These are the headlines that I’ve been reading this afternoon:
The New York Times: On Slog to Safety, Seething at West
One soldier, his face a mask of exhaustion, cradled a Kalashnikov.
“We killed as many of them as we could,” he said. “But where are our friends?”
It was the question of the day. As Russian forces massed Sunday on two fronts, Georgians were heading south with whatever they could carry. When they met Western journalists, they all said the same thing: Where is the United States? When is NATO coming?
Since the conflict began, Western leaders have worked frantically to broker a cease-fire. But for Georgians — so boisterously pro-American that Tbilisi, the capital, has a George W. Bush Street — diplomacy fell far short of what they expected.
BBC: Georgia move fails to halt raids
The Washington Post: Georgian Web Sites Under Attack
AP: Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships
The New York Times: Russians Push Past Separatist Area to Assault Central Georgia
The Wall Street Journal: Russia Widens Attacks on Georgia
Le Monde: Le conflit en Ossétie du Sud, jour par jour [Also, check this sweet map]
Global Voices: South Ossetia Crisis 2008
