This article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081801851.html
really missed the point.
It refers to the Russian "invasion" of Georgia. It does not come as a surprise that the Washington Post is partially closing down!
The fact is that Georgia attacked South Ossetia. Why are there no references to the Georgian invasion of Ossetia?
Could it have anything to do with the fact that Georgian President Saakashvili is a friend of U.S. President Bush?
Is this one of Bush's last efforts to control oil and power in the region? He has failed in Iraq. He has failed in Afghanistan. He will fail in the Caucasus!
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
South Ossetia and Abkhazia: Not Part of Georgia
President Dmitry Medvedev added his signature to a French peace plan already endorsed by Georgia and by South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said withdrawal would depend on extra security measures ordered by Medvedev, the nature of which was not made clear.
Asked how long the withdrawal might take, Lavrov told reporters: "This does not just depend on us." He blamed the difficult situation on the ground for delays.
Despite the peace deal, a gulf still separates Moscow and Tbilisi over the future of the rebel regions, which broke away from Georgia in the early 1990s and declared independence, albeit without international recognition.
U.S. President George Bush echoed the Georgian position on Saturday, saying South Ossetia and Abkhazia were part of Georgia "and there's no room for debate on this matter."
But Lavrov has already told the West to "forget about Georgia's territorial integrity," saying the facts on the ground dictate a different reality.
Russia says 1,600 civilians died when Georgia stormed South Ossetia, though the figure has not been independently verified. Georgia says at least 175 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. The figure does not include South Ossetia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said withdrawal would depend on extra security measures ordered by Medvedev, the nature of which was not made clear.
Asked how long the withdrawal might take, Lavrov told reporters: "This does not just depend on us." He blamed the difficult situation on the ground for delays.
Despite the peace deal, a gulf still separates Moscow and Tbilisi over the future of the rebel regions, which broke away from Georgia in the early 1990s and declared independence, albeit without international recognition.
U.S. President George Bush echoed the Georgian position on Saturday, saying South Ossetia and Abkhazia were part of Georgia "and there's no room for debate on this matter."
But Lavrov has already told the West to "forget about Georgia's territorial integrity," saying the facts on the ground dictate a different reality.
Russia says 1,600 civilians died when Georgia stormed South Ossetia, though the figure has not been independently verified. Georgia says at least 175 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. The figure does not include South Ossetia.
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