Monthly Archives: August 2008

Medvedev announces CHECK to the West by Recognizing South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Posted on August 27, 2008 by johhnybravo

Well, I hate being right on some issues, and this is one of them! Russian President Dmitry Medvedev went ahead and did it, he followed the Russian Parliament and announced late Tuesday that Russia was formally recognizing South Ossetia and … Continue reading →

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Russia going ALL IN, Soviets Playing International Texas Hold ’em with International Politics

Posted on August 25, 2008 by johhnybravo

Anyone who has watched the Texas Hold ‘em tournaments on ESPN or other channels know what this phrase means, “going all in”. In the high stakes Texas Hold ‘em world it is the equivalent of “going for broke”, “all or … Continue reading →

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Obama and McCain need to learn how the UN works

Posted on August 13, 2008 by johhnybravo

I wanted to stay on the sidelines on the US Presidential election until September and after VP’s were selected, but the crisis over Russia’s invasion of Georgia is too important, and both candidates made a huge mistake in his approach on this. … Continue reading →

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Rant of the week, Olympics, 2008 Presidential race, and Sports

Posted on August 11, 2008 by johhnybravo

Despite my project being a mere 2 weeks from completing, unless I get funded to extend…, the work load is increasing 3 fold. In light of this I have not been posting as I wanted to, and have missed plenty … Continue reading →

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August 08, 2008, Olympic Meaning

Posted on August 8, 2008 by johhnybravo

Well, its opening day of the Olympics, all things aside I hope it is a great success. The weather in Beijing has not cooperated as much as hoped, but that is always the case. The athletes have made it, after … Continue reading →