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Nominal Animal:
My bet is contaminated "nose sugar".

Everything they reported matches accidental long-term exposure to some chemical.  If it was from food, low-grade manufacturing materials, or anything otther innocent, it'd have shown up in their bloodwork.

But, if it was from contamination of recreational chemicals, especially intravenous or applied to mucous membranes, much smaller amounts would produce large enough effects.  All officials would be very keen to keep any such findings under wraps, even letting all sorts of ridiculous conspiracy theories to fly, to not lose face: even though it is well known that many diplomats like to have their fun in their downtime, having to admit them using illegal recreational chemicals would be a PR catastrophe.

Much better to concoct a story about microwave or sonic weaponry, and try to raise more "everyone is against us" mentality among USians.  It's exactly the kind of PR move you'd expect.
coppercone2:
I think its a bit much to try to blame drug use on mass psychosis-resembling-thing in a overseas embassy in a not so friendly place. Maybe you could say that in a posh european embassy, but then there would probobly be reports of a rave-gone-bad in the news. Yea they are not just gonna get 70 people coked up with the same stuff and hit up some of fidels havana clubs. Thats a bit much even for a jack black feature (i assume this is taken from 'the brink').
Nominal Animal:

--- Quote from: coppercone2 on December 11, 2020, 10:25:33 pm ---I think its a bit much to try to blame drug use on mass psychosis-resembling-thing in a overseas embassy in a not so friendly place.

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So you think a microwave or a sonic weapon aimed at an embassy is more likely than contaminated recreational substances?  Yeah, right.


--- Quote from: coppercone2 on December 11, 2020, 10:25:33 pm ---Maybe you could say that in a posh european embassy, but then there would probobly be reports of a rave-gone-bad in the news.
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No, that's not why and how diplomatic staff use certain illicit substances.  This is stuff they take exactly because when the work is so stressful, especially for lower-level people.  (They, and the higher ups, are the ones who will be blamed whenever something goes wrong.)

A lot of these substances are even prescribed by a doctor.  That's what makes it so likely.  Admitting they have a supply chain issue is one thing, but admitting to the public the staff has a supply chain for various substances widely abused, is a double whammy.  Blaming someone else is so much easier and safer.

You're a good example of why spreading those conspiracy theories is so effective.  You're more willing to believe other countries would target your embassies with experimental microwave or sonic weaponry, than think anything negative of the staff, their substance use, or consider the willingness of your government to hide such.
:-DD

You really need to have your :bullshit: meter checked!


--- Quote from: coppercone2 on December 11, 2020, 10:25:33 pm ---Thats a bit much even for a jack black feature (i assume this is taken from 'the brink').
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Haven't seen it.
radar_macgyver:
I still call BS on this as well. There are other far more plausible explanations for the symptoms described. I also think that any US embassy, in particular one in a place like Cuba or China would have a lot of ELINT equipment, which would have easily picked up and localized such emissions - they are not exactly subtle.
0xdeadbeef:
For the record: as far as I recall, the embassy employees heard these noises in their homes or in a hotel, not in the embassy.
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