Questionable stuff
by Alex Xatchett
a) First of all, as it was noticed by other people, the Georgian strike force, whatever it may have been, managed to take an entire city, and more or less hold it against the Russian army. Before that, the city was bombarded with artillery. It would stand to reason that this is anything but an "anti-terrorist" unit in action. b) The repeated "Russian" provocations. There are practically no sources that would lead to such a conclusion. There have been skirmishes, but both sides (Ossetia and Georgia) claim that the other has started them. Pointing out the Red Hand of Kremlin as the sole moving force behind the mutual hostilities, the author is neglecting to mention (not on purpose, I hope) the 1991 massacres that led to the de-facto separation of the provinces. So if we're trying to be fair here, it would be the same as saying that the US has pressured Georgia into attacking the separatists. c) At about the same time the Caucasus 2008 was held, something that was called "The Immediate Response", a joint US-Georgian exercise of the same nature, was being carried out just south of the border. With all the chest-puffing going on, it would only stand to reason that one would try to match the other. There are other factual errors and omitted issues , but let's just leave it at that. Maybe next time Mr.Forss will remember to spice up his articles with the Vodka-filled Samovars on Polar Bears...
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by Alex Xatchett
a) First of all, as it was noticed by other people, the Georgian strike force, whatever it may have been, managed to take an entire city, and more or less hold it against the Russian army. Before that, the city was bombarded with artillery. It would stand to reason that this is anything but an "anti-terrorist" unit in action. b) The repeated "Russian" provocations. There are practically no sources that would lead to such a conclusion. There have been skirmishes, but both sides (Ossetia and Georgia) claim that the other has started them. Pointing out the Red Hand of Kremlin as the sole moving force behind the mutual hostilities, the author is neglecting to mention (not on purpose, I hope) the 1991 massacres that led to the de-facto separation of the provinces. So if we're trying to be fair here, it would be the same as saying that the US has pressured Georgia into attacking the separatists. c) At about the same time the Caucasus 2008 was held, something that was called "The Immediate Response", a joint US-Georgian exercise of the same nature, was being carried out just south of the border. With all the chest-puffing going on, it would only stand to reason that one would try to match the other. There are other factual errors and omitted issues , but let's just leave it at that. Maybe next time Mr.Forss will remember to spice up his articles with the Vodka-filled Samovars on Polar Bears...
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