Commentary Often forgotten in the current debate on the size, shape, form, and existence of the “Deep State” were the seminal events in the 1970s usually referred to as the “Church Commission.” In 1975, Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho) led a lengthy Senate hearing period titled formally, “The United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities,” which led to a publicly released report in April 1976. It revealed many activities that were shocking, including targeted killings, collusion with media to release coordinated stories, disinformation, hallucinogenic drug tests without the permission of the recipient, and much more. However, it’s extremely important to note that these long-standing activities of the Intelligence Community (IC) didn’t come out of thin air. There was an earlier, influential report that outlined and advocated for aggressive and far-reaching national security operations from the early days of the Cold War. It was the …