from larry johnson, several short videos;

This will be a departure from my normal post. I want you to watch two videos: The first is from Inside China Business by Kevin Wamsley, the second is BORZZIKMAN. Both tell two important stories about the situation confronting the West as it scrambles to figure out some way to save Ukraine. Unfortunately, the West is on a fool’s errand. Each of these videos is less than 10 minutes running time.

Here’s a summary of Kevin’s video:

Artillery shells involve two volatile components: the explosive, and the propellant. TNT is in critical shortage in NATO militaries, as decades ago the production of TNT was outsourced abroad for environmental and safety reasons.

But another bottleneck exists for the highest-quality cotton fibers, which are used in propellants. Most of that cotton was sourced from China, who is closely allied with Russia. Military suppliers are scrambling, to locate alternate sources of high-grade cotton, and to refurbish TNT factories that have been long closed.

TNT also is used in civilian applications, for engineering, mining, and heavy construction. High demands from the defense sector are causing prices to soar for industrial users as well, increasing over four times in the past year............more..........