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Republic of Nauru Acknowledges South Ossetia!
Windows to Russia! | December 16th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Well we have to continue with this story because it involves a little tiny country - The Republic of Nauru!Nauru just recognized South Ossetia, a day after recognizing Abkhazia. This was expected because of statements made by Nauru on Tuesday. The li read more
Repúblicas minúsculas: de Manresa a Sujumi
Cartas desde el Este y otras crónicas del exilio | December 14th 2009 by Argos
YA estoy instalado en mi nuevo apartamento. Y por fin tengo internet en casa. Desafortunadamente lo que no tengo es tiempo. Esta semana coincide con el fin del semestre y debo preparar los exámenes, corregir ejercicios y hacer un montón de cosas. T read more
The Great Game: U.S., NATO War In Afghanistan
Current Affairs | December 7th 2009 by Junaid Alee
by Rick Rozoff The U.S. (and Britain) began bombing the Afghan capital of Kabul on October 7, 2001 with Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from warships and submarines and bombs dropped from warplanes and shortly thereafter American special forces beg read more
Today’s Ancient Warfare: Facts vs. Beliefs
Pak Alert Press | November 15th 2009 by Noureen
By Jeff Gates In unconventional warfare, manipulated beliefs are used to displace inconvenient facts. When waging war by way of deception, false beliefs are an oft-deployed weapon. Recall Iraqi weapons of mass destruction? Iraqi ties to Al Qaeda read more
Israel’s Role In Destabilizing Pakistan
Pak Alert Press | November 12th 2009 by Noureen
By Jeff Gates When waging war “by way of deception,” the motto of the Israeli Mossad, well-timed crises play a critical agenda-setting role by displacing facts with what a target population can be deceived to believe. Thus the force-multiplier read more
The South Ossetia Crisis: a War of Ideologies
Social Science in the Caucasus | November 11th 2009 by Aaron Erlich
Many scholars have commented on the influence of the Russia-Georgian war on foreign policy strategies in the Caucasus. In contrast, little attention has been given to its effect on public perception in the countries of the Caucasus.It is therefore no read more
Chicago Corporation Sells $100 Million in Arms to Georgia
Little Alex in Wonderland | November 9th 2009 by Little Alex
As Georgia has committed more troops to the U.S.-led Afghanistan occupation, Barrington Alliance, Inc.—a collaborator within the military industrial complex, based in the Chicagoland area—will send $100m in small arms and ammunition with read more
India, China, Dalai Lama: “Reflecting the Diversity of World Cu…
Little Press Reviews and Hermit's Scientific History | November 4th 2009 by Tai De
The RIC countries’ (Russia, India, China) foreign ministers had their 9th meeting in Bangalore, India, on October 27 and 28, and last night (November 3, 22:05 GMT), All India Radio’s (AIR) Daily Commentary pointed out that “on the p read more
Seems Georgia Messed Up Again! (Woodcutters got confused?)
Windows to Russia! | October 28th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Georgia is really in a tissy over this one. South Ossetia caught 16 Georgians cutting lumber on their territory and the Russians have them in custody. Georgia is demanding immediate release of the woodcutters. Now what Tbilisi is not expressing very read more
Radio Liberty/Free Europe: Broadcasting - Abkhazia and South Osse…
Windows to Russia! | October 26th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Georgia is hot, bothered and steamy over a new radio broadcast that will start November 2nd, 2009! Georgia is threatening everything from destruction of the radio station to blocking the signal with devices to scramble the signal. I have watched this read more
Georgia: The Movie
A World View | October 25th 2009
Hollywood is descending on Georgia (the country, not the state) for a re-telling of last year's conflict with Russia over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In fact the project, titled simply "Georgia", will be the biggest-ever mov read more
Andy Garsija's fee for Saakashvili's role is declassified
Half Truth | October 22nd 2009 by Alex
The star of Hollywood of Andy Garsija in film about war in South Ossetia last year will receive 500 thousand dollars for impersonation of the president of Georgia Michael Saakashvili.According to the Georgian mass-media, on the eve of Andy Garsija ha read more
Tidbit of News From Russia about South Ossetia and Abkhazia!
Windows to Russia! | October 21st 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Looks like several more countries are going to recognize South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This comes from Georgian sources also and not just Russian sources. Of course the Georgian sources are not as happy about this news as the Russian sources are. :)Eig read more
The Opposition in Georgia Considers Impeachment of Saakashvili!
Windows to Russia! | October 16th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Not the best translation because it is machine translated but it gets the point across. Georgia wants Sassy out of office...2009-10-16 18:39 Georgia Times"Opposition continue consultations on power shift, to be precise - replacement of the President read more
Mikheil Saakashvili is Getting Impeached?
Windows to Russia! | October 15th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Now I did not say he was being impeached as I put a question mark behind he title. What I am saying is that some Georgian press and opposition is cranking up the heat under Sassy...From Georgia Times: Karlo Kopaliani, the MP, the representative of th read more
Despite War of Aggression, Clinton Vows Continued Support for Geo…
Little Alex in Wonderland | October 15th 2009 by Little Alex
The E.U. report released October 1 concluded Georgia's aggressive "shelling" of South Ossetia with the full backing of the Bush Administration was what prompted Russian response that led to the Five Day War in August 2008. The Obama Administration wi read more
Peace prize, anyone?
Notes from underground | October 10th 2009 by Steve Hayes
I don't have much to say right now, and what little I do have to say has been said for me by Notes from a Common-place Book: That is what I am saying: Recognizing Kosovo was madness, and Georgia paid the price for it. Trashing international law and i read more
Independent report blames Georgia for South Ossetia war
Notes from underground | September 30th 2009 by Steve Hayes
A year after the war in South Ossetia the politicians are still bickering, while church leaders are trying to promote peace (Hat-tip to ROCOR UNITED: Independent report blames Georgia for South Ossetia war.Independent report blames Georgia for South read more
Georgia-Russia Conflict Pretty Much Everyone’s Fault, EU Invest…
Callous Broads and Classy Liquor | September 30th 2009
“The shelling of Tskhinvali by the Georgian armed forces during the night of 7 to 8 August marked the beginning of large-scale armed conflict in Georgia” and Russia’s “subsequent actions, in pushing far into Georgia proper ‘went far beyond read more
Georgia Started The War: European Report
A World View | September 30th 2009
A report commissioned by the Council of the European Union on last year's conflict between Russia and Georgia has finally been released and the blame for starting the war has been put firmly on the Georgian side.According to Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagl read more
The E.U. Report - Georgia Started the South Ossetian War: Is a Vi…
Windows to Russia! | September 30th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Georgia started South Ossetian war – report:30 September, 2009, 15:35Georgia is responsible for unleashing the Five-Day War in the Caucasus last August, says an investigative report carried out by the EU.An international commission of more than 30 read more
The E.U. Report - Georgia Started the South Ossetian War: Is a Vi…
Windows to Russia! | September 30th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Georgia started South Ossetian war – report:30 September, 2009, 15:35Georgia is responsible for unleashing the Five-Day War in the Caucasus last August, says an investigative report carried out by the EU.An international commission of more than 30 read more
The E.U. Report - Georgia Started the South Ossetian War: Is a Vi…
Windows to Russia! | September 30th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Georgia started South Ossetian war – report:30 September, 2009, 15:35Georgia is responsible for unleashing the Five-Day War in the Caucasus last August, says an investigative report carried out by the EU.An international commission of more than 30 read more
Georgia vs. South Ossetia: The Prequel
East of Europe: the BRUK states | September 30th 2009 by Graham Stack
The South Ossetian conflict flaring up in late 1989 started the break up of Georgia. The conflict of 2008 might well have sealed it. Four months after Slobodan Milosevic’s speech on the Kosovo Field June 1989 symbolised the start of the Yugloslavia read more
Abkhazian Orthodox Church officially declared separation from the…
Windows to Russia! | September 17th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
Can they do that?While I am far from being an expert on religions and have very little knowledge about the inner workings of the Orthodox faith. But - I do know that this recent development in Abkhazia and South Ossetia could lead to big issues real read more
A Near Miss on Base Camp One
Abandon the Cube Travel Journal | September 15th 2009 by Mike
In the morning we awoke to the sounds of people around us, and, paranoid that we should perhaps not be camping on church grounds, packed up our tent and decided to start hiking further up the mountain. There is a glacier about 900m up (but over 3k di read more
Kazbegi Mountain
Abandon the Cube Travel Journal | September 14th 2009 by Mike
Kazbegi is a mountain town nestled smack dab between South Ossetia and Chechynia, in northern Georgia. All around this peaceful and beautiful valley wars rage off and on while the serenity and peacefulness of this particular town and the surrounding read more
More Recognition for Abkhazia, South Ossetia
A World View | September 10th 2009
Add Venezuela to the list of countries recognizing Abkhazia and South Ossetia's independence from Georgia. Of course, that's a pretty short list that includes Russia and Nicaragua, and that's it. But it is at least a little boost for the independen read more
Chavez Tells Russia that Venezuela will Recognise South Ossetia a…
Windows to Russia! | September 10th 2009 by Kyle Keeton
The air waves lit up in Russia today: Mr Chavez made the announcement during his visit to Russia today. He said that Venezuela will recognise the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia! That makes Venezuela the read more
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