Is Havana Syndrome Real? Here’s What History Can Tell Us

Is Havana Syndrome Real? Here’s What History Can Tell Us

By Paul Rogers In 2016, CIA officers in Havana, Cuba, started having unexplained health issues. They reported a persistent piercing sound followed by symptoms including headaches, nausea, vertigo, trouble concentrating, and memory loss. Was it a new condition? Or was it the latest incidence of the centuries-old phenomenon of mass psychogenic illness, formerly called mass … Read more

What is the Havana Syndrome that struck a CIA officer on India trip? Here’s everything to know

What is the Havana Syndrome that struck a CIA officer on India trip? Here’s everything to know

Security establishment sources said there were no reports of Havana Syndrome in Delhi. (Reuters) US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns could lead an “egregious escalation” if it was found an adversarial power was involved in a fellow intelligence officer developing Havana Syndrome while the two were in India earlier this month, the country’s … Read more

What is ‘Havana syndrome’ that delayed Kamala Harris arrival in Vietnam, check details

What is ‘Havana syndrome’ that delayed Kamala Harris arrival in Vietnam, check details

Psaki also said that Harris only resumed her travel to the Vietnamese capital once a mandatory security check had been conducted. US Vice President Kamala Harris who is on an Asian visit reached the Vietnamese capital Hanoi with a delay of about three hours caused by the fear of ‘Havana syndrome’. Harris was scheduled to … Read more

Havana Syndrome Attacks Leave Baffling Symptoms

Havana Syndrome Attacks Leave Baffling Symptoms

Mark Zaid, lawyer, Washington, DC. James Giordano, PhD, Georgetown University, senior fellow in biosecurity, technology, and ethics, U.S. Naval War College. National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: “An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies.” Journal of the American Medical Association: “Neuroimaging Findings in US Government Personnel With … Read more