Links — 8 August 2022 Part 1

Moon of Alabama

Policy By Other Means - By Helmholtz Smith

https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/policy-by-other-means-by-helmholtz-smith.html

A Son of the New American RevolutionWestern Propaganda Continues to promote the Meme that Russia Is Toast
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/western-propaganda-continues-to-promote-the-meme-that-russia-is-toast/

Reminiscence of the Future
I Will Answer This Question... Again.
Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues
http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/i-will-answer-this-question-again.html

Covert Action Magazine

High-Level Ukrainian Intelligence Official [Major General Vadym Skibitsky] Admits U.S. Deeply Involved in Ukraine Conflict ("Moscow has seized on this admission to charge the U.S. with direct involvement in the Ukraine War.")

Jeremy Kuzmarov

https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/08/08/high-level-ukrainian-intelligence-official-admits-u-s-deeply-involved-in-ukraine-conflict/

CaitlinJohnstone.com
When Will Foreign Leaders Start Asking To Speak To America’s REAL Government?
Caitlin Johnstone

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/08/08/when-will-foreign-leaders-start-asking-to-speak-to-americas-real-government/

Asia Times
China unveils game-changing electronic warfare drones
Gabriel Honrada

https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/china-unveils-game-changing-electronic-warfare-drones/

Real-World Economics Review Blog
How Power Shapes Our Thoughts
Asad Zaman | Vice Chancellor, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and former Director General, International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Islamabad

https://azprojects.wordpress.com/2022/08/08/how-power-shapes-our-thoughts/

Naked Capitalism
Memo to China: You Look Silly When You Threaten to Dump Treasuries (Not sure this is the case. If one understands MMT, all well and good but most don't. Monetarists think that China dumping treasuries would be a disaster for the US. So it may work as a threat. In the larger context, many countries are already cutting exposure not only to the dollar but also to the Western-dominated financial system that is being weaponized. Over time this will have an effect in reducing Western power.)
Yves Smith

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2022/08/memo-to-china-you-look-silly-when-you-threaten-to-dump-treasuries.html

TASS (Russian state media)
Bank of Russia can set increments to risk factors depending on currency issuer
https://tass.com/economy/1491037

Banks to be able to suspend operations in currency of countries that froze their assets
https://tass.com/economy/1491091

Russian MFA [Maria Zakharova] says Kiev ‘effectively takes all of Europe hostage’ by shelling nuclear plant

https://tass.com/politics/1491035

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)
West wants to destroy Russia – former president [Dmitry Medvedev]

https://www.rt.com/news/560452-medvedev-west-destroy-russia

Counterpunch
How to Resist the Empire’s Neoliberal Debt Trap (Michael Hudson)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/08/08/how-to-resist-the-empires-neoliberal-debt-trap/
Dee Knight

Griner’s Sentence is in Line With Russia’s Strict Drug Penalties, But How Long She Serves will be Decided Outside the Courtroom

William E. Butler | Distinguished Professor of Law at Penn State.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/08/08/griners-sentence-is-in-line-with-russias-strict-drug-penalties-but-how-long-she-serves-will-be-decided-outside-the-courtroom/

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
Beijing Urges US to Shed Illusions of Controlling China Using Taiwan - Defense Ministry

https://sputniknews.com/20220808/beijing-urges-us-to-shed-illusions-of-controlling-china-using-taiwan---defense-ministry-1099367031.html

Defense One
As China, Taiwan Tensions Flare, US Faces Shrinking Window to Deter Conflict

Patrick Tucker and Jacqueline Feldscher

https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/08/china-taiwan-tensions-flare-us-faces-shrinking-window-deter-conflict/375514/