Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Posted on 08/14/2008 2:46:11 AM PDT by maquiladora
GORI, Georgia (AP) - The Georgian Foreign Ministry says more Russian troops have moved into the strategically key city of Gori even though a withdrawal had appeared to be under way earlier in the day.
Ministry spokeswoman Nato Chikovani also said Thursday that Russian troops had moved into the Black Sea oil port city of Poti, from which they had appeared to leave earlier.
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The AP employs illiterate monkeys.
Latest...BBC reporter says that a series of explosions have been heard, black smoke has been seen around the city. Explosions and gunfire heard in the hills around the town. A lot of Russian tank activity.
22 minutes ago
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Explosions heard near Georgian city of Gori as Russian troop withdrawal appears to collapse.
Note the shadow under his nose and at the side of his head? Gives him a Hitler look.
Russian Troops Destroying Military Installations in Poti
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 14 Aug.’08 / 13:48
Russian forces again appeared in Poti on Georgia’s Black Sea coast after noon on August 14 destroying military installations there.
According to the Georgian Border Police, Russian forces have also destroyed their radar systems.
Russian soldiers first entered the Poti port on August 11 and occupied the coast guard facilities, but later they left the town. They have also sunk several vessels of the Georgian armed forces. Two vessels of the Georgian coast guard were not destroyed.
http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=19123
Explosions heard, smoke seen around Georgia’s Gori - AFP
GORI, Georgia (Thomson Financial) - A series of explosions were heard and smoke was seen around the flashpoint Georgian city of Gori on Thursday where Russian and Georgian forces are concentrated, an Agence France-Presse reporter said.
The reporter said it appeared to be shelling. Moments earlier, a Russian soldier had demanded journalists leave and fired shots in the air.
http://www.hemscott.com/news/static/tfn/item.do?newsId=66179004685527
Haaretz reporter among 4 robbed at gunpoint by Russian troops in Georgia
By Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Correspondent in Georgia
Four Israeli journalists, including Haaretz correspondent Anshel Pfeffer, were robbed at gunpoint by Russian soldiers in the Georgian city of Gori on Thursday.
None of the Israelis was injured in the incident, which occurred as a number of foreign journalists gathered near a Russian checkpoint stationed at the entrance to the city. The Russian troops opened fire on the journalists without warning, trying to disperse the crowd.
Meanwhile, a Russian soldier armed with a Kalashnikov rifle approached the vehicle in which the Israeli journalists were traveling.
He shot at the ground next to Y-Net reporter Tzur Shizaf and ordered the other three journalists to exit the car and leave the site.
The four journalists escaped unharmed to Georgian forces stationed 300 meters away. The rifle-toting Russian soldier, meanwhile, took the reporters’ car and joined his comrades.
- http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1011745.html
Russian forces have entered into Senaki seizing Georgia’s main military base there, the Georgian radio reported.
The radio station’s correspondent at the scene said via phone she saw Russian military trucks driving out of the base, apparently taking away remaining ammunition at the base.
The Russians seem to have a problem controlling their inner Viking/Mongol. Must plunder and pillage.
My guess—and it’s only a guess—is that the Russians are establishing some sort of “demilitarized zone” around South Ossetia and the other province. They’re moving into those towns and destroying Georgian military installations prior to pulling back, so the Georgians can’t make another move on their pet separatists.
Putin is cagey. He’s shown that many times in the past; the man is smart, and he’s dangerous. I can’t believe he’d be stupid enough to push the issue at this point, really. He’s gotten what he wanted. He controls the two “breakaway” Georgian provinces. He’s humiliated President Saakshavili, to the point that I bet he is out of power by his own people’s votes within a year. He’s humiliated the West, especially the US and NATO. He’s gotten the point across to his former satellite states that HE is the one they need to work with, not the West. Why not cash out and walk away from the table? Why force the issue further into Georgia?
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Because you do not understand Putin.
To be honest however, I was impressed with GW’s decision to send in troops on a meals for wheels mission.
Let's face it GW gave pootie every chance in the book and now that he is screwing up GW does not back off.
War in Ossetia - very graphic:
http://www.milkavkaz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=226&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=1fcaed7a0f34b696bb2b66a1d9822f32
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