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Abbreviated Pundit Round-Up
Daily Kos —
Your one stop pundit shop. Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia, says the war is not of their choice or making, and that: If Georgia falls, this will also mean the fall of the West in the entire former Soviet Union and beyond. Leaders in neighboring states -- whether in Ukraine, in other Caucasian states or in Central Asia -- will have to consider whether the price of freedom and independence is indeed too high. Ronald D. Asmus and Richard Holbrooke believe that: We have arrived ...
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Signs Cease-Fire
(Obsolete Feed) —
... agreement, a withdrawal of all Russian troops from Georgian territory, including the South Ossetia region, and provisions for international peacekeeping and mediation.
Sources close to the delegation said the French and Finnish ministers, along with their Georgian counterpart, would visit Gori Monday afternoon to see first-hand damage caused by Russian airstrikes.
Saakashvili has an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal where he claims that the war has transcended the conflict in Ossetia:
Ostensibly, this war is about an ...
Georgia: What is to be done?
Power Line —
Today's Wall Street Journal publishes a column by the president of Georgia laying out the stakes involved in Russia's invasion of his country. The war on Georgia, he says, is a war about the future of freedom in Europe. Implicit in his assessment of the stakes is a plea for help . Marc Champion's article ...
Georgia's President Appeals For Help Against Russia In The Wall Street Journal
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili takes his plea to stop Russia "war on my country" in The Wall Street Journal today. Read an excerpt below and the full piece here. Click here for breaking updates about the conflict. ...
Annie, Get Your Pen
Balloon Juice —
... Finally, the actual only compelling argument of the three editorials is in the WSJ, penned by the President of Georgia himself: ...
Russia escalates war into western Georgia
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Georgian artillery and the regrouping of Georgian forces aimed at new aggression towards South Ossetia,” RIA Novosti quoted a Russian defence ministry official as saying, in a report also carried by Interfax. Earlier, the Russians disclaimed any intent to invade Georgia. This move not only belies their words but also their motives. It comes close to the Black Sea area, strategic for both nations, and threatens to cut Tbilisi off from its navy. Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili implored the US and Europe to act in its defense: Ostensibly, this war is about an unresolved ...
The War Against America’s Ally
California Conservative —
... Over the weekend, some bizarre things happened in connection to Russia’s military invasion of Georgia. There are lots of things to be learned from this weekend’s developments. The biggest lesson to be re-inforced is that we shouldn’t abandon our democratic allies. That’s essentially what President Saakhashvili’s op-ed reminds us of. What’s eye-opening about President Saakhashvilil’s op-ed is the provocative language contained in it. Here’s what I’m talking about: ...
Reactions To Russian Run-up
The Reaction —
By Carol Gee The leaders in United States and the European Union have made a number of pronouncements about the war between Russia and Georgia. And, yes, most everyone calls it a war. What are others saying? Here is a little round-up of reactions: Memeorandum leads with this story by Tony Halpin of the Times of London (8/11/08): "We helped in Iraq - now help us, beg Georgians." Conservative blog, Michelle Malkin's "see-dubya" asks (August 11), "Is Georgia in 2008 like Hungary in 1956? I’ve said before that America needs to take up for her ...
McCain And His NeoCon Allies On The Warpath... Again
DownWithTyranny! —
McCain & his supporters want to attack Russia? The NeoCons are out in force today. I finished putting on my socks just as McCain started making his speech from Erie, PA on the Russian-Georgia conflict. I turned off the TV before he had finished shuffling his papers and tried collecting his thoughts. Today's Wall Street Journal features a ...
The Telling Gloss
Newshoggers.com —
By Cernig
Today, the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has an op-ed in the WSJ describing Georgia's conflict with Russia as "a war for the West" - and this is what he writes about how the current conflict got to the shooting stage: In April, Russia began treating the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia ...
The Telling Gloss
At-Largely —
Posted By Cernig
Today, the president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, has an op-ed in the WSJ describing Georgia's conflict with Russia as "a war for the West" - and this is what he writes about how the current conflict got to the shooting stage: In April, Russia began treating the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as Russian provinces. Again, our friends in the West asked us to show restraint, and we did. But under the guise of peacekeeping, Russia sent paratroopers and heavy artillery into Abkhazia. Repeated provocations were designed to bring Georgia to the brink of war.
When this failed, the Kremlin turned its ...
Russia Presses the Advantage, Captures Undisputed Georgian Territory.
The Sundries Shack —
So it’s come to this. The President of Georgia, on the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, is reduced to practically begging us to help his nation as Russian tanks capture undisputed Georgian territory. Russia has delivered an ultimatum to the Georgian government and things are looking dire indeed for the survival of the country.
At the very least, Russia stands to gain the two so-called breakway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, over which they have had de facto control for some time. More importantly, it gains the undisputed strong hand over the entire region. If we allow Russia to get away with its aggression, if ...
Remainders: FBI says sorry
Michael Calderone's Blog —
President Saakashvili makes an appeal on the Journal's op-ed page.
NBC's China analyst works for Kissinger.
NPR presents Goldfarb vs. Goldfarb.
FBI apologizes to NYT and WaPo journalists.
Newstand sales drop 6.3 percent in 2008.
And there' s copy editor "sex suit" at the Times.
Russia, Georgia and Armenia
SCSUScholars —
I'm beyond hope that the situation there will resolve in anything other than the replacement of the current government of Georgia with ...
