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jmbar2

(7,841 posts)
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 11:21 AM Apr 2021

US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House [View all]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad.

Multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that while the Pentagon and other agencies probing the matter have reached no clear conclusions on what happened, the fact that such an attack might have taken place so close to the White House is particularly alarming.

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Those sickened reported similar symptoms to CIA and State Department personnel impacted overseas, and officials quickly began to investigate the incident as a possible "Havana syndrome" attack. That name refers to unexplained symptoms that US personnel in Cuba began experiencing in late 2016 -- a varying set of complaints that includes ear popping, vertigo, pounding headaches and nausea, sometimes accompanied by an unidentified "piercing directional noise."

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/29/politics/us-investigating-mysterious-directed-energy-attack-white-house/index.html



This is terrifying.
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This is Russian Escalation, they are Attacking US Citizens on US soil Beetwasher. Apr 2021 #1
No doubt this is Putin. blm Apr 2021 #3
KnR Hekate Apr 2021 #2
Putin has been getting pretty feisty lately Bayard Apr 2021 #4
Well he's been fussing around with these things for years soothsayer Apr 2021 #6
I saw this couple on 60 Minutes jmbar2 Apr 2021 #7
This is 21st century warfare PatSeg Apr 2021 #17
Someone needs to put putjn in his place. SheltieLover Apr 2021 #5
Maybe Putin got his hand on an ADS unit? TomWilm Apr 2021 #8
A quick google search doesn't give info. Could you please explain what an ADS Unit is? ancianita Apr 2021 #11
ADS is one of the many new crowd control systems TomWilm Apr 2021 #12
Thanks. I learned that ADS is only a tiny part of a huge weapons market that's existed for decades. ancianita Apr 2021 #14
I bet almost all of those 'pro-lifers' OldBaldy1701E Apr 2021 #23
It certainly would explain how Putin/Trump/RepubliCONs DENVERPOPS Apr 2021 #16
I wonder what it takes to get a clear conclusion? stillcool Apr 2021 #9
I never go out without my tinfoil hat for this exact reason Blues Heron Apr 2021 #10
+10 nt reACTIONary Apr 2021 #20
This sounds like a cheesy thriller... First Speaker Apr 2021 #13
+10 nt reACTIONary Apr 2021 #21
I thought at one time they believed the reactions in Mexico womanofthehills Apr 2021 #15
Could this be the legendary "Jewish space laser" wannabes writ too large for their own good? jaxexpat Apr 2021 #18
Where's James Bond when we need him? JohnnyRingo Apr 2021 #19
The former guy fired him. Roisin Ni Fiachra Apr 2021 #25
Putin's actions is neither discreet nor advanced ... TomWilm Apr 2021 #22
How much does anyone want to bet OldBaldy1701E Apr 2021 #24
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