Posted on 08/12/2008 9:05:43 AM PDT by Schnucki
GEORGIA'S prime minister says he wants more evidence of a Russian halt to military operations after Russian fighter jets continued to bomb Georgian villages. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said early on Tuesday he had ordered an end to military operations in Georgia. But Georgian Prime Minister Lado Gurgenidze said Russian jets were still targeting civilians.
"Despite the Russian president's claims earlier this morning that military operations against Georgia have been suspended, at this moment, Russian fighter jets are bombarding two Georgian villages outside South Ossetia," Mr Gurgenidze said.
He said the Kremlin's statement that it had ceased military operations was the result of intense international pressure on Medvedev.
"We will need more evidence, everyone in this situation needs a signed binding agreement."
"Until that happens we are mobilised, we are prepared for everything," he said. "I do appreciate it (Medvedev's gesture) ... but there has been more damage to infrastructure and civilian casualties today."
Mr Gurgenidze said the Interior Ministry had informed him of two bombings 20km from the town of Gori that took place after President Medvedev's statement.
Russia has denied attacking the town of Gori and has denied any incursions outside the disputed region of South Ossetia.
(Excerpt) Read more at theaustralian.news.com.au ...
One can always trust Russians to be Russians ...
LOL
Doesn’t sound like a halt in the conflict to me.
What do you say about such a self-contradictory headline?
Obviously if bombs are falling there has not been a genuine 'halt' in the conflict
The headline writer should have have said "Bombs Fall Despite Attempts to Halt Conflict" but they just had to try to be more succinct than the subject allowed.
First Georgian Russian War images becoming available
(we must support and aid Georgia)
VArious Russian and Georgian news outlets | 8 Augt 2008 | Jeff Head
Posted on 08/08/2008 10:43:34 AM PDT by Jeff Head
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058674/posts
Georgia says Russian tanks mean ‘war’ in South Ossetia
Times Online | August 8, 2008 | Philippe Naughton
Posted on 08/08/2008 3:37:46 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058793/posts
U.S. tells Russia to pull forces out of Georgia
Reuters | August 8, 2008
Posted on 08/08/2008 10:07:02 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058921/posts
Russia says has control of South Ossetia capital
Reuters (excerpt) | August 9, 2008
Posted on 08/09/2008 1:30:46 AM PDT by HAL9000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058947/posts
Turkey agrees to supply Georgia electricity
Reuters | 8/8/08 | Orhan Coskun
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:50:08 AM PDT by a_Turk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058994/posts
Georgia In State Of War With Russia
SKYNEWS | 08-09-08 | Sky NEws
Posted on 08/09/2008 6:55:15 AM PDT by tcrlaf
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059027/posts
Raping Georgia: Russia Invades An American Ally
New York Post | 8/9/2008 | Ralph Peters
Posted on 08/09/2008 8:17:55 AM PDT by dr_who
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059061/posts
Taunting the Bear ( Regarding the War over South Ossetia )
New York Times | August 9, 2008 | James Traub
Posted on 08/09/2008 9:24:37 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059083/posts
The Pipeline War: Russian bear goes for West’s jugular
mailonline.com | 8/10/08 | Svetlana Skarbo and Jonathan Petre
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:24:46 PM PDT by melt
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059221/posts
Georgia: Russia enters into ‘war’ in South Ossetia
Telegraph (UK) | 1:29AM BST 09 Aug 2008 | Adrian Blomfield in Gori
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:29:39 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059223/posts
‘Invasion of Georgia’ a ‘3 a.m. moment’
Yahoo/Politico | 8/9/08 | Ben Smith
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:51:41 PM PDT by dervish
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059233/posts
Russia Rejects Cease-Fire With Georgia
CBS
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:53:37 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059235/posts
Russia’s Ceasefire Terms
Civil.GE | 10 Aug.’08 / 05:56 | Civil Georgia, Tbilisi
Posted on 08/09/2008 8:07:19 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059278/posts
RAW: Russian Airstrike Against Civilian Area (Plus Aftermath). (Video only)
live leak | today | unk.
Posted on 08/09/2008 10:30:40 PM PDT by robomatik
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2059316/posts
Georgia ‘pulls out of S Ossetia’
BBC | , Sunday, 10 August 2008 06:17 UK 05:17 GMT | BBC Staff
Posted on 08/09/2008 11:00:57 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2059326/posts
Georgia and Russia Nearing All-Out War
NY Times | August 10, 2008 | Anne Barnard
Posted on 08/09/2008 11:10:06 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059330/posts
Israel plays down defense ties with Georgia
(Israel do not wish to anger Russia)
JTA
Posted on 08/10/2008 8:56:42 AM PDT by kronos77
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059443/posts
Georgian Pres. Saakashvili on BBC (video)
“We will never give up our freedom”
BBC | Aug. 9, 2008
Posted on 08/10/2008 10:16:23 AM PDT by nuconvert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059481/posts
War In Georgia: The Oil Angle
Power Line | 8/10/2008 | staff
Posted on 08/10/2008 1:51:01 PM PDT by kellynla
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2059569/posts
Cheney: Russian action ‘must not go unanswered’
yahoo News | 8/10/08 | yahoo
Posted on 08/10/2008 6:08:39 PM PDT by cmsgop
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059685/posts
Russians Push Past Separatist Area to Assault Central Georgia
(regime change Russian turn)
ny times | 8/10/08 | Andrew E. Kramer, Anne Barnard
Posted on 08/10/2008 7:43:34 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059705/posts
Georgia Retreats, Pleads for Truce; U.S. Condemns Russian Onslaught
Washington Post | Monday, August 11, 2008; Page A01 | Peter Finn
Posted on 08/10/2008 10:13:43 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059753/posts
BBC: US warning to Russia over Georgia
( Cheney phones Mikhail Saakashvili)
BBC | Monday, 11 August 2008 05:27 UK 04:27 GMT | BBC Staff
Posted on 08/10/2008 10:25:54 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059760/posts
Russia Warns Baltics, Poland To Pay For Georgia Stance—Report
AFP | 11 August 2008
Posted on 08/11/2008 6:17:22 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059874/posts
Russia seizes Georgia base, opens second front
AP | Aug 11, 2008 | Misha Dzhindzhikhashvili
Posted on 08/11/2008 8:16:28 AM PDT by Jeff Head
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059946/posts
“South Ossetia, payback for Kosovo”
B92 | 8/10/08 | Beta
Posted on 08/11/2008 10:29:32 AM PDT by Bokababe
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060020/posts
Russia Jets Bomb Georgia Oil Pipeline
The Daily Telegraph via NY Sun | August 11, 2008 | Damien McElroy
Posted on 08/11/2008 1:05:59 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060098/posts
Georgian army flees in disarray as Russians advance
TimesOnline | August 11, 2008 | Tony Halpin
Posted on 08/11/2008 1:29:34 PM PDT by brytlea
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060111/posts
Georgia ‘overrun’ by Russian troops as full-scale ground invasion begins
This is london | London, Monday 11.08.08 | Wire Services and staff
Posted on 08/11/2008 2:00:08 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060127/posts
Russia gives Georgia an ultimatum
International Herald Tribune | August 11, 2008 | Michael Schwirtz, Anne Barnard and Andrew E. Kramer
Posted on 08/11/2008 2:56:44 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060154/posts
Georgia: The First Shot in a New Cold War
American Thinker | August 12, 2008 | Lance Fairchok
Posted on 08/11/2008 11:23:26 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060370/posts
Russia’s Medvedev halts military action in Georgia
Yahoo! | AP
Posted on 08/12/2008 2:10:58 AM PDT by Flashlight
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2060404/posts
What to Do about Georgia
Commentary | August 2008 | Max Boot
Posted on 08/12/2008 10:12:37 AM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2060604/posts
How about “Bombs Fall Despite claims of halt in the conflict.”
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