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The Russian army loves its NATO loot (Feature)
m 7 c ^ | Aug 14, 2008, | By Stefan Korshak Aug 14, 2008, 16:07 GMT

Posted on 08/14/2008 5:47:46 PM PDT by Flavius

Gori/Tbilisi - The troopers of Russia's 58th Army, fresh from chasing their US-trained Georgian opponents out of South Ossetia, are just in love with their NATO-issue loot.

'Check out this war trophy,' a T-62 tank commander named Viktor proudly pointed out to a Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa reporter. 'A real NATO-standard bayonet!'

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: armstrade; georgia; georgiantroops; nato; war
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There were piles of them in the depot over there,' said a sergeant name Oleg, pointing with his thumb to a plume of smoke rising from behind a hill. 'The Georgians just ran, they didn't even take their (expletive deleted) stuff with them.'
1 posted on 08/14/2008 5:47:47 PM PDT by Flavius
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To: Flavius

I have nothing printable to say about this article.


2 posted on 08/14/2008 5:50:41 PM PDT by Psycho_Bunny (Islam: Imagine a clown car.........with guns.)
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To: Flavius

A T-62 tank in front line service in 2008.Who would have thought...


3 posted on 08/14/2008 5:52:31 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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well t-62 and couple of Siberians beats sophisticate negotiations


4 posted on 08/14/2008 5:53:40 PM PDT by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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To: Flavius
accusing the Russians of violating ceasefire terms (almost certainly) and systematically looting the Georgian countryside (of which independent observers have found little evidence.)

An odd assertion in a story entitled "Russian Army Love its NATO Loot.

5 posted on 08/14/2008 5:54:09 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: Farmer Dean

Yeah, T-34’s were bringing up the rear.

Sad, ‘cause the T-34’s are probably better.


6 posted on 08/14/2008 6:11:07 PM PDT by ryan71
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To: Flavius

7 posted on 08/14/2008 6:14:01 PM PDT by redstateconfidential (A man who lets his friends down, is no man at all.)
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To: skeeter

The reporter doesn’t consider himself an “independent observer,” interviewing Russian soldiers showing him their loot?


8 posted on 08/14/2008 6:17:48 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: skeeter
Russian Army Love its NATO Loot.

Should be titled, "Russian Army Loves its NATO Booty".

9 posted on 08/14/2008 6:21:41 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: Flavius

bttt


10 posted on 08/14/2008 6:25:10 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: Farmer Dean

Id rather have a T-62 in front of me than western diplomats behind me.


11 posted on 08/14/2008 6:25:31 PM PDT by omega4179 (B.Hussein Keep the change!)
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12 posted on 08/14/2008 6:27:36 PM PDT by Flavius (war gives peace its security)
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To: Flavius
Yup. Just looting the abandoned depot.


13 posted on 08/14/2008 6:29:37 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici (A kid at McDonalds has more real-world work experience than Barack Hussein.)
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To: redstateconfidential

Ha! Thats funny.


14 posted on 08/14/2008 6:32:35 PM PDT by El Sordo
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A T-62 tank in front line service in 2008

That says something, doesn't it.

L

15 posted on 08/14/2008 6:35:20 PM PDT by Lurker (Islam is an insane death cult. Any other aspects are PR to get them within throat-cutting range.)
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To: 1rudeboy

My father used to tell me stories about Japanese ships picking up scrap metal in Philly before the war and the crew laughing about how they were going to turn all this stuff into weapons.
This article about the russian’s laughing and lording it over the weapons they captured for some reason reminded me of that story. After my father came back from the Pacific with the Marines he would tell that story and always end it with the comment “For all their laughing then, it didn’t end so well for the Japanese”
Me thinks it won’t end well for the Russians either some day.


16 posted on 08/14/2008 6:35:31 PM PDT by mick
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I have news for you. If it doesn’t end well for the Russians, it won’t end well for us either. I really can’t believe how many delusional FReepers there are these days.


17 posted on 08/14/2008 6:54:44 PM PDT by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: Farmer Dean

I’m willing to bet it’s a T-72 and the author of the piece made a mistake.


18 posted on 08/14/2008 7:02:46 PM PDT by Dan Middleton
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I have news for you. If it doesn’t end well for the Russians, it won’t end well for us either. I really can’t believe how many delusional FReepers there are these days.

And I can't believe how many pro-barbarian shills there are on FR these days.

Get it through your head--we are not the Russians. And there will come a day when they will pay for what they're doing in Georgia.
19 posted on 08/14/2008 7:10:05 PM PDT by Antoninus (McCain/Palin in 2008!)
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To: ItisaReligionofPeace
I don't disagree with that. No sane person would. But what exactly do you mean by your statement that you can't believe how many delusional freepers there are these days?
20 posted on 08/14/2008 7:13:56 PM PDT by mick
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