Well, and also Turkish President Abdullah Gul is coming to visit.
It’s hard to overstate how bizarre and awesome this is. But first, some context. This visit is happening because of three things: football, local politics, and war.

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Russia-Georgia is likely to be one of the main foreign policy issues “debated” at the Republican National Convention in Minnesota.  Dick Cheney is in Baku this evening and here is a statement from George Bush announcing a package of aid measures.  It includes the assertion –
The people of Georgia withstood the assault from the Russian [...]

Central Tbilisi is filling up with people coming out for an officially sanctioned (and organized) but also popularly supported rally for Georgia and against Russia. In the main roads, a human chain is forming, one that takes in the main cathedral and Parliament, as well as business areas, residential neighborhoods and bridges across the Mtkvari. [...]

It’s been a while since I mentioned it here, but I grew up in the southern part of Louisiana. Not terribly near the coast, but still way down south. Most folks have left the coastal areas now, and that’s a good thing. The next 12 to 24 hours are going to be very rough, as [...]