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MildRed's avatar

You don't even realize that you connected some dots for me as a Survivor of violence that no one wants to talk to me about. Thank you for reporting this! You may have assisted in naming a John Doe.

Lewis Regenstein's avatar

SpyTalk and almost all of the national media have been repeatedly, inaccurately and incompletely reporting that "Havana Syndrome" first appeared in Cuba in 2016, the origins of which are largely a mystery.

But as I have described in several articles, it is fully documented that this mainly neurological malady was first seen in Moscow in 1953, being traced to Russian bombarding of our embassy and U.S. officials (including the visiting VP Nixon & wife) with microwave radiation.

Three American ambassadors to Moscow, whose offices were regularly radiated, also died at early ages of types of cancer associated with radiation poisoning.

The Washington Post made reference to this radiating a few years ago in an editorial, based on a 1976 article in the New York Times. But these revelations have long been forgotten and ignored.

Havana Syndrome is back in the news, with two respected American intel officials recently having died apparently from its effects, and the media has largely ignored DNI Tulsi Gabbard's rescinding the administration's shameful finding that there is no evidence that a hostile foreign power is behind these attacks

May I add that none of my articles ( including such respected foreign policy journals as AFIO's The Intelligencer, & Foreign Policy Research Institute -- has been challenged much less refuted, altho they have been widely circulated

within the diplomatic and intel communities.

Jeff, not to worry, I don't plan on suing you for your omissions and inaccuracies, but in the interests of credibility & good journalism, you really should write an article telling the truth about this coverup, which some intel officials consider the greatest intel scandal in U.S. history

Sincerely, Lewis Regenstein

former CIA intelligence officer

Jeff Stein's avatar

Right, you are about all the background, Lew. Thanks for your contribution. But experts say the *kind* of attacks first surfacing in Havana in 2016 would have, in the far majority of reported cases, required a mobile machine.

Peter Eisner's avatar

Well said, congrats to Jeff and Substack for standing strong

Andrew Eisenhawer's avatar

Why aren't legal and court costs granted in such cases?

Jeff Stein's avatar

It’s a good question, Andrew. It’s neither automatic, nor assured with further litigation, which would've required many thousands of dollars more on our side. We decided to pass.

Matt Brazil's avatar

Outstanding

David Chandler's avatar

Good work!