many of us. but things have changed. with the new administration and new cia director bill burns, who i really credit in a significant way of taking this more seriously, along with allies on the hill and the congress and senate, who really pushed legislation to treat us. but i think that we re passed the point now of the idea that we re all making this up. this is real. senator collins has stated this is an act of war. you know, we have to get to the bottom of this, as we re treating our personnel, the attribution part, the cia investigation is absolutely critical. because we can t allow this to keep happening. as you see, it s gone on now, it s still happening now, the events in colombia in the press recently. so we ve got to get to the bottom of what s happening, because this is creating a really negative effect on our overseas personnel. all right. mark, thank you so much for sharing your story on the show. we appreciate it. thank you so much. princess, fashion icon, activist,
fine, but the reality is i m not. and i don t think very many of us are. and we just want to have our lives back. that s the great loss. is you get all of these people who have so much to offer, who are not going to be the same. it s not just us. former senior cia officer mark polly mauropolis has also suffered from this terrible affliction. mark, thanks for coming on and sharing your story. you have been an outspoken advocate for those hit with the silent attacks that ultimately forced your retirement after 26 years of service. tell us more about what you went through, first in russia and the lingering effects. sure. well, first of all, thanks for having me on. and i m really gratified to see kind of others are speaking out now, because it s been it s been a really long journey for a lot of people. but this all started for me in