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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|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1767 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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