Havana Syndrome - neurological symptoms likely caused by pulsed radiofrequency

Havana Syndrome was declared a result of 'mass hysteria' by the government, while victims displayed signs of brain damage compatible with concussions. Victims from the have been accusing the government of soft-pedaling the investigations

Relevance to the subject: A strong indication that the american government is refusing to acknowledge the existence of radiofrequency/microwave weaponry. Despite evidence like brain damage, the fact that a CIA doctor sent to investigate the syndrome acquired it and the fact that the National Academy of Sciences said the most plausible cause were pulsed microwave weapons, the most implausible theories - like mass hysteria or being caused by crickets - have found their way to mainstream media, with today (2024) the most recent official government position is that it simply doesn’t know what happened and it was likely caused by multiple factors and preexisting conditions. The government was even accused, directly, by CIA officers themselves, of soft pedaling the investigations. Also, and more importantly, a declassified document from the government contradicts the government public statement on the issue. Recently (may 2024), three high profile witnesses (including a retired US Lt. Colonel) testified in congress stating that these weapons do exist, that they are designed to make the target look crazy and and that its plausible that the American government is refusing to acknowledge their existence because it also uses them.

In 2016, part of the US and Canada embassies staffs in Havana, Cuba, reported a group of symptoms which became known as the 'Havana Syndrome'. They included dizziness, headaches, nausea, hearing loss, memory loss and an intense and painful sound in their ears. More cases of discovered afterwards, like in Florida (which includes over a 100 victims),  Geneva and Paris.

Some theories on what happened appeared on mainstream media, like being a result of ‘mass hysteria’ to being linked to “cricket sounds” (both don’t explain why only diplomats, why concussion brain damage and why in places like Florida, Geneva and Paris). As of 2023, the latest government statement on the issue, according to CNN, is “There is no one explanation for these incidents. Instead, there are many different possible causes including environmental as well as social factors and preexisting medical conditions”. Even though, in the same article there is the statement: ‘“There is something counterintuitive to all of this. If doctors are diagnosing some of us with a qualified injury to the brain in the line of duty and we are not saying it was a foreign adversary, what was it from?” said one former CIA agency officer who experienced symptoms.’  In another article by CNN, CIA has been accused by victims of soft pedaling the investigations.: “Among the complaints lodged by CIA officers over the past year is that the agency task force isn’t doing enough to run down legitimate leads that might expose who or what is causing these strange episodes.” It’s also interesting that the article mentions the dismissal by the State department of relevant information offered by patients: “Some victims have tried to provide additional information, only to be rejected. In one incident, a victim’s physician provided a summary of the patient’s medical condition in addition to the binary form. The State Department rejected the submission, requesting that it be re-submitted without any additional descriptions, according to a source familiar with the matter – frustrating both the patient and the doctor.”. One could argue they are being selective of what evidence they take into account.

In response to the official statement of the result of the investigation, what must be pointed is:

  • The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine stated pulsed radiofrequency  was the most plausible cause for the syndrome:

From Wikipedia:

‘In December 2020, a study by an expert committee of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), commissioned by the State Department, released its report, concluding, "Overall, directed pulsed RF energy ... appears to be the most plausible mechanism in explaining these cases among those that the committee considered"’

  • A declassified report from march 2023 shows the government omitted in their statement that, in their own evaluation, a) “A subset of AHIs have a unique combination of core characteristics that cannot be explained by known environmental or medical conditions and could be due to external stimuli.” And b) “Electromagnetic energy, particularly pulsed signals in the radiofrequency range, plausibly explains the core characteristics, although information gaps exist.”

 

"Silent Weapons" congress Hearing (May 8th, 2024)

This excerpt is from the House Homeland Security Committee meeting titled "Silent Weapons: Examining Foreign 
Anomalous Health Incidents Targeting Americans in the Homeland and Abroad," held in Washington, D.C. 
on May 8th, 2024. The meeting aimed to "receive testimony from expert witnesses from the National Security realm" 
regarding what is commonly referred to as "Havana syndrome."

The witnesses included Lieutenant Colonel Greg Edgreen, Christo Grozev (Lead Investigative Journalist from
 'The Insider'), and Mark Zaid (a lawyer specializing in national security law, freedom of speech constitutional claims, 
and government accountability).

In their testimonies, they argued that the government's explanation for the incidents is incorrect and that many of the
 cases (at least 68) can only be explained by electromagnetic weapon attacks, whose existence they attest, 
 likely carried out by foreign adversaries.

Although Grozev initially suggested the government's error could be due to an overreliance on human intelligence 
sources to investigate the issue, he later acknowledged the possibility that the government might actually be 
intentionally concealing the existence of the weapons and the attacks. This could be linked to potential U.S. use of
 similar weapons against the Russians in the 1980s.

It's noteworthy that journalist Chuck de Caro covered these weapons in the 1980s, producing two investigative works
 on the subject—one for CNN in 1985 (here) and another for The Washington Post in 1987 (here). His investigations included interviews with leading American experts, a Soviet specialist who had emigrated, and an 
unnamed whistleblower who described some of the technology’s principles.

Colonel Edgreen highlighted that these weapons are highly covert and can operate in various modes, designed to make 
their effects seem like delusions to the victims: "There's no entry or exit wound. How they're designed is to make the 
target feel like they're crazy, like they're imagining things, especially on the the low intensity, long duration hits."

The discussion about these weapons also completely ignores the testimonies of former U.S. intelligence personnel, such
 as ex-NSA analyst Karen Melton Stewart (here) and William Binney, a former NSA Technical Leader 
turned whistleblower. This is likely because, in their cases, they identify the U.S. government as the perpetrator and directly 
support the legitimacy of the experiences reported by "Targeted Individuals."

The capabilities of this technology (and related ones) raise serious human rights concerns, as it allows for undetectable forms of torture. Despite the ongoing push for further investigation into Havana Syndrome, it’s possible that this may not happen. Grozev seemed to suggest that related information should be disclosed only to "qualified" individuals: "I can see several reasons why the US intelligence might not want to make that public, but they must make it known to qualified and in a secure setting and provide answers to our findings."

Sources

  • Havana Syndrome. (2023, August 31). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome