Ukraine News Links 2-3 August 2022

Wednesday, 3 August 2022 — 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.

Lavrov Is On Blinken’s List Of People To Call
https://orientalreview.org/2022/08/03/lavrov-is-on-blinkens-list-of-people-to-call/

Has China Been Bluffing?
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/08/has-china-been-bluffing/

OK, Let’s Cut The Crap…
https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/08/ok-lets-cut-crap.html

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China News Links 2-3 August 2022

Wednesday, 3 August 2022 — 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.

Nancy Pelosi, You Silly Biddy
https://orientalreview.org/2022/08/03/nancy-pelosi-you-silly-biddy/

Myanmar: a focal point in Washington’s campaign to sow cold war chaos
https://seeyouin2020.blogspot.com/2022/08/myanmar-focal-point-in-washingtons.html

Has China Been Bluffing?
https://dissidentvoice.org/2022/08/has-china-been-bluffing/

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The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri:  the tip of the targeted killing iceberg

Wednesday, 3 August 2022 — Drone Wars

Chris Cole

President Biden announcing the targeted killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri

Drone assassination returned briefly to the top of the news agenda this week with the US targeted killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul. Many could be forgiven for thinking this was the first drone targeted killing since the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in January 2020, but behind the scenes the use of drones for these type of operations is growing – and spreading.
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Ukraine SitRep – On The Ground Report – Ukrainian Frontline Collapses

Wednesday, 3 August 2022 — Moon of Alabama

Below is a slightly edited machine translation of a piece which appeared yesterday on the Ukrainian side censor.net. The piece was promoted by Yuri Butusov, a well known Ukrainian military correspondent. It is originally a social media post by someone who was on the frontline in Pisky, immediately northwest of Donetsk city.

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Most of the “Fact-Checking” Organizations Facebook Uses in Ukraine Are Directly Funded by Washington

Tuesday, 2 August 2022 — MintPress News

Facebook Fact Checkers Feature photo

Fact Checking the Fact Checkers

Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the U.S. government, either through the U.S. Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED).

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