the strange disease affecting American diplomats and worrying Joe Biden

A strange disease alerts the White House and its officials around the world: Havana syndrome.

These are mysterious attacks that were first recorded at Washington’s consular headquarters in Cuba and concern President Joe Biden, who promotes a law to financially help the victims.

The alarms went off in November 2020, when an official from the National Security Council suddenly felt bad while walking in a park near the White House.

A similar discomfort was experienced by an executive employee while walking her dog in the suburbs of Washington.

The Pentagon, the CIA and the FBI declined to comment on these incidents and the investigations launched since then. However, according to CNN, these two cases are considered possible acoustic attacks similar to those that affected American diplomats and CIA agents who worked in Cuba between 2016 and 2018.

Victims of these strange episodes have reported symptoms such as severe dizziness, nausea and migraines. It is not yet clear exactly what form these acoustic attacks could have affected them, although American scientists believe they are most likely caused by direct microwave radiation.

Despite the radio silence that the security forces and intelligence services have opted for, the Biden administration has decided to take action on the matter.

The US president on Friday signed a financial aid program for people with Havana syndrome. According to the investigation, the victims suffer brain damage.

“Officials, intelligence agents, diplomats and military personnel around the world have been affected by abnormal health incidents. Some are struggling with debilitating brain injuries that have limited their careers in service to our nation, ”Biden said in a statement.

Republican Senator Susan Collins, lead author of the law that reported Havana Syndrome has already affected over 40 U.S. personnel in Cuba since 2016 and dozens of others elsewhere, including some on American soil.

“For these victims, Havana’s law will ensure that they receive the financial and medical support they deserve. It also affirms our commitment to ensure that our government finds those responsible,” said the senator.

The strange episodes they are not limited to Cuban soil. A member of the CIA Director’s team, William Burns, exhibited symptoms similar to India this month, on a trip there by the intelligence chief.

In the past few hours, German police have opened an investigation after two Officials of the American Embassy in Berlin They will also report symptoms consistent with Havana Syndrome.

These cases are added to more than 10 registered among employees of the diplomatic headquarters in Vienna, the capital of Austria.

With agency information

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