Do you believe the Russia/Georgia conflict was started by the Georgians attempting to "reclaim" South Ossetia? Well, as usual, Michael Totten has the real story with corroboration.
Its long and well worth the read. Scratch that…it is a must read.
World news | Rich Horton Tuesday, 26 August , 2008 | 
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I've called the Obama campaign the Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight recently. This is the biggest, glaring example I have seen of that. Obama's campaign has gone on the offensive on ads that discuss Obama and his association with Bill Ayers, the unrepentant 60s radical who believes his group didn't set enough bombs. What disturbs me the most is that the campaign is officially planning to coordinate economic attacks on television stations that air the ad:
Bauer’s letter called on the Justice Department to open “an investigation of the American Issues Project; its officers and directors; and its anonymous donors, whoever they may be.”
“This is a sad ploy to circumvent the First Amendment by a campaign who has no arguments with the merits of our ad. It’s the classic maneuver: If you can’t win on the merits, file a lawsuit,” said a spokesman for the American Issues Project, Christian Pinkston, who said his group's non-profit status allowed it to participate in elections as long as it does a majority of policy work, which it plans to do.
A spokeswoman for Keeney, Laura Sweeney, declined to comment on Bauer’s letter.
The Obama campaign plans to punish the stations that air the ad financially, an Obama aide said, organizing his supporters to target the stations that air it and their advertisers. (Emphasis added)
These are thuggish tactics the like of which I don't recall ever seeing before, at least not one directly coordinated by a campaign. They are frightened of this ad in a way that is making them react - or rather overreact - in a very bad way. This is going to backfire badly on the Obama campaign. More from Jennifer Rubin.
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