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The Havana Syndrome
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- "The Havana Syndrome" by Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados investigates mysterious health attacks on U.S. personnel abroad, suggesting these are deliberate energy weapon assaults by Russian agents and proxies.
- Victims, including soldiers, spies, and diplomats, experience symptoms like pulsing energy waves, headaches, ringing ears, and nosebleeds, with thousands of cases reported worldwide since 2017.
- The U.S. intelligence community, particularly the CIA, is accused of covering up the extent of the attacks and the damage suffered by Americans serving overseas.
- The term "Havana Syndrome" originated in 2017 after U.S. officials in Cuba reported unexplained traumatic head injuries, with cases later emerging globally in locations such as China, Georgia, and Vietnam.
- Early U.S. intelligence and a 2019 FBI report, revealed in 2024, dismissed the incidents as "mass hysteria" or "social contagion," a conclusion challenged by the authors' investigative findings.
