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> Walter Reed is cutting-edge when it comes to treating traumatic brain injuries, a testament to its vast experience in dealing with wounded troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

"I've asked [the CIA] repeatedly over the last year to send me to Walter Reed, and they have actively rejected this, which to me is is kind of mystifying," he said.

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I'm interested to know the motivation behind the CIA's refusal to send him to Walter Reed. My theory is that they fear that this might turn into a diplomatic incident. Also, questions might be asked as to whether the CIA/intelligence community even know or are able to detect whatever it is that the Russian government did here.

The relations between USA and Russia are not friendly at all. With all the sanctions going on and threats of new one diplomatic incident looks like something the US would actually welcome. Would give more reasons to put even more pressure on Russia.

As for inability to detect whatever Russia might have done to the guy - what on Earth does that have to do with the refusal of medical help?

an undetectable self-reported major disability is quite a potential liability, to say nothing of whether it is real

que the toxic tort "operational exposure" claims. and there goes the CIA's budget.

What would you estimate the ratio of, say, the highest award ever granted in the US for damages due to personal injury to the CIA's annual budget is?

Scientific notation is OK.

It depends, are we including in this budget the off-the-books cash the CIA gets from trafficking drugs to fund its black operations?