Wednesday , December 18 2024
Home / Mike Norman Economics / Links — 31 August 2022 Part1

Links — 31 August 2022 Part1

Summary:
Asia TimesUkraine – the situation (August 31, 2022) (inconclusive)Uwe Parparthttps://asiatimes.com/2022/08/ukraine-the-situation-august-31-2022/Reminiscence of the Future (Russian government funding electronics industry)Speak of the Devil.Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issueshttp://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/speak-of-devil.htmlMoon of AlabamaUkraine - A Frontline Report - Vanishing Foreign Weaponshttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/ukraine-a-frontline-report-vanishing-foreign-weapons.htmlSputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)Russian Defense Ministry: Ukraine Lost Over 1,700 Soldiers in 2 Days of Counterattack (The attacking force is estimated at 12,000. Do the math. "To decimate" means to reduces by a tenth. The

Topics:
Mike Norman considers the following as important:

This could be interesting, too:

Bill Haskell writes From the Middle Out and Bottom Up

Joel Eissenberg writes The business model of modern universities

Bill Haskell writes The Economics of Killing Medicaid . . .

Angry Bear writes Healthcare in the United States

Asia Times
Ukraine – the situation (August 31, 2022) (inconclusive)
Uwe Parpart
https://asiatimes.com/2022/08/ukraine-the-situation-august-31-2022/

Reminiscence of the Future (Russian government funding electronics industry)
Speak of the Devil.
Andrei Martyanov, former USSR naval officer and expert on Russian military and naval issues
http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/speak-of-devil.html

Moon of Alabama
Ukraine - A Frontline Report - Vanishing Foreign Weapons
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/ukraine-a-frontline-report-vanishing-foreign-weapons.html

Sputnik International (Russian state-sponsored media)
Russian Defense Ministry: Ukraine Lost Over 1,700 Soldiers in 2 Days of Counterattack (The attacking force is estimated at 12,000. Do the math. "To decimate" means to reduces by a tenth. The attacking force was apparently more than "decimated" in the first couple of days.) 
https://sputniknews.com/20220831/russian-defense-ministry-ukraine-lost-over-1700-soldiers-in-2-days-of-counterattack-1100233284.html

https://sputniknews.com/20220831/us-army-general-urges-washington-to-give-kiev-weapons-to-strike-deep-into-russian-territory-1100230992.html

Ukrainian Sabotage Group Plotted Attack at ZNPP During IAEA Visit: Regional Official
https://sputniknews.com/20220831/ukrainian-sabotage-group-plotted-attack-at-znpp-during-iaea-visit-regional-official-1100226928.html

US Government Using Microsoft to Conceal Cyber-Aggression Against Russia, Moscow [Maria Zakhoarva Says (Microsoft will lose markets.)
https://sputniknews.com/20220831/us-government-using-microsoft-to-conceal-cyber-aggression-against-russia-moscow-says-1100215516.html

United States Should Recognize That Afghan War Ended in Their Defeat, Says Russian Embassy in US (Like Vietnam, and like Vietnam also, it was predictable and avoidable. Vietnam was my wake-up call. The US has leaned nothing since.)

https://sputniknews.com/20220831/united-states-should-recognize-that-afghan-war-ended-in-their-defeat-says-russian-embassy-in-us-1100202740.html

The Cradle
Ukraine: Somewhere between Afghanization and Syrianization ("By now it’s abundantly clear this is not a mere war of territorial conquest. It’s certainly part of a War of Economic Corridors – as the US spares no effort to sabotage and smash the multiple connectivity channels of Eurasia’s integration projects, be they Chinese-led (Belt and Road Initiative, BRI) or Russian-led (Eurasian Economic Union, EAEU)." The not-so-hidden agenda.)
Pepe Escobar
https://thecradle.co/Article/Columns/14989

Zero Hedge
A Third Of Pakistan Is Underwater As Monsoon Rains Create Crisis Of "Unimaginable Proportions"
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/third-pakistan-underwater-monsoon-rains-create-crisis-unimaginable-proportions

"How In The Name Of God": Shocked Europeans Post Astronomical Energy Bills As 'Terrifying Winter' Approaches
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/how-name-god-shocked-europeans-post-astronomical-energy-bills-terrifying-winter-approaches
Irina Slav
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Europe-Must-Prepare-For-Energy-Rationing-And-Blackouts.html

TASS (Russian state media)
Gorbachev helped to fundamentally change global security — Borrell (Conversely, many Russian view Gorbachev as a simpleton or even a traitor.)

Gazprom announces complete halt in supplies via Nord Stream due to repairs

https://tass.com/economy/1500295

Counterpunch
How Mikhail Gorbachev Became the Most Reviled Man in Russia (hero in the West, traitor at home)
Jeffrey Sommers
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/08/31/how-mikhail-gorbachev-became-the-most-reviled-man-in-russia/

CaitlinJohnstone.com
Caitlin Johnstone
https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2022/08/31/were-being-trained-to-worry-about-russian-propaganda-while-drowning-in-us-propaganda/

JonathanTurley.com
Jonathan Turley | Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/08/30/bidens-disinformation-dependables-bash-joins-a-long-line-of-biden-officials-who-pushed-false-russian-disinformation-claims/










Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *