The Murder of Paul Bennewitz: How the U.S. Government Destroyed a Man's Mind

The systematic psychological destruction of an American physicist reveals the darkest corners of intelligence operations

Paul Bennewitz never pulled a trigger, never built a bomb, never committed an act of violence against another human being. His only crime was curiosity. His only weapon was a camera. Yet by the time the U.S. government finished with him, Paul Bennewitz was as dead as if they had put a bullet through his skull. The only difference was that his heart kept…