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Contrary to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s revisionist history lesson (America Must Choose Between Georgia and Russia, Aug. 20), it is NATO and the West that continue to make friendly, yet unreciprocated, overtures towards Russia. Examples include the admission of Russia into the G-8, an offer of NATO assistance to rescue Russian sailors trapped on [...]

“Watch yourselves, Russians! We’re dispatching experts!” A pathetic response by NATO… but given what we’ve seen with the U.N. bending like a wet noodle before Iran and North Korea, it’s expected. NATO Urges Russia To Withdraw but Will Say Little Else Envoy Mocks the Allies’ Declaration BRUSSELS, Aug. 19 — NATO allies said Tuesday that [...]

“It’s kind of schizophrenic behavior. They [environmentalists] say that ‘we want renewable energy, but we don’t want you to put it anywhere.’” – California Govenor Arnold Schwarzenegger, commenting on how environmentalists are blocking with lawsuits the development of solar and geothermal fields because transmission lines go through forests and parks.

Some persons are criticizing the U.S. and the West for not being more concerned about Russian “dignity” after the Cold War ended. The argument is that in their shame the vanquished adopt more extreme mentalities and tactics. (If that self-flagellating line sounds familiar it’s probably because it’s a frequent rationale cited by apologists for the [...]

This isn’t really timely, as the report came out in July, but it’s still a solid op-ed and retort of the “Bush lied” line (beyond the obvious one that if he did so did all these Democrats). [Fred Hiatt, Washington Post] Search the Internet for “Bush Lied” products, and you will find sites that offer [...]