CIA Reportedly Urged Ukraine Against Attacking Nord Stream Pipeline—Months Before Mysterious Explosions
ForbesJUL 2023
Report: Ukrainian Officer Coordinated Nord Stream Pipeline Attacks
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The evidence suggests that the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines was carried out by a six-person Ukrainian crew under the coordination of Chervinsky who was likely taking orders from more senior officials. Though the Dutch military intelligence agency had reported a similar operation months earlier, the US had thought it had been called off after contacts with Ukraine's top general.
Establishment-critical narrative
Mainstream media was never really interested in finding out who was responsible for the Nord Stream attacks. However, after Seymour Hersh's bombshell story blaming the US, American officials started to spread the inadequate sailboat narrative as a cover for the real perpetrator.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 2% chance that a NATO member’s investigation will conclude that the US was involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
