CIA Whistleblower on Injuries Caused by Foreign Directed Energy Weapon: ‘It’s a [Gov’t] Cover Up ... It Should Be Terrifying for All Americans’

HERRIDGE You were attacked ░░░░░░░░ Yes HERRIDGE You were ░░░░░░░░ by an energy weapon ░░░░░░░░ Yes a directed energy ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE The intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ attempted to thwart congressional ░░░░░░░░ efforts to uncover the ░░░░░░░░ at every turn I ░░░░░░░░ that sounds like a ░░░░░░░░ coverup ALICE It s ░░░░░░░░ coverup and it s ░░░░░░░░ and it should be ░░░░░░░░ to all Americans HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ new congressional report found ░░░░░░░░ appears increasingly likely that ░░░░░░░░ foreign adversary is behind ░░░░░░░░ injuries Vertigo ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ Eye tracking issues ALICE ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE Traumatic brain injuries ░░░░░░░░ Yes HERRIDGE Did the ░░░░░░░░ gaslight you ALICE Me ░░░░░░░░ every other AHI victim ░░░░░░░░ was designed to make ░░░░░░░░ think ourselves are crazy ░░░░░░░░ question our own injuries ░░░░░░░░ Is it reasonable to ░░░░░░░░ that the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ t want to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ foreign adversary ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ This Defense Department letter ░░░░░░░░ significant ALICE Yes HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ believe your experiences are ░░░░░░░░ What explains this disconnect ░░░░░░░░ have a Defense Department ░░░░░░░░ and yet the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ the CIA says there ░░░░░░░░ nothing to see here ░░░░░░░░ The brave people of ░░░░░░░░ Department of Defense willing ░░░░░░░░ stand up to the ░░░░░░░░ If they re politicizing ░░░░░░░░ what else are they ░░░░░░░░ telling the president And ░░░░░░░░ s scary HERRIDGE The ░░░░░░░░ community has attempted to ░░░░░░░░ congressional investigative efforts to ░░░░░░░░ the truth at every ░░░░░░░░ I mean that sounds ░░░░░░░░ a government coverup ALICE ░░░░░░░░ s a coverup and ░░░░░░░░ s terrifying and it ░░░░░░░░ be terrifying to all ░░░░░░░░ HERRIGDE voice over Now ░░░░░░░░ the aid of a ░░░░░░░░ dog just a few ░░░░░░░░ ago this retired CIA ░░░░░░░░ handled national security missions ░░░░░░░░ remain classified to this ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE At that time ░░░░░░░░ was your portfolio ALICE ░░░░░░░░ am not at liberty ░░░░░░░░ share that HERRIGDE voice ░░░░░░░░ Alice an alias is ░░░░░░░░ out for the first ░░░░░░░░ about debilitating injuries reported ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of U S ░░░░░░░░ personnel HERRIDGE The new ░░░░░░░░ report found that it ░░░░░░░░ increasingly likely that a ░░░░░░░░ adversary is behind these ░░░░░░░░ Your reaction ALICE thank ░░░░░░░░ they re saying it ░░░░░░░░ God they were brave ░░░░░░░░ to stand up to ░░░░░░░░ CIA HERRIGDE voice over ░░░░░░░░ Republican House report accuses ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community leadership the ░░░░░░░░ and the director of ░░░░░░░░ Intelligence of shaping a ░░░░░░░░ palatable conclusion ALICE If ░░░░░░░░ re politicizing this what ░░░░░░░░ are they not telling ░░░░░░░░ president And that s ░░░░░░░░ That s where it ░░░░░░░░ like more real HERRIGDE ░░░░░░░░ over A decade ago ░░░░░░░░ national security memo confirmed ░░░░░░░░ about a high powered ░░░░░░░░ system weapon that may ░░░░░░░░ the ability to weaken ░░░░░░░░ or kill an enemy ░░░░░░░░ time Nicknamed Havana Syndrome ░░░░░░░░ a cluster of cases ░░░░░░░░ Cuba the mysterious cognitive ░░░░░░░░ neurological symptoms strike diplomatic ░░░░░░░░ and military personnel HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ were attacked ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ You were attacked by ░░░░░░░░ energy weapon ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ directed energy weapon My ░░░░░░░░ started hurting I started ░░░░░░░░ vertigo The room was ░░░░░░░░ My head started pulsing ░░░░░░░░ it hurt so badly ░░░░░░░░ I had a ton ░░░░░░░░ pain in my left ░░░░░░░░ And my ears started ░░░░░░░░ And I thought I ░░░░░░░░ going to pass out ░░░░░░░░ voice over The official ░░░░░░░░ is Anomalous Health Incidents ░░░░░░░░ AHIs The recent congressional ░░░░░░░░ found they have been ░░░░░░░░ domestically as well as ░░░░░░░░ including Austria China Colombia ░░░░░░░░ Germany India Poland Russia ░░░░░░░░ Vietnam ALICE I was ░░░░░░░░ in Africa and I ░░░░░░░░ an Anomalous Health Incident ░░░░░░░░ my home on a ░░░░░░░░ night And I heard ░░░░░░░░ weird noise It was ░░░░░░░░ really weird sound that ░░░░░░░░ ll never I ll ░░░░░░░░ forget it And after ░░░░░░░░ a second or two ░░░░░░░░ felt it in my ░░░░░░░░ kind of like the ░░░░░░░░ from a speaker HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ you re feeling a ░░░░░░░░ so you re feeling ░░░░░░░░ Like I felt I ░░░░░░░░ a noise a weird ░░░░░░░░ and then I felt ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE So what do ░░░░░░░░ think the weapon looks ░░░░░░░░ ALICE I think that ░░░░░░░░ are are probably multiple ░░░░░░░░ I think there are ░░░░░░░░ that can be fit ░░░░░░░░ backpacks ones that can ░░░░░░░░ fit in the trunks ░░░░░░░░ cars ones that can ░░░░░░░░ planted at a position ░░░░░░░░ line of sight to ░░░░░░░░ from across the street ░░░░░░░░ voice over Based on ░░░░░░░░ investigative reporting many victims ░░░░░░░░ assigned portfolios linked to ░░░░░░░░ interests from cybersecurity to ░░░░░░░░ interference and disinformation Others ░░░░░░░░ specialized language skills HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ government record says that ░░░░░░░░ have a traumatic brain ░░░░░░░░ ALICE I believe the ░░░░░░░░ GRU came to my ░░░░░░░░ late at night and ░░░░░░░░ me off the battlefield ░░░░░░░░ Russian intelligence ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ voice over Alice s ░░░░░░░░ are so debilitating she ░░░░░░░░ multiple breaks during our ░░░░░░░░ At times she wore ░░░░░░░░ glasses to blunt the ░░░░░░░░ lights HERRIDGE Let s ░░░░░░░░ about the symptoms you ░░░░░░░░ experienced Ringing in the ░░░░░░░░ ALICE Yes HERRIDGE Vertigo ░░░░░░░░ Yes HERRIDGE Head and ░░░░░░░░ pressure ALICE Yes HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ tracking issue ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ Cognitive difficulties ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ Traumatic brain injuries ALICE ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE Taken altogether is ░░░░░░░░ a struggle every day ░░░░░░░░ Yes I never thought ░░░░░░░░ d be retired in ░░░░░░░░ 40s HERRIDGE Medically retired ░░░░░░░░ Yeah HERRIDGE Do you ░░░░░░░░ like your old self ░░░░░░░░ the day of the ░░░░░░░░ ALICE A little bit ░░░░░░░░ know I was paid ░░░░░░░░ my brain I was ░░░░░░░░ for my ability to ░░░░░░░░ well and to write ░░░░░░░░ the president I was ░░░░░░░░ to meet with foreigners ░░░░░░░░ to get information that ░░░░░░░░ help advance U S ░░░░░░░░ objectives I can t ░░░░░░░░ that anymore the way ░░░░░░░░ used to and it ░░░░░░░░ really that s one ░░░░░░░░ the hardest parts HERRIGDE ░░░░░░░░ over As cases spiked ░░░░░░░░ 2021 the same year ░░░░░░░░ says she was attacked ░░░░░░░░ sources told us CIA ░░░░░░░░ Burns said privately that ░░░░░░░░ was his personal belief ░░░░░░░░ was behind some of ░░░░░░░░ attacks HERRIDGE Has CIA ░░░░░░░░ Burns based on your ░░░░░░░░ tried to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing ALICE I think ░░░░░░░░ s a really good ░░░░░░░░ at his core I ░░░░░░░░ he was being honest ░░░░░░░░ he said he thought ░░░░░░░░ was Russia You know ░░░░░░░░ is a Russia expert ░░░░░░░░ was the U S ░░░░░░░░ there I mean I ░░░░░░░░ it s a sign ░░░░░░░░ like how political this ░░░░░░░░ that even he fell ░░░░░░░░ line HERRIGDE voice over ░░░░░░░░ experts uncovered evidence suggesting ░░░░░░░░ weapon in 2023 the ░░░░░░░░ community took a controversial ░░░░░░░░ that it s very ░░░░░░░░ a foreign adversary is ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE If I had ░░░░░░░░ the finished paper on ░░░░░░░░ desk as a team ░░░░░░░░ I would have sent ░░░░░░░░ back to the analysts ░░░░░░░░ said you have to ░░░░░░░░ over again It didn ░░░░░░░░ meet any of our ░░░░░░░░ most basic tradecraft standards ░░░░░░░░ Was the 2023 report ░░░░░░░░ slap in the face ░░░░░░░░ Completely HERRIDGE Was it ░░░░░░░░ ALICE Yes HERRIDGE Humiliating ░░░░░░░░ Yes HERRIDGE Was it ░░░░░░░░ betrayal after you pledged ░░░░░░░░ serve your country ALICE ░░░░░░░░ I miss my colleagues ░░░░░░░░ I miss the work ░░░░░░░░ single day It was ░░░░░░░░ tough work HERRIDGE But ░░░░░░░░ loved the work ALICE ░░░░░░░░ loved HERRIGDE voice over ░░░░░░░░ Webster defines gaslighting as ░░░░░░░░ manipulation that causes the ░░░░░░░░ to question the validity ░░░░░░░░ their own thoughts Did ░░░░░░░░ CIA gaslight you ALICE ░░░░░░░░ and every other AHI ░░░░░░░░ HERRIDGE Was the CIA ░░░░░░░░ designed to hurt you ░░░░░░░░ It was designed to ░░░░░░░░ us think ourselves are ░░░░░░░░ and to question our ░░░░░░░░ our own injuries HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ you expect more from ░░░░░░░░ CIA ALICE One hundred ░░░░░░░░ We swore this oath ░░░░░░░░ every day I watch ░░░░░░░░ continue to deny people ░░░░░░░░ humanity and their injuries ░░░░░░░░ Is it reasonable to ░░░░░░░░ that the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ t want to acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ foreign adversary ALICE Yes ░░░░░░░░ Because then they would ░░░░░░░░ to do something ALICE ░░░░░░░░ And it s complicated ░░░░░░░░ Russia right One theory ░░░░░░░░ bet around is is ░░░░░░░░ possible that s Russia ░░░░░░░░ China Is it possible ░░░░░░░░ you know one country ░░░░░░░░ it sold it or ░░░░░░░░ it to another country ░░░░░░░░ voice over While the ░░░░░░░░ still questions the cause ░░░░░░░░ Labor Department does accept ░░░░░░░░ s traumatic brain injury ░░░░░░░░ a work injury Alice ░░░░░░░░ for limited compensation through ░░░░░░░░ law called the Havana ░░░░░░░░ ALICE It is a ░░░░░░░░ time job to try ░░░░░░░░ get medical treatment and ░░░░░░░░ s another full time ░░░░░░░░ to try to handle ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy of trying to ░░░░░░░░ benefits I ve gotten ░░░░░░░░ 100 000 in like ░░░░░░░░ of pocket for this ░░░░░░░░ 100 000 ALICE Because ░░░░░░░░ of these places take ░░░░░░░░ insurance And if they ░░░░░░░░ experimental which we need ░░░░░░░░ reality is a normal ░░░░░░░░ cannot help us This ░░░░░░░░ different AHIs are much ░░░░░░░░ complicated and we re ░░░░░░░░ like ticking time bombs ░░░░░░░░ You know I ve ░░░░░░░░ started having to go ░░░░░░░░ funerals Friends of mine ░░░░░░░░ mean my friend that ░░░░░░░░ with me the day ░░░░░░░░ got my dog has ░░░░░░░░ passed away a fellow ░░░░░░░░ survivor of a rare ░░░░░░░░ of cancer I have ░░░░░░░░ in nursing homes I ░░░░░░░░ friends with dementia and ░░░░░░░░ s In some ways ░░░░░░░░ know people have a ░░░░░░░░ attack And if you ░░░░░░░░ t die of it ░░░░░░░░ know how to fix ░░░░░░░░ heart attack we don ░░░░░░░░ know how to fix ░░░░░░░░ HERRIGDE voice over According ░░░░░░░░ these heavily redacted government ░░░░░░░░ after Alice was medically ░░░░░░░░ the CIA pulled her ░░░░░░░░ clearance citing psychological conditions ░░░░░░░░ It sounds like retaliation ░░░░░░░░ Yes My lawyers also ░░░░░░░░ that as well HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ CIA treat women officers ░░░░░░░░ ALICE Yes HERRIDGE I ░░░░░░░░ done some reporting where ░░░░░░░░ ve heard complaints that ░░░░░░░░ officers were told do ░░░░░░░░ think you re having ░░░░░░░░ because of your hormones ░░░░░░░░ Yes Yes It s ░░░░░░░░ we re in the ░░░░░░░░ Pregnant people they brought ░░░░░░░░ could you be pregnant ░░░░░░░░ you upset because you ░░░░░░░░ not pregnant Is it ░░░░░░░░ Is it menopause Is ░░░░░░░░ perimenopause Do you have ░░░░░░░░ anxiety disorder HERRIDGE Were ░░░░░░░░ of the men asked ░░░░░░░░ their hormones were to ░░░░░░░░ for their symptoms crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Not that I m ░░░░░░░░ of I m not ░░░░░░░░ that men have been ░░░░░░░░ well but nothing to ░░░░░░░░ extent There there hasn ░░░░░░░░ been a systemic action ░░░░░░░░ them HERRIGDE voice over ░░░░░░░░ recent government studies found ░░░░░░░░ medical explanation for their ░░░░░░░░ a senior military official ░░░░░░░░ this letter obtained by ░░░░░░░░ investigative team that validates ░░░░░░░░ experiences and reaffirms a ░░░░░░░░ to identify the cause ░░░░░░░░ This defense department letter ░░░░░░░░ significant ALICE Yes HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ states we believe your ░░░░░░░░ are real and we ░░░░░░░░ unwaveringly committed to continue ░░░░░░░░ provide quality care for ░░░░░░░░ and those who are ░░░░░░░░ ALICE The Department of ░░░░░░░░ believes us and has ░░░░░░░░ gone to bat for ░░░░░░░░ of us from across ░░░░░░░░ U S government I ░░░░░░░░ not be getting care ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t for ░░░░░░░░ DOD leadership HERRIDGE What ░░░░░░░░ this disconnect We have ░░░░░░░░ Defense Department letter that ░░░░░░░░ we believe you and ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community the ░░░░░░░░ says there s nothing ░░░░░░░░ see here ALICE The ░░░░░░░░ people of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense that have worked ░░░░░░░░ this issue and were ░░░░░░░░ to stand up to ░░░░░░░░ CIA HERRIDGE Is it ░░░░░░░░ to assess that the ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community s ░░░░░░░░ is that this story ░░░░░░░░ bad for recruitment This ░░░░░░░░ is bad for retention ░░░░░░░░ This is true I ░░░░░░░░ t know if that ░░░░░░░░ why they re doing ░░░░░░░░ but this is terrible ░░░░░░░░ recruitment and retention HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ so many years of ░░░░░░░░ advocacy why come forward ░░░░░░░░ ALICE Because the CIA ░░░░░░░░ betraying and not just ░░░░░░░░ but like making friends ░░░░░░░░ mine and my life ░░░░░░░░ living hell I want ░░░░░░░░ to stop denying what ░░░░░░░░ happening to us and ░░░░░░░░ there can be opportunities ░░░░░░░░ collect the information that ░░░░░░░░ need so that we ░░░░░░░░ prevent this from happening ░░░░░░░░ more people HERRIDGE Will ░░░░░░░░ Trump Vance administration make ░░░░░░░░ change ALICE I really ░░░░░░░░ so HERRIDGE What would ░░░░░░░░ change look like ALICE ░░░░░░░░ am not sure You ░░░░░░░░ the phrase cleaning up ░░░░░░░░ swamp you know is ░░░░░░░░ around a lot in ░░░░░░░░ C but at a ░░░░░░░░ minimum I do not ░░░░░░░░ that those people that ░░░░░░░░ involved in the earlier ░░░░░░░░ should be allowed to ░░░░░░░░ this I think they ░░░░░░░░ to actually recuse themselves ░░░░░░░░ should be replaced HERRIDGE ░░░░░░░░ know what the CIA ░░░░░░░░ going to say We ░░░░░░░░ so sorry some of ░░░░░░░░ former employees are struggling ░░░░░░░░ we don t see ░░░░░░░░ there s any there ░░░░░░░░ ALICE They re also ░░░░░░░░ to say that we ░░░░░░░░ take every reported case ░░░░░░░░ and we re committed ░░░░░░░░ taking care of our ░░░░░░░░ and that s what ░░░░░░░░ so much because they ░░░░░░░░ not.”