...The situation in the Georgian-South Ossetian (click here) conflict came under discussion at the UN Security Council. The emergency session was initiated by Russia after Georgia attacked South Ossetia. Georgia started this war in South Ossetia. Last night, the capital of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, and the surrounding villages were subjected to intense artillery fire. Involved in the assault were aircraft, tanks, and infantry troops. There were victims among the population. On Friday morning, the shelling of Tskhinvali resumed with greater force. Brigadier General Mamuka Kurashvili of the United Staff of Georgian armed forces described the hostilities as “measures to restore constitutional law and order in the part of the Tskhinvali region which was not controlled by the country’s authorities”. He did not mention, however, that those measures were taken in violation of Tbilisi’s earlier pledges and the principle of the Olympic truce....
Georgia needs to relinquish the regions where tensions exist. It has proven to be hostile to the people there. Peacekeepers or otherwise are no longer needed. It is time to 'get real' about these circumstances. Perhaps we need a reminder as to the absurd accusations that could have ignited a far bigger war when Russian soldiers came to the South Ossetia defense.
Nothing was farther from the truth than this account:
...Some of the comments from, apparently, unconscious readers: (click here)
“SO RUSSIA GOES INTO THIS PLACE AND KILLS INNOCENT CHILDREN AND CIVILIANS AND WE ARE TO STAY OUT OF IT? I DON’T THINK SO. THAT RUSSIAN PRESIDENT IS AN ANIMAL. NO CHILD DESERVES TO BE SHOT OR BOMBED WHERE THEY LIVE! THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN WARNINGS TO THE INNOCENT PARENTS TO TAKE THEIR CHILDREN OUT FIRST. ANIMALS!”...
...This approach signalled that Russia's demand for recognition of South Ossetia as an independent state should be addressed at separate "status" talks in Geneva, while accommodating the insistence of Georgia and its Western allies on Georgian territorial integrity and a single OSCE mission in the country.... (click title to entry - thank you)
We want peace, longevity for all people, not war !
