Wednesday, 17 August 2022 • 22:00 — The New Dark Age

There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so please check back. If it gets updated, I usually insert the time on the line above. A lot of cross-posting usually indicates that the article is popular and some links may not work, depending on your location but I’ve kept them anyway, so at least the reader has some idea of the scale of censorship now operating in the ‘democratic’ West.

What the US-Instigated Crisis in Taiwan Means for Europe
https://journal-neo.org/2022/08/17/what-the-us-instigated-crisis-in-taiwan-means-for-europe/

Germany’s Champagne Policies and the War in Ukraine – Führerbunker
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/08/17/germany-champagne-policies-and-war-ukraine-fuhrerbunker/

Peace With Syria: The Final Piece in Turkey’s Foreign Policy Puzzle
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/08/17/peace-with-syria-final-piece-in-turkey-foreign-policy-puzzle/

Liz Truss’ Global Britain Agenda Tries to Reverse Time
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/08/17/liz-truss-global-britain-agenda-tries-to-reverse-time/

‘This Treaty Could Put the Nuclear Weapons Genie Back in the Bottle’ – CounterSpin interview with Karl Grossman on nuclear war
https://fair.org/home/this-treaty-could-put-the-nuclear-weapons-genie-back-in-the-bottle/

Ukraine could be put on ‘ammo diet’ – US military expert
https://www.rt.com/news/561032-europe-to-put-ukraine-ammo-diet/

Ukraine Open Thread 2022-132
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/ukraine-open-thread-2022-132.html

NATO ready to intervene in Kosovo – Stoltenberg
https://www.rt.com/news/561027-nato-intervention-kosovo/

Turkish official calls for UN Security Council reform
https://www.rt.com/news/561022-unsc-structure-reform-turkish-official/

Canada, Sweden and Finland Announce Sending of Military Instructors to Ukraine
https://www.globalresearch.ca/canada-sweden-finland-announce-sending-military-instructors-ukraine/5790381

‘Kremlin-friendly’ politicians may grab power in West – The Spectator
https://www.rt.com/news/561021-kremlin-eu-ukraine-gas/

West threatens Russia with ‘blood diamonds’ label – NYT
https://www.rt.com/news/561012-west-russia-conflict-diamonds/

Australia terminates Russian embassy lease
https://www.rt.com/news/561004-australia-russia-embassy-lease/

Germany wants to retake Polish soil — official
https://www.rt.com/news/561000-germany-polish-lands-glapinski/

Top Trump critic loses Congress seat
https://www.rt.com/news/560987-liz-cheney-loses-primary/

EU seethes over Turkish trade with Russia – FT
https://www.rt.com/news/560981-eu-turkey-russia-growing-trade/

German troops return to Bosnia
https://www.rt.com/news/560979-bosnia-german-troops-nato/

‘Dirty bomb’ in Ukraine would affect nine countries – nuclear expert
https://www.rt.com/news/560974-expert-names-at-risk-countries-zaporozhye-plant/

Macron calls for IAEA mission to Zaporozhye nuclear plant
https://www.rt.com/news/560967-macron-iaea-mission-zaporozhye-power-plant/

Poland wants Ukraine to admit genocide
https://www.rt.com/news/560961-poland-ukraine-genocide-bandera/

Finland announces visa crackdown on Russians
https://www.rt.com/news/560963-finland-russia-visa-ban/

Russia accuses UK of ‘deliberate provocation’
https://www.rt.com/news/560956-russian-defense-ministry-uk-provocation/

Misguided provocateur vs. murderous zealot: ‘The Satanic Verses’ still beguiles 34 years on
https://www.rt.com/news/560944-salman-rushdie-stabbed-zealot/

US conducts delayed ICBM test
https://www.rt.com/news/560951-us-ballistic-missile-test/

Western countries waiting for ‘fall of Ukraine’ – Kiev
https://www.rt.com/news/560942-west-anticipates-ukraine-surrender/

Imperialism’s decline, the contraction of capital, & the desperate fascist effort to delay revolution
https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2022/08/imperialisms-decline-contraction-of.html

Various Points On Ukraine And Media
https://popularresistance.org/various-points-on-ukraine-and-media/

How Russia Thwarted US Imperial Plans In Ukraine And Beyond
https://popularresistance.org/how-russia-thwarted-us-imperial-plans-in-ukraine-and-beyond/

SVR Makes Statements.
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/svr-makes-statements.html

Russian Patience With the War in Ukraine Is Not Endless as the West May Soon Learn
https://journal-neo.org/2022/08/16/russian-patience-with-the-war-in-ukraine-is-not-endless-as-the-west-may-soon-learn/

Germany wants to retake Polish soil — official
https://www.rt.com/news/561000-germany-polish-lands-glapinski/

The Western strategy to dismantle the Russian Federation, by Thierry Meyssan
https://www.voltairenet.org/article217765.html

Top Trump critic loses Congress seat
https://www.rt.com/news/560987-liz-cheney-loses-primary/

Paradigm for peace applied to Russia, Ukraine, and the US: Proposal for a peaceful pathway forward – Part 4J
https://countercurrents.org/2022/08/paradigm-for-peace-applied-to-russia-ukraine-and-the-us-proposal-for-a-peaceful-pathway-forward-part-4j/

EU seethes over Turkish trade with Russia – FT
https://www.rt.com/news/560981-eu-turkey-russia-growing-trade/

German troops return to Bosnia
https://www.rt.com/news/560979-bosnia-german-troops-nato/

‘Dirty bomb’ in Ukraine would affect nine countries – nuclear expert
https://www.rt.com/news/560974-expert-names-at-risk-countries-zaporozhye-plant/

Will the Ukraine be partitioned next and, if so, how?
http://thesaker.is/will-the-ukraine-be-partitioned-next-and-if-so-how/

Macron calls for IAEA mission to Zaporozhye nuclear plant
https://www.rt.com/news/560967-macron-iaea-mission-zaporozhye-power-plant/

Washington has only itself to blame for growing de-dollarization trend
https://williambowles.info/2022/08/16/washington-has-only-itself-to-blame-for-growing-de-dollarization-trend/

Most of the ‘Fact-Checking’ Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine are Directly Funded by Washington
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/08/16/most-of-fact-checking-organizations-facebook-uses-in-ukraine-directly-funded-washington/

North Korea’s Siberian Divisions
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2022/08/16/north-korea-siberian-divisions/

Poland wants Ukraine to admit genocide
https://www.rt.com/news/560961-poland-ukraine-genocide-bandera/

Finland announces visa crackdown on Russians
https://www.rt.com/news/560963-finland-russia-visa-ban/

A Multipolar Expo Shows Unipolar Wreckage
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/08/a-multipolar-expo-shows-unipolar-wreckage.html

Russia accuses UK of ‘deliberate provocation’
https://www.rt.com/news/560956-russian-defense-ministry-uk-provocation/

Misguided provocateur vs. murderous zealot: ‘The Satanic Verses’ still beguiles 34 years on
https://www.rt.com/news/560944-salman-rushdie-stabbed-zealot/

Ukraine News Links 15-16 August 2022
https://williambowles.info/2022/08/16/ukraine-news-links-15-16-august-2022/

Ukraine: Why Inspectors Can’t Reach the Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant
https://williambowles.info/2022/08/16/ukraine-why-inspectors-cant-reach-the-zaporozhye-nuclear-plant/

Kiev Tacitly Admitted to Waging Nuclear Terrorism Against Europe
https://williambowles.info/2022/08/16/kiev-tacitly-admitted-to-waging-nuclear-terrorism-against-europe/

US conducts delayed ICBM test
https://www.rt.com/news/560951-us-ballistic-missile-test/

Western countries waiting for ‘fall of Ukraine’ – Kiev
https://www.rt.com/news/560942-west-anticipates-ukraine-surrender/

How Britain Fueled Ukraine’s War Machine and Invited Direct Conflict with Russia
https://www.globalresearch.ca/how-britain-fueled-ukraine-war-machine-invited-direct-conflict-russia/5790296