[edpc]

Short report in full. No further text at link. "Excerpted" due to posting rules.

[jhpigott]

ping

[TomGuy]

EMAIL FROM TBILISI

08/15/2008 11:32:27 AM PDT · by MarMema · 51 replies · 728+ views my email ^ | august 15th, 2008 | my friend in tbilisi My dear friend, I hope God will bless Georgia and all People who lives there - Georgians and other nations. We are tired to live under Russia's pressure. They didn't change. Their mentality still is communist, fascist mentality. They didn't change even the hymn - it is the same as it was in Soviet Union. Georgia is the part of Europe. We have the right to live like all other Europe ( not Russia) lives. It is strange, that all other world can't press Russia to move back. It seems, that Russia is more stronger, that all civilized world? Today...

[justa-hairyape]

From Wikipedia on the Battle for Tbilisi 1921.

...Retreating westward, the Georgian commander General Tsulukidze blew up railway bridges and demolished roads in an effort to delay the enemy’s advance. Simultaneously, Red Army units marched to Georgia from the north through the Daryal and Mamisoni passes and along the Black Sea coast towards Sukhumi. While these events were proceeding, the Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs issued a series of statements disclaiming all knowledge of military actions between Georgia and the Red Army, and professing willingness to mediate in any disputes which have arisen within Georgia.

[autumnraine]

Thanks Russia. Can we send you the bill?

Wow, now for all the people who still claim Russia was just protecting the South Ossetians, please tell what purpose this served?

[steve86]

I wonder what would happen if the Georgian President invited U.S. military engineering crews in to rebuild the bridge. No aggression or fighting (except to defend themselves), just to rebuild the bridge.

[Revolting cat!]

The whole world is wrong, Putie and his imperialist ambitions are right, according to two posters on this forum, one of them a Russian living in Seattle, the other, who knows, just an uninformed American. Best to ignore them.

[Tommyjo]

Analysis from a serving U.S. intel analyst on the conflict. All derived from open source material.

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2008/08/russia-georgia-disinformation.html

[F-117A]

This Lomisi is for us!

This may be one of the other reasons for Russian troop movement is the Kaspi region. It was in a Georgian controlled part of South Ossetia.