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Qutzupalotl

(14,308 posts)
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 01:44 PM Nov 2017

Uzbekistan incident raises suspicions of Russian involvement in Cuba attacks

Source: CBS News

A newly revealed incident reported by a USAID officer who is based at the American embassy in Uzbekistan is raising suspicions Russia may have been involved and could have had a hand in bizarre attacks targeting U.S. diplomats in Cuba, according to American sources. 

In September, the officer and his wife reported, according to one source familiar with the incident, what may have been at least one acoustic attack similar to those experienced by the diplomats in Havana.

The first Cuba attacks began in November 2016, and the last report of an attack was in August 2017. Victims of the attacks in Cuba describe hearing a loud, high-pitched sound often described like a hiss of cicadas or crickets in unusual places—often in their homes.

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The source says the two suffered similar effects and were flown out of Tashkent by the State Department to be evaluated. It is unclear what further diagnosis or care they have had following their departure from Uzbekistan

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uzbekistan-incident-raises-suspicions-of-russian-involvement-in-cuba-attacks/

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Uzbekistan incident raises suspicions of Russian involvement in Cuba attacks (Original Post) Qutzupalotl Nov 2017 OP
No surprise there. Chemisse Nov 2017 #1
That was my suspicion from the start. TryLogic Nov 2017 #2
You can bet the Cubans know who's behind this FakeNoose Nov 2017 #3
Absolutely. A lot of us on DU suspected Russia behind the Cuba attacks. mainer Nov 2017 #4
I wonder if Russia is also involved in our Navy Ships "accidents" too. Botany Nov 2017 #5
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Nov 2017 #6

TryLogic

(1,723 posts)
2. That was my suspicion from the start.
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 02:00 PM
Nov 2017

Russia (Putin) just wants to do whatever damage wherever he can, then make statements that make him sound much more reasonable than people like Trump.

mainer

(12,022 posts)
4. Absolutely. A lot of us on DU suspected Russia behind the Cuba attacks.
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 03:17 PM
Nov 2017

The question is -- what sort of device is this? Engineers I've spoken to can't figure it out.

Botany

(70,503 posts)
5. I wonder if Russia is also involved in our Navy Ships "accidents" too.
Tue Nov 28, 2017, 03:17 PM
Nov 2017

Russia is at war with America and they own the White House too.

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