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Hot Air » Top Picks — ... “My husband said he was going to see his family,” she said. “And the Russians said again, ‘Are you going to the American side?’” “So the Russians view you as the American side, even though there are no Americans here.” “Yes,” she said. “Because our way is for democracy.”

Report from Tbilisi
Winds of Change.NET — ... on makeshift beds made of desks pushed together. Small children played with donated toys; at times, their infant siblings cried. Everyone looked haggard and beaten down, but food was available and the smell wasn’t bad. They could wash, and the air conditioning worked. “There was a bomb in the garden and all the apples on the trees fell down,” Lia remembered. “The wall fell down. All the windows were destroyed. And now there is nothing left because of the fire.” Read the rest in City Journal.

Totten in Georgia
QandO — Michael Totten is in Georgia and brings us some reactions from the citizens there: Senator John McCain may have overstated things a bit when, shortly after the war started, he said, “We are all Georgians now.” But apparently even rank-and-file Russian soldiers view the Georgians and Americans as allies. Likewise, these simple Georgian country women seem to understand who their friends and enemies are. “I am very thankful to the West,” Maya said as her eyes welled up with tears. “They support us so much. We thought we were alone. I am so ...

Dissecting Leftism — ... that he couldn't stay any more. The Russian soldiers called him and asked where he was going, if he was going to the American side." "The Russians said this to him?" I said. "My husband said he was going to see his family," she said. "And the Russians said again, 'Are you going to the American side?'" "So the Russians view you as the American side, even though there are no Americans here." "Yes," she said. "Because our way is for democracy." More here ****************************** The mortgage crisis A good ...

Report from Tbilisi (Georgia) by Michael J. Totten
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — ... that he couldn't stay any more. The Russian soldiers called him and asked where he was going, if he was going to the American side." "The Russians said this to him?" I said. "My husband said he was going to see his family," she said. "And the Russians said again, 'Are you going to the American side?'" "So the Russians view you as the American side, even though there are no Americans here." "Yes," she said. "Because our way is for democracy." More here Posted by John Ray. For a daily critique of Leftist activities, ...

Report from Tbilisi (Georgia) by Michael J. Totten
Stop The ACLU — ... soldiers and he made up his mind that he couldn’t stay any more. The Russian soldiers called him and asked where he was going, if he was going to the American side.” “The Russians said this to him?” I said. “My husband said he was going to see his family,” she said. “And the Russians said again, ‘Are you going to the American side?’” “So the Russians view you as the American side, even though there are no Americans here.” “Yes,” she said. “Because our way is for democracy.” More here Posted by ...

“Because our way is for democracy”
The Sundries Shack — ... Michael Totten, reporting from Tblisi, Georgia, spoke to some survivors of the Russian attack on Gori. I thought this bit especially interesting: ...

Fallout from Retreat
The Anchoress — ... . Very interesting read. 7) From the Russian front (thereabouts), Michael Totten writes the latest . Most interesting quote: The Russian soldiers called [my husband] and asked where he was going, if he was going to the American side.” “The Russians said this to him?” I said. “My husband said he was going to see his family,” she said. “And the Russians said again, ‘Are you going to the American side?’” “So the Russians view you as the American side, even though there are no Americans here.” “Yes,” she said. “Because our way is for democracy.” Senator John McCain may have ...

Establish the Facts in Georgia First
PoliGazette — ... (full report here), however, causes me to begin to consider the limits of this view.  While needless confrontation of Russia is certainly counterproductive, it must be balanced by a reasonable willingness not to let the Russians “run the table” by holding its cooperation with the West contingent upon the West’s acquiesence to what amounts to an aggressive Russian imperialism.  Everything depends on carefully establishing what, exactly, the facts in Georgia are. ...

Totten in Tbilisi
Little Green Footballs — ... Michael Totten has filed a Report from Tbilisi at City Journal. ...

Michael Totten in Tbilisi
Belmont Club — Michael Totten reports from Tbilisi. Please support his work . Michael couldn’t do it without help. Her husband had remained behind and arrived in Tbilisi shortly before I did. “He was trying to keep the house and the fields,” she explained. “Afterward, he wanted to leave, but he was circled by soldiers. It was impossible. He was in the orchards hiding from the Russians in case they lit the house. He was walking and met the Russian soldiers and he made up his mind that he couldn’t stay any more. The Russian soldiers called him and asked where he was going, if he was ...

Michael Totten in Georgia
Ace of Spades HQ — Michael Totten in Georgia Another good article: “I am very thankful to the West,” Maya said as her eyes welled up with tears. “They support us so much. We thought we were alone. I am so thankful for the support we have from the United States and from the West. The support is very important for us.” She tried hard to maintain her dignity and not cry in front of me, a foreign reporter in fresh clothes and carrying an expensive camera. “The West saved the capital. They were moving to Tbilisi. There was one night that was very dangerous. The Russian tanks were very close to the ...

They Are Burning The Houses
Classical Values — They Are Burning The Houses Michael Totten reports from Georgia On Monday, I visited one of the schools transformed into refugee housing in the center of Tbilisi and spoke to four women--Lia, Nana, Diana, and Maya--who had fled with their children from a cluster of small villages just outside the city of Gori. "We left the cattle," Lia said. "We left the house. We left everything and came on foot because to stay there was impossible." Diana's account: "They are burning the houses. From most of the houses they are taking everything. They are stealing everything, even such things ...