Tag: Pulitzer Prize
Intentional damage to Finnish and Estonian gas lines and data cables: Authorities
President Sauli Niinistö expressed concern about the incident, stating: “Damage to underwater infrastructure has been taken seriously and its causes have been under investigation since Sunday. It is likely that the damage to both the gas pipe and the data cable is caused by external activity. . . What specifically caused the damage is not…
Biden offered Erdogan IMF money to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid – Seymour Hersh
Ankara this week rolled back its opposition to Stockholm joining the US-led bloc Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Thursday that US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than $11 billion in IMF aid to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the NATO bloc. In an article posted on his…
Biden offered Erdogan IMF support to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid Hersh
Ankara this week rolled back its opposition to Stockholm joining the US-led bloc Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Thursday that US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than $11 billion in IMF aid to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the NATO bloc. In an article posted on his…
Biden offered Erdogan IMF support to ratify Sweden’s NATO bid – Hersh
Ankara this week rolled back its opposition to Stockholm joining the US-led bloc Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Thursday that US President Joe Biden offered his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than $11 billion in IMF aid to ratify Sweden’s bid to join the NATO bloc. In an article posted on his…
Grayzone points to new evidence in Nord Stream’s sabotage target
A boot similar to those used by US and Ukrainian military divers has reportedly been found near the site A diving boot similar to those used by US and Ukrainian military divers has been found near one of the ruptured Nord Stream pipelines in Sweden’s exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea, The Grayzone reported…
The US cannot explain what happened to Nord Stream Russia
Moscow does not expect new insight from Washington on blasts that crippled key gas pipelines, senior diplomat says Washington has not responded to Moscow’s demands for an explanation of what happened to the Nord Stream pipelines after veteran journalist Seymour Hersh published a bombshell report accusing the United States of destroying the key gas route,…
The US cannot explain what happened to Nord Stream Russia
Moscow does not expect new insight from Washington on blasts that crippled key gas pipelines, senior diplomat says Washington has not responded to Moscow’s demands for an explanation of what happened to the Nord Stream pipelines after veteran journalist Seymour Hersh published a bombshell report accusing the United States of destroying the key gas route,…
Russia regrets the lack of support from the UN Security Council for the investigation of Nord Stream explosions
Moscow [Russia]March 29 (ANI): The Kremlin on Tuesday regretted the decision of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to reject Russia’s request for an international investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline explosions last September, Anadolu Agency reported. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow will continue its efforts for an objective investigation into the September…
Always look on the bright side – the costs of NATO membership
Military disasters and corporate failures pave the way for groupthink. However, all is not lost. “Always look on the bright side of life,” they say Monty Python who would be in a good position to replace their “Finland” song with a “NATO” song covering Finland’s current membership intrigues. In April 2022, the fanfare arising from…
Roundup: Germany mum on Nord Stream explosions amid US sabotage claims
BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The German government is condoning the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Sept. 26 last year, even as the country continues to suffer a severe energy crisis following the disruption of Russian gas supplies. Without even giving access to members of the German Bundestag (the…
Germany mum on Nord Stream explosions amid US sabotage claims
© Provided by Xinhua Without even giving access to members of the German Bundestag, all information on the matter has been classified as “highly confidential” due to the so-called third-party rule, which prevents conflicts with the interests of the allied states or their intelligence services. BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The German government is condoning…
Calls are mounting to investigate alleged US involvement in Nord Stream blasts
© Provided by Xinhua A leading European analyst told Xinhua on Tuesday that potential evidence of US involvement would affect how each side of the Ukraine crisis is viewed internationally. ROME, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Three European countries probing the details of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion last September said Tuesday they are not sure…
Moscow takes aim at West over Nord Stream sabotage
The United States and its allies hope the issue will “fade into the sand,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed The West is against a transparent investigation into the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Moscow’s UN ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, claimed that evidence of Washington’s…
US says partners should investigate Nord Stream blasts
The State Department reacted to Russia’s request for a UN investigation of the pipelines? destruction The Nord Stream pipeline explosions did not take place on US soil so Washington believes it would be most appropriate for the countries whose territory was involved to investigate them, State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Wednesday. “I…
US and Norway blew up the Nord Stream Pipelines: Seymour Hersh
If Hersh’s report is accurate, this act of terrorism directed at the infrastructure of its own allies would have significant implications for the relationship between the United States and Germany and could be a turning point in relations between US and Europe. ”Last June, the Navy divers, operating under the cover of a widely publicised…
Kremlin reacts to Nord Stream’s sabotage claims
A new article alleging an American role in the explosions highlights the need for an international probe, says Dmitry Peskov Russia is concerned about efforts to quietly wind down the investigation into last year’s Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. A report by well-known American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh,…
US blew up Nord Stream pipeline in covert operation, says top investigative journalist
Washington [US]February 11 (ANI): American investigative journalist and political writer Seymour Hersh claimed that the bombing of the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines in September 2022 was carried out by the US in a covert operation, according to the results of his investigation published in Substack. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hersh noted that the decision to…
The poet Louise Gluck wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
The American poet Louise Glück has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy praised Glück’s “unmistakable poetic voice which, with its fierce beauty, makes individual existence universal.” Glück has published 12 collections of poems, and her previous awards include the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. The literature prize is just…