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Links — 19 August 2022

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Defense One (US)Sensing Russian Stall, US Rushing Arms to Help Retake Ukrainian TerritoryMarcus Weisgerber and Tara Copphttps://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/08/more-ukraine-weaps/376080/Zero HedgeAs US Announces New 0M Ukraine Arms Package, Here's The Total List Since War's StartTyler Durdenhttps://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-announces-new-800m-arms-ukraine-arms-package-heres-list-all-start-warUS Approves Of Ukraine Striking Crimeahttps://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-approves-ukraine-striking-crimeaFBI Raid Targeted Docs Trump Collected To "Exonerate" Himself From Russiagate Hoax; Reporthttps://www.zerohedge.com/political/report-fbi-raid-targeted-docs-trump-collected-exonerate-himself-russiagate-hoaxVenezuela Stops Oil Shipments To Europe As Alternatives To Russian Energy

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Defense One (US)
Sensing Russian Stall, US Rushing Arms to Help Retake Ukrainian Territory
Marcus Weisgerber and Tara Copp
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/08/more-ukraine-weaps/376080/

Zero Hedge
As US Announces New $800M Ukraine Arms Package, Here's The Total List Since War's Start
Tyler Durden
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-announces-new-800m-arms-ukraine-arms-package-heres-list-all-start-war

US Approves Of Ukraine Striking Crimea

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-approves-ukraine-striking-crimea

FBI Raid Targeted Docs Trump Collected To "Exonerate" Himself From Russiagate Hoax; Report
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/report-fbi-raid-targeted-docs-trump-collected-exonerate-himself-russiagate-hoax

Venezuela Stops Oil Shipments To Europe As Alternatives To Russian Energy Dry Up
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/venezuela-stops-oil-shipments-europe-alternatives-russian-energy-dry

http://thesaker.is/why-is-russia-selling-energy-to-her-enemies-the-answer-in-one-picture/

Originally published: Morning Star Online 
https://mronline.org/2022/08/19/poland-says-ukraine-must-recognise-banderas-genocide-during-wwii/

RT — Question More (Russian state-sponsored media)
Russia Explains Terms For Nuclear Arms Use (Nothing not already stated publicly in unclassified Russian military doctrine.)
https://www.rt.com/russia/561096-russia-nuclear-arsenal-use/

US has ‘serious problems’ with branding Russia sponsor of terrorism – Politico

https://www.rt.com/news/561150-us-russia-sponsor-terrorism

One World
The [UK] GCHQ Chief’s Claim Of A Western Infowar Victory Over Russia Is Fake News (explains why the Global South/East is either with Russia on Ukraine or non-committal in spite of Western pressure to join in condemnation of "Putin's war." 
Andrew Korybko, American geopolitical analyst and independent journalist based in Moscow, and member of the expert council for the Institute of Strategic Studies and Predictions at the People’s Friendship University of Russia
https://oneworld.press/?module=articles&action=view&id=3150

TASS (Russian state media)
US close to becoming party to conflict in Ukraine — Russia's MFA [Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov]
https://tass.com/world/1495849

Yahoo Finance
Summers Says MMT Backers Should Look at Erdogan's Turkey Woes - Yahoo Finance (Larry being disingenuous?)
Christopher Anstey
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/summers-says-mmt-backers-look-153013158.html

RealClearInvestigations
FBI Unit Leading Mar-a-Lago Probe Earlier Ran Russiagate Hoax (Conflict of interest? )
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2022/08/18/fbi_unit_leading_mar-a-lago_probe_previously_led_russiagate_hoax_848582.html

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
Kabul Seeks to Import Oil Products From Russia Offering Minerals in Exchange (double coincidence of wants, back to barter)
Xinhua (Chinese state media)
http://www.ecns.cn/news/2022-08-19/detail-ihccfwfs9794173.shtml

Asia Times
China’s drills to change US military assumptions
Chen Feng
https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/chinas-drills-to-change-us-military-assumptions/






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