Fair, objective probe urged into alleged U.S. involvement in Nord Stream blasts

STORY: Fair, objective probe urged into alleged U.S. involvement in Nord Stream blasts DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nord Stream pipelines 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEFFREY SACHS, Director, Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): FABIEN BOUGLE, French energy policy expert 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAN OBERG, Director of Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Catalan): JOSEP PUIGSECH, Professor, Autonomous University of Barcelona 6. various of pipelines in Germany 7. various of views of the U.S., Ukraine and Russia 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): NIELS GARDE, Danish entrepreneur STORYLINE: In an article published earlier this month on the U.S. portal Substack, Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh revealed how the U.S. partnered with Norway in a top-secret operation in June 2022 to plant remotely triggered explosives that took out three of the four Nord Stream

U.S. blowing up Nord Stream pipelines "economic war" against European allies: Swedish expert

STORY: U.S. blowing up Nord Stream pipelines "economic war" against European allies: Swedish expert DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: ECONOMY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of leaks of Nord Stream pipelines (file) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN OBERG, Director of Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) 3. various of views in Sweden 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JAN OBERG, Director of Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) 5. various of the NATO's headquarter 6. various of the NATO's exercises STORYLINE: A Swedish expert has said that the U.S. blowing up Nord Stream pipelines was an "economic war" against its submissive allies in Europe. American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said in a report last week on the U.S. portal Substack that the U.S. Navy was involved in the Nord Stream explosions last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN OBERG, Director of Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research (TFF) "The Nord Stream

U.S. likely responsible for Nord Stream explosions: Pakistani analyst

STORY: U.S. likely responsible for Nord Stream explosions: Pakistani analyst DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. file of leaks of Nord Stream pipelines 2. various of a harbor in Stockholm 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZAKI KHALID, Strategic analyst at the Islamabad-based Center for Strategic and Contemporary Research 4. various of trucks 5. various of a harbor in Stockholm 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZAKI KHALID, Strategic analyst at the Islamabad-based Center for Strategic and Contemporary Research 7. various of flags and chimneys STORYLINE: U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has said on the U.S. portal Substack that the U.S. Navy was involved in the Nord Stream explosions last year. Located in the Swedish and Danish exclusive economic zones under the Baltic Sea, the Nord Stream gas pipelines were built to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany. A Pakistani analyst says Hersh's article is highly credible and Russia's demand for i

Scant coverage on U.S. involvement in Nord Stream explosions draws criticism

STORY: Scant coverage on U.S. involvement in Nord Stream explosions draws criticism DATELINE: Feb. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the article 2. various of the White House 3. various of gas leaks around Nord Stream pipelines 4. various of criticism from senior journalists STORYLINE: American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh said Wednesday on the U.S. portal Substack that the United States sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines under the decision of President Joe Biden. Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize winner, said U.S. Navy divers installed explosives under the Nord Stream pipelines during the NATO military exercise BALTOPS (Baltic Operations) in the summer of 2022, and detonated them in September. The Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines carry gas from Russia to Europe. The White House has denied the claim, calling it "utterly false and complete fiction." Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Hersh's article on the pipeline leaks conf