OPCW Joins Poison Cocktail Party

A statement this week by the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was supposed to add gravitas to claims by Germany that Russian blogger Alexei Navalny was poisoned. The OPCW claimed it had detected…

US Bully in Last Chance Saloon

“Not only has the emperor no clothes, he’s lost bullying power too.” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced this week the reimposition of international sanctions against Iran. Trouble is nobody is listening to Washington’s…

Poisoning Nord Stream-2

As in most criminal cases, the objective soon emerges to betray motive and perpetrator. And as always the question of who gains is a reliable guide to an investigation. This week, German authorities are dramatically…