Daily Archives: 08-08-15

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Posted by m3t00 on 08-08-15 – 02:28:am
under government, international, law, military

That’s the filename of a map published by the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 11 Aug. The MFA’s statements of 1–14 Aug ’08 offer a clear, blow-by-blow picture of how Georgia saw the unfolding situation as it escalated into an invasion. The full text of all the MFA’s statements with related images is below; there are several detailed daily timelines of incidents, events, and sightings.

Note that the following people made cameos, most of them in face-to-face meetings with their Georgian counterparts, before the invasion:

  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA in Georgia John Teft
  • the delegation of the EU Troika represented by Eric Fournier
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of France - current EU Presidency, Robin Liddell
  • First Counsellor of the European Commission’s Delegation to Georgia and Ivan Jestřāb
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic - next EU Presidency
  • Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation – State Secretary G. Karasin
  • representatives of the Embassies of the New Group of Georgia’s Friends: Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic accredited in Georgia
  • representatives of the Embassies of the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany and China
  • Director of the Policy Planning Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Tiit Matsulevitš
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine in Georgia Mikolas Spiss
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Georgia Toomas Lukk
  • delegation of the EU Troika represented by Fabienne Drout-Lozinski
  • Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Georgia Denis Keefe
  • representatives of the Embassies of the Netherlands, Italy, Holy See, Turkey, France, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine to Georgia
  • Deputy US Ambassador Kent Loxton and representative of the Embassy’s political division Joy Davis Kirshner
  • the diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia
  • Permanent Representative of Georgia to the UN, Ambassador Irakli Alasania

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Coming to a subdivision near you

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Posted by m3t00 on 08-08-15 – 01:07:am
under law, rural, security, urban

AJC (Schwartz, “Drug Violence in Atlanta Tied to Several Cartels,” 31 July ’08): “Powerful Mexican cartels have assumed control of drug distribution networks throughout the United States, sparking worry from U.S. law enforcement and experts that they may export the same violent methods that have ravaged Mexico for years.” Kidnapping, for example. Vast tracts of half-built and empty suburban houses—a disproportionate number of them in the most affected states—will be a very useful resource in this context.