A "private investigator" who does not want to be seen, talks with Jesse Ventura about why Gakona residents don't want to talk about HAARP.

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Former wrestler Jesse Ventura is hosting a new TV show about conspiracy theories.

The first target for “Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura,” set to air Dec. 2, is the HAARP project in Gakona.

The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program has been a favorite of the conspiracy set for many years. The opponents say it is really about mind control, weather control and other insidious plans by the federal government.

The supporters say it is about researching the physical and electrical properties of the ionosphere, not creating a new weapon, and it does not have the power to control minds or weather.

The HAARP Web site says that the program is not classified,.

“There are no classified documents pertaining to HAARP. The Environmental Impact Process (EIP) documents have always been, are now, and will always be completely descriptive of the program in its entirety. The EIP documents are a matter of public record,” the Web site says.

From published accounts, Ventura shows up at the site and is not allowed in, which is not a surprise because there are no regular tours.

On his brand of TV, this is apparently evidence of wrongdoing. But it is false to claim that the public is never allowed on the property to have a look, with or without cameras.

Almost every year since 1995 HAARP has held an open house at its facility that is open to anyone.

Ventura told the LA Times that just because “they invite people in for coffee and doughnuts” every other year, that doesn’t mean there is nothing sinister happening behind the fence.

“If that’s all it is, an unclassified research project, then why wouldn’t I be allowed in? It gets its funding from DARPA [the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency], the most secret part of the Pentagon. That doesn’t raise concern with you?”

The Times reporter, who must have seen the HAARP show, said,  "It doesn’t seem like in that episode you really got to the bottom of anything."

Ventura responded, “How can you get to the bottom, with a one-hour TV show and the limited resources I have? Hey, I’m doing a lot better than you guys are! How’s that for you?”

The public relations office at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico said that Ventura asked in advance for a tour of the HAARP facility, but was refused. Ventura and his crew chose to go to the site anyway and were denied entry.

The spokeswoman at Kirtland said that public access is limited to the open houses at HAARP.

This is the episode synopsis released by the show promoters:

In a remote region of Alaska, a special government research center is said to be testing radio waves that some believe are being developed as a potential weapon.  If true, some say these radio waves could do everything from change the weather to control people’s minds.  Jesse Ventura and his team head to Alaska to investigate, but are stopped at the gate of the facility, unable to enter and see its real purpose first-hand.  They also talk to a scientist who demonstrates how radio waves can be used to literally move clouds.