Nord Stream 2 to challenge German regulator’s decision denying waiver of ‘discriminatory’ EU rules for gas pipeline from Russia

The company building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has vowed to appeal Germany’s refusal to remove the multibillion-dollar project from the restrictions laid out in the “discriminatory” EU Gas Directive. … Read More >Nord Stream 2 to challenge German regulator’s decision denying waiver of ‘discriminatory’ EU rules for gas pipeline from Russia

Beijing may target Apple, Boeing & other US tech giants in retaliation for Huawei ban – Chinese state media

China has reportedly picked US targets to strike back at in response to new restrictions on its telecom giant Huawei, as Washington attempts to cut the firm off from global semiconductors supplies. … Read More >Beijing may target Apple, Boeing & other US tech giants in retaliation for Huawei ban – Chinese state media

Plot thickening? Member of German elite army unit already probed for weapons cache is now suspected of extremist links

Probed for stockpiling military-issue firearms and ammunition, a non-commissioned officer from Germany’s elite KSK army unit reportedly had close ties to other commandos under scrutiny for glorifying a Nazi past. … Read More >Plot thickening? Member of German elite army unit already probed for weapons cache is now suspected of extremist links

China shreds US for decrying Beijing’s ‘predatory interests’ in Arctic… while seeking to buy Greenland

China’s envoy to Denmark has penned a harsh rebuttal to his American counterpart, who accused Beijing of seeking to impose “authoritarian values” on Greenland – in stark contrast to an honest US offer to outright buy the island. … Read More >China shreds US for decrying Beijing’s ‘predatory interests’ in Arctic… while seeking to buy Greenland

CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: ‘Obamagate’

The dropping of the FBI case against Michael Flynn reveals what so many of us have long believed: ‘Russiagate’ was a crude and sloppy invention to undermine the outcome of a presidential election. Irrespective of how you feel about the current occupant of the White House, this was an attempted coup. Tellingly, the corporate liberal media have sided with the conspirators. … Read More >CrossTalk, QUARANTINE EDITION: ‘Obamagate’