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Nato To Stall Over Georgia, (London Daily Telegraph)…Adrian Blomfield and Bruno Waterfield, Dec 2, 1008
NATO is expected to stall Georgia’s ambition to join the Western Alliance today in what represents a diplomatic victory for Russia.

Russia Praises End Of NATO Plan For Georgia, Ukraine,  (Long Island Newsday)…Associated Press
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised a U.S. decision to change its strategy for bringing Georgia and Ukraine into NATO, expressing satisfaction Friday that the American administration abandoned a program seen as a key step toward membership.

Georgia And U.S. Will Weigh Military Aid In Upcoming Conference(Bloomberg.com)…Ken Fireman, Bloomberg News, Oct 9, 2008…Speaking to reporters today after a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in Budapest, Kezerashvili said his country will submit a detailed request for military aid at the Washington meeting.
U.S. Wants NATO Membership Plan For Georgia This Year(Reuters.com)…Reuters, [...]

 Georgia War Shows ‘Weak’ Russia, U.S. Official Says,(Washington Post)…Glenn Kessler
Russia’s conflict with Georgia is the sign of a “weak” Russian nation, not a newly assertive one, and Moscow now has put its place in the world order at risk, the top U.S. diplomat for relations with the country said in an interview yesterday.
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China’s Unease With [...]

Charlie Wilson’s Peace, (Washington Post), Aug 28, 2008, pg.19…by Charles Wilson
…Defense Secretary Robert Gates was spot-on when he said last month, “The Foreign Service is not the Foreign Legion, and the U.S. military should never be mistaken for a Peace Corps with guns.” We’ve got to get this right.
The writer, a Democrat, represented Texas’s 2nd [...]

Clashes With Rebels Deepen War Fears, (Washington Post)…Unattributed, August 8, 2008, Pg. 11
The capital of Georgia’s separatist region of South Ossetia came under heavy fire early Friday, just hours after Georgia’s president declared a unilateral cease-fire, news reports and the rebel government said.
“The assault is coming from all directions,” said a brief statement on the [...]

U.S. Troops Start Exercises In Georgia, (Moscow Times)…Combined Dispatches. July 16, 2008
One thousand U.S. troops began a military training exercise in Georgia on Tuesday against a backdrop of growing friction between Georgia and neighboring Russia.

Russian Planes Put On Notice, (Washington Times)…Unattributed, July 12, 2008, Pg. 8

A Georgian official warned Russia on Friday that it will have to “collect the shattered fragments” of its planes if they intrude on Georgian airspace again.

Georgia: A Request For More Soldiers(New York Times)…Reuters, July 15, 2008
President Mikheil Saakashvili has asked Parliament to approve the recruitment of 5,000 additional soldiers, just days after an incursion by Russian jets into Georgian airspace, a senior member of Parliament said.

Ambassador To Russia Recalled, (New York Times)…Anne Barnard, New York TimesJuly 11, 2008, Pg. 8
Georgia recalled its ambassador to Russia for consultations after the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that a Russian military aircraft had flown over a breakaway, pro-Moscow region of Georgia this week. The flight, and Georgia’s response, further escalated tensions between Russia and [...]