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TBILISI, August 11 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili accused Russia on Monday of forcing his country into war, and said Georgia is battling for its independence.
Saakashvili's televised address, which comes three days after Georgian forces launched a ground and air offensive to seize control over breakaway South Ossetia, was swiftly rejected by the Russian Foreign Ministry, which said it was "full of disinformation."
Originally posted by Alphard
You are the nutcase if you believe the russian propaganda - he WAS duped into the conflict by the attacks carried out by russian backed and armed separatists
Originally posted by absente
Originally posted by Alphard
You are the nutcase if you believe the russian propaganda - he WAS duped into the conflict by the attacks carried out by russian backed and armed separatists
2000 civilian deaths are Russian propaganda? "Duped"? How? Attacking a city and killing 2000 civilians?
Originally posted by Alphard
Originally posted by absente
Originally posted by Alphard
You are the nutcase if you believe the russian propaganda - he WAS duped into the conflict by the attacks carried out by russian backed and armed separatists
2000 civilian deaths are Russian propaganda? "Duped"? How? Attacking a city and killing 2000 civilians?
OK, let me educate you a bit -
There is a tense situation between S-Ossetia and Georgia... S-ossetia is full of russian backed separatists, many of whome actually ARE russian volunteers. there are shots fired, people killed. Georgia declares a one-sided ceasefire to keep teh situation from escalating. The russian backed separatists however keep attacking ever more intensly, killing georgians and attacking into Georgian territory proper.
Gerorgia has no other option than to send troops into S-Ossetia to stop the attacks. russia has been waiting exactly for this - they send in they heavy forces. Georgia is now in control of S-Ossetian capital and Russians are attacking it.. shelling and using rockets, tanks, you name it.
You wonder... how did those civilians die? Caught in the line of fire, most probably killed by advancing russians, some probably also by Georgian troops. Or do you really believe that the good russki-s always hit only the guys they invade and do you really think they actually care about the Ossetian freedom?
funny