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Investigators Chase New Theories Over US Diplomats Head Injuries In Cuba
By JOSH LEDERMAN and LAURAN NEERGARD Published SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 10:57 AM
WASHINGTON (AP)
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Whatever is harming U.S. diplomats in Havana, it has eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence analysts scouring for answers. Investigators have chased many theories, including a sonic attack, electromagnetic weapon or flawed spying device.
Each explanation seems to fit parts of whats happened, conflicting with others.
The United States doesnt even know what to call it. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used the phrase health attacks. The State Department prefers incidents.
Either way, suspicion has fallen on Cuba. But investigators also are examining whether a rogue faction of its security services, another country such as Russia, or some combination is to blame, more than a dozen U.S. officials familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.
Those officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they werent authorized to publicly discuss the investigation. The AP also talked to scientists, physicians, acoustics and weapons experts, and others about the theories being pursued.
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Investigators Chase New Theories Over US Diplomats Head Injuries In Cuba (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Sep 2017
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teezy
(269 posts)1. It's happening to Canadian diplomats in Cuba as well.
A CBC article I read about it mentions Russia possibly being behind it.
https://www.google.ca/amp/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4289996
mercuryblues
(14,530 posts)2. What countries would
benefit if the US and Cuba relations went back to the way they were? What country likes having a buddy 90 mile off our coast? Start looking there.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)3. Funny how the Sonic generator
returns. Vald gets his revenge.
Nitram
(22,791 posts)4. I will continue to follow this story with great interest.