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2004-08-21 Caucasus

Russian Peacekeepers Move Into S. Ossetia

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Posted by Fred 2004-08-21 00:34|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The non-Russian version of that title would probably be "Russian troops invade Georgia".

Nope, nope, Putin's no threat at all to his neighbouring nations. Yesterday Chechenya, today Georgia, tomorrow Ukraine or Moldova -- the day after it the world.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-08-21 9:00:23 AM|| 2004-08-21 9:00:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 To be fair Aris, the Chechens did invade Dagestan as well as Ingushetia.

Posted by Dan Darling 2004-08-21 10:35:22 AM|| [http://www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2004-08-21 10:35:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, not likely to happen, Aris. Ref the Rantburg article on Page 2, "AEI: Four Surprises in Global Demography".

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2004-08-21 10:35:33 AM|| 2004-08-21 10:35:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dan> But *Georgia* didn't invade either Dagestan nor Ingushetia.

Am not gonna debate the righteousness or wrongfulness of the Chechen war right now as it stands by itself -- my point was to show the pattern of Russian expansionism: from sending troops to territory nominally within the Russian Federation (supposedly part of Russia but Chechen civilian lives never treated as if they were worth as much as Russian ones), now Putin acting instead to invade what are *clearly* other nations.

For "peacekeeping" purposes ofcourse -- but when a nation sends troops for "peacekeeping" to a *neighbouring* region, that's what annexation is called.

Posted by Aris Katsaris 2004-08-21 11:35:36 AM|| 2004-08-21 11:35:36 AM|| Front Page Top

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