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Former Reagan Official: White House Sanctioned Georgia-Russia Conflict

Staff / Truthdig Aug 16, 2008 Paul Craig Roberts, who was assistant secretary of the treasury during Ronald Reagan's presidency, sees the Georgia-Russia conflict differently than the Bush administration does: "Americans themselves have nothing to gain," Roberts said Friday; "What is operating is the dangerous ideology of the American neoconservatives whose goal is to assert American hegemony over the entire world." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Flying Aid, Condi to Georgia

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russia, Georgia Reach Tentative Peace Agreement

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pravda Online Perfects Art of Messianic Headline Composition

Staff / Truthdig 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." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Putin Slams U.S., Georgia’s Western Allies

Staff / Truthdig 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). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Talks Politics at Olympics

Staff / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Crisis Mounts in Georgia as Russian Bombing Intensifies

Staff / Truthdig Aug 10, 2008 Despite calls from international officials late in the week urging Russia to hold its fire against neighboring Georgia, Russian forces showed no sign of backing off over the weekend, nor had the United Nations managed to make headway in curbing the conflict. Update Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )