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American Aid Arrives in Tbilisi, Georgia

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

U.S. service members from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia, early this week. The 21st is part of European Command’s Joint Humanitarian Assistance Assessment Team which works closely with other elements of the federal government, international governments, aid agencies and Georgia to alleviate the suffering of the Georgian people affected by the [...]

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Transcript: Rice Remarks En Route to Belgium

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered remarks about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia and other matters while aboard an aircraft en route to Brussels, Belgium today.  Below is a transcript of both her comments and the question-and-answer session with reporters that followed: SECRETARY RICE: Hello. Good morning, everyone. All right, well, welcome aboard. [...]

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Photos Capture Another Day of War in Georgia

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Russia’s invasion of Georgia entered its second week today and, despite diplomatic efforts by Western leaders, it seems no closer to ending than it did on the day it began, Aug. 8. Below are photos that tell stories from the front lines of the conflict: Editor’s Note: Is it just me or does the Russian [...]

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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 its former [...]

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