Keep the politics out of Havana probe

Re the Nov. 15 editorial, “Is Cuba responsible for Havana syndrome? We hope a new U.S. effort will finally tell us:” When police try to solve a murder mystery, the first question they ask is, “Who benefits?”

In 2016, who would have benefited from using some exotic weapon to drive a wedge, and possibly start a war, between Cuba and the United States?

Way at the bottom of the list are Raúl Castro and Cuba. After 60 years, diplomatic relations had just been established, and money and tourists were flowing into Havana.

Why would Castro jeopardize all of that with some brain-bombing beam that surely would invite a total embargo, if not war?

Maybe the answer is in Miami, with anti-Castro stalwarts like Sen. Marco Rubio and Bay of Pigs veterans. The problem with finger-pointing is that it requires one to believe certain people have the technical capability to pull this off and not leave a shred of evidence.

Who tops the ‘who benefits’ list?

Russia, China and North Korea all have close relations with Cuba. They clearly are our rivals if not our enemies. It is in their interest to keep a wedge between us and Cuba. Certainly, they have the technical capability. Cuba also is an espionage outpost, so close to the United States.

Furthermore, because of diplomatic rules, Russia, China and North Korea could move people and equipment into Cuba without being searched or questioned.

Needless to say, our intelligence services are fully investigating this. I would be very disappointed to find out that, because of politics, they were taking their marching orders from Radio Mambi and FOX News.