Links — 13 Mar 2022 Part 1

The Vineyard of the Saker
Amateurs think strategy, generals think logistics … Or why Ukraine is doomed

http://thesaker.is/amateurs-think-strategy-generals-think-logistics-or-why-ukraine-is-doomed/

Reminiscence of the Future
Good Ol' Truisms.
Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues.

http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/03/good-ol-truisms.html

Gilbert Doctorow — International relations, Russian affairs
‘False flag’ chemical attack in Ukraine: a coming attraction

https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2022/03/13/false-flag-chemical-attack-in-ukraine-a-coming-attraction/

The Americans Want a Long War

https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2022/03/13/the-americans-want-a-long-war/
Gilbert Doctorow

Oriental Review
Who’s Really Plotting A Chemical Weapons False Flag In Ukraine: Moscow Or Kiev?
Andrew Korybko

https://orientalreview.org/2022/03/13/whos-really-plotting-a-chemical-weapons-false-flag-in-ukraine-moscow-or-kiev/

Covert Action Magazine
Censored Reports from Donbass Make Clear Ukraine and Not Russia Started the War—Eight Years Ago (Ray McGovern has picked this up too.)

https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/03/13/censored-reports-from-donbass-make-clear-ukraine-and-not-russia-started-the-war-eight-years-ago/
Jeremy Kuzmarov

Katehon (Russia)
Unprecedented Measures: The [Czeck] State's Response to The Ukrainian Crisis
https://katehon.com/node/82235
Ladislav Zemánek

Palestine Is Still The Issue
Twitter is censoring reporting on Ukrainian Nazis on the pretext of “abusive behavior” 

Asa Winstanley

https://asawinstanley.substack.com/p/twitter-is-censoring-reporting-on?s=r

Internationalist 360º
Ukraine: It Was All Written in the Rand Corp Plan (takes chutzpah to make public what you plan to do)

https://libya360.wordpress.com/2022/03/13/ukraine-it-was-all-written-in-the-rand-corp-plan/

Number of Extremists and Neo-Nazis in Europe Will Increase as They Flee Ukraine

https://libya360.wordpress.com/2022/03/13/number-of-extremists-and-neo-nazis-in-europe-will-increase-as-they-flee-ukraine/

CaitlinJohnstone.com
This Ain’t Putin’s Price Hike: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix (castigates the US left as mindless)
Caitlin Johnstone

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/03/13/this-aint-putins-price-hike-notes-from-the-edge-of-the-narrative-matrix/
 
Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)

Marine Le Pen Says Western Arms Supplies to Ukraine Verge on Participation in Conflict
https://sputniknews.com/20220313/marine-le-pen-says-western-arms-supplies-to-ukraine-verge-on-participation-in-conflict-1093833227.html

US Ready to Sacrifice Iranian Nuclear Deal to Keep Anti-Russian Sanctions in Place, Report Says
https://sputniknews.com/20220313/us-ready-to-sacrifice-iranian-nuclear-deal-to-keep-anti-russian-sanctions-in-place-report-says-1093828765.html

Iran Nuke Deal Talks Were Paused Due to US Seizing Tankers With 'Iranian' Oil, Media Claims

LPR Militia Discovers Site of Mass Killings Amid Counteroffensive in Donbass
https://sputniknews.com/20220313/lpr-militia-discovers-site-of-mass-killing-amid-counteroffensive-in-donbass-1093829566.html

West Piling Up Pressure on China to Limit Russia's Access to Yuan, Russian Finance Minister Says (Looks like we'll soon see how serious China is about multipolarism.)
https://sputniknews.com/20220313/west-piling-up-pressure-on-china-to-limit-russias-access-to-yuan-russian-finance-minister-says-1093828272.html

Sanctions-Hit Russian Bank Offers Customers Yuan Deposits
Oleg Burinov
https://sputniknews.com/20220313/sanctions-hit-russian-bank-offers-customers-yuan-deposits-1093826535.html

TASS (Russian state media)
Western countries wipe out last signs of Russia’s media presence - Foreign Ministry

https://tass.com/politics/1421499

US to continue military assistance to Ukraine, despite Russia’s warnings — Sullivan
https://tass.com/politics/1421441

Imam of Mariupol’s mosque dismisses bombardment rumors — Turkish foreign minister

https://tass.com/world/1421409

Georgia to hold joint exercises with NATO from March 20-25 — Defense Ministry

https://tass.com/world/1421145

Zero Hedge
"Democracy Is At Stake" - Dems Urge Americans' Shared "Sacrifice" Over Soaring Gas Prices (Good luck with that. And it is not going to be only gas prices.)

Bunker Down: Why Switzerland Is Prepared For The Big One (nuclear war)
Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/bunker-down-why-switzerland-prepared-big-one

Oilprice
Could Oil Prices Really Hit $200? (Yes, if Russian oil were taken off the market, but that is not likely.)
Stuart Burns via AG Metal Miner

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Could-Oil-Prices-Really-Hit-200.html

The Hill
Sullivan: Sanctions relief in Venezuela must be 'tied to concrete steps'
Joseph Choi
https://thehill.com/policy/international/598022-sullivan-sanctions-relief-in-venezuela-must-be-tied-to-concrete-steps

Sullivan says Putin 'resorting' to potential use of chemical weapons due to frustrations (more mind-reading)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/598019-sullivan-says-putin-resorting-to-potential-use-of-chemical-weapons

Sullivan says US prepared to impose 'severe consequences' if Russia deploys chemical weapons

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/598016-sullivan-says-us-prepared-to-impose-severe-consequences-on-russia-if

Taibbi.substack.com

Orwell Was Right (welcome to 1984—again. We've seen his before although it is more visible now with the Internet.)

https://taibbi.substack.com/p/orwell-was-right