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Bolton Says U.S. ‘Fiddled While Georgia Burned’

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton expressed a great deal of frustration in the lead paragraph of an article he wrote that was published in the UK’s Telegraph today:
Russia’s invasion across an internationally recognised border, its thrashing of the Georgian military, and its smug satisfaction in humbling one of [...]

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Russian Troops Ordered to Stop Assault on Georgia

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

After several days of fighting, Russian troops were finally ordered by President Dmitry Medvedev to stop their military operations against Georgia. Below is a handful of photos chronicling the day’s events in the former Soviet republic:

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Propaganda Accompanies Russian Attack

August 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Under the headline, Georgia starts war against S. Ossetia, the Russian News & Information Agency uses several propaganda pieces (below) to paint a picture of events related to the conflict between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the former Soviet state — and present U.S. ally — of Georgia. I publish links to these propaganda pieces [...]

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