Posted on 10/06/2022 7:06:48 AM PDT by House Atreides
Stockholm: An inspection of two of the leaks at the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe has reinforced suspicions that they were acts of sabotage, Swedish authorities said Thursday. "We can conclude that there have been detonations at Nord Stream 1 and 2 in the Swedish exclusive economic zone that has led to extensive damage to the gas pipelines," public prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement
Mr Ljungqvist added that the "crime scene investigation had strengthened the suspicions of aggravated sabotage."
"Pieces of evidence have been gathered at the crime scene and these will now be examined," the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor did not disclose details, citing the confidentiality of the investigation and stating that "the issue is very sensitive."…
… On Monday, Sweden's Prosecution authority said it was blocking off the area around the leaks in the Swedish zone in order to carry out an inspection of the scene.
The authority said Thursday that the restrictions had been lifted following the completion of the inspection.…
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The prosecutor did not disclose details, citing the confidentiality of the investigation and stating that "the issue is very sensitive."
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I hope they continue to search the crime scenes “with a fine tooth comb” for material to be examined forensically.
Meanwhile, U.S. (obviously one of the prime “suspects”) authorities have begun their first efforts to “get involved” in the investigations:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/politics/us-nord-stream-investigations-help/index.html
“US considering offering to analyze underwater audio recordings to aid Nord Stream pipeline sabotage investigations”
I hope Sweden tells our officials to butt out.
Oops… here’s hot link to my failed post #1 link:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/05/politics/us-nord-stream-investigations-help/index.html
My post of the day award goes to you!
So it may not be unexploded WWII ordnance after all? Color me shocked.
All signs point to the SCOTUS leaker and the D.C. pipe bomber as the culprits, say sources. It’s a shame, we’ll probably never know for certain who did this.
—”polls in Germany say most Germans believe it was the American”
Do you have a source for that allegation?
So says Citizens of the country that started two World Wars
Why not a Third?
Once the Germans were all warlike and mean
But that couldn’t happen again
We taught them a lesson in 1918
And they’ve hardly bothered us since then.
-Tom Lehrer
Russia was supposedly isolated. Yesterday, according to the White House Opec+ decided to side with Russia. Looking at it without a western filter makes Russia looking more and more reasonable. This pipeline sabatoge give Russia a real foot hold into taking over the narrative.
This American agrees and suspects that it was the US who did it. In fact, I’d bet $ on it.
US ordnance donated to ISIS in Afghanistan?
"Got to bring the Russian Bear to his knees
(Gotta get on)
Well, maybe not the Russian Bear, maybe the Swedes
(Doo, doo, wah)"
But, but the FR Uke HomoNazi cheerleaders have already concluded that it was lack of maintenance and improper operation or deliberate destruction, by dumb, lazy Russians!
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