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Tragic Boat Accident in Baltimore — And Yet…In Old Joe Biden’s America, nothing can be taken for granted
Frontpagemagazine ^ | March 27, 2024 | Robert Spencer

Posted on 03/27/2024 6:41:41 AM PDT by SJackson

At 1:30 in the morning on Tuesday, a ship collided with a pylon of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor, and within seconds, the entire bridge had collapsed. This will put the port of Baltimore, one of the busiest ports in the United States, out of action for months and maybe even years, which will inevitably have a massive negative effect on the local and national economy. The official story is that this was an accident, and if we had honest and trustworthy governing officials, that would be the end of the matter. But we don’t. And so questions are multiplying.

Old Joe Biden quickly stated: “Everything so far indicates that this was a terrible accident. At this time, we have no other indication. No other reason to believe there’s any intentional act here.” Since Biden has a record for lying that is unmatched even among the corruptocrats who currently occupy our nation’s highest positions of trust and responsibility, this statement in itself constitutes reasons to suspect that the destruction of the Key Bridge may have been quite intentional after all. And there are plenty more.

Steve Bannon noted Tuesday that the official explanation of what happened “doesn’t make sense.” He asked “how the ship turned directly into that [pylon] and the pilot didn’t drop the anchor? Dropping the anchor might’ve ripped the front of the ship apart, but it wouldn’t have taken out the bridge.”

All right, that’s a telling point, but there is no need to rush headlong down the rabbit hole. Maybe the pilot panicked. Maybe he had a terrible lapse in judgment. There is, however, much more. The courageous investigative journalist Lara Logan revealed that according to “multiple intel sources,” the destruction of the bridge was an “‘absolutely brilliant strategic attack’ on US critical infrastructure – most likely cyber – & our intel agencies know it.”

Logan listed some of the ways in which the collapse of the bridge would hurt the nation, and thus aid our enemies: “Second busiest strategic roadway in the nation for hazardous material now down for 4-5 years – which is how long they say it will take to recover. Bridge was built specifically to move hazardous material – fuel, diesel, propane gas, nitrogen, highly flammable materials, chemicals and oversized cargo that cannot fit in the tunnels – that supply chain now crippled.” She also pointed out that the ship hit one of “two load-bearing pylons on each end” of the bridge; these are “the anchor points,” and Logan said that the attackers “knew that hitting either one one of them would be a fatal wound to the integrity of the bridge.” The attack, she added, was “perfectly targeted.”

Not only that, but “when you choke off Baltimore you have cut the main north-south hazardous corridor (I95) in half. Now has to go around the city – or go somewhere else. To move some of that cargo through the tunnel you may be able to get a permit but those are slow to get and require an escort system that is expensive and has to be done at night. For every $100 dollars that goes into the city, $12 comes from shipping. Believe this will cripple the city of Baltimore at a time when they do not have the resources to recover.”

General Michael Flynn seemed to agree with Logan that the takedown of the bridge was intentional, or at very least was the result of incompetence in key positions. Flynn said: “This is a BLACK SWAN event. Black swans normally come out of the world of finance (not military). The standard operating procedures for all U.S. ports, harbors, and bays that transit commerce and military activities are supposed to maintain an incredible level of discipline, rigor and awareness for these very type events to not occur (ever!), yet here we are. There are harbor masters for every single one of these transit points in America that are in charge of assuring the safety of navigation…start there.” A black swan event is an unforeseen incident that has massive repercussions.

Counterterror analyst and former FBI agent John Guandolo, meanwhile, also agreed that the collapse of the bridge was likely intentional, and explained: “I worked several AQ [al-Qaeda]/Hamas cases while in the FBI & since and found – verified by state intel agencies – AQ/Hamas targeted key bridges to shut down exfil abilities so they could conduct significant level follow on attacks. This may be that or this may be an accident. I lean strongly towards NOT AN ACCIDENT. The fact FBI/DHS say it is NOT terrorism is a key indicator it is. FBI/DHS have been wrong 100% of the time they initially say its NOT terrorism (Ft Hood, Orlando, Ft Lauderdale, Lakewood TX..,)”

Yes, it has come to this: our government, intelligence and law enforcement officials are so untrustworthy that if they say an incident is not terrorism, it very likely is. The collision of the ship with the Francis Scott Key Bridge could end up being a testimony to the fecklessness and incompetence of local officials and the others involved, which is born of far too much time and money being squandered on Critical Race Theory, gender madness and the like, instead of on training competent personnel. Whether or not the destruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge really was a terror attack, it will certainly weaken the nation, and in that it benefits the enemies of the United States. And whether or not this was a terror attack, the numerous and growing list of unanswered questions demonstrates how little confidence thoughtful people have today in the honesty and veracity of those who bear the responsibility to protect and defend this nation.


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To: ComputerGuy

Sounds like it only got one anchor down which could have jerked it right?? Could have been a computer hack by terrorists??


41 posted on 03/27/2024 7:24:58 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: SJackson

Accident?
Sabotage?
Terrorism?


42 posted on 03/27/2024 7:25:39 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: kawhill

Mayor Pete was an Affirmative Action hire, he knows absolutely nothing about transportation.


43 posted on 03/27/2024 7:27:28 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: bray
I think a sober Naval Officer could discern whether the anchor had been dropped or not especially when video was available that showed the deployed anchor.

The video I watched, the narrator pointed out the deployed anchor. Have at it though, to open your show with an erroneous statement, I’m cutting him slack there, smacks of sideshow hucksterism at best and unprofessional at least.

44 posted on 03/27/2024 7:28:26 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: SJackson

As much as I want to chock it up as an accident, I’m having a hard time trying to figure out why the ship stayed on direct path towards the bridge pier?

It loses power and begins to drift off course which would be expected based upon the impact of the currents. However, it is still without power, but the drifting stops, and it is on a direct path toward the pier. Did it hit an area in the bay where there was no current?

Just things to ponder...


45 posted on 03/27/2024 7:29:26 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Avalon Memories

I heard a caller to a conservative radio program on the morning of the bridge collapse. He identified himself as a retired Naval officer. He said dropping the anchor would not have helped in this case because the sea floor there is just sand, no gripping power.


46 posted on 03/27/2024 7:30:24 AM PDT by EinNYC
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To: SJackson

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47 posted on 03/27/2024 7:33:53 AM PDT by sauropod (Ne supra crepidam.)
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To: Drew68

Beautiful pic ... but I don’t see any bumper pylons on either side of the piers. I thought they were mandatory on bridges built after the 90s ...


48 posted on 03/27/2024 7:36:41 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Cho Bi Dung and KamalHo are not my leaders.)
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To: EinNYC

Interesting information. There has been so much criticism about how the ship didn’t drop anchor.

There is still a lot we don’t know about the cause of the accident, I’m sure.


49 posted on 03/27/2024 7:37:40 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Yo-Yo

While the George Floyd Memorial Bridge is a good bet for the new name, there must also be pandering to the LBQT etc crowd. 35 cents says the new name will be in honor of some transgender hero who is preferably Black.


50 posted on 03/27/2024 7:39:26 AM PDT by The Great RJ ( )
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To: JSM_Liberty

Yeah, my link went bad, I think yahoo changed the story, any ways ,
Jeffrey Pritzker, the Executive Vice President of Brawner Builders.
He’s the guy hiring. No problemo, we have 6 more .


51 posted on 03/27/2024 7:41:55 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: OldHarbor

You mean he didn’t have everything right in the first hours.

Maybe you can tell us all exactly what happened since you have had 24 hours to go over the data. Was it an accident or terrorism taking out the most strategic bridge on the East Coast? At least he is fighting the fight, what are you doing?


52 posted on 03/27/2024 7:42:24 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: Newtoidaho

“The entire bureaucracy of the DOT is crammed with incompetent useless idiots.”

My version is that the only qualification one needed to work for the O’Biden administration was to be some combination of a phag, phreak, or phanatic ... and preferably non-White.


53 posted on 03/27/2024 7:43:44 AM PDT by ByteMercenary (Cho Bi Dung and KamalHo are not my leaders.)
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To: ByteMercenary

Democrats are only interested in virtue signaling.


54 posted on 03/27/2024 7:45:22 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: JSM_Liberty

More than that: there is not doubt in my mind that contractors on fed and probably state jobs are incentivized or perhaps required to hire these illegals. A hunch I’m going with until proven wrong.

The need to build a new bridge is sort a full-employment event. How’s that for a conspiracy theory?


55 posted on 03/27/2024 7:47:32 AM PDT by xoxox
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To: ByteMercenary

A Frontpage column said the bridge was built in 1977, so....


56 posted on 03/27/2024 7:47:53 AM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can't be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: SJackson

I wonder how many guns were lost in this one.


57 posted on 03/27/2024 7:48:04 AM PDT by going hot (Happiness is a Momma Deuce)
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To: JSM_Liberty
The most likely cause was the owners of the ship skimping on maintenance.

That is much more likely than the Russians or other terrorists causing it to crash into the bridge. And apparently, the bridge protectors were not up to the task.

58 posted on 03/27/2024 7:49:06 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: SJackson
"Reconstructing the bridge is a separate priority."

Exactly. The Harbor Tunnel (I-95 then I-895) and the west part of I-695 were all that was there prior to the completion of the FSK bridge in 1977 and the Ft. McHenry Tunnel (I-95) in 1985. The region and the country survived long before that bridge existed. The Port is the far more important issue. Clear the debris and get the Port back in operation.

59 posted on 03/27/2024 7:52:14 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: bray
He opened his show with that statement ffs.
Like I said, a sober Naval Officer wouldn’t talk out his ass.
Want to watch two adults discuss the issue ?

You might learn something.

Q&A on MV Dali versus Bridge with What's Going on With Shipping and gCaptain

60 posted on 03/27/2024 7:56:38 AM PDT by OldHarbor
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