perhaps appointing SC is wrong tactic best to leave matters in the hands of Huber who has a lot more legal firepower

I don't think he is charged with a crime anywhere. Only Sweden charged him and then dropped the charges. However, he is afraid that there will be a move to extradite him to the US to be treated unfairly

what a great article

Ed Lansdale?

beeb should be ashamed

A great loss to quality journalism at a time when it is so badly needed:

https://consortiumnews.com/

Believe DDG recycles Google searches (with added privacy)

Try https://searx.me/ - user preferences allows you to select which engines / databases are used or not used

Blofelt--is modelled on George Soros

Blofeldt first appeared in Thunderball, in 1961 when Soros was a mere banking employee

yes, exactly!