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There are 2 or 3 companies that provide federal law enforcement with professional liability insurance. It provides $1 mil or $2 mil policies for $290 and $390 respectively. The govt then reimburses half. So an Agent’s cost us $150 or $200. That’s less than what I pay For an umbrella policy.
So it’s not expensive. But it only lays if you’re scoped. That means a determination has been made that you were acting within the scope of your employment. So the only way it really pays out is an unheard of situation where you were found to be acting inside the bounds of your employment but DOJ doesn’t represent you. A DOJ attorney once gave a lecture on how that policy is basically worthless.
According to a new study commissioned by the Canadian government, fumigation against mosquitoes may have caused Canadian diplomats — and family members — to fall ill. Neither the diplomats nor the federal government consider the just-released report from Dalhousie University’s Brain Repair Centre as a conclusive answer. I am skeptical. On one hand, the Dalhousie report confirms that Canadian diplomats suffered brain injuries while posted in Havana. But in many ways, it brings more questions than answers.
UPDATE (September 25 2020) — Over the last 12 months, nothing new has emerged and I certainly stand by my initial conclusions.
People point out, as I did, that this theory fails to explain why the pesticide only hurts the North American diplomats and not the Cubans?
This week, we learned that CIA Director Gina Haspel has recently dismissed the idea that Russia was responsible for the alleged attacks on the American and Canadian embassy staff in Cuba (Havana Syndrome).
“I don’t know if there’s a definitive answer yet to what’s going on. Somebody needs to get the bottom of it.”
Justin Sanchez — DARPA Director of the Biological Technologies Office
“Is it possible and probable that electromagnetic pulse devices that would then be propagated either directly or vectored could do this? Yes, it’s very, very possible and very probable.”
James Giordano — Professor of neurology and biochemistry at Georgetown University
originally posted by: Sabrechucker
a reply to: cimmerius
I got out of my recliner on my day off..walked all the way upstairs and logged on just to give this post a star.
originally posted by: CanadianMason
a reply to: SKEPTEK
Sounds to me like you might need some of these.
Florida this morning, Georgia this afternoon, Washington, D.C. this evening, and now — President @realDonaldTrump
departing Washington, D.C. for a MAGA Rally in Newport News, Virginia! Wheels up shortly! #MAGA🇺🇸🦅
originally posted by: PokeyJoe
a reply to: SKEPTEK
If it weren’t for Sullivan we would have never seen all this juicy new stuff.
originally posted by: CanadianMason
a reply to: SKEPTEK
Sounds to me like you might need some of these.