By Kim on August 12, 2008
John McCain: “Today, many are dead and Georgia is in crisis, yet the Obama campaign has offered nothing more than cheap and petty political attacks that are echoed only by the Kremlin,” said McCain aide Tucker Bounds in the statement. [...]
Posted in Film, TV, Video etc, Foreign Elections, Foreign policy, International, USA, War | Tagged american election 2008, barack obama, Georgian war, John McCain, Russia Georgia war, south ossetia, US election 08, Vladimir Putin, War on Georgia |
By Robert Merkel on August 10, 2008
If (like me), you know bugger-all about why Georgia and Russia have suddenly started a war, this piece in the NYT (hat tip Kevin Drum) provides some useful background. In short, it appears there’s a combination of old-style Cold Warriors [...]
Posted in Imperialism, International, War | Tagged georgia, Georgian war, Mikhail Saakashvili, russia, south ossetia, Vladimir Putin |
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