Sunday, August 10, 2008

Russia and Georgia Clash Over Separatist Region - NYTimes.com

Not that I am any expert on the politics and history of the countries of the former Soviet Union, and not that I'm necessarily a big fan of the New York Times, but this looks like a pretty thorough explanation of what's going on in Georgia:

Russia and Georgia Clash Over Separatist Region - NYTimes.com

It's a reminder to me of how much that goes on in the world that US media--including alternative media--doesn't attend to. And then we're surprised and puzzled when a war breaks out.

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