Russia Attacks Journalists, Civilians in Georgia

http://americasnewstoday.com/stories/BRiT-08152008-GeoRGiA.html

After delaying his summer vacation for a day, President Bush left for his Texas ranch confident the situation in Georgia was not getting worse but angry about what the Russians had done.

"Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century," President Bush said Friday [08-15-08]. "We hope Russia's leaders will recognize that a future of cooperation and peace will benefit all parties. ... A contentious relationship with Russia is not in America's interest. And a contentious relationship with America is not in Russia's interest."

The president of Georgia on Friday signed a new cease-fire agreement, which the president of Russia is expected to reciprocate.

In Tbilisi, Georgia's president said he only agreed to a cease-fire because of Russia's overwhelming might.

"We are looking evil directly in the eye," Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said.

In a news conference with Secretary of State Rice, Saakashvili said NATO's refusal to offer Georgia membership invited the Russian attack. And he warned other former Soviet satellites of a return of the Russian bear.

"They will still keep advancing. They will keep killing. They will keep destroying other countries. That's what they are trying to do to my country right now as we speak," Saakashvili said.

Rice, who brought the cease-fire agreement for Saakashvili to sign, insists that it doesn't change Georgia's sovereignty over two rebellious provinces.

In other Georgia news, Turkish broadcaster NTV says four Turkish journalists were fired on after they crossed the border from Georgia into South Ossetia. NTV says this happened Sunday [08-09-08] at the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali.

One of the reporters was even shot in the head, but that shot was not life threatening. NTV says afterwards the journalists were detained, interrogated and assaulted by Russian officials. They were eventually released and returned to Turkey late Wednesday [08-13-08].

Additional reporting by Fox News.

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[Desspite]

@lunabranwen Dude, we think that we are bad asses because we've been fucking western asses for centuries, almost each of them. And NO ONE of western pussies has ever beaten Russia, thought they tried 1000 times. Read some hisrory moron.

Ofc we coud drop a nuclear bomb on georgia like American bitches did to Japan and killed over 30k civilians. Btw Georgia learnt this strategy from them very well and killed 2,5k civilians bombing a sleeping city. So DON"T TEACH US A MORALITY LESON, fucking shit!

[61papazson61]

@ke0ki2k can you answer - how could theu stay alive and even healthy??????? no? where the mass weapon in iraq? why NATO legalised heroin producing in afgan? now the US - is evil empire!

BTW - from 5 main mafia's dons in Russia - 4 are georgians. Fuck the georgians!

[Ezhidzzza]

If every man in Russia was in the army, each man holding a machine, and two years of his life he gave the Russian army ... You sit and you believe the news, and they washed your brains, your democracy is not worth a penny .... You are rotting nation the United States, ... And Russia is invincible. And if Russia would fight as well as the U.S., the world would long ago there was not one of the country except the RUSSIA!

[Ezhidzzza]

Do you think that Russia should attack Georgia, South Ossetia has always been Russian territory, so Russia is not fighting, is that you sit in their America and did not know, it's U.S. tanks capable of shooting civilians and throwing nuclear bombs on the city. If Russia had to invade Georgia, Georgia would have been wiped out. You have no idea what the power possessed by Russia.

[Pikar100]

@Desspite Afganistan war I think there are russian army grave yeard take a look...(there are many many many more battles where russia got beaten) If americans would have invaded Japan there would be even more civilian and military deaths there is no doubt about that. Of course dropping nuke is still brutal.

[Mrqishooo]

mogityant tankebi, sul mag tankebshi unda mogitynat dedebi

[911Investigate911]

American propaganda

[XUchihaXObitoX]

@rangers11000 no becous germany closed evry airport in britin plush germany boming brithin agein and again and anser me this why were the more police man at the royal wedding then at the riot?????

[rangers11000]

@XUchihaXObitoX

ha ha yeah your country is better than britain becasue it has better air Lol,seriousily AIR!

YEAH COOL YOU CAN HAVE YOUR AIR LOL,

and as for ww2 britain was the only country during the war to repel two nazi invasion attempts and was the only country left in europe not under nazi occupation fighting the nazis the full length of that period,and britain forced the nazis out of north africa single handed,so how the hell did we get ass raped.go read a book you dumb escimo.

[nelson32gg]

fuck Russia they smell and cant fight for shit come try that shit over here we send u Russian fucks to the stone age

[XUchihaXObitoX]

@rangers11000

Question if your country is so great why were there more police officers at the royal wedding than were at the riot !!!!and you guys kinda got ass raped by Germany in ww2 and Iceland is better then Brittan in many ways vater air nature houses

[rangers11000]

@XUchihaXObitoX

haha right whatever,you know so much about fish its unbelieveable.

lets face it your country is pathetic and will never be as rich, powerfull, or prosperous as the GREAT United Kingdom!!