Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,
The military/security complex spent seven decades building its empire. The complex assassinated one American president (JFK) who threatened the empire and drove another (Richard Nixon) out of office. The complex does not tolerate the election of politicians in Europe who might not follow Washington’s line on foreign and economic policy.
Authored by Niall Stanage, op-ed via The Hill,
Is President Trump being undermined by a “Deep State” eager to leak damaging information about him?
The president’s allies, both within the White House and in friendly media outlets, say the answer is yes. Trump himself has complained repeatedly that he is being victimized by underhanded leaks.
It was just over a week ago that the WSJ reported that upon Trump's return from his first international trip, White House lawyers may force the president to finally put away his cell phone, and revoke his twitter privileges.
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,
The market expectations for electric vehicle makers are significantly overestimated, Igor Sechin, CEO of Russia’s oil giant Rosneft said on Friday, adding that the evaluation of Tesla is based on “extremely aggressive” sales expectations.
Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Sechin also criticized Tesla’s business model and capital spending.
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog,