NATO

Re: The Alliance of Mice

commentarymagazine.com     Aug 19, 2008          

Gordon, how right you are about the American response. In her weightiest symbolic gesture yet, Condoleezza Rice has decided–get ready for it–not to attend the closing Olympic ceremonies in Beijing. Doubtless Putin quakes....                    

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Forces Forum: Has the Georgia conflict exposed the weakness of NATO?

libdemblogs.co.uk     Aug 19, 2008          

In the 21st Century we would like to believe that the territorial integrity of the sovereign state is paramount. The creation of international institutions in the latter half of the 20th Century was intended to rein in...                    

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Georgia: study the history, Tony Curzon Price

opendemocracy.net     Aug 19, 2008          

George Hewitt doesn't like the way: "the torrent of media commentary on the Georgia-Russia war has been characterised by near-obsessive geopolitical calculation, which [...] tends by default to view Georgia's "lost" territories...                    

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Why Not Simply Abolish NATO? by Prof. Rodrigue Tremblay

buzzflash.net     Aug 19, 2008          

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is a relic of the Cold War. It was created on April 4, 1949 as a defensive alliance of Western Europe countries plus Canada and the United States to protect the former countries...                    

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McCain Massively Outspending Obama In Battleground States

drudgereport.com     Aug 19, 2008   4 related          

Mapping the Campaigns Greg Sargent has obtained some interesting new numbers which shed some light on the state of the race and the different strategies the two campaigns are employing. He noted many had been lobbyists in...                    

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Condoleezza Rice: Russia playing 'dangerous game' Won't allow new Iron Curtain in Europe... NATO...

drudgereport.com     Aug 18, 2008   7 related          

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that Russia is playing a "very dangerous game" with the U.S. and its allies and warned that NATO would not allow Moscow to win in Georgia, destabilize...                    

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How to Confront Russia

realclearpolitics.com     Aug 19, 2008   79 related          

The best advice to President George W. Bush on how to conduct foreign affairs with Russia is still the comment of Teddy Roosevelt, "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Regrettably, the Washington, D.C. crowd, including the...                    

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NATO divided as Moscow provokes Tbilisi

this-is-sparta.blogspot.com     Aug 19, 2008   16 related          

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday that Georgian actions would not go 'unpunished'. The US accused Moscow of deploying short-range missiles to positions within range of the Georgian capital Tbilisi. As I expected,...                    

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Rice: "...Always, Mr. President. We always fight for our friends...”

blogspot.com     Aug 18, 2008          

In the NYTimes, hereWithin the Bush administration, “the fight between the hawks and the doves” erupted anew, said one administration official. In this case, the people he called the “hawks” —Mr. Cheney and the assistant...                    

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What to Do With the Rest of the Summer

rockthetruth.blogspot.com     Aug 18, 2008          

"Taking stock as summer wanes" by James Carroll | August 18, 2008James Carroll's column appears regularly in the Globe.The interminable terms of the Bush administration have turned the United States into an apocalyptic road...                    

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