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Georgia: Russian-backed separatists seize villages, power plant
Haaretz ^ | 8/17/08 | News Agencies

Posted on 08/16/2008 3:08:26 PM PDT by Nextrush

Georgia's Foreign Ministry said late Saturday that Russian-backed separatists from the province of Abkhazia have seized a power plant and 13 villages in Georgia.

A ministry statement said Russian army units and separtist militants shifted the border of breakaway Abkhazia toward the Inguri River. It says they set up temporary administration in 13 villages and put the Inguri hydropower plant under control.

The reports could ot immediately be indepdendently confirmed...........

(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Russia
KEYWORDS: abkhazia; georgia; war
Israeli media are covering Georgia intensely.

A lot of Israelis were working there when the trouble broke out.

Here is the latest reporting on Georgia.

A free rein for Russian troops and the separatist thugs.

1 posted on 08/16/2008 3:08:27 PM PDT by Nextrush
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To: Nextrush

Ralph Peters had it right. russian drunken thugs.


2 posted on 08/16/2008 3:33:27 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (GOD BLESS GEORGIA! SAVE GEORGIA, OUR ALLY, NOW!)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie
Ralph Peters had it right. russian drunken thugs.

And the FNC "right-wing propagandists" had it wrong, no doubt.

3 posted on 08/16/2008 3:59:42 PM PDT by Words
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To: Nextrush

Mr President, it is time to show some force, I believe.


4 posted on 08/16/2008 4:01:01 PM PDT by MarMema (The people of Georgia have cast their lot with the free world, and we will not cast them aside)
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To: Chgogal

This was up on Fox too...


5 posted on 08/16/2008 5:30:32 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: 1COUNTER-MORTER-68

Western Europe better be watching this very closely. They are in queue right after Eastern Europe.


6 posted on 08/16/2008 5:47:08 PM PDT by Chgogal (Voting "Present" 130 times might be a sign of a smart politician. It is not a sign of a good leader.)
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To: Chgogal

Roger Dat,,,

Winter is comin’...


7 posted on 08/16/2008 5:51:58 PM PDT by 1COUNTER-MORTER-68 (THROWING ANOTHER BULLET-RIDDLED TV IN THE PILE OUT BACK~~~~~)
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To: Nextrush; All

I saw those poor Georgian people on tv living in tents with not enough water. The people can’t even take a shower.

A woman who was interviewed said the Russians burned her house down.


8 posted on 08/16/2008 8:27:53 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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To: Nextrush

Watch them “sepertist thugs” I hear LaRaza is looking to break away SoCal with Russkie help.


9 posted on 08/16/2008 10:49:34 PM PDT by junta (White liberals the soft underbelly of the fat pig known as the Democratic party. apologies to pigs)
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To: Nextrush

The article you link to doesn’t have any of the information that you posted.


10 posted on 08/17/2008 6:56:29 AM PDT by F-117A (Ne nuntium necare)
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To: F-117A

The story was rewritten after I posted it.


11 posted on 08/17/2008 9:01:16 AM PDT by Nextrush (MCLAME VS. NOBOMBEM.......What a choice?)
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To: Nextrush

Thanks! I suspect there’s a lot of rewriting going on a lot of websites!


12 posted on 08/17/2008 9:51:16 AM PDT by F-117A (Ne nuntium necare)
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