Tag Georgia

Letter From Georgia

Blairwatch has a confidential correspondent inside Georgia, who sent us the following report, mainly focusing on the humanitarian crisis. We will shortly have another report and photos from Gori Georgia Update: When the USSR fell, 1 civilian war and 2…

Cyberattacks on Georgia preceded the war

The attacks apparently were directed by Russian sites. From the comments on Schneier.com I’ve noticed, as others have on slashdot a large drop in email spam since these cyber attacks – maybe the Georgian’s were big spammers until they got…

An anarchist view of South Ossetia

Molly Mew takes an anarchist view of the Georgia war, proclaiming neutrality in wars between states, and hopes against hope that the US Left doesn’t do its usual knee jerk reaction and mindlessly back whoever George Bush opposes. Yeah, that’s…

The Great Illusion

Paul Krugman in the NY Times The war in Georgia isn’t that big a deal economically. But it does mark the end of the Pax Americana — the era in which the United States more or less maintained a monopoly…

Wishful Thinking Headline of the Day

“Condoleezza Rice forces deal on Georgia to end the war” says the headline. Except, she hasn’t forced anything because the Russians have no intention of leaving nor are they signatories on the deal. Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State,…