presumably in some kind of reverse process to that used by mr(s) garrison to disguise mexicans as persians…
(southpark last night – gotta have a break from the olympics some times)

yeah beach volleyball is silly, as is synchronized anything

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Patrick

The volleyball (indoor, not that beach rubbish) has been the highlight of the Olympics for me so far.

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“How do you disguise a Brazilian volleyball player as a Georgian volleyball player?�

maybe just don’t let them wax for a couple of years..?

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There’s a good analysis of the Georgia-Ossetia war here at the Nation:

At the root of this conflict is a clash of two twentieth-century guiding principles in international relations. Georgia, backed by the West, is claiming its right as a sovereign nation to control its territory within its borders, a guiding principle since World War II. The Ossetians are claiming their right to self-determination, a guiding principle since World War I.

These two guiding concepts for international relations–national sovereignty and the right to self-determination–are locked in a zero-sum battle in Georgia. Sometimes, the West takes the side of national sovereignty, as it is in the current war; other times, it sides with self-determination and redrawing of national borders, such as with Kosovo.

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Yeah, you have to think that goading the Ruskies was a particularly stupid thing to do.

Lesson to be learned – when George W says “go on, it’ll be OK, the Russians won’t bite”, GWBs analysis may not be bang on the money…

George, of course, didn’t let this little squabble interfere with his enjoyment of the games…

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