Rufous McKinney
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Many of us are aware that a number of diplomats and goverment employees experienced some type of event in Havana Cuba in 2017 resulting in a variety of brain and neurological injuries.
The symptoms these people suffer is so similar to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
There have been additional recent incidents of these types of injuries in DC.
An excellent article was recently published in the New Yorker, on this topic.
Its a fascinating read.
It appears likely that these individuals experienced pulsed microwave radiation, espionage related.
This still has not been proven.
FBI profilers viewed it initially as a mass psychogenic illness. Interesting comment that they "never interviewed the patients" directly.
But the patient's doctors and neurologists had already ruled out that idea, as many victims did not know each other, and their bodies "could not have feigned some of the symptoms".
Symptoms sound alot like what some of us deal with, altho I don't think PEM is mentioned.
Small volume of white matter
Migraines
Swollen lymph nodes
Sore throat
Tinnitis and ear damage
Cognitive
Vision loss
Sinus and ear infections
They intend to study this more, by tormenting some primates. (bad plan).
Other interesting points from the New Yorker Article:
HAVANA PROTOCOL: a series of tests that some were given to check vision, balance,hearing and cognitive skills.
What was so demoralizing for one of the victims?
lack of definitiveness- you cannot prove what happened. But their lives were derailed.
The article link:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/are-us-officials-under-silent-attack
Here is another link to an online summary:
https://www.health.com/condition/rare-disorders/what-is-havana-syndrome
ANOTHER INTERESTING DETAIL:
The chair of the NAS committee looking into Havana Syndrome is- Dr.David Relman at Stanford University professor of medicine and microbiology.
The symptoms these people suffer is so similar to Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.
There have been additional recent incidents of these types of injuries in DC.
An excellent article was recently published in the New Yorker, on this topic.
Its a fascinating read.
It appears likely that these individuals experienced pulsed microwave radiation, espionage related.
This still has not been proven.
FBI profilers viewed it initially as a mass psychogenic illness. Interesting comment that they "never interviewed the patients" directly.
But the patient's doctors and neurologists had already ruled out that idea, as many victims did not know each other, and their bodies "could not have feigned some of the symptoms".
Symptoms sound alot like what some of us deal with, altho I don't think PEM is mentioned.
Small volume of white matter
Migraines
Swollen lymph nodes
Sore throat
Tinnitis and ear damage
Cognitive
Vision loss
Sinus and ear infections
They intend to study this more, by tormenting some primates. (bad plan).
Other interesting points from the New Yorker Article:
HAVANA PROTOCOL: a series of tests that some were given to check vision, balance,hearing and cognitive skills.
What was so demoralizing for one of the victims?
lack of definitiveness- you cannot prove what happened. But their lives were derailed.
The article link:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/31/are-us-officials-under-silent-attack
Here is another link to an online summary:
https://www.health.com/condition/rare-disorders/what-is-havana-syndrome
ANOTHER INTERESTING DETAIL:
The chair of the NAS committee looking into Havana Syndrome is- Dr.David Relman at Stanford University professor of medicine and microbiology.