Posted on 06/22/2018 8:25:43 AM PDT by Theoria
Another diplomat working at the United States Embassy in Havana has been sickened by a mysterious attack, bringing to 25 the number of personnel who have fallen ill there, the State Department said on Thursday.
The case was the first confirmed in Cuba since August and could suggest that whatever caused the illnesses in late 2016 and the first part of 2017 had started again or was continuing. Complicating the situation for officials was news this spring that at least one diplomat at a consulate in Guangzhou, China, had experienced symptoms almost identical to those reported by diplomats in Havana.
Officials have frankly admitted in background conversations that they still have no idea who or what may be behind the attacks, but a growing number of committees and organizations are looking into the problem, including an interagency working group led by the deputy secretary of state, John J. Sullivan, with representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Justice Department.
“The interagency community continues to work diligently to determine the cause of the symptoms, as well as develop mitigation measures,” Heather Nauert, the State Department spokeswoman, said at an afternoon news briefing.
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Only a mystery to NYT....
Hysteria. But if I was assigned to Havana, I might want to get out of their early also.
Do we need an embassy in Cuba?
I’m torn between trying to get to the bottom of this and protecting our people.
Staff it with remote controlled computer terminals.
Evacuate the embassy. Incoming JDAMs.
“Do we need an embassy in Cuba?”
NO!
I’m wondering if this is just diplomats trying to get back to DC and civilization.................
No other explanation possible? What a knee-jerk armchair diagnosis.
This illness only strikes in communist countries. There are no coincidences.
Trump should shut down that embassy, if for no other reason than to put his thumb in obama’s eye. Again.
There’s a lot of nice islands in the carribean that ain’t run by a commie thug guvmint
Screw Cuba till its FREE
When this happened elsewhere several months ago, wasn’t it determined that some electronic equipment was clashing or phasing in such a way that it caused some sort of high-pitched or strobing “sound” that made many people nauseous or giddy? Not intentional, not spying, just an odd electronic coincidence. And yes, hysteria is always a possibility. (PS: Just wait ‘til 5G is up and running! All hell’s gonna break loose.)
Must be the “brown noise.”
maybe a thorough building inspection is needed,,
question everything ..
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