Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S64E34 – A strange sound, an immaculate crime scene, American diplomats collapsing with unexplained symptoms: This is how one of the most troubling intelligence mysteries of recent years began.
What seemed to start in Havana soon spread around the world, leaving U.S. officials sick and disoriented. Hundreds of national security officers reported unexplained injuries, from vertigo and memory loss to vision damage and brain trauma.
But as reports of these incidents multiplied, some dismissed the victims as suffering from stress or hysteria. For the officers affected, the greatest battle became forcing their own government to take them seriously.
This week on Four Corners, Brotherfilms and CANAL+ bring you exclusive interviews with victims, doctors, scientists and senior officials. Their stories show the toll of what’s been labelled Havana Syndrome and their resilience in pushing for recognition, care and accountability.
What emerges is not only a medical mystery but a struggle for recognition within the U.S. intelligence community.
The officers’ fight to be heard exposes a deeper question: how do governments respond when their own are caught in the shadows of a new kind of conflict?
Havana Syndrome by Brotherfims and CANAL+ will go to air Monday 2 September at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. See more at abc.net.au/news and on ABC News social media platforms.
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Four Corners on ABC and ABC iview S64E34
