Reporter Seymour Hersh on "How America Took Out the Nord Stream Pipeline": Exclusive TV Interview

UPDATE: We have blurred some imagery about 30 seconds into the video in response to a content warning from KZbin that severely limited the reach of this interview. What you see now is an edited version. For the uncensored version of this interview that aired on our show, visit democracynow.org.
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When the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia to Germany were damaged last September, U.S. officials were quick to suggest Russia had bombed its own pipelines. But according to a new report by the legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, it was the U.S. Navy that carried out the sabotage, with help from Norway. Citing a source "with direct knowledge of the operational planning," Hersh writes on his Substack blog that planning for the mission began in December of 2021. The White House and the Norwegian government have since denied the claims. Hersh joins us for an in-depth interview to discuss his report and says the U.S. decision to bomb the pipelines was meant to lock allies into support for Ukraine at a time when some were wavering. "The fear was Europe would walk away from the war," he says. Hersh won a Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for his reporting on the My Lai massacre. His reporting on CIA spying on antiwar activists during the Vietnam War era helped lead to the formation of the Church Committee, which led to major reforms of the intelligence community, and in 2004, he exposed the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in Iraq.
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UPDATE: We have blurred some imagery about 30 seconds into the video in response to a content warning from KZbin that severely limited the reach of this interview. The uncensored version of this interview that aired on television is available at democracynow.org

[@kareemsalessi6171]

2:40 Biden::: "I promise you we'll be able to do that..." [Blow-up the pipeline] . Scholz' response::("We'll do it together") appearing at 12-30 into this KZbin::: (SCHULTERSCHLUSS IN WASHINGTON: Präsident Biden bringt Kanzler Scholz auf Linie | WELT Dokument)

[@jeffhicks8428]

yeah the US doesn't like it when the US public sees what our tax money does to our unworthy victims abroad.

[@montopeloto]

How sad, But we all know what KZbin is in reality.....

[@LeverPhile]

Censorship by another name is still Censorship.

[@holycow343]

wow what highly offensive imagery that's been shown in the interview to protect my innocent eyes .

[@notachance1073]

The fact that no major news paper publishers published this piece speaks volumes of the state of news in the US

[@jeanpeace1277]

The WORLD

[@pabloseykata6930]

It shows the Media is tightly controlled by a tiny group of Billionaires. And they black out ANY news that doesn't fit their agendas.

[@bobdobbs4086]

The news story did have weather balloons ....

[@greenthumb8266]

Hersh has lost his credibility, the entire body of his book is theory and speculation, 1 source??? No, this is nothing more than an easy money maker. And he’s putting this country and the world at risk of a 3rd world war, to line his pockets.

[@smallpeople172]

Well hersch ignores and throws out all the evidence that contradicts him and his hypothesis, which is rather plentiful. It’s been criticised pretty openly

[@PanjshirAfg]

This world is in desperate need of honest journalism

[@oliviakilgo3159]

This America needs GOD LIKE YEARS AGO GOD WILL BE JUDGI G AMERICA FOR THE EVILNESS

[@radudumitriu9444]

too bad this ain't it

[@tellyboy17]

..yet we get Seymour Hersh...

[@trickywoo5165]

@@tellyboy17 thank goodness for Cy, all other’s are paid in full to mock any real journalism.

[@BobbyDazzler888]

Free Julian Assange

[@suzannehofer2541]

Thank you for telling the truth to Americans when nobody else is!

[@chrisharrington2879]

There's plenty fighting the good fight, Seymour Hersh is one of them. Debate is needed and important to move forward

[@user-pl4pz2xn2c]

how is that the truth? its a theory.

[@mimivonflytz]

That Amerika was behind the blow up - everybody knew - But that the Norwegen were part of It , made me sick. Greetings from Germany 😢 Thank You Seymour Hersh 🌹

[@brandonl6196]

Trump tree to warn your idiot leaders years ago about hitching your horse to the Russian wagon

[@BlackintheEmpire]

I was shocked the US who told the world they were gonna end the pipeline, and celebrated the pipeline being blown up, actually blew up the pipeline

[@khubza8999]

I was shocked NO ONE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT until NOW.

[@vallee7966]

I’m SHOCKED that we believe it totally without proof!

[@majormononoke8958]

@@vallee7966 LOL, THERE ARE many smokes ... WHOLE EU NOt saying nothing to the public about it ... Not sayingg that it was RUSSIA... A RUSSIAN Pipeline... ETC>

[@4-SeasonNature]

Why shocked? Wasn't it obvious from the moment it happened? Wasn't it obvious that the U. S has been doing things like this for decades? Wasn't it obvious that the U. S. has been capable of doing things like this since 1776?

[@johnwattdotca]

@@vallee7966 You don't have to believe it. I do. The evil American Empire does far worse.

[@Bigboss233]

What's really frustrating were the amount of people in America who strongly argued that Russia took out its own pipeline when it made no logical sense. The mental gymnastics displayed was even crazier than the WMD claims in Iraq. People always let their emotions cloud their judgement no matter the generation or the information we have access to.

[@scruffopone3989]

Yeah it makes no sense that Russia, a country that bombed its own territory as a false flag pretence to invade Chechnya, would ever do another false flag attack on itself... Russia also did a bunch of false flag attacks leading up to their invasion of Ukraine, and false flag attacks leading up to their invasion of Georgia. Oh, and false flag attacks to justify their chemical bombing runs in Syria.

[@ryanw6626]

Ha ha The funnier thing is Brandon said he was gonna blow it up. Then when he did, the press called it a mysterious leak in the pipeline.

[@r.gronkowski856]

This comes to show most mainstream Americans are not 2 sophisticated or very well educated, that's why they believe the lies their media reports to them

[@r.gronkowski856]

Americans don't think for themselves, they just believe it

[@antonio703]

True, the level of deception and propaganda is such that it leaves me baffled, especially because of how people reason absolutely nothing. Anything said against Russia is valid regardless of common sense and logic.

[@rogerzarky4046]

Great work by Seymour Hersh We need to give out the Seymour Hersh award to the best investigative piece of journalism every year.

[@dineshkumarsnair7964]

Correct.. 🙏

[@ChannelMath]

there is the I.F. Stone award

[@bluerayfrequency7335]

Mr Hersh is a Patriot. I'm sure he is a painful reminder to those with dark agendas that light and truth ALWAYS come to light. Thank you Mr. Hersh, Mr. Snowden, Mr. Assange. And all others that risk their reputations to help us all have a full scope of events so that we might remain SOVREIGN.

[@martinwagner7361]

ABSOLUTELY....🙏🙏🙏

[@sybo59]

No, this was terrible reporting based on literally no evidence. Think I’m wrong? Name any credible source he used or any hard evidence he referred to. You can’t!

[@martinwagner7361]

@@sybo59 Come on, you KNOW that Hersh has to protect the anonymous Source or NO ONE would ever be willing to cooperate with him EVER. So stop bullshitting yourself and others with BOGUS Arguments, find some REAL ones if you have ANYTHING substantial in case you REALLY care about Truth at all.

[@WildDisaster]

@@sybo59 The fact that the US and their allies are throwing up numerous scenarios to explain what is the obvious just shows how guilty they are and how gullible you choose to be.

[@sybo59]

@@WildDisaster The U.S. hasn’t officially said anything, other than that the U.S. did not do it. The Europeans are the ones leading the investigation, and it is THEIR assessment that a pro-Ukrainian group might have been responsible. Yet people here are saying those very nations are balking at the idea… The truth is that there is zero evidence the U.S. did this. All you have is an emotional desire to believe it to be the case (which is itself quite revealing of the sinister place you’re coming from), nothing more.

[@montopeloto]

To call the attack on Nord Stream 2 an act of sabotage is to underestimate the seriousness of what could be called an act of war.

[@johnparker5337]

It's just an act of war.

[@seebarry4068]

It was an act of war when they released a chemical agent in Salisbury. It was a state sponsored murder of litvinenko. They’re all at it. Cambridge analytica was an act of war.

[@luckyduck7073]

Lets be honest ...of what can only be called an act of war.

[@vekak.z.8824]

@@johnparker5337 against a NATO country

[@sandi1410]

The US is a terrorist state!

[@montopeloto]

What's the point of asking the government, when you've seen them lie in the past?

[@anonnoone8500]

Your elected liars fill the circus. They are there to create hate and create turmoil around the world to fulfill their domestic need for votes.

[@kathykahny483]

The government is go to call continuity of government! That will end our freedoms! It will allow the united nations to step in . No more elections

[@user-pq7jj3vs3e]

Right. We should never ask politicians any question any time. We know they all lie. Journalists should be prosecutors: investigate, charge, indict and convict

[@944clogue]

we blew it up, and Russia should declare war on us....... we are such assholes..... and Biden should be impeached. along with Price....

[@digweedrocks]

Maybe to motivate people to run proper candidates in Primaries instead of accepting whatever catch of the day these financial services parties run?

[@grace4peace]

Thank you Mr. Hersh for speaking up. We in Europe have brainwashed politicians who believe in the benevolent of Us. But we have been betrayed! Greetings from Switzerland!

[@nsaylor9]

How has Switzerland been betrayed? You guys hoarded Nazi gold for them, and hide assets for the worst people on earth now, don’t act like your country cares about anything other than money.

[@curtcoller3632]

This is the best report wrapped in a speech by Seymour Hersh. My deepest respect. I'm born 19 years after him. But he is not an old man with an aging spirit, I regret that I ever allowed myself to think along that line. This man is excellent! Nevertheless - if all that is really true - I'm not even asking for the source. America has indeed destroyed a pipeline to Europe, motivated by two major arguments: 1. the fear that Germany might giver a green light to Russia to open it again and 2. To be in control of gas deliveries to Europe - in effect to make money and cancel the cheap gas coming from Russia. That is mind blowing! Divers down 260 feet, mines placed (1 mile apart), divers up, decompression chamber, remote ignition of all mines. Make a run for it. I wonder now what is the future of NATO and can that lead to nuclear war? I am very concerned it may. Biden is now exactly in the position the he accused the Russians of. He is now in control of "weaponizing" natural gas. He has destroyed a vital pipeline for Germany and - if true - will soon offer American gas to Germany at a higher price than the Russians. It is mind blowing!

[@epants8507]

This man is a hero and should be treated as such.

[@jimmydee1130]

I usually agree with Amy and the rest of the pinkos at DN about 1 in 100 times. . This is one of those times.

[@bjornnilsson7982]

Indeed

[@Kalumbatsch]

Yes, he is, but because of the stories he's published in the past and not because of this idiotic nonsense.

[@awdrpepper]

@@Kalumbatsch Lol. You are something else...

[@TimBitts649]

God bless Seymour Hersh and his family. I'm Christian, he's Jewish, he's a brother in truth.

[@kaboom669]

“To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal.” - Henry Kissinger

[@hypnophonz]

Varma. If we want to see beyond the hills, we must rise higher. Putin's sale of oil and gas to Europe helps his murderous rampage on Ukraine. He will not stop. After Ukraine, it will be Latvia, or Estonia, or Lithuania, or Moldova, or Hungary. Putin weaponizes energy. Putin continually targets Ukraine's energy grid. Every European I know understands this (except for a few self-amazed leftist backpackers from Italy and Spain). Slava Ukraine!

[@paladro]

meanwhile, kissinger is a chinese shill these days

[@ralfgockel2656]

„America does not have friends! It only has interests.“

[@EdwardSkihands]

Kissinger quotes does not make this any believable though

[@h2s142]

Kissinger the mentor to klaus schwab ironically

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[@selfworm]

Hersh is a national treasure!

[@Tribe-of-Enoch]

He is not a reporter. He is an award winning investigative journalist of the highest calibre, well respected all over the world.

[@ar4122]

But he could be wrong

[@aqilshamil9633]

@@ar4122 but you could be stupid , but dogs could be black , but babies can be autistic , but but but ....to hell with your but

[@pussygalore731]

​@@ar4122 He hasn't been wrong yet

[@mazmalik2394]

@@ar4122 highly unlikely with America reputation.

[@oscarmanetti2098]

@@ar4122 no my friend , because the norwegian started selling gas to germany, they knew what they were doing together with the US Navy. and Joe Biden is a terrorist criminal , as anyone else acting through terrorist actions such as the one against the pipeline!

[@hal_inc]

These are the most dangerous people in the world right now, holding that same world hostage by its blunt aggression and lies. Hearing Jake Sullivan and Victoria Nuland accuse another regime of the exact same thing they themselves are doing, that is, by accusing the enemy of the same thing they themselves are doing, right in the face of the German chancellor who willingly takes it, sends chills down my spine.

[@melittafilter]

Corleone made an offer he couldn't reject.

[@dogstar8871]

you know Germany is still an occupied nation with over 35,000 US troops garrisoned there

[@rjung_ch]

@@dogstar8871 since 1945. Why do the Germans allow this, why does Japan and Italy allow this? It is wrong. The US is not an honorable nation, they spies out their allies and friends.

[@elaineteut9579]

Now it really isn’t hard to understand how they demonized and cheated President Trump out of not only his first term but his second. There isn’t any lie to big or awful for them to tell. They had a big, bad agenda they just couldn’t let Trump interfere with.

[@jaimealejandro4150]

That German chacellor is an idiot as those who helped him to hold that possition. At the end, for the US to do this and to get away with it, you need to have an even “dumbest” country than the US to accept this sabotage on their own pipelines; stay absolutely quite about it while their own population are paying between three to four times the price before the war started; companies shutting down (aluminum smelters, i.e.) and planning to cross the ocean to start over in the US; and still having idiots in that country of dummies saying “we have to stand up for Ukraine” instead of pushing US bases out of their country, getting out of NATO and moving on towards the most worthy economical position for them, that is getting along with Russia and supplying themselves again with the cheap gas they need. Yes, that country of dummies is Germany. Yes, yes, I know, they can build nice cars. That’s a skill and not collective intelligence which is it already obvious they lack (three times in around 100 hundred years they have demonstrated Germany is not only a country of “superior human beings” but just the opposite… there’s no other country in the world with more dopes per square mile).

[@SingularitySenses]

The reaction of Ned Price was....priceless. He does a really bad job of lying.

[@thulanijamesmalinga9497]

First time I get to hear an American journalist reporting in an unbiased manner

[@nsaylor9]

Unbiased = tells me what I want to hear.

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

Anyone with a lick of sense knew that the US/CIA did it. Hersh is just helping us fill in the gaps of how the crime was carried-out.

[@MrPiccolop]

Schlumberger Begins

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Without supporting facts, we can only surmise that the U.S. probably destroyed the privately owned pipeline. Respected journalist Seymour Harsh, among the few today interested in real journalism, has provided the necessary supporting evidence of the Biden attack on affordable energy.

[@carlislepanting5219]

Belize central america I'm from and i agree totally !!

[@stephencarter1469]

Filling in the gaps!? 33 minutes and not a shred of any evidence just only hyperbole.

[@randyjohnson9772]

ADD MOSSAD

[@lf1496]

Everyone in Europe has known this to be true since this happened.

[@dvegule920]

even the Germans, if they wanted to know...

[@francisponz2109]

And therefore you remain silent, great way to become a colonialist slave.

[@majormononoke8958]

NO, not True. But it was pretty clear, that it was probably the US... Like EU not doing anything and react strange, Russia blowing up their own pipeline, USA and WESTern powers acting like they had no idea who it was ... Blaming Russia for destroying their own pipelin,etc.

[@HTeo-og1lg]

I certainly doubt the Germans believe what Hersh wrote, or if they do, then they have yet to grasp what it means.

[@abancay3167]

@@dvegule920 I'm one German who knew.

[@bhranthigee3239]

Amazing interview! High quality output from Seymour Hersh. This is excellent work by Democracy Now! Well done!

[@utelittle8526]

Thank you so much Mr.Hersh for your wonderful journalistic work

[@brooklynbnutterflyarts4646]

This man is 85 years old? Dam! Hes the youngest,sharpest most lucid energetic 85 year old ive ever seen. I hope if I get to that age I can be as him. Wonder what his secret is? Good diet? Intellectual vigorous pursuits? Not selling out? Amazing!

[@sunset2020oo]

He is doing the right things, saying truth as it is, probably this is the reason.

[@fightignorance3598]

Passion for truth and love for humanity dignity!

[@arethereanyuniquehandles]

Age is a number, for some they are sharp as a tack at 90, others have mentally checked out by 80. What's strange is that many people are oblivous to recognizing this.

[@brooklynbnutterflyarts4646]

@@arethereanyuniquehandles I know. Look at the president. Smartest thing he can say is "Think about what you think about!"

[@audleymclean3724]

Well, if he gets life sentence for same, it wouldn't be long..

[@jtwilliams8895]

Of course they blew it up. It was as plain as day from zero hour. The fact that there was so little interest from the mockingbird press just proves how much trouble we’re in. Hersch is a hero

[@1958BeST]

We knew the US did it. They said they would so why blame someone else? It's all a bunch of BS, that's why. We can't believe or trust our own government.

[@opheliaelesse]

👍

[@daginn896]

Absolutely bullshit. And nothing in Hersch explanation makes sence from a technical perspective.

[@CompulsoryDemocracy]

What the US public does with this truthful information, will be a story for another day

[@hkrainman]

The world of journalism needs to bring back the "Fairness Doctrine"

[@freezing5]

Well done Seymour on calling out those who "shoot themselves in the foot" by bragging about their nasties. I have long relied solely on the perpertratos' own bragging as source of information. Any other reporting can be dubious.

[@sanramondublin]

He is 87 years old , He looks great. Love this man, he serves humanity. Thanks Seymorgh from california.

[@herbertdarick7693]

It's the spirit that matters!

[@vasilepodasca2779]

85 yo right now he will be 86 yo on April 8, 2023 !

[@cherylmockotr]

And a prime spotlight on the fact that Biden is demented; his sluggish speech and cognition is not simply a normal factor of his age.

[@MiroBG359]

85... this is what engaging your mind daily will do for you

[@vasilepodasca2779]

@@MiroBG359 Yeah,right !

[@susancain8505]

I think what is more disconcerting about this is the fact they lie, they know they will be called out and they just don't care.

[@silentbliss7666]

Oh they care believe me, that's what all the balloons and UFOs are for. To create distractions ...

[@Lennis01]

With the majority of the media on the government's side, they have little to fear from a tiny minority of principled journalists. Democracy dies in darkness indeed.

[@ganesannarayanan2047]

Their attitude is not surprising. You see, the folks who make such decisions are faceless people who are cryptically referred to as Deep State. They have their associates on both sides of the aisle. Elections and voters be damned, they'll do what they feel is in their interest - not necessarily national interest.

[@dlukton]

No one can make the US government pay a price. Of course, Russia could use nukes... but they could only "play that card" one time.

[@joevette6290]

What about the military who's iching for a war!!! can we trust the generals not to " fake" an attack on domestic soil to get their war started???? I remember this happened in Russia!!

[@lisalasoya2898]

Democracy today, featuring Seymour M. Hersh who by the way resembles Dominic Dunne, writer. From the Pulitzer prize and preeminent investigative journalist of our time-an intensely personal, revelatory memoir of a matchless career that has encompassed the most important stories of the last half century. Of course, this man is phenomenal, he speaks the truth!!!

[@rogerzarky4046]

Unbelievable - this is lunacy Everyone involved has to be held accountable.

[@janewalsh7633]

Just as I’m completely giving up on ever finding real investigative journalism anymore, here is Seymour Hersch still fighting the good fight. WOW spectacular journalism here.

[@space.youtube]

lol

[@kelliintexas3575]

Read Sy Hirsch reported on Seth Rich. He was murdered by the DNC & Now FBI FOIA's PROVE IT.

[@kelliintexas3575]

Glenn Greenwald.

[@lindadeal3344]

@ Jane Walsh Exactly 💯.

[@space.youtube]

@@kelliintexas3575 oh my

[@niamor.7539]

As a french citizen, I really want to thank you about that. There's absolutely no media down here talking about that, even if our future depends on it.

[@cindirose3390]

Well, there is practically no news here in USA either. That is what makes This report remarkable.

[@wbafc1231]

The French media (especially the public media France Inter, France Info) has been awful. Utterly awful.

[@daniellemohs4931]

The same in Germany! Olaf Scholz stood next to Biden, grinning stupidly. That's not normal!

[@lisacarden1309]

I'm proud of you guys! The French are out in the streets by the millions over pensions being stolen.... Americans sit on their thumbs as their pensions and retirements are being demolished! while our "so called president" vows to send billions more to Ukrainian to cover the Ukrainians pensions!!!! It does not help when only a few of us protest, get targets on our backs and are abused by the irs ! When the hell are Americans going to stand up against this treason!!!???

[@niamor.7539]

@@lisacarden1309 yep, you’re right, at least we’re still fighting for our rights. I hope for you that this « French tradition »for strikes become more international 😉

[@poulnrgaard7820]

It's amazing so many people still have doubts about this, that they have to repeat the USA/Norway theory every other moment. When we saw 4 explosions in 3 pipes, 2 in the same pipe 50 miles apart, and one completely untouched pipe - we had no doubt who was the perpretator and the associated message. Any other entity who might wish to shut down the pipelines with explosions, would have done one explosion on each pipe where they are right next to each other, and thereby terminated the pipes 100%. My goodness, how difficult is it?

[@RicanOnARant]

Thank you for this Seymour & DN 🙏🏽 we need the resurgence of real journalism!

[@johnbrown7764]

Thanks for telling the world what we already suspected

[@jamtmann]

Yes, what we already knew . We are not as stupid as they think , and the numbers of people becoming aware are growing 👍

[@martinburns7928]

@j..; As the #'s of aware grow, Those #'s left behind seemingly dig further in too their respective foxhole's ? As if a balance of sorts is necessary in our abilities too discern that deemed as; good or bad, right or wrong, pleasure or pain, And that of, Heaven or Hell ! The choices of this or that, and nothing in-between, is lucidity in exile. The answers are out there, We just haven't formed the right question's yet !

[@jymmydkid5633]

What we knew...

[@ajl2232]

Exactly what I thought.

[@ryanwebber3705]

@@jamtmann but why does it matter if we’re aware? Are we gonna storm the Capitol and arrest these crooks?

[@lidiagoldfeld9681]

Glory to Seymour Hersh for his Honesty and Courage !!!

[@williamhancock8065]

He is a lying Kremlin stooge. How is that noble?

[@gwills9337]

@@williamhancock8065 you realize how dumb this makes you sound.

[@tiggerthecat1]

@@williamhancock8065 More noble than you shill boi!

[@audeo313]

​@@williamhancock8065How telling truth make him Putin's stooge? He is patriot of his country as try to defend what is was about at the beginning

[@Seafun100]

Thank you Mr. Hersh for enlightening us with the truth on what's behind all this mess in Europe.

[@Nine-Signs]

85 years old and does his best work yet. Outstanding individual.

[@jeremytine]

Worst... Earlier work 50 years ago actually had evidence.

[@Nine-Signs]

@@jeremytine Friend, people have been given the death sentence on less circumstantial evidence than the small mountain of it piling up at Americas door. That, and he has confirmed this is only the start of his report on the matter. All he has done, is confirmed in granular detail, what most already suspected. But for America or more specifically the Biden administration, there should be hell to pay if there were any justice on this earth.

[@jeremytine]

@@Nine-Signs no they haven't. there is literally no evidence outside an anonymous source. Literally none. In fact several of his suppositions have been contradicted

[@peedrothejane]

Ok, they didn’t leave a picture of Biden pointing at the destruction with a caption that says, “ I did this!” But there is a speech he gave but I know you will say he meant something else. “We will stop the nordstream 2 pipeline.” A reporter asks how since it is under Germany’s control. A wink and a smirk, “We have a way, trust me.” Then you quote the same mantra from the 2020 election. “ Not one shred of evidence of voter fraud has been found.” Is that all it takes to deceive you? Do you recall when Trump stopped the construction on Nord 2? One of Biden’s first executive orders was to stop Keystone. Then he approved Nord 2. Then 2 years later he. BLOWS IT UP? When the bombs begin “bursting in air” I hope you don’t seek solace that it’s just “Russian disinformation” because just like me, you don’t have a ticket to the shelter that has movie theaters and bowling alleys.

[@peedrothejane]

Another quote from the Biden legacy, “We have assembled the best voter fraud team that has ever been put together. I can’t possibly lose this election.” 5 days before MSM created a new word to explain that gaffe. It’s replacing the word from long ago…bulls**t

[@karinfelix-faure6957]

Thank you for inviting Seymour Hersh and your willingness to report on this important issue. I live in France and there is radio silence on this subject here, except from a few alternative channels. And I surely can tell you that Europe is suffering the consequences from their -once- ally...

[@almazblanco6676]

There is also silence here in UK. Even, BBC doesn't inform about Seymour Hersh report.

[@555atU]

We just had one of the worst chemical spills in our country ever in Ohio...media is totally silent.

[@fightignorance3598]

Vow, silence signifies their complicity

[@Kalumbatsch]

Because it's garbage. A single anonymous source with a bullshit story that makes absolutely no sense.

[@calfstream123]

There is total radio silence here in ”non-allined Sweden too and we don’t have a debate on the insanity to join Nato. Zilch!!!

[@barbaramosler7475]

ACCOUNTABILITY NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Menellik]

Seymour is spot on the whole story. It’s so funny that some media is expecting him to expose his sources. Investigative journalist won’t work like that. They will keep their sources confidential at any cost. It’s a basic fact of journalism

[@Jujube285]

Prosperity to Abyssinia ❤

[@taylorhickman84]

sure, but to publicly make such accusations based on hearsay?

[@sebastianhovenas272]

​@@taylorhickman84 what else is he supposed to do? He can't exactly reveal his anonyamous source, that would be stupid. I agree that much of what Hersh is claiming seems more like speculation, since we don't know who or what his source is. But his claims are much more reasonable than what the media is saying, as well as what the US government is saying. He has also exposed the US goverment several times now so he is both credible and experienced.

[@parabolicpanorama]

@@taylorhickman84 it's not heresay from a random dude

[@edvsilas8281]

Mr Hersh,thank you very much for your courage and investigative reporting. We truly miss people today who pursue the truth rather than repeat lies. There is no such thing as a free press in the US today .

[@Metal0sopher]

And what's wrong with the US taking out a murders money. Russians are raping and murdering Ukrainians right now and gas is their number one profit maker. By criticizing the US, on this issue, you support Russian rape and murder against my brothers and sisters. Why do you think Ukrainians deserve to be raped and murdered by Russians? And wrong for the US to cut them off where they can? You people are monsters.

[@heikob4887]

Ein Riesen Skandal, eine Kriegserklärung durch die USA! Raus aus der NATO, und endlich unabhängig werden..

[@user-ux7pg3nb6z]

Biden is American Osama Bin Laden, but how to bring him to justice as he is surrounded with American military? Starting war against the terrorist state as it was before with Fascist Germany is not feasible. On the other hand Senate and other legislations are not going to do anything to remove that criminal from power. Only American military can remove this shame from the country if they remove by force the guy who has brought that shame on the country.

[@edvsilas8281]

@@Metal0sopher And the US and the Ukrainians don''t rape and murder ? How asinine and simpleminded can one be. The Russians eat the dead and the Americans can only do good . This is truly an example of being brain dead.

[@edvsilas8281]

@@cynthiademario7331 How do you know this as a fact ??? Do you read or follow Russian media? THe difference here is that you actually believe the BS that you read and the Russian read between the lines . Also they are far more honest in their reporting of the Ukraine conflict. When you begin to believe your own rubbish you are in deep ... Who in the US MSM is writing about Seymour Hersh's revelation of the US destruction of the NS pipeline ? Nada. No one. Where in the MSM do you see the west admit to the shelling of the ZPP nuclear powerplant ,where in the west did you see admission of the Bucha massacre hoax, where in the west do see the admission of Amnesty international field personnel to the fact that Ukraine military deliberately positionned munitions,tanks, artillery near civilian hospitals,shopping centers,schools. You have been totally brainbleached .

[@stephenputman8894]

😂 “Great Mystery” when Biden and others said publicly that it would be “no longer”, “we’ll bring an end to it.” If Russia wanted to shut it down they could just flip a switch.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Yup. The hell they would throw away investment. Russia will not ends up like Iraq.

[@peterp5889]

Since Biden admitted to the Crime commited=he can be held not only accountable but convicted now

[@hentaisenpai3534]

Nord Stream -2 didn't work at that time anyways so US didn't need to destroy it, Germany stopped it cause Russia recognized Donbass separatists and NS-1 was already stopped by Russia so there is no real reason to destroy it by US

[@peterp5889]

Not mystery, but foolish admission of guilt...he can be judged in court of law for it...

[@peterp5889]

@@hentaisenpai3534 because it didn't work at that time=didn't cause enormous pollution catastrophe=reason why it was blown up=hadn't it been used as leverage=it wouldn't be blown up! Had Kennedy listen to George W. Ball not to get into Vietnam mess=he would still be alive when Man walked on Moon!

[@shawnnoyes4620]

Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of the Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom, owns the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. I believe it was Gazprom so that they did not have to pay out to European countries to replace natural gas supplies.

[@domjohnson2579]

I'm very confused here! If Poland doesn't want the pipeline and Germany is OK with a russian pipeline getting blown up and the president admitted publicly that they would end the pipeline and Norway helped destroy the pipeline with the USA and there is something called the EU which votes collectively on pipelines......then who the hell wanted that pipeline there? Did Russia just force the EU to accept the pipeline?? This is the strangest geopolitical episode I think I've ever seen. If you don't need the pipeline or don't want it just shut it off on your land! Why blow it up? If Germany wanted that pipeline then why are they not saying anything about it being destroyed? They just let the US blow up pipelines in their territory??? What the hell is going on?

[@lino9222]

A 10-year-old child knew this in September thankyou for doing the work to prove it

[@MonikaMueller]

You are soooo right! 10 year old ones knew this from the beginning on. And truthfully: How dumb are the politics of the USA that they can think that all world is so dumb that they wouldn't know who are the evil-doers for mankind and our planet!!!

[@scotfilm]

Real journalism? No source, no evidence. That's not real journalism my friend.

[@wkgurr]

@@scotfilm "A 10-year-old child knew this in September." No source no proof and no Sy Hersh required. Just a bit of brain. Btw of course all the proof and all the evidence is there. Germany, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have all the proof and evidence there is.They are not telling you, so you are left with circumstantial evidence and many a criminal has been put away for good, based on circumstantial evidence. All you need to show is intent, motive and means. If you wan to wait for the gold-embossed card that states "yes, we did it" you can wait for eternity. I don't have that much time and for me the case was closed the day the attack happened.

[@genewillis1656]

Thank you Mr. Hersh for your bravery and integrity. I wish more reporters actually reported on the news and not lied to us.

[@vignetteorleans1631]

She is amazing. No spike heels and no baby talk.

[@elbarto2309]

I have ingested a large quantity of McDonald’s McFlurrys and now I must excuse myself as I need to use the bathroom. Thank you. - me

[@tellyboy17]

What integrity, so much patent nonsense in this interview one doesn't know where to start.

[@robertbosson5223]

The BBC anyone? Nah, didn't think so....

[@ricowingfield4992]

The suggestion that the US Navy would have "divers jump overboard and plant C-4 explosives" in over 200ft of highly surveilled water is beyond ludicrous. Any upper tier NATO Navy would be considerably more likely to use the safer, more covert capabilities of autonomous submersible drones to pull off an operation of that magnitude.

[@salonez91]

Its a miracle to me how this channel is still allowed to work as so many of YT channels reporting on war and politics are being shut down. Great journalism ! You are giving me hope some crutial values are still being guarded dearly. Best of luck and we are all in debt to everyone who comes to this show and entire research and technical team.

[@Scorch428]

European propaganda. No different than Russian or US propaganda.

[@OfficialUSKRprogram]

That camera shake every time he replied was hilarious, made it look way more intense and chaotic

[@OfficialUSKRprogram]

Also... You know you could've just let him talk right? He's THE man, no disrespect but I think what he says is very important

[@nthonymusic]

I am honestly shocked the Democracy Now is doing an objective interview on this. Hats off. One step to faith being restored

[@sofiasmith6757]

I am agreed

[@hazelwray4184]

@@sofiasmith6757 'I agree'

[@dianemitchell1717]

Why are you shocked about Democracy doing an objective interview? This is what they do.

[@sofiasmith6757]

@@dianemitchell1717 no i am sorry.Democracy now has been going bias with the government agenda.

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

@@dianemitchell1717 they are not always objective Observe more and you will see they mix true and fake news too Just less fake news than MSM

[@bonitaroache73]

In a time of Universal Deceit, telling the Truth is a Revolutionary act...

[@imacmill]

If Deceit is Universal, doesn't that make this story Deceit?

[@imacmill]

@bekboto1236 And you've fallen for the silly distraction. Well done, you.

[@kx7500]

True, but this is vague enough for radically wrong people to believe they’re the revolutionary truth tellers. Be more specific.

[@alenbacco7613]

How do you know it's true?

[@bonitaroache73]

What ultimately rankles US Political Indentured Servants on Pennsylvania Ave is that Russia isn't complying with America’s demands and bullying.

[@Kujowolf1]

14:00 in where he talks about how they used the cover of an exercise to plant the bombs, reminded of when they played a hand in blowing up London busses in the UK, to convince the public to want to invade Iraq to fight "terrorism", Anybody unfamiliar with that it tied into 911, and the Uk was wavering on the war in Iraq to kill Saddam and his weapons of mass destruction, those terrorist attacks which most people dont realize, took place the exact same day ("coincidentally") as the police ran a drill to find bombs on london busses, a few reported at the time how it seemed suspect, that an exercise took place that was exactly what the terrorist got blamed for doing. entire thing smacked of Mossad/CIA/MI5/6 all over it. the expression "as thick as thieves" should be renamed to as thick as "spies" their all in bed with each other for the same agenda, world domination, and depopulation of humans. The eugenists and rulling classes despise the working class and poor, and with finite resources, theyd rather exterminate/starve or poison 5 or 6 billion, especially the "foreigners" and coloureds, and the useless eaters the poor. People think the Mafia got destroyed, but their playbook and those they didnt catch just became assets and powerplayer tools of the NSA/CIA as CEO's.

[@MrRob8254]

Whats up with the blurring?? On a show like this?? Censorship??? Not cool.

[@xyz5765]

When Biden came out and said they would do it, it was obvious they did it

[@hypnophonz]

Stopped Putin as if he were a creepy handing out poison-candy. Putin weaponized energy for Europe, but the lynch mob herald run by Bland and Hersch want to deflect from this.

[@fradrake11]

The dogs on the streets knew it.

[@flixs6956]

Its US gov. What else to expect. Same issue with previous war. Also US here & there.

[@stephensdygert7600]

First time in Bidens life he told the truth about something.

[@gigie555]

Kudos to Democracy Now for covering a story the mainstream media is afraid to cover.

[@lagertalongbrok3107]

That's right. I am from Russia, and we have been wondering all these years why thousands of Russians are being killed in Ukraine. In Donetsk, there is a whole alley of the names of children killed by the Ukrainian Nazis (called "Alley of Angels"). And everyone laughed in our face, and said that we were lying about the genocide. And for 8 years we believed that it was possible to stop the killing of Russians in Ukraine peacefully. And we wondered why everyone was silent about it. I wonder if those who laughed at us, are they laughing now? Journalists, who concealed the mass killings of Russians in Ukraine, are also to blame for this (in Odessa alone, on May 2, 2014, 100 unarmed Russians were burned alive, and no one was even convicted for this).

[@joshuaerickson2458]

Yes congrats to them for pushing fox news talking points

[@alexcaminiti]

They aren't afraid TO cover it. They are afraid that it will be UNcovered. This is Military Industrial Complex 101. Rash decisions based purely on self interest. It's disgusting, and against international law. SMFH. What a disgrace.

[@joshuaerickson2458]

@@alexcaminiti so you rather children be bombed in Ukraine? I'm for this going public if true, but still don't think this a bomb shell. We are at war with Russia btw

[@jacquelineleitch7050]

I agree with this but note that Hersch knows he’s out on a limb about several conjectures and says so in the interview. Some cogs fit and others don’t. People who criticize Zelenskyy for instance never had the pleasure of growing up in a social cluster of mostly Ukrainians descended of several class systems pre-1917. This is a revenge war as much as an actual Ukrainian identity with Liberal democracy which has been kept alive since Stalin stalked the earth. He’s talking to the wind and a bunch of dead Scot’s and Irish who have only raised their middle finger to him. And it’s no wonder then that his reasoning bangs him up to the edge of fascism.

[@radish848]

Their silence and lacking desire to investigate=guilty

[@derektomlinson6514]

Knowledge is freedom, ignorance is slavery and death , make your choice.

[@countykerry6953]

"I promise you, we'll be able to do it." And apparently we did .

[@Lexomm1]

And Nuland's comments after, as if that were ok. She celebrates a terrorist act against an ally.

[@countykerry6953]

@bekboto 123 Wonder what the German people think of their ally blowing. up their gas line !

[@Fantabiscuit]

The most powerful person in the world gave a public promise…but it must have been someone else. Common sense is not so common

[@Kalumbatsch]

Yeah, because if you want to do this super secret sabotage operation, the first thing you do is tell everyone about it. LOL.

[@RPSartre01]

Yes we did - Slava Ukraina!

[@johnlinnemeier9624]

Respect for Democracy Now for allowing Hersch to speak directly to the public. I wish you would speak out more often and forcefully about Julian Assange's imprisonment.

[@SusanHopkinson]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@williamhancock8065]

How are they different than Fox News giving election deniers a friendly platform to spread disinformation? They really aren't. One guy did try to fact check this bullshit but not very vigorously. Giving a platform to liars and kooks to spread their lies is not noble. This is not journalism, it is propaganda. How can you call yourself Democracy Now when you put on Putin admirers? Putin is a brutal repressive dictator that is the antithesis of democracy. Russia is corrupt, opaque, aggressive and repressive and completely lacking the rule of law. I lived in Russia for four years and have been greatly saddened by its transition from mere authoritarianism to totalitarianism. Russians can be sent to prison for fifteen years for making statements that are demonstrably true. And you have guys like Navalny rotting in prison on fabricated charges. Hersh is no hero. At best he is a useful idiot. At worst he is paid to spread Russian disinformation in the West. Either way he is full of shit. Treat him as such.

[@5thlevelweb887]

@@williamhancock8065 is it not possible to see that Putin is a totalitarian murderer and US leadership has corruption as well? It isn't so simple as "good guys vs. bad guys", only fairy tales work that way.

[@johnlinnemeier9624]

@@williamhancock8065 Real journalism is about getting to the truth without any agenda. It’s sad that this has been forgotten. Instead, with so many people the issue has become not whether something is true or not but whether it supports my position. Fact checkers are essential of course but don’t forget to fact check those who label themselves as debunkers or fact checkers.

[@frauleenijssens9353]

They have, maybe listen more regularly?

[@treborob]

Amy says Hersh quotes an unnamed source. I can perfectly believe the story happened as he says but at the same time without naming the source and getting really specific, it's easy to throw doubt on his report.

[@j7j7j7j7x]

Ned Price is a real slime bag. He should be permanently removed from government. The way he lies and obfuscates to me indicates knowledge.

[@karen-qm7og]

Thank you Amy for timestamp 5:32. Poland's former foreign minister Sikorski - who also happens to be a member of the EU Parliament and the husband of Anne Applebaum - thanked the USA for the explosion on September 27, 2022 in a series of since-deleted tweets. It's baffling to me that no one else in US media has been talking about this.

[@jurodiko2388]

So why will u do that and blame the Russians?

[@caboosej8749]

@@jurodiko2388 because the russians started a war...in any case as a European i can tell you we are grateful to the US for making a decision that the EU was too hesitant to do.

[@umthefunjoker]

@@caboosej8749they are destroying energy infrastructure of EU, to make europeans buy oil and gas from USA lol

[@pippoari]

@@caboosej8749 as a European I totally disagree. This kind of stuff can be appreciated in some pseudo-democracies like Poland, not in the West

[@user-vl3in2tt7k]

@@pippoari ))))

[@user-rm9xb2sc3o]

Full of integrity.. Much respect.

[@superwalker90]

I think all Europeans are enjoying the Gas & Energy prices now after this Nord Stream is blasted.

[@ryann4904]

This is why it’s so important to protect free speech and not allow government to censor whatever they deem “misinformation”

[@lotharingien9426]

Free speech is already forbidden in french mainstream media, and the french people have to look somewhere else for honest information. Thank you Mr Hersh to restore the truth.

[@emerbrkah]

its fake 🤣

[@emerbrkah]

@Christopher Bradley its fake

[@haoadams]

2a

[@ExtraordinaryLiving]

@@DJChrisBradley "... always treat state messaging with the utmost skepticism." Exactly! We don't want, and cannot allow, the kind of state-run media [covert or plainly out in the open] like what they have in China (or even in Canada--as all the Canadian MSM are state-funded, right?!)

[@justus746]

Mr. Hersh confirmed what a lot of people in Germany including me thought from the beginning. Big brother USA showed us once more that we are not living in a sovereign country at all. We have a saying: Germany is too big for Europe and too small for the world.

[@beegonee]

How corrupt germany politicans are...what a shame...

[@rbu2136]

Germany slaps massive tariffs on U.S. goods, and sells to U.S. market with virtually no tariffs and rides the coattails of U.S. military so don’t have to spend on own military. Seems like Germany has a very wealthy cushy deal…so much so you do all kinds of socialist programs like free healthcare care etc. U.S. is actively exposing Russia as a paper bear militarily by using Ukraine as proxy, all the whole depleting their military abilities. Biden told Germany, as did Trump, U.S. wasn’t going to let Nord happen.

[@rbr8931]

Germany has become an American Colony

[@vencejo7572]

Are many people in Germany saying what I have heard -- that Washington shared its plan with Baerbock and Habeck while keeping Scholz in the dark?

[@dashman36]

@@rbr8931 you say that like is a bad thing.

[@fakenewsisthenews3542]

Wow, I just watched the 1991 Sally Jesse Raphael episode on KZbin with Amy Goodman. It was about the first Gulf War of what has become more sequels than the Rocky Franchise. Amy Goodman was a guest on the show. Everybody was so much younger and I remember it like yesterday. It's funny how time flies and things never change.

[@sarahgirard1405]

I am just utterly disgusted. I just found this out! How am I just now finding this out. If it wasn’t so obvious the US Bully.

[@jennyamiantitis4906]

May God bless Mr Seymour Hersh. His courage and integrity as a journalist and a human being will always be remembered by future generations. He is an inspiration. We are grateful to him.

[@abcde4691]

The Poseidon plane isn´t operative even up to this day, and Russia accuses the UK, so even they don´t give credibility to Hersh, who hasn´t provided a single piece of evidence

[@williamhancock8065]

He's a useful idiot spreading disinformation for the Kremlin. He has no evidence for any of this. Don't go down this crackpot's rabbit hole like some Q-Anon imbecile.

[@ricowingfield4992]

The suggestion that the US Navy would have "divers jump overboard and plant C-4 explosives" in over 200ft of highly surveilled water is beyond ludicrous. Any upper tier NATO Navy would be considerably more likely to use the safer, more covert capabilities of autonomous submersible drones to pull off an operation of that magnitude.

[@preposterous23]

@@ricowingfield4992 you know nothing about the seals.

[@ricowingfield4992]

@@preposterous23 I’m former Navy, I can tell this, they wouldn’t use SEALs they would use drones

[@williegilligan2661]

Just the fact our mainstream media ignores the story should be a really good hint who had dirty fingers on this.

[@LemmyLeroy]

Seymour Hersh Credibility: A+ US Government Credibility: F- Who's objective lens now?

[@nsaylor9]

Damn, you got ‘em lemming.

[@JonUbick]

Mr Hersh has been a hero of truth for a half century. He knows how to build a story. Keep going.

[@wickedgood7549]

This is the first time I have watched a Democracy Now piece in 6 years. It was worthwhile watching. Sy Hersh is still an incredible journalist.

[@gomertube]

They used to report this kind of thing all the time but then came Obama and they sold out to the power centers in DC. Oh well.

[@Like_like85]

I agree. Finally great interview. More of this please.

[@JS-ih7lu]

Democracy Now has been just another US propaganda outlet for the last 6 years

[@Like_like85]

@J S I know! I normally never watch it even though it has been actively pushed into suggested videos for me. Hence my surprise they invited Seymour

[@yurik1068]

This proves how criminal our government is even more than I thought. They have no shame.

[@haoadams]

The people have allowed it......

[@brandywell44]

You have to begin to understand that Washington DC is not the USA and it is the military service to the City of London and the Vaticans ambitions. DC has different laws, police and its Capital is full of Freemasonry symbolism, Babylonian worship and Ancient Egyptian worship. It is not Christian.

[@vincentvandenberg4532]

Are you a Russian, referring to Putin's kleptocrat government as our government? If so, that would be a dangerous, selfless act of heroism. If you just are an American i can 't put myself to have any respect for your opinionated ignorance. As a European i know my history. I'm glad we have for the most part overcome West European state supported colonialism. Now it's high time to help Eastern Europe free itself from colonialism. Today my newspaper wrote that the Dutch seem to be the happiest people on earth. If there still were a Dutch colonial empire to rule over, surely the Dutch wouldn't have been feeling half as positive about themselves. That's because evil eats people from within while it makes them judge and blame others for their own shortcomings.

[@johnkelly1027]

I hope all the Biden voters are proud of themselves. And in case people are still fast asleep, this is a terrorist attack on Europe by America.

[@kssgpv]

it means they did a terrorist attack

[@Marxist2]

Seymour Hersh is a true journalist. We need more like him. I thank him for all his reporting. He rules.

[@MrPhotodoc]

As a former small town journalist I'm obviously proud of Mr. Hersh with his work. We need more of his type if only to keep everybody honest.

[@helgekarlsen171]

Proud of this Putler-propaganda? 😅

[@kleinnina1237]

I agree with you! Glad that there are still people that are prepared to put their reputation at risk for the sake of the truth! The world would be a better place if we had more people that stand up to the truth! A good journalist must always stay neutral and tell the truth!

[@MuslimGentleman1776]

@@helgekarlsen171 was it Iraqi propaganda when he dropped the story that Americans were raping and torturing civs and pows in Iraq at Abu Ghraib in 04? Was it propaganda when he broke tons of other stories?

[@godbyone]

He knows wouldn’t have happened with trump

[@jankopandza1072]

@@helgekarlsen171 Seymour Hersh is the most respected journalist in the world of journalism so coming from him this is a bomb shell !! Now the New York Times is trying to spin the story and have come up with the counter story LOL.. they now claim it was PRO Ukraine group that did it :) im laughing out loud :) so it is no longer the RUSSIANS DID IT TO THEM SELVES :) now it is the WE DID NOT DO IT tit was the UKRAINE :) got to love New York Times = well known marketing media for intelligence deep state . this has all become so obvious that you would have to have IQ bellow 75 not to understand it

[@user-dk2dp7xi4c]

I’m glad you covered this in an honest way and didn’t disparage Hersh as other media is doing.

[@bogusmcbogus2637]

They also had him on after his expose on the killing of bin Laden.

[@sapereaude3748]

@@bogusmcbogus2637 I agree--however, Hersh has a very spotty record. Whatever he says must be taken with the proverbial "grain of salt."

[@reignlove8741]

@@sapereaude3748 Says You.🤔

[@wjroberts913]

They fear most those whom they "disparage" . . . always the case.

[@josephososkie3029]

Let all the facts speak. It’s simple .

[@jnTLM]

In times of war, wherein it's frequently very difficult to know whether news are true or not, it always helps trying to find who benefits from a particular situation. So, in the case of the destruction of the Nord Stream Pipeline, we must ask ourselves: who benefits the most from its destruction? Europe? Obviously not, 'cause cheap gas, especially in winter, is crucial for their economy and societies. Does Russia benefits from its destruction? It is very hard to believe in this hypothesis, since Russians loose a great font not only of revenue but mainly of political bargain against Europe; with Nord Stream, they could always threating Europe with cutting its gas, thereby keeping in check Europe's total subservience to the US, but without the pipeline, that option is lost. It's very clear that the US is who benefits the most, not only economically, because now Europe has to buy all of the monstrous amount of its gas from the US, at enormous prices, but mostly geopolitically, because now the Us has Europe at the palm of their hands, incapable of taking any decisions that contradicts US's interests. Anyone who's not blinded by ideologies or has no interest in lying can see this very clearly. So, in short: is there any definitive evidence that the US blown the pipeline? No. But EVERY serious geopolitical analysis points to their hands in the trigger.

[@mirzoalim]

Only big Thanks on this channel and video goes to respected Seymour Hersh.

[@bradleym55]

I’m glad that he published what he did but I also think his version is definitely a limited hangout.

[@HTeo-og1lg]

Hersh said: "If we can get 90% of the (MSM) editors off, we would be better off." So, true.

[@arcanondrum6543]

Those editors represent a fraction of the total workforce in "the MSM" but have significant influence. The 1% in other words, know where to target their money.

[@user-pq7jj3vs3e]

Lol so writing a factually questionable piece, as Hersch has here, is justified in the name of brow-beating main stream media?

[@chico9805]

"Factually questionable", 🤣.

[@user-pq7jj3vs3e]

@@chico9805 hilarious!! Facts can be inconvenient when you got a tantalizing narrative to advance. His piece reads like a thriller. It’s engrossing.

[@chico9805]

I'd say it reads more like a highly detailed account of a terrorist attack. You can believe Hersh's article is not factual, but your opinion doesn't change the fact, that it is factual.

[@davidwhite1280]

God bless you Mr. Hersh! Keep up the honest reporting.. hopefully, in time more and more everyday American citizens, will pay more attention to the constant lies and propaganda pushed by our leaders and elected officials etc..

[@harrykirk7415]

The US in an official State Department statement has already said, "The US didn't do it as far as you know" That statement is at least partly true for many people in the US.

[@HalfBreedCreations]

Norway's involvement means it has declared war on Germany

[@herman9255]

Now the Norwegian pipeline becomes a legitimate target for the Russian military.

[@notastone4832]

@@herman9255 oh their gas fiellds are already a massive target..

[@Kalumbatsch]

Norway's involvement in this bullshit story?

[@kenrik2105]

Norway, Germany and Poland all collaborated in the Baltic Pipeline, which became operational one day before Nord Stream was sabotaged. That’s why Poland said “thank you”. That’s why Germany has been quiet; they allowed it to happen. Norway financially benefited too. That’s why evidence from EU investigations won’t be shared.

[@cb-ez7pz]

@@kenrik2105 seems like it was possibly a joint NATO operation. I don't know why everyone is so upset about Putin getting less $$

[@username689496]

Thank you for bringing Seymour on. We need more brave men like him to bring the darkness to light.

[@circuitbreaker8314]

these journalist in this interview are full of sh*t. I don't know him, but he is absolutely bragging and possibly lying about the story. Maybe the story is for like 10% true and he is connecting the dots because he has someone that see things. Hahahaha. Hes trying to find credibility see 13:05, talks about biden doing good stuff, to make him feel genuine and then talk about his credibility 13:19 for itself within his conversation. Brag about alot of stuff, like secrets and bla bla bla. This is no journalist. ' He got alot of access to people who see things' 13:13 Hahahahahaha are you fn serious. This is a journalist? 😂😂😂😂😂. Why hes trying to find credibility in alot of moments in his story. This is a reporter not a journalist. A biased reporter. So it isn't worth anything what he said.

[@FidgetyGuy]

Seymour Hersh doesn't know anything. In fact, he is a compulsive liar. That's also why he stammers and stutters all through the interview.

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

@@FidgetyGuy take your time to proof him wrong lol

[@jimv803]

@@FidgetyGuy Cognitive Dissonance much?

[@FidgetyGuy]

​@@Cheesecake99YearsAgoLet's start with Iran. Seymour Hersh published an article in the New Yorker entitled “Iran and the Bomb: How Real Is the Nuclear Threat?” His answer: not very. There exists no “irrefutable evidence of an ongoing hidden nuclear-weapons program in Iran,” Hersh asserted, relying upon the words of anonymous “intelligence and diplomatic officials.” Hersh concluded with a quote from Mohamed ElBaradei, who had retired as director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) two years earlier: “During my time at the agency,” ElBaradei said, “we haven’t seen a shred of evidence that Iran has been weaponizing, in terms of building nuclear-weapons facilities and using enriched materials.”

[@derektomlinson6514]

~There is no such thing as democracy, there is only freedom or slavery, there are those that possess knowledge and those that do not, there are those that want to control you and those that do not, there are those that know love and those that not. When you know there is no more to know. LOVE.

[@redlipstickmafia]

Hey Democracy Now - I went to your web page and Seymour Hersh's background was also weird and blurry - extremely distracting and takes away from the importance of what he has to say. Why TH did y'all have to blur out the man's BOOKSHELF which was far in the background? That's intensely creepy!

[@fahtiemafp4452]

Mr. Hersh is an incredible human being. Thank you for informing the world of this evil, inhumane act of sabotage. The world deserves to know.

[@user-pq7jj3vs3e]

Assad and Putin couldn’t agree more.

[@r.gronkowski856]

Quote "Asad & Putin couldn't agree more" correction The world couldn't agree more

[@elsullo2]

Hersh actually had ONLY ONE factual source, a confidential informant that he relies on. So, no facts............................elsullo

[@r.gronkowski856]

@@elsullo2 don't worry, there's a whole lot more evidence on the way, they always start with a hint, then an avalanche of evidence, trust me all medias are on it, it's a big story and imperialists can't stop it

[@disillusioned8686]

Look deeper into this interview. Seymour Hersh does not defend his report and shows clear pro-Russian bias. There are a lot of reasons why this benefitted Russia to have these blown up. He just doesn’t cover them because he wants Russia to win the war by his own confession in this interview. He also makes plain wrong claims like that this war is going well for Russia and that the Chancellor of Germany is from the Green party (The Chancellor of Germany is actually from SDP party). The credibility of this guy is basically zero 🤷‍♂️ “I wouldn’t even think of giving a story like this to the New York Times. They’ve decided that the Ukraine War is going to be won by Ukraine and that’s what its readers get and so be it. That’s their call.” (9:18) “The Russians.. I don’t think. I think the end is just a question of time. Right now it’s a question of how many more people Zelensky wants to kill of his own people. It’s gunna be over”. (13:33) “There’s also a continuing of hatred of all things Putin in this country… and that’s not useful.” (13:55) Interlocutor: “There are some people who are saying that this particular exposé does not have a whole lot of documentation. That it essentially relies on one source. One internal anonymous source of yours. How do you respond to those criticisms that this is much less documented than previous exposés of yours?” (18:00) “I think [this piece] is going to undercut NATO, which I always found to be supremely useless” (18:58) “As for the source question. I, you know… I’m not bothered... That’s why people like me are in self-publishing.” (19:58)

[@Daniel-hh8od]

How incompetant, idiotic and cruel is the US govt? Do they have no shame in what they did?

[@kx7500]

They’re run on inherently authoritarian principles and always has been. Even if they had benevolent dictators in power it would be taking the reigns of a destructive and evil machine. Authoritarianism in its special American manifestations of slavery, genocide, racism, sexism, terrorism, war, etc.

[@raycebannon6374]

It's not the US government..... It's elected and non-elected Federal government workers.

[@DW-ts5ki]

Hell no. at any level. Local cops are just as evil.

[@Fantabiscuit]

The pipeline is the least evil act they have done. Let’s hope this conflict doesn’t lead to anything worse

[@DW-ts5ki]

@@Fantabiscuit 100s of mini eartheqakes like happening in 🇹🇷 Turkey are not natural. Iknow you know what a controlled demolition looks like. Take care

[@frankcolumbus3330]

WE SHOULD BE OUTRAGED

[@alexandremichelgeorgesstie7053]

Germany new it since it happened; they just took some time to decide which side to join?

[@easygame7955]

Little to no mainstream media coverage of this story is truly shameless.

[@circuitbreaker8314]

these journalist in this interview are full of sh*t. I don't know him, but he is absolutely bragging and possibly lying about the story. Maybe the story is for like 10% true and he is connecting the dots because he has someone that see things. Hahahaha. Hes trying to find credibility see 13:05, talks about biden doing good stuff, to make him feel genuine and then talk about his credibility 13:19 for itself within his conversation. Brag about alot of stuff, like secrets and bla bla bla. This is no journalist. ' He got alot of access to people who see things' 13:13 Hahahahahaha are you fn serious. This is a journalist? 😂😂😂😂😂. Why hes trying to find credibility in alot of moments in his story. This is a reporter not a journalist. A biased reporter. So it isn't worth anything what he said.

[@StephenfromChch]

China Daily is reporting it.

[@tjslaboratoryofrockrootsof1116]

Because it's bullshit!

[@lukeduke6693]

In the mainstream media, they are simultaneously bragging about destroying Nordstream, while demonizing anyone who says in plain English they attacked Nordstream as a "Russian colluder". It's a bizarre charade with high school bully type behavior. It's all about signaling which side you're on and keeping the weapons moving. As stated, "make Ukranians fight to the last in order to weaken Russia".

[@eges72]

They desperately try to keep you silenced and believe that US are the good guys

[@rafbo457]

Thank you Seymour

[@Enrique-ir4yq]

Anyone that said that Russia bombed its own pipeline is lying to himself, it's so absurd. But there is people so biased and so willing to believe lies that support his propagandist view that don't realize that what they claim does not make any sense. Russia investing millions in a strategic infrastructure, and then investing more resources (in the middle of a war) in conducting an operation just out of the coast of Denmark, deep in the water. Why would Russia would destroy that pipeline when they can just close it?? If they really wanted to supress the delivery of gas to Germany they can just close it, or say that there is some malfunction and they have to interrupt that service. There is a general principle in strategy that is: is best to do that that maximizes your future possibilites of action. Destroying your infrastrure has no benefit at all for Russia whatsoever. But it does benefit the US, clearly. It's so obvious that I am shocked that so many people just accepted the version of the US administration that is devoid of all logic.

[@manubande]

THANK YOU MR SEYMOUR HERSH FOR YOUR INTEGRITY AND FOR BEING BRAVE ENOUGH TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR GOVERNMENT !

[@reidwhitton6248]

Ned Price looked awfully uncomfortable during that persistent line of questioning about whether the US was responsible for sabotaging the pipeline.

[@jamesrowlands8971]

Squirming under the weight of history.

[@nissene1]

He looked pretty angry, and quite persistent if you ask me. I'd be furious if someone came up with allegations like this. It is endagering the security of several nations here. I'd say he should be sued by the US and Norwegian governments for these allegations. They are simply insane!

[@khunmikeon858]

@@nissene1Do I understand you correctly…you want the terrorist USA to sue the truth tellers for endangering America 🤣🤣. Please elaborate if I have misunderstood. Respect and support to Russia from Ireland for standing up to USA global thuggery 🇮🇪💚🇷🇺

[@nissene1]

@@khunmikeon858 No you don't understand me correctly. I want the truth to come out. Not some fantasy story by a former journalist that obviously hates America and is doing his utmost to undermine the security of the nation with unfounded allegations that has no basis in reality.

[@bjoernobrecht5081]

@@nissene1 That would be perfect as there would be a trial where both sides would have to provide evidence . Please Mr. Price, go ahead !

[@lotusday7551]

Finally someone from the media is covering this bombshell story

[@sunset2020oo]

There were a lot of other independent media covering this topic the same day when this report was posted - Feb 8th.

[@jondoe8271]

didnt think she would cover this honestly, she's been on a trump tirade for the past 4 years

[@therach7841]

@@jondoe8271 TDS has turned so many leftists into liberals. It's almost like he was planted to do that very thing.

[@funbigly]

Tucker Carlson at Fox covered it even earlier. DemNow audience would probably not know that.

[@williampomplun6750]

Half truth for later PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY