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The Misrepresentations About the War in Georgia
Photo: Time.Why did the West ignore the truth about the war in Georgia?By Mary Dejevsky / November 12, 2008 The US and UK left the impression that Russia was the guilty party Thank goodness, they might be thinking at the … Continue reading
The Truth About War Between Georgia and Russia
I survived the Georgian war. Here’s what I saw.By Lira Tskhovrebova / October 8, 2008 I blame Georgia’s leaders. Tskhinvali, South Ossetia – In a speech before the United Nations last month, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili implored world leaders to … Continue reading
Noam Chomsky : Even the Cynical Shake Their Heads in Disbelief
Ossetia-Russia-GeorgiaBy Noam Chomsky / September 11, 2008 Aghast at the atrocities committed by US forces invading the Philippines, and the rhetorical flights about liberation and noble intent that routinely accompany crimes of state, Mark Twain threw up his hands at … Continue reading
What We Don’t Read About Abkhazia’s Fight for Independence
The sun also shines (and hides): ‘It was only a partial eclipse in Tbilisi–but it was total in western Georgia, and supposedly perfect in separatist Abkhazia, Georgia’s westernmost province,’ according to Ben Wheeler, posted on March 29, 2006. Photo by … Continue reading
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More Perspective on the Conflict in South Ossetia
Under Moscow’s wingBy James Denselow / August 22, 2008 Events in Georgia have had some surprising repercussions in the Middle East, leaving Syria looking perkier than usual Israel’s involvement with the Georgian military has been somewhat overlooked in light of … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : McCain, Neocons and the Georgia War Conspiracy
John McCain consults with lobbyist/foreign policy advisor Randy Scheunemann.‘This is not a conspiracy theory but a conspiracy fact, stated as boldly as possible before it is too late’By Tom Hayden / August 20, 2008 Barack Obama and the Democrats are … Continue reading
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Perspectives on the Conflict in South Ossetia
And then there’s the near total silence about the strategic importance of Georgia in relation to the transport of oil and natural gas from the central Asian region. This is played out in US news as a clash between eastern … Continue reading
Pat Buchanan : Blowback From Bear-Baiting
Raging Bear: Vladimir Putin. ‘Saakashvili’s blunder probably means permanent loss of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.’ By Pat Buchanan / August 15, 2008 Mikheil Saakashvili’s decision to use the opening of the Olympic Games to cover Georgia’s invasion of its breakaway … Continue reading
The US Is a Bankrupt Farce Run by Imbeciles
Two Morons: Bush and Saakashvili: “President Bush, Will You Please Shut Up?” By Paul Craig Roberts / August 13, 2008 The neoconned Bush Regime and the Israeli-occupied American media are heading the innocent world toward nuclear war. Back in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bush Foreign Policy, George W. Bush Library, Georgia, Neocons, Paul Craig Roberts, U.S. Foreign Policy
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TECHNOLOGY : How I Became a Soldier in the Georgia-Russia Cyberwar
Cyber Monster by TY KohAn Army of Ones and Zeroes‘In recent weeks, Georgia’s government Web sites have been besieged by denial-of-service attacks and acts of vandalism.’By Evgeny Morozov / August 14, 2008 As Russian and Georgian troops fight on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogosphere, Cyberspace, Cyberwar, Georgia, Hackers, Internet, Russia, Technology
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The Puppet Masters Behind Georgia President Saakashvili
Georgia president Mikhail Saakashvili.‘Saakashvili was deliberately placed in power in one of the most sophisticated US regime change operations’By F. William Engdahl / August 12, 2008 The controversy over the Georgian surprise military attacks on South Ossetia and Abkhazia on … Continue reading
Independence in South Ossetia or World War III?
‘We the people have maybe 24 hours to make up our own minds.’By Greg Moses / August 9, 2008 Considering the grave implications of the battle that has broken out over South Ossetia, it was puzzling to see the sparse … Continue reading
