I don’t feel very good about this country this morning, and as so many of us are I’m thinking of how Troy Davis was hustled off this mortal coil by the State of Georgia without a lot of thought of what it means to execute the … [Read more...]
Joe Biden issues statement on Russia’s invasion of Georgia on August 18, 2008
The Bush administration has left an inheritance of a devastated domestic economy, the worst excesses in deficit spending ever seen in this country - and an international situation where our armed forces are over extended, our diplomatic … [Read more...]
Russia threatens Poland
A highly placed Russian general stated that if Poland does accept armament from the United States and signs a mutual assistance pact and is a full NATO member, Russia may, and probably will, pre-emptively attack … [Read more...]
According to multiple reports, Russians break truce in Georgia
http://www.nysun.com/foreign/g... http://www.usatoday.com/news/w... This situation continues to have the potential to lurch further into chaos. Some of the statements attributed to both the Georgian President, and Russian generals … [Read more...]
WAR in Georgia: Ossetia and the tragedy in Beslan at School No.1 – and 9/11
Just talking about some columnist being an "empty talking head" does nothing to diminish the danger in what is going on now in Ossetia. Like World War I, what is happening in the Caucusus could cause an erratic, unstoppable forward … [Read more...]
Cheap omniscence
Good gravy. It's been Robert Kagan on the radio all day. I traced back from Robert Siegel's breathless interview with him on ATC this afternoon to actually read Kagan's column on Georgia. Does Robert Siegel really find this … [Read more...]