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2008-10-04 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Car Bomb Kills 7 Soldiers in Russia-Backed South Ossetia

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 If a random Georgian city won't be obliterated, I'll be very disappointed.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-10-04 06:01|| 2008-10-04 06:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Grom, do you mean 'surprised' rather than 'disappointed'?

If not then you should leave Israel and go back to Russia. I'm sure there's a place for a Jew in the rising cult of personality around Putin, as there always has been for Jews when Russia goes nationalistic and expansionist and xenophobic. [/sarcasm]

My father's family is Russian/Ukrainian. I grew up in a dual language household as a small child, celebrated the religious (Orthodox Christian) rites and the cultural holidays. And for my part you could not pay me enough money or political power to entice me to move back there. But perhaps your tastes are different.

Posted by lotp 2008-10-04 09:01|| 2008-10-04 09:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Preliminary reports indicated Russian forces had seized the car in a Georgian village outside South Ossetia and taken it to Tskhinvali, the capital, where it exploded

so, did they steal a car bomb? This is so poorly written you can't tell what happened

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-10-04 09:44|| 2008-10-04 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4
Preliminary reports indicated Russian forces had seized the car in a Georgian village outside South Ossetia and taken it to Tskhinvali, the capital, where it exploded, a South Ossetian spokeswoman said on Russian state television,

The Russians are the ones who had the car in their possession, and were transporting it around, but in your opinion that's good enough evidence to destroy a Georgian city?

Posted by Tranquil Mechanical Yeti 2008-10-04 09:45|| 2008-10-04 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm still wondering if g(r)omgoru is more obnoxious when he's playing a Russian, or an Israeli.

Posted by Milton Fandango 2008-10-04 14:44|| 2008-10-04 14:44|| Front Page Top

#6 How can you tell the difference?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-04 14:49|| 2008-10-04 14:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Frank G,
Indeed you are correct. Either the Russians are Wiley E. Coyote incompetent/unlucky, or the Georgians are Karl Rovian geniuses.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-10-04 15:05|| 2008-10-04 15:05|| Front Page Top

#8 One heck of an anti-theft device.

Posted by Vanc 2008-10-04 16:29|| 2008-10-04 16:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Some guy is going to be angry after he just insured against Russian-tank theft.

Posted by Charles 2008-10-04 20:49|| 2008-10-04 20:49|| Front Page Top

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