Because the journalism part was already done by Der Spiegel, 60 Minutes, and The Insider. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minute

Because the journalism part was already done by Der Spiegel, 60 Minutes, and The Insider. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minutes/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence... The opinion article is a reaction to that, and assumes you're already familiar with the investigative aspects of the story.