Newly available accounts by independent military observers of the beginning of the war between Georgia and Russia this summer call into question the longstanding Georgian assertion that it was acting defensively against separatist and Russian aggression. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
Tremendous reporting went into this story. This makes no overarching judgments about the August war, but sheds important light on the incongruity of the claims from both sides of the conflict. Gives some insight into the balancing act the United States had to perform. Fairly diverse sourcing helps credibility. Also, in the three or four years I've read him, I find C.J. Chivers, formerly the Times' embedded journalist in Iraq, to be a very reliable and well-written reporter.
