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2008-08-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Georgia says Russia appears to be leaving 2 towns

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Posted by tu3031 2008-08-13 12:31|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Their trash, assorted Chechens, Cossacks and Ossetians that trail the Russian troops, have been looting, burning houses and robbing people at gunpoint. They will have ethnically cleansed the two enclaves and part of the buffer zone of all Georgians soon.

Posted by john frum 2008-08-13 14:52|| 2008-08-13 14:52|| Front Page Top

#2 John Frum, regarding your comment on Chechens, Cossacks and Ossetians. Are you suggesting that the Russians allowed them within their logistics tail? Or are you suggesting the Georgians somehow allowed them into the combat zone? Or are you saying they are trash within the Russian army?

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-13 16:50|| 2008-08-13 16:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Russia reportedly mobilized irregulars, armed them and financed them to come into Georgia throughy so. Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Posted by lotp 2008-08-13 16:54|| 2008-08-13 16:54|| Front Page Top

#4 There were reports of Cossack irregulars, too.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-13 17:06|| 2008-08-13 17:06|| Front Page Top

#5 A portion of the Vostok Spetsnaz battalion is there as well.
These are Chechen counterinsurgency troops. Quite vicious guerilla fighters.

Posted by john frum 2008-08-13 17:21|| 2008-08-13 17:21|| Front Page Top

#6 It only appears, apparently.

Posted by Spike Uniter 2008-08-13 17:33|| 2008-08-13 17:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Reports, hell. They've been parading in their ski masks and mufti for the international press. Claiming to be "Cossacks". Fucking brigands, is what I calls 'em.

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