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CaitlinJohnstone.comModern US Warmongering Is Scaring Henry KissingerCaitlin Johnstonehttps://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/08/14/modern-us-warmongering-is-scaring-henry-kissinger/Moon of AlabamaIran Confirms Drone Sale To Russia - But What Will It Buy In Exchange?https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/iran-confirms-drone-sale-to-russia-but-what-will-it-buy-in-exchange.htmlLand DestroyerUpdate on Russian Ops in Ukraine (August 14, 2022)Brain Berletic, former US military reporting from...

[embedded content]What War, Mr. Kissinger? — Contusion and PTSD in real warAndrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues. Martyanov was born in Baku, USSR in 1963. He graduated from the Kirov Naval Red Banner Academy and served as an officer on the ships and staff position of Soviet Coast Guard through 1990. He took part in the events in the Caucasus which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In mid-1990s he moved to the United States where...

As Michael Hudson has been saying, this has been the plan for the entire Global South/East since the colonial era that has morphed into neoliberalism, neo-imperialism and neocolonialism. Ukraine is just the next colony in the great game.Michael Roberts Blog — blogging from a marxist economistUkraine: the invasion of capital Michael Roberts

 Evidence of further decoupling of the Global North/West and Global South/East as a manifestation of a multipolar world order. This is also the manifestation of decolonization. Considering that the major growth is expected in the Global South/East, as well as its being the location of most natural resources, this may be shortsighted of the Global North/West. The alternative seems to be submitting the Global South/East to continued colonization through superior economic and military power....

Everyone is bearish on the QT but Fed not really imposing the QT policy yet… frustrating for the bears…Effectively still no QT yet:Somebody tell Chair Powell he's supposed to be shrinking his balance sheet by $47.5bn per month pic.twitter.com/NnGVXJlKYl— Court Hoover (@CourtHoover) August 12, 2022 Bearish on the Fed alleged forthcoming QT:[embedded content]

Reminiscence of the FutureMighty Estonia...http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/mighty-estonia.htmlAbout Real War.http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/about-real-war.htmlAndrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issuesThe GrayzoneHow Britain fueled Ukraine’s war machine and invited direct conflict with RussiaTJ Coleshttps://thegrayzone.com/2022/08/12/britains-military-russia-ukraine/TASS (Russian state media)Russia urges West not to create...

Deficit is at a new high for the fiscal year at $1.024T. Over $500 bln has been added to the financial balances of the non-gov't since the end of April. This is what's been driving stocks and helping the economy.

Moon of AlabamaThe Mystic Ukrainian Kherson Offensive Did Not And Will Not Happen At Allhttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/via-daniel-ukraine-battle-expands-as-kyiv-launches-counteroffensive-new-york-times-may-29-2022-ukraine-regains-some.htmlIndia PunchlineUS commits a perfect murder in KabulM. K. Bhadrakumar | retired diplomat with the Indian Foreign Service and former ambassadorhttps://www.indianpunchline.com/us-commits-a-perfect-murder-in-kabul/WSWSFBI agents raid black nationalist...

Defense OneUS Military ‘Furiously’ Rewriting Nuclear Deterrence to Address Russia and China, STRATCOM Chief Says [Navy Adm. Chas Richard] (The US is now in uncharted territory with two peer competitors of the US allied with each other.)Tara CoppHow Putin’s Ukraine War Has Only Made Russia More Reliant on China (This is one of the silliest posts I have read about Russia and China — with the exception of the Small Wars Journal in general. Andrei Martyanov has shown how and why Russia is the...

 Central Asia is waking up from a long slumber. Pepe Escobar provides historical background to an area that has huge economic potential and therefore geopolitical potential as well, couple with its strategic location with respect to China, Russia and Iran.Incidentally, Craig Murray served as British ambassador to Uzbekistan.The CradleSamarkand at the crossroads: from Timur to the BRI and SCOPepe Escobar