Russian perspective on war
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- Llyod0
good god it's worse than when they were commies
- ********0
Joe Mestas, American citizen living in South Ossetia, who witnessed everything that happening in the region, talked to RT and blamed U.S. and Georgian leaders for the outbreak of violence.
“I thought that since U.S. is supporting Georgia there would be some control over the situation in South Ossetia and that there would be a peaceful solution to the conflict. But what is happening there now it’s not just war, but war crimes. George Bush and [Georgian president] Mikhail Saakashvili should answere to the crimes that are being committed – the killing of innocent people, running over by tanks of children and women, throwing grenades into cellars where people are hiding,” Joe Mestas said.
“The war is when military fight against military. But the Georgina army is killing innocent civilians. This is genocide,” he added.
http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/n…
- flashbender0
Pravda is essentially a tabloid - anything they report as "truth" is highly suspect.
- which is not to say it is a fucked up situation... i'm just saying pravda is not the best sourceflashbender
- My impression is that Pravda these days isn't much better than the Weekly World News. Pretty m'f'n far from the truth.detritus
- ukit0
I agree, I just thought it was funny how slanted it was
- ********0
you can hardly blame georgia OR the US for russia's oppression.
- Llyod0
russia is like the jock bully in high school who ended up working at the town gas station while everyone went away to college. they're trying to relive their past glory.
- ********0
Soulsaving reading!
- Llyod0
it's a wonder they don't drink more
- ********0
The USA played a dirty game, they made Saakashvili believe that they had his back, that he was somehow free of movement. But since the US recognized Kosovo's independence, they have to be consistent and recognize S. Ossetian independence as well, which is what S. Ossetia is trying to do -- they are breaking away from Georgia, and Georgia attacked S. Ossetia back, if none of you got that. (S. Ossetia wants to join Russia, btw, and is already part of Russia in many ways, 90% are russian citizens, russian currency, russian school books etc)
Saakashvili will taste Western hypocrisy and will get the good slapping that he's been needing
Death to the georgians and americans, death to their oil pipelines, smash them into the ground, Russia!!More war, babes, trash and fervor!!! !!
- lowimpakt0
was the ossetian referendum for independence as ossetia or independence as russia?
- ********0
Independence as Ossetia -- to begin with. Russia don't know yet if they want them
What I see as a potential danger here, Russia might use this as an occasion to invade further into Georgia, which is totally uncalled for. The latest news are Georgia has offered a cease fire, Russians pretend they didn't get the message and are now surrounding georgian sea ports with warships....which makes it sort of complicated
- dog_opus0
I'm probably stating the obvious here, but Pravda is not well-known for its record of objective journalism.
Regarding the Russian perspective, the leadership doesn't seem to have much compunction about indiscriminately bombing civilian areas. Putin and his cronies have all but negated the forward movement toward democracy in the wake of communism's demise. Sad.
- ukit0
The most depressing part is that he is incredibly popular over there too
- dog_opus0
I always chat with this Russian guy who works where I get my dog's food and he says that the Russian people need a leader like Putin – a strongman – to unite them and keep them in line. I wish someone like Kasparov could lead Russia.
- lowimpakt0
i just read a half-funny Q&A with Slavoj Zizek in the UK Guardian.
"Q: Tell us a secret.
A: Communism will win."
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- ukit0
- ********0
try to keep in mind what russia was like before putin took over. the dog food guy is right, they need someone like him. they are just not ready for western-democracy.