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Crawford, CIA Subcommittee Release Interim Report on Havana Syndrome
Washington, D.C.,
December 5, 2024
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Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence CIA Subcommittee Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) released an unclassified interim report on the Committee’s investigation into Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs), also commonly known as “Havana Syndrome,” and the increasing likelihood a foreign adversary is responsible for some of the reported AHI cases. This interim report also criticizes the Intelligence Community (IC) for thwarting the Committee’s investigation into AHIs. The IC’s conclusions that foreign adversaries aren’t responsible for targeting U.S. personnel are dubious at best and misleading at worst. Additionally, this interim report encourages the U.S. government to codify and establish clear, effective medical care for AHI-affected personnel. “I would like to thank Chairman Crawford for his tireless efforts investigating AHIs. I agree with his interim report indicating that foreign adversaries are likely responsible for some AHIs,” said House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner. “After years of traveling the world holding meetings and hearings with credible whistleblowers and leaders in our Intelligence Community (IC), I have discovered that there is reliable evidence to suggest that some Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) are the work of foreign adversaries. Sadly, the IC has actively attempted to impede our investigation, but we have nonetheless been able to gather significant evidence, and I have reason to believe that its claims of environmental or social factors explaining AHIs are false. This interim report is just the beginning, and our investigative work through the CIA subcommittee will continue until we get full cooperation and thorough answers from the IC,” said CIA Subcommittee Chairman Crawford. Below are key takeaways from the CIA Subcommittee’s interim report: 1. It is increasingly likely a foreign adversary is responsible for some portion of reported AHIs. 2. The Committee has direct evidence the Intelligence Community Assessment on AHIs was developed in a manner inconsistent with analytic integrity and thoroughness. a. The assessment is sufficiently problematic as to hinder the Subcommittee’s trust in the Intelligence Community’s process and conclusions. 3. The Intelligence Community tried to impede the CIA Subcommittee’s investigation at every turn. 4. This interim report is just the beginning of the CIA Subcommittee’s work on the IC’s response to AHIs. 5. Chairman Crawford is currently finalizing a substantial and highly classified report. It involves very sensitive information gathered over the past two years that was previously unknown to the Committee. 6. The conclusions published by the DNI in the unclassified Intelligence Community Assessment on AHI are dubious at best, misleading at worst. 7. Changes are needed to address the irregularities in investigative and analytic processes that resulted in the IC’s published conclusions on AHI. 8. Additionally, the U.S. government must codify and establish clear, effective medical care, particularly long-term care, for AHI-affected personnel. a. Many of the U.S. personnel involved in AHIs are continuing to suffer with ongoing medical issues. |