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Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says the U.S. has found no evidence that American diplomats in Havana were the victims of attacks with an unknown weapon. Flake, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee member and a longtime leading advocate of detente with Cuba, met Friday with high-ranking Cuban officials including Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and officials from the Interior Ministry, which oversees domestic security and works with foreign law-enforcement agencies. The Cubans told Flake the FBI has told them that, after four trips to Cuba, its agents have found no evidence that mysterious illnesses suffered by U.S. diplomats were the result of...

One week after the Trump administration issued a travel warning for Cuba, it said that a "handful" of Americans who traveled to the island country reported to the State Department that they "experienced symptoms similar" to those affecting nearly two dozen embassy personnel in Havana. Twenty-two American government employees have been hit by "targeted" attacks, with symptoms ranging from dizziness, to headache and fatigue, to hearing loss, to traumatic brain injury. But, if verified, the claims in the statement from the State Department would mark a dramatic escalation of the ongoing mystery that has vexed U.S. investigators and so far...

The United States will reportedly retaliate against Cuba for its attacks on American diplomats in Havana by expelling the majority of Cuba’s embassy staff here.

Article this is based on: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41133855 US reveals details of recent 'sonic attack' on Cuba diplomats It is just my opinion, but the US should use Hurricane Irma as the 'timing' to rebuke Cuba for SONIC attacks on US Embassy employees. Maybe there should an ICING in relations. If a Communist/Totalitarian Government such as Cuba chooses to attack American Citizens/Embassy workers, there should consequences. With Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts and what will probably happen with Hurricane Irma striking Florida, US resources will be stretched thin. The US SHOULD help Mexico with Tropical Storm Katia. Mexico may need aid from the...