Media Ignore Seymour Hersh Bombshell Report of US Destroying Nord Stream II

A MintPress study of the 20 most influential U.S. news outlets found virtually no coverage of the esteemed journalist’s revelations linking Washington to the pipeline attacks. 

Alan Macleod
By Alan Macleod
Nord Stream II Seymour Hersh Feature photo

It has now been one week since Seymour Hersh published an in-depth report claiming that the Biden administration deliberately blew up the Nord Stream II gas pipeline without Germany's consent or even knowledge – an operation that began planning long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Based on interviews with national security insiders,

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Seymour Hersh Weighs in on Syria, the State of US Media and His New Memoir

Pulitzer Prize recipient and best-selling author Seymour Hersh is “a survivor from the golden age of journalism.”

Daniel Falcone
By Daniel Falcone
Journalist Seymour Hersh poses for a photo in Italy, on April, 2009. Tania | A3 | Contrasto | Redux

Seymour Hersh states that the “deadliest words” in US media today are, “I think.” With media cycles constantly fluctuating and changing format and delivery based on website clicks it’s hard to keep up and find good reporting. For example, Hersh points to a lack of coverage or deep analysis regarding the war in Yemen and Trump’s removal of Sudan

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Seymour Hersh Joins Ranks Of Truth-Tellers Honored For Integrity

An organization led by former U.S. intelligence officials has selected legendary journalist Seymour Hersh to be the recipient of an annual award for integrity and truth-telling, named for the late CIA analyst Sam Adams.

Ray McGovern
By Ray McGovern
Journalist Seymour Hersh poses for a photo in Italy, on April, 2009. Tania | A3 | Contrasto | Redux

Journalist Seymour Hersh is to be honored with this year’s Sam Adams Award for Integrity to be presented to him at the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award ceremony on the evening of Sept. 22 at American University. Sam Adams Associates, who selected Hersh last month from a truly impressive roster of truth-tellers,

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Russiagate Narrative Crumbling With Seymour Hersh Phone Call

The “Russiagate” narrative that the Russians hacked into private emails to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election has effectively recast international relations. But it has been coming apart and a just-released recording of a Seymour Hersh phone call may be a fatal blow.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb
Journalist Seymour Hersh poses for a photo in Italy, on April, 2009. Tania | A3 | Contrasto | Redux

Since the Russiagate scandal and anti-Russia hysteria first began, substantial evidence has emerged to debunk many of the claims made by their proponents. For instance, the “Russian hacker” narrative has lost all credibility, as analyses have shown that the Democratic National Committee’s “hacked” emails were not targeted by a foreign actor, but an

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Seymour Hersh: Trump Ignored Intelligence On Syrian Chemical Attack, Bombed Anyway

According to Hersh, Trump “could not be swayed” by 48 hours worth of intense briefings and decision-making following the initial reports of the alleged chemical weapons attack.

Darius Shahtahmasebi
By Darius Shahtahmasebi
Photograph of men in Khan Sheikdoun, Syria, allegedly inside a crater where a sarin-gas bomb landed on April 4, 2017.

Never one to accept the U.S. government’s official explanation of events without question, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh has investigated Donald Trump’s decision to strike the al-Shayat Airbase in Syria in April of this year, which the president launched amid widespread allegations that the Syrian government committed a chemical

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US’ Syrian ‘Regime Change’ Operation Part Of ‘Broader Plan’ For Middle-East

Washington’s unwillingness to cooperate with Russia in Syria and its hesitancy to separate moderate rebels from terrorists on the ground means, apparently, that the US “has never prioritized confronting terrorism in Syria,” a journalist notes, suggesting that the US’ Syrian operation could have been part of a broader agenda.

Sputnik News
By Sputnik News
War on Terror Circa 2004

The US' "regime change" operation in Syria could have been part of a broader plan aimed at destabilizing the Middle East, Joseph Thomas, chief editor of Thailand-based geopolitical journal, The New Atlas, suggests, citing Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh and retired US Army General Wesley Clark. Thomas calls

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