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Originally posted by The_Alarmist2012
How did a crap news item like this get so many flags?
Originally posted by space cadet
Scorcha Faal
Need I say anything more?
Sorry for the short post, but when I see this name there is no need to try to dispute, I already know it's trash.
Washington's bloody fingerprints are all over the invasion of South Ossetia. Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili would never dream of launching a massive military attack unless he got explicit orders from his bosses at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. After all, Saakashvili owes his entire political career to American power-brokers and US intelligence agencies.
Originally posted by Quantum_Squirrel
Title Should be changed , tis very alarmist in the current world situation and ATS has a lot of influence ,
Especially so considering the Source.
Georgian military forces launched a major attack on the separatist region of South Ossetia on 8 August.
The attack appears to be an attempt by Georgia to fully restore its control over the entire separatist territory, rather than a continuation of the sporadic tit-for-tat violence seen in the region over recent years. Georgian forces have mobilised its reserves and launched the attack using tanks, heavy artillery, Grad multiple-barrel rocket launchers and Su-25 attack aircraft in support of its infantry.
Russia, South Ossetia's main supporter, has so far been slow to take concrete actions, although Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised a response to what he described as Georgian aggression. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also called a meeting of his Security Council to discuss possible responses. Tbilisi has already claimed that Russian Su-24 strike aircraft entered its territory and launched air strikes just south of the separatist region. Russia currently maintains 500 lightly armed peacekeeping troops in South Ossetia.
forecast: Should fighting continue, as it is likely to over coming days, Russia looks set to respond. Initially this is likely to take the form of air strikes, although the possibility remains that troops, such as airborne units stationed in Russia's North Caucasus region, could also be deployed. Such a development would mark a major escalation of the conflict and potentially lead to wider regional instability.