Should the UK go to war with Russia ?

[NickFitz]

Haven't BP just lost a war with Russia

Hasn't

Anyway, it's HMRC that BP's at war with - haven't you been reading the BN66 thread

[Lambros]

Georgia commits more War Crimes. 1,000 dead after the attack, Mostly Russian citizens.

MOSCOW, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - Over 1,000 civilians have been killed as the result of an attack by Georgia on the capital of its breakaway republic of South Ossetia, the North Ossetian nationalities minister said Friday.

"According to the South Ossetian information and press committee, the number of fatalities is estimated, according to preliminary information, at over 1,000," Teimuraz Kasayev said.

North Ossetia is part of Russia.

Georgia launched a major offensive early Friday morning using tanks, combat aircraft, heavy artillery and infantry.

Earlier Colonel Igor Konashenkov, an aide to the commander of the Russian Ground Forces, said about 10 Russian peacekeepers were killed and 30 wounded in the conflict zone.

The Russian Transportation Ministry's press service said Friday that Moscow would cut air links with Tbilisi.

Georgian military forces have begun retreating from the capital, Tskhinvali, the South Ossetian information and press committee said.

"Using grenade launchers South Ossetian local defense forces are destroying Georgian tanks. According to eyewitnesses they the tanks are on fire throughout the city," the committee said in a statement.

The statement also said that most of the city had been devastated by the Georgian military attack, which left the hospital destroyed and the republic's university on fire.

For more information in Russian

http://en.rian.ru/world/20080808/115908220.html

[Diver]

Hasn't

Anyway, it's HMRC that BP's at war with - haven't you been reading the BN66 thread

pedant

[Flashman]

The EU has annexed part of Serbia (Kosovo) so what's wrong with Russia annexing part of Georgia?

[bored]

The EU has annexed part of Serbia (Kosovo) so what's wrong with Russia annexing part of Georgia?

Well, Russia doesn't even want to annex South Ossetia, the status quo that existed since 1992 was perfectly suitable. They'll remove Georgian troops from the conflict region, bomb some military infrastructure and then negotiate a ceasefire at the same terms that existed before the conflict.

[Flashman]

Well, Russia doesn't even want to annex South Ossetia, the status quo that existed since 1992 was perfectly suitable. They'll remove Georgian troops from the conflict region, bomb some military infrastructure and then negotiate a ceasefire at the same terms that existed before the conflict.

Strictly speaking you're right and strictly speaking the EU hasn't annexed Kosovo. But I don't think those Russian soldiers are unbiased peacekeepers!

[bored]

Strictly speaking you're right and strictly speaking the EU hasn't annexed Kosovo. But I don't think those Russian soldiers are unbiased peacekeepers!

Well, they aren't of course. But they're in it mostly to score a political win and gain some loyalty from the North Ossetians, there are 10x as many of them and they are also potential troublemakers. So it's much easier for Russia to put a show of support for S.Ossetia rather than have another Chechnya north across the border

[Old Greg]

what happened to Nicky G? He would have something valuable to add? As for the original question, I wouldn't be keen on risking my own life to keep South Ossetia Georgian, so would be reluctant to ask any of my compatriots to do the same.

[Bob Dalek]

what happened to Nicky G?

Who he?

[Diver]

Who he?

Many descriptive words spring to mind.

He was THE Crackpot Doomsayer and prophet of the lord of Chaos, Voice of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and tour guide to the end of days.