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Late last year, reports began surfacing that US diplomatic personnel in Cuba were beginning to experience strange and inexplicable symptoms including dizziness, nausea, memory lapses, difficulty hearing and loss of balance. Initial reports attributed the symptoms to a “acoustic attack,” but neglected to provide any salient details about the specific nature of the attacks, or – more importantly – who might have carried them out. The Cuban government quickly denied any knowledge of the attacks.

The Terrorist Superower: The United States of America

Klaus Madersbacher

A European gives us a different perspective on ourselves.

https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2017/09/12/plagues/

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