Posted on 08/14/2008 4:54:39 AM PDT by SkyPilot
Russian paramilitaries on the road towards Tbilisi. The Russian army left Gori in convoy and stopped about 30 miles from the city.
The first armoured personnel carrier nudged past the top of the hill. It paused as if getting its bearings, and then set off towards Tbilisi. Behind it, an endless column of Russian military vehicles appeared on a shimmering horizon - trucks, tankers, and a beaten-up Nissan.
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Where was he from? "Chechnya. We've come here to help," he said.
For the terrified residents of Gori and surrounding villages, it didn't seem like help. Yesterday morning, as the Russian tanks advanced from their base in South Ossetia they passed through Georgian controlled-villages, telling residents to hang out white flags or be shot.
Behind them, according to people fleeing those villages, came a militia army of Chechen and Ossetian volunteers who had joined up with the regular Russian army. The volunteers embarked on an orgy of looting, burning, murdering and rape, witnesses claimed, adding that the irregulars had carried off young girls and men.
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The picture in #2 illustrates your point just fine.
I’m sure SkyPilot KNOW this isn’t Georgia, but somewhere in Africa (Zimbabwe). As I understand, he wanted to illustrate that criminals and terrorists use this appearance, not real Soldiers.
DEATH TO PUTIN!
The Geneva Convention and the Law of Armed Conflict that nations recognize state that soldiers must wear a common and recognized uniform to distinguish them as soldiers fighting for their nation.
If they are not wearing said uniform, they can be treated as spies.
This is the same problem we have with Islamic terrorists held at Gitmo, who are not even entitled to the privileges of being a prisoner of war through the Geneva Convention, but through their ACLU lawyers and our stupid SCOTUS can now claim the same rights as American citizens.
I was afraid people might think we would misrepresent photos the way the enemy does.
I have to tell you that the Zimbabwe picture pierced my heart. That man looks like someone near and dear to me and the expression on his face just tore me apart. I know it's not as severe as piles of bodies or parts, but it speaks of having seen such horrors and the knowledge that more is about to happen.
It's a very powerful picture IMO and it sure does contrast between the civilized victim and the filthy thugs accosting him.
Especially the insane thug on the left is pointing an RPG launcher on his head! A ROCKET LAUNCHER at the head!? Does this genius realize that the whole bunch of ‘em would be blown to bits?
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