Georgia

Turkey seems fond of so-called ‘false flag’ operations.  In 1955, for example, the Turkish government covertly bombed its own consulate in Thessaloniki, Greece and blamed it on Greeks.

Let me save Pennsylvania for the end, since that's the one with Democrats. Georgia and Kentucky are Republican affairs, although who the GOP voters pick in each state may influence the outcome of the November elections-- and the control of the U.S. Senate. We'll start with Georgia's 7 dwarves running for the open red Senate seat that conservative Democrat, Sam Nunn's daughter, thinks she has a chance to win.

Democrat Steen Miles on the left; Sam Nunn's daughter on the right, of courseProfessional Democrats are very excited. Sam Nunn's daughter-- who is running for the open Georgia Senate seat on the Democratic Party line-- is doing well in the polls.

U.S.- Russia Struggle for Influence in Central Asia, Georgia Joining the New Cold War, Azerbaijan Fighting NDI Activists & More!
*The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits in Central Asia and the Caucasus region between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.

Russia’s “Fifth Column” Causes Trouble in Georgia, Ukraine Crisis Affects Central Asia & Pipelineistan, Xinjiang’s War on Terror Targets Beards
*The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits in Central Asia and the Caucasus region between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.

In early March of 2014, following Russia’s invasion of Crimea in Ukraine, the New York Times editorial board declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “stepped far outside the bounds of civilized behavior,” suggesting that Russia should be isolated politically and economically in the face of “continued aggression.”

Georgia: Prelude to Ukraine?

Last year around this time we had the Boston bombing incident, remember? If you don't you are about to get a reminder served up with a heaping side of perception management.Background:April 16/2013-Bombs at the Boston Marathon: Bomb sniffing dogs present pre-raceAt that time, in fact in that very post, I typed these words

 About an hour- good overview and worth the time to listenWith thanks to Henrik @ Red Ice Creations

There is much in the name.  Ukraine means borderland. And it is time to think about solutions instead of further confrontations.
Diagnosis
The position of the extreme West – like US neocons – is clear: Get all into NATO, encircling, containing, defeating Russia.  Some in Ukraine and Georgia share that goal.