International Incident
American School In Syria Closed
…in punishment for that cross-border raid, I’m afraid. Here’s the kicker: Dozens of Islamic schools remain open in the U.S. You tell me which schools are doing more damage…
Syria Hits U.S. Over Attack
Syria’s Foreign Minister calls the attack ‘A Criminal Act Of Aggression‘…
The Syrian government also released this footage of the attack.
Iran Prez Gives Thumbs Down
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, makes a ‘thumbs-down’ gesture during President Bush’s address to the 63rd session to the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, in New York. The man on the left is Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Showdown At The United Nations
World leaders are gathering in the U.S. city of New York City for the 63rd annual plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The General Assembly formally opened last week, when diplomats met to settle administrative issues and set this year’s agenda.
But the coming week is expected to attract far more attention, as the heads [...]
Hugo Chavez: ‘Get The F*#& Out’
Chavez ordered the U.S. ambassador to leave Venezuela within 72 hours on Thursday, accusing the diplomat of conspiring against his government and saying he would also withdraw his own envoy from Washington immediately.
Chavez made the move in solidarity with Bolivia after his Andean ally expelled the U.S. diplomat there, accusing him of aiding violent protests. [...]
Russian Forces Head For Tbilisi
A Russian armoured column comprising at least 100 vehicles rolled south from the Georgian city of Gori this afternoon towards the capital, Tbilisi, in an apparent breach of yesterday’s French-brokered ceasefire to end the conflict in the Caucasus.
Civilians fleeing the region also told how separatist militias backed by Russian troops were attacking and killing Georgian [...]
Bloggers Chime In On Russian Attacks
At 6 AM today, Marina called, scared to death: there was an explosion, and their windows were nearly smashed over at Gldani. Turned out the radars […] that serve the international airport were being bombed.
Yesterday, Khelvachauri, a suburb of Batumi, was bombed, Sandro is staying there with grandfather and grandmother and doesn’t want to go [...]
Russia Continues Assault On Georgia
Russia ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks sent Georgia’s army into headlong retreat and left towns and military bases destroyed.
Georgian officials insisted that Russia has continued the bombings despite the pledge, but Russia denied that.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas [...]
Photo Of The Day: 08/11/08
A Georgian woman carries her belongings from her damaged home in Gori, August 11, 2008. Georgia made a strategic miscalculation in trying to rapidly overrun South Ossetia, and as a result has probably lost the region for good, regional analysts say.
Update: Here’s the video of President Bush’s Rose Garden statements earlier today.
Photos: Russia And Georgia At War
In this image, made from a television screen, soldiers of South Ossetia, a breakaway Georgian enclave, armed with shoulder-launched missiles, are seen ready for action against Georgian planes, in South Ossetia,on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Georgian troops launched a major military offensive Friday to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, prompting a [...]
