>President Bush discussed the hostilities with Mr. Putin yesterday in
>Beijing, where they are attending the Olympics. The prime minister needs to
>hear that using Ossetia as a pretext for imperialism will have consequences
>for Russia's relationship with the West
Should we take a mailing-list pool about when Yoshie resubs to tell us that it our duty as leftists to support Russia and the dreamy Putin in their heroic fight against U.S. imperialism disguised as Saakashvili? Or will Lenin beat her to the punch?