CIA Says Most 'Havana Syndrome' Cases
Not Caused by a Hostile Foreign Power
Posted By: Dreadnought, 1/20/2022 10:28:15 PM
The CIA has found that most of the 1,000 cases of “Havana Syndrome'” were not caused by actions taken by a hostile foreign power. The agency said that about two dozen cases remain unexplained and they will continue to investigate what caused them. But the upshot is that no physical evidence has yet been found to validate the theory of a directed energy weapon being used on American diplomats. And other evidence points in an entirely different direction, one involving the mysteries of the brain. Havana Syndrome first appeared at the Cuban embassy in 2016 when a couple of dozen diplomats
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on Filibuster, as Manchin and Sinema Stand Firm 43 replies
on Filibuster, as Manchin and Sinema Stand Firm 43 replies
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