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Former Intelligence Officer's Personal Account of Havana Syndrome Brain Injury

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Bender

2mo ago· 9 min readenNews

Summary

A former senior U.S. intelligence officer recounts their personal experience with Havana Syndrome, describing a sudden debilitating health incident in Moscow in 2017 that resulted in a traumatic brain injury diagnosis. The article details their struggle with the CIA for treatment, eventual care at Walter Reed Medical Center, and ongoing recovery challenges. The author argues that the U.S. government was correct about Havana Syndrome being a real phenomenon caused by directed energy attacks, despite initial skepticism and bureaucratic resistance.

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I experienced a sudden, debilitating health incident. After a long and arduous battle with the CIA to obtain treatment, military doctors at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington ultimately diagnosed and treated me for a line-of-duty traumatic brain injury.
I was never the same after the incident and years of painful recovery continue to this day.
I served for 26 years in the U.S. intelligence community, rising to the Senior Intelligence Service's top ranks and receiving the Distinguished Intelligence Medal.
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In late 2017, while traveling to Moscow on official duty, I experienced a sudden, debilitating health incident. After a long and arduous battle with the

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