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
This is a well written and objective review of the events that immediately preceded the Georgian/Russian conflict. It is based on the report put together by OSCE observers who have a reputation neutrality and objectivity. However, it goes beyond that report with interviews of local villagers concerning the alleged shelling of their village, of government officials in Georgia, Russia and the US and of anonymous Western military advisors. It's a little light on the longer term build up to the conflict but is otherwise a very good piece which jibes with the more reliable reports coming out of Georgia at the beginning of the conflict. before the spin began.
