Dizziness, nausea, migraines and memory loss... These mysterious symptoms, originally reported by diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba and known as "Havana syndrome," have appeared in many parts of the world for five years and have been constantly hyped up by the US media, and even once affected US-Cuba relations.
U.S. politicians and researchers suspect that the "Havana syndrome" may be caused by some kind of sonic or microwave weapon attack, but Cuban scientists refuted this speculation on the 13th.
According to Agence France-Presse reported on the 14th, the Cuban government convened a team of 16 experts from different fields of the country's Academy of Sciences to study the "Havana syndrome".
On the 13th local time, the team published the research report on the Official Cuban News Website "Cuba Debate". The report argues that the claim to "Havana syndrome" is "scientifically unacceptable" and that there is "no scientific evidence of such an attack" on Cuban territory.
In their report, Cuban experts said some had accepted that "the attack took place in Havana is an axiom." However, four years have passed without any evidence to substantiate such an attack", "and despite intensive investigations, the Cuban police, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have found no evidence of 'attacks' on diplomats in Havana".
Experts say that in the conditions in Which Havana was reported to have associated symptoms, no known form of energy could selectively cause brain damage, and most of the symptoms reported could be explained by the disease, meaning "no new syndromes." They indicated that any new evidence would continue to be evaluated in the future.
The Associated Press commented on the 14th that Cuba issued the most detailed report to date on the "Havana syndrome", criticizing the statement that US and Canadian diplomats were mysteriously attacked in Cuba and had health problems. The report by scientists at the Cuban Academy of Sciences questioned whether the various symptoms reported could be called a single syndrome and said some of the explanations presented violated the fundamental laws of physics.
According to the British "Economist", the first cases of "Havana syndrome" appeared 5 years ago among diplomats in Havana, the cuban capital. Several CIA personnel working at the U.S. embassy at the time described feelings of stress in their heads and hearing sounds similar to flocks of cicadas. They feel nauseous and tired, and they can't remember things. They also complain of ear pain and hearing loss.
Subsequently, brain scans of the men showed tissue damage similar to that caused by a car accident or bomb blast. The U.S. government was terrified. This mysterious condition plagues U.S. and Canadian diplomats, intelligence officers, and embassy staff.
According to statistics, since 2016, more than 200 people have developed this symptom. In addition to Cuba, similar cases have been reported in China, Germany, Australia, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Russia, Austria and even Washington, D.C.
The most recent was at the end of last month, when U.S. Vice President Harris's trip to Vietnam was delayed by 3 hours because U.S. Embassy personnel in Vietnam allegedly developed "Havana syndrome."
According to Agence France-Presse, the Trump administration has withdrawn U.S. staff in Havana and expelled Cuban diplomats from Washington, suggesting cuba may be behind the "sonic attack."
Last month, when U.S. officials working in Germany also had "Havana syndrome," Cabanas, a diplomat who had been head of Cuba's interest office in the United States, tweeted that "the U.S. media has always hyped up the so-called 'Havana syndrome,' which is now in Germany." But the question is, if so many officials of the U.S. State Department of State have contracted the disease in so many countries, why has this only affected relations with Cuba? ”
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez said in the above report released on social platforms on the 13th, "This shows how unjust the measures taken by the United States against Cuba have not been reversed." ”
Rodriguez accused the United States of unfair political manipulation of Cuba in the name of health and science, saying, "As a result of political manipulation, the issue has prematurely ceased investigations in the fields of science and health, and the problem can only be clarified through transparency and cooperation in these two areas." ”
Valdés Sousa, director of the Cuban Neuroscience Research Center, said after the release of the above-mentioned report on the 13th that some international media spread these explanations without scientific basis, which not only confused the public opinion, but also hurt US officials who believed these remarks, and these remarks hindered the relaxation of relations between Cuba and the United States.
The BBC said uncovering the truth about "Havana syndrome" had become a top priority for U.S. national security, with one official even describing it as one of the most difficult intelligence challenges they face.
Conclusive evidence has been elusive, making the syndrome a battleground for competing theories.
The United States has been conducting related investigations, but has not been able to give a credible explanation. In addition to Cuba, the United States has also targeted Russia.
The Us "Newsweek" said on the 13th that the most popular theory for the explanation of "Havana syndrome" is the secret sound waves, microwave or infrared harassment used by the Russian military. Some experts have found that the symptoms of these health events are consistent with these activities.
This is reminiscent of the Cold War mentality in which the United States continues to dominate the debate on Cuba. But in the absence of evidence, these theories remain speculative.
Other experts attribute the sounds heard by U.S. embassy personnel in Havana to natural causes, such as the chirping of some sort of cricket, and believe that the next victim will be plagued by mental illness rather than physical harm.
Under Biden's leadership, the U.S. government has begun a cross-departmental investigation into the matter. So far, the survey seems to have generated more questions than answers.
Sousa stressed, "The term 'Havana syndrome' is inappropriate, and you can't name something that doesn't exist. Such a wide variety of symptoms cannot be attributed to a common cause. ”
Today, the Biden administration has thought hard about naming the disease.
The United States "Newsweek" said on the 13th that "Havana syndrome" is widely used by the United States to refer to the symptoms of personnel in the U.S. embassies in Cuba and other countries, and the Biden administration has quietly renamed this disease to reduce the reference to the place where the disease first appeared. A State Department spokesman said, "We refer to these events as 'unexplained health events' (UHIs)."
Source: Ring Time Deep Observation