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The Russia/Georgia conflict and the tactics of 2002 - Glenn Greenwald
(updated below) Over at Reason Magazine, in an article by Contributing Editor Cathy Young , I stand accused of harboring "sympathy for Russia"; tolerance of, and perhaps even support for, Putin's internal repression and oligarchical rule; and overarching anti-Americanism, or -- as she puts it -- ...
On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
fivethirtyeight.com — "I got dog-tired beyond Macon and woke up Dean to resume. We got out of the car for air and suddenly both of us were stoned with joy to realize that in the darkness all around us was fragrant green grass and the smell of fresh manure and warm waters. ... (more) On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
Dem. Congressman: "Let [Russia] Invade Georgia. It's Right Next to Them."
Dem. Congressman: "Let [Russia] Invade Georgia. It's Right Next to Them."
weeklystandard.com — At an event at a Boca Raton synagogue, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) unconscionably says that the United States should let Russia invade Georgia. Beginning at the 3:50 mark in the following video, which was recorded by Pamela Geller of the blog ... (more) Dem. Congressman: "Let [Russia] Invade Georgia. It's ...
Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff
cqpolitics.com — CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Nov. 1, 2008 – 2:58 p.m. Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff Although Georgia’s 7 p.m. poll closing time Tuesday will be one of the earliest in the nation, the state’s suddenly ... (more) Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff
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Cathy Young Responds to Glenn Greenwald Re: The Left and Putin's Russia
Hit & Run — ... ." That column, which discussed in detail Salon's Glenn Greenwald, provoked a response from Greenwald, which can be read here. Below, Cathy Young responds to Greenwald. ...

The Limits of Change
Antiwar.com Original — ... , which grotesquely inverts the truth, decrying "Russian aggression" when it was the Georgians who started that war. One would normally expect this of McCain, whose chief foreign policy adviser was, until very recently, ...

Putin Panderers [Dan Collins]
protein wisdom — ... of an imperialistic design, not only the professor but the editor of the paper were both fired — and then the professor, Boris Sokolov , lost his teaching job as well. This has been Russia’s response to the war from the beginning; crackdown and cover-up. And it’s not the response of a nation that stands on the moral high ground. Meanwhile, the Kremlin’s friends and appeasers are rushing to give the KGB regime cover. Read the whole thing , and then remember who some of the apologists are .

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