Comments on: Encountering a Georgian Baptist archbishop http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/10/08/georgian-baptist-archbishop/ religion, activism, hospitality Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:40:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kaihsu Tai http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/10/08/georgian-baptist-archbishop/comment-page-1/#comment-305462 Kaihsu Tai Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:05:43 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=1218#comment-305462 See my earlier post http://www.pieandcoffee.org/2006/07/24/euro-atlantic/ and the OSCE website http://www.osce.org/ for more information about that organization. This issue (number 3) of OSCE Magazine had a very informative retrospective timeline of the Georgia–Russia conflict, as seen from the OSCE perspective: it started in early 2008, rather than starting from August when it entered the mainstream news media's consciousness. You can get a free-of-charge subscription to the OSCE Magazine by emailing them at subscriptions@osce.org which I suggest all gentle readers of Pie and Coffee to do now at this moment! See my earlier post http://www.pieandcoffee.org/2006/07/24/euro-atlantic/ and the OSCE website http://www.osce.org/ for more information about that organization. This issue (number 3) of OSCE Magazine had a very informative retrospective timeline of the Georgia–Russia conflict, as seen from the OSCE perspective: it started in early 2008, rather than starting from August when it entered the mainstream news media’s consciousness. You can get a free-of-charge subscription to the OSCE Magazine by emailing them at subscriptions@osce.org which I suggest all gentle readers of Pie and Coffee to do now at this moment!

]]> By: Tracy http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/10/08/georgian-baptist-archbishop/comment-page-1/#comment-302600 Tracy Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:02:40 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=1218#comment-302600 Thanks! (how ridiculous of me not to know that the US is a member of the OSCE) It would be nice to have an administration that does a bit more talking... Thanks!
(how ridiculous of me not to know that the US is a member of the OSCE)

It would be nice to have an administration that does a bit more talking…

]]> By: Kaihsu Tai http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/10/08/georgian-baptist-archbishop/comment-page-1/#comment-302425 Kaihsu Tai Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:31:01 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=1218#comment-302425 To oversimplify the matter: The USA is a participating State of the OSCE (therefore the observers for USA elections next month), and so are Georgia and Russia. The OSCE cliché is ‘Vancouver to Vladivostok’. So the OSCE route would mean the USA, Russia, Georgia, and other participating states sit down to talk to sort this out. In contrast, Georgia joining the Nato would have meant USA and other Nato members immediately getting another war on their hands, and one against Russia for that matter. This is perhaps strangely attractive to a certain Governor who can see Russia from her window, but not the rest of us. To oversimplify the matter: The USA is a participating State of the OSCE (therefore the observers for USA elections next month), and so are Georgia and Russia. The OSCE cliché is ‘Vancouver to Vladivostok’. So the OSCE route would mean the USA, Russia, Georgia, and other participating states sit down to talk to sort this out. In contrast, Georgia joining the Nato would have meant USA and other Nato members immediately getting another war on their hands, and one against Russia for that matter. This is perhaps strangely attractive to a certain Governor who can see Russia from her window, but not the rest of us.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/2008/10/08/georgian-baptist-archbishop/comment-page-1/#comment-302041 Tracy Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:03:22 +0000 http://www.PieAndCoffee.org/?p=1218#comment-302041 OSCE would of course not involve the US. I assume that would be, thus, less objectionable to the Russians. I wonder if it would have as much of an affect on events, however? Thank you for sharing this! OSCE would of course not involve the US. I assume that would be, thus, less objectionable to the Russians. I wonder if it would have as much of an affect on events, however?
Thank you for sharing this!

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