but the effects can be debilitating. nausea, vertigo, numbness and more. maybe you heard about this happening to americans in cuba, hence the name the havana syndrome. then in russia. and what about right here on u.s. soil? investigators now looking at two nsc officials that came down with a mystery illness late last year right near the white house no less. i ve got two perfect guests to talk more about it. former cia officer mark, who came down with a mystery symptom in moscow. mark, how did it feel? this was one of the most terrifying experiences in my life. it was december of 2017. i woke up in the middle of the night in a moscow hotel room and had an incredible case of vertigo. i couldn t stand up. i was falling over. i had a splitting headache and had tinnitus in my ears.
investigators now looking at two nsc officials that came down with a mystery illness late last year right near the white house, no less. i ve got two perfect guests to talk more about it. former cia officer mark who came down with a mystery symptom in moscow. and adam entiss, who has written about this. mark, how did it feel? this was one of the most terrifying experiences in my life. it was december of 2017. i woke up in the middle of the night in a moscow hotel room and i had an incredible case of vertigo. i couldn t stand up. i was falling over. i had a splitting headache and i had tinnitus ringing in my ears. i ve spent a lot of time in war zones in iraq and afghanistan, but this was the most terrifying experience of my life. i know that now you re retired from the cia. are you retired on some form of disability? in other words, does the government recognize, formally recognize that you suffered an