Some speculation
First, from the comments on Lawyers, Guns, and Money I have this nagging feeling that Rice and Cheney – and by extension, McCain – knew full well that the Georgians were going to get crushed but wished them luck regardless.…
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Tag South Ossetia
There are no good guys, but we must be most wary of Russia
Says Craig Murray An immediate ceasefire is required now and a de facto Russian annexation of South Ossetia must not be permitted, unless we eventually want a war for East Ukraine. Sadly, the West will learn the wrong long-term lesson.…
South Ossetia update
Georgia calls for Ossetia ceasefire but Moscow appears to be ignoring them. At the same time, a Georgia minister says their troops are ‘merely regrouping’ and not retreating from South Ossetia. Russian media confirms that, saying Georgia troops have broken…
Georgia pulls out of South Ossetia
An [Georgia] interior ministry spokesman told the BBC it was not a military defeat but a necessary step to protect civilians from a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Right. Not a defeat at all. Why would anyone think that after attacking your own…
Georgia declares ‘state of war’for 15 days
Even if the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline were operational, which it apparently isn’t, there is little chance that oil will be piped through it for the next 15 days. And, uh, why are they just declaring war for 15 days – and…