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2008-11-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by john frum 2008-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Told you.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-11-08 04:07|| 2008-11-08 04:07|| Front Page Top

#2 It is still way to early to determine the actual events of 8/6, 8/7 and 8/8. The article itself says the OSCE was conflicted in it's initial reporting. NO independent monitors are currently(OSCE, EU monitors, etc.) allowed inside South Ossetia unless they come through the Russian side with Moscow's blessing. What does appear obvious is Georgia may be getting sold down the river in order for Europe to mend its respective members Russian relations. This is clear in the recent diplomatic shift (last 2 weeks) by WESTERN european nations in their stance towards Russia, most notably Britian who has been in a tiff with Russia for a year plus. And surprise, surprise the main quoted source for the OSCE is a former British army captain. I smell something, and it ain't flowers.

Posted by jefe101 2008-11-08 10:56|| 2008-11-08 10:56|| Front Page Top

#3 I predicted the current crisis. I also now predict the next one. Send $10 and a SASE for a quality photo and a screen shot from October 1929.

Posted by .5MT 2008-11-08 12:02|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-11-08 12:02|| Front Page Top

#4 The fact that ~~Soviet~~ Russian units and supplies had been deployed a month ahead of time and the Chechan militia had been redeployed to S. Ossetia is, of course, just a coincidence.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-11-08 13:20|| 2008-11-08 13:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Told you.

I believe no Russian.

Posted by Milton Fandango 2008-11-08 13:41|| 2008-11-08 13:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Observers are often not really positioned to know what happened in the big picture. Who shot first disappears behind I saw them shoot.

This doesn't really decide much in my mind. Putin acted like a savage before and after so I will assume the savage started it until there is some really decent evidence to refute that.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-11-08 15:22|| 2008-11-08 15:22|| Front Page Top