Is the terrorist attack on the oil rig a hoax?

On almost a weekly basis some outrageous claim is made in an ATS thread, and usually the topic is centered on the demise of civilization as we know it.

There is a common element to these "reports," the "author" Sorcha Faal. Who is "Sorcha Faal" and what is "her" agenda?

There is no such person as “Sorcha Faal, Russian academic” “Sorcha Faal” is actually David Booth, an American programmer “Sorcha” is alleged to be a Russian academic but there is absolutely no record of anyone with such a name in Russian academia.

Sorcha Faal... Internet Hoax Queen Courtesy of David Booth..., page 1