John Smith

Seymour Hersh’s seemingly logical explanation that the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines were mined by US troops in cooperation with Norwegian forces during the maneuvers of NATO forces, and despite the latest revelations by the US intelligence services that a pro-Ukrainian group is probably responsible for the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, of which it is not clear yet whether it was connected to the Ukrainian president, the truth is completely different.

The truth is this: an international group of amateur divers of Scandinavian origin is responsible for the sabotage of Nord Stream 1 and 2.

This is the true story: Four friends, Sven, Ari, Thorbjørn and Lars (a Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian), studied together at the University of Copenhagen two decades ago. After their studies, they remained in close contact, and every year in the second half of July, four families traditionally gather together to spend two weeks of vacation on the Danish island of Bornholm.

This was also the case in July 2022. Sven, Ari, Thorbjørn and Lars are diving enthusiasts, all snorkelers. And all adrenaline junkies. And so on that early sunny Saturday morning, July 23, 2022, at six o’clock in the morning, when the sea was still calm and smooth as oil, and when the wives and children were still sleeping, they set sail in two dinghies from Sandvig in the direction of the northeast. After ten miles of sailing they stopped. Sven, Ari and Thorbjørn donned wetsuits, fins and masks and dived. 105 meters deep. Lars dropped two packages behind them, each containing one ton of explosives. Sven, Ari and Thorbjørn slowly installed the two packages from under the two pipes of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, attached them to the pipe and installed the remote control triggers. Then they slowly rose back to the surface, where Lars was waiting for them with a bottle of Absolut vodka to warm up a bit. They changed clothes and drove back to Sandvig. The bar in the harbor was already open, they stopped for a coffee and drank three more vodkas each. Then they returned to the holiday house and on the way back bought fresh buns and trout for breakfast. The children had just woken up and were delighted with the fresh buns.

The next morning, Sunday, July 24, 2022, Sven, Ari, Thorbjørn and Lars sailed again to the southeast, dived and planted explosives under the pipes of Nord Stream 2. Having drunk a little too much and too long the night before, Ari was a bit clumsy to place one trigger and water got into the trigger mechanism. But Ari was too catty to notice. Then they returned back to Sandvig and lingered a little longer at the harbor bar. A wedge is knocked out with a wedge, they told themselves. They stayed a little longer, stopped counting drinks at ten vodkas. After that they headed towards the summer house. But that morning, the women were a bit upset. Probably because the guys forgot to buy fresh buns and trout. Who would know with women.

That last weekend in September 2022, Sven, Ari, Thorbjørn and Lars had a men’s weekend in Sandvig. They had fun, but drank moderately, not more than usual. And on Sunday night, when they took the last ferry to land, they stood side by side on the deck. They each picked up their remote, exchanged looks without saying a word and then each pressed their own button. Only two days later, they saw on a television that one of the remotes had apparently failed. Sven, Ari and Thorbjørn each suspected Ari, but they didn’t want to reveal too much about it over the phone. If the Russians are eavesdropping on Truss, it’s even easier for them. The Russians are not to be trifled with. Anyway, there will be enough time for that next summer in the summer house in Sandvig.

The rest is history. And the nebulae written by various investigative journalists and tabloids and invented by intelligence agents to justify their salaries.

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* Published first on March 8, 2023

(machine translated)