Senate intelligence panel criticizes CIA response to Havana syndrome [View all]
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Source: Aol/Reuters
December 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM
(Reuters) -A bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report released on Friday criticized the CIA's response to so-called Havana syndrome health problems among its workforce, saying many individuals did not receive adequate care. The report cast no new light on the causes of the headaches, nausea, memory lapses, dizziness and other ailments that were first reported by U.S. embassy officials in the Cuban capital Havana in 2016.
A globe-spanning U.S. intelligence investigation concluded in March 2023 that it was very unlikely a foreign adversary was responsible for the ailments that afflicted some 1,500 U.S. diplomats, spies, other personnel and their families. It found the symptoms, reports of which peaked in 2021 and have since dramatically tapered off, likely resulted from pre-existing conditions, conventional illnesses and environmental and social factors.
Commenting on the Senate findings, a CIA spokesperson said the agency had to respond to the "vexing" health problems as it grappled with the pandemic, and worked with other agencies to determine if a foreign power was attacking U.S. personnel and their families.
"Whether, in hindsight, we could have done better is for others to evaluate, but our commitment to ensuring our officers and their families had access to the care they needed has never wavered," the spokesperson said in a statement.
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Link to Senate Intelligence REPORT (PDF) - https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/publications/AP_Report_24_01_R.pdf
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