The U.S. Now Blames an Unnamed Pro-Ukrainian Group for Blowing up the Nord Stream Pipeline
Hersh, who has been a journalist since the early 1960s and has broken and reported on droves of groundbreaking stories , has been criticized by some for his lack of transparency about how he came into his information about the Nord Stream explosion. Hersh used at least one anonymous source, who claimed to have “direct knowledge of the operational planning” of the mission.
Now, several weeks after Hersh’s piece was published, the New York Times has put forth its own reporting, which includes comments from anonymous U.S. officials. Those officials say they believe that, in factis based onnot thought to have ties to the Ukrainian government or its military. Unfortunately, that appears to be about all these unnamed U.S. officials know.
“U.S. officials said there was much they did not know about the perpetrators and their affiliations. The review of newly collected intelligence suggests they were opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, but does not specify the members of the group, or who directed or paid for the operation. U.S. officials declined to disclose the nature of the intelligence, how it was obtained or any details of the strength of the evidence it contains.
on Tuesday: “Although I enjoy collecting amusing conspiracy theories about Ukrainian government, I have to say: Ukraine has nothing to do with the Baltic Sea mishap and has no information about “pro-Ukrainian sabotage groups.”’Proponents of the theory that the U.S. was behind the pipeline’s destruction point to comments made by Biden himself and other top administration officials in the lead up to the pipeline’s destruction.
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