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Latest Articles: War, War, War
Georgia offers ceasefire as fighting continues
Post Date: 2008-08-10 18:19:45 by Rotara
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25 minutes ago TSKHINVALI, Georgia (Reuters) - Georgia offered Russia a ceasefire and peace talks on Sunday after pulling troops back from rebel South Ossetia's capital, and mediators began a mission to end the internationally condemned fighting. ADVERTISEMENT Some fighting still gripped parts of the Caucasus region, however, and Russia demanded an unconditional Georgian withdrawal. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Tbilisi at the head of an international team of mediators, the first top level diplomatic mission to fly to the region in an attempt to stem the bloodshed. It was due to move on to Moscow on Monday. The United States maintained its strong criticism of ...
One Nation Under Siege [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-08-10 01:27:41 by wudidiz
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Bush And His Zionist Pals - Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Post Date: 2008-08-09 13:31:39 by TwentyTwelve
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Bush And His Zionist Pals - Stupid Is As Stupid Does By Karl Schwarz 8-9-8 I was wondering why Vladimir Putin was representing Russia at the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games. Within minutes, the news broke that Russia had moved an armored division into South Ossetia and Russian jets were pounding targets in Georgia. Oops. There goes another Bush Pipedream up in smoke. Of course, the Western Zionist media reported only the US/Zionist/CIA and Georgia side of what happened. Russia did NOT attack, Russia responded to an attack on Russian peacekeepers that killed 10 and injured more. Russia has also moved to protect Russian citizens who live in South Ossetia. America, if you want to ...
Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead
Post Date: 2008-08-09 13:12:35 by TwentyTwelve
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Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead Aug 9, 9:36 AM (ET) By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI (AP) A wounded Georgian woman lies in front of an apartment building, damaged by a Russian air strike,... GORI, Georgia (AP) - Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded. Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, launched a major offensive Friday to retake control of breakaway South Ossetia. Russia, which has close ties to the province and posts peacekeepers there, responded by sending in armed convoys and military combat aircraft. ...
War between Russia and Georgia orchestrated from USA
Post Date: 2008-08-09 12:38:27 by TwentyTwelve
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War between Russia and Georgia orchestrated from USA 09.08.2008 Source: Pravda.Ru In the meantime, Russian officials believe that it was the USA that orchestrated the current conflict. The chairman of the State Duma Committee for Security, Vladimir Vasilyev, believes that the current conflict is South Ossetia is very reminiscent to the wars in Iraq and Kosovo. “The things that were happening in Kosovo, the things that were happening in Iraq – we are now following the same path. The further the situation unfolds, the more the world will understand that Georgia would never be able to do all this without America. South Ossetian defense officials used to make statements about ...
British-Georgian military exercises in doubt
Post Date: 2008-08-09 11:03:10 by Rotara
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LONDON (AFP) - Joint military training exercises by Georgian and British forces next month could be cancelled depending on how the South Ossetia crisis develops, the Ministry of Defence has said. ADVERTISEMENT "We'll have to keep an eye on the situation," an MoD spokesman said when asked about the planned two-week exercises in the ex-Soviet republic. "Whether or not it's cancelled depends on the situation itself," he added, declining to speculate further. The joint exercises -- dubbed Georgian Express 2008 -- are due to be held at the Vaziani base near the capital Tbilisi, according to Georgia's defence ministry cited by the RIA Novosti news agency. ...
Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead
Post Date: 2008-08-09 10:53:39 by Rotara
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1 hour, 13 minutes ago GORI, Georgia - Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province of South Ossetia and bombed Georgian towns Saturday in a major escalation of the conflict that has left scores of civilians dead and wounded. Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, launched a major offensive Friday to retake control of breakaway South Ossetia. Russia, which has close ties to the province and posts peacekeepers there, responded by sending in armed convoys and military combat aircraft. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters in Moscow that some 1,500 people have been killed, with the death toll rising Saturday. The figure could not be independently confirmed, ...
Analysis: South Ossetian Conflict Will Cost Russia Dearly
Post Date: 2008-08-09 02:14:10 by TwentyTwelve
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DEUTSCHE WELLE Georgia | 08.08.2008 Analysis: South Ossetian Conflict Will Cost Russia Dearly The escalating conflict between Georgia and Russia over the former's breakaway province South Ossetia has far-reaching consequences and might become a major problem for Moscow, according to experts. Full-fledged fighting raged in Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia on Friday, Aug. 8, making short shrift of an Olympic peace set to blanket the opening ceremonies in Beijing. Russia's premier Vladimir Putin and US President George W Bush, arranged on different sides of the conflict, spoke with "one voice," according to Putin. "Everybody agrees -- nobody wants ...
South Ossetia leader says 1,400 dead in fighting
Post Date: 2008-08-09 01:43:59 by TwentyTwelve
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South Ossetia leader says 1,400 dead in fighting Russia-Georgia tensions explode; S. Ossetia president: 1,400 died as result of 'Georgian aggression' Latest Update: 08.08.08, 23:25 / Israel News About 1,400 people have died as a result of "Georgian aggression" against South Ossetia, the president of the Georgian breakaway region was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying on Friday. "About 1,400 died. We will check these figures, but the order of the numbers is around this. We have this on the basis of reports from relatives," Eduard Kokoity was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. Tensions over Georgia's rebel territory of South Ossetia exploded ...
Russian bombardment kills hundreds in Georgia
Post Date: 2008-08-09 01:36:59 by TwentyTwelve
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Russian bombardment kills hundreds in Georgia Moscow, August 09, 2008 First Published: 00:46 IST(9/8/2008) Last Updated: 00:57 IST(9/8/2008) The leader of the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia said on Friday that hundreds of civilians had died in fighting in the capital Tskhinvali, which has been the focus of a day-long battle between separatist forces and the Georgian military. “In Tskhinvali there are hundreds of dead civilians,” said the president of the unrecognised republic, Eduard Kokoity. It is believed that over a thousand are dead. Tensions exploded when Georgia tried to take back control of the rebel region of South Ossetia with tanks and rockets, and ...
Diversity in the Army/A thin veneer covers serious trouble
Post Date: 2008-08-08 21:34:07 by X-15
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In the first months of 1991, the United States military annihilated the Iraqi army. After several weeks of air raids and only three days of ground combat, American forces had little more to do but pack up and prepare for a victory parade. More than any other branch of the service, the Army had made the hard climb from its Vietnam abyss to the triumphant force of Desert Storm. In the Vietnam era, the Army suffered from three major flaws: poorly trained non-commissioned officers, drugs, and racial tension. The victory in the Gulf suggested to the American public that these flaws were fixed and, indeed, two were. The post-Vietnam army started an intense training program for sergeants, and the ...
US military trainers in Georgia accounted for: US military
Post Date: 2008-08-08 19:49:10 by Rotara
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US military has accounted for the more than 100 US military trainers in Georgia and is closely following an outbreak of hostilities between Russian and Georgian forces, US military officials said Friday. "We have upwards of 100 military trainers who are in Georgia now. We've been able to account for all of them," said Lieutenant Colonel John Dorrian, a spokesman for the US European Command. "They are not involved in any way in this conflict between the Russian military and the Georgian military," he told AFP. Georgia is the third largest troop contributor to the US-led coalition in Iraq and the US military has a longstanding program to ...
South Ossetia fighting risks wider war (Israel/AmeriKa/NATO friend Georgia)
Post Date: 2008-08-08 18:17:53 by Rotara
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5 minutes ago DZHAVA, Georgia - Russia dispatched an armored column into the breakaway enclave of South Ossetia on Friday after Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, launched a surprise offensive to crush separatists. Witnesses said hundreds of civilians were killed. The fighting, which devastated the capital of Tskhinvali, threatened to ignite a wider war between Georgia and Russia, and escalate tensions between Moscow and Washington. Georgia said it was forced to launch the assault because of rebel attacks; the separatists alleged Georgia violated a cease-fire. "I saw bodies lying on the streets, around ruined buildings, in cars," said Lyudmila Ostayeva, 50, who had fled with her ...
Georgian President says 'Russia fighting war' [complaining about the US not jumping to defending Georgia]
Post Date: 2008-08-08 11:49:10 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Georgian President says 'Russia fighting war' Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:37am EDT WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Friday that Russia was fighting a war with his country and that Georgians were "looking with hope" to America, but he did not specifically appeal for U.S. help. "We have Russian tanks moving in. We have continuous Russian bombardment since yesterday ... specifically targeting the civilian population," Saakashvili said in an interview with CNN. "Russia is fighting a war with us in our own territory." Russian forces rolled into Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region and were approaching its ...
Russia Sends Troops Into Rebel Enclave in Georgia [it begins]
Post Date: 2008-08-08 11:27:02 by a vast rightwing conspirator
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Russia Sends Troops Into Rebel Enclave in Georgia ORT Russian Channel 1, via Associated Press A TV image of what Russian Channel 1 says is a convoy of Russian tanks moving towards Tskhinvali on Friday. MOSCOW — Russia sent troops rolling into a breakaway region of Georgia on Friday, after Georgian troops entered the capital of the pro-Russian enclave, in a sharp escalation of the conflict. Skip to next paragraph The New York Times As Georgian forces declared they had won control of the enclave’s capital, Tskhinvali, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin declared that “war has started” and President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia accused Russia of a ...
South Ossetia Crisis Could Be Russia's Chance To Defeat Siloviki, expert says
Post Date: 2008-08-08 10:48:06 by Rotara
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Written by Manager 08/08/2008 17:51 (00:54 minutes ago) Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has handed his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, a victory over the "siloviki" in Russia. And if Medvedev is able to take advantage of the fruits of this victory, the consequences will be significant not so much for Tbilisi as for MOSCOW . So, why is this a victory over the siloviki -- those in the Russian ruling elite with close ties to the state security organs? Because there is no way the regime in South Ossetia can be in any sense called "separatist." Who there is a separatist? The head of the local KGB, Anatoly Baranov, used to head the Federal Security Service ...
US accused of backing terrorism in Pakistan
Post Date: 2008-08-08 06:54:45 by bush_is_a_moonie
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Pakistan has accused the US of backing militancy within the country, saying this goes against the grain of the Washington-led global war against terror. Quoting "impeccable official sources", The News reported on Tuesday that "strong evidence and circumstantial evidence of American acquiescence to terrorism inside Pakistan" was outlined by President Pervez Musharraf, army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lt. Gen. Nadeem Taj in separate meetings with two senior US officials in Islamabad on July 12. The visit of the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen and CIA Deputy Director Stephen R. Kappes, "carrying ...
The Anthrax Follies and the Bizarro Effect
Post Date: 2008-08-08 05:45:59 by Ada
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The case against Bruce Ivins is pathetic The release of the FBI's "evidence" against Bruce Ivins, the now-deceased Ft. Detrick scientist targeted by the FBI as the alleged culprit in the 2001 anthrax letters case, demonstrates either (1) the FBI is covering for the real culprits, or (2) what we are witnessing is a dramatic drop in the intelligence of the average FBI official – maybe it's something in the water. In making the case for the latter, I offer as exhibit number-one the FBI's contention [.pdf file] that the origin of the return address on some of the anthrax-laden envelopes – "Greendale School" – was explained by Ivins' ...
Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
Post Date: 2008-08-07 13:05:41 by Rotara
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42 minutes ago BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat troops would leave by October 2010 with remaining U.S. forces gone about three years later. ADVERTISEMENT A U.S. official in Washington acknowledges progress has been made on the timelines for a U.S. departure but offered no firm date. Another U.S. official strongly suggested the 2010 date may be too ambitious. A timetable is part of a security agreement being negotiated by U.S. and Iraqi officials. Both sides stress the deal is not final and could fall apart over the issue of legal immunity for American troops. One of the U.S. officials said Secretary of State ...
War with Iran - On, Off or Undecided?
Post Date: 2008-08-07 06:06:01 by Stephen Lendman
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War with Iran - On, Off or Undecided? - by Stephen Lendman There's good news and bad, mostly the latter but don't discount the good. On May 22, (non-binding) HR 362 was introduced in the House - with charges and proposals so outlandish that if passed and implemented will be a blockade and act of war. It accused Iran of: -- pursuing "nuclear weapons and regional hegemony" that threatens international peace and America's national security interests; -- overtly sponsoring "several terrorist groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah;" -- having close ties to Syria; -- possibly sharing "its nuclear materials and technology with others;" -- developing ...
"We were basically hiring terrorists"
Post Date: 2008-08-07 06:01:37 by Ada
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The U.S. signed up legions of sketchy Iraqi fighters to help stop sectarian violence. Now, most may lose their security jobs -- but remain armed and angry. A U.S. Army soldier with the 101st Airborne Division walks past a member of the Iraqi CLC (Concerned Local Citizens) guard during a patrol in Baiji Dec. 27, 2007. Aug. 6, 2008 | BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Donning pale yellow shirts with Iraqi flags stitched on the chest, Alah al-Janabi and Mahmoud al-Samorai stood recently in the blistering sun at the crowded entrance to the bustling Dora Market. Al-Janabi, 30, proudly displayed a shiny black pistol on his hip; al-Samorai, 25, slung his Kalashnikov assault rifle over his shoulder as he patted ...
Saudi Arabia Prisons to replace Guantanamo Bay
Post Date: 2008-08-06 22:13:48 by Horse
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Saudi Arabia is to build five modern prisons in the kingdom to replace US Guantanamo detention facility, a new report has revealed. Jordanian daily quoted unnamed sources as saying that US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Saudi officials are cooperating to construct the prisons which are to replace Guantanamo and US secret prisons in Europe. Riyadh is to spent about two billion Saudi Rials for the project which can accommodate up to 18000 inmates, they added. Bin laden firm and with the help of German engineers will build the prisons in the Saudi cities of Mecca, Haer, Demmam, and Qasim. The US has been under pressure due to violating individual rights in its detention camps in ...
Pentagon's Unmanned Spokesdrone Gives Press Conference
Post Date: 2008-08-06 12:22:57 by Horse
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Bush must go!!!
Post Date: 2008-08-05 20:48:16 by Christian Soldier
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Did White House fake link between Saddam and Al Qaeda?
Post Date: 2008-08-05 20:11:21 by CAPPSMADNESS
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First, former CIA Director George Tenet told the president it was a "slam dunk" that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Then came efforts by the Bush White House to discredit critics, like ambassador Joe Wilson, who questioned the wisdom of going to war in Iraq. Now comes a new book by author Ron Suskind claiming that the White House ordered the CIA to forge and backdate a handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein to link the Iraq regime to Al Qaeda. The White House calls the assertion nonsense. In “The Way of the World,” to be published today, Suskind writes: The White House had concocted a fake letter from Habbush to Saddam, ...
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