GERMANY - 2026/06/10: In this photo illustration, the logo of US support platform company Substack Inc. is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen. (Photo Illustration by Timon Schneider/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesBass was "pushed out," two authoritative sources told SpyTalk, after fumbling the agency’s handling of Havana Syndrome, which the government calls Anomalous Health Incidents, or AHI. One of the sources familiar with Bass’s removal, speaking on terms of anonymity to discuss the sensitive issue, said the retired former naval officer "was removed" by CIA Director Bill Burns, "not for misconduct," but because "OMS was being poorly run, and AHI just flushed it out." Numerous media reports in 2021 said the OMS chief was "pushed out" without identifying Bass by name.
The lawsuit filed by Bass claimed that Stein had written the piece for “partisan purposes”Stein's actual malice is further evidenced by his political motive in publishing the article. Stein targeted Bass because of his publicly known Republican affiliation and role in sensitive political matters, and seized upon unverified anonymous allegations to advance a predetermined partisan narrative.
