1 day agoSeymour Hersh and the Nord Stream pipe that wasn’t blown upOn September 26 last year explosions ruptured three of the four Nord Stream pipelines laid under the Baltic Sea to deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany. While the fourth pipe remained undamaged, one of the others was found to have been bombed in two different places 76km apart —…Nord Stream3 min readNord Stream3 min read
5 days agoNord Stream attack: seismologists puzzle over explosionsOn September 26 last year seismologists detected two underwater explosions in the Baltic Sea. According to Norsar, a Norwegian monitoring organisation, the first occurred at 02.03 local time, about 25km southeast of Denmark’s Borholm island. The second happened 17 hours later, some 50km northeast of Bornholm. It soon became clear…Nord Stream Sabotage4 min readNord Stream Sabotage4 min read
6 days agoNord Stream attack: spotlight shifts to RussiaA new development in the Nord Stream sabotage affair has turned the spotlight on Russia. Nord Stream is a pipeline system laid under the Baltic Sea to deliver natural gas from Russia to Germany. On 26 September last year someone blew up three of the four pipes in an attack…Nord Stream4 min readNord Stream4 min read
Mar 24Attack on Nord Stream: updatesThis page is a collection of updates about the attack in September 2022 on the Nord Stream pipelines laid under the Baltic Sea to send natural gas from Russia to Germany. For more context see my full-length articles about the attack: Attack on Nord Stream: the story so far (March…Nord Stream5 min readNord Stream5 min read
Mar 21Attack on Nord Stream: some puzzling questionsWhen bombers attacked the Nord Stream pipeline system last September they hit it at four points. The pipes, laid to supply Germany with natural gas from Russia, run for more than 1,200km beneath the Baltic Sea — which should have given the bombers plenty of options when deciding where to…Nord Stream5 min readNord Stream5 min read
Mar 13Attack on Nord Stream: the story so farIn September 2022 someone sabotaged Nord Stream, a system of underwater pipelines that brought natural gas from Russia to Germany. It’s unclear who carried out the attack but accusations have been levelled at both the US and Russia. There’s also talk of a mysterious “pro-Ukraine” connection. This article looks at…Nord Stream13 min readNord Stream13 min read
Oct 1, 2022British defender of Assad regime backs Russian referendums in UkraineA British woman who became a prominent defender of Syria’s Assad regime resurfaced this week as an “international observer” for Russia’s sham referendums in Ukraine. Vanessa Beeley — described by Russian broacaster RT as “ an independent investigative journalist” — told a news conference the voting procedures had shown “complete…3 min read3 min read
Sep 24, 2022Revealed: EU and Soros funded reports by ‘Iran state-affiliated media’A British academic whose Twitter account is tagged as “Iran state-affiliated media” was the main author of a report on Islamophobia published this week with funding from the EU’s Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme. The academic in question — former professor David Miller — is a director and founding member…Iran3 min readIran3 min read
Sep 17, 2022Muslim who converted to Christianity faces execution for apostasy in LibyaA man has been sentenced to death in Libya after converting from Islam to Christianity, according to local news reports. Details are scarce, but Dhiaa al-Din Ahmed Miftah Balao — described as an information technology graduate — appears to have previously been a devoted Muslim and is said to have…Christianity3 min readChristianity3 min read
Aug 25, 2022Lights, camera, police action. The hazards of filming in EgyptThe Egyptian authorities have got themselves in a tangle over photography. They want the country to be seen as an attractive tourist destination and if photographers would just focus on nice things, like feluccas sailing on the Nile and sunsets over the pyramids, all would be well. The problem, though…8 min read8 min read
