Posted on 08/14/2008 6:22:57 AM PDT by Bushwacker777
"The USA must choose between the real partnership with Russia and “the virtual project of Georgia,” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters Wednesday.
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Russia instituted criminal proceedings upon the murder of citizens of South Ossetia in accordance with Article 357 of the Penal Code of the Russian Federation – genocide, Interfax reports.
About 100 Russian investigators continue to work in Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, which was virtually leveled as a result of the Georgian aggression. The officers investigate the murder of Russian citizens and Russian peacemakers.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered to collect the evidence to prove that the Georgian authorities had committed actions of genocide against the citizens of South Ossetia.
In the meantime, Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, stated that it was Georgia that triggered the armed conflict in South Ossetia. The official urged everyone not to perceive the situation in black and white colors."
(Excerpt) Read more at english.pravda.ru ...
I thought we weren’t supposed to have stories from AP anymore. Oh wait, this is the real Pravda, not the American one...
There’s no “partnership” with commies in Moscow.
I vote Georgia
Georgia
I second the vote for Georgia. Let Cold War II commence.
They mean helping an allie or resorting to appeasement.
Not too much of the world will believe Russian “investigators”... Putin dictated the conclusions they would reach before they ever entered Georgia.
The fact that we are sending aid to Georgia ought to tell them which side we stand. Time to kick Russia out of the G8, WTO, etc.
The only thing virtual about Georgia are the Russian Hordes that are destroying the real constructions made by the Free Peoples of Georgia. Russia needs to decide whether it wants to enter the Free World where actions will have real consequences.
And pull out that book those Chinese guys wrote on “Asymmetric Warfare” and see what sort of harm you can do to the Sov, er, Russians, while remaining short of war.
According to some reports, they are already executing "pillagers"....................
Russia broke that trust and will have few friends anywhere now.
Putin has not won any hearts and minds with his buffoonish invasion.
While our left continues to put the entire fault at President Bush’s feet, it’s clear the rest of the world sees it differently.
Blame America first is becoming out of fashion, except on CNN and MSNBC.
F roosha
We choose Georgia.
“...the Russian minister commented George W. Bush’s statement about South Ossetia:
“The qualification of the speechwriters, who prepared the statement, surprised me again,” Lavrov stated.”
The typical Leftist Condescension tactic. Belittlement of G.W. Bush and the United States position. Ultimately there is no communication as this sort of tactic, which it is a tactic translates as there is no more to discuss. We are right and everybody else is wrong, so blow it out your ear (to put it politely).
“The official stated that he rejected the black and white approach to the situation, when one is defined as a bad guy and the other one as a good guy. The Slovak premiere believes that the sides should cease fire, sit down for talks and solve the problems, ITAR-TASS reports.”
Muddying the waters. Anger management. Allied Russian condescension. You “Hot-Heads” of the West must simply calm down. It’s all you of the West’s fault for provoking the aggression.
Truly the Russian leadership, specifically Putin in this regard understand only total defeat. Anything less is considered appeasement, thus they will continue their aggression until they are defeated permanently.
The dismantlement of the Soviet Union was a temporary setback to the true believers. Putin being one of them.
I’ll go with Freedom every time.Thats one thing Russia still does not have and won’t have as long as Putin is still breathing.
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