Sunday, September 14, 2008

Russia Experiences the Law of Karma

Russia was quick to support the independence movements in the Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Now certain Russian provinces in the Caucasus might seek independence from Russia, including Ingushetia, Dagestan, Tatarstan and Bashkiria. And of course the ever-popular Chechnya, where the Russian army practiced near-genocide against the far-from-peace-loving Islamic natives. This article in English from Deutsche-Welle has the story.

As the 1960s flower children used to say, "What goes around, comes around," or "you reap what you sow." Let's enjoy the schadenfreude.