Posted on 08/10/2008 10:16:23 AM PDT by nuconvert
Georgian Pres. Saakashvili on BBC (video)
Excerpts-
"this is about Russian annihilation of democracy in Georgia"
"In 1921 Russia came and occupied this country... under pretexed of protecting minorities and then we were under communism for next 70 years"
"We don't want to go back under Russian rule no matter what"
"We'll fight for our independence"
"We will never give up our freedom"
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Georgian President: They are slaughtering us.
BBC Guy:Yeah? well what can you do? *shrug*
I’m reminded of Mel Gibson as William Wallace: “They can take our lives, but they can never take our freedom”.
“The world will know that free men stood against a tyrant, that few stood against many, and before this battle was over, even a god-king can bleed.”
and Bush is cavorting with the gals in Beijing?
Yeah he is probbly biased (South Ossentian relatives). But that was a pretty damning interview from an American citizen in the region.
hope he has one.
Why aren’t we helping these guys? Are we just going to let the Russians run over a democratic ally, that we were pushing to get into NATO? This is Hungary all over again.
Bein a longtime Bushbot, I frankly say (no yell) that Mr President should come home at once! While the Democrats strangle us on energy and Russia destroys a sovereign nation allied with us, Bush is smiling in Beijing. No “Iron man suit”. No he should dump the sweaty sport shirt for his business suit and come back to DC!
let’s hope they don’t re-subsumed the way Taiwan did.
wtf up ("w" stands for "wake"). there is some possibility that the trap is being laid for us.
It is not over a pipeline or oil. Georgia is a transport hub that Russia and Kazakhstan is using to bypass Iran. No pipeline or planned pipeline travels through South Ossetia. Look at these maps from the EIA. No threat to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline.
Russia media is presenting this just like we did in Kosovo. Russian video news in English.
Timeline: Conflict between Georgia and South Ossetia
Saakashvili, Russian MPs Spar over KosovO Question
How soon before independence for Transnistria, Nagorno-Karabakh and Abkhazia?
Acerbic begger ain't he? I am talking about the BBC man. The rasp in his use of the address using the word sir. We from that country know all about the use of intonation. Damn that man's multi-culti hide.
I had used Wikipedia to gain a closer look at the flag and coat of arms of the Republic of Georgia. The flag is the great red cross on a white background interspersed with small red crosses. The coat of arms shows St George killing the dragon.
Christian country and 88% of the people.
For it was in Shakespeare's Henry V, that the cry was "For England,Harry and St George". The emblems that many Englishmen can no longer use without accusations or bigotry and racism.
Very soon for Abkhazia. Both South Ossetia and Abkhazia have basically established autonomous rule since the 90’s. It is absolutely pointless to support any further Georgian claim over South Ossetia. 98-99% of the people there support complete independence from Georgia and most of the population is ethnically Russian. In the 90’s in Abkhazia the Georgian army got its %ss whipped the last time it tried to put down the Abkhazian independence claim. Welcome to the backside of the new world order though as we saw in the former Yugoslavia. Now instead of the Nato/US/EU supporting unilateral declarations of independence from a sovereign country it is Russia. I guess the West is now beginnning to reap the whirlwind.
First Georgian Russian War images becoming available
(we must support and aid Georgia)
VArious Russian and Georgian news outlets | 8 Augt 2008 | Jeff Head
Posted on 08/08/2008 10:43:34 AM PDT by Jeff Head
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058674/posts
Georgia says Russian tanks mean ‘war’ in South Ossetia
Times Online | August 8, 2008 | Philippe Naughton
Posted on 08/08/2008 3:37:46 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058793/posts
U.S. tells Russia to pull forces out of Georgia
Reuters | August 8, 2008
Posted on 08/08/2008 10:07:02 PM PDT by Flavius
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058921/posts
Russia says has control of South Ossetia capital
Reuters (excerpt) | August 9, 2008
Posted on 08/09/2008 1:30:46 AM PDT by HAL9000
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058947/posts
Turkey agrees to supply Georgia electricity
Reuters | 8/8/08 | Orhan Coskun
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:50:08 AM PDT by a_Turk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2058994/posts
Georgia In State Of War With Russia
SKYNEWS | 08-09-08 | Sky NEws
Posted on 08/09/2008 6:55:15 AM PDT by tcrlaf
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059027/posts
Raping Georgia: Russia Invades An American Ally
New York Post | 8/9/2008 | Ralph Peters
Posted on 08/09/2008 8:17:55 AM PDT by dr_who
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059061/posts
Georgia: Russia enters into ‘war’ in South Ossetia
Telegraph (UK) | 1:29AM BST 09 Aug 2008 | Adrian Blomfield in Gori
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:29:39 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059223/posts
‘Invasion of Georgia’ a ‘3 a.m. moment’
Yahoo/Politico | 8/9/08 | Ben Smith
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:51:41 PM PDT by dervish
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059233/posts
Russia Rejects Cease-Fire With Georgia
CBS
Posted on 08/09/2008 5:53:37 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059235/posts
Russia’s Ceasefire Terms
Civil.GE | 10 Aug.’08 / 05:56 | Civil Georgia, Tbilisi
Posted on 08/09/2008 8:07:19 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059278/posts
RAW: Russian Airstrike Against Civilian Area (Plus Aftermath). (Video only)
live leak | today | unk.
Posted on 08/09/2008 10:30:40 PM PDT by robomatik
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2059316/posts
Georgia ‘pulls out of S Ossetia’
BBC | , Sunday, 10 August 2008 06:17 UK 05:17 GMT | BBC Staff
Posted on 08/09/2008 11:00:57 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2059326/posts
Georgia and Russia Nearing All-Out War
NY Times | August 10, 2008 | Anne Barnard
Posted on 08/09/2008 11:10:06 PM PDT by neverdem
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059330/posts
Israel plays down defense ties with Georgia
(Israel do not wish to anger Russia)
JTA
Posted on 08/10/2008 8:56:42 AM PDT by kronos77
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2059443/posts
Well South Ossetia has a majority Christian population as well and they were a people who survived the Mongol invasion.
F Russia in the neck with a rusty blade...oriental bastards!
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