Justus For All (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Michael J. Totten: The Truth About Russia in Georgia Read the whole thing. Everything you thought you knew about the war in Georgia might just be wrong.
Hootsbuddy's Place (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The story is too complicated to parse. I put together a few remarks and the link at a previous post, Conversation with a Georgian "man on the street"
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Registan responds to a post made by Michael J. Totten on the conflict in South Ossetia. The blog strongly disagrees with the background to the conflict between Russia and Georgia put forward at a government press conference in Tbilisi.
Nobody's Friend (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
A fascinating and detailed account of the lead-up to the Russian-Georgian war from Michael J. Totten. And an interesting view on the Russian strategy .
A Step At A Time (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Michael J. Totten, who is in Tbilisi, has a long, illustrated report containing numerous interviews and other features, outlining the origins and sources of the Georgia conflict. Although Totten was guided by an advisor to the Georgian government, he was also able to check many details of what he was told with an independent observer, [...]
Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2 (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Andrew Sullivan links to Michael J. Totten with some interesting info on how the war in Georgia actually got started. Conventional (and quickly becoming accepted) wisdom is that Georgia overplayed its hand thinking the US would back them. Perhaps CW...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal is in Tbilisi and reports from the Georgian capital on a recent press conference given by the government's media advisor. The blog also recounts a conversation on the conflict with Russia between Totten and veteran Caucasus journalist and author, Thomas Goltz.
Why Now? (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Danger Room pointed to an article by Michael J. Totten, The Truth About Russia in Georgia, that presents a rather different view of what just happened in Georgia. While I might look on it as spin, the fact that Thomas Goltz, the man who wrote the most recent authoritative books on the area, and who has [...]
Mick Hartley (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
An excellent piece from Michael J. Totten, giving us some essential background on South Ossetia and Georgia - and setting the record straight: TBILISI, GEORGIA – Virtually everyone believes Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili foolishly provoked a Russian invasion on August...
The Black Kettle (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
By Michael J. Totten: Virtually everyone believes Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili foolishly provoked a Russian invasion on August 7, 2008, when he sent troops into the breakaway district of South Ossetia. “The warfare began Aug. 7 when Georgia launched a barrage targeting South Ossetia,” the Associated Press reported over the weekend in typical fashion. Virtually everyone is wrong....
BLACKFIVE (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
UPDATE: There are reports that Michael Totten's site is under cyberattack, which is not surprising. I'm able to get in, but if you can't keep trying. If the URL changes, I will update the link. Pravda. It means truth, though...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
... uncovers more than $2M in payments by U.N. to Italian firm on list of suspended vendors By Michael J. Totten Sign on the doorleading out of India Company’s Combat Operations Center says, 'Have a Plan to Kill Everyone You Meet.' AP Wires Marketplace For FOXNews.com comments write to ; For FOX News Channel comments write to This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed....
Registan.net (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
... American problem. I was actually relieved they got my name wrong.)” “Independent war correspondent Michael J. Totten and National Review’s Rob Long joined me one night in a discussion on an hourlong news program. The topic? Nagorno-Karabakh. Out of necessity, we changed the subject to journalism.” “Azerbaijan is an under-praised ally of the United States, having granted the U.S. military...
Ghost of a flea (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
Michael J. Totten doing the reporting American deciders won't do. This is the first time...
BLACKFIVE (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... The Russian Guessing Game Georgia: Update and Considerations Georgia Blogging - Keep an Eye on Michael J. Totten Georgia: The March Through Part of a Larger Tour? Here are some other milblogs that are covering this: Argghhh! Milblogs (some excellent Kosovo analysis) Op-For More if/as I get the chance... LW
