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On NYT Nord Stream theory, German official raises specter of ‘false flag’
 

The timing of a new report suggesting rogue ‘pro-Ukrainian group’ might be to 
blame for pipeline blast is questioned today.

March 8, 2023
By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos <https://responsiblestatecraft.org/author/kvlahos/> 

 

Move over Sy Hersh, the White House has its own theory about the sabotage of 
the Nord Stream pipelines back in September 2022.

But not everyone, at least right now, is buying it — including German 
officials, who seem completely taken aback by Tuesday’s New York Times report 
<https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/07/us/politics/nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-ukraine.html>
 , which said “new intelligence” suggests a “pro-Ukrainian group” might have 
been behind the sabotage.

In a German Deutsche Welle (DW) report 
<https://www.dw.com/en/nord-stream-german-authorities-searched-ship-for-explosives/a-64915970>
  Wednesday morning, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius “warned against 
premature accusations of responsibility for the attacks.”

“It may just as well have been a false flag operation staged to blame Ukraine, 
an option brought up in the media reports as well,” Pistorius told German 
public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Annalena 
Baerbock “echoed the same caution, saying investigations by the relevant 
authorities must be concluded first,” saying Wednesday that Berlin would not 
“jump to conclusions” until the federal prosecution’s investigation is 
concluded.

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