EN-The special address of the President of Georgia Aug 07 2008

http://www.president.gov.ge/?l=E&...
07 August 2008 / 21:55
The special address of the President Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, Few hours before The Russian Invasion Through the Roki Tunnel linking Russia to South Ossetia -in Georgian
"I would like to address South Ossetia, I want to address all of Georgian society, all of our multi-ethnic Georgian society. I want to address ethnic Georgians and ethnic Ossetians, ethnic Russians and ethnic Jews, living in the conflict zone-all citizens of our country, regardless of their ethnicity."
"Sniper assaults on civilians in Georgian villages are still underway. Even at this moment, as I speak to you, intensive fire is coming from artillery, tanks, and other weapons-such as mortars and grenade launchers-that have been illegally deployed in the conflict zone."
"I would like to directly address those people who are at this moment shooting peaceful civilians and Georgian police forces.
You have been shooting during the last several days and especially in the last several hours.
I want to declare with full responsibility and confess that several hours ago, in my capacity as Commander in Chief of Georgia, I issued a very painful order directing all Georgian police forces and other units under our control not to return fire, even if they face intensive bombing.
I did this very deliberately.
However, I would like to state that in the hours since, during which time our forces and civilians have fallen victim-there are many casualties and many wounded, many houses have been destroyed and damaged-I did this deliberately in order to have the possibility to stand before you and call for an immediate ceasefire and immediate negotiations.
I continue to support the peace plan for South Ossetia that I introduced three years ago, a plan that has been developed over the course of many years. It includes practicaly unrestricted autonomy and local governance for South Ossetia, special safeguards for the human rights of every ethnic Ossetian, autonomy under international guarantees, an autonomous structure created according to EU standards.
I want to say, that despite the fact that many people have been killed and robbed, have had their possessions absolutely destroyed, we are offering full amnesty to everyone who has committed such criminal acts punishable under Georgian law, if they immediately cease fire. I am willing to take even such a consequential step. The Georgian government is ready to forgive the crimes committed in recent years in order to secure peace, to continue the peacekeeping process and negotiations.
We offer all of you partnership and friendship, despite your violations against Georgian state and the local population, no matter what acts you committed, acts that are punishable under Georgian and international laws. Because peace is a greater value, more vital than anything else. We are ready for any sort of agreement in the interest of peace.
But I once again would like to address you.
My dear people, my dear fellow citizens!
I love Ossetians as a President and as a ordinary citizen of this country.
I admire and respect Ossetian history and culture.
Every ethnic Ossetian has been an inseparable part of Georgian history for centuries.
We are proud of you and our unity. Georgia is strong for its diversity. Georgia has never been and will never be a mono-ethnic country. Georgia belongs to all of us regardless of our ethnicity. "
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[shekholshtirlic]

This video is a fake!

Saakashvili: "AHTUNG! AHTUNG!Provocation! ...." and after several hours about 00:00 on 8 avg. give an order to fire sleeping people, children, civilians and peacekeepers in Tskhinvali.

This video was made by georgians to accuse russians for the right thing. Only life of a man is very important. Russians saved many ossetians. Thank's God!

[ALAVERDI9]

I am sorry but the video is an authentic video. Actually, a person interviewed in Tskhinvali by Russia-Today has reminded to me. I went back in archives and I founded it. Unfortunately Georgians are dismissive of their Government. I agree, in any country the Government has to answer to its nation, but the nation should not be dismissive of the good actions from the leadership. This speech is the very important speech.

[ALAVERDI9]

Russians had been paying and still are paying for arms and wages of Eth. Ossetians in Tskhinvali region. Shooting into the neighbors is not a job, it should not be life style of any civilized person. Eth. Ossetians are not saved they are doomed by Russian Troops & Russian Government. Only removing the Occupational Russian troops from Georgian territories & replacing with International peace-keepers as needed would save all citizens of Georgia on all Georgian Territories.

[pirveliskola]

We need the English-language Georgian tv.

[ALAVERDI9]

I agree with you, Rustavi 2 web has little bits with English comments but again only Georgians know how to find it.

We need "Voice of Georgia" that will have broadcast on Utube and Google Videos.

I do not understand it. Everybody speaks English, it should be very easy to set it up.

at first I thought they were overwhelmed, now almost 2 months passed. Enough time to realize you have to do something about it.

Russia Today is spreading BS & there is nothing to contradict. I am not a Journalist.

[ALAVERDI9]

There is the ocean of information but it is only viewed by Georgians because it is not translated.

Russians TV Used the Georgian Footage Taken in Tskhinvali. You can hear Georgian Camera men speaking while a Russian Commentator Congratulates Her self for bravery because they had to stay during the shooting. Truth is nobody was there, People were evacuated. Few unprivileged that were left were unfortunate ones who did not have relatives in the Kokoity's government & in the gang of armed Fighters

[ajuamantmb]

georgian army took tsjinvali in about 2 hours. russia could't defeat georgian army by land, so they started to bomb with aircrafts not only tsjinvali, other georgian villages inside 'south osetia' and cities that got nothing to do with the conflict. Russia bombed 3 days tsjinvali, so if georgian army killed some civilians in the operation, russia killed 10 times more civilians

[ajuamantmb]

this man is a genious

[parkosa9]

God bless Saakashvili !

[pirveliskola]

We need the English-language Georgian tv.