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Mark S. Zaid
@MarkSZaidEsq
Attny handling cases re: national security, security clearances, govt investigations, Freedom of Information Act & whistleblowing. grad. Non-partisan
Washington, D.C.MarkZaid.comJoined August 2013

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Judge Amit Mehta, the DC fed judge presiding over the Oath Keepers prosecutions and many of the Trump Jan. 6 civil liability lawsuits (this is from a case brought by the estate of the late USCP officer Brian Sicknick), wants to make sure folks understand he is BUSY
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Respectfully, not a requirement for qualifying protected disclosure as #whistleblower. By all means substantively challenge factual assertions but politicization of WBers harms system. For example, 1st hand knowledge is NOT needed. We dealt w/this w/IC Trump WBer.
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NEW: None of the 3 whistleblowers Jim Jordan's committee has interviewed so far appear to have their claims validated by gov. entities that grant federal whistleblower protections, a series of interviews and review of transcripts show. W/@alaynatreene cnn.com/2023/03/02/pol
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The took the investigation of “Havana Syndrome” seriously But when you read about the devastating injuries it’s hard to accept it was caused by AC units & loud cicadas Something happened here & just because we don’t have all the answers doesn’t mean it didn’t happen
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If there is no foreign adversary involved, then why is mandating reporting #AHI as potential Counterintelligence threat? Especially since / refuse to investigate incidents & evidence exists of being prohibited from doing so. #Unacceptable
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The level of categorical denial by Intelligence Community that no foreign adversary was involved in AHI cases raises many red flags. Did we tell Japanese we broke their WWII codes? No. Did we tell Germans we obtained enigma machine & could read msgs? No. Is this explanation? twitter.com/MarkSZaidEsq/s…
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The legendary Moe Berg, who served in OSS and played for the - and a few other unnamed teams - was born OTD 1908. He undertook one of the war’s most critical missions to determine the status of Nazi Germany’s atomic program & received the Medal of Freedom posthumously.
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“This is quite frankly the most embarrassing example of how Biden has prioritized politics over the national security interests of the U.S,” Brett Bruen, former Foreign Service officer and a member of the Obama administration’s National Security Council
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The level of categorical denial by Intelligence Community that no foreign adversary was involved in AHI cases raises many red flags. Did we tell Japanese we broke their WWII codes? No. Did we tell Germans we obtained enigma machine & could read msgs? No. Is this explanation?
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NEWS ALERT: @MarkSZaidPC reps more than 2 doz federal #AHI victims & family members. Below is our statement in response to IC Assessment findings issued today. We already have #FOIA litigation to compel release of report & @ODNIgov must update Court by March 20th.
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END/What is most important to remember is that there are actual victims and USG must ensure their health & well-being are addressed - without question. We will continue the fight.
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This tweet thread on why #HavanaSyndrome is NOT the proper term to be used. FACT: these AHI incidents started long before 2016.
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1/Let me explain why we should not use term #HavanaSyndrome to describe #UnidentifiedHealthIncidents (UHI). I have been working these cases for nearly a decade. I rep victims from @StateDept, @DeptofDefense, @CommerceGov & @CIA. Using Havana Syndrome undermines our efforts.
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Some prior stories worth reviewing:
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My latest interview, this time for CBS News in Miami, Florida, regarding my work representing #AHI victims. When will the USG come clean on what it knows? I know for a fact - A FACT - that it is withholding reams of information from the public. #CoverUP news4sanantonio.com/news/nation-wo
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12/...is freely and timely made available to them and their families, as well as award proper compensation for injuries that for some have ended their careers in the line of service."
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9/Indeed, wrote in 2014 that it was aware of intelligence information that a hostile country had “a high-powered microwave system weapon that may have the ability to weaken, intimidate, or kill an enemy over time and WITHOUT LEAVING EVIDENCE.” (emphasis added).
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8/Today’s intelligence assessment is also at odds with private investigations into known movement of foreign intelligence officers in locations where AHIs contemporaneously occurred. To be clear, the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
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7/...of deliberate uninvestigated surveillance and counterintelligence incidents involving AHI intelligence victims and an examination of the high numbers of concerning cancer and other deaths of affected personnel, especially among those who served or worked in Moscow....
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6/It is inconceivable based on an overwhelming number of unanswered questions that today's report will serve as the last word. These questions include the need to explain existing evidence of technical anomalies at the time of suspected incidents, reliable evidence ...
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5/... and subject to proper challenge, the alleged conclusions are substantively worthless. But the damage it has caused to the morale of the victims, particularly by deflecting from the government's failure to evaluate all the evidence, is real and must be condemned.
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4/From the origins of these incidents dating back five decades, AHIs occur in the intelligence shadows that shield them from the view of the public. Until the shrouds of secrecy are lifted and the analysis that led to today's assertions are available ...
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3/This also includes minor children of our dedicated workforce who are also victims of these AHIs. Our representation started a decade ago. The latest U.S. intelligence assessment lacks transparency and we continue to question the accuracy of the alleged findings....
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2/Full statement reads: "My firm represents more than two dozen federal AHI victims from within the Intelligence, Military, Law Enforcement and Diplomatic communities who experienced incidents domestically and overseas....
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Tomorrow the Intelligence Community issues awaited findings concerning #AHIs ("Anomalous Health Incidents") that will be very disconcerting. My firm represent abt 2 dozen fed victims. I plan to challenge the conclusions. We have already sued under #FOIA for the final report.
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We need to learn from January 6th and not make the same mistakes again.
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BREAKING: The FBI and Capitol Police identified but didn't share "credible threats" before Jan. 6, a government watchdog says. cbsn.ws/3J1RA82
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Allen Dulles, the longest-serving DCI, began his tenure OTD 1953. Dulles served in OSS. He said Gen. Donovan “traveled widely. He understood people. He had a flair for the dangerous tempered with judgment. In short, he had the qualities to be desired in an intelligence officer.”
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