The New York Times Says This Is a Spy Base in Cuba

"Walking all around this place but we have not yet found any Russian spies," said Reed Lindsey, correspondent with Belly of the Beast.

"Donald Trump and Marco Rubio claim Russia operates a spy base here in Cuba," the journalist said.

"During the Cold War, this place was known as Lourdes. It was a huge Russian spy base. Vladimir Putin closed it down in 2001," Lindsey said.

"We have to stop them," said Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, in archival footage.

"But some people just can't let go of the Cold War," Lindsey said.

"I know what the good deal is. Cuba kicks out the Russians from Lourdes," Rubio said in a 2016 debate.

"Rubio's not the only one," the correspondent said.

"According to The New York Times, Lourdes is up and running again and it's 'bristling with antennas.' The Russians could be using it to spy on military bases in Florida and even Mar-a-Lago," Lindsey said.

"There's just one problem with the New York Times report. Lourdes doesn't exist anymore. It's now Cuba's Computer Sciences University," he added.

"Where are the Russians? In the University of Computer Sciences, there are no Russians. You have walked around this campus just like I have. There are no antennas. So The New York Times needs to improve its sources," said Antonio Gutiérrez, professor at the University of Computer Sciences.

"This isn't just about an old Russian spy base. Donald Trump and Marco Rubio have used the spy base story to justify economic warfare. They imposed an oil blockade, which is basically collective punishment on the Cuban people. No electricity, no fuel, no water, no food, no medicine, no public transportation, and no school," Lindsey said.

"So we've been all over this university. We've talked to a lot of people. We haven't seen any evidence of a Russian spy base, and we haven't found any Russian spies, which leaves only one possible explanation: the Russians are extremely good at hiding," the correspondent said.

"Unless maybe Trump and Rubio and The New York Times are all wrong. But when have Trump and Rubio ever been wrong about anything? And when has the New York Times ever been wrong about a threat to U.S. national security? I mean, it's not like The Times would ever repeat false claims about threats from anonymous officials to provide a pretext for war? Nah," Lindsey concluded.