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2008-08-11 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Thursday, August 7, 2008 - OSSETIAN SEPARATISTS ARE PROVOKING A MAJOR RUSSIAN INTERVENTION

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Posted by 3dc 2008-08-11 16:01|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 HMMMMM, compare wid VARIOUS FREEREPUBLIC/MIL FORUM Posters > argue that twas RUSSIA = PUTIN [now VLADVEDEV] which induced South Ossetian separatists to take action, knowing full well that Georgia may or will respond wid potent milforce to protect Georgian national/territorial integrity, against which Russia will PC respond wid own milfors to protect pro-Russ Ossetian Muslim proxies - PUTIN IS REPORTEDLY IN IN PER SE CHARGE OF ALL RUSS MILOPS AGZ GEORGIA, A VENUE WHICH PROPERLY BELONGS TO MEDVEDEV???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-11 19:42|| 2008-08-11 19:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Indeed, JosephM, it looks like President Putin is also de facto War Minister Putin, and Prime Minister Medvedev is left to greet the French president Sarkozy. It also appears, based on the enthusiastic new posters here, that the Russian people support Putin's adventuring thus far.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-11 19:50|| 2008-08-11 19:50|| Front Page Top

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