The U.S. intelligence community says it’s “very unlikely” that a foreign enemy is to blame for Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) known as “Havana Syndrome” that are purportedly troubling American government personnel.
Havana syndrome is characterized by symptoms such as headaches, memory, and cognitive issues, hearing and vision loss, and dizziness caused by unexplained brain damage.
According to the official assessment, the accusations were “not borne out by subsequent medical and technical analysis.”
The report stated that: “In light of this and the evidence that points away from a foreign adversary, causal mechanism, or unique syndrome linked to AHIs, IC agencies assess that symptoms reported by U.S. personnel were probably the result of factors that did not involve a foreign adversary, such as preexisting conditions, conventional illnesses, and environmental factors.”
It did acknowledge that the intelligence community’s agencies “have varying confidence levels because we still have gaps given the challenges collecting on foreign adversaries—as we do on many issues involving them.”
The report’s findings support previous work that questioned the employment of hypothetical “energy weapons” or gadgets to incapacitate targets.
A staffer sued the State Department over allegedly suffering from the syndrome while in China.
Lenzi claimed that the State Department retaliated against him and discriminated against him for exercising his First Amendment right to talk about his handicap and how the department treated him.
Global Affairs Canada said in July last year that 15 Canadians received a verified working diagnosis of “acquired brain injury.”
The ambassadors claim that the Canadian government failed to safeguard them, withheld critical information, and understated the gravity of the threats. The administration has denied any wrongdoing or incompetence on its part.