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Arslan Jumaniyazov
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The Conflict in South Ossetia and Georgia
August 11, 2008 - 02:40 PM
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First, I would like to greet my long-time friends, opponents, foes, etc. here at tig since I was out for some time!
Back to the topics. I have been following the stories about this conflict and am a witness to massive information warfare waged on both sides. For those interested in the topic, the following article does some justice, I believe. Otherwise, while rightly emphasizing disproportionate use of force by Russia, few people are chastising the dictator Saakashvili and his cynical PR campaign to rally the international community behind him.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080818/ames
Getting Georgia's War On
The outbreak of war in Georgia on Friday offers a disturbing and somewhat surreal taste of what to expect from John McCain should he become our nation's Commander in Chief. As the centuries-old ethnic animosities between Georgia and Ossetia boiled over into another armed conflict, drawing in neighboring Russia, McCain issued a stark-raving statement from Des Moines that is disturbingly reminiscent of the language used in the lead-up to NATO's war against Yugoslavia in 1999, a war McCain zealously pushed for: ......................
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Adham Tobail
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Re: The Conflict in South Ossetia and Georgia
August 11, 2008 - 07:21 PM
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I wish to live in Georgia and the Georgian people in peace, security and justice and the law and to spread the human rights
Adham
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Re: The Conflict in South Ossetia and Georgia
August 17, 2008 - 03:39 AM
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Russia and Georgia signed the peace deal, but there is still a significant presence of Russian troops all over the Georgian territory.
What do you think was the main factor provoking the war in Georgia?
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