by Trending Politics News Staff at Trending Politics
A German political party is calling for the removal of U.S. troops from Germany following accusations that the U.S. was involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is demanding an investigation into the claims made by investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, and if the allegations are true, they want the U.S. military to leave the country.
The AfD Co-chairman Tino Chrupalla said, “As the American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claims to have learned from a source involved in the operational planning, the United States of America is said to have planned the demolition of Nord Stream and carried it out jointly with Norway.”
“The Pulitzer Prize winner’s suspicions must be investigated,” Chrupalla continued.
“Has NATO’s leading power carried out an attack on our country’s vital critical infrastructure in European waters? Then one would have to question whether the alliance guarantees security in Europe or rather endangers it. The consequence would be the withdrawal of all U.S. troops.”
According to Hersh’s report, there were discussions and disagreements among different branches of the U.S. government, including Biden’s White House, State Department, Armed Forces, and intelligence community. Officials raised concerns about the potential disastrous outcomes that could arise if the U.S. were discovered to have played a role in sabotaging the Nord Stream pipeline.
“All the open questions must now be answered by investigative committees,”…
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