CIA agents suspect being attacked with microwave weapon while in Australia

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The two agents, one of whom is believed to be a top-ranking CIA official, felt sick and dizzy after the suspected attack that an expert says would signal 'Cold War-style conflict' reaching new highs.

Two agents from the United States' Central Intelligence Agency fear they were attacked with a sophisticated microwave weapon while visiting Australia late last year, as part of a global campaign by Russia targeting US officials.

The suspected attack on Australian soil is believed to have occurred at some point during the spring of 2019, before the CIA agents were then similarly targeted when they travelled on to Taiwan.One of the CIA agents attacked in Australia and Taiwan is understood to be among the agency's five highest-ranking officials.

The Australian Government declined to comment on the reports and the US embassy in Canberra referred questions to the CIA, which has not yet responded.

 

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I did have to laugh reading this. Angry Russians in an Aussie hotel, pointing death rays at Americans. Sounds like a movie plot. Will Paulie thong the culprits or thong the CIA agents....

Ahh poor little agents. I would've thought it would be visa- versa

It may have been a high quality hotel with beefed up insulated walls all around, and if several levels up or more you can get such feelings from my experiences.

Whatever happens to foreign spies in our country is none of our business

They can't be very good agents then can they.

Kick them out, CIA bunch if crims with a badge. Foreign operatives operating on our soil

What rubbish.... so the Russians knew which room they were in... and just so had van and clear sight

Much the same as the left press(ABC included)

Officers not agents. A CIA agent in Australia would be an Australian citizen.

That’s just a side affect of 5g and australias hot climate lol 😂

Were they still cold in the middle after the attack?

Very simple to detect microwave weapon while it's being used. Agents could easily monitor their surroundings with handheld device or larger scanner. Either CIA is being slack or this is just misinformation. Sounds like fake news (even though we hate using the term). ASIO ASIS

Ah McCain, you’ve done it again...

Quick! Get Border Force onto it! 😂

That solid glass turntable can do some damage!

Here in Australia we call those symptoms “a big night out”. Sounds to me some guys trying to cover thier tracks when filing the trip expense reports back to finance & HR 😀. And yes... a bowl of chips and a $1200 alcohol bill CAN get signed off as “client meal” if YOU believe it

No that’s wrong. It was just dinner time in Australia

🤣🤣🤣this is the lead story on newsbreakfast 🤣🤣 Are they freakin serious?

Sure it wasn't drop bears? This spy thingy sounds a bit suspicious.

Shouldn’t stand so close to the microwave, even my kids know that!

The symptoms are more likely the results of Party a Mooseheads with loud music and too many Jager bombs Just don't want to admit they can't handle Canberra night out getting loose at the Moose

They should not be here

fake news again

The alleged offender was said to be wearing tight rugby shorts and a pair of thongs. He was running in the direction of two men who he believed to be undercover detectives. Subsequently he has thrown the Kmart brand microwave at the men, and fled the scene.

Was they going to pine gap ?

Someone threw a microwave at the CIA? Why were the CIA in Australia getting microwaves chucked at them, which they no doubt deserved?

Just the tip of the iceberg as far as spy interference in Australia is concerned. Time for the government and ASIO to kick out anyone who does not support democracy.

What? The NBN? You gotta learn.

Could be worse, could be home in Covid States of America....😅🤣😂

wolftickler2000 No it was a microwave oven, easy mistake to make.

Diplomats were not the only ones targeted by the microwave weapon attacks. They unleashed a weapon more sinister than what diplomats reported on targetedindividuals. Those attacks were just the start of an even heavier cycle of assaults targeted at general public since Havana.

Could be thw 5g towers being installed all over Australia also

You mean the same CIA that worked with the LNP to unconstitutionally usurp the Whitman government at our longterm national financial loss?

Do we need to provide buildings with reinforced walls and bars on the windows to create a Faraday cage for our American visitors? The Melbourne Remand Centre would fit the bill.

Someone through a microwave at the CIA? Why were the CIA in Australia getting microwaves chucked at them, which they no doubt deserved?

Microwaves are pretty big and a little heavy, very hard to conceal. It sounds cooked up to me!

Ahh, you paid attention to the Strategic Policy Institute what next, buzzzfeed🤷‍♂️

Maybe the CIA could stay in their own country for a change?

hunterbidenlaptop we want the truth

No. This isn't a microwave weapon. Microwaves are used to transmit data from dish to dish, are not aligned remotely, require a technician onsite to physically align a dish & signal transfers from tower to tower. 5G beam could be directed & concentrated, which could be an issue.

Yeah but could the Russians figure out how to reset the clock...? And good thing instant cook only goes for a minute.

How does this weapon work? It must have a focused aim otherwise the entire hotel would have felt it?

Interesting excuse after a night on the piss.

Maybe the US spys and security personnel should carry a bag of POPCORN wherever they go; when it POPs then we’ll know its true 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

So glad they made to Australia without falling off the flat Earth.

Who tf has one over here? Needs to be destroyed asap.

Sure, FSB agents run Australia around on covert ops with unsecured phones. They be trolling, eh Thisisadeadend

Aren't most CIA meant to be incognito/undercover..? Can't be too good at being an operative if they're always discovered to be targeted in the first place. What happened to sneaky sneaky tradecraft..?

Two minutes on High oughta do it.

Why are they permitted in the country?

Jet lag and a *get on the beers* sesh...and then a missed meeting? Oh yeah...Microwaves, Russians...

Havana Syndrome sounds nice tho.

Being attacked by a microwave, wouldn't make you dizzy, it would bloody knock you out.

Give it a rest with the constant spy stuff,will ya?

Good Australia is no place for CIA or Russian agents

Steamed dimmy, or meat pie?

I can’t help laughing. That’s hilarious.

Well colour me unconvinced. A microwave oven is a pretty big object and unwieldy to be used to assault someone with. Plenty of ready to hand options like milk crates, folding chairs and traffic cones would be more suitable a weapon.

Nah cunt, it's just the sun.

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