A former CIA officer, using the pseudonym “Alice,” has revealed startling allegations in an interview with former Fox News and CBS News investigative reporter Catherine Herridge, claiming a widespread government cover-up involving mysterious injuries caused by directed energy weapons. These incidents, officially termed “anomalous health incidents” (AHIs) and commonly known as “Havana Syndrome,” have reportedly left hundreds of U.S. intelligence, diplomatic, and military personnel severely affected, both overseas and within the United States.
Alice, who now needs a service dog due to her injuries, shared disturbing details of the attack she endured while serving in Africa in 2021. “I heard a weird noise. It was a really weird sound that I’ll never forget it. And after about a second or two, I felt it in my feet, kind of like the reverb from a speaker,” she recounted. The symptoms appeared suddenly and were intense: vertigo, pressure in the head and ears, and tinnitus, which developed into traumatic brain injuries and cognitive challenges.
Alice’s condition has led to her medical retirement in her 40s, a significant departure from her previous role managing high-stakes national security missions. “I was paid for my brain. I was paid for my ability to write well and to write for the president,” she said, visibly emotional. “I was paid to meet with foreigners and to get information that would help advance U.S. security objectives. I can’t do that anymore the way I used to.”
The CIA’s response, or lack of it, has been central to Alice’s claims. When Herridge asked whether the intelligence community was deliberately obstructing congressional investigations into these incidents, Alice spoke clearly: “It’s a cover-up, and it should be terrifying to all Americans.”
Alice accused the CIA of gaslighting victims, stating, “It was designed to make us think we’re crazy and question our own injuries.” She claimed this deliberate effort to obscure the truth has left victims without adequate care or recognition, despite mounting evidence pointing to potential involvement by foreign adversaries such as Russia or China.
A leaked Defense Department letter supports the validity of these injuries, describing them as “real,” which directly challenges the intelligence community’s contentious conclusion that foreign involvement is “very unlikely.” Alice argued that this disconnect reflects internal political motives to downplay the incidents, possibly to safeguard recruitment and retention efforts within the CIA.
A recent congressional report concluded it is “increasingly likely” that a foreign adversary orchestrated these attacks. Many victims, including Alice, were tasked with portfolios related to Russian affairs, cybersecurity, or election interference. Catherine Herridge cited intelligence on high-powered microwave weapons capable of targeting individuals from afar, offering a plausible explanation for the symptoms reported by victims.
While CIA Director William Burns has privately acknowledged the strong possibility of Russian involvement, Alice condemned the agency for settling on conclusions she described as politically convenient rather than truthfully addressing the situation. “If they’re politicizing this, what else are they not telling the president?” she asked, calling the situation “terrifying.”
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— Catherine Herridge (@C__Herridge) December 30, 2024
The impact on victims goes far beyond physical suffering. Alice disclosed that managing her condition has cost her over $100,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, as many of the treatments are experimental and not covered by insurance. She described her health challenges as a “full-time job” to navigate, further exacerbated by bureaucratic obstacles in securing benefits through the Havana Act.
Her hope is in the incoming Trump-Vance administration taking on the sweap and its officials implement significant reforms. “The phrase cleaning up the swamp is thrown around a lot in DC, but at a bare minimum, I do not believe that those people that were involved in the earlier report should be allowed to touch this. I think they need to actually recuse themselves or should be replaced.”
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