually sneaked away.
阿道夫·希特勒的可怖行徑太多，這裏就不列舉了。幾十年來，人們普遍認爲，他的最後一個可怕行徑就是他的自殺。關於他的陰謀論就是，他的自殺其實是個假象，這個惡魔實際上已經溜走了。These theories were generally thought to be unfounded. However, those promoting the idea suddenly looked more credible beginning in 2009. This is because tests performed on a skull in the custody of the Russian government produced some surprising results.
一般認爲這個想法是毫無根據的。然而，2009年開始，有些事實讓這個想法突然變得可信了。這是因爲，研究人員對俄羅斯政府託管的希特勒顱骨進行了測試，得出了一些令人吃驚的結果。Long purported to be Hitler's skull, the tests revealed that the skull was actually that of a young woman. Ironically, the tests were done to lessen the credibility of the conspiracy theorists.
測試顯示，那個頭骨實際上是一個年輕女子的頭骨。諷刺的是，進行這些測試起初是爲了推翻陰謀論。State Department Was Infiltrated By Communists
1.有共產主義者潛入了美國國務院
Although the great state of Wisconsin has produced many fine citizens, its residents tend to view one-time US Senator Joseph McCarthy with much less enthusiasm. McCarthy became a prominent member of the US Senate during the Cold War, using tactics that are now looked upon with shame. (However, many acts mistakenly assigned to him were actually done by the House Un-American Activities Committee.)
雖然威斯康星州的許多公民都很優秀，但是他們都很不待見之前的美國參議員約瑟夫·麥卡錫。麥卡錫在冷戰期間成爲美國參議院的重要成員，他的手段現在看來都很可恥。（然而，許多誤分給他的事情實際上是由衆議院非美裔運動委員會完成的。）He eventually chaired the powerful Committee on Government Operations. It is now known as the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and is now chaired by Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson.
他最終掌控了強有力的政府運作委員會，現在稱爲國土安全及政府事務委員會，主席是威斯康星共和黨的榮·約翰遜。Although McCarthy's claims of widespread Soviet infiltration in the US government were generally viewed as discredited after his popularity declined, evidence has been made public over the following decades that seem to prove his ideas.
儘管麥卡錫的聲望下降後，人們普遍不相信他所說的蘇維埃已潛入美國政府，但是在接下來的幾十年裏，似乎已經有證據證明了他的觀點。Perhaps the most famous example would be the files of the Venona project, made public in 1995. Among those implicated in the files was prominent State Department official Alger Hiss.
也許最著名的例子是1995年公開的“維諾那計劃”文件，文件牽連的人裏有國務院高級官員阿爾傑·希斯。
