The International Court of Justice Oct. 15 gave Georgia approval to open a suit charging Russia with a campaign of ethnic cleansing in and around the separatist enclaves of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. The ruling was hailed by Georgia’s attorneys… Read moreWorld Court to hear Georgian case on ethnic cleansing
Georgia has formally protested the continuing presence of Russian troops in South Ossetia’s Akhalgori district and Abkhazia’s Kodori Gorge, both areas held by Georgian forces until the August war. Under the ceasefire terms, Russia is to withdraw to positions it… Read moreGeorgia accuses Russia of ceasefire term violations
Seven Russian soldiers were killed when a car exploded at their headquarters in separatist South Ossetia Oct. 3—the Russian army’s first casualties in the region since the end of a five-day war with Georgia in August. “The latest terrorist acts… Read moreSouth Ossetia blast kills Russian troops
A car bomb exploded in front of the Secret Services building early Sept. 25 in Sukhumi, the capital of the separatist Georgian enclave Abkhazia, shattering the windows and causing some structural damage but no casualties. The nearby Interior Ministry building… Read moreGeorgia: bomb attack in Abkhaz capital
Georgia on Sept. 2 formally broke diplomatic relations with Russia following its occupation of a “security zone” in the north of the country and its Aug. 26 recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent countries. (AFP, Sept. 2) Russia… Read moreGeorgia breaks relations with Moscow as sabers rattle
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry said Aug. 16 that Russian-backed separatists in Abkhazia have seized 13 villages in Georgia and the Inguri hydropower plant. Russian army units and separatist forces shifted the border of breakaway Abkhazia toward the Inguri River, setting up… Read moreGeorgia: Abkhaz separatists seize villages
An Aug. 15 New York Times story, “Signs of Ethnic Attacks in Georgia Conflict,” states: “The identities of the attackers vary, but a pattern of violence by ethnic Ossetians against ethnic Georgians is emerging and has been confirmed by some… Read moreSigns of ethnic attacks in Georgia; signs of bias at New York Times
Robert Scheer uncovers an interesting piece of the puzzle as to what transpired in Georgia over the past week. But he can’t resist the temptation to portray it as the entire explanation for the war—in further evidence of the current… Read moreLeftist malarky on Georgia: exhibit B
While mainstream media coverage in the West has generally painted a once-sided picture of arbitrary Russian aggression against an innocent Georgia, much of the “alternative media” is merely inverting the equation—and arriving at similarly skewed perceptions. We hate to have… Read moreLeftist malarky on Georgia: exhibit A
Russia says it is gathering evidence for charges of genocide against Georgia, accusing it of driving 30,000 refugees out of South Ossetia. Georgia responded by filing a case against Russia at the International Court of Justice for ethnic cleansing between… Read moreRussia, Georgia trade genocide accusations
British Petroleum has closed both the Baku-Ceyhan and Baku-Supsa pipelines through Georgia, while denying that either of them have actually been damaged in the fighting. The closure of the Baku-Supsa or Western Route Export Pipeline (WREP) further limits BP’s export… Read moreGeorgia war closes Baku-Ceyhan pipeline
Oil prices surged Aug. 11 on concerns that fighting between Russia and Georgia could threaten the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. Crude was up by $1.19 to $116.39 a barrel in New York. It rose $1.81 to $115.14 a barrel in London. (London Evening… Read moreRussian assault on Georgia: it’s the oil, stupid!
