conspiracyland

  • How a Soviet plot to beam the U.S. Embassy with microwaves led to a 'brain weapons arms race'

    In some of the darkest days of the Cold War, the U.S. intelligence community was alarmed by a startling discovery: the Soviet Union was bombarding the U.S. Embassy in Moscow with microwaves in what some officials feared was an attempt to harm American diplomats and possibly even mess with their minds.

  • Former top Obama aide accuses Biden of 'gaslighting' Cuba: 'Disappointed doesn't begin to scratch the surface'

    The former Obama White House official who negotiated the reopening of relations with Cuba is sharply criticizing President Biden's policies toward that country, saying his administration is "gaslighting" Havana by maintaining and even expanding harsh sanctions imposed by former President Trump.

  • Top U.S. officials cast fresh doubt on sensational 'Havana syndrome' claims

    A top State Department official, countering claims that have circulated widely among members of Congress and the news media, says in a new interview there is no evidence that any external actors caused the “Havana syndrome” health incidents reported in recent years by over 1,100 U.S. diplomats and spies.

  • 'Conspiracyland' podcast: The Strange Story of Havana Syndrome

    Conspiracyland's "The Strange Story of Havana Syndrome," hosted by Yahoo News chief investigative correspondent Michael Isikoff, is an investigation into the baffling medical ailments— headaches, dizziness, extreme fatigue and even brain injuries— that have been reported by over 1,100 American diplomats and spies in recent years, confounding the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities.

  • ‘Conspiracyland’: The Strange Story of Havana Syndrome

    Yahoo News’ award-winning “Conspiracyland” podcast returns for an all-new season. This time around, Chief Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff takes on the mystery surrounding Havana syndrome, a bizarre medical ailment that’s confounded the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities since reports first surfaced, in 2016. The symptoms are real — and so is the tension between the U.S. and Cuba — but is there any evidence to suggest conspiracy?

  • Prior to his murder, Jamal Khashoggi offered to help 9/11 victims suing Saudi Arabia

    A year before his death, Jamal Khashoggi — a Saudi insider with intimate knowledge of his country’s interactions with al-Qaida — met with a former FBI agent working for the families of 9/11 victims who were suing his government and asked how he could help.