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Tag Archives: invasion
Georgia’s Tapes
Who jumped first in South Ossetia has become a bit of a information war between Georgia and Russia. Today, the Georgian government went a ways toward resolving it by releasing recordings of intercepted radio traffic preceding the Russian invasion. The … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged ceasefire, Daily Telegraph, Georgia, Georgian army, infrormation war, intercepts, invasion, irrationalism, lies, peace, Putin, radio, recordings, Russia, Russian invasion, South Ossetia, strategy
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The New Russian Diplomacy of Profanity
Russian FM Sergei Lavrov reportedly went berserk on David Miliband in phone discussions over the Georgia war. Apparently he was raving, shouting obscenities, and ridiculing Miliband’s knowledge of history. There’s something incredibly deranged about that government. They’ve taken the traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged Britain, David Miliband, diplomacy, foreign secretary, Georgia, History, invasion, Putinism, Russia, Sergei Lavrov, UK, United Kingdom, war
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Anders Aslund on the Russian Economy
After forcefully savaging the Russian invasion of Georgia, controversial Swedish economist Anders Aslund lays out ten reasons he expects an impending economic collapse in Russia. Each point is sound, although some are more problematic than others. Particularly cogent are the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign affairs
Tagged Anders Aslund, banking, commodities, East Asia, Economic Development Ministry, economy, efficiency, finance, GDP, Georgia, industry, invasion, investors, Mechel, Medvedev, Moscow Times, oil, Putin, Renationalization, Russia, Russneft, UBS, United Heavy Machineries, VSMP-Avisma, World Bank, WTO
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Russian Imperialism and the Election
(photo: Chris Dunn) John Bolton argues that the future of Russian imperialism in Eurasia rides on the outcome of the US presidential election. Unsurprisingly, he pitches McCain: “First reactions, before the campaigns’ pollsters and consultants get involved are always the … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2008, Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged campaign, centrism, consultants, divided government, Domestic Politics, election, Eurasia, Foreign affairs, Georgia, geostrategy, imperialism, indicators, invasion, John Bolton, McCain, Obama, political, polls, presidency, Rasmussen, revanchism, Russia, Russian imperialism, war
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Blameless are the Bellicose?
(photo: Pavel Trebukov | blog) From the gang who brought you the “because Georgia has invaded its own country we had to attack” rationale for the South Ossetian War, Poland has now apparently “made itself a target” for Russian nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged advocacy, attack, ballistic, ballistic missiles, borders, Boris Yeltsin, frontier war, Georgia, ICBM, international relations, invasion, Iran, militarism, missile defense, nmd, nuclear, nuclear strike, Pavel Trebukov, Poland, propaganda, republics, salvo, security policy, South Ossetia, strike, target, targets, vanity, West
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Deny, Deny, Legitimize.
It seems Russia is increasingly leaning toward dismembering the Republic of Georgia, something previously denied, now legitimized. The predominant characteristic of Russian policy in Georgia up to this point actually. In the same vein, Russia is finally admitting to being … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Anatoly Nogovitsyn, General staff, Georgia, intelligence, invasion, Nogovitsyn, Poti, republic, Russia, war
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Russian Hacker Mob Takes Over Georgian Web During Invasion
As if the physical invasion of territory isn’t enough, it looks like it was preceded by a cyber-attack.
The Invasion of Western Georgia
Russia has invaded Western Georgia (proper) and captured Senaki, far from Abkhazia. It’s being billed by a Russian official as a preventive move against Georgian troop concentration. This being yet another new rationale invented on the fly to justify further … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged 1998, Abkhazia, Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgia, invasion, puppet, Senaki, South Ossetia, trivia, war, Wu Wei
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Georgia vs Finland
Zbigniew Brzezinski strikes a note from our discussion on tonights podcast and compares the invasion of Georgia with Stalin’s assault on Finland. If Georgia can hold up the military end of that analogy it would be quite impressive. I am … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page
Tagged analogy, Finland, Georgia, invasion, military, podcast, Putin, qando, Stalin, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Policy Recommendations for the Demented
One can always count on the New York Times for publishing pernicious editorial advice on foreign policy. To duty, Helene Cooper is eager for the US to seize the opportunity of the South Ossetia invasion to…throw Georgia under the bus … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs
Tagged ally, Georgia, Helene Cooper, invasion, New York Times, South Ossetia, Stratfor, war
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Appetites of the Empire
(image: Marcelus G. Zalotti)
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lee's Page
Tagged Abkhazia, cartoon, eagle, empire, Georgia, graphic, invasion, Russia, South Ossetia, state seal, war
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A Doves Eyes Opened
(Listening notes: Dedicated to cussed Irish beekeepers everywhere: The Pogues, The Specials, The Fall, U2, and The Chieftains) Over at Captains Quarters I noticed this: Every time war footage from Lebanon flickers across the flat screen television in my apartment … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign affairs, Lance's Page
Tagged 1982, 1989, Ariel Sharon, backgammon, Berlin, cafes, Captain's Quarters, classmates, Enemies, fanaticism, forbearance, Gaza, George Bush, hawks and doves, hell, IDF, international reputations, invasion, Irish beekeepers, Israel, israeli conscription, Israelis, Lebanon, Manhattan, military, military prison, military service, New York, optional war, palestinian solidarity, peace, peace activism, peace demonstrations, phone numbers, political careers, Rome, sadness, scars, Sharon, soldiers, strangers, suicide bombers, television, The Chieftains, The Fall, The Pogues, The Specials, U2, uniforms, Zeev Avrahami
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