{"id":810744,"date":"2021-09-24T16:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=810744"},"modified":"2021-09-24T16:59:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:59:34","slug":"cia-sends-message-to-take-havana-syndrome-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cia-sends-message-to-take-havana-syndrome-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA sends message to take \u2018Havana syndrome\u2019 seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcia-sends-message-to-take-havana-syndrome-seriously%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=810744&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2530210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2530210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is seen at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, April 13, 2016. (Photo by SAUL LOEB\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 1:27 PM PT \u2013 Friday, September 24, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) removed its Vienna station chief for a reportedly inadequate response to Havana syndrome incidents. Reports on Thursday said U.S. officials expect the action to send a message that leaders must take the illness seriously. Sources have suggested the Vienna chief had a reputation for being skeptical that the illness was genuine.<\/p>\n<p>Havana syndrome is classified as a mysterious illness with a sudden onset of symptoms including migraines, nausea, memory lapses and dizziness. However, U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached a consensus on its cause.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 200 cases of the syndrome have been reported worldwide since it was first reported by a U.S. Embassy official in Cuba back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo longer can the U.S. government claim we were all making it up, which they did for so long and caused not only psychological injury but also delayed medical care, which compounded injuries,\u201d said Marc Polymeropoulos, a former CIA officer. Polymeropoulos was forced to retire early as he was one of the reportedly 100 CIA officers and their family members struck with the Havana syndrome illness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An extraordinary moment..thanks to an amazing bipartisan group in Congress\/Senate-Members+staffers alike. Now on to Biden\u2019s desk. This will provide financial relief for my USG brethren who suffered devastating injuries..and to select agency colleagues-u r heroes for pushing this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/twmDI3XqL9\">https:\/\/t.co\/twmDI3XqL9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc Polymeropoulos (@Mpolymer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mpolymer\/status\/1440740971986055170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/iran-backed-rebels-advance-towards-yemeni-oil-fields\/\">Iran-Backed Rebels Advance Towards Yemeni Oil Fields<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is seen at CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, April 13, 2016. 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