I was in Georgia when the war began. I was about 10 km from Poti when port there was bombed. I really didn't like the feeling. Lights were shutdown in our comp so it couldn't be seen from the air. Everyone was awake. An awful feeling.
Anyway, I think that Russia had no right to brutally invade, to bomb Georgia's biggest port, drop bombs near the capital city, kill a lot of civilians etc.
Originally posted by kbaumenI agree.
I was in Georgia when the war began. I was about 10 km from Poti when port there was bombed. I really didn't like the feeling. Lights were shutdown in our comp so it couldn't be seen from the air. Everyone was awake. An awful feeling.
Anyway, I think that Russia had no right to brutally invade, to bomb Georgia's biggest port, drop bombs near the capital city, kill a lot of civilians etc.
Wow. Living in a Russian warzone. That must be horrible.
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Originally posted by scherzoWell, that wasn't warzone really but still, everyone stayed sharp, was ready to leave on instant and all the lights were switched off so our camp couldn't be seen from the air.
I agree.
Wow. Living in a Russian warzone. That must be horrible.
Fortunately, my country's embassy helped us with transport and so we fled to Istanbul. But during the night when Poti was bombed, we were thinking about going by foot to Turkey. The border was about 80 km away. A two day walk with all bags. Anyway, on the morning a bus, that our embassy had arranged, came. Still, many of our Georgian friends got mobilized and now are somewhere in the Caucasian mountains. I hope they are all ok.
Originally posted by kbaumenSo do I. You have my sympathy ... and hopefully the sympathy of everyone else in this thread.
Well, that wasn't warzone really but still, everyone stayed sharp, was ready to leave on instant and all the lights were switched off so our camp couldn't be seen from the air.
Fortunately, my country's embassy helped us with transport and so we fled to Istanbul. But during the night when Poti was bombed, we were thinking about going by foot to Turkey. Th ...[text shortened]... iends got mobilized and now are somewhere in the Caucasian mountains. I hope they are all ok.
Originally posted by kbaumenJust a few facts that are undisputable by all accounts:
I was in Georgia when the war began. I was about 10 km from Poti when port there was bombed. I really didn't like the feeling. Lights were shutdown in our comp so it couldn't be seen from the air. Everyone was awake. An awful feeling.
Anyway, I think that Russia had no right to brutally invade, to bomb Georgia's biggest port, drop bombs near the capital city, kill a lot of civilians etc.
It was Georgia that attacked first. It was Georgia that bombed the civilians in the Ossetian capital. The Ossetian civilian casualties and damage to the civilian structures are incomparably higher than those of Georgia.
The Western press (as it usually does when speaking of Russia) completely distorted the picture of this war blaming the victims for agression. There are reports of Saakashvili employing the services of Western PR agencies and feeding the pre-produced falsified accounts.
The pictures from Tskhinvali and horrific eyewitnesses accounts which are abundant on Russian TV do net get any coverage in the West, while Saakashvili and his ministers become regulars on CNN.
Originally posted by infomastWestern media is biased as is Russian media; no surprise there. That there have been civilian casualties in Georgia, including South Ossetia, is undisputed. Where there have been more is a disputed point, but one of little importance.
Just a few facts that are undisputable by all accounts:
It was Georgia that attacked first. It was Georgia that bombed the civilians in the Ossetian capital. The Ossetian civilian casualties and damage to the civilian structures are incomparably higher than those of Georgia.
The Western press (as it usually does when speaking of Russia) completely dis ...[text shortened]... do net get any coverage in the West, while Saakashvili and his ministers become regulars on CNN.
Originally posted by shavixmirHe's giving humanitarian supplies and having their troops shipped home, that's all so far. Unless I missed something...
It seems president Bush has just escalated the situation...
Funny that Bush is so quick to condemn Russia, yet was so slow to condemn Israel over the Lebanon.