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How a conspiracy theory closed part of a major US seaport
CNN Money ^ | 16 June 2017 | Donie O'Sullivan  

Posted on 06/19/2017 1:28:06 AM PDT by blueplum

The theory: a cargo ship with a "dirty bomb" was just outside of Charleston, South Carolina.

The notion came to life during a live YouTube broadcast Wednesday evening.

During the broadcast, conspiracy theorist George Webb initially claimed a "source" had told him that there was "a dirty bomb planned for a major city." Based on the information from the "source," Webb said he believed Memphis might be the target.

The Coast Guard said in a further statement provided to CNN that the source of the threat had been detained by authorities for further questioning. The statement did not mention Webb's name, however.

But Webb, whose full name is George Webb Sweigert, was in police custody in Zanesville, Ohio, on Thursday morning.

He was, at the time, due in court, having been found in his car and suspected of being under the influence of alcohol.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
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I don't know who this George dude is, but it sounds like he might need a nice long vacation at the funny farm?
1 posted on 06/19/2017 1:28:06 AM PDT by blueplum
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So all of this started up as an anonymous source episode, and just into various variations, possibly with other anonymous sources contributing more bogus info into a fake story?

Were there Russians involved...at the very least?


2 posted on 06/19/2017 1:31:35 AM PDT by pepsionice
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"So all of this started up as an anonymous source episode, and just into various variations, possibly with other anonymous sources contributing more bogus info into a fake story?"

The old whisper a phrase to a person and have them pass it on down a line and see what that phrase turns into at the end thing. That and a sick individual as the originator.

3 posted on 06/19/2017 1:58:22 AM PDT by buckalfa (Slip sliding away towards senility.)
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To: blueplum

A similar scenario (actual nuclear event v. dirty bomb) was set in Charleston SC harbor in a made-for-TV movie back in the 90s, IIRC. It included the use of NEST (Nuclear Emergency Security Team) as part of the story.


4 posted on 06/19/2017 3:44:04 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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Webb has all the characteristics of an agent provocateur.


5 posted on 06/19/2017 4:23:02 AM PDT by Always A Marine
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George Webb videos have been posted all over FreeRepublic lately.


6 posted on 06/19/2017 4:37:59 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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7 posted on 06/19/2017 4:41:42 AM PDT by meatloaf
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Conspiracy theory, huh? Maybe. But anyone else remember the Palermo Senator incident...
8 posted on 06/19/2017 4:43:09 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was ObamaThanks surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl)
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A conspiracy theory?

Like how Russia and Trump conspired to steal the 2016 election from Hitlery Rotten Clinton?


9 posted on 06/19/2017 4:44:43 AM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: blueplum

Does anyone really know if anything was found the ship? I see not official report.


10 posted on 06/19/2017 5:03:05 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: T-Bird45

“Special Bulletin”, 1983


11 posted on 06/19/2017 5:03:19 AM PDT by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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Thanks for that reminder on when that was aired. Can’t believe I was off by an entire decade. Another sign of aging, I guess.


12 posted on 06/19/2017 5:05:15 AM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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Remember, the only thing worse than aging is not aging.


13 posted on 06/19/2017 5:09:11 AM PDT by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kh8C6s2CUbo


14 posted on 06/19/2017 5:38:04 AM PDT by zzwhale
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9fiOh5f44


15 posted on 06/19/2017 5:50:13 AM PDT by zzwhale
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9fiOh5f44


16 posted on 06/19/2017 6:22:42 AM PDT by zzwhale
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Its not a “conspiracy theory” if the idea of the possible dirty bomb was not a mere invention of George Webb's imagination, but instead is derived from information he believed was a serious, and most would think reputable, source.

Those are the questions to be asked, and not journalistic assumptions it was a conspiracy theory.

I am not promoting the conclusion it is not all an error on Webb's part. I am saying the “journalists” have not made a convincing case it was a conspiracy theory. Are they, whether Webb was right or wrong in THIS CASE, just trying to conduct character assassination on Webb.

17 posted on 06/19/2017 9:16:01 AM PDT by Wuli
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I have only recently started following George Webb by watching his videos.

This guy is a walking encyclopedia. I guess today it’s a walking data server.

The story on this nuclear material in shipping containers is just beginning. Conspiracy theories are only conspiracies until they are proved to be true. George is working on that.

He has a credible (to him) source and an official statement by the US Coast Guard that begs more questions.

Is it “true?”. Let’s find out! It’s only about NUCLEAR Material being shipped in containers around the world and into the US. No BIG DEAL. Right? /s

I for one can decide for myself about “conspiracy theories”, but only if I hear about them. To just dismiss everything as a “conspiracy”, nothing to see here, is frankly, STUPID! Being IGNORANT won’t keep you informed or safe.

“Question Authority” “Question EVERYTHING”.


18 posted on 06/19/2017 11:36:31 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: T-Bird45
NEST (Nuclear Emergency Security Team)

NEST = Nuclear Emergency Support Team. The sub-unit for tracking nuclear devices would be the Search Response Team.

19 posted on 06/19/2017 11:59:09 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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Listening to George Webb quickly shows me how woefully UNINFORMED I am compared to him. He’s a little hard to follow because of his vast knowledge. I feel like I need to investigate things he says or names he mentions in every single sentence. He speaks matter of factly like everyone knows about these subjects and people like he does.

Frankly it’s hard to follow for someone like me that doesn’t sleep, eat, and breathe this stuff like George Webb does.

But then he isn’t really talking to lowly me. He is talking to his fellow genius followers and sleuths.


20 posted on 06/19/2017 12:00:07 PM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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