Myth, Meth and the Georgian Invasion
Alexander Cockburn
Last year Georgian troops went on a murderous rampage in South Ossetia, igniting a war with Russia. The facts have been assembled; the stubborn myths remain.

Alexander Cockburn
Last year Georgian troops went on a murderous rampage in South Ossetia, igniting a war with Russia. The facts have been assembled; the stubborn myths remain.
Mark Ames : Russia
A senator and congressman argue that free trade is the best way to improve US relations with Russia and Georgia. What's in it for us?
Deconstructing the New York Times fairy tale about how nasty Russia invaded innocent Georgia.
McCain's running mate says she's ready to launch World War III, but on whose behalf?
Margarita Akhvlediani : Russia
Once geopolitical lines are redrawn, the question must be answered: who started this war?
Up until now, the war between Russia and Georgia was framed as a simple tale of David versus Goliath. In fact, it is far more complex than this, morally and historically.
Connecting the dots between Georgia's confrontation with Putin and the presidential ambitions of John McCain.
Margarita Akhvlediani : Russia
As Russian troops occupy city after city in Georgia, the feeling here that the government has overestimated how much support it will receive from the West.
Russia's war in Georgia excites John McCain and the same neocons who led us into earlier disasters.
