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U.S. suggests Russia wants "regime change" in Georgia
Reuters ^ | 10 August 2008 | By Louis Charbonneau

Posted on 08/10/2008 1:28:02 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States suggested on Sunday that Russia was interested in "regime change" in Georgia after Moscow rejected Tbilisi's offer of a cease-fire in the separatist region of South Ossetia.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had told U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the president of Georgia "must go," the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Zalmay Khalilzad, told the Security Council.

Khalilzad then looked straight at Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin and asked if Moscow was looking for "regime change."

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: caucasus; condi; condirice; geopolitics; georgia; khalilzad; regimechange; rice; russia; southossetia
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To: su531

“Russian [military]” and “protecting civilian population” are really words that shouldn’t be found in the same sentence, unless it also includes “fail” or “disregard.”


41 posted on 08/10/2008 6:02:10 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Chgogal
Misty (I think that's her name) wanted the President to pat her bottom for good luck.

If it is so normal and wholesome for a 60 year old man to pat a 20 year old's butt in public go post these pics on the "dose" thread.

Heck for that matter post them on the bulletin board at church and down at the grade school.

43 posted on 08/10/2008 6:06:51 PM PDT by Eaker (I'm voting for McCain because he is white.)
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To: Eaker

Now, now, he didn’t patt her on the butt. Don’t get excited.


44 posted on 08/10/2008 6:09:26 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Grzegorz 246

If South Ossetia does not want to be part of Georgia, then it is perfectly okay for the Russians to step in and protect their independence.

I may be outside of the normal FR posts here, but this is the kind of freedom we were preaching for other break-away republics from the Soviet Union and Russia.

They have apparently been independent since 1991 and Georgia attacked them first.

I believe the righteous position is to side with the South Ossetian people here against Georgia.

In any event, the world will be a more peaceful place if we just let break-away regions break-away and become independent states. You can’t force people to live together and if they don’t want to, just separate them and things will be fine.

The world is an economically integrated unit now, NOT a politically integrated one.


45 posted on 08/10/2008 6:11:24 PM PDT by JustDoItAlways
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To: SkyPilot

“Get lost Newbie. “

You sounds like a lussy Liberal.
Can you answer me a simple question?
Why Georgian can live in Georgia and ossetians cannot live in Ossetia?
And why Georgia wants Osetia to be Georgia,when ossetians doesn`t want to be Georgian? They wants to be Osetians.
And again.
Ossetian has no problem with Georgians living in Georgia so why Georgians so upset about ossetians living in Ossetia?


47 posted on 08/10/2008 6:14:29 PM PDT by su531 (Liberalism Is A Menthal Disoder.)
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To: 1rudeboy

Nice try.


48 posted on 08/10/2008 6:15:37 PM PDT by Hamiltonian
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To: su531
Why so many Russians in Chechnya? Why can't Russia just get out of Chechnya since Chechnyans don't want to be Russian?

You stupid Russkies are really screwing yourselves here and furthering the cause of Chechnya independence.

49 posted on 08/10/2008 6:17:48 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
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To: Hamiltonian

Thanks. Yours was pathetic. Embarrassing, even.


50 posted on 08/10/2008 6:18:19 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68
I remember reading that, but I was not sure. Pooty makes me ill. He needs to be taken down a notch.

And Obama ain't man enough to do it.

51 posted on 08/10/2008 6:18:48 PM PDT by Chgogal (Voting "Present" 130 times might be a sign of a smart politician. It is not a sign of a good leader.)
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To: Grzegorz 246

We need to arm these patriotic Georgians the same as we helped the Afghans in the early ‘80’s. Let Putin taste some significant Russian blood.


52 posted on 08/10/2008 6:19:18 PM PDT by catfish1957 (Hey algore...You'll have to pry the steering wheel of my 317 HP V8 truck from my cold dead hands)
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To: su531
Can you answer me a simple question? Why Georgian can live in Georgia and ossetians cannot live in Ossetia? And why Georgia wants Osetia to be Georgia,when ossetians doesn`t want to be Georgian? They wants to be Osetians. And again. Ossetian has no problem with Georgians living in Georgia so why Georgians so upset about ossetians living in Ossetia?

If you had read my posting history over the past 72 hours you would have seen I am defending Georgia. Yet- you attacked me and my posts.

What side are you on?

Either way, you have a strange way to make "friends."

53 posted on 08/10/2008 6:22:55 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I wasn't in church during the time when the statements were made.")
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To: 1rudeboy

Feel free to resume entertaining yourself.


54 posted on 08/10/2008 6:25:30 PM PDT by Hamiltonian
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To: catfish1957

“We need to arm these patriotic Georgians the same as we helped the Afghans in the early ‘80’s. Let Putin taste some significant Russian blood.”

LOL, you are right on with that sentiment. Those contingency plans are on the board and can be implemented easily. If Russia pushes this, they will be implemented, to include Chechnyan attacks inside of Russia. The Serbs will also get some too.


55 posted on 08/10/2008 6:28:10 PM PDT by rbmillerjr ("bigger government means constricting freedom"....................RWR)
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To: Eaker
"Not Bush. These girls are his daughters age for pity sake."

Well, Monica wasn't much older than Chelsea...

56 posted on 08/10/2008 6:31:16 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Jimmy Carter is the skidmark in the panties of American History)
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To: Hamiltonian

Thanks again. It’ll be great to go back to discussing the current war, instead of one from ten years ago that has little bearing on the discussion.


57 posted on 08/10/2008 6:33:51 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: SkyPilot

Your photographs are being removed because they were taken by an AP photographer. AP images are shot on sight, and AP articles must be excerpted. You are not being persecuted. And you should know better.


58 posted on 08/10/2008 6:37:29 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
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To: Chgogal
Yesterday the President visited the US women's volley ball team. Misty (I think that's her name) wanted the President to pat her bottom for good luck. It is my understanding that “patting the bottom” is a good luck tradition in beach volleyball. President Bush was a bit embarrassed so he patted her back instead.

That certainly puts the picture in a different context. Bikini clad Volley ball player babes ask for a pat on the butt for good luck. President Bush, instead pats them on the back -- photo snap -- upset posters, the whole thing.

59 posted on 08/10/2008 6:46:39 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: Eaker; Chgogal
If it is so normal and wholesome for a 60 year old man to pat a 20 year old's butt in public go post these pics on the "dose" thread.

The poster told you that the President didn't pat the babe on the butt. So what exactly is your problem?

60 posted on 08/10/2008 6:50:21 PM PDT by FreeReign
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