OSCE 'failed' in Georgia warnings

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has been accused of failing to warn that this summer's Russia-Georgia conflict was looming.

A former senior OSCE official, Ryan Grist, told the BBC he had warned of Georgia's military activity before its move into the South Ossetia region.

He said it was an "absolute failure" reports were not passed on by bosses.

But OSCE President Alexander Stubb said the risks were transmitted to member governments and the system worked well.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7717169.stm

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The risks were transmitted to member governments - and ignored. They let it happen. This might also help explain why the Russian's were able to respond so promptly.

[Ian David]

1. Which of McCain's campaign staff works as a lobbyist for OSCE? n/t

[dipsydoodle]

2. There is no way

the USA could not have known of this in advance and the apparent surprise to Shrub in Beijing was pure acting.

[Ian David]

3. Well, Bush WAS drunk at the time.

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