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OSCE observers refute Georgia’s claims of Russian aggression

The New York Times has uncovered new evidence refuting the accepted version of events of the Georgian conflict from sources inside confidential briefings held by international observers who had been observing the five-day August conflict. The version presented by Georgia, which has been embraced by the U.S. government, has been the catalyst for plummeting relations between [...]

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EU taking lead in West’s Cuba policy

I believe it is time to recognize that more than four decades of economic embargo and diplomatic isolation have produced nothing more than a failed American policy towards Cuba. The Cuban people are no more prosperous today, nor is their government more willing to submit to the will of American foreign policy. While the U.S. continues [...]

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• Can you really see Russia from Alaska? Yes. Well, kind of. Slate.com explains that from a couple of different uninhabited islands that are a part of Alaskan territory, you can see uninhabited areas of Russia. Whoopiddy doo. #
• Blogger Power and the Money found that, counter to what most convservatives and media representatives have been saying, Russia was in an economic slide before the Georgian crisis, and at a closer glance, the conflict actually benefited the Russian market. Check it out here! #