Mark Polymoropolis News Today

state blinken back in israel to deliver president bidens message for humanitarian pause to benjamin netanyahu. >> we believe that each of these efforts would be facilitated by humanitarian pauses. that was an important area of discussion today with israeli leaders. how, when, and where these can be implemented ultimately we believe this can be a critical mechanism for protecting civilians while enabling israel to achieve its objectives of defeating hamas. >> israels prime minister is s...

That was damaging. look, i want the agency to take this seriously. they are now. i want to turn the corner but, you know, for an organization that i believed in and still do, you know, i still love the organization and believe deeply that cia is an indispensable institution. that hurt a lot. for a lot of us, that was deeply troubling. you make a pact. they ask me as a cia officer to do a lot of interesting things, but if i get jammed up medically, i expect them to have my back, and initially, th...

Falling victim and getting ill with the same symptoms around the world, i think all of us took a step back, and said something really nefarious is happening. and then, you know, kind of further investigations ensued. >> im glad you mentioned what it was like when you got home, mark, because youve called the way that you were treated after this happened a moral injury. you werent believed, and some of the victims were turned away when they sought help. how does it feel now that youre getting help...

Until recently they have been denied medical care at walter reed national military medical center, and the national institutes of health, and it forced them into a costly search for a diagnosis and relief for their lingering symptoms. here with us now is someone who experienced this personally. mark polymoropolis, a long time cia operator, who said he was forced to retire after being struck by one of these invisible attacks. well grateful to have you wus. thank you so much for sharing your story...