Georgia: Russian Attacks Continue Despite Pledge

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Georgia: Russian Attacks Continue Despite Pledge

by John Little on 12/08/2008

We’ll know within a few hours if Russia is lying or if the situation on the ground needs time to get in synch with the politicians. There’s reason for concern at the moment:

Georgian officials insisted that Russia has continued the bombings despite the pledge. And hours before the Russian order, Georgian officials said Russian jets targeted government offices and an outdoor market in the crossroads city of Gori, killing six. Russia, which denied the bombing, launched an offensive in the only part of Abkhazia still under Georgian control.

Gori was all but deserted late Monday — most remaining residents and Georgian soldiers fled ahead of a feared Russian onslaught. The post office and university were still burning.

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There are 3 comments in this article:

12/08/2008Rich Buckley says:

This Russian invasion topic was upper most on my mind this morning. Thank you for this insight.

As Victor Davis Hanson (the military historian, columnist, political essayist and former classics professor, notable as a scholar of ancient warfare and a commentator on modern warfare and contemporary politics) points out, democracies tend to go to war very slowly and on deep principle.

Mr. Putin’s seemingly brilliant unilateral invasion timing, during Olympic Opening Ceremonies, will prove to create one unexpected consequence for Putin, enlightenment to the West, and just the sort of international violation that will on balance unleash Western resolve.
13/08/2008Natali says:

It is possible that this is provocation by Georgia.
Do you know that President of Georgia Mr.Saakashvili several times said that Georgia has ceased fire but blanketing fire continued… What do you think about it?
Did you see South Ossetian people, who hard hit by Georgian army? Did you see Tshinvali after Georgian bombardments? This town is razed to the ground by Georgia. Georgian army killed more than 1600 people of South Ossetia.
Do you belive Saakashvili after it?
14/08/2008Sarmath says:

I was in Tshinvali that night (it was my trip to research ancient Ossetian harps in a Museum of Tshinvali). Georgians had started to shoot by heavy guns, killing unguided rokets (!!) and tanks at 11.30 p.m. Obviously, it was very prepared military operation. Crowed of civilians were killed! Just killed!! Like cattle! A hospital, “my” Museum and an University are ruined. Just ruined. No harps anymore! Did CNN has shown how little kids were killing by Georgian soldiers? I sow that, my friend! Then you could think a bit more about that bloody bastards, the braiwashing machines which lies you. After watching their tricky “truthful reports” I understand how they regard us – just as cattle! Consumers of thier lie!
Whom we should regard as a criminal and a candidated for Haage tribunal?… I think not only Saakashvily. But also those who gave him weapons. Which he has used just for ethnic cleansing! And which did not help him when Russian tanks has arrived to save last alive civilians of Tshinvaly. Creasy bastards!

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