Tulsi Gabbard's political career was secretly directed by her guru Chris Butler. Under the pen name Bo Zhongyan (
柏忠言
), Butler also coauthored anti-Western books in China with his wife Wai Lana (Zhang Huilan,
张蕙兰
). They described Westerners as
"no more than dogs"
and dedicated their 1986 book to
"the great and magnificent Chinese nation"
—
这个伟大，壮丽国家的全体中国人民.
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Thousands of documents and emails from the covert Science of Identity political operation have been independently examined by the Washington Post. The content on this website is attributed solely to the site's author.
Butler's operatives, including Sunil Khemaney and Tulsi Gabbard herself, have lied for years about his involvement. Here is a glimpse of his voice in the 916 encrypted political transcripts.
The Science of Identity "project office" centered around Chris Butler. Tulsi's political career was one of his "projects," and everything in it ran on his directions, his instructions, his micromanagement.
Tulsi's spokesperson has denied that Butler is the narrating voice behind the 3,335 pages of transcripts. 1
That denial is completely false. Absurdly so. The cover-up is as bad as the lie.
What follows is a summary of the forensic evidence that supports what I can testify to from firsthand knowledge and experience.
Section 1: What are the POL TRS files?
916 files in the collection carry the designation "POL TRS," Political Transcripts. These are transcriptions of phone calls and meetings, encrypted using PGP and disseminated to select Science of Identity insiders. 2
Document naming format
POL TRS 2014 05 21 — VA Issue
| Metric |
Value |
| Total POL TRS files |
916 |
| Total pages |
3,335 |
| Total words |
1,270,355 |
| Date range |
2013 – 2017 |
| Average length per transcript |
3.6 pages |
| Longest transcript |
35 pages |
Section 2: One voice, the forensic linguistic evidence
Forensic linguistic analysis identifies anonymous or disputed speakers by examining distinctive vocabulary, recurring phrases, grammatical patterns, and rhetorical habits that function like a verbal fingerprint. When the same unique combination of markers appears consistently across a large body of text, it establishes a single authorial voice. 3
The primary speaker in the POL TRS files combines Hawaiian cultural vocabulary ("aloha"), Vaishnava Hindu idioms ("what to speak of," a Sanskrit rhetorical calque meaning "let alone"), blunt American colloquialisms ("wee-wee in our pants," "dad-da-da"), and sudden profanity for emphasis. This exact combination exists in one person.
| Marker |
Occurrences |
Significance |
| "what to speak of" |
20 files (2014–2016) |
Sanskrit rhetorical calque unique to the Vaishnava tradition; appears across unrelated topics (Middle East policy, bank reform, Kurdish weapons, immigration) |
| "whatever-whatever" |
17 files (2014–2016) |
Verbal filler used as dismissive shorthand, a consistent single-speaker habit |
| "servant leader" |
17 files (2014–2016) |
A Butler-specific theological concept applied to political contexts |
| Rolling analogies followed by one-line commands |
Throughout the corpus |
Consistent rhetorical pattern: extended metaphor, then abrupt directive |
The speaker identifies himself
In POL TRS 2015 03 27, the primary speaker says: 4
"Everything I have taught, said, lectures is going to all be laid on you. So that's my concern."
In POL TRS 2016 05 31, he drafts a comment for someone else to post online under their own name: 5
"I am a student of Jagad Guru Siddhaswarupananda (Chris Butler)"
Section 3: Butler dictating her words
The transcripts show Butler dictating the specific language Tulsi should use in press releases, public statements, and media appearances.
| Date |
Transcript |
Butler's words |
| Aug 7, 2014 |
POL TRS 2014 08 07 6
|
"Should be 'destroy.' We're not interested in stopping them, we're interested in destroying them." |
| Jul 11, 2014 |
POL TRS 2014 07 11 7
|
"She should have said that she doesn't know if we can trust what the VA is saying... can't trust what they say now, that angle." |
| Aug 15, 2014 |
POL TRS 2014 08 15 8
|
"In the entire press release I haven't heard a single thing about the military equipment... That has to end... she should bring up servant leadership." |
| Jan 26, 2015 |
POL TRS 2015 01 26 9
|
"If you're going to tell the joke, you've got to tell it exactly as it is." |
| Jan 20, 2015 |
POL TRS 2015 01 20 10
|
"I'm disappointed he didn't commit himself to serious banking reform by, at the very least, passing the Glass-Steagall Act." |
| Sep 18, 2014 |
POL TRS 2014 09 18 11
|
"He's going to be introducing a bill tomorrow that you should co-sponsor." |
| Jul 23, 2016 |
POL TRS 2016 07 23 12
|
"TG needs to put out a press release... calling for all the individuals involved in that to apologize and resign... those involved must immediately resign." |
Section 4: Zero pushback, Tulsi's response pattern
Across 916 transcripts spanning three years, the documents capture a consistent dynamic between Butler and Tulsi Gabbard: 13
| Metric |
Finding |
| Butler's speaking turns |
Extended: paragraphs of direction, critique, and instruction |
| Tulsi's speaking turns |
Brief: typically one sentence or less |
| Time span |
2013–2017 |
| Total files analyzed |
916 |
Section 5: The guru-disciple admission
The transcripts capture Butler directing Tulsi's politics, and directing how the guru-disciple relationship itself should be presented to the public. 4
POL TRS 2015 03 27
"Probably the best thing to do would be to have the revelation that you're my disciple within a context in which I am seen clearly as being in a disciplic succession and not a loner self-identified god or something."
He drafts the exact language she should use to describe him publicly:
| Transcript |
Butler's suggested language |
| POL TRS 2015 04 29 14
|
"my dear friend and spiritual mentor" |
| POL TRS 2015 03 12 15
|
"my diksha guru" |
Section 6: Why this matters now
Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence in February 2025. In that role she held the highest security clearances in the United States government and oversaw 18 intelligence agencies.
The transcripts document three years of her Congressional career in which Butler directed her public statements, bill co-sponsorships, press releases, and policy positions from a private residence in Hawaii.
