Video: Michael Weiss Talks Havana Syndrome

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On tonight’s episode of Dispatch Live, Mary Trimble was joined by Michael Weiss, editor of The Insider, to discuss his joint report on Havana syndrome and Russia’s alleged involvement in these unexplained health incidents. John McCormack, David Drucker, and Charles Hilu, the newest Dispatch Politics reporter, also joined.

On the Agenda:

  • A breakdown of Havana syndrome and its victims;
  • Russia’s alleged involvement and the mechanics of the supposed weapon behind the health incidents;
  • The U.S. government’s position on Havana syndrome;
  • The state of Florida’s six-week abortion ban and its implications for the presidential race;
  • The Arab voting bloc in Michigan; and
  • Why Charles joined The Dispatch and highlights from his first week on the job.

Show Notes:

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  1. Hunter.Hustus

    What happened to the other comments?

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    1. Rajivezachariah

      Agreed we were just trying to inject some healthy skepticism 🤨 I am not a Russian bot, I promise.

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    Ehoop

    I haven't finished yet, but knowing how easy it is to sound right when there's no pushback or counter arguments presented, I'd hope the Dispatch will do some kind of followup.
    Maybe it's my distrust of Cold War propaganda, but this really keeps ringing my alarm bells.
    The really LeCarre "tradecraft" guy who flies multiple countries to evade pursuit is some 6'2" slav who looks like Andy Warhol just standing in the street by his black mercedes adjusting knobs on his tri-corder outside the house of someone who just got raygunned?
    Suspicious.

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    1. BPhillips

      And why would Russia send an important agent to target a nurse anesthetist? Seems odd. They could practice on plenty of prisoners in a gulag, no need to hit mid level agent's wife.

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    Wilhelm

    Well, Michael Weiss missed an opportunity to be a great US Senator, because that was a hell of a filibuster.

    That being said, I think I'm convinced now. If you only saw the "60 Minutes" piece on this, it left a lot of questions. I think Weiss did a good job answering them. I'll read his report shortly.

    I know Mary is a good interviewer; her reporting proves it, time and again. It is too bad she didn't get to do a proper Q&A with him. I suspect time limitations prevented some probing that I was hoping to see. But I appreciate having him on.

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  4. Deanjens

    I'm a lot more open to the idea that this is a Russian weapon than I was before, but every time he portrays the alternative hypothesis as an assertion that they are "making it up" he torpedoes his credibility, even on the parts in which he is probably an expert. If he's too stupid to understand psychogenic and sociogenic illness, then he should just stick to the things he does understand.

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    EmmyCab

    I enjoyed this interview. I was late joining but caught the latter half of the pod and then went back and listened to the beginning, and I still need to watch the 60 minutes piece. Thank you for hosting this.

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