Re:Was the Nord Stream 2 Rupture an Accidental Catalyst?
by tptacek on Monday February 20, 2023 @10:19AM
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* Single anonymous source.
* That source is implausibly well informed.
* Operational details make little sense (using a warship as a diving platform for US divers, elaborate sonobuoy remote detonation, etc)
* OSINT details don't check out (all the implicated ships are accounted for, etc)
* Errors/contradictions in the story (the Norwegian Navy doesn't operate any P8s, etc)
* Long, unbroken track record, going back to 2006, of Hersh writing lurid, discredited stories like this
* No media outlet in the world --- not just in the US but anywhere in Europe --- being willing to run this.
Important caveat that disbelieving Hersh doesn't mean that the US wasn't behind the incident; it just means there's nothing to learn about the incident from Hersh's writing.
* That source is implausibly well informed.
* Operational details make little sense (using a warship as a diving platform for US divers, elaborate sonobuoy remote detonation, etc)
* OSINT details don't check out (all the implicated ships are accounted for, etc)
* Errors/contradictions in the story (the Norwegian Navy doesn't operate any P8s, etc)
* Long, unbroken track record, going back to 2006, of Hersh writing lurid, discredited stories like this
* No media outlet in the world --- not just in the US but anywhere in Europe --- being willing to run this.
Important caveat that disbelieving Hersh doesn't mean that the US wasn't behind the incident; it just means there's nothing to learn about the incident from Hersh's writing.