It's always been a game of manipulation for the Soviet's. Using rearrangement and invalidation of people and their land has been the Russian/Soviet method of assimilation. This is just another of their games. Ossetians going from the frying pan into the fire. Being a minority in an another man's country is never comfortable. But as an outsider seeing what Georgia has provided to Abkazia and Ajaria and the amount of autonomy within these areas give a positive outlook to what Ossetia can achieve. Let's say Ossetia gains independence. What the hell do htey have as a source of economy. YAY another freaking mass of people to feed through the world hunger program. More of my Tax dollars being shipped off to other countries through conniving Politicians in our countries trying to win economic control over there

President of the breakaway South Ossetia region, Eduard Kokoity stands near Russian tanks and troops in the South Ossetian town of Dzhava on August 9, 2008. (Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP)

Eduard Kokoity - Very good friendly face have this man - Both sides are ANIMALS -Mammals, Canibals and the lack of language and speech .....

good photo shot

i wish finally the russian troops would go out now

HELP! HELP! Russians are coming!! Russians are coming!! They are marauder!!!! They captured all our guns and tanks, that you gave us last time!! We need more weapons!!! HELP! HELP EVERYONE!!! We can kill much more Ossetians and Abhazians!!! 2000 is not enough!!! In 90th we killed 14000!!!

No War.

People of the free world, Saakashvili is fooling you!!!
Ossetia and Abkhazia for thousand years of existence have NEVER been a part of Georgia, till Iosif Stalin divided Ossetia in 2 parts: Southern and Northern and then he attached North Ossetia to Russian Federation and South Ossetia and Abkhazia to Georgian Soviet Republic as the autonomies. By this illegal act of annexion Stalin initiated extermination of Ossetians and Abkhazians as nations by Georgians. The result was the first genocide in 20th - tens of thousands Ossetians and Abkhazians were killed and deported from their native lands.
And when the USSR have been broken apart, all the 15 Soviet republics signed the BeloveegТs agreement in accordance to which all of them must hold a plebiscite in every their autonomies on their staying in this Republics or separation from them. All Republics have done this, but not Georgia. That was the starting point of new conflict. Georgia didnТt give the Ossetians and Abkhazians possibility to make democratic choice of their future. In 1992 after 2 years of war and genocide, started by Georgian extremist Gamsahurdia, more than 10,000 of Ossetians and Abkhazians were killed, and both republics (S. Ossetia and Abkhazia) have done their choice in plebiscites: to be the independent countries, separated from Georgia.
And now Georgia with the help of US are trying to reanimate processes, started by Stalin and Beria (Head of StalinТs KGB). But there is no way back, as no way to reanimate USSR. People of Ossetia and Abkhazia are in the same situation as people in Kosovo! They need their own independent state! Georgia must stop this genocide!

war
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The myth about impartiality of mass media of America and the Europe is discredited. In Russia many trusted mass media of America and the Europe. The lie and distribution of the antiRussian racism have undermined belief. America and the Europe now not an ideal for Russian people.

Half of photos is a deceit! The broken houses is not Georgia! It is Ossetia! Half of comments - a deceit. President Saakashvili is the American prostitute. It receives money from America, it the traitor of the native land. It wants, that in Georgia the American rockets which would be placed will be aimed to Moscow. For the sake of it there has been begun aggression to South Ossetia. What to have an occasion to ask "protection" for president Bush.

Growing up and studying history at school, I used to think I was lucky to be born in an enlightened age when atrocities of the past would never be repeated. Sadly, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Present day crazy bastards are just as bad as the crazy bastards from my grandfather's time. You would think we could learn from the past. Is there no hope?

"President of the breakaway South Ossetia region, Eduard Kokoity stands near Russian tanks and troops in the South Ossetian town of Dzhava on August 9, 2008. (Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP)"

The photo where the person picks in a nose, or at the person a silly look, does its guilty. It is a bad practice. There are Putin's and Bush's many photos with a strange sight. It is a unfair method.

This makes me ashamed of what I am. A Human

America, go home from Georgia!!!

When the Soviet Union fell, I used to think US and Russia could/should get along and take on the world struggles together..We have common problems to confront. Both governments have obviously failed in that objective and look where we're headed again.. It's not too late, PLEASE STOP.

Thank you for the phenomenal pics.. Please don't stop them.

Soon american navy will be there and i want to see how strong really russians are? or they are going to run like they did in pristina. Anyway russians they start big war in this region in 1991 and it was all this time there , 1990 karabakh, 1991 samachablo(south osetia), 1992 abkhazia,1992 ingushetia, 1994 chechnya, 1998 abkhazia, 1999 chechnya, 2001 abkhazia, 2004 samachablo(south osetia) same year osetia in russia(beslan) 2006 ingushetia and now again 2008 samachablo so called south osetia. Only one power in this region can produce so many wars and conflicts, financing, weapons, human recurses all comes from russia. I hope this time it will be last for russia and free world not going to forgive this genocide of all caucasian people. Russians like to say Georgia is nice but without georgians. Now think yourself !!!

The lies here make me sick. Georgia brutally attacked South Ossettia just after receiving trianing from the US and Israel who both had over 1000 special forces troops training the Georgians for this conflict. The US and Israel, both under zionist jewish influence are on a wrecking path for the whole planet. The rest of what you're hearing is lies, period.

to:240 please wake up and open your big eyes, don't simply talk if you know nothing,

Great pictures! Terrible comments. Osetia and Abkhazia were the most wonderful places of Russia. Let your goverment send more instructors to Tbilisi. Send them money, rifles, equipment... And you`ll see more great pictures!
In God you trust!

RUSSIA GO HOME

Putin is dogs sun. He has hand in georgian blood!!!

To human: Soon America and all world community will realize that Georgian president have done in Ossetia. And he will be thrown to the garbage of history, as Hitler, Stalin and all other maniacs.Russia was never afraid of nobody. And nobody need to be afraid if truth on his side. Because our judge is the GOD and not the Bush or NATO. May be the studing of the history will help you not to be idiot and also not be afraid.

This war there have begun Georgians. At night on August, 7th they began to fire at a city of Tskhinvali. 1600 civilians were lost. Destruction the Ossetin was prevented by the Russian armies. If Russian were not included into Tskhinvali Saakashvili would arrange a genocide.

This war there have begun Georgians. At night on August, 7th they began to fire at a city of Tskhinvali. 1600 civilians were lost. Destruction the Ossetin was prevented by the Russian armies. If Russian were not included into Tskhinvali Saakashvili would arrange a genocide.

The best thing the US and Europe can do is arm Georgia to the teeth with Stingers and RPGs. Then help them train their entire people in the ways of Hunter-Killer tactics that did in the Soviets so nicely in Afghanistan and Chechnya.

Those Caucasus mountains would become instant tank traps.
The only thing the Russian fascists understand is brute force.

Slaughter them all!

Why do white people start all these wars around the world?

Re: Russian count of "2000 Ossetian civilians killed": That number was used by Russian government to rally Russian public around invasion into Georgia. All Russians who keep repeating this number: Think - It first appeared on August 8, before (as you claim) Russian troops even crossed Georgian borders. Have you ever been in combat zone? specifically in urban one? Tell me, how did Russians count 2000 dead bodies in the city at that moment was captured by georgians? How do you count dead BEFORE you control the battlefield? Guess what, even after you control it, counting is very hard, especially if number is so high.
After the hostilities were stopped, even your own military prosecutor's office did not find more than 133 bodies, and they never said if those killed Ossetians were military or civilian. Let me guess.... They were civilians and Russian military did not want to mention it.
Human Right Watch said there were at most few tens, certainly NOT hundreds death among Ossetian civlians. I am not saying it is ok to kill tens of civilians. All I am saying stop throwing around numbers that your government pulled out of their backsides. Where are the pictures of roads littered with dead bodies? In modern age of cell-phone cameras, satelites, etc. etc. how come there is not a single picture of the result of this terrible "Georgian atrocities"?
And, BTW, all pictures that say "Georgian village" are made in Georgian villages, so stop lying about it. it really is not that hard to check.

South Ossetia is NOT independent. Russia needs to stay out of the conflict. What happened in Georgia was a CIVIL war. This should have played out on its own. Russia is NOT a peacekeeper but instead is biased and should be removed from South Ossetia immediately. Putin is pissed off because of Georgias plans of joining NATO and dropping CIS like a bad habit. Putin wants to keep South Ossetia under his wing that way he can build his Natural Gas Pipeline through South Ossetia without Georgians permissian. Russia is a BULLY and needs to repect Georgias sovereignty. Putin is too occupied with becoming the new OPEC.

russia is a great country.american rascals cannot defeat them. arest war criminal bush

Prolog: Georgians, Ossetians and Abkhazians were living in peace and prosperity for thousands years. They loved each other, until brutal Medved entered their common homelandЕ.
Е. Georgian "Grad" missiles have never been striking at sleeping city of Tshinvali. That was the fantasy of poor mad Ossetians, seriously frightened by ugly Medved. They destroyed their city themselves. They have stolen these missiles from Georgian army and then brought them to their houses. And then 2000 people in Tshinvali made suicide with shame for they have done. All Ossetians, that remained alive, meet kind Georgian soldiers, as liberators, with flowers and crying: лHurrah!!!╗Е.
Е. Kind Georgian Soldiers never killed Ossetians and never chopped their womenТs and childrenТs heads. That was mass suicide of Ossetians, they have done it to themselves! That was seriously planned action of separatists, the goal of which was to discredit Honorable Georgian Army. And when the hordes of Russian Cannibals came, they began to tear to pieces and eat kind Georgian soldiersЕ..
Е.Georgian soldiers courageously fought against cannibals and never escaped off them, losing their pants and weapons, because they are strong, courageous and what is the most important, they were well-grounded by their American friends. But angry Cannibals were everywhere and they needed more blood and meat. Some of them, so called УPeacemakersФ, were most aggressive and angry, began eating each other. They ate over 80 of themselves. Kind Georgian soldiers never killed УPeacemakersФ, they have done it to themselvesЕ.
Е. And in the apogee of this bacchanalia, when Brave Georgian army died game, very honorable and courageous Georgian president Saacashvili, the hero of Georgian land, croped up. Rumour has it that he was so strong that nobody can overtake him, even his bodyguards. With lightning out of his eyes and thunderclap from his ass, he alone, overthrows bastards into hell and saves Tbilisi from hordes of brutal cannibalsЕ.
Fragments from лGreat Misha Ц the Liberator of New Democratic Georgia╗ fairytale. Only for Georgians not older 5 years recommended.
Also for all Americans is recommended. No age limitations.
Paramount announced about soon coming blockbuster cinematized by Spielberg basing on this fairytale. Bruce Willis stars as Liberator.

West must understand that young really democratic states can be very nationalistic. Cause of this feature - those Georgians were silly to be provoked and destroyed whole city with artillery. If it is not case of war criminal, so what is? And that's key to whole story!

Yes, we are not so funny democratic people, but we slowly develop in this direction. And here, in Moscow, we were very disappointed when Russia made her rare moral choice, Europe totally misunderstood our position.

And to fellow Georgians... Are you really need these people? Anyway, I'm deeply sorry

I saw someone mentioned Stalin as the worst person ever created by the russian history...well, he was GEORGIAN. Learn facts.
I'm very sorry for your mass-media being involved into the war on Georgian side...

The wars would end if those who declared the war had to go to the front line from the day one.

Stop human stupidness please! What wanted te abnormal politicians invading Ossetia???

Bias is not uncommon with this site?

"imagine the people living life in peace" John Lennon

These are world class images. the photographers tells it as it is

World, what frell up leaders you have...

we love war we love kill war

For Russia that has occured in South Ossetia on August, 8th when Georgia has attacked Ossetia, the same, that for the USA towers-twins on September, 11th. Quantity of victims respective. Saakashvili the rockets has killed more than 1500 peace inhabitants, and CITIZENS of the Russian Federation! That I see now is there would be the same as though after tragedy on September, 11th 2001, any country has supported Аль-Каиду and in support Ben Ladanu has sent 18 military ships in the help to terrorists. Be on a place of the Russian Federation the USA, for a long time Saakashvili would be hung up. And the USA supported all this time " Caucasian Ben Ladana ".

I.e. that now I see me in mass-media of the Europe horrifies - Russia has attacked small Georgia... That would be if Russian tanks have not entered into Ossetia, that, not having protected the peace population, probably, defenders of human rights does not interest any more, only as Russian kill everything, bears fat... Well it in fact, you see, is immoral also it so awfully. Has still seen a photo with the signature " Russian attack to Georgia " - why do not publish a photo as the Georgian militarians have alive burnt the house with children and old men about whom Putin and as they killed peacemakers spoke.

Georgia has attacked Ossetia, instead of the Russian Federation to Georgia - in mass-media is even huge quantity links to references of the European editions which refer to " information war ". Western mass-media are not absolutely pure, give not the true information, in particular the Air Forces, therefore it is not necessary to accuse the Russian Federation of all sins at once. The picture which was drawn with the western mass-media, essentially differed from the validity.

I do not work to the Kremlin, or on Putin as many European mass-media can think. I the simple inhabitant, and this my opinion. Sorry for my English.

Для России то, что произошло в Южной Осетии 8 августа, когда Грузия напала на Осетию, то же самое, что для США башни-близнецы 11 сентября. Количество жертв соответственные. Саакашвили своими ракетами убил более 1500 мирных жителей, причем ГРАЖДАН РФ! Что я вижу сейчас - это было бы то же самое, как если бы после трагедии 11 сентября 2001, какая-либо страна поддержала Аль-Каиду и в поддержку Бен Ладану отправила 18 военных кораблей в помощь террористам. Будь на месте РФ США, давно бы Саакашвили был повешен. А США всё это время поддерживали "Кавказского Бен Ладана".

Т.е. то, что сейчас я вижу в масс-медия европы меня ужасает - Россия напала на маленькую Грузию... что бы было если бы русские танки не вошли в Осетию, тем самым, не защитив мирное население, видимо, защитников прав человека уже не интересует, только как русские убивают всех, медведи жирные... Ну это ведь, согласитесь, аморально и это так ужасно.

Ещё увидел фотографию с подписью "Русская атака на Грузию" - почему же не публикуют фотографии, как грузинские военные заживо спалили дом с детьми и стариками, о которых говорил Путин, и как они убивали миротворцев.

Именно Грузия напала на Осетию, а не РФ на Грузию - в масс-медия есть даже огромное кол-во ссылок на ссылки европейских изданий, которые называются "информационная война". Западные масс-медия не совсем чисты, дают не верную информацию, в особенности ВВС, поэтому не стоит сразу обвинять РФ во всех грехах. Картина, которую нарисовали западные СМИ, существенно отличалась от действительности.

Я не работаю на Кремль, или на Путина, как многие европейские масс-медия могут подумать. Я простой обыватель, и это моё мнение.

Good photo, no
Saakashvili - militarist and separatist

Dear Dick,

thank you very much for the interview. I have heard a lot of talk about war and power struggle between Russia, Georgia and the West since the war started, but no one (in media) has expressed much interest in the human part of the conflict. I think it is important for us to see that besides destroying military bases and port/ infrastructure (which can be seen as part of every war), what Russians did and are still doing in Georgia is inhuman and barbarian. I am referring to them raping women, burning down houses, setting Georgian forests and lands on fire, gunning down elderly people, setting booby traps in villages, and so on.

We Luv Hate, We Hate Luv!!!
keep fightin' y'bastards!!!
till the day of Reckoning!!!

U.S. is a double sided sword, don't believe evrything they'v said...
it's all for their own interest...
when they believe they don't need u anymore, they'll trash u out!!
juz like what happen with Osama ibn Laden (former CIA member)'s Teleban (>

They're trully the devil in diguise >:o

Those of you talking about bombing of Tsxinvali by Georgian soldiers - I guess you overlooked the fact that Ossetians... oh, sorry! they don't have that kind of weapon, so just call everything it's name -Russians, so called "peace-keepers" were bombing Georgian villages for 3 days.... WHOLE 3 DAYS GEORGIAN VILLAGES WERE UNDER FIRE, CIVILIANS WOUNDED OR KILLED, HOUSES BURNED and what do you think - if somebody dared to kill your citizens would you just sit calm in the corner eating popcorn?
these people needed help!
they needed defense from terror which has been going on for years already and has reached it's highest point on august 6th.

These pictures tell you so much. You can just look and know their hurt and sorrow.

The first lie - The Georgian government has been saying since beginning of August 2008 that the situation in South Ossetia is escalating and the Russian УpeacekeepersФ are staging provocations together with illegal armed forces of South Ossetian separatist regime. They started killing Georgian police officers and firing artillery shells at the Georgian villages located in South Ossetia, but the world was preoccupied with getting ready for the opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympics

Just last question to Mr. Putin. Mr. Putin, if you are so concerned about the freedom of small minorities, why not recognize the independence of Chechnya? Then Daghestan? Then Ingushetia? And then all the other autonomous republics where the citizens do not even speak Russian? Think about that at first and then lets discuss the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, after 300,000 Georgian refugees return to their own homes.

And to my fellow Abkhazian and South Ossetian brothers and sisters. Yes, there will be dancing and celebration in Sokhumi and Tskinvali, Yes you will be smiling and waving flags - Georgian flags of courseЕ.

You can see more pictures here
http://southossetia.100webspace.net/

georgian troops destroyed 80 russian tanks 25 jats 10 helicopter and 8000russian soldier were killed georgian nearly win war against russian but at the end georgian president saakashvili order troops to leave tskinvali nobody thoght that russians take gori it was big mistake when georgian troops leave tkinvali

Why Georgians override and hate Ossetians? They are other people. Give them freedom!

USA and NATO (like today's Russia and USSR) are evil empires. Bush and McCain provoked local conflicts and possibly 3rd war. They weakened already the USA and they want to weaken Russia and China, of course. Puppets Saakashvili (Georgia), Yschenko (Ukraine) are only tools in the USA hands. Be aware!

http://www.milkavkaz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=226

I don't understand why UN didn't condemn georgian agression in South Ossetia? As I remember Russia called up an extra UN security council meeting. US and Britain have blocked the resolution a only after that Russia decided to act. Geogians made a huge mistake.

Posted by russia August 30, 08 04:48 PM: "...georgian troops destroyed 80 russian tanks 25 jats 10 helicopter and 8000russian soldier were killed georgian nearly win war against russian..." Ha-ha-ha!!! Georgian Rembo!!!
Russian lost:
64 soldiers
2 tanks
4 jats (Su-25SM, Su-25 from 368, Su-24MR erom GLIC, Tu-22M3R from Shajkovka)
1 helic

Foto: http://milkavkaz.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=226&start=0
Brave georgian Rembo Old and new foto: http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127377&page=10

Georgia attacked South Osettia first and Russia came to the defense .Why is the western media lying

Review the evidence
http://posmedprod.webs.com/georgiawar.htm

Thanks for these photos... i am georgian and don't want other to know horror of war!!!

rassia no no

my georgian STOP rassia

The gamble didn,t PAY for Georgia!!!

its dificult to realise, in the 21st century, that man wants to kill man, although its been like that since the begginingof man. Humans cannot live with each other in peace, but whats been going on in Georgia, I feel is disgraceful, and that the western world cannot standby and let the russians kill innocent civilians, If we are
not careful this could be the mother of all wars. Tread carefully russia.

Just look at that "OUT OF MY MIND" face of Georgian president when he is running for cover from a "russian air strike" ))). Glad that US did provide enough of adult size nappies, among the humanitarian aid, to accommodate the "outcome" of this "russian attack" ))) As we say in SA " Boy did he KAK himself!!!" Look at the faces of the bystanders, they can not understand why Mr. Saakashvili is running and who from (no one looks up at the sky, where russian planes shoul be "striking" from). Mr. Saakashvili is a CRIMINAL and should be procecuted like the WAR CRIMINAL he is!

His Love: http://www.sownar.com/mikhail_saakashvili/

Obama Bi den
Osama Bin Laden

I wonder what the mathamatical probability of Osama Bin Laden who mastermined the attacks from his laptop in a cave and and Obama/ Biden having similar names ?
Maybe a Cia Code or im really bored !

Check out the real reason the georgia war started ...
China used to export oil now they import oil ...
He who controls the Black gold controls the energy...

http://posmedprod.webs.com/oil.htm

this is so sad D: omg i just wish they could stop this war its so sad T_T

We all know this is a smoke scree that the American war machine is backing to keep peoples attention away from their plans for attacking Iran - we know you have large battle fleets on the way there already you war mongering evil scum - mess with Iran and I am afraid that is the end of the world. DIE GEORGE BUSH DIE

Thats good what russian did is not even just few of wat the amaricans doing now in Iraq and what the Georgian done in Ossetia; so amaricans should see what they are doing before they look what the others is doing.

Dear All, once again, I would like to remind you: around 1 700 civilians were killed during the massacre performed by Georgian troops. Ordinary people in Georgia, Ukraine and Russia live quite friendly. I am Russian and I have relatives in Ukraine and I used to go to Georgia for rest and we have good friends there. BUT: IT IS A REAL TERROR WHICH IS DONE NOW IN GEORGIA. Civilians are afraid of Saakachvili and have no chance to speak the truth. And you are saying it is a democracy? Killing opposite parties representatives, no meetings allowed and you call it by democracy? And what is happening now in Ukraine? We have come over the 2nd wolrd war together, we are nearest neigbors. What is Uzhenko doing now? It is a chaos now in Ukraine and law is absent in the country at all. Ordinary people are crying that this is the country without law. Does American government care for ordinary people in Georgia and Ukraine? No. Does American government care for the killed people i South Ossetia? No. They call the whole nation as separatists and kill ordinary people in the streets. I am proud of Putin and Medvedev to protect the ordinary people and save more lives. If needed all the nations from the former USSR will get together to protect the lives of their neigbors with guns if American or Georgian government decides to attack peaceful civilians. I know the people of business in US, I used to work with them, they do not want to fight and to kill civilians but the US government want to dominate not only with US dollar but also with US weaponry. But they forget one thing: Russia and China will never allow them to kill their neigbors and friends. Otherwise, there will be the 3rd world war and the whole world will dissappear - US, Russia, China, anything.

AMERICANS SHOULD ALSO THINK OF THE WORLD THREATS SUCH TERRORISM, NUCLEAR WEAPONS ACCELIRATION AND TO FIGHT WITH RUSSIA AGAINST IT. DEAR AMERICANS, LOOK A BIG PICTURE ABOUT THE CURRENT EVENTS. JUST THINK ABOUT ORDINARY PEOPLE WHICH WERE KILLED AND THEIR RELATIVES ARE CRYING HARD BECAUSE THEIR LIVES CAN NOT BE RESTORED. I AM FOREVER WITH ASSETIA UNTIL I DIE AND i WILL ALWAYS PROTECT THE LIVE OF ANY PEOPLE AND IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE AMERICAN, RUSSIAN OR AFRICAN. YOU ARE HUMAN AND YOU SHOULD VALUE OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.

DEAR UKRAINIANS AND GEORGIANS, WE ARE REALLY SORRY FOR THE SITUATION YOU FACE NOW FOR THE WEAK COUNTRY LEADERS YOU HAVE NOW FOR THE POVERTY YOU HAVE NOW AND WE REALLY WISH EACH OF YOU HAVE PEACE AND HAPPINESS IN YOU FAMILIES. RUSSIANS ARE ALWAYS TOGETHER WITH YOU NO MATTER WHO IS PRESIDING YOU COUNTRIES.

Georgian troops have slaughtered more than a thousand civilians in Tskhinvalie - SO capital - and brutally killed 12 peace keepers before Russia decided to sent its military force seeking to contain the conflict. The conflict is a pure Georgian provocation. Why should the US back up that crook Mr Sakashvili - Georgian president? Let him face tribunal for what he has done with his people....
What the US isn't saying is the truth and that is the Georgia bombed not only civilian russina men but also the women and children living in this town...only this photos have been taken shwoing that Georgia ia using U.S. merchendise..if you get my drift

To all. Please realize that the whole of this is now, one month later, clearly gone from the world (I am an American who surfs the European news site) media and the little girl, what is her life like? Does she really think she is a 'Georgian'? A 'Russian'?, etc? I understand that there is a lot of ego thumping (much like gang warfare in our american cities), but who is responsible for making sure that we take care of that little girl? Where is Thomas Jefferson and those who looked beyond the petty bullshit that does not matter. That little girl could be my niece, and now, because some ego maniac (read Putin or Sakashvili) thinks that his ideals are worth more than her life. The world should be as embarrassed by them as they claim to be by our president. When is the world going to realize that we all have to get along, not agree, just get along, and realize that we are all humans?

Georgian troops have slaughtered more than a thousand civilians in Tskhinvalie - SO capital - and brutally killed 12 peace keepers before Russia decided to sent its military force seeking to contain the conflict.

Human Rights Watch: Russia inflating casualty figuresTom Parfitt in Vladikavkaz The Guardian, Thursday August 14 2008 Article historyDeliberate attempts by the Russian government to exaggerate the number of people killed in the South Ossetia conflict are provoking revenge attacks on Georgian villagers in the republic, a human rights group claimed yesterday.

Anna Neistat of Human Rights Watch, who is leading a team investigating the damage in South Ossetia, told the Guardian that Russian estimates of 2,000 dead were "suspicious".

"Our findings so far do not in any way confirm the Russian statistics." she said. "On the contrary, they suggest the numbers are exaggerated."

Neistat said that HRW investigators had on Tuesday and Wednesday recorded cases of Ossetian fighters burning and looting Georgian villages north of the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali.

"The torching of houses in these villages is in some ways a result of the massive Russia propaganda machine which constantly repeats claims of genocide and exaggerates the casualties," she said. "That is then used to justify retribution."

Neistat said doctors at Tskhinvali hospital gave figures that 273 wounded had been treated there and 44 dead had been brought to the hospital. "By day five of a conflict one expects that there is some kind of list of the dead and injured. But here there is no information. Nothing

On 17 August HRW appealed to Russian authorities to "immediately take steps to end Ossetian militia attacks on ethnic Georgians" in the Gori district of Georgia and for the Russian military to ensure safe passage for civilians wishing to leave the region and for humanitarian aid agencies to enter. The organisation said hundreds of vulnerable civilians still in the area, including many elderly; they said they are afraid to leave after learning about militia attacks on those who fled. The UN, which has described the humanitarian situation in the Russian military-controlled Gori as "desperate," has been able to deliver only limited food supplies to the city.[178]

The looting and burning of Georgian villages in South Ossetia continued long after the ceasefire agreement had been signed. In the end of August it was reported that the Georgian villages Achabetiug, Kekhvi, Tamarasheni, Ksuisi and Eregvi were still under attack of Ossetian looters. It was also reported that according to South Ossetian officials ethnic Georgian civilians in South Ossetia were "detained for their own protection" and bussed to the Georgian side. [222]

The Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs and the OSCE chairman Alexander Stubb twice visited the war-affected area in Georgia and accused the Russian troops of "clearly trying to empty southern Ossetia of Georgians."[223]

On August 27, the French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner accused the Russian troops of "ethnic cleansing, creating a homogeneous South Ossetia."[224]

Russia need to stop!!!
They are killing way too much innocent people!!!
and the pictures arent even showing everything that is going
on there.... Eventhough Russians signed the PEACE AGREEMENT
they were still bombing Georgia and they still are terorizing and
killing alot of innocent people.... and world needs to see who russians really are!!!
all they want is to take over georgia!!! they dont care about how many innocent
people will die in process!!!

1. Why Russian attacked the Georgian army?
The answer if given by picture 13th (from the top) in this page of boston.com. In the image rockets are launched by the artillery of Georgian Army (lately assited by the US) against the civil population near Tskhinvali, South Ossetia. After few hours of such attack any presence of human life would be destroyed there.
Ironically, Georgian authorities say now to the World that they "love" Ossetia because it is part of their territory and they want to see it under Georgian control.

According to agreements of the 90's, there were Russian and Georgian peacekeeping forces deployed in South Ossetia per years. The 7th of August Saakhasvilli commanded the Georgian army to attack Ossetians and Russians. The mandate of the peacekeeping forces it was to do namely what the Russians have done, and now the bleeding has been stopped. Saakashvili thought that his adventure could get western military support and openly called every country to join his war against Ossethians and Russians, but he miscalculated the situation. The Georgian president would be completely mad if he thought to be able to defeat the Russian army.

Some body has writen here that Georgians did not kill Russian peacekeepers. In the following everybody can see the funeral of one of them:
link

One report showing the real situation before the conflict escalated: here.

Last question:
What would do the US if at least 15 of their peace keepers are killed in any point of the World?

I'm a canadian,and in this world we will never have piece in this world as long as the usa has anything to do with it.And it seems no1 cares about this.what the usa does is just sell arms to different countries,and then make the countries go to war with each other then they are happy. To the usa georgia can kill innocent people when they sleep in their homes and then when a powerfull country like russia goes and helps they get blamed for it.we as canadians live in a free country but the way things are i think i rather live in russia because they are more with piece then usa and dont go around starting wars then putting the blame on some1 alse. my hands are together for russia and it was a realy good job they did.

I HATE RUSSIA, MOST I HATE V. PUTIN.

I BELIEVE THAT RUSSIA WILL PAY THE PRICE OF WHAT SHE DO !!!

KILL PUTIN, SAVE THE WORLD

Here is again the Russia from old times.

It's a CRIME what they are doing in Georgia, it's just a coverd invasion.

Russia really deserves to be punished.

It won't mean nothing, but the spanish public opinion is against Russia, against those killers, and in the future, we won't forget the "Russia's way"

I think the world (especially the United States) is currently acting on double standard. Remember East Timor was encouraged to be separated from Indonesia while at the same time East Timor reside within the same island as the West Timor which remain as part of Indonesia.
At the same time, I personally believe that the people of South Ossetia has the right for referendum as was the people of East Timor.
Until then, it is not right to say whether South Ossetia belong to Georgia.

Wow.. some good photos taken. Capturing the emotions, and details of expression you can almost feel you are there
Deep photography..

GEORGIANS - Mr Stalin ( real name - Djugashvili) and Mr. Beria!!!!! Saakashivili is the same! - YES, exactly!
People, please! Stop saying angry things about certain countries and their citizens - people unfortunately are now in the middle of this mess. It is Saakashivili who needs to stop and pay for what he's done.

JEBAC RUSKICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Russia is sick with xenophobia and bigotry and thatТs why Russian politics is based on extreme forms of chauvinism and aggression. The Russians started attacking Georgian civilian villages in the beginning of August together with South Ossetian terrorists. President Mikheil Saakashvili did what any other good leader would have done: protect his people and territorial integrity of his country. As always the Russian aggression backfired at Russians and so far, Russia politically is losing this war.

Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia? Give me a break. The Russians kicked out more than 300,000 Georgian residents over past 18 years, burnt their homes and now they want to declare these Georgian provinces as independent? Let the Georgian population return and conduct a referendum, I am sure the vast majority of residents will have different priorities.

The Russians have only shown Georgia aggression, wars, ethnic cleansing for more than 200 years. This is the reason we are trying and we will obviously join NATO. Russia never wanted peace with Georgia, the Russians always wanted piece of Georgia. But, we will not surrender. We have been fighting wars since the existence of our nation, against Mongols, Persians, Arabs, Turk-Seljuks and Russians wonТt enslave us.

We will not give up our freedom, liberties or land. So I would suggest Mr. Putin and Mr. Medvedev that you respect our freedom and if you are truly concerned with small ethnic minoritiesТ self-determination, then recognize the freedom of all ethnicities that you are controlling with fear and terror, recognize the freedom and independence of Chechnya, Ingushetia, Daghestan, Tatarstand and all the other autonomous republics within the Russian Federation, where local residents do not even speak Russian and despise the Russian government.

Then lets talk about status of South Ossetia and AbkhaziaЕ

Russia f*ck of from the whole territory of Georgia pls!!!! Just go and resolve your internal problems or you economy will collapse during the next months!!! You are not the USA and one of the developed Europe countris. You are just a big Putin sh*t who thinks that he do everything!!! Maybe you can defeat Georgians but you can't defeat the one world!!

i'm georgian.plizz don't kill us.we are peacefull people.osetia is our place.go home russians.GO HOME

i doh't like gruzia

Saakashvili must die.

This war has caused proablems for all people all solders are gettin killed when they can settle thing any many different way they you tell your children you that all the time an here you guys fight an kill children an teenagers that have not seen the light of day when solders get home from killing it drives them ensane an they go crazy they start doing drugs an stuff an we dont want any of this we need these wars to COME TO A STOP PLEASE

My fellow americans, please remember that we did the same move over Mexico in 1847, "helping" our defenseless and "independent" Texas friend (full of americans by the way). Now Texas is part of US, and California, and New Mexico, and Arizona, and Utah...

Stopping Russia.Right. It is like stopping China or US. You cannot stop a nuclear state. What a naive way of thinking. Bravo. Russia is as "Evil" as US and both are the lesser evils than China. Very sad that there is not a single nuclear state that is being 'nice' or even close to it. Perhaps the French for the last few years (remember Algeria ?). You want war to be stopped ? Then get out to the streets. Governments (and politicians) react ONLY when their own ass is at stake. Remind those who you have elected to rule you that the power comes from the voters and as it can be given it can be taken by them. But of course going out to the street will require will, desire, will be kind of inconvenient... yet it is the only way you can peacefully say "YES TO PEACE" (I'm being positive rather negative here, so no "anti-war", just forza-peace) and be heard.

I am georgian too. but I don't hate russia.I HATE PUTIN AND I HATE SAAKASHVILI TOO.WE DON'T WANT WAR.

THAT WASNT FUNNY

It's a pity how quickly the world seems to be ending.
I'm counting the days until World War III
Peace to the world?

why do we need a wor?? we should live togher happy, i am from that part pf Osetia in northeast slocer to the wor. i hope that the wor will finish that terrible problems.

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Alan
Abkhazia and South Ossetia have ALWAYS been parts Georgia, either you don't know it, or you are just trying to deliberately deceive people. By the way the name "South Ossetia" has been invented by Russians, historically, for centuries, this region has been called Samachablo - that is the Georgian name.
I don't give a s**t to what the state propaganda is saying either in Georgia or in Russia, please, try to resist to it. Don't believe what Vesti and ORT are saying do not let them bulls**t you. Most of Russians are victims of state propaganda. Just think about it for a second Ц as a result of massive brainwashing campaign, one day the whole population of Russia weaks up and finds out that these cruel Georgians started a war against a little УSouth OssetianФ nation, which, by the way happened to be Russian nationals. And all of a sudden it turned out that majority of Russian population sympathises and loves Ossetian people. I am not telling anything bad abouth Ossetians, I have plenty of friends of that ethnic background, IТm just trying to illustrate that this sympathy of Russians towards Ossetians was not natural and sincere, but rather a result of brainwashing. I used to live in Russia for plenty of years and I know from my personal experience what was their real attitude towards Caucasians !!!! We were УChernozhopieФ for Russians and they hated us. And when I say УweФ I mean all Caucasian ethnicities; Russians cannot simply differentiate between the representatives of any Caucasian nations. And, now, all of a sudden, it turns out that they not only differentiate Ossetians, but love them and extremely care for them, although majority of them do not even know where Ossetia is situated.
Once again, I am not in any way insulting Ossetian people, I am just trying to show, that Russians really donТt care and that they are victims of their state propaganda.
And this is very propaganda, which makes Russian population blind to any information which is not in line with what the RTR is sayingЕ
I wonТt say anything about the versions on how the war has broke out and who is to blame. It is a very long and complicated storyЕ But I was there in Georgia when the war started and I know what I sawЕ
I do not believe what the Georgian propaganda is saying. And I call on you not to believe what Russian propaganda is saying, at least blindly. Trust your own intellect and analyze yourself Ц there is a plenty of info around, which are more or less unbiased and you can draw your own conclusions.
Please, just ask yourself, some questions - who is better off after the war?
Who was interested in eruption of hostilities?
There is a lot more to say.. bit I will stop now.
And please, do not let anyone manipulate your emotions and perceptions!

I would say one thing. Russia and S. Ossetia did not create this problem. USA oil hunger and Georgian militaristic ruler created this. S. Ossetia deserves to be independent as they have requested for 20 years. Russia deserves a pat on the back. USA should think before creating another Bin Laden or Saddam...

Just so you all know, typing in capitals doesn't make your words any more effective. If anything it makes people not want to read what you wrote.

Thanks.

Viva Georgia!!

The facts talk about themselves, of course Russians started this dirty propaganda of pictures being fake, it's easier for citizens of Russia to represent their country as just a peacekeper, or protector of small nations like Oseetian, rather than admitting that what their country has done is brutal and wrong. I am most definately sorry for all the Ossetians who died in the war as well as georgians, but don't see reson to be sorry for Russians, maybe it sounds to cruel but after what i have seen as a georgian i can't be sorry for them! it's very easy to say that pictures are fake, when some people are making comments from their warm rooms, but it is far harder when you see everything burned houses, dead soldiers, and civilians who were killed while bombardment of Gori, and what makes me really sick is Russians attitude towards the people who had to face such things, they just call the woman in the picture who has lost her son while biombardments, they call her an actor. Tthat makes me sick,I really wish that all these photos were fake, i wish with all my heart that Gori and other cities, like Senaki, Poti, have not been bombarded at all, but reality is quite different and only people to blaem in this are Russians, they use our peoplef for their imperilistic aims!

Just read an article:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/07/europe/07georgia.php
Georgians! The truth would have to come to light, eventually, and it did. And stop wailing like the innocent victim of the "big and cruel aggressor". Soon, you will find out that no even a single person in the world is left who believes your words...your creditworthiness has expired!

STOP USA, STOP GEORGIA

(My English very bad)
U see that your goverment want you see. This is Georgia attaked us 07/08/08. IT is THEY ARE KILLERS., MARAUDERS, ROBBERS! A lot of this fotos - about our sufferings, but not georgians!!!! They are punked up YOU!!! Many the