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Gotta watch out for "Imperial" Putin and don’t forget the Ossetians!
September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
(Today I’ll post the links throughout my views).
As the majority of media attention subsides from Georgia and Russia, some outlets cover how Putin is facing international criticism:
“We do not have and will not have any of the imperial ambitions that people accuse us of,” Mr Putin said from the southern resort of Sochi.” BBC News
another interesting article is from the perspective of South Ossetians.
The bottom of one BBC article states some of their accounts:
“God forbid that the Georgians ever return,” one old pensioner says.
“They’re beasts. They killed my neighbour and her little baby. They are too dangerous to have living here next to us.”
“Georgians are cruel and evil people,” one says. “They want our land. They want to take this place away from us, to destroy our entire nation.”
Did CNN cover ossetians?
According to google ‘CNN.com’ and ‘ossetians’ bring up one most current link titled:
South Ossetia: “War of words over future of South Ossetia.”
Interestingly enough… it led me to this article:
Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian War Aug. 28.08.
One thing is blinding me with attention:
“U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Wood concurred and labeled Putin’s statement ‘ludicrous’.” –Point taken. But boldly saying: “Russia is responsible for the crisis.”
The finger pointing games are back yet again.
Going back to what I started even in my very first entry.
The only way readers will really understand this conflict, and the truth behind things is to find the soul of the conflict: Ossetians.
O dear U.S. and Russian Media, Give at least one Ossetian a voice!
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