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    Re: German MPs Want Answers About Nord Stream Archived Message

    Posted by Ian M on March 7, 2023, 6:43 pm, in reply to "German MPs Want Answers About Nord Stream"

    Good to get these insights into the German party-political response to the attacks. I would suggest that the silence and refusal to divulge information from the preliminary investigations indicates that they know full well who did it, and revealing this will cause them much embarrassment and electoral pain. It's obvious the US either did it or facilitated it in some crucial way, and it's frankly unbelievable that hyper-educated dimwits still fail to see this. Just look at these muppets:

    '[Some] suspect that Russia sabotaged its own infrastructure, in order to ​“send a signal that Russia has the capability and will” to destroy its own pipelines — and potentially those of other nations — and thus ​“instill fear in the population in Europe,” as Tobias Liebetrau, a researcher at the University of Copenhagen’s Center for Military Studies, put it.

    University of Copenhagen international relations Prof. Christian Bueger agreed Russia was the most likely perpetrator, saying, ​“If the intent was to create uncertainty and a feeling of vulnerability, then this was a spot-on attack,” because ​“it caused literally the fear across NATO countries that they cannot protect their infrastructure.”

    However, if unsettling Europe was the intended effect, says Germany MP Bubendorfer-Licht, it backfired. ​“Building up pressure through decreasing the energy supply to stop the war support for Ukraine didn’t work before, either,” she said, referring to Russia’s unsuccessful effort to use its gas exports to blackmail Europe. ​“Germany can now support Ukraine without always considering the Russian leverage of energy supplies.”

    Others have pointed out that the list of entities with the technological capacity to carry out the sabotage is long. ​“You see what drug traffickers have nowadays, what kind of submarines — those are almost nation-state capabilities,” observes Bart Groothuis, a Member of the European Parliament who previously worked at the Dutch Ministry of Defence. ​“So if you ask me, ​‘Is anyone capable of doing something below sea?’ Yes, probably.”

    “I wouldn’t bet a good bottle of wine either way,” Groothuis continues, refusing to speculate on who was to blame. ​“I haven’t seen or heard any conclusive evidence yet.” '

    Quite a stunning level of ignorance & willful stupidity.

    jeers,
    I

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