Geopolitical – Week of 8.11.08

Householders to be Hit by £1,000 Water Bill With Prices Set to Soar 60%
BY Sean Poulter – DailyMail.co.uk (12 Aug 2008)

Waste Management Raises Bid for Republic
By Helen Chernikoff – Reuters.uk (11 Aug 2008)

Justice Robert Jackson Conference on the Planning for Prosecution of High Level American War Criminals
Notice – Conference scheduled for Sept 13-14, 2008, Andover, Massachusetts

Massive U.S. Naval Armada Heads for Iran
By Stirling – EuropeBusines.Blogspot.com (7 Aug 2008)

Bringing Invisibility Cloaks Closer
By Katherine Bourzac – Technology Review (12 Aug 2008)

Veto Threat on Funding for Low-income Heating Assistance Ignores Serious Need
By Heather Long & Richard Kogan – Center on Budget & Policy Priorities (11 Aug 2008)

War Games Seen as ‘Message’
The Washington Times (17 Aug 2005)

The Trouble with Georgia
By Dmitry Orlov – cluborlov.com (11 Aug 2008)

Bank of New York Fights Dershowitz-Backed Russia Suit
By Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam – Bloomberg.com (7 Aug 2008)

China, Russia Sign Border Agreement
Associated Press (21 Jul 2008)

Georgian President’s Web Site Moves to Atlanta
Associated Press (11 Aug 208)

Russia Orders Halt to Fighting in Georgia
By Christopher Torchia & Misha Dzhindzhikhasvili – Associated Press (12 Aug 2008)

Analysis: Why the Russia-Georgia Conflict Matters to the West
By Richard Beeston – TimesOnline (8 Aug 2008)

BP Shuts Georgia Oil, Gas Pipelines as a Precaution
By Daniel Fineren – Reuters.uk (12 Aug 2008)

BP on Alert as Russian Jets Attack Pipeline in Georgia
By Jonathan Sibun – London Telegraph (11 Aug 2008)

Georgia ‘Overrun’ by Russian Troops as Full-scale Ground Invasion Begins
DailyMail.co.uk (11 Aug 2008)

Hackers Mull Physical Attacks on a Networked World
Associated Press (8 Aug 2008)

Finally, a Good Energy Policy
By David Danielson – Technology Review (7 Aug 2008)

Three Major U.S. Naval Strike Forces Due This Week in Persian Gulf
At DEBKAfile.com (11 Aug 2008)

Russian Ships Steam Toward Georgia as Conflict Grows
By Paul Abelsky & Alex Nicholson – Bloomberg.com (10 Aug 2008)

A Novel Approach to Politics
By Bill Moyers & Michael Winship – truthout.org (8 Aug 2008)

Britain on Alert for Deadly New Knife With Exploding Tip That Freezes Victims’ Organs
DailyMail.co.uk (17 Jul 2008)