NordStream Kaput!

The big news item du jour is Biden blowing up 3 of the 4 pipelines that were not supplying Russian natural gas to Germany. Biden did exactly as he promised and at present I see no reason to doubt him since there is plenty of indirect evidence that points to US involvement in the act: USN vessels milling around in the area, probably planting mines on the pipes and departing just before the explosions. We need to wait for the White House to blame Russia for the incident; that would qualify as an additional marker of guilty demeanor. (It is always the thief who shouts “Catch the thief!” the loudest). But I am neither the judge nor the jury on this, so this is neither here nor there.

There are just a few important things to understand about the untimely demise of NordStream.

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