It's war.

[Gatekeeper]

Anyone wanna take bets that the U.S. stock market will dive today (Monday)? What with Georgia being on a key energy route and whatnot ...

Oh, and FWIW, Darth Cheney has spoken up — too bad I can't remember off the top of my head what he said.

Gatekeeper

[Saras]

Originally posted by Lonestar The Poles and Baltic-SS guys are spazzing out and siding with the aggressors over this? How completely unpredictable!

I don't remember siding with Russia. And "Baltic SS" - bite me.

[Propaganda]

Cuba signals support for Russia in Georgian conflict
(sorry, only in Russian)

11 августа 2008 г. версия для печати Куба выразила поддержку России Куба поддерживает действия России в Южной Осетии, заявил президент Рауль Кастро. Он согласен с требованием России к Грузии без каких бы то ни было условий вывести войска из Южной Осетии. "Это ложь, что Грузия защищает свой национальный суверенитет. Требование от агрессора вывести войска справедливо, и наше правительство поддерживает его", — сказал Кастро, сообщает РИА Новости.

http://russianews.ru/news/16934

Men of Baltic, Ukrainian, and African(-American?) nationalities found on Georgia's side
(sorry, in Russian)

Среди нападавших на Цхинвали было много иностранных наемников, заявил в интервью РИА Новости президент непризнанной республики Южная Осетия Эдуард Кокойты. "После боев мы обнаружили, что среди нападавших было очень много жителей Прибалтики, Украины, и по тем данным, которые я получил сегодня, в районе 12-й школы были обнаружены тела наемников африканской внешности", — сказал Кокойты. По его словам, среди нападавших были лица с характерным азиатским разрезом глаз.

http://russianews.ru/news/16931

[Saras]

Originally posted by Propaganda Men of Baltic, Ukrainian, and African(-American?) nationalities found on Georgia's side (sorry, in Russian)

squeezing every single drop of propaganda out of this one, eh. Why not wind up the plebes against the baltic fascists as well, once we're at it.

[Propaganda]

Tbilisi in gratitude to Israeli Defense forces for training Georgian soldiers

11 августа 2008 г. версия для печати В Тбилиси благодарят израильских военных за тренировку грузинских солдат В Тбилиси благодарят Израиль за поддержку. "Израиль может гордиться своей армией, которая обучила грузинских солдат", — заявил в воскресенье грузинский министр Тимур Якобишвили в радиоинтервью, сообщает Haaretz. По словам Якобишвили, благодаря группе израильских военных инструкторов, прибывшей в частном порядке в Грузию по приглашению Министерства безопасности, небольшой группе грузинских солдат удалось уничтожить русский батальон. "Только вчера мы убили 60 русских солдат. Русские потеряли более 50 танков, мы сбили 11 русских самолётов. Они понесли огромные убытки", — привел фантастические цифры грузинский министр. Между тем министр иностранных дел Израиля 10 августа предложил прекратить поставку вооружения Грузии из-за конфликта в Южной Осетии. Решение на этот счет будет принято Министерством обороны в ближайшие дни. Израиль полгода назад уже сократил военное сотрудничество с Грузией, учтя нарастающие напряжение в регионе. Министр иностранных дел Ципи Ливни заявила, что Израиль с обеспокоенностью следит за боевыми действиями в Южной Осетии и Абхазии и надеется на скорейшее прекращение насилия, сообщила пресс-служба внешнеполитического ведомства. «Израиль признает территориальную целостность Грузии и призывает найти мирные пути решения конфликта», — говорится в распространенном заявлении.

http://russianews.ru/news/16935

[Saras]

Originally posted by Propaganda
Tbilisi in gratitude to Israeli Defense forces for training Georgian soldiers


http://russianews.ru/news/16935

Of course we can't leave the JOOS out either.

[FrostyBoy]

Some of you make me think you actually want this to turn into World War 3, this is not Sid's Civilization!

Innocent people are being killed for no good reason. Both countries equally ****ed up and should be held accountable.

[Propaganda]

Originally posted by Saras
squeezing every single drop of propaganda out of this one, eh. Why not wind up the plebes against the baltic fascists as well, once we're at it.

The news, as late as yesterday, reported men of African origin as casualties. Hell, seeing how your government and those in the region react to Russia, I wouldn't doubt that persons from the region are involved in the conflict.

[Saras]

Continue here: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=179622

[FrostyBoy]

From BBC:

US warning to Russia over Georgia

Russia now controls most of the breakaway region of South Ossetia
The US has strongly criticised Russian military action against Georgia as fighting continued over South Ossetia.

President George W Bush told US TV he had frank discussions with Russian PM Vladimir Putin at the Olympics, calling Russia's actions "disproportionate".

Meanwhile, Georgia said Russian planes had bombed targets near its capital, despite Tbilisi declaring a ceasefire.

And Moscow accused Georgian forces of firing on Russian positions in the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali.


See a map of the region
Moscow has insisted that Georgian troops withdraw fully from South Ossetia before any ceasefire can come into effect.

In other developments:

Georgia said the town of Gori, close to the South Ossetian border, came under overnight attack, although a BBC correspondent there said the situation was now calm.
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met Georgia's president in Tbilisi before travelling to Moscow to press the need for a rapid ceasefire.
Russian news agency Interfax reported that Moscow was deploying thousands of troops to Abkhazia, a second separatist region in Georgia.
Separatist leaders in Abkhazia announced a full mobilisation in order to drive Georgian troops from part of the region.
'Very firm'

Speaking in Beijing, Mr Bush told NBC TV that he had spoken frankly to Vladimir Putin when the pair met at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games late last week.


Challenging situation for Moscow
Crisis day-by-day
Q&A: Violence in South Ossetia

"I said this violence is unacceptable," Mr Bush said, adding: "I was very firm with Vladimir Putin. Hopefully this will get resolved peacefully."

However, in a telephone call to Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, the US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, said Russian aggression "must not go unanswered".

Mr Cheney said the continuation of violence against Georgia would have serious consequences for Russia's relations with the US, as well as the international community.

The call appears to have been an effort to send a message not just of solidarity but also of readiness for action, says the BBC's Justin Webb, in Washington.

But White House officials refused to speculate on what America might do if the Russian military action continued.

Scenes of panic

Russia has continued air raids deep inside Georgia, after it rejected Tbilisi's announcement that it had called a ceasefire and wanted talks.

Georgia's interior ministry said the latest attacks took place in the early hours of Monday and targeted a military base and radar installation. There were no details of casualties.

Tens of thousands of people have fled Gori, amid fears that Russian troops are heading for the town.

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has called on the parties to the conflict to grant safe passage to civilians trying to escape the war zone.

The UNHCR estimates that between 10,000 and 20,000 people have been displaced within Georgia, including South Ossetia, while Russia has said that a further 30,000 people have fled north into the Russian province of North Ossetia.

Rising tensions

President Saakashvili told the BBC his forces had observed a ceasefire since 0500 on Sunday, but had still been bombed by Russian planes.

ARMED FORCES COMPARED
GEORGIA
Total personnel: 26,900
Main battle tanks (T-72): 82
Armoured personnel carriers: 139
Combat aircraft (Su-25): Seven
Heavy artillery pieces (including Grad rocket launchers): 95
RUSSIA
Total personnel: 641,000
Main battle tanks (various): 6,717
Armoured personnel carriers: 6,388
Combat aircraft (various): 1,206
Heavy artillery pieces (various): 7,550
Source: Jane's Sentinel Country Risk Assessments

He said his government had been trying "all day" to contact Russia to discuss a truce.

But a Russian foreign ministry official, quoted by Moscow-based news agency Interfax, said there were "indications the Georgian forces have not been fully withdrawn from the conflict zone".

Meanwhile tensions were rising in Georgia's other breakaway region, Abkhazia.

A Georgian official said Russian planes had bombed the western town of Zugdidi and Georgian-controlled territory inside Abkhazia. The claims could not be independently verified.

The leader of the separatist government there, Sergei Bagapsh, said he had ordered a military operation to clear Georgian forces out of Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge, and gave them a deadline to leave.

Georgia has accused Russia of landing 4,000 more troops in Abkhazia via the Black Sea. The separatists said Georgia had deployed a similar number of soldiers south of the Abkhaz border.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Saras
Continue here: http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=179622

That's pretty meanly. A little dirty trick