Links — 20 August 2022 Part 1

Paul Craig Roberts
Russia’s Destruction of the Ukraine Military (best short summary of the SMO I have seen so far)
Paul Craig Roberts | formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, associate editor of the Wall Street Journal and a columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate
https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2022/08/19/russias-destruction-of-the-ukraine-military/

Gilbert Doctorow — International relations, Russian affairs

John Mearsheimer’s latest article on Ukraine in “Foreign Affairs” – a critique (must-read)
Gilbert Doctorow
https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2022/08/20/john-mearsheimers-latest-article-on-ukraine-in-foreign-affairs-a-critique/

A Son of the New American Revolution

My Last Dance With Brian Stelter (more about the sorry condition of American journalism than Stelter)
Larry C. Johnson | CEO and co-founder of BERG Associates, LLC, an international business-consulting firm with expertise combating terrorism and investigating money laundering, formerly Deputy Director in the U.S. State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism (1989-1993, and CIA operations (1984-1989)

https://sonar21.com/my-last-dance-with-brian-stelter/

Asia Times
Guam’s missile defenses to get a massive upgrade (preparing for war with China)
Gabriel Honrada

https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/guams-missile-defenses-to-get-a-massive-upgrade/

Common Dreams
'Deeply Dangerous Nonsense': Treasury Dept. Debunks GOP Lies About 87,000 Armed IRS Agents (Actually, it's working.)
 Kenny Stancil
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/19/deeply-dangerous-nonsense-treasury-dept-debunks-gop-lies-about-87000-armed-irs

Naked Capitalism

Latin America Is Back on the Grand Chessboard, As Race for Resources and Strategic Influence Intensifies in New Cold War (de-colonization)

Nick Corbishley

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/08/latin-america-is-once-again-on-great-gameboard-as-new-cold-war-threatens-to-go-global.html

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
Swiss Police Chief Warns Energy Shortages in Winter Would Cause Riots (what happens when you don't think things through.)
https://sputniknews.com/20220820/swiss-police-chief-warns-energy-shortages-in-winter-would-cause-riots-1099804080.html

London's Mayor Warns Millions of Brits Won't Be Able to Afford 'Heating and Eating' This Winter (Of course, Brits won't mind sacrificing for Ukraine. snark)
https://sputniknews.com/20220820/londons-mayor-warns-millions-of-brits-wont-be-able-to-afford-heating-and-eating-this-winter-1099803289.html

Turkey Receives No Response From Finland, Sweden on Extraditions (forget about Turkey approving Finland and Sweden for NATO membership)

Afghanistan Forms Committee to Launch Practical Work on TAPI Gas Pipeline: Official
https://sputniknews.com/20220820/afghanistan-forms-committee-to-launch-practical-work-on-tapi-gas-pipeline-official-1099802480.html

Idea of Banning Russian Citizens From Entering EU Countries is Manifestation of Nazi Policy: [Russian Defense Minister Sergei] Shoigu

https://sputniknews.com/20220820/idea-of-banning-russian-citizens-from-entering-eu-countries-is-manifestation-of-nazi-policy-shoigu-1099793927.html

Zero Hedge
Ukraine Launches Drone Attack On Russian Black Sea Fleet HQ In Crimea (PR purposes only. Fighting the info war.)

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/ukraine-launches-drone-attack-russian-black-sea-fleet-hq-crimea

Half Of Companies Planning Layoffs Or Hiring Freezes: Survey (US business appears to be going through a restructuring similar to the downsizing by eliminating middle management back in the Eighties.)

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/half-companies-planning-layoffs-or-hiring-freezes-survey

Tyler Durden

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)

Xi asked Biden to prevent Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan – WaPo (This is likely the reason the Chinese have been saying that Biden was in deeply involved in spite of seeming to oppose it.)
https://www.rt.com/news/561224-xi-biden-pelosi-taiwan/

Chinese ambassador outlines BRICS vision (de-colonization and win-win growth)
https://www.rt.com/news/561221-china-ambassador-vision-brics-russia/

Modern empires keep taking what they want from 'lesser' powers and getting away with it (de-colonization)

https://www.rt.com/news/561171-us-uk-empires-stealing/

Southfront (sanctioned by the US Treasury Department)
Germany To Supply Kiev Forces With Laser-Guided Rockets, Long-Range Artillery Projectiles (biting the hand that feeds it with energy. What could go wrong")

https://southfront.org/germany-to-supply-kiev-forces-with-laser-guided-rockets-long-range-artillery-projectiles/

UPDATED: Drone Rain Over Crimea: Ukrainian UAVs Fail To Reach Their Targets In Peninsula (videos)

https://southfront.org/updated-drone-rain-over-crimea-ukrainian-uavs-fail-to-reach-their-targets-in-peninsula/

TASS (Russian state media)
Poisoning of Kherson senior official with chemical warfare agents being probed
https://tass.com/russia/1496269

Russia to submit evidence of Kiev’s chemical terrorism to OPCW
https://tass.com/defense/1496261

Presence of Putin, Xi at G20 summit to reflect their defiance against West — media (The West is apoplectic over this.)
https://tass.com/world/1496251

Foreign Ministry: Russia ready to strengthen countermeasures if sanctions intensify (confrontation increasing)
https://tass.com/politics/1496239

Shoigu condemns Kiev’s attack on Yelenovka [prison in DPR] as attempt to hide truth about its crimes
https://tass.com/world/1496223

Russia moves from SWIFT to more secure mechanisms – Foreign Ministry
https://tass.com/politics/1496185

Russian Defense Ministry starts mass production of Tsirkon [Zircon hypersonic] missiles - Shoigu

https://tass.com/russia/1496297

Red pill or blue pill?

Mindorenyo
Brave Freedom Fighters of [or] Uncompromising Nazis ( The cost of waking up to reality.)
Detroit Dan

http://mindorenyo.blogspot.com/2022/08/brave-freedom-fighters-of.html

Dilbert

Red Chip and Blue Chip

Scott Adams

https://dilbert.com/strip/2022-08-20

CaitlinJohnstone.com
“I’m Worried We’re Becoming A Thought-Controlled Dystopia, Like China!”
Caitlin Johnstone

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/08/20/im-worried-were-becoming-a-thought-controlled-dystopia-like-china/

Bonus

ECNS
Chinese landscape painting (clever animation of Chinese landscape painting)