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Seymour Hersh dubs Nord Stream sabotage ‘dumbest’ US act in years The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist said Washington treated EU states as “second rate” partners Seymour Hersh dubs Nord Stream sabotage ‘dumbest’ US act in years  Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has slammed Washington's alleged involvement in bombing the Nord Stream gas lines as one of the “dumbest” decisions taken in years, warning that the move will have “horrific” consequences for Europeans and further undercut the already “supremely useless” NATO alliance. Speaking in an interview with Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman on Wednesday, Hersh outlined his recent report on the destruction of the pipelines last year, which found that the US played a key role in planting and detonating explosives on sections of the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea. “I think the consequences politically for us are enormous,” he said, adding that the long-term effects for Europe would be “horrific” and “cut into the notio...

Nord Stream blast story was ‘not hard to find’ – author  Media outlets like the NYT and WaPo “don’t seem to have anyone inside” among their sources, Seymour Hersh claims Nord Stream blast story was ‘not hard to find’ – author  Legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Saturday that his latest bombshell report, which suggests the CIA was responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in September, was not a hard story to find. It was obvious that there was more to the issue than was being reported by most media outlets, Hersh said.  In his first interview since he published the story on Substack last Wednesday, the Pulitzer-prize winning journalist was asked by Radio War Nerd to comment on his source for the story, who still remains anonymous. Hersh refused to expose any details about who he spoke to and noted that it was his job to protect his sources and take the heat when a story went live. But those within the media who criticize him for...