Clearly, I’ve activated a new theme for the website. I liked the old one but it was time for a change – and this new one seems to fit the bill. For now. There are a number of other minor updates here and there. More posts coming.
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August 17, 2008
Georgia Conflict
I haven’t updated in the last few days because I recently began contributing to the Democracy Project weblog writing about the Russo-Georgian conflict.
Take a look.
August 15, 2008
A War that Never Started, that Never Ended
The conventional wisdom is that Georgia kicked off the war on August 8th, launching an offensive into South Ossetia in retaliation for the violent rebuke of its unilateral cease fire from South Ossetian militias (backed by Russians) on ethnic Georgian villages near the border.
The Georgians pounded South Ossetian positions and quite nearly took the whole [...]
August 11, 2008
For Excellent Coverage
Check out Dateline Bucharest, which has writers based in Eastern Europe and the US with more up-to-date links to Georgia than probably most news outlets.
http://datelinebucharest.com/
August 10, 2008
The Hinge
I enjoy beach volleyball as much as anyone and, as a red blooded male, the US Women’s Beach Volleyball Team is a particular favorite of mine. However, in my twenty-something years, I’ve learned to prioritize well enough to know that the well-proportioned backsides of US volleyball players are a faraway second fiddle to the tinder [...]
August 9, 2008
On the Russo-Georgian War
As I write this, bombs are exploding in Georgia, a small Caucasian republic on the Black Sea. And from where do these bombs come? Suicide bombers? Suitcase explosives? Car bombs? Answer: none of the above.
In an age where the nature of war has changed in the public image from tank battles to exploding marketplaces, the [...]
May 12, 2008
This is not a Sports Blog
At the risk of venturing into the dangerous territory of wholesale weblog digression, I want to make a quick comment on the Flyers-Penguin best of 7 playoff series.
When I first moved to Philadelphia, I was pretty amazed at how many people watched/enjoyed professional hockey. Back in Virginia – and almost everywhere else I’ve been besides [...]
