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2008-08-08 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Georgia to impose martial law, port bombed-official

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Posted by Woodrow Elmusoger4367 2008-08-08 17:41|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 It appears that the Russians intend to carry the air war throughout Georgia. This is not a war in and about South Ossetia. It is a war of Russian aggression.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-08-08 20:24|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-08-08 20:24|| Front Page Top

#2 1400 KIA so far:

Where is the LWMSM's "Quagmire" comments?

Posted by Full Bosomed1072 2008-08-08 20:31|| 2008-08-08 20:31|| Front Page Top

#3 This certainly would slow down a NRF coming across the black sea from Bulgaria or Romania..?

Posted by linker 2008-08-08 20:50|| 2008-08-08 20:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, if this were just about South Ossetia, they'd only need to move troops into that area, maybe suppress air fields in Georgia. Attacking a port away from the "genocide" is either to prevent reinforcements/rearming, or to simply punish.

Is Poti their largest port or a military base? From the sat photos on Google Earth, it doesn't look much larger than the port in Toledo, OH.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2008-08-08 21:19|| 2008-08-08 21:19|| Front Page Top

#5 Poti is their main civilian port, and also the site of their largest military hospital. Georgian wounded are being taken to Poti.

Posted by Chuck Simmins">Chuck Simmins 2008-08-08 21:31|| http://northshorejournal.org]">[http://northshorejournal.org] 2008-08-08 21:31|| Front Page Top

#6 Aw, geez, I hope there's a more legitimate target than a civilian port and a military hospital.

What's the best English-language news source for this? Years ago I would have kept my eyes on the BBC for events like this, but...

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2008-08-08 21:36|| 2008-08-08 21:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Nothing says, "To Russia with Love" like a few patriot missiles at the port.

Just sayin'.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-08-08 21:37|| 2008-08-08 21:37|| Front Page Top

#8 All the roads and cities disappeared from Google's maps of Georgia
map

Posted by 3dc 2008-08-08 21:57|| 2008-08-08 21:57|| Front Page Top

#9 See also REDDIT > WIRED.blog > DID THE US PREP GEORGIA FOR WAR WITH RUSSIA; + BLOOMBERG > DID WORLD WAR III JUST BEGIN TODAY?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-08 22:01|| 2008-08-08 22:01|| Front Page Top

#10 REDDIT > GEORGIAN TROOPS LEAVE/PULL BACK FROM SOUTH OSSETIAN CAPITAL.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-08-08 22:03|| 2008-08-08 22:03|| Front Page Top

#11 There is a larger port at Bat'umie in the extreme SW of Georgia but as far as the roads are set up P'oti is the most dirt route to T'bilisi or Ts'khinvali.

#4 Rob Crawford 'Yeah, if this were just about South Ossetia,'
Do you think they'll go strait thru to Azerbaijan?

Posted by linker 2008-08-08 22:05|| 2008-08-08 22:05|| Front Page Top

#12 'most dirt route'
pardon .. most direct

Posted by linker 2008-08-08 22:06|| 2008-08-08 22:06|| Front Page Top

#13 Kinda hard to say where you'd get actual, factual information. I used to use ITAR/TASS and Novosti to supplement... ummm... other sources back in the day. Pravda was always the bottom of the heap, a notch below Izvestie, but only just.

Of the new press, it looks like MosNews is gone, which is a shame, but Komersant's always pretty good, as is Moscow Times. I haven't added any sources in awhile. Look under Russia on the News page.

Posted by Fred 2008-08-08 22:11|| 2008-08-08 22:11|| Front Page Top

#14 Don't get lost with the battle.
Putin's prize is the oil of Baku.
All he has to do to win is keep it from transiting Georgia.

Posted by 3dc 2008-08-08 22:35|| 2008-08-08 22:35|| Front Page Top

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