U.S. Flying Aid, Condi to Georgia
Aug 14, 2008 Upping the ante in Moscow-Washington tension over the border war between Russia and its former satellite state, Bush announced Wednesday that the US military is flying humanitarian aid to Georgia, with his secretary of state to follow Georgia's president, however, is spinning this as the first step in a U military intervention.
Russia, Georgia Reach Tentative Peace Agreement
Aug 13, 2008 Early Wednesday morning, Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili agreed to a plan to stop the fighting that flared up Friday. However, the crisis isn't over and the terms of the agreement aren't all clear.Pravda Online Perfects Art of Messianic Headline Composition
Aug 12, 2008 Right, so Vladimir Putin's criticism about the Western media's coverage of the ongoing clash between Russia and Georgia is certainly not completely unfounded, but media bias isn't confined to the West. Consider this recent story from Russian news source Pravda.ru, headlined "Russia: Again Savior of Peace and Life."
Putin Slams U.S., Georgia’s Western Allies
Aug 12, 2008 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made his position vis-à-vis his country's ongoing conflict with Georgia eminently clear on Monday, lamenting how, as he put it, the "aggressor" has been painted as the "victim" in the Western press (hint: said "aggressor" ain't Russia).Bush Talks Politics at Olympics
Aug 12, 2008 In case you missed it, here's part of President Bush's sit-down with NBC's Olympic host Bob Costas on Sunday, during which a somewhat squirmy Bush talked about what he said to Vladimir Putin during the opening festivities, lamenting how the fighting in Georgia was conflicting with the spirit of the Olympics.
