Huh. A Mandy Rice-Davies moment dead ahead.*
From Reuters via MSN, February 8:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Wednesday dismissed a blog post by a U.S. investigative journalist alleging the United States was behind explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as "utterly false and complete fiction."
Reuters has not corroborated the report, published by U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, which said an attack was carried out last September at the direction of President Joe Biden.
"This is utterly false and complete fiction," said Adrienne Watson, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council. Spokespeople for the CIA and State Department said the same....
....MUCH MORE
"blog post" is a nice touch.
See, the U.S. apparatchiks have to say that because admitting they did it would be admitting an act of war, in the same way that Russia cutting off the Keystone XL pipeline would be an act of war. Except the Biden Administration did it. Saaaay....
*Mandy Rice-Davies is [was, RIP] a former model and showgirl known for her role in the Profumo affair.
When informed by the prosecuting attorney that Lord Astor disputed her version of events and denied having an affair she responded:
"Well, he would, wouldn't he?"
When informed by the prosecuting attorney that Lord Astor disputed her version of events and denied having an affair she responded:
"Well, he would, wouldn't he?"
For British politicians of a certain age [often referred to as octo or nona-genarians -ed] the scandal surrounding Secretary of State for War John Profumo's affair with the alleged mistress of a Russian spy was highlighted by the testimony of Miss Rice-Davies, a friend of the alleged mistress, Christine Keeler.
From Wikipedia:
While giving evidence at the trial of Stephen Ward, charged with living off the immoral earnings of Keeler and Rice-Davies, the latter made a famous riposte. When the prosecuting counsel pointed out that Lord Astor denied an affair or having even met her, she replied, "Well, he would, wouldn't he?"—from our 2012 post "Mandy Rice-Davies Sighting at FT Alphaville" which among other occurances included:
One of my favorite usages:
Updated—Seymour Hersh Is Back With A Big Story: "How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline"
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: My Lords, I am proud of many things that this Government have done. I pause to anticipate the interjection—"He would say that, wouldn't he?"...
Lords Hansard text for 6 Feb 2002Earlier:
Updated—Seymour Hersh Is Back With A Big Story: "How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline"
