Russia/Georgia Situation News & Updates

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[edit on 12-8-2008 by Rentor]

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Russia has been buying up natural resources, so it can dictate foreign policy's. I am with you on this, in that, it is understandable what Russia is doing. How long it will play out with the Americans is questionable.

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It was a browser window issue. Please excuse the off topic post. I got worried for a moment, what with the lack of news. Mods feel free to delete this and my one related previous post on preceeding page.

[edit on 8/12/2008 by AceWombat04]

Seems that so called "State Sponsered Cyber Terrorism" is the new catch cry in this conflict.
This is being reported here in Australia - but not 100% sure of its valicity.

www.smh.com.au...

Look at Bush... He looks pISSED...

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And Putin is like ya what are you gonna do about it
Bush: I am gonna go home and cry
www.ukranews.com...

States something bad will happen in Ukraine maybe, i am gonna go read it now

[edit on 12-8-2008 by Rentor]

Saakashvili told SKY that Georgia will never surrender to Russia; I can see things escalating greatly because Russia are surely going to step it up.

Who knows what the next few hours might bring.

Originally posted by Rentor
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And Putin is like ya what are you gonna do about it
Bush: I am gonna go home and cry

I think that photo should be a contest for who can make the best caption... In fact, im heading to BTS to make that now...


PLEASE, don't post it here... Go to the thread im going to make...

I think this picture is VERY telling...

You can feel the tension between the two of them

Has anyone noticed that for the last 24 hours we have got no solid news. No breaking news and no confirmations also. Its looks like there is a halt in incoming news all of a sudden. Before we used to have like a breaking news every 15 mins. Why this lull of all a sudden?

This pic of Bush and Putin were taken on the day of the conflict started

f.postimees.ee...

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Like i said...Russians did bombing raids today to knock out Communications so it will take way longer amount of time before we get news of things

Originally posted by West Coast
reply to post by mopusvindictus

 

Russia has been buying up natural resources, so it can dictate foreign policy's. I am with you on this, in that, it is understandable what Russia is doing. How long it will play out with the Americans is questionable.

It's not just understandable... it's down right impressive... Smart fellow Putin,Russians always play good chess...

We have had this paranoid thing here in the states where people have been saying that the colapse of the Soviet Union was a ruse... to come back and bite us and treating them as such.

and I really don't think so... I think the Russians were, silently impressed with us and wanted in, I think played right Russia could have become a member of Nato...

and our boys like being...the only Pin in the whole Nato bowling alley too much in the end...

Not going to go further on my thoughts... But Russia was...serious about being part of Europe, even Nato... Our own mistrust I think made them become exactly what we feared they would.

Now they are...of course going back to guys like Chaves and Ahmedinenjad, Castro... all these porletariot fools that wear workmans clothes and scream like Krushev back in the day lol...


waiting for Chavez to show up and bang his shoe on the table in defense of russia...

What a waste of a great opportunity...

Originally posted by Rentor
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Like i said...Russians did bombing raids today to knock out Communications so it will take way longer amount of time before we get news of things

No the news crews on the ground use direct satellite uplink and are less/not dependent on Georgian communication infrastructure.

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Yes but it will take awhile for the news to reach what happen there then broadcast it and w/e

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It may feel like 24 hours but it has been more like 10. Not a one line post.

Originally posted by asen_y2k

Originally posted by Rentor
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Like i said...Russians did bombing raids today to knock out Communications so it will take way longer amount of time before we get news of things

No the news crews on the ground use direct satellite uplink and are less/not dependent on Georgian communication infrastructure.

I've noticed this too. Probably also because the situation isn't at all too safe for the media.



I don't what the hell this was all about, I think it was one of Georgia's own helicopters.




[edit on 12-8-2008 by mattguy404]

Putin and Bush look angry at each other... at least Cheney isn't there to make things even worse.

Soldiers estimated Russia's military had about 30,000 men on Georgian territory, although there was no official confirmation.

Which is MUCH higher than what Russia reported... They reported 13.000.

While this goes on:
Iran nuclear work will go on: Ahmadinejad

Interesting article with all the hardware Georgia and South Ossetia have.

About the georgian president:

And following Russia's attack against Georgia last week, pro-American, Harvard-trained Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said Moscow would not have dared lunge into South Ossetia, and bomb Georgian targets, if his country had been a member of NATO.

About the Iran war: Here A blockade is a good idea for the neo-cons since most people are not informed and will see any Iran counter attack as a first strike... which is not because a blockade IS a declaration of war.

And another crisis on the horizon: Taiwan will buy more arms from the US

You see, this is what's worrying me about Russia's true intentions.

Earlier on, Medvedev said there was absolutely no possibility of a Russian advancement in Georgian territory. This was followed by a short period of relative quiet, and the next thing you know, Russia were advancing on Senaki, Gori and Abkhazia.

A few hours ago, Medvedev said there were 'no plans' to advance into Tbilisi, too.

Mm.

Although breaking news from the Rusi/Georgian conflict has slowed ,i recommend we keep this thread open ,if not for a guide. Congratulations for keeping a tense and emotional subject free flowing everyone!

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lol, yeah. That last video didn't make a lick of sense.

Notice the guys huddled together yelling at the cameraman? What were they yelling?

If it was a chopper, probably something to the effect of
"Get away from me with that thing, you look like you're carrying a missile launcher, the chopper will target us for sure!"