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‘Havana syndrome ’ and the mystery of the microwaves

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>high levels of radiation were recorded by family members of personnel in Guangzhou using commercially available equipment. "The needle went off the top of the available readings." But she says the State Department told its own employees that the measurements they had taken off their own back were classified.

Some updates on it all.

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>high levels of radiation were recorded by family members of personnel in Guangzhou using commercially available equipment. "The needle went off the top of the available readings." But she says the State Department told its own employees that the measurements they had taken off their own back were classified. Some updates on it all.

Since this seems to be occurring only on US territories I think it may actually be some US installed device from some defence contractor that is "malfunctioning". Maybe some device to find listening devices or a device to block eavesdropping? More expensive wifi setups can aggressive suppress "rouge" access points. A stingray is probably also not very healthy to be around as it has to overpower any cell tower near by.

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"The report said the diplomats’ illnesses coincided with increased fumigation in and around residences where they lived. One of the authors of the study, the professor Alon Friedman, clarified in an email to Reuters that both Canadian and Cuban authorities were fumigating." - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/19/havana-syndrom...

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>high levels of radiation were recorded by family members of personnel in Guangzhou using commercially available equipment. "The needle went off the top of the available readings." But she says the State Department told its own employees that the measurements they had taken off their own back were classified. Some updates on it all.

Since this seems to be occurring only on US territories I think it may actually be some US installed device from some defence contractor that is "malfunctioning". Maybe some device to find listening devices or a device to block eavesdropping? More expensive wifi setups can aggressive suppress "rouge" access points. A stingray is probably also not very healthy to be around as it has to overpower any cell tower near by…

"Mal-function" might well be the intention. Just some classified experimental technology. Defense is just a euphemism after all.

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>high levels of radiation were recorded by family members of personnel in Guangzhou using commercially available equipment. "The needle went off the top of the available readings." But she says the State Department told its own employees that the measurements they had taken off their own back were classified. Some updates on it all.

Since this seems to be occurring only on US territories I think it may actually be some US installed device from some defence contractor that is "malfunctioning". Maybe some device to find listening devices or a device to block eavesdropping? More expensive wifi setups can aggressive suppress "rouge" access points. A stingray is probably also not very healthy to be around as it has to overpower any cell tower near by…

I'm inclined to think its the Russians deliberately messing with US intelligence and the like. I'm surprised the US isn't more actively countering it. Like they should install more measuring equipment and try to find the source instead of covering things up.

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since this seems to be occurring only on US territories I think it may actually be some US installed device from some defence contractor that is "malfunctioning". Maybe some device to find listening devices or a device to block eavesdropping? More expensive wifi setups can aggressive suppress "rouge" access points. A stingray is probably also not very healthy to be around as it has to overpower any cell tower near by…

I'm inclined to think its the Russians deliberately messing with US intelligence and the like. I'm surprised the US isn't more actively countering it. Like they should install more measuring equipment and try to find the source instead of covering things up.

what basis do you have for this specific allegation?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Since this seems to be occurring only on US territories I think it may actually be some US installed device from some defence contractor that is "malfunctioning". Maybe some device to find listening devices or a device to block eavesdropping? More expensive wifi setups can aggressive suppress "rouge" access points. A stingray is probably also not very healthy to be around as it has to overpower any cell tower near by…

I'm inclined to think its the Russians deliberately messing with US intelligence and the like. I'm surprised the US isn't more actively countering it. Like they should install more measuring equipment and try to find the source instead of covering things up.

Maybe the US is. Perhaps they already know, and are working on a big counter-offensive, but waiting for the right time to deploy it.

When you're this deep into national security, it is best to assume the story you are hearing is a lie, most likely of omission.

Note that I'm not saying this is the case, but likely there is much we do not know. If you're interested in this, I'd recommend two things - the first is a book [0] written by a practitioner in the field of counterintelligence; the second, a rather violent, but extremely provoking movie [1]

[0] - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1626166803

[1] - https://m.imdb.com/title/tt4560436/

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