Tag: Border Issues

Georgia Tries out the Bush War Doctrine, Loses Badly

 Staff  August 12, 2008  3 Comments on Georgia Tries out the Bush War Doctrine, Loses Badly

The president of tiny Georgia must have caught a case of his pal Bush’s war lust to attack a Russian…

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Roots of Georgia-Russia Clash Runs Deep

 Staff  August 11, 2008  0 Comments on Roots of Georgia-Russia Clash Runs Deep

By Fred Weir / The Christian Science Monitor / August 12, 2008 edition MOSCOW – Ancient ethnic strife, fanned by…

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More News From South Ossetia – Georgia – Russia

 Richard Nadeau  August 11, 2008  4 Comments on More News From South Ossetia – Georgia – Russia

South Ossetians flee cellars for safety in Russia by Dmitry Solovyov / Reuters / August 11, 2008 JAVA, Georgia, Aug…

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Day-by-day: South Ossetia crisis

 Staff  August 10, 2008  3 Comments on Day-by-day: South Ossetia crisis

BBC News / 14:20 GMT, Sunday, 10 August 2008 A day-by-day look at how the conflict involving Russia and Georgia…

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Russia accuses West of bias over South Ossetia

 Staff  August 10, 2008  0 Comments on Russia accuses West of bias over South Ossetia

Reuters / 10 Aug 2008 14:08:43 GMT MOSCOW, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday accused Western countries and media…

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Hundreds die as Georgia war escalates

 Staff  August 9, 2008  1 Comment on Hundreds die as Georgia war escalates

Editor: Did you notice – those of you who still get the Union-Tribune – its anti-Russian bias this morning in…

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Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan

 Staff  July 29, 2008  0 Comments on Obama, Iraq and Afghanistan

by Tom Hayden / Published on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 by The Nation Barack Obama has restated his phased withdrawal…

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