Re: "I Survived the Georgian War -- Here's What I Saw"

Dan Clore wrote:

> News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo
>
> [It's good to see that this distinguishes between the Georgian
> [people
> and the Georgian government. It seems that the government of both
> Georgia and Russia deserve blame in this affair, as the Georgian
> government initiated it with its invasion of South Ossetia, and the
> Russian government responded with a counterattack against Georgia
> that went much further than defending South Ossetia. It is also
> worth noting how American politicians have responded, with (e.g.)
> McCain saying that we are all Georgians now, and even more
> remarkably that "In the 21st century nations don't invade other
> nations." As if he was unaware that the US invaded Afghanistan and
> Iraq, not to mention Ethiopia's US-backed invasion of Somalia, which
> has resulted in yet another Vietnam/Iraq-style quagmire, or Israel's
> attack on Lebanon.--DC]
>
Well it was all started by the U.S. trying to do in Georgia
what they
did to Yugoslavia.  Most of Georgia wants to be Russian and certainly
South Ossetia wants to be Russian and the people there were very glad
to see the Russian armed forces entering the country.  Only the
Western media portray the version you're selling.

--
Peace,
Fred
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