Links — 22 June 2022 Part 1

CaitlinJohnstone.com
Let’s Fight WW3 Over Lithuania: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix (about the propaganda machine aka "the Mighty Wurlitzer"— "Deputy Director Frank Wisner proudly referred to the CIA's worldwide propaganda machine as 'the mighty Wurlitzer.'")
Caitlin Johnstone

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/06/22/lets-fight-ww3-over-lithuania-notes-from-the-edge-of-the-narrative-matrix/

The Vineyard of the Saker
Sitrep Operation Z: Cauldrons and Fatigue
The Saker Staff
http://thesaker.is/sitrep-operation-z-cauldrons-and-fatigue/

Sitrep: International reserve currency based on a basket of BRICS currencies.

http://thesaker.is/sitrep-international-reserve-currency-based-on-a-basket-of-brics-currencies/

India Punchline
US-China détente on the horizon
https://www.indianpunchline.com/us-china-detente-on-the-horizon/

Southern Ukraine is the priority in NATO’s planning (read NATO escalation. Continued escalation means that the "special military operation" will likely turn to actual war, that is, really destructive, and if NATO keeps escalating then Russia will treat NATO countries as co-belligerents, spreading the war to Europe and eventually the continental US, if the US pushes hard enough. Military professionals like Col.. Douglas Macgregor are cautioning about this.)
M. K. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former ambassador

Internationalist 360º
Ukraine Reveals “Victory Plan” (NATO has to win this or it's over for NATO. Was this Russia's plan for dealing with NATO?)
https://libya360.wordpress.com/2022/06/20/ukraine-reveals-victory-plan/

Zero Hedge

Ukraine Unveils Mini "Terminator" Ground Robot Equipped With Machine Gun

Tyler Durden

https://www.zerohedge.com/military/ukraine-unveils-mini-terminator-ground-robot-equipped-machine-gun

Oilprice
Russian Refinery On Fire After Kamikaze Drone Strike (at what point does Russia start removing Ukrainian infrastructure, which it has refrained from doing so far––and been criticized for it strategically and operationally by US military experts, since this is what the US would do first.)
Charles Kennedy

IEA: Europe Should Prepare For Complete Russian Gas Shutdown

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/IEA-Europe-Should-Prepare-For-Complete-Russian-Gas-Shutdown.html

Irian Slav

Naked Capitalism
Fast and Furious Omicron New Variants Defy Explanation, and Don’t Bode Well for Future Either
Yves Smith

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/06/fast-and-furious-omicron-new-variants-defy-explanation-and-dont-bode-well-for-future-either.html

Dances with Bears
GERMAN NEUTRALITY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN NATO EXPANSION – A NEW HISTORY BOOK EXPLAINS WHY GORBACHEV GAVE IT AWAY FOR NOTHING
John Helmer

http://johnhelmer.net/german-neutrality-was-more-important-than-nato-expansion-a-new-history-book-explains-why-gorbachev-gave-it-away-for-nothing/