Mike Whitney — Originally Posted Feb 11, 2022
“The primordial interest of the United States, over which for centuries we have fought wars– the First, the Second and Cold Wars– has been the relationship between Germany and Russia, because united there, they’re the only force that could threaten us. And to make sure that that doesn’t happen.” George Friedman, STRATFOR CEO at The Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs
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The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular, a pipeline that connects Germany to Russia called Nord Stream 2. Washington sees the pipeline as a threat to its primacy in Europe and has tried to sabotage the project at every turn. Even so, Nord Stream has pushed ahead and is now fully-operational and ready-to-go. Once German regulators provide the final certification, the gas deliveries will begin. German homeowners and businesses will have a reliable source of clean and inexpensive energy while Russia will see a significant boost to their gas revenues. It’s a win-win situation for both parties.
The US Foreign Policy establishment is not happy about these developments. They don’t want Germany to become more dependent on Russian gas because commerce builds trust and trust leads to the expansion of trade. As relations grow warmer, more trade barriers are lifted, regulations are eased, travel and tourism increase, and a new security architecture evolves. In a world where Germany and Russia are friends and trading partners, there is no need for US military bases, no need for expensive US-made weapons and missile systems, and no need for NATO. There’s also no need to transact energy deals in US Dollars or to stockpile US Treasuries to balance accounts. Transactions between business partners can be conducted in their own currencies which is bound to precipitate a sharp decline in the value of the dollar and a dramatic shift in economic power. This is why the Biden administration opposes Nord Stream. It’s not just a pipeline, it’s a window into the future; a future in which Europe and Asia are drawn closer together into a massive free trade zone that increases their mutual power and prosperity while leaving the US on the outside looking in. Warmer relations between Germany and Russia signal an end to the “unipolar” world order the US has overseen for the last 75 years. A German-Russo alliance threatens to hasten the decline of the Superpower that is presently inching closer to the abyss. This is why Washington is determined to do everything it can to sabotage Nord Stream and keep Germany within its orbit. It’s a matter of survival.
That’s where Ukraine comes into the picture. Ukraine is Washington’s ‘weapon of choice’ for torpedoing Nord Stream and putting a wedge between Germany and Russia. The strategy is taken from page one of the US Foreign Policy Handbook under the rubric: Divide and Rule. Washington needs to create the perception that Russia poses a security threat to Europe. That’s the goal. They need to show that Putin is a bloodthirsty aggressor with a hair-trigger temper who cannot be trusted. To that end, the media has been given the assignment of reiterating over and over again, “Russia is planning to invade Ukraine.” What’s left unsaid is that Russia has not invaded any country since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and that the US has invaded or toppled regimes in more than 50 countries in the same period of time, and that the US maintains over 800 military bases in countries around the world. None of this is reported by the media, instead the focus is on “evil Putin” who has amassed an estimated 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian border threatening to plunge all of Europe into another bloody war.
All of the hysterical war propaganda is created with the intention of manufacturing a crisis that can be used to isolate, demonize and, ultimately, splinter Russia into smaller units. The real target, however, is not Russia, but Germany. Check out this excerpt from an article by Michael Hudson at The Unz Review:
“The only way left for U.S. diplomats to block European purchases is to goad Russia into a military response and then claim that avenging this response outweighs any purely national economic interest. As hawkish Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Victoria Nuland, explained in a State Department press briefing on January 27: “If Russia invades Ukraine one way or another Nord Stream 2 will not move forward.” (“America’s Real Adversaries Are Its European and Other Allies”, The Unz Review)
There it is in black and white. The Biden team wants to “goad Russia into a military response” in order to sabotage NordStream. That implies there will be some kind of provocation designed to induce Putin to send his troops across the border to defend the ethnic Russians in the eastern part of the country. If Putin takes the bait, the response would be swift and harsh. The media will excoriate the action as a threat to all of Europe while leaders around the world will denounce Putin as the “new Hitler”. This is Washington’s strategy in a nutshell, and the whole production is being orchestrated with one goal in mind; to make it politically impossible for the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to wave NordStream through the final approval process.
Given what we know about Washington’s opposition to Nord Stream, readers may wonder why earlier in the year the Biden administration lobbied Congress NOT to impose more sanctions on the project. The answer to that question is simple: Domestic politics. Germany is currently decommissioning its nuclear power plants and needs natural gas to make up for the energy shortfall. Also, the threat of economic sanctions is a “turn-off” for Germans who see them as a sign of foreign meddling. “Why is the United States interfering in our energy decisions,” asks the average German. “Washington should mind its own business and stay out of ours.” This is precisely the response one would expect from any reasonable person.
Then, there’s this from Al Jazeera:
“Germans in the majority support the project, it is only parts of the elite and media who are against the pipeline…
“The more the US talks about sanctioning or criticizes the project, the more it becomes popular in German society,” said Stefan Meister, a Russia and eastern Europe expert at the German Council on Foreign Relations.” (“Nord Stream 2: Why Russia’s pipeline to Europe divides the West”, AlJazeera)
So, public opinion is solidly behind Nord Stream which helps to explain why Washington settled on a new approach. Sanctions are not going to work, so Uncle Sam has flipped to Plan B: Create a big enough external threat that Germany will be forced to block the opening of the pipeline. Frankly, the strategy smacks of desperation, but you have to be impressed by Washington’s perseverance. They might be down by 5 runs in the bottom of the 9th, but they haven’t thrown in the towel just yet. They’re going to give it one last shot and see if they can make some headway.
On Monday, President Biden held his first joint-press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House. The ballyhoo surrounding the event was simply unprecedented. Everything was orchestrated to manufacture a “crisis atmosphere” that Biden used to pressure the chancellor in the direction of US policy. Earlier in the week, White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki repeatedly said that a “Russian invasion was imminent.” Her comments were followed by State Department flak Nick Price opining that the Intel agencies had provided him with details of an alleged Russian-backed “false flag” operation they expected to take place in the near future in east Ukraine. Price’s warning was followed on Sunday morning by national security advisor Jake Sullivan claiming that a Russian invasion could happen at any time maybe “even tomorrow.” This was just days after Bloomberg News agency had published its sensational and utterly-false headline that “Russia Invades Ukraine”.
Can you see the pattern here? Can you see how these baseless claims were all used to apply pressure to the unsuspecting German chancellor who seemed oblivious to the campaign that was aimed at him?
As one might expect, the final blow was delivered by the American president himself. During the press conference Biden stated emphatically that,
“If Russia invades … there will no longer [be] a Nord Stream 2.. We will bring an end to it.”
So, now Washington sets policy for Germany???
What insufferable arrogance!
The German chancellor was taken aback by Biden’s comments which clearly were not part of the original script. Even so, Scholz never agreed to cancel Nord Stream and refused to even mention the pipeline by name. If Biden thought he could sandbag the leader of the world’s third biggest economy by cornering him in a public forum, he guessed wrong. Germany remains committed to launching Nord Stream regardless of potential flare-ups in far-flung Ukraine. But that could change at any time. After all, who knows what incitements Washington might be planning in the near future? Who knows how many lives they are prepared to sacrifice in order to put a wedge between Germany and Russia? Who knows what risks Biden is willing to take to slow America’s decline and prevent a new “polycentric” world order from emerging? Anything could happen in the weeks ahead. Anything.
For now, Germany is in the catbird seat. It’s up to Scholz to decide how the matter will be settled. Will he implement the policy that best serves the interests of the German people or will he cave in to Biden’s relentless arm twisting? Will he chart a new course that strengthens new alliances in the bustling Eurasian corridor or will he throw his support behind Washington’s crazed geopolitical ambitions? Will he accept Germany’s pivotal role in a new world order— in which many emerging centers of power share equally in global governance and where the leadership remains unflinchingly committed to multilateralism, peaceful development and security for all– or will he try to prop up the tattered post-War system that has clearly outlived its shelf-life?
One thing is certain; whatever Germany decides is bound to affect us all.
This is only part of the argument.
It’s not just about Nord Stream 2, but about China’s Belt & Road initiative, or Silk Road 2.
Ukraine was going to be the lead country where China would run its trade infrastructure. Since the Coup, Belarus has become the No1 choice.
To set things in context, Germany exports to China more that 5x what the UK exports, and both Germany and China expect this trade to grow rapidly.
Norde Stream 2 is only part of the US/UK plan to destroy this Asia, Europe, & Africa trading bloc. This does not take preeminence over Russian security. UKraine has a clear publically stated goal to retake Eastern Ukraine and Crimea. The UK is almost obsessive about getting the Russians out of Crimea. The BBC still shows maps of Crimea as if it is still part of Ukraine, this is factually not true, but since when did the BBC care about facts.
All you muppets who voted for Brexit, you were so wrong, you threw everything in the kitchen sink, and Brexit looks about as stupid as shooting yourself in the foot.
The Germans and the French must be seriously considering their membership of NATO, because it looks like this war mongering alliance will turn Europe into a wasteland.
This analysis isn’t something special. All the top sheeple in Europe understand what is going on. They know the US and Brexit trade war UK doesn’t give a xxxt about Europe. To me, there’s only one course of action, but there’s a big problem, most European leaders and their backers are on the US payroll.
For what it’s worth, in my opinion, Germany must leave NATO and throw out US forces stationed in Germany & deny US military flights from landing and using airspace.
It will be impossible for Germany to expel the yankees. They are still an occupied country, with most or all of their military and police in yankee pay (or maybe blackmail).
Yes…. it DOES appear that The Axis OF ZOG – ZOGUS & its faithful yapping poodle ZOGUK – is getting desperate to kick-start its THIRD World War…doesnt it?
And just in case THAT doesnt pan out, THICK Brits – or at least those that survive The Jab – are already being primed to “tighten their belts” as Blighty is flushed into oblivion.
ITS CLEAR THE GERMANS ARE
ALWAYS GUILTY OF ANY DIFICULTIES
IN THE WORLD ! has to be by jew media .
And America is not about Americans but Jews.
Nuclear power in Germany accounted for 13.3% of German electricity supply in 2021,[3] generated by six power plants, of which three were switched off at the end of 2021, the other three due to cease operation at the end of 2022 according to the complete nuclear phase-out plan of 2011.
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The other 87% must be a combination of:
Coal
Gas
Hydro
Solar
Wind
ETC
But coal probably holds the lions share.
I wonder when Russian gas is delivered what percentage that would be?
The ‘Green New Deal’ is about to be tested.
War is not really the answer, is it?
Well considering the third Reich was never dissolved and Germany itself a non constituted entity governed from Washington it takes a serious amount of mental gymnastics to concur with this synopsis… all the puppets that have acted as ‘chancellor’ are CIA puppets… although one could realistically refer to it as ZOG..
It’s about much more than gas, it is about national sovereignty, which is anathema to the Globalist miscreants..
> Germany exports to China more that 5x what the UK exports
What, pray tell, does the uk export to china? For that matter, what does it export anywhere. Who’d buy crap made in britain?
It is true that the crisis in Ukraine is not about the Ukraine. It is also true the crises is about the Nord Stream 2, but only in part. Remember the following:
1- The globalists are behind the crises. And the US and NATO are only instrument in their hands.
2- The globalist can never forgive Putin for intervening in Syria and spoiling their plot to topple Damascus, and in turn, turnaround and defeat the resistance movements in the region and establish Greater Israel, on their way to a NWO government with its capital in Jerusalem.
3- The Khazars have not forgotten the defeat and dismantling of their empire in the 10th century, when the Russian Prince Svyatoslav conquered the Khazar fortress of Sarkel in 965.
Possible. Or is that just the cover story. I think its much simpler than that.
The js took over with the US n Victoria Nulands help a decade ago. Now both their president n prime minister are js. All they ever do is love stealing to goys money. First you need a fake crises, then soon after the puppets will start sending the money. Watch for the free money to start flowing into Ukraine. Its how they roll, bankroll.
after the downfall of USA (be sure will come!)
with help of jews or china or both Europa this
little tail of Asia will be only a little piece of
russia since Asia/Russia has everything what
is needed and africans + moslems will return
to their warmer places exept the mixture .
if russia then still will find skilled european
specialists i doubt very much !
vggy: I think you’ll find that most exports to Chine are financial services. Same with Russia. The thing is, the City Crime Cartels are as deregulated as they can be, so countries and elite sheeple in those countries, can pick and chose which financial services they like, this side of punitive sanctions.
Germany on the other hand makes some of the best engineering kit on the planet. While China can probably make this kit itself, there’s more kudos in high end trade, as it is politically expedient.
Chesterton ( above) is on the money…..
The following might be hard to appreciate, but Germany is owned by America. When WW11 ended the Americans had to find a way to fiddle the legalities of a Germany capitulation. The only person who could sign the agreement was Hitler and he of course wasn’t available , so the yanks got up to some questionable legal shenanigans! Therefore Germany is still legally at War!
@ EDDIEB
germany has only surendered militarily
with his wehrmacht therefore stays
under occupation by jew USA .
but the Reich (german empire) still
has not surendered therefore BRD
babilonian republik dusselland is
fake + all their laws are fake !
The crisis is NOT about Germany.
Russia is an IMPEDIMENT to Apartheid Israhell’s design for the MidEast.
http://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/imperial-warmongering/
Without Russia, ASSAD would be long gone and IRAN would have been bombed to oblivion, and Greater Isra-h-e-l-l would have been fulfilled and ruling over the MidEast.
In other words, Russophobia is simply PAYBACK by Israhell’s minions scattered throughout the USG, the MIC, the financial system, and the Mainstream and Social media.
http://biblicisminstitute.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/the-truth-about-the-conflict-with-russia/
WRONG! This is about the zionist bankster cartel attempting to maintain its power. But, zionist jews are not very intelligent. This will likely drive Germany into the alliance between Russizionixta, China, Iran and several other countries. Germany has no reason to care about the jewish zionists after WWII anyway, so the inevitable is inevitable!! What goes around comes around – LOL!
Always Carl Jones leading away.
Germany is part of it, but its much bigger than Germany.
As we are seeing, the UK is totally bankrupt, and the BoE has announced that it will but UK regime debt. The way this has been announced, you’d think it was new, but the BoE has been buying UK regime debt for the best part of decade.
The UK has almost run out of road. From now on, the UK is going to a very poor country, or a redioactive wasteland.
And its no better in Amerika, or Japan.
The West has been in decline since the 1970s, but things took off after dotcom, and then again after 2008.
Germany only comes into play, because there was this growing trade between Russia and China, and the Chinese Belt & Road Initiative, or Silk Road 2.
This third demise of Germany was planned before the UK joined the EU. Even when the City was saying ‘now is the perfect time to join the Euro currency, the UK deep state just wasn’t interested.
So all at once, the NWO sect destroys the German economy, and takes on Russia and China. This is the NWO desperation, they’ve put themselves in a corner, & started digging their own graves.
So Wetherspoon’s, commonly believed to be a pub chain, will lose 32 pubs, because they are facing a £30 ion loss.
As I’ve said before, Wetherspoon’s isn’t a pub chain, it’s a property empire. Each property is prime, and worth at least £1 million each. Total value has been put at one billion pound, not that the pound is worth much these days.
Just another example of ponzi UK collapsing before our eye.
So, could we see strong links evolving with China, Russia, India, Iran and Germany for starters, maybe Italy and Spain taking a long hard look.
Someone, somewhere has fecked up big time and has missed the signs, wait till South Africa and the South American systems get on board, and maybe Aus/NZ for good measure.
Whooo, hang on to your hats they wont need to drop nukes, as Max Igan says “Interesting times ahead folks, interesting times ahead!”
Of course, the Satanic trash in control of the USA damaged NS1 and NS2. WHY? Well, not much damage overall to Russia, as there are many nations that will buy Russian oil and gas. The attacks on NS1 and NS2 are to destroy Germany and other European nations. Surely the Germans can figure this out. The industrialized nations in the EU are doomed.
I’ve started reading a book about secret Societies and the introduction states that the great plan is the USA to be supreme head and European civilisation is to be destroyed ! I’ve always believed the primary goal is the carve up of Russia and the stealing of its assets but Germany maybe a secondary goal , Mammon has always feared a union of Russia and Germany the usual spoilers being the British oligarchs. But now that London has served its historic purpose since the time of Cromwell it will end up on the funeral pyre with the rest of Europe.
> What, pray tell, does the uk export to china? For that matter, what does it export anywhere. Who’d buy crap made in britain?
Unironically, you answered your own question. Another word for crap is bullshit, and that’s britain’s main export. Oh, and it’s also the money laundering centre of the world (that’s why there are so many non british owned companies with their “head offices” in the uk). Britain is wall to wall corruption and almost completely owned by foreigners. Name a major british owned company? You can’t, right? All owned by johnny foreigner.
As for russia/the pipeline/the jewkraine. You’re all so obsessed with the jews and the “globalists” that you can’t see anything else. Who are behind the war? The owners of the jew-k and the owners of the jew-sa. It doesn’t matter who they are. What do they want? The same thing you all want: money. The war etc is all about them trying to drive russia into the ground so they can take it over and renew the empire that they’ve already lost to china, russia and india. They’ll never do it because of simple maths: china + russia + india = half the world’s population and almost all of its production. That’s why they’re importing all those brown people into your homeland – because they think they’ll be able to compete with the production in china + russia + india. It’s all mad of course. The arse end of empire that is britain is nigh on a third world country and the americans are so woke that they’ll disappear up their own bums some time soon. Still, it’s far far far better to be american, because they have a lot of open space to run away to, whereas britain is covered in concrete and barbed wire, and completely overrun with poofs and darkies.
Who or what is a “Kwasi Kwarteng”? Well, whatever it is, apparently it’s something or other to do with the “british” regime (Kwarteng being an ancient british name used for centuries in east anglia), and apparently whatever it did has caused the pound to fall to its lowest level ever. LOL. Bring it on. I hope britain collapses soon, because I’m tired of waiting for it. According to the site I was reading the international society of greedy bastards (I think that was what it was called) said that “it is important that fiscal policy does not work at cross purposes to monetary policy”, whatever that means, but I think it was a telling off for dear old Kwasi and his old english ancestors.
I’m thinking of applying for the title of “he who hates the uk the most”, which became vacant when the pakis murdered that british war hero for being white.