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2008-08-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

South Ossetia says Russia intends to absorb region

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Posted by ed 2008-08-29 10:56|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Is there a "stating the obvious" meter?

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-08-29 13:37|| 2008-08-29 13:37|| Front Page Top

#2 The Ossetians better watch what the wish for.

They are ethnicly and linguisticly deffierent from the Russians and will never be more that 2nd class citizens in Russia.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-08-29 16:26|| 2008-08-29 16:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Dunno if there's a meter, Spike, but here's a "Master of the Obvious" graphic.

And you're right - it definitely goes here. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-08-29 16:43|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-08-29 16:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder how long the Russians have until SO becomes another Chechnya? Plus, the Ossetians have burnt their bridges to the West by acting as Russia's beard, so they won't have a lot of sympathizers when it hits the fan.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2008-08-29 18:47|| 2008-08-29 18:47|| Front Page Top

#5 ION TOPIX/ARMENIAN NEWS NETWORK > BALANCE OF FORCES [Post Russo-Georgian War = Russia, US-NATO/WEST] IN ARMENIA'S ADVANTAGE + ARMENIA FAVORS PRESENCE OF WESTERN AND RUSSIAN FORCES IN GEORGIA; + ANKARA: TURKIC, RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS CAUCASUS PLAN + WILL TURKEY WITHDRAW FROM NATO?

* WAFF.com > RUSSIA'S STRENGTHS [few] AND WEAKNESSES [many] IN THE GLOBAL GAME + ITS PAYUP DAY IN RUSSIA/ FEARS OF ISOLATIONISM AS INVESTORS FLEE RUSSIA. "For the first time since the Crimean War, RUSS HAS NO ALLIES ...RUSS IS ENCIRCLED BY COUNTRIES [includ NEW FORMER SSRS] THAT ARE EITHER SUSPICIOUS OR ALIENATED AND VERY ANGRY [at Russia]". RUSS wid its struggling economy is VERY CHEAP RIGHT NOW + HIGH STAKES GEOPOL GAMBLE, HENCE IS ALSO A HIGH-STAKES ECON + INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT GAMBLE.

* WORLD MIL FORUM > THE WEST IS STRATEGICALLY WRONG [vv Russia]IN GEORGIA

The US-West's TRUE/REAL STRATEGIC CHOICE IN GEORGIA IS WHETHER ITS PRIMARY GEOPOL-GLOBAL CHALLENGE IS VIA THE ISLAMIC WORLD [Radicalism], OR FROM CHINA - the USA in particular needs one to offset or counter the other. CHINA moreso than USA is actually the BIG WINNER VV 9-11 + GWOT - Contin US suppor for ISRAEL = GEOPOL GIFT TO CHINA + CHINA'S AGENDA.

IRONY > Post-COLD WAR/9-11 MANY LESSOR WORLD POWERS + THIRD WORLD NATIONS DESIRE TO ENAGGE IN PROACTIVE, CONTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE AND ENGAGEMENT WID THE US-WEST, BUT THE US-WEST DOES NOT HAVE ANY VIABLE LT STRATEGY FOR GLOBAL COMPROMISE + MUTUAL COOPERATION, ONLY FOR [ENFORCED]MAINTENANCE OF ARCHAIC AND INCREASINGLY OBSOLETE TRADITIONAL OR HISTORICAL EURO-CENTRIC POSITIONS.

IOW, US-WEST > ARE INDEED FIGHTING A DE FACTO WAR FOR GLOBALISM + NEW WORLD ORDER BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS NOR HOW TO IMPLEMENT THESE CONCEPTS, ETC. WIDOUT RECOURSE TO ANTIQUITIOUS WARFARE = IMPERIALISM???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-29 22:55|| 2008-08-29 22:55|| Front Page Top

#6 TOPIX > ALL QUIET ON THE SOUTHERN FRONT [Caucasus]. Christian Georgia likes Muslim Azerbaijan [mostly Turkic] as a "Strategic Partner" but mistrusts fellow Christian Armenia, But everyone is suspicous of Russia.; + KAZAKHISTAN TO SEEK CLOSER RELATIONS WITH MONGOLIA.

Lest we fergit, TURKEY VERSUS IRAN VYING FOR POLE POSITION IN CENTRAL ASIA/CAUCASUSIA AND FORMER SSRS. CHINA > UIGHUR INSTABILITY in WESTERN CHINA + GENERAL ISLAMIST THREAT TO INDIA + NORTH ASIA.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-29 23:08|| 2008-08-29 23:08|| Front Page Top

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