![]() | Georgia disputes Russian 'withdrawal' - 18 Aug 08 There is little evidence that Russian forces in Gerorgia are withdrawing, despite assurances from Moscow that the troops are to pull back. Georgia and its Western allies insist the Russian militry must pull back completely and leave only a small peacekeeping force in South Ossetia. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reports. |
![]() | RUSSIA & GEORGIA at WAR! Aug. 8, 2008. (part 1/10) ----CHECK MY CHANNEL FOR LATEST NEWS---- GEORGIA ATTACKED SOUTH OSSETIA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE ATTACK HAS NOW ESCALATED TO BLOWNOUT WAR WITH RUSSIA. Aug. 8, 2008. "Russia and Georgia were effectively at war last night after a festering conflict in the Caucasus plunged out of control following a Georgian military attempt to recover its breakaway region of South Ossetia. Tanks and artillery from Russia's 58th army were in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia's capital, to prevent Georgian forces attacking Russian peacekeepers and civilians, the defence ministry in Moscow said." ________________________________________ South Ossetia: The region won the independence from Georgia after the 1991-1992 War for Independence. In 2006, the de facto independent republic of South Ossetia held a referendum about the independence. 99 percent of the votes were in favor of the independence from Georgia. _______________________________________ RUSSIAS WARNING Aug 5, 2008. "Russia will intervene if conflict erupts in the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia, a senior Russian diplomat has warned. Special ambassador Yuri Popov said Russia would defend its citizens living in the conflict zone, Interfax reports. At least six people have been killed in clashes in the region in recent days. " Read more here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7543099.stm ________________________________________ Aug. 08, 2008. Fierce clashes were seen between Georgian and Russian forces in South Ossetia, a pro-Russian autonomous region of Georgia. "I saw bodies lying on the streets, around ruined buildings, in cars," Lyudmila Ostayeva, a resident of the South Ossetia capital, Tskhinvali, told The Associated Press. "It's impossible to count them now. There is hardly a single building left undamaged," she said after fleeing to a village near the Russian border, AP reported. One U.S. State Department official called the conflict a "very dangerous situation" and said diplomatic moves are afoot around the globe to stop it. Read more here http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/08/georgia.ossetia/index.html#cnnSTCText ________________________________________ http://nospintv.net http://nospintv.net http://nospintv.net |
![]() | Russia And Georgia Do Battle An alleged airstrike by Russian jets on the former Soviet Republic of Georgia has sparked a violent conflict. Russia hopes the fighting does not lead to further violence. Richard Roth reports. |
![]() | Who's to blame for the Russian Georgian conflict? More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080801YT Pepe Escobar: Georgia is a strategic client state of the US with close ties to the Bush administration |
![]() | Georgia is boosting military potential Russia is very concerned about the recent growth of Georgia's military potential, according to the Deputy Chief of Russia's General Staff, Colonel General Anatoly Nogovitsyn. |
![]() | US may assault Iran via Georgia The U.S. military could have plans to use Georgian air bases to launch air strikes against Iran, according to Russias envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin. He pointed out that Georgia would be the perfect base for a potential U.S. operation in Iran. |
![]() | Russian troops begin withdrawal from Georgia Russian military forces are beginning their pull-out from the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict zone and will return to their previous positions defined by their peacekeeping mandate. The withdrawal is part of a six-point peace plan drawn-up by Russia and France and follows a weekend conversation between their leaders, Dmitry Medvedev and Nicolas Sarkozy. |
![]() | Georgia started the war - Pat Buchanan Did US officials know about Georgia's plans to attack its breakaway region? The issue deserves a special hearing in the US Congress, according to American political commentator Pat Buchanan. |
![]() | Georgia releases footage of 'Russian jet attack' - 21 Apr 08 Georgia says this footage show a Russian MiG-29 jet destroying an unmanned reconnaisance aircraft in its air space. Russia has denied the allegations and questioned why Tbilisi would be flying such an aircraft over the breakaway region of Abkhazia. |
![]() | Russia-Asia cooperation a nightmare for US hawks More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=080801YT F. William Engdahl: The Geopolitics of Georgia (3 of 3) |
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