Posted on 09/02/2008 1:45:57 PM PDT by maquiladora
MOSCOW, September 2 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia is mobilizing commando units near its border with South Ossetia, a senior Russian military official said on Tuesday.
Russia officially recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states on August 26, saying the move was needed to protect the regions after Georgia's August 8 attack on South Ossetia.
"According to our information, Georgian security forces are trying to restore their [military] presence in Georgian populated villages in South Ossetia. With this aim, Georgia is mobilizing its special forces from the interior and defense ministries near the administrative border with South Ossetia," Col. Gen. Anatoly Nogovitsyn, the deputy chief of Russia's General Staff, said.
He also said that Russia had deployed 19 peacekeeping observation posts in South Ossetia to provide security and stability in the republic, adding that South Ossetian military detachments were also mobilizing near the border to counter any possible Georgian attacks.
Georgia attacked South Ossetia on August 8 in an attempt to regain control over the republic, which split from Tbilisi in the early 1990s. Most people living in South Ossetia have Russian citizenship and Moscow subsequently launched an operation to "force Georgia to accept peace." The operation was concluded on August 12.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday that Russian support for South Ossetia and Abkhazia envisaged military as well as economic assistance.
Did I miss the step where the UN recognized these ‘countries’?
Wonder what Obama has to say about this?
Look carefully. Are you certain they aren’t three men teams, one with a Barrett? If so, be afraid, be very afraid Vodka Breath. Do what the nice man in the floppy green hat says.
Sounds like Russia is preparing the excuse for a takeover of Georgia in the face of EU and NATO weakness.
Ping.
You beat me to it. This will be grim.
“Sounds like Russia is preparing the excuse for a takeover of Georgia in the face of EU and NATO weakness.”
More likely just an excuse to roll their tanks around more of Georgia and humiliate the Georgia/EU/US.
Germanys role in this fiasco has been shameful.
My thought exactly. Although I wouldn't call several destroyers/frigates being deployed to the Black Sea, weak.
However the Russian reports might actually be true.
From Jeff Head's site:
GEORGIA CONFLICT 2008 [HOME]-[BACKGROUND]-[AUG 1-7]-[AUG 8-9]-[AUG 10-11]-[AUG 12-13]-[AUG 14-15]-[AUG 16-19]-[AUG 20-24]-[AUG 25-27]-[29-31 AUG] AUGUST 29, 2008 Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in the now seperated Provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which Russia has officially recognized as indepenednet, is now proceedingat a rapid pace. Georgian homes and villages are being burned and razed and Georgian civilians are being forced to leave...many with nothing but what they can wear and carry, if that.
I expect that you’re right.
I am sick to my stomach with worry and fear. Russia has gone off the deep end into complete madness.
Come back, I missed you in my ping. There is more...
Thank you for the ping. I will read those things right after dinner.
There is a very long waiting list of people who want to get back at Russia for 50 years of murderous tyranny. And lots of them have access to state of the art ATMs and SAMs. They want to see how Russians fight without aircraft and tanks.
They are looking to show the world we are weak and that they are not to be questioned in their desire to reconquer their former slaves.Do they want to fight? Are we prepared to stop the conquest and liquidation of an ally?
Warning, not good to watch without a strong stomach...
They will not like this Russian are so thin skinned and insecure they can’t cope with this information or acknowledge it.
Yikes! I guess that they prance to the front...
The west is going to have to make some tough choices in response.
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