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South Ossetia seeking to become part of Russia - Kokoity
Interfax ^ | Jun 2 2006 1:31PM

Posted on 06/02/2006 7:41:19 AM PDT by x5452

Jun 2 2006 1:31PM South Ossetia seeking to become part of Russia - Kokoity

MOSCOW. June 2 (Interfax) - South Ossetia's aim is to merge with the Russian republic of North Ossetia and to enter the Russian Federation, the breakaway province's President Eduard Kokoity told a news conference at the Interfax central office on Friday.

"The leaders and the people of South Ossetia defined their objectives a long time ago. The ultimate goal of our struggle is to restore historical justice, to merge with North Ossetia and to become part of the Russian Federation," he said.

"South Ossetia has already become a de facto Russian region. Ninety-five percent of South Ossetia's population are citizens of the Russian Federation," Kokoity said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: georgia; ossetia; russia; terrorists; wot
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1 posted on 06/02/2006 7:41:22 AM PDT by x5452
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To: x5452
Not mentioned in the article is that South Ossetia is now part of Georgia.
2 posted on 06/02/2006 7:50:36 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (Never ask a Kennedy if he'll have another drink. It's nobody's business how much he's had already.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Good point. Ossetia is tightly entangled in the whole Chechnya mess also. This could be interesting.


3 posted on 06/02/2006 7:58:45 AM PDT by ChinaThreat (s)
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To: KarlInOhio; GarySpFc; Romanov

Not mentioned in your response is that it is governed autonomously, has a 90%+ NON-Georgian population, has been autonomous since before the end of the soviet union, was rejoined in 1989 with North Ossetia, and not only are ethnic Georgians practically non existent in South Ossetia, so is the Georgian language, as all state business in South Ossetia is conducted in Russian or Ossetian.

So much for conservative princibles though like Self determination, and the government being derived from the will of the people.


4 posted on 06/02/2006 8:03:00 AM PDT by x5452
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To: KarlInOhio

Oh and don't forget how Georgia cut off electricity to the whole area in an effort to force them into submission.


5 posted on 06/02/2006 8:05:19 AM PDT by x5452
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To: KarlInOhio
Not mentioned in the article is that South Ossetia is now part of Georgia.

Think Georgia is going to be able to stop them?

6 posted on 06/02/2006 8:05:39 AM PDT by Centurion2000 (The social contract is breaking down.)
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To: Centurion2000

They will probably try.


7 posted on 06/02/2006 8:12:13 AM PDT by x5452
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To: Centurion2000
What a tangled web we weave,
When first we practice to secede.

Georgia is a little smaller than South Carolina but has three troublesome autonomous regions, a legacy of the Soviet system--South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Adzharia. South Ossetia has something like 90,000 people and is not much larger than Rhode Island, so it almost isn't worth Russia's attention, except for the opportunity to make things difficult for Georgia.

8 posted on 06/02/2006 8:53:56 AM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: x5452
So much for conservative princibles though like Self determination, and the government being derived from the will of the people.

I doubt the Russian government would look kindly upon applying these principles to those of its provinces that want to leave the federation. It's a hard question. Georgia is a tiny country of 70,000 sq km with a lot of national minorities. If South Ossetia breaks off, the whole country could disintegrate. Which may be Russia's intent in funding separatist movements in Georgia. Is that such a bad thing? Depends on whether you're Georgian.
9 posted on 06/02/2006 8:54:08 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
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10 posted on 06/02/2006 9:03:46 AM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: x5452

Oh no, not the Putin "amen corner" again. I haven't seen one of these posts for a while.


11 posted on 06/02/2006 9:09:56 AM PDT by inkling
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To: Zhang Fei; x5452
Is that such a bad thing? Depends on whether you're Georgian.


When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
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When they came for the Jews,
I did not speak out;
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When they came for me,
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12 posted on 06/02/2006 9:28:07 AM PDT by Lukasz
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To: x5452
On other posts, some Russian Freepers have indicated that South Ossetia should be allowed to become a part of Russia.

However, I found this information on the Internet that seems to say that there is no real territorial continuity for South Ossetia:

"The Republic of South Ossetia is not a territorially contiguous entity. It is, instead, something of a checkerboard of Georgian-inhabited and Ossetian-inhabited towns and villages in an arc around the largely Ossetian city of Tskhinvali. The capital and most of the other Ossetian-inhabited communities are governed by the separatist government in Tskhinvali, while the Georgian-inhabited villages are governed by the Georgian government. This close proximity and the intermixing of the two communities has made the conflict in South Ossetia particularly dangerous, as any attempt to create an ethnically pure territory would necessarily have to involve population transfer on a large scale."

It would seem that the only solution is some form of population transfer (ethnic cleansing?).

Why can't we all get along?
13 posted on 06/02/2006 9:29:01 AM PDT by GeorgefromGeorgia
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To: KarlInOhio
Not mentioned in the article is that South Ossetia is now part of Georgia.


Wrong source, I’m not surprised at all.
14 posted on 06/02/2006 9:33:32 AM PDT by Lukasz
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To: Zhang Fei; x5452
Now that we are discussing Georgian-Russian relations, consider the situation in Abkhazia:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3261059.stm

"At the time of the collapse of the USSR in 1991, less than a fifth of the people of Abkhazia were ethnic Abkhaz while the rest of the population was made up largely of Georgians.

When Georgia became independent, supporters of a break with Tbilisi in favour of independence and closer ties with Russia became more vociferous. Tension rose and in 1992 Georgia sent troops to enforce the status quo.

In late 1993, they were driven out amidst fierce fighting. Several thousand people were killed. About 250,000 Georgians became refugees and are still unable to return. Most of those who remained have since left too."

Is is proper for Russia to support the breakup of Georgia by supporting in minority population of Abkhazia?
15 posted on 06/02/2006 9:38:18 AM PDT by GeorgefromGeorgia
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To: Zhang Fei

South Ossetia is not a functional part of Georgia. It's energy comes from Russia (As Georgia killed power trying to force them to join up after the Soviet union cumbled). 90% of its residents are citizens of the Russian Federation. Virtually NO ONE there knows or speaks Georgian.

You should really read up on these things before posting.

Georgia wants to crush the populace into using Georgian language, and basically purge the Ossetians from the place in a massive land grab.

It has never BEEN an integrated part of Georgia, and it has always been in the same country as NORTH Ossetia.


16 posted on 06/02/2006 10:19:23 AM PDT by x5452
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To: GeorgefromGeorgia

Is Abkhazia in Ossetia? No.


17 posted on 06/02/2006 10:20:06 AM PDT by x5452
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To: GeorgefromGeorgia

Why can't we get along?

Because Georgia has been attempting Ethnic cleanisng there since before the fall of communism. Hence the 'checkerboard'.

Oh and you may as well admit that you're source is wikipedia.


18 posted on 06/02/2006 10:22:17 AM PDT by x5452
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To: GeorgefromGeorgia

"The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government. Modern times have the signal advantage, too, of having discovered the only device by which these rights can be secured, to wit: government by the people, acting not in person, but by representatives chosen by themselves, that is to say, by every man of ripe years and sane mind, who contributes either by his purse or person to the support of his country." --Thomas Jefferson to A. Coray, 1823. ME 15:482
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19 posted on 06/02/2006 10:33:30 AM PDT by x5452
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To: x5452

Of course Abkhazia is not in Ossetia, but it is in Georgia and Russia did supporting the secessionists there as well as in Ossetia.


20 posted on 06/02/2006 10:45:53 AM PDT by GeorgefromGeorgia
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