South Ossetia seeks permanent Russian base

Reuters (excerpt) ^ | August 18, 2008 | Guy Faulconbridge

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MOSCOW, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The leader of the breakaway region at the heart of the Georgia-Russia conflict said on Monday he would ask Moscow to station a military base on the territory of South Ossetia.

Asked in an interview with Reuters if he would like a permanent Russian base in the region, South Ossetian President Eduard Kokoity said: "We will ask the leadership of the Russian Federation for there to be a Russian military base on the territory of South Ossetia because Russian citizens live here."

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"International observers will no longer be present on the territory of South Ossetia," Kokoity said. "We have no confidence in these international observers, in these people who corrupt the truth."

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That is the best idea I have heard in the past two weeks.
It would show the world that the US stands up for it´s friends and values.