Discussion: Medical Report Details Harm To Cuba Diplomats But Offers No Cause

[system1]

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[left_in_washington_state]

I truly suspect the Russians are somehow behind this.

[berkyjay]

This should be the default frame of mind as long as Putin is in power.

[origamitrain]

What I don’t understand is this: If this is a deliberate act by a foreign state actor (which is my suspicion), why only in Havana? If Russia has figured out a way to affect our diplomats with concussion like symptoms, why wouldn’t they roll it out in a number of places where it could have a detrimental effect on the work the FSOs are doing?

I can see Havana as a place where it’s easy to keep things hidden, but surely there are other places we’d see this happening. Perhaps even places that don’t immediately remind people of a long history of Russian entanglement like Cuba does.

[alicepaul]

Hmmm…I had a concussion and about a year later I had a focal seizure-like event that started with a loud, piercing ringing in my ear. The ringing never went away.

[alicepaul]

Maybe this is a test.

[left_in_washington_state]

@origamitrain

What I don’t understand is this: If this is a deliberate act by a foreign state actor (which is my suspicion), why only in Havana? If Russia has figured out a way to affect our diplomats with concussion like symptoms, why wouldn’t they roll it out in a number of places where it could have a detrimental effect on the work the FSOs are doing?

I’m thinking a couple of things:

1. Testing
2. Russia REALLY hated that Obama was repairing the relationship with Cuba.