Secular Blasphemy'Oh Lord, protect us from the Fury of the Norsemen.'<br /> - Medieval prayerSaakashvili eats his tie while Russia eats his country- August 17, 2008 Don't be too hard on Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili. You might eat your tie on TV, too, if Russian forces were cutting up your country at will. Pravda - you probably remember that beacon of responsible journalism - is gleefully reporting that "Russia&146;s well-known psychologists" (well-known for what) points to this as evidence for Saakashvili's mental breakdown. I'm not going to speculate on the Georgian president's mental health, but as I noted earlier, he was brought into.http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/2008/08/17.html#a11010 More Georgia- August 10, 2008 Some good analysis on the military side of the Georgia conflict from Belmont Club at Pajamas Media.http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/2008/08/10.html#a11009 South Ossetia- August 10, 2008 At first glance it appears that Russia used the opening of the Beijing Olympics to stage a full-blown military attack on Georgia. However, it can easily be construed the other way. Georgia started a surprise military attack on South Ossetia, shelling the capital Tskhinvali, to force the rebels to surrender. If Saakashvili counted on the Russians to accept some fait accompli, however, he miscalculated. If Russia didn't start the conflict, it certainly took the opportunity. A full-scale invasion..http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/2008/08/10.html#a11008 (Untitled)- August 5, 2008 Howdy I am still in more or less the same area and enjoying a good and relaxing time. Will do some Kayaking on Thursday, and am happy this guy is not in the vicinity.http://blogs.salon.com/0001561/2008/08/05.html#a11007 |