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2022-09-30 Europe

China Says Nord Stream Pipeline ‘Accident' May Be ‘Forever Mystery,' Blames U.S. Anyway

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-30 03:21|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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As Europe freezes and their industrial sector collapses, China stands ready to fill the manufacturing void.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-30 03:39|| 2022-09-30 03:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Sure, the US perpetrated this state-sponsored terrorism, but I just have to laugh as Europe has its industries destroyed. I couldn't think of a more deserving group of cunts to get this treatment. It's like when the Mexican Mafia and Black Panthers go at it - just grab popcorn and enjoy the show.

Posted by Goober Wittlesbach1280 2022-09-30 05:10|| 2022-09-30 05:10|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ yes but they can't own up now. And colour me pedestrian strategy wise, but for the life of me I can't fathom why.

Other than forcing the EU to reduce their dependence on Russian gas, or distributing the suck evenly so it's that only the Germans can continue to run their industry while everyone else suffers. Forcing the Europeans to put their money where their mouth is with the Russian situation.

What else? Calling out Russia as maniacal idiots? They're already doing that successfully. Keeping Russia from earning the gas moolah? Now that strategy is pedestrian.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-30 05:21|| 2022-09-30 05:21|| Front Page Top

#4 * so that it's not only the Germans...

Posted by Dron66046 2022-09-30 05:22|| 2022-09-30 05:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Based in no expertise on the subject whatsoever, I am inclined toward an industrial accident due to Russian neglect following substandard pipe welds or the equivalent.

Also, believing China is a chump’s game — China is asshole, and believes itself in an unnoticed, slow motion war against the U.S. as they inevitably replace us as world hegemon. Assuming Russia hasn’t screwed it up for them by by hitting the trigger too soon. Me, I think China misread the bend of the arc of history, as others have in their turn about Communism, Socialism, Japan, Inc., the Third Way of Fascism, Napoleon, and the Democratic Party.

Posted by trailing wife 2022-09-30 11:53|| 2022-09-30 11:53|| Front Page Top

#6 I am curious what September's electric bills were across Europe. And I don't think anyone has really turned the heaters on yet.

Thing I came across posited somebody bonkered an interior maintenance/cleaning procedure. But here is another team, involved or not, ready to make hay of the crises, and apparently the swathers are ready for a sabotage verdict.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-30 12:06|| 2022-09-30 12:06|| Front Page Top

#7 That is, if that were the case, the people preforming the procedure would have known like right then the cause. Obviously that would be a bit embarrassing, but an explanation would be available at least, no matter how mad people got.

Seems like we've gone past that time window.

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-09-30 12:14|| 2022-09-30 12:14|| Front Page Top

#8 "Never attribute to sabotage what can be adequately explained by Russian maintenance."

Posted by Mitch H. 2022-09-30 15:10|| 2022-09-30 15:10|| Front Page Top

#9 Reminds me of some cynical bumper stickers during the 1970's Oil Shortages: "Don't like Local Oil Refineries? Let a Yankee freeze in the Dark" (or something in that vein). So: "Don't like Nukes -- Then Freeze!"

Posted by magpie 2022-09-30 15:22|| 2022-09-30 15:22|| Front Page Top

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