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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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