Original: Media and telephone intercepts confirm Russia started the war
This document presents evidence gleaned from
• Publicly available Russian and western media sources and
• Telephone intercepts of the Georgian intelligence services, described as credible by Western intelligence agencies and not denied by Russia.
source: Government of Georgia
воскресенье, 5 октября 2008 г.
Georgia News Digest 10-06-08 (resend)
Original: Georgia News Digest 10-06-08 (resend)
Georgia News Digest 10-06-08
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Russian Forces Start Removing Checkpoints
Original: Russian Forces Start Removing Checkpoints
Russia started dismantling some of its checkpoints located outside Abkhazia and South Ossetia, media sources reported early on October 5. The Russian and Georgian officials, as well as EU monitoring mission have also confirmed that the process started.
According to the ceasefire deal Russia should removal all of its checkpoints and withdraw troops from the areas outside breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia by October 10.
According to the EU monitoring mission, the Russian forces dismantled their checkpoint in the village of Ali, northwest of Gori, AFP reported. Signs of withdrawal were observers in several villages located across the Abkhaz administrative border, including from Urta, Ganmukhuri, Kveda Chkhorotsku and Kanti, the Georgian media sources reported. Signs of withdrawal were observed in the Sachkhere district, which is in the west of breakaway South
Russia started dismantling some of its checkpoints located outside Abkhazia and South Ossetia, media sources reported early on October 5. The Russian and Georgian officials, as well as EU monitoring mission have also confirmed that the process started.
According to the ceasefire deal Russia should removal all of its checkpoints and withdraw troops from the areas outside breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia by October 10.
According to the EU monitoring mission, the Russian forces dismantled their checkpoint in the village of Ali, northwest of Gori, AFP reported. Signs of withdrawal were observers in several villages located across the Abkhaz administrative border, including from Urta, Ganmukhuri, Kveda Chkhorotsku and Kanti, the Georgian media sources reported. Signs of withdrawal were observed in the Sachkhere district, which is in the west of breakaway South
Foreign Media on Ethnic Cleansing of Georgians in conflict zone
Original: Foreign Media on Ethnic Cleansing of Georgians in conflict zone
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43 Questions about War to President Saakashvili
Original: 43 Questions about War to President Saakashvili
Exactly after 2 monthes since August war in Georgia it's time for asking questions and analizing what heappend. Former Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze said she had 43 questions on which she wanted answers from the authorities over the August war with Russia. “The authorities claim that they have answers to all the questions; so, we expect them to give answers publicly within the next few days,” Burjanadze said at a press conference on October 1.
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On September 12 Burjanadze said the government's responses would largely determine her position on whether to demand early presidential or parliamentary elections.
President Saakashvili reiterated late on October 1 that questions regarding the war were natural and the authorities would provide answer or the political, military and economic consequences of the war?”
President Saakashvili said several times in recent weeks that he was ready to assume “full responsibility” for the events preceding the war and its aftermath.
The former parliamentary chairperson slammed the authorities for portraying the August events as a Georgian victory, saying that Georgian re-unification was less likely now than ever before. She demanded to know if the authorities were ready to acknowledge this.
Here are Burjanadze's 43 questions: Before the War
The Russian forces have launched preparations for possible military operation against Georgia since spring, 2008. The culmination came in July, when the Russia’s 58th Army held military exercises with the scenario to repel Georgian aggression against so called South Ossetia and to destroy the enemy forces on its territory. The Georgian drone has been downed, Russia has increased its military and why the plans were rejected
Exactly after 2 monthes since August war in Georgia it's time for asking questions and analizing what heappend. Former Parliamentary Chairperson Nino Burjanadze said she had 43 questions on which she wanted answers from the authorities over the August war with Russia. “The authorities claim that they have answers to all the questions; so, we expect them to give answers publicly within the next few days,” Burjanadze said at a press conference on October 1.
www.civil.ge
On September 12 Burjanadze said the government's responses would largely determine her position on whether to demand early presidential or parliamentary elections.
President Saakashvili reiterated late on October 1 that questions regarding the war were natural and the authorities would provide answer or the political, military and economic consequences of the war?”
President Saakashvili said several times in recent weeks that he was ready to assume “full responsibility” for the events preceding the war and its aftermath.
The former parliamentary chairperson slammed the authorities for portraying the August events as a Georgian victory, saying that Georgian re-unification was less likely now than ever before. She demanded to know if the authorities were ready to acknowledge this.
Here are Burjanadze's 43 questions: Before the War
The Russian forces have launched preparations for possible military operation against Georgia since spring, 2008. The culmination came in July, when the Russia’s 58th Army held military exercises with the scenario to repel Georgian aggression against so called South Ossetia and to destroy the enemy forces on its territory. The Georgian drone has been downed, Russia has increased its military and why the plans were rejected
Georgia News Digest 10-06-08
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Georgia News Digest 10-06-08
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