Posted on 08/20/2008 12:58:26 AM PDT by HAL9000
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In the Stavropol region detained a senior Russian army officer, who is suspected of spying for GeorgiaMoscow. August 20. INTERFAX.RU - Georgian special services have intensified their activities on Russian territory - today, 20 August, it became known that members of departments in the Stavropol region detained a senior Russian army officer, who is suspected of spying for Georgia. As told Interfax DSP FSB representative of Russia, he proved a Hachidze Michael, who, according to the secret services, was recruited in the territory of Georgia at the end of last year.
"During the period of service in one part of the North Caucasus Military District on behalf of the Georgian intelligence detainee collects secret information regarding the Russian armed forces, military readiness, as well as data on their colleagues," - interlocutor Agency reported, adding that received irrefutable proof of guilt of the detainee. According to special services officer, investigative unit FSB Russia has already instituted against Hachidze criminal case under Article. 275 CCRF ( "treason").
This announcement came almost immediately after the statement by the Director of the Russian FSB Alexander Bortnikova that Georgian special services are preparing to conduct terrorist attacks in the North Caucasus, and gave him a good illustration. "With the rapid worsening of the situation related to the attack on the Georgian Armed Forces settlements South Ossetia and Russian peacekeepers in the conflict zone, information on the preparation of the Georgian special services terrorist acts, as well as intentions to intensify the ringleaders gangs in criminal activities in the North Caucasus region, I have been instructed anti-terrorist commissions and operational headquarters in Subjects of the Russian Federation, the Border Service to take the necessary measures to ensure anti-terrorist security organs of state power, transport facilities, industry, energy, life and places of mass host of people, primarily in the southern federal district, "- then noted at the meeting Bortnikov National anti-terrorism committee.
Recall that on August 11, reported to President FSB head of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, that employees whose service he detained nine agents Georgian special services. According to Bortnikova, the detainees confessed that they "have intelligence and military installations were preparing attacks, including on the territory of the Russian Federation" - particularly in the Southern Federal District. Moreover, was captured another member of the Georgian special services, which "was illegal in Russia and guided by these agents."
My advice to Vlad, on Stalin’s precedent, shoot 90% ranking higher than Colonel.
No need for “officers” in the Russian army anyway. They are most effective in the “horde mode”.
European armies were practically unmanageable, every knight fought and managed his people on his own.
Definition:
horde -a very large crowd, often frightening or unpleasant
BTW speaking of Mongolians... beside being successful conquerers, they were also masters at looting, burning, raping and murdering on gigantic scale. Disciplined? Let's put it this way... the Officers were barbarians ordering other obedient barbarians.
The Russians obviously learned well from their Mongolian opponents.
Before you come up witht the "splendid" culture of the Mongolians and their islamized Moghul succesors in India... they copied everything from enslaved superior civilizations, foremostly China and Persia.
Putin brings back the good old days.
Spys, wreckers, and they all confessed too.
The barbaric nature of the Mongol Horde referred to how they treated humans they viewed as enemies. Obviously they had superior tactics since they won most of the battles they fought. They are a very tough army on the battlefield. First comes volley after volley of deadly arrows from their horse archers. They avoided hand to hand combat as long as they could or needed too. Europeans however lived for hand to hand combat.
European heavy cavalry could be not less dangerous but the generals had the problem to make a disciplined formation of knights and to manage them in combat. Everubody fought for himself.
The barbaric nature of the Mongol Horde referred to how they treated humans they viewed as enemies.
That was a part of the trick. Everybody thought twice before confronting the Mongols.
As a geek who can't keep silence.
masters at looting, burning, raping and murdering on gigantic scale.
They were masters, sure, but others were also non-amateurs. Horrible ages.
The Russians obviously learned well from their Mongolian opponents.
Given that the crusaders exterminated all the Muslim population of Jerusalem during the 1st Crusade we may always tell on any Western army they keep the ancient traditions once they behave badly. Are you sure that Iraqis won't accuse the US army of looting if asked?
Before you come up witht the "splendid" culture of the Mongolians and their islamized Moghul succesors in India... they copied everything from enslaved superior civilizations, foremostly China and Persia
I won't, Anyway their government worked well and they invented a very advanced bow - shorter than the English one and not less poewrful.
Are you sure that Iraqis won't accuse the US army of looting if asked?
Are you kidding? Definately the Iraqis are the least to complain about our "looting". Afterall we let them go on a looting spree when Saddam fell 2003. You remember? Also unlike the Russians who only break things, we rebuilt Iraq (first with our money, now with Iraqi Oil money, which we BTW did obviously not steal, as the 'tards always claim) better than it was before.
Ok, I'll ask them. But who stole ancient artefacts from the Baghdad museum? I has never heard an answer.
we let them go on a looting spree when Saddam fell 2003. You remember?
I watched media reports on this.
Also unlike the Russians who only break things, we rebuilt Iraq
So did we with Chechnya and currently are doing with South Ossetia. We've already restored electricity, water supply systems in Tskhinval, local baking factory and are doing construction work.
Is it a Pole or a Georgian?
There is on case of American looting Iraq for your reading pleasure:
In the case of the international airport outside Baghdad, however, the theft and vandalism were conducted largely by victorious American troops, according to U.S. officials, Iraqi Airways staff members and other airport workers. The troops, they say, stole duty-free items, needlessly shot up the airport and trashed five serviceable Boeing airplanes.
The link on this to a Time's article.
Not the US. The few bits that were stolen, were taken by Iraqis. Most of it has been returned and just recently they discovered that of the many archeological artifacts that were thought to be "stolen", most were merely stashed away in crates and boxes and forgotten until they were rediscovered. Likewise the archeological sites in Iraq that were reported to be robbed, are infact largely intact and not nearly as badly damaged as thought. Do a FReep search on this topic.
BTW you must be kidding (guess not) to compare occasional theft or misconduct by US troops in Iraq, with the large-scale and organized looting and crimes by Russian troops and especially their Chechen and Osset "paramilitaries".
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