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The Rightway's avatar

So called false flag operations are used often by numerous British govts over the years to entice Americans into its wars, to influence the US civil war and so on. I’m surprised therefore that there’s not much reporting outside UK on the collision into the Stena Immaculate at anchorage off Grimsby by a Portuguese flagged freighter. The Immaculate carrying jet fuel for US jets burst into flames almost immediately and yet there were large fire fighting ships which just happened (fortunately ) to be close by to assist and enable the crews to evacuate. Could be a few reasons for it, but only one publication has tried to blame Russia but silenced quickly and it seems the freighter has already sank. This all sounds like another madcap operation by British ‘intel’ to me,,,

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John Day MD's avatar

It could also be incompetence again this time. Autopilot was engaged on the Immaculate, but the human navigator was disengaged.

This keeps happening in the US Navy ;-(

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Red's avatar

Give this a watch explains a lot about shipping in the area:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03EAv2vZO8

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Stegiel's avatar

Firesign theater observed “Everything we know is wrong.” I think our insta pundit social arrangement makes illusory knowing a priority. Citizens feel obligated to be informed. Wordsworth—-

The world is too much with us; late and soon,

Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;—

Little we see in Nature that is ours;

We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!

This Sea that bares her bosom to the moon;

The winds that will be howling at all hours,

And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers;

For this, for everything, we are out of tune;

It moves us not. Great God! I’d rather be

A Pagan suckled in a creed outworn;

So might I, standing on this pleasant lea,

Have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea;

Or hear old Triton blow his wreathèd horn.

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John Day MD's avatar

"Don't eat with your hands, son, use your entrenching tool!" George Tirebiter

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Stegiel's avatar

To each their own tool. And pundit too. 🤗. Even if Freedom is a motherless child a long way from home there is a pundit to opine. Pity none are Zen pundits. I truly would delight in koans on the economy or international relations. Smiling about Zen and IR I think of Nansen stating nation X will be cut in half.😂.

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Luzzie's avatar

Somewhat intelligent? I'd say Super intelligent :-)

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John Day MD's avatar

Aww, SHUCKS!

(blushing)

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Saint Jimmy's avatar

..."kings kept defaulting again and again and when they’d default they’d often wipe out the banking families."

Hmmmm....

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