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Kind of slow, lots of background on the victims not much intrigue.
Accents are kind of contrived.
Had no trouble putting it down.
"Very detailed, factual and well written narrative."
This probably should not be a novice's introduction to the civil war as it is so detailed that keeping track of all the politicians, generals and battles can be confusing; this is especially true when Foote jumps back and forth between scenes. The chronology is a bit confusing too if you are not familiar with the dates of the battles, especially if two or more battles are being fought simultaneously. I found that having a good civil war map and battle timeline (which I found on the web) helped a great deal. Also, because it is so long, listening to it in fast mode helps get through the massive details quicker.
However, it is very worth while listening to it, as it is an interesting history with lots of background and personality information. A novice will probably want to listen at least twice.
I am looking forward to listening to part II.
I have been looking for some time for the audio version of some of the "contemporary" American classics like those written by John Jakes. The book was exceptional and the audio version was exceptional too.
Grover Gardner was just the person to interpret the story and did a great job on the various characters' voices.
Audible: Please more of this genre, how about some of Michener's books...
"Somewhat disappointing"
The book would have been more intriguing if the ending was unknown and not told at the beginning. Although there were some exciting passages, I found it slow going. Knowing the end, the difficulties became predictable failures.
"Interesting but predictable."
Probaily listen to it again after some time has passed, not right away.
This is my first Iles book.
The Nazi characters were all well done.
Do all German names really start with "S"? Couldn't the author have come up with something else?
"A great book and performance"
This recording was right up there at the top...
Not so much the actual story but the prose; extremely well written.
Jeremy Irons was the only one to read this as he was also the star of the BBC series. In addition his voice was beautifully fit for this English story and his interpretation of the character's voices was wonderful.
I wanted to savor it so listened in meaningful segments.
It was wonderful to see just how well the book was interpreted for the TV series and many of the pictures of the series were just as Evelyn Waugh had described them in the book.
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Well read but not performed
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Interesting facts, based on his own writings, about what motivates the president, which is important to know to understand the direction he is leading the country, and as he has been reelected where the USA society could ultimately end up.
"Entertaining with some serious undertones."
Yes, given time to digest the first pass.
The main character, very interesting personality and real too
John Lee is one of my favorite performers; another winner here.
The suspense wasn't so great that I wanted to finish it all in one sitting but parts were seizing.
"An epic performed by one of the masters."
Yes. Good story, good performance
The depth of the financial dealings, knitted together by the characters.
All of his Chinese characters were really well done, each an individual voice.
It is very long and detailed. You may want to listen in fast play to get through some of the details faster.
"Surprise ending but lots of clues along the way"
Lots of suspects and subplots trying to lead you astray
As usual great performance with different voices for each of the characters.
Had difficulty putting it down; wanted to continue
You may want to listen to it again in fast speed to put it together after you know the ending.

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The racing was hot all over the United States this past weekend. While the Rapha+FOCUS team represented well on the West Coast with a pair of podium, the Cannondale-Cyclocross dynamic duo of Tim Johnson and Jeremy Powers did the one-two punch on the East Coast. Then on Sunday the Portland scene did their best impression of keeping up with the times (can we get some UCI races this century?) by throwing the biggest racer party around with 1506 participants. Click through to see a few more video takes on the weekend with the Cross Crusade at Alpenrose and two days of the Gran Prix of Gloucester (Milliman's photos of the weekend).
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Today we have a very special announcement to make: It is time again for the annual 'THESE FRIENDS' group show at THIS Los Angeles. Last year's opening drew over 600 people for a celebratory night of good friends, fine art, and hectic street meat. To put it bluntly— it was fun. Really fun. For Friday night's event we've again created 100 limited-edition tote bags, this time featuring the work of artist Ashely Macomber. Arrive early to snag a free one, stay late to have a lovely time. For a bit of additional info here's THIS Los Angeles co-creator and esteemed photographer Dan Monick with a few choice words:
THIS is glad to announce part 2 of the show we kicked it all off with a year ago, These Friends 2. When the 5 of us first conceived this place we all made a list of friends we would like to show a piece and the list quickly grew to over 100 people. It turned out to be a huge success, more people showed up than we knew what to do with, and good times were had. So, let's do it again. This Friday, February 4th, 7-10 p.m. at THIS Los Angeles, 5906 N. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90042. The reception is free and features a DJ and an open bar.
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Project Space will host an opening reception for the exhibition "Now is Forever" featuring images from Ari Marcopoulos' new book of the same name. Now is Forever is a travelogue of previously unpublished photographs from around the world. Premiering for the first time at Project Space will be "Moroso Crew", a 60-minute cinema vérité documentary Marcopoulos shot in 1992 on illegal drag racing in Brooklyn and the Bronx. The exhibition also celebrates the launch of the Camera Bag collaboration between Incase and Ari Marcopoulos, available mid October.
Opening Reception: Thurs, Sept 23, 7pm – 10pm
Exhibition: Sept 23 – Oct 15
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Janette, it was a pleasure…
Janette Beckman lit up the room last night as friends and fans from Los Angeles came out to Project Space to celebrate her show, Archive of Attitude. Despite the name, the only attitude to be found was in the photographs themselves, as Janette radiated nothing but charm and style.
The crowd included more than a few of the usual suspects, but overall, it was a more mature audience, since most hipsters were not yet born when most of these photos were taken. The attendees shared a common love of the punk era and classic hip-hop music with people taking turns posing with an oversized photo of Slick Rick and reminiscing of days gone by. A highlight for many was the appearance by Christopher "Kid" Reid of Kid 'n Play.
This must-see exhibit will run through September 5th, so be sure to stop by Project Space to see it for yourself.
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We are proud to announce our first exhibition at Project Space with Parra.
32-year-old Dutch illustrator and designer Parra has decorated the Amsterdam underground with his playful, bizarre graphics that span a broad base of themes, from introspective to audacious and bawdy. The mostly self-taught artist seems to channel a vintage form with curves, yet with a decidedly modern, post-pop approach.
Parra's vibrant and often humorous images feature a distinctive, hand-drawn feel, and can be seen printed on various exhibitions around the globe—club flyers, record sleeves and billboards—as well as silk screened on tees and sweaters. His work can also be found in the second installment of Curated by Arkitip, adorning the Incase signature MacBook Sleeve and iPhone Slider Case.
Parra's characteristic style has also extended into his music career with electro-rock group Le Le. Their most popular track "Breakfast" features Parra's typography and imagery set in motion to the song's pulsating beats and comical (and slightly naughty) lyrics.
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I've posted a picture of the awkward nook in my living room. The living room has a slanted ceiling which peaks into a nook space. The nook space is backed up to a bedroom upstairs. Going up the stairs you can look over the banister and see into the nook. I'm not sure what to do with this nook! It's big. It's about 10 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 8 feet tall. I have an idea of turning in into a library. Adding some bookshelves and taking out the small wall on the left so I could get to the space from the stairs. Other than that, i don't know what to do. It's not very wide. Any decoration ideas? Thanks for all of your input. | |||
Oh my, the possibilities boggle the mind! I see a great place for art and sculpture, seasonal decor...think Christmas trees...collections of antiques, even small furniture pieces. It all depends on what you like, what you have and what you're willing to acquire. I'm sure others will pop in and give you lots of ideas...have fun with this! **Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain** | ||||
Is there any USE for this space in the room behind it? Could also get some bifold doors on it in the front and use shelving for off-season storage. The doors would provide some sort of detail on the wall, and would be storage behind it!This message has been edited. Last edited by: Mary Ruth, Mary Ruth *****We don't see things as they are, we see things as WE are! ***** (Anaias Nin)***** http://pinterest.com/mary_ruth/ | ||||
Behind the nook is an upstairs bedroom. The only was to get to the nook is a 10 foot ladder. I like the idea of the door. Could add a lot of texture. But the doors would have to be HUGE, and on the top where the ceiling is, is on a slant. | ||||
Easy fix...you'd have to frame out for the doors, so you just drop a little "wall" down from the ceiling to hang the doors from. That WOULD make a great storage closet...a little "attic", and if you could access from the landing, even better. **Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...it's about learning to dance in the rain** | ||||
I don't really want to use the space for display. At one point there were antiques and a couple items hanging on the walls. It was ok, but when I scampered up a 10ft ladder to vacuum I was very nervous. If i were to leave decor up there, then I guess I wouldn't vacuum all that often. The space is just a pain. | ||||
It would make a great closet if you dry-walled it in from the stair side and put a door into the space from the bedroom. | ||||
I also vote for completely walling it up from the front and cutting a door to the bedroom. One can never have too much storage. | ||||
I'd wall it in too. It's too inaccessible and just a dust trap IMHO. I have to wonder what builders were thinking when they designed these lofty recesses. If you agree, then just hang oversized art or art object there such as a framed poster, a pretty patterned rug or tapestry to name a few. | ||||
I agree with the others. It will make a nice storage space. It may be too tight for a library. Does your floor extend to that area ? | ||||
Count me in as one who would rather have extra storage than a place to display unnecessary stuff. I don't understand what builders are thinking when they add those upper areas. | ||||
I have one similar to that in our master bath, of all places! Nothing up there but dust at the moment. | ||||
I would love it, but I'm wierd! I had some in my former house, but not quiteeee that big. I love to decorate. You could always hang a quilt up there; doesn't have to be antique. | ||||
I've seen these spaces in many new homes. IME, they're usually very difficult to access with little or no usable space and turn into dust catchers. | ||||
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Patriarchy (rule by fathers) is a social system in which the male is the primary authority figure central to social organization and the central roles of political leadership, moral authority, and control of property, and where fathers hold authority over women and children. It implies the institutions of male rule and privilege, and entails female subordination. Many patriarchal societies are also patrilineal, meaning that property and title are inherited by the male lineage.
Historically, patriarchy has manifested itself in the social, legal, political, and economic organization of a range of different cultures.1
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Definition and usage
Patriarchy literally means "the rule of the father"23 and comes from the Greek πατριάρχης (patriarkhēs), "father of a race" or "chief of a race, patriarch",45 which is a compound of πατριά (patria), " lineage, descent"6 (from πατήρ - patēr, "father") and ἄρχω (arxō), "I rule".7
Historically, the term patriarchy was used to refer to autocratic rule by the male head of a family. However, in modern times, it more generally refers to social systems in which power is primarily held by adult men.891011
Anthropological evidence suggests that most prehistoric hunter-gatherer societies were relatively egalitarian, and that patriarchal social structures did not develop until many years after the end of the Pleistocene era, following social and technological innovations such as agriculture and domestication.121314 However, according to Robert M. Strozier, historical research has not yet found a specific "initiating event".15 Some scholars point to about six thousand years ago (4000 BCE), when the concept of fatherhood took root, as the beginning of the spread of patriarchy.1617
Domination by men of women is found in the Ancient Near East as far back as 3100 BCE, as are restrictions on a woman's reproductive capacity and exclusion from "the process of representing or the construction of history".15 With the appearance of the Hebrews, there is also "the exclusion of woman from the God-humanity covenant".1518
A prominent Greek general Meno, in the Platonic dialogue of the same name, sums up the prevailing Greek sentiment about the respective virtues of men and women. He says:
- Let us take first the virtue of a man—he should know how to administer the state, and in the administration of it to benefit his friends and harm his enemies; and he must also be careful not to suffer harm himself. A woman's virtue, if you wish to know about that, may also be easily described: her duty is to order her house, and keep what is indoors, and obey her husband."19
The works of Aristotle portrayed women as morally, intellectually, and physically inferior to men; saw women as the property of men; claimed that women's role in society was to reproduce and serve men in the household; and saw male domination of women as natural and virtuous.202122
In Symbols by Gerda Lerner, she states that Aristotle believed that women had colder blood than men, which made women not evolve into men, the sex that Aristotle believed to be perfect and superior. Maryanne Cline Horowotz stated that Aristotle believed that "soul contributes the form and model of creation." This implies that any imperfection that is caused in the world must be caused by a woman because one cannot acquire an imperfection from perfection (which was perceived as male). Aristotle had a hierarchical ruling structure in his theories. Just as he believed that the Greeks were greater than the barbarians, he also duly believed that men were greater than women.
Gerda Lerner claims that through this patriarchy that has been passed down generation to generation, people have been conditioned to believe that men are superior to women. These symbols are benchmarks which children learn about when they grow up, and the cycle of patriarchy continues much past the Greeks.23
Egypt left no philosophical record, but Herodotus left a record of his shock at the contrast between the roles of Egyptian women and the women of Athens. He observed that Egyptian women attended market and were employed in trade. In ancient Egypt a middle-class woman might sit on a local tribunal, engage in real estate transactions, and inherit or bequeath property. Women also secured loans, and witnessed legal documents.24
Greek influence spread, however, with the conquests of Alexander the Great, who was educated by Aristotle.25
In medieval Europe, female Empresses (such as Theodora) and Matriarchs (such as Helena, the mother of Constantine) enjoyed privilege, political rule, and societal honor.26
From the time of Martin Luther, Protestantism regularly used the commandment in Exodus 20:12 to justify the duties owed to all superiors. 'Honor thy father,' was taken to apply not only to fathers, but elders, and the king.
Although many 16th and 17th Century theorists agreed with Aristotle's views concerning the place of women in society, none of them tried to prove political obligation on the basis of the patriarchal family until sometime after 1680. The patriarchal political theory is closely associated with Sir Robert Filmer. Sometime before 1653, Filmer completed a work entitled Patriarcha. However, it was not published until after his death. In it, he defended the divine right of kings as having title inherited from Adam, the first man of the human race, according to Judeo-Christian tradition.27
In the 19th Century, various women began to question the commonly accepted patriarchal interpretation of Christian scripture. One of the foremost of these was Sarah Grimké, who voiced skepticism about the ability of men to translate and interpret passages relating to the roles of the sexes without bias. She proposed alternative translations and interpretations of passages relating to women, and she applied historical and cultural criticism to a number of verses, arguing that their admonitions applied to specific historical situations, and were not to be viewed as universal commands.28 Elizabeth Cady Stanton used Grimké's criticism of biblical sources to establish a basis for feminist thought. She published The Woman's Bible, which proposed a feminist reading of the Old and New Testament. This tendency was enlarged by feminist theory, which denounced the patriarchal Judeo-Christian tradition.29
Feminist theory
Most forms of feminism characterize patriarchy as an unjust social system that is oppressive to women. As feminist and political theorist Carole Pateman writes, "The patriarchal construction of the difference between masculinity and femininity is the political difference between freedom and subjection."30 In feminist theory the concept of patriarchy often includes all the social mechanisms that reproduce and exert male dominance over women. Feminist theory typically characterizes patriarchy as a social construction, which can be overcome by revealing and critically analyzing its manifestations.31
Modern Jungian theory
In this analysis patriarchy may be seen as an expression of a stunted, immature form of masculinity and thus as attack on masculinity in its fullness as well as on femininity in its fullness.32
Biological vs. social theories
Most sociologists reject predominantly biological explanations of patriarchy and contend that social and cultural conditioning is primarily responsible for establishing male and female gender roles.3334 According to standard sociological theory, patriarchy is the result of sociological constructions that are passed down from generation to generation.33 These constructions are most pronounced in societies with traditional cultures and less economic development.35 Even in modern developed societies, however, gender messages conveyed by family, mass media, and other institutions largely favor males having a dominant status.34
Biologist Richard Lewontin asserts that patriarchy persists through social and political reasons rather than purely scientific reasons. In The Determined Patriarchy, Lewontin reflects feminist concerns for the future of patriarchy and how to rid society of it by uprooting the source. People who oppose feminism have argued that patriarchy has its birth in biological reasons. This is called biological determinism, which looks at humanity from a strictly biological point of view. These people believe that because of a woman's biology, she is more fit to do what society perceives as womanly roles, such as cooking and cleaning. However, Lewontin and other feminists argue that biological determinism unjustly limits women. In his study, he states females behave a certain way not because they are biologically inclined to, but rather because they are judged by "how well they conform to the stereotypical local image of femininity" (Lewontin 137). Feminists believe that people have had gendered biases since others around them have set apart a social standard for people to follow. For instance, an American doctor said that women cannot make rational decisions during their menopausal periods. This claim may cloak the fact that men also have periods of time where they can be aggressive and irrational. Women's biological traits, such as their ability to get pregnant, are often used against them as an attribute of weakness. However, even as biology is used against women, it is often that the perceived biological bias towards them is not correct. For example, it has been asserted for over a century that women are not as intellectually competent as men because they have slightly smaller brains on average.36 However, no substantiated significant difference in average intelligence has been found between the sexes.37 Furthermore, no discrepancy in intelligence is assumed between men of different heights, even though on average taller men have been found to have slightly larger brains.36 Feminists assert that although women may excel in certain areas and men in others, they are just as competent as men in every field.38
Some sociobiologists, such as Steven Goldberg, argue that social behavior is primarily determined by genetics, and thus that patriarchy arises more as a result of inherent biology than social conditioning. Goldberg also contends that patriarchy is a universal feature of human culture. In 1973, Goldberg wrote, "The ethnographic studies of every society that has ever been observed explicitly state that these feelings were present, there is literally no variation at all."39 Goldberg has critics among anthropologists. Concerning Goldberg's claims about the "feelings of both men and women" Eleanor Leacock countered in 1974 that the data on women's attitudes are "sparse and contradictory", and that the data on male attitudes about male-female relations are "ambiguous". Also, the effects of colonialism on the cultures represented in the studies were not considered.40
There is considerable variation in the role that gender plays in human societies. Although there are no known human examples of strictly matriarchal cultures,41 there are a number of societies that have been shown to be matrilinear or matrilocal and gynocentric, especially among indigenous tribal groups.42 Some hunter-gatherer groups have been characterized as largely egalitarian.14
One evolutionary psychology explanation for the origin of patriarchy starts with the view that females almost always invest more energy into producing offspring than males, and therefore in most species females are a limiting resource over which males will compete. This is sometimes referred to as Bateman's principle. One important female preference will be for males who control more resources which can help her and her children. This in turn has caused a selection pressure on men to be competitive and succeed in gaining resources and power in competition with other men. There has not been a similarly strong selection pressure on females.43
Psychoanalytic theories
Although the term patriarchy is loosely used to stand for "male domination", as has been pointed out above, it more crucially means—as others have stated here: "The rule of The Father"44 or "The Responsibility of the Father". So patriarchy does not refer to a simple binary pattern of male power over women, but power exerted more complexly by age as well as gender, and by older men over women, children, and younger men. Some of these younger men may inherit and therefore have a stake in patriarchy's continuing conventions. Others may rebel.4546 This psychoanalytic model is based upon revisions of Freud's description of the normally neurotic family using the analogy of the story of Oedipus.4748 Those who fall outside the Oedipal triad of mother/father/child are less subject to patriarchal authority.49 This has been taken as a position of symbolic power for queer identities. The operations of power in patriarchy are usually enacted unconsciously. All are subject, even fathers are bound by its strictures.50 It is represented in unspoken traditions and conventions performed in everyday behaviors, customs, and habits.51 The patriarchal triangular relationship of a father, a mother and an inheriting eldest son frequently form the dynamic and emotional narratives of popular culture and are enacted performatively in rituals of courtship and marriage.52 They provide conceptual models for organising power relations in spheres that have nothing to do with the family, for example, politics and business.53
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Patriarchal models
Related notions
- Feminism
- Gender role
- Homemaker
- Masculinity
- Nature versus nurture
- Sociology of fatherhood
- Family economics
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- ^ Malti-Douglas, Fedwa (2007). Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender. Detroit: Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-865960-0.
- ^ Ferguson, Kathy E. (1999). "Patriarchy". In Tierney, Helen. Women's studies encyclopedia, Volume 2. Greenwood Publishing. p. 1048. ISBN 978-0-313-31072-0.
- ^ Green, Fiona Joy (2010). "Patriarchal Ideology of Motherhood". In O'Reilly, Andrea. Encyclopedia of Motherhood, Volume 1. SAGE. p. 969. ISBN 978-1-4129-6846-1.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Will Andy Garcia eat his tie? Hollywood star plays Saakashvili
A war of titans seems to be starting, but luckily not a bloody one this time. Die Hard 2 director Renny Harlin to make film about 2008 Georgian war, but another star, Emir Kusturica, seems ready to fire back with a hit.
It's probably the first time Georgia has hosted such big Hollywood stars, and not only hosts, but enjoys taking center stage in a new movie by a renowned director. Renny Harlin, who made blockbuster Die Hard 2, has begun working on a movie about the 2008 August war between Georgia and South Ossetia. It is reported the film hasn't got a name yet and, for the moment, is simply called "Georgia".
And the star of "Godfather 3" and "The Untouchables", Cuban-born Andy Garcia, will be playing Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. He came to stay in Tbilisi for only two days. First, several of the scenes are to be shot at the president's residence, and on the second day the film crew will move to Rustaveli Avenue, where Saakashvili was holding a military parade during the five-day war, Svobodnaya Pressa reports.
The drama focuses on an American journalist who comes under fire, with his cameraman, in Georgia. There are only two questions on the agenda for both journalists: to stay alive and be objective.
The film is to be released in English and will last about two hours. It's planned that it will be finished by November and the premiere will take place next year in May. As the main roles will be played by Hollywood actors, their Georgian colleagues will only get supporting roles.
For or against?
The Finnish filmmaker made a name for himself as the director of such action adventures as "The Long Kiss Goodnight", "Deep Blue Sea" as well as "A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master".
The director insists he's not going to take sides in the 2008 conflict. According to him, however, the movie is going to make a strong anti-war statement.
Harlin said that when he got the script he realized it was what he had been looking for:
"A great human story with tragic, serious overtones. I saw it as my opportunity to use my experience in action films to tell the story of a complex conflict that is impartial, but makes a strong antiwar statement," he told Variety back in August of this year.
However, Georgia hasn't acknowledged that it actually started the war and continues to blame Russia, while the international community and the world media now state this fact openly.
So, it's not yet known whether Georgian authorities are planning to use the screenplay as yet another instrument to blacken the Russian side and again complain upon hearing a threat from Russia – not from a rostrum but from the cinema screen this time – which, obviously, seems to exist only in their imagination.
Will Kusturica strike back?
There has been speculation that the renowned Serb filmmaker Emir Kusturica is going to present his version of what happened in South Ossetia last year. Svobodnaya Pressa writes that for that, he had already visited the Republic to see the ruined Tskhinval with his own eyes and to talk to eyewitnesses.
According to the news site, the Cannes Award-winning director has called the August actions by the Georgian side "a dirty staging", saying that the fact the aggression in South Ossetia was meant to be masked by the Olympics when all eyes were on the games is "clearly showing the world we live in" and demonstrated that Saakashvili's actions are not as "democratic" as he claimed.
But Svobodnaya Pressa also reports that the Georgian film directors, led by Keti Dolodze, addressed their famous Serb colleague, asking him "not to go on a leash of the Kremlin propagandists and their Tskhinval marionettes". They are said to have recommended Kusturica come to Tbilisi to get an idea of the Georgian view on the tragic events of 2008. However, there've been no reports whether Harlin had ever been advised to visit Tshinval for the same purpose, to get an objective picture of what had happened.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported on Monday that Kusturica will not be making the film because of his having "a binding contract for the next four years".
Commentary: this is so lame.... Now that even the EU has - reluctantly - admitted that it was Georgia which started the 4 day long "08.08.08" war there are really very few options left for the USraelian Empire to help its puppet in the Caucasus. Just like a faithful dog would, Hollywood comes to serve it's master as soon as it hears its whistle and, voila, we are going to have a movie about the proxy war which NATO unleashed against Russia in the summer of 2008. I think that the main goal of this production will not even be to make Saakashvili look good - the guys is a crackpot and the Empire seems to want to replace him by another, more obedient, puppet (possibly Nino Burjanadze). I bet you the main goal will be to conceal the magnitude of the US financed, equipped and trained Georgian Army. Do you remember that when the conflict began Western "experts" confidently predicted that the Georgian military would be a "tough nut to crack" for Russia? After all, if the Georgians were trained by AMERICANS (the "best in the world!"), and supplied with AMERICAN hardware (the "best in the world!") they should easily overcome the "poorly equipped", "poorly commanded" and "poorly trained" Russian military. Well, in fact, of course, Russia cracked the presumed "tough nut" in 4 days and that is a very bad sign for all the new NATO allies in Central Europe and NATO wannabes like the Ukraine. So having NATO support is not nearly as good as, well, Hollywood movies would make you believe!
I have always said that the US military and NATO are not nearly as "good" as some naively believe it to me. The absolutely dismal performance of the US and NATO in Afghanistan, in particular when contrasted with the performance of the Soviet 40th Army, is an excellent indicator of what kind of military the Empire really has: one which is good at "winning" against more or less defenseless enemies. But does it have the brains, the spine and, most importantly, the balls to take on a real fighting force like, say, the Taliban?! Of course not.
The Russian 58th Army - the one who obliterated the Georgian military - is the Army which succeeded in crushing the Chechen insurgents - an enemy far more formidable, I would say, than any force in Afghanistan (with the possible exception of the Panshir Tadjiks). No wonder it took it only 4 days to absolutely and comprehensively crush the Georgian military even though the Georgian attack was a total surprise for the Russia (here, a clear failure of the GRU to adequately warn the Kremlin).
So this is the real purpose of this movie, I believe: to hide as best can be the magnitude of the military defeat of Georgia in this war. So will Andy Garcia eat his tie like Saakashvili did? That does not really matter as long as the public does not imagine the NATO generals in Brussels eating out their ties!
The Saker
27 comments:
- Carlo said...
Also, will the movie show Saakashvili running with his bodyguards from a non-existent Russian attack? This was also another "comedy classic" provided by the Georgian president.
Anyway, I fully agree with you. When I read some days ago that Andy Garcia was in Georgia to make this movie, and meeting with Saakashvili, I knew what to expect from this production. It will surely be a piece of rubbish.
The Russians have already made a fiction movie about the war, Олимпиус инферно, but so far I couldn't watch it. - 23 October, 2009 12:14
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Carlo: Hola compadre!
I have seen Олимпиус инферно (downloaded from a Russian torrent site) and it is so-so at best. There are, however, plenty of excellent documentaries out there about the war, with interviews of the Russian peacekeepers who were attacked first. Good stuff. Try out these:
(both are free, and don't annoy you with up/download ratios).
and look for documentaries or TV shows.
BTW - can you recommend a good source for "no hassle" torrents, in particular for Latin American movies (I love Brazilian movies).
Kind regards,
VS - 23 October, 2009 12:42
- Carlo said...
And how about the documentary War 080808, made by Russia TV? I haven't seen this either, but some say it is good.
One question: are you sure that Russia didn't know that Georgia was going to attack? It seems they were prepared, as Russian troops moved very fast from North to South Ossetia. I think it is possible they knew and were prepared, but of course couldn't move troops to the region (other than peacekeepers), as this would be a provocation. By the way, Saakashvili still claims, against all evidence, that this is what happened: Russian troops moved to South Ossetia, forcing him to attack.
About torrents, to tell you the truth, I don't know much. I mostly download Russian movies from a Russian torrent, but it is a "hassle" one (anyway, I know the guys, and they usually get films for me at request). I also use Mininova.org, there are a lot of things there. And to use this one you don't even have to register. - 23 October, 2009 14:13
- Carlo said...
That old analysis you posted, published by the Deutsche Welle, is so trashy that it is funny. It overestimates so much the capabilities of the Georgian army, equipped with "NATO uniforms, kevlar helmets and body armour matching US issue, and carry the US-manufactured M-16 automatic rifle" - all of these made very fancy souvenirs for the Russian soldiers who looted the abandoned Georgian bases.
And the precious gem is when the author states: "the Kremlin's potential ability to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops and conquer Georgia" - now we know that 10,000 Russian soldiers were more than enough to annihilate the Georgian army.
The Russian armed forces were far from having an excellent performance in that war, specially the air force. But the Georgian army was completely crushed in a matter of days, in the end it was just a bunch of scared guys running away and abandoning all their weapons and equipment. - 23 October, 2009 14:37
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Carlo: 080808 is pretty good, that is true. another is called "the history of a betrayal". Several good ones are out there.
The best proof that Russia was not prepared can be found that the first recon missions over the combat area had to be flown form the flight training center in Lipetsk. So the Air Force was totally caught with its pants down.
The high readiness (and mobility) of the elements of the 58th Army are not surprizing since that is the force which is based in the North Caucasus military district including Chechnya. Keep in mind that the Russians really did not send that many forces into Ossetia. With time the force ratios were brought to about 1:1 but a the beginning there was only one tank batallion taking on several tens of thousands of Georgian armored and mechanized troops inside Tskhinval. Keep in mind that initially they had to pass the Kodor tunnel batallion by batallion - something really not fun to do when you are shot at. Then some VDV elements were also send, but these are *always* ready. so that is generic. The most surprising part was the extremely fast reaction of the Black Sea Fleet and the Naval Infantry which was sent to Abhazia. All in all, the Russian military performed extremely well, but while they might have had a general sense that things were getting worse (Russia had been warning for *weeks* about a possible attack at the UN!), in a tactical sense the Georgians did achieve a surprise attack.
Cheers! - 23 October, 2009 14:43
- Robert said...
Saker do you think Georgia had access to first rate NATO kit the way Israel does?
According to Michael Stuermer's book Putin and the rise of Russia in the 1982 Lebanon war One summer morning no fewer than seventy Syrian piloted MIGs were shot out of a sunny sky by the Israelis in their F16Is - the I standing for the Israeli version, equipped with Sidewinder air to air missiles. This news must have been a tremendous shock to the defence ministry in Moscow.
It appeared even worse because the Russian analysts assumed, in a mirror image, that the Americans, like the Russians with their satellite armies, would never give their allies first rate equipment, but only second or third rate. Little did the Russian analysts understand that the Pentagon gave the Israelis cutting edge technology to prevent them from thinking nuclear in time of crisis. This had been the lesson from the Yom Kippur war, when the Israelis, closely watched by US satellite intelligence, had displayed a willingness to go nuclear.
It may have been the Israelis supplying the Georgians as much or more than the US but presumably they wouldn't want to risk their first grade kit on a clown like Sakashvili either. - 23 October, 2009 16:26
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Robert:Saker do you think Georgia had access to first rate NATO kit the way Israel does?
No, not even close. But what they did get was in many cases very good gear. For instance, the upgraded Buk air defense systems were truly excellent, the person gear given to the troops was up to NATO standards, and command, control, communications was also excellent. As for intelligence, it was certainly supported by Western "partners".
As for the MiGs, not only were the Syrian MiGs not on par with the WTO equivalents (much less so Soviet equivalents), but the Syrian pilots and C3I was also much weaker. Still, many, if not most, Syrian planes were destroyed *on the ground*.
But to come back to your question, the fact that the Georgains were caliming to be up to NATO standards does not really mean that they were, say, a Bundeswehr equivalent. Sure, the USA gave them tons of money and trainers, the Ukies and the Israelis gladly pitched in, but Georgia did not have anything near the absolute and all-encompassing support that Israel has.
But to come back to your point, it is true that the Soviet Union never gave its allies or proxies first rate equipment. - 23 October, 2009 17:26
- Carlo said...
As far as I know, Georgia didn't get many weapons from the US, NATO or Israel. These mostly sold/gave communication equipment, body armor, night vision goggles, etc. These were much better than anything the Russian military has, and became popular items among the Russian soldiers who looted abandoned Georgian military bases.
On the other hand, the tanks, airplanes and helicopters used by the Georgian military were all of Soviet origin (mostly T-72, Su-25 and Mi-24) modernized by Ukraine and Czech Republic. - 23 October, 2009 18:19
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Carlo: not quite. The USA gave a lot of money for the Georgians to purchase equipment wherever they wanted. They also supplied them with gear directly. Georgian T-72 were upgraded with various electronics and a lot of the formerly Soviet equipment had received major upgades. So it is not like Georgia got Kfirs or Leopard tanks from Israel or NATO, but that ressources from these actors were put, optimally I would say, into upgrading the existing inventory. The result of all this was that the Georgian Armed Forces were qualitatively much better equipped than it appeared.
- 23 October, 2009 19:31
I know for a fact that Turkey not only provided Georgia with NATO hardware but also training. Russia was quite practical in delivering them a message.
Mouse - 23 October, 2009 22:59
- alibi said...
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- 24 October, 2009 04:32
- alibi said...
Carlo: "The Russian armed forces were far from having an excellent performance in that war, specially the air force"
Funny how easily the world got used to the US victories. Sure it's far from excellent, when 10000 troops within a few hours were mobilised and sent abroad to immediately engage the opponents who were thoroughly prepared, were in the positions they could choose and fortify, and were in fact in the process of a major military assault which would have already deployed high level of logistics, command, control and communications. Sure during the war the Russians have lost 6 air craft and under 100 soldiers. That's truly pathetic performance. Against some advanced SAMs.
Sure the Russians need to learn a lot. If they were looking for an excellent performance they would have firstly imposed embargo on all military equipment supplies to Georgia for at least a decade. Secondly – they would have gathered around at least a dozen other nations each of them would be way more militarily advanced and richer than Georgia. Thirdly the Russians would have bombed Georgia for a month or two to the Stone Age level just to make sure that there is no will to resist left on the ground...
Have to agree with Carlo on that one – far from excellent performance.
BTW according to various independent sources http://www.truthinmedia.org/Bulletins2000/tim2000-5-1.html NATO lost over 60 aircraft in Serbia and that happened after 9 years of a ban on all military export to Milosevic so the Serbs managed to inflict damage to the most advanced military machine with 70s era soviet SA125 SAM. And still the media cries about how pathetic and retarded is Russian military equipment and performance. - 24 October, 2009 05:21
- Carlo said...
Alibi, don't get me wrong here, don't take me for a Russian basher and a NATO praiser, I am exactly the opposite. The Russian armed forces surprised the whole world with their fast victory against Georgia. And yes, I fully agree with you, the Russians inflicted very small damages against civilians, compared to what the US and NATO did in Serbia, Afghanistan and Iraq - it is absurd the Europeans statement that the Russian response against Georgia was "excessive", because if we compare to what NATO did against Serbia, the Russians were extremely mild.
But the Russian armed forces could have made it better, specially the air force. Georgia, for example, has no fighters and no long range SAMs (like S-300), but the Russians even lost a long-range bomber (Tu-22M3, which was being used in a recce mission), and they took days to destroy the main radar in Georgia.
Anyway, like I said: many people expected that Georgia could make a strong resistance to Russia, and that this country would have much bigger losses and take much longer to win. For armed forces that still use mainly equipment coming from the late 80's at best (as modernization is still going slow, and Russia didn't use their newest weapons in that war, available in small numbers, like Su-34 attack planes or T-90 tanks), they did very well and surprised the whole world. And it seems that the Russians learned from their flaws, and are investing more on communications and reconnaissance. - 24 October, 2009 08:24
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Alibi: I completely agree with all your points. However, I have "known" Carlo for a while now and I am sure that while he is mis-informed, he is definitely not pro-NATO or anti-Russian. Heck, at times he is even more pro-Russian than I am :-)
@Carlo: sorry, but you have your facts wrong. The Georgians had Buk air-defence missiles which are long range missiles. Please read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buk_missile_system. Furthermore, these missiles were modified and improved. In fact, and this is important, THIS WAS THE FIRST CASE OF AN AIRFORCE CONFRONTED WITH A MODERN AIR-DEFENSE SYSTEM EVER. Let me repeat, every single war the Americans fought (Iraq, Kosovo, Lybia) they were opposed by antiquated 1970 air defense systems. What the Russian Air Force faced was an integrated 21st century air defense systems.
Then, as I mentioned before, the Russian Air Force did not begin this war. It was caught totally unprepared. This is why the Tu-22M3 you mention had to be flown in from Lipetsk, for example. Normally, a recon mission is supported by ECM aircraft, and escorts. These guys flew in along knowing FULL WELL that they were taking a big risk. And they got shot down. Frankly, this was predictable.
Now, I agree that the Russians should have flattened all of the Georgian Air Force and Air Defenses in the first night. I wrote that in 2008. But I have to admit that this would only have been possible if they had had the time to prepare such a mission. Bottom line: it is good to be the agressor, its sucks to be the "agressee" (is that English?!).
There is alot written about the lack of good C3I on the Russian side. Even the Russian military has complained about that, and it is probably true. But consider this then. Even without that the Russians crushed the Georgians. Says something about the quality of the 58th Army as a fighting force, does it not?
I think that the 08.08.08 4 day war is one of the most brilliant and gutsy military victories in modern history. Sure, nobody wants to admit that. The West is (as always) trying to belittle anythying Russian, and the Russians themselves want to over-emphasize their shortcoming to get more money to modernize the armed forces which were totally neglected during the 1980-1990. That is TWENTY YEARS of neglect.
But consider the bottom line:
a) The Georgians had had years to prepare their attack
b) The Georgians achieved a tactical surprize attack
c) The Georgians had better equipment
d) The Georgians began the war from prepared position surrounded their objective while the Russians had to bring in forces through ONE TUNNEL.
f) The Georgians had a numerical superiority while the Russians only had some (very courageous) Ossetian volunteers and ONE tank battalion to hold Tshinval.
g) the Georgians had an advanced, modern, air defense system while it took the Russians 48 hours to get the first (agining) SU-25s in the theater.
Considering all this, I say that the Russians achieved a PHENOMENAL victory. In 4 days they reached a position from which they could have taken Tbilissi and the rest of the country in 24 hours.
In my opinion. this victory is, by its magnitude, without equivalent in modern warfare. - 24 October, 2009 09:48
- Carlo said...
Saker, thanks for showing me these facts. I didn't know that Georgian air defenses were so good, I thought it consisted mostly of theater SAMs and MANPADs. To tell you the truth, in this case I will happily change my mind.
- 24 October, 2009 10:52
- alibi said...
To Saker and Carlo.
Dear fellows.
I've been following this blog for quite a while and I'm pretty familiar with most of the regulars, so I "know" Carlo fairly well and pretty often share his point of view on many different issues. I didn't mean to sound offensive and I'm sorry if I did. My English fails me now and then so I guess it's the damn foreign language's fault...
I'm not a big fan of the Russian military machine to be honest and I'm always the first one to lash out at the military system in Russia, but in this particular case I agree with Saker – it was a great performance. I'd like to see how it would have been executed had it been done by the US on a such a short notice.
@Saker: "the Russians should have flattened all of the Georgian Air Force and Air Defenses in the first night..."
You have to realise that the Russians had a very questionable excuse for the invasion. They just couldn't afford to start pounding Georgian territory with air strikes just like that. Georgian air defence which included also passive radars "Kolchuga" with the range 200-400kms were located outside of the war zone. Putin was in China and Medvedev was on holydays so it was politically very challenging to give an order to strike at the foreign territory. The Russians will bear the guilt for all the Soviet wrongdoings for long time. - 24 October, 2009 11:03
- Robert said...
Seems to me that the Empire's military strength lies in air power. The bottom line is that we still don't know who would come off best in aerial combat between one side with first rate NATO kit and the other first grade Russian/SCO equipment.
We also don't know how the US Air Force or its Israeli squadrons would fare flying over terrain equipped with first class Russian ground air defense systems.
Suppose Russia were to sell Iran or Syria the very best they have in ground based air defense how would the USraelians cope? Could they take out Hizbollah missile launch sites without suffering a prohibitively expense loss of pilots and aircraft?
I'm quite sure there is no question of the Russians doing this for geopolitical reasons but it's an interesting hypothesis which the IDF must have wargamed. - 24 October, 2009 11:40
- Carlo said...
Alibi, I didn't felt offended at all. But perhaps you didn't remember me and thought I was bashing the Russian military, that is why I wanted to make clear I am not like this.
Robert, it seems that Israel is trying to get prepared to fight against Russia's latest air defense systems. Didn't they make an air exercise over the Mediterranean some months ago, coming close to Crete, where the Greeks have S-300 SAM systems? I am pretty sure they did this in order to get precise information about this system (electromagnetic signature, range, possible ways to jam it), in case the Iranians one day get the S-300 they paid for. - 24 October, 2009 13:01
- alibi said...
@Robert: "Seems to me that the Empire's military strength lies in air power. The bottom line is that we still don't know who would come off best in aerial combat between one side with first rate NATO kit and the other first grade Russian/SCO equipment."
I wouldn't rely too much on just an air power if we were to fight a state with fairly large territory equipped with integrated air defence. According to Wikipedia the air strikes at Serbia managed to destroy 14/yes fourteen/ armoured vehicles and artillery pieces the Serbs lost just over 400 soldiers due to the air strikes. And we are talking about 79 days of permanent strikes about 30000 flights and something like 75% of all cruise missiles used. And all this after 9 years of embargo on military equipment export to Serbia.
Here goes a quote from here: http://www.truthinmedia.org/Bulletins2000/tim2000-5-1.html
NATO has sustained significant losses. An even greater number of aircraft were damaged not only by ground fire but also by the intensity of operations and skipping on the required maintenance hours. After talking to several USAF aircraft mechanics, who participated in the "Allied Force", I can conclude that NATO aircraft were pushed to the limit and way beyond it. This is especially true for the USAF aircraft. One USAF aircraft mechanic who served at Aviano told me: "Two weeks - three weeks tops - and the "Allied Force" would have been over 'cause NATO would have run out of working planes." - 24 October, 2009 14:27
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Everybody: I think that we are all on the same side :-)
I have to run and I cannot comment much now, but I just want to support what Alibi wrote. The NATO air operation over Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro is something of a military disaster. The Serbian Army Corps deployed in Kosovo was essentially unscathed while the NATO air forces were in a panic. Had it not been for the betrayal of the SOB Milosevic, NATO would have had to stop. I fully agree with the Aviano mechanic here.
"Winning wars from the air" is a mistaken US/NATO/Israeli concept. When attacking a weak enemy, and when choosing the moment of attack (achieving tactical suprise) it does were very well and it open the door for fairly painless mopping operations on the ground. But against a prepared enemy? Nope - it never worked. Not in Vietnam, not in Lebanon, not in Kosovo. And if any of these three had had a really modern air defense capability it would have turned into a disaster much faster.
Great thread, by the way, but I need to run now. Sorry!
Kind regards and see you back later tonight ;-)
VS - 24 October, 2009 16:25
Coming late to the thread, but there is one test of military power that no one wants to ever face. That is, can an infantry or armor force continue fighting after absorbing substantial casualties is a short period of time?
American forces have gotten so used to total air dominance and vastly superior weapons, that I'm curious how they would fair in pure slug-fest. If for example, a battalion sized unit suffered 10% casualties in 24 hours, would it keep on fighting? I ask this first about elite units and also against 'ordinary' units.
The U.S. military did not go through such a test since Korea. And even then they had vast air power advantage. - 25 October, 2009 19:59
- VINEYARDSAKER: said...
@Lysander: as always, you make very interesting points. I remember during my years of training as a military analyst one of our instructors told us that "all armies behave the same way when they win; the real difference between armies is only revealed when the get initially beat up, and then the regroup and couter-attack; only when a military force takes losses and then can mount a counter-attack can you truly measure its quality". I completely concur with this. I would add that the only kind of circustance when a military force engages the enemy and comes up almost unscathed is a suprise attack in a highly lopsided conflict.
My wet dream? Imagining a US Marine force trying to take Grozny from the Chechens. Probably never gonna happen, but what a wonderful sight that would be. LOL! - 25 October, 2009 20:31
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- 26 October, 2009 06:11
- alibi said...
When we're talking about a clash between the US and Russia/god forbid/ we need to understand that there will be no advanced technological weapons in use. All hi tech gizmos will become useless immediately after just first strikes. There will be no satellites left /they will be downed first thing/for the GPS, JDAMs or communication, no AWACS, no Raptors, no UAVs. Cruise missiles will have no working electronics, all comms will be over land lines or via couriers. All sorts of electronic warfare will be involved including nukes. So – it will be pretty much your good old WWII technology back on track.
- 26 October, 2009 06:16
Regarding Kosovo and the ineffectiveness of NATO bombing on military targets....
The serb ground forces losses seem to be on the order of a battalion .... really not much to show for that amount of sorties.
But : was not the real reason the Serbs asked for peace the destruction of their industry and industrial infrastructure?
(all military targets of course ...) - 26 October, 2009 12:59
- alibi said...
"...was not the real reason the Serbs asked for peace the destruction of their industry and industrial infrastructure?"
What was the point to wait for 79 days watching your country get ruined and give up when there was nothing left anyway. If you wanted to save the infrastructure then you should've asked for peace after a couple of weeks when it was obviously that Russia was not gonna interfere, and the country was already getting destroyed. Milosevic had waited up to the very end hoping to buy his way out and he did by selling his army which was practically intact, and was yet to get engaged in a real combat, and his country which he personally had dragged into this shit and which was practically devastated by the strikes. True the Russians were pushing him to sign the peace agreement but look – we are talking about your country, your land and your people. Fuck the Russians with their drunken whore in the Kremlin. It's your war, and you have army. And a very good army. And if you put up a decent fight for your own land you would most definitely have better position to negotiate. Instead – the Serbs waited until they country become flattened and then just gave up. Saving infrastructure. - 26 October, 2009 14:47
Good points Alibi.
I've also realized that I would like to read the "true story" of the Kosovo war. I do recall the daily press briefings by a good looking British office, pointing out what targets had been destroyed... yak yak yak...
Some questions I wonder about:
- So how depleted were the NATO air forces at the end of the war?
- And what were the losses actually?
- Did the Serbs actually bomb the Apache base in Albania?
- Did the Serbs have any way to strike at NATO bases such as Aviano, or at naval shipping in the Adriatic? (I think all the RBS-15 belonged to the Kroats)
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