"Listen up Ya'll it's a Sabotage". Apologies to the Beastie Boys but what's going on with the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea?
There were two explosions today under water. The gas stated bubbling up to the surface. It looks like someone sabotaged them. No one is confident to say for sure, but it’s a little too convenient given the hostilities between the US and Russia. I know the war is officially between Ukraine and Russia but let’s be honest, it’s a proxy war. Since World War II it’s been NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Russia; NATO is really the United States.
There are two major pipelines in the Baltic Sea that supply
gas to Europe, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. NS2 isn’t operational yet but
only because of some official signatures. NS1 had been shut down for maintenance
work in August. Both were ready to go until today’s explosion. Germany will be
affected the most. A large percentage of their energy is tied up in Russian gas,
despite warnings not to buy Russian gas from US presidents. But they’ve taken so many nuclear power
plants our of operation they had little choice. Their green movement always pushed
harder and had more resonance than here.
How is it connected to the war in Ukraine? My first thought
was that Russia did it to punish those NATO countries supplying tanks and
weapons to Zelenskyy and co. Not only does it force the price of gas sky high,
it makes European citizens angry enough to riot against their own government. That
might be wishful thinking. Wealthy European countries don’t overthrow their
hometown governments…or do they? This is a perfect pinch point for a revolution.
High prices and freezing temperatures create a volatile mix in the population.
The US might have done it too. What do we stand to gain by
crippling our NATO allies and shutting off the tap from Russia? We can sell LNG
(Liquid Natural Gas) to the continent and make a small fortune. Without Russian
gas they’ll have to look elsewhere. Who else can supply so much before the snow
starts falling? I’m not an expert on LNG but, apparently it’s dangerous to
transport. Transporting a few thousand, highly flammable and combustive tanks
is not a great idea. One Twitter account called cargo ships with LNG on board “floating
hindenburgs”.
Most think America is responsible. I’ve seen countless clips
of President Biden threatening to kill the Nord Stream 2 deal from earlier in
the year. One showed former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs
Victoria Nuland, threatening to shut down the Nord Stream 2 project if Russia
invades Ukraine. It’s as close to a threat as I’ve seen.
Right now at least the US is the biggest suspect. The CIA warned
Germany just a few weeks ago about possible attacks on the pipelines; quite
ballsy if they did indeed sabotage it.
I’m not sure why Germany wants to be a slave to Russia for this much it’s energy anyway. Germany will become a model to the rest of us on the dangers of handing over national security to a historic enemy. Energy policy is not like transportation or immigration, the pain is felt right away when you don’t get it right. Biden shut down the Keystone XL pipeline after taking office. His energy department has slow walked new leases for drilling ever since. Prices went up almost immediately.
Hopefully this long cold winter puts an end to the green
lobbies everywhere. Enough with these damn Marxist, humanity hating demons. They’re anti life
and anti progress.
A bigger concern for Ukraine however is the potential release of
nuclear weapons. Vladimir Putin has threatened to do it. Might he use them as a
response to the sabotaging of the pipelines? This assumes that the United
States actually did blow a hole in them.
I’m usually full of opinions on the state of the world. Not tonight.
I’m praying a lot more nowadays. A full scale war with Russia is a genuine
possibility, especially if Putin thinks his back is against the wall. But I’ll
continue to believe in God’s perfect plan and timing. When all seems lost, our
God is victorious.
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