Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernández investigates the mysterious health incidents reported by U.S. diplomatic personnel in Havana in 2017. The incidents — characterized as “sonic attacks,” “microwave attacks” and the “Havana Syndrome” — led to the shuttering of the U.S. Embassy and opened the doors to a barrage of devastating sanctions imposed by Trump and maintained by Biden. Liz interviews scientists from both countries who dismantle the theory that U.S. personnel were attacked. She shows how major media outlets fanned the flames of hysteria and speaks with the Cuban families separated by the near total closure of U.S. consular services.
The War on Cuba — Episode 3
Belly of The Beast is a media outlet that counters parachute journalism by providing stories directly from the island.
The War on Cuba — Episode 2
Belly of The Beast is a media outlet that counters parachute journalism by providing stories directly from the island.
The War on Cuba — Episode 1
Belly of The Beast is a media outlet that counters parachute journalism by providing stories directly from the island.
Biden Continues the US War on Cuba
Biden backtracked on his campaign promise to reverse Trump’s draconian sanctions on Cuba and is maintaining them, despite the pandemic and Raul Castro’s departure from the country’s leadership. Documentary filmmaker Reed Lindsay joins host Greg Wilpert to talk about what this has meant for Cuba.
