NATO backtracks on ‘Russian cable sabotage’ claims in the Baltic Sea, per Washington Post
NATO backtracks on ‘Russian cable sabotage’ claims in the Baltic Sea, per Washington Post
The recent damage to underwater power and communications cables in the Baltic Sea was likely the result of “maritime accidents” rather than Russian sabotage, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing several US and European intelligence officials.
A consensus over the string of incidents that plagued the underwater infrastructure over the past few weeks is now emerging in the Western intelligence community, and does not include evidence of any malicious activities by Russia or China, the newspaper has reported.
The “intercepted communications and other classified intelligence” collected by the Western nations indicated inexperienced crews and poorly maintained ships were behind the accidents, officials from the three countries involved in the investigations suggested.
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That information was collected as events happened, which means it has been know for weeks.
That information could have been released shortly after events happened, and none of the various scare-mongering statements, such as "the Russians are coming, re-arm right now, or learn Russian", would have been required.
No Russian and Chinese ships and crews would have been taken into custody.
Unwarranted coercion and intimidation.
From a PR point of view, it shows how alert NATO it regarding "infractions"
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Unnamed US officials told WaPo, owned by Jeff Bozos, CEO of Amazon, that “clear explanations” have emerged in each case, suggesting the damage was accidental.
One European official said the initial claims that Russia was involved were a lie, because of the "new" evidence.
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It is interesting, Russia was accused before the investigation began.
The “classified intelligence” likely was not released to give the Corporate Media ample time to do their vilifying of Russia.
After that “mission” had several news cycles, the “classified intelligence” was finally released.
Anything to win the information war!
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The investigations have focused on three incidents involving vessels traveling to and from Russian ports that occurred over the past 18 months in the Baltics, including the rupture of a natural gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland in October 2023 attributed to the New Polar Bear container ship, and damage to two cables allegedly inflicted by the Yi Peng 3 bulk carrier in November.
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The latest incident occurred in late December when an oil tanker, the Eagle S, allegedly dragged its anchor across the EstLink 2 power cable that connects Finland and Estonia.
The ship was boarded and seized by the Finnish authorities, with investigators claiming the ship was missing one of its anchors.
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Moscow knew all a long the accusations were a hoax.
Russia immediately dismissed suggestions that it is to blame for the incidents in the Baltics.
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“It is quite absurd to continue to blame Russia for everything without any reason,”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in November 2024
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NATO shoots first, them examines the dead, then finds the dead innocent, but does not apologize and pay for damages
Will NATO issue an apology and pay for any losses to China and Russia?
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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT
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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/
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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law
Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future
"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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