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WantToKnow.info has long relied on an informal network of researchers, journalists, authors, public servants, counselors, and concerned citizens who shared important research, source material, books, and ideas with the project. Select any contributor to read their story.

Some contributors wrote key books later summarized on WantToKnow.info. Others supplied research, documentation, professional expertise, or firsthand experience that helped shape the site's public-interest work. What connects these profiles is a willingness to investigate difficult subjects and a commitment to helping people build a brighter future.

Historical-profile note: These biographies are adapted from contributor descriptions published on the earlier WantToKnow.info site. Titles, affiliations, and external links may reflect the period when the original profiles were written rather than each person's current role.

Peter Dale Scott, PhD UC Berkeley professor · poet · author · covert-operations researcher

A former Canadian diplomat and English professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Peter Dale Scott is a poet, writer, and researcher. He was a co-founder of the Coalition on Political Assassinations and of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program at UC Berkeley, and has authored numerous articles and books on U.S. foreign affairs.

His poetry has dealt with both his experience and his research, which has centered on U.S. covert operations, their impact on democracy at home and abroad, and their relationships to the John F. Kennedy assassination and the global drug trade. Poet and critic Robert Hass wrote that Scott's Coming to Jakarta was “the most important political poem to appear in the English language in a very long time.” The original WantToKnow.info profile notes that Scott received numerous awards for both his poetry and political commentary.

Kristina Borjesson Emmy- and Murrow Award-winning investigative journalist · media activist

As an investigative reporter and independent producer for more than twenty years, Kristina Borjesson worked at major media organizations including CBS, CNN, and PBS. At CBS she won an Emmy and a Murrow Award for investigative reporting on CBS Reports: Legacy of Shame with Dan Rather and Randall Pinkston. Her reporting covered subjects including TWA Flight 800, Haiti, Fidel Castro, and other international stories.

Borjesson compiled and edited Into the Buzzsaw, a collaborative book by twenty award-winning journalists describing corporate and government pressure encountered while pursuing highly revealing stories. WantToKnow.info has long highlighted the book as an important resource on media suppression and the pressures that can shape investigative journalism.

Steven M. Greer, MD Emergency physician · founder and director of the Disclosure Project

Steven M. Greer, MD, is described in the original contributor profile as a lifetime member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society, an emergency physician, and a former chairman of an emergency-medicine department in North Carolina. He founded and directed the Disclosure Project.

On May 9, 2001, Greer presided over the Disclosure Project press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. More than twenty military, government, intelligence, and corporate witnesses presented testimony concerning UFOs and alleged extraterrestrial visitation. The event received international attention through webcasts and coverage by outlets including the BBC and CNN, and became an influential event within modern UFO-disclosure culture.

Michael Levine 25-year DEA veteran · best-selling author · journalist · radio host

Michael Levine is a 25-year veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration who became a best-selling author and journalist. The original WantToKnow.info profile describes him as host of the Expert Witness radio show on WBAI in New York and notes that his writing and interviews on the drug war appeared in national newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and Esquire.

Levine wrote two best-selling books based on his drug-war experience: the New York Times bestseller Deep Cover and the national bestseller The Big White Lie. He also served as a consultant and on-air expert for television programs including 60 Minutes, Crossfire, MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, Good Morning America, and Contrapunto.

Peter Phillips, PhD Sociology professor · media-censorship researcher · Project Censored leader

Peter Phillips, PhD, is described in the original profile as a professor and department chair of Sociology at Sonoma State University, where he taught Media Censorship, Sociology of Power, Political Sociology, and Sociology of Media. He also directed Project Censored, a research project involving faculty, students, and community experts that tracks important news stories ignored or downplayed by mainstream media.

Phillips regularly wrote op-ed pieces for independent media and spoke on media censorship and sociopolitical issues on radio and television. The original profile also notes his work as national and international news editor of the North Bay Progressive and identifies his doctoral dissertation as A Relative Advantage: Sociology of the San Francisco Bohemian Club.

Fred Burks Presidential interpreter · WantToKnow.info founder · cover-up researcher

Before resigning from the U.S. State Department in 2004 over secrecy concerns, Fred Burks served for years as a language interpreter for presidents and other dignitaries. He interpreted for George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Dick Cheney, and other senior U.S. and international officials. His work included private meetings in which the principals and interpreters were the only people present.

After receiving a growing body of information about major cover-ups from respected friends and colleagues, Burks developed WantToKnow.info in October 2002. He founded the PEERS network of websites and dedicated his work both to publicizing information he believed deserved greater scrutiny and to encouraging personal and social transformation through love and empowerment.

Burks also helped develop communities and websites including Moment of Love and the Personal Growth Courses. The original profile summarizes his guiding commitment with the words: “I give all that I am into the service of All That Is.”

Carol Rutz Author · lecturer · researcher · recovered mind-control survivor

Carol Rutz is the author of A Nation Betrayed, a book combining personal testimony with research into declassified government mind-control records. The original WantToKnow.info profile states that key parts of her work draw on more than 18,000 pages of declassified documents, while also describing her own experience as a survivor of secret programs.

A Nation Betrayed presents Rutz's account of secret Cold War experiments involving children and other unsuspecting citizens. Through documentary research and work with other survivors, she sought to reconstruct a history of experiments conducted by doctors, scientists, and government officials under national-security programs. She has remained active in survivor communities, published articles, and appeared at conferences.

Paul Thompson Author · researcher · creator and primary author of the 9/11 Timeline

Paul Thompson is the creator and primary author of the extensive 9/11 timeline that later became associated with the History Commons project. His book, The Terror Timeline: Year by Year, Day by Day, Minute by Minute: A Comprehensive Chronicle of the Road to 9/11—and America's Response, became a widely used reference among 9/11 researchers.

The original contributor profile notes that “Paul Thompson” is an alias used to preserve privacy. It states that he was born in California, graduated from Stanford University in the early 1990s, and began building the timeline in mid-2002 after becoming increasingly concerned about gaps and contradictions in the public account of the attacks.

Leonard Horowitz, DMD, MA, MPH Author · speaker · public-health educator

Leonard Horowitz is described in the original WantToKnow.info profile as an internationally known public-health educator and author in the areas of emerging diseases, bioterrorism, toxic warfare, and natural-healing methods. He received a doctorate from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a Master of Public Health degree in behavioral science from Harvard University.

The profile highlights his book Death in the Air: Globalism, Terrorism and Toxic Warfare, which presents his views on biochemical terrorism, mind-control warfare, ecogenocide, and public-health policy. WantToKnow.info drew on his work as one source within its broader collection of materials on public health and government secrecy.

Peter A. Lindemann, DSc Author · researcher · new-energy specialist

Peter A. Lindemann, DSc, became interested in new-energy research in 1973 after being introduced to the work of Edwin Gray. By 1981, according to the original profile, he had developed experimental systems involving variable-reluctance generators and pulsed-motor designs. During the 1980s he worked at different times with Bruce DePalma and Eric Dollard.

In 1988, Lindemann joined the board of the Borderland Sciences Research Foundation and served there until 1999. The original profile describes later research relationships with Robert Adams and Trevor James Constable and identifies Lindemann as an advocate and researcher of ether technology and “cold electricity.” WantToKnow.info featured his summary of the new-energy field.

Charles S. Viar Intelligence and counterintelligence specialist · national-security writer

Charles S. Viar is described in the original profile as a specialist in intelligence and counterintelligence whose involvement in intelligence-related matters began during service in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1971 to 1973. He holds undergraduate degrees in history, political science, and education, a master's degree in international relations, and has published several hundred articles on national-security issues.

After work at the American Security Council and the Heritage Foundation, Viar became executive director and president of the Security and Intelligence Foundation. The profile states that between 1985 and 1987 he studied under James J. Angleton, the former chief of CIA counterintelligence, and that he later served as chairman and CEO of the Center for Intelligence Studies in Washington, D.C.

Norma Carr-Ruffino, PhD Professor of management · author of nine books

Norma Carr-Ruffino, PhD, devoted much of her career to management education while also exploring personal growth, spirituality, and questions concerning government secrecy. The original WantToKnow.info profile describes a personal commitment to “find the truth no matter how disturbing.”

She earned an MBA and PhD from the University of North Texas in 1969 and 1973 and became a professor of management at San Francisco State University in 1973. She also founded or co-founded three businesses.

Her books listed in the original profile include:

  • Making Diversity Work (2004)
  • Managing Diversity: People Connections in a Diverse Workplace (2003)
  • The Innovative Woman: Hot Skills for the New Economy (2001)
  • The Creative Intelligence Model: Building Innovative Skills (2001)
  • Diversity Success Strategies (1999)
  • The Promotable Woman: 10 Essential Skills for the New Millennium (1997)
  • Mujer de Empresa (1999)
  • Business Students Guide (1991)
  • Writing Short Business Reports (1980)
Pamela J. Monday, PhD Professional counselor · lecturer · researcher

Pamela J. Monday, PhD, is described in the original contributor profile as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor who earned a PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas. She taught and supervised licensed therapists, presented at conferences around the United States, and served on nonprofit boards including PEERS.

Monday specialized in helping individuals, couples, and families pursue fulfilling lives and relationships. The profile also describes extensive work with clients diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder and with survivors of physical and psychological trauma, including collaboration with professionals studying claims concerning little-known government mind-control programs.

We extend heartfelt gratitude to these individuals and to the many others who have helped research, verify, share, and strengthen the information on WantToKnow.info. Their contributions are part of a much larger network of people working toward greater understanding, empowerment, and a brighter future.