В Цхинвали взорвался склад с захваченным грузинским оружием и бронетехникой
		20:05 | 23/ 08/ 2008

ТБИЛИСИ, 23 августа /Новости-Грузия/. Взрыв произошел на складе трофейных грузинских боеприпасов, расположенный в северо-восточной части Цхинвала, сообщило агентство РИА Новости со ссылкой на своего корреспондента, находящегося на месте событий.

Осколки снарядов разлетаются на расстояние до 800 метров, падая на крыши расположенных по близости домов.
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Homeported in Gaeta, Italy, USS MOUNT WHITNEY (LCC/JCC 20) was constructed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and is named for the 14,505-foot peak in the Sierra-Nevada range in California, the highest point in the lower continental United States. It is the first ship in the U.S. Navy to bear this name.

MOUNT WHITNEY (MTW) serves as the Command Ship for Commander, SIXTH Fleet/ Commander, Joint Command Lisbon/Commander, Striking Force NATO and has a complement of 150 enlisted personnel, 12 officers and 150 Civilian Mariners from Military Sealift Command. MTW was the first U.S. Navy combatant to permanently accommodate women on board.

MTW carries enough food to feed the crew for 90 days and can transport supplies to support an emergency evacuation of 3,000 people. The ship makes 100,000 gallons of fresh water daily and carries over one million gallons of fuel, enough for a round trip, 16 knot, 35 day voyage from Norfolk, Virginia to Mozambique in the Indian Ocean. The ship’s two anchors weigh 11 tons each and are attached to 180 fathoms (or 1,080 feet) of anchor chain. Each chain weighs almost 25 tons. Total electrical capacity is 7,500 kilowatts, a sufficient amount to power a small city.

The ship’s afloat communications capability is second to none. MTW can receive, process and transmit large amounts of secure data from any point on earth through HF, UHF, VHF, SHF, and EHF communications paths. This technology enables the Joint Intelligence Center and Joint Operations Center to gather and fuse critical information while on the move. As the most sophisticated Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence (C4I) ship ever commissioned, MTW incorporates various elements of the most advanced C4I equipment and gives the embarked Joint Task Force Commander the capability to effectively command widely dispersed air, ground and maritime units in an integrated fashion.

Удача российских контрразведчиков - задержание простого, казалось бы, осетинского таксиста

Туркошвили должен был в Ингушетии и других республиках искать сочувствующих экстремизму людей и сколачивать из них банды.

Зураб вел мониторинг общественно-политической ситуации в Ингушетии и Чечне, а потом, во время встреч с работодателями в Грузии и Азербайджане, докладывал им результаты своих изысканий.

Смотрите видеозапись допроса Херкеладзе, предоставленную "Известиям" в ФСБ России.

Ноговицын утверждает, что руководство грузинского МВД распорядилось "допросить осетин с применением физического воздействия, а затем ликвидировать их".

Откуда Генштаб РФ получил эту информацию, Ноговицын не объяснил. - lenta.ru

Russia first claimed that 2,000 people were killed as a result of what it calls Georgia’s “genocide” in South Ossetia. HRW says these figures are wildly inflated (Tskhinvali’s city hospital registered just 44 dead and 273 wounded). Now even the Russians are talking of only 133 civilian deaths. HRW also cannot confirm many other atrocities ascribed by the Kremlin to the Georgians. Most residents in Tskhinvali who hid in basements tell identical stories of Georgian horrors, stoked by the Russian media, but few witnessed them at first hand. Although the Russian army is keen to show the damage inflicted by the Georgians, it is less keen for foreign journalists to see Georgian villages torched and looted by the South Ossetian militia and Russian irregulars.

Yet the evidence of ethnic cleansing of Georgians is obvious. In the neighbourhood of Tskhinvali, many Georgian villages have been burnt and most homes destroyed. “Forward to Tbilisi,” says a sign in Russian painted on the gates of one ruin. As one South Ossetian intelligence officer told an HRW representative, “we burned these houses. We want to make sure that they [the Georgians] can’t come back, because if they do come back, this will be a Georgian enclave again and this should not happen.” - The Economist

"Let me make one thing clear," he [president Mikheil Saakashvili] interrupts me, with a sudden gravity. "We cannot let them say that we started this war ... It was early August. My ministers were on vacation, as I was too, in Italy, at a weight-loss spa, getting ready to go to Beijing. Then in the Italian press I read, "War preparations are under way in Georgia." You understand me. Here I was just hanging out in Italy and I read in the paper that my own country is preparing for a war! Realizing that something was wrong, I rushed back to Tbilisi. And what did my intelligence services tell me?" He makes the face of someone who has posed a difficult riddle and is waiting for you to find the answer, "That the Russians at the exact moment they are showering the press corps with this garbage are also emptying Tskhinvali of its inhabitants, they're massing troops and troop transports, positioning fuel trucks on Georgian soil, and finally, sending columns of tanks through the Roky tunnel which separates the two Ossetias. Now, suppose you are the leader of the country and you hear this, what do you do?" He gets up to answer two cell phones which are ringing at the same time on his desk, comes back, stretching out his long legs ... "After the hundred and fiftieth tank lines itself up facing your cities, you are forced to admit that the war has begun, and despite the disproportion in the forces opposing us, you no longer have a choice."

"With the agreement of your allies?" I asked. "With the members of NATO who have more or less slammed the door in your face?" "The real problem," he says, sidestepping, "is the stakes involved in this war. Putin and Medvedev were looking for a pretext to invade. Why?" He begins counting on his fingers, "Number one, we are a democracy and incarnate an alternative to Putinism as an exit from communism. Two, the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan [oil] pipeline goes through our country, such that if we fall, if Moscow replaces me with an employee of Gazprom, you, the Europeans, would be 100% dependent on the Russians for your energy supply. "And number three," as he takes a peach from the fruit basket which is brought to him by his assistant--"She's Ossentian, mind you!"--and then resumes, "Number three, look at the map. Russia is an ally of Iran. Our Armenian neighbors are also not far from Iran. Now imagine a pro-Russian government installed in Tbilisi. You would have a geostrategic continuum stretching from Moscow to Tehran which I seriously doubt would be doing business with the free world. I hope NATO understands this." - Bernard-Henri Lévy

"Our military acted efficiently and professionally. It was an able ground operation that quickly achieved its very clear and legitimate objectives. It was very different, for example, from the U.S./NATO operation against Serbia over Kosovo in 1999, when an air bombardment campaign ran out of military targets and degenerated into attacks on bridges, TV towers, passenger trains and other civilian sites, even hitting an embassy. - Sergey "the Brilliant Diplomat" Lavrov in WSJ

"We will make sure that the Medvedev-Sarkozy plan endorsed in Moscow on Aug. 12 is implemented, provided the parties to the conflict cooperate in good faith.

"Russia is committed to the ongoing positive development of relations with the U.S. That kind of agenda is set forth in the Foreign Policy Concept—the framework document that sets out the basic directions of Russia's foreign policy — recently approved by President Dmitry Medvedev.

"To begin down the road of cooperation, it would not be a bad idea to do a very simple thing: Just admit for a moment that the course of history must not depend entirely on what the Georgian president is saying. Just admit that a democratically elected leader can lie. Just admit that you have other sources of information — and other objectives — that shape your foreign policy.

Mr. Lavrov is the foreign minister of the Russian Federation.

Кроме того, сообщил представитель СКП, в зоне конфликта "изъято более 5 тысяч различных предметов и документов, ряд из которых уже приобщен к уголовному делу". - newsru.com

1. То, что произошло 8 августа в Грузии и происходит там до сих пор – есть не что иное, как «химически чистая», ничем не замаскированная открытая агрессия России против соседнего суверенного государства, пользующегося международным признанием. Собственно, именно для предотвращения таких случаев агрессии и писалась Хартия ООН. Последний случай такой агрессии со стороны нашей страны имел место 29 лет назад при вторжении советских войск в Афганистан.
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The finance ministers of the G7 industrial countries issued a joint statement Wednesday calling for international institutions to work together for the speedy reconstruction of the damaged infrastructure of Georgia.

"We, the G7, stand ready to support Georgia in order to promote the continued health of the Georgian economy, maintain confidence in Georgia's financial system and support economic reconstruction," the statement said.

The statement shows the G7 has closed ranks, leaving Russia on the outside, in the wake of Russia's military move into Georgia." - marketwatch

The draft replaces a longer text that would have endorsed a peace plan promoted by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and was expected to be vetoed by Russia. “It seems France and other powers ran out patience and tabled this symbolic resolution out of frustration,” Bolopion reports.

According to our correspondent, it’s rare for the UN Security Council to push a country towards a veto in this manner. “The idea is to tell Russia that it has made promises which haven’t been fulfilled,” adds Bolopion. - france 24

"We don't want to threaten," Mr Kouchner said at a news conference, reports AFP. "We are serious. There is a red line. The red line is the withdrawal of the troops. They must withdraw the troops."

"At a given moment, we will be faced with ultimatums," said Mr Kouchner, but noted "We are not there at all." - euobserver

NATO also agreed on an initial package of assistance that includes dispatching a number of NATO teams such as civil emergency planning teams to assess critical infrastructure; defense planning teams to assess military capacity, airspace management and cyber-defense; to also assess the damage caused by military action and to help restore critical services necessary for normal public life and economic activity. Allies are also working bilaterally, as well as together, as well as with international organizations, to provide rapid humanitarian assistance. - Gordon Johndroe, US President spokesman

I know Foreign Minister Lavrov has had a lot to say over the last few days, and that's fine, he's entitled to his opinions. I think the United States and our NATO allies stand united. And that was made clear in Brussels today. So I think the comments that he makes are inconsistent with the rest of the world view.

Russian equities tumbled 5% Tuesday, as already battered investor sentiment was further dented by falling commodity prices and a strongly worded statement from NATO saying that "business as usual" with Russia can't continue following the military conflict in Georgia.

In Moscow, the benchmark RTS stock index, which is dominated by oil and gas stocks, fell 5.2% to end at 1,685 points.

More than $7 billion of the RTS index's market capitalization was wiped out Tuesday, according to data from the website of the Russian Trading System. The index's market cap stood at $143 billion at the end of trading Tuesday. - marketwatch

• "необъективным и предвзятым"
• "берут курс на его перевооружение"
• "кто начал агрессивные действия, кто вооружал Грузию"
• "представить конфликт грузино-осетинский и грузино-абхазский как конфликт между Грузией и Россией"
• "сделать из агрессора - жертву"
• втягивание Грузии в НАТО

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• Создание Совета НАТО-Грузия (привет Рогозину!)
  
• Согласие НАТО оказать помощь Грузии
  

We have also agreed today to support Georgia, upon its request, in a number of areas. In addition, we have agreed to task the North Atlantic Council in Permanent Session to develop with Georgia rapidly the modalities for a NATO-Georgia Commission. This Commission will supervise the process set in hand at Bucharest, including the measures of support agreed at today’s meeting.

"Rice said she expects the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to affirm its April pledge of future membership for Georgia and Ukraine and to assure recent entrants neighboring Russia that "they are safely within'' the alliance's protection.

That would send a message to Russia that "the strategic objective of undermining Georgian democracy is not going to be achieved,'' Rice said. The U.S. doesn't plan to press for accelerating entry for the two countries. NATO is due to consider a "membership action plan'' in December to prepare them to qualify for member status." - bloomberg

Впрочем, вчера генерал Вячеслав Борисов смягчил режим и позволил въехать в Гори десяткам журналистов, которых до того не пускали дальше блокпоста на въезде. Сам генерал разъезжает по городу на черном Land Rover с грузинскими номерами и отдает распоряжения. На вопрос, когда армия покинет здешние места, громко отвечает:

— Мы зашли сюда первыми и последними уйдем. Когда прикажут. - kommersant.ru

Ещё одно последствие войны описывается одной короткой формулой - G7. Тут можно особо и не комментировать. Хулиганьё вместе с его распальцовкой выкинули за дверь. Предварительно засунув эти пальцы в жопу хулиганам. В ближайшее время G8 нам не светит. Во всяком случае, до смены Маккейна (думаю, Обаме можно уже не тратить деньги спонсоров). - oleg_ttt

Валовый отток капитала из России в период боевых действий в Южной Осетии составил 7 млрд долларов, сообщил журналистам вице-премьер, министр финансов РФ Алексей Кудрин.

"На 6 млрд в пятницу (8 августа) и на 1 млрд в понедельник (11 августа) - это был вывод валюты из России", - сказал Кудрин. - newsru.com

"Georgia will become a member of NATO if it wants to -- and it does want to," she said before talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi.

It was one of the strongest statements yet of support for Georgia's NATO membership bid, which is fiercely opposed by Russia. - AFP

Грустно и тошно от другого - Кремль окончательно рассорил две страны и отношение к России у грузин меняется. Конечно, еще много людей говорят о том, что русские люди к тому, что происходит, не имеют отношения, что все это делают Путин с Медведевым, но потом задаются вопросом - но грабят же людей, мародерствуют в домах и учреждениях - те же русские солдаты, призванные не из Кремля, а из русских деревень и городов, и это значит, что они так воспитаны - брать чужое и потом хвалиться этим... - oleg_panfilov

Мама плачет, говорит ведь строили, старались, а они... Я так поняла что люди меняют отношение к русским, потому что их вроде не Медведопутин грабит, а солдаты, обычные русские мальчшки. Сквозь поток причитаний мало можно что объяснить. Но основная мысль - как же их так вырастили??? - satis-fiction

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CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) — US President George W. Bush said Saturday that the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia must remain part of Georgia.

Bush said in a speech at his ranch in Crawford, Texas that the two regions, embroiled for the past two weeks in a bloody conflict between Russia and Georgia, are "a part of Georgia," and "they will remain so."

"There is no room for debate on this matter," Bush added. - AFP

Эта война началась именно с “Града”. Из “Градов” били по Цхинвалу грузины. И хвастливо показывали это по телевизору всему миру. С прибытием на театр военных действий 58-й армии из “Градов” начали бить и наши. По тому же Цхинвалу, по тем районам, где были замечены “грызуны”. По грузинским селам. По лесам и горам. Повсюду, где прятался враг. В таких артиллерийских дуэлях наша армия не участвовала, наверное, с 1945 года. И теперь ей приходится вспоминать подзабытое.

8 августа на горном плато в районе села Кроз, в четырех километрах северо-восточнее Джавы, стояло 7 наших “Градов”. Каждая из установок выпустила по врагу по три-четыре полных пакета. В одном пакете — сорок снарядов. Отстрелявшись, поздним вечером машины спустились в Джаву. А наутро 9 августа вновь заняли свои позиции. До обеда работали все семь “Градов”, после обеда три машины были переброшены на другие позиции. Стреляли в этот день меньше. И не полными залпами, а по четыре, по пять, по десять снарядов — туда, куда укажет по связи командование. - Вадим Речкалов на МК.ру

Как сообщила сегодня ТРК Военно-Морских сил Украины «Бриз», последствия боевого похода корабельно-ракетной ударной группы ЧФ РФ к берегам Грузии и боевых действий возле грузинского побережья следующие: «по сообщениям источников из Черноморского флота РФ, в результате ракетного удара, нанесенного кораблями ЧФ по катерам ВМС Грузии, ракетный катер «Тбилиси» затонул, а другой получил серьезные повреждения. В ответ береговые артиллерийские батареи ВМС Грузии нанесли огневой удар по российским кораблям. Артиллерийскими ударами выведен из строя малый ракетный корабль «Мираж» и малый противолодочный корабль «Муромец».

Вследствие этого, сообщает ТРК «Бриз», «в бою восемь российских моряков погибли, около 10 получили ранения». Кроме того, как сообщалось, «по неподтвержденным данным, получил повреждение и ракетный крейсер «Москва» (на борту ракетного крейсера «Москва» находится командующий ЧФ РФ вице-адмирал Александр КЛЕЦКОВ с оперативной группой штаба флота). - unian

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"Части оккупационной армии России 16 августа заминировали и взорвали железнодорожный мост на перегоне Метехи-Гракали в Каспском районе (Восточная Грузия). В результате этого диверсионно-террористического акта прервано железнодорожное сообщение между Восточной и Западной Грузией, связь с морскими портами Грузии. Этим же путем перевозились вынужденно–перемещенные лица с территорий, оккупированных российской армией, в безопасные места" - newsgeorgia.ru

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После того как наш президент Путин скрысятничал "ЮКОС", почему же его подданные должны стесняться? Надо просто применять какую нибудь более щадящую русское ухо терминологию... типа "понуждение к благотворительности" или "естественный отбор". А-чёрт! Почему-то на ум всё время приходит — "грабь награбленное"... - http://aillarionov.livejournal.com/11359.html?thread=470623#t470623

Russian officers say the civilians seen Saturday are Georgians who are being forced to clean the roads.

It is apparent evidence of retaliation against Georgian civilians by authorities in the Russian-controlled breakaway republic. - AP

"As the conflict between Russia and Georgia enters its second week, there is growing evidence of looting and actions in a number of villages throughout the area of conflict that some are calling ethnic cleansing.

"The attacks - some of which were witnessed by reporters or documented by a human rights group - include stealing, the burning of villages and possibly even killings. A number of attacks appear to have been ethnically motivated, while at least some of the looting seemed to be the work of profiteers in areas from which the authorities have fled.

"The identities of the attackers vary, but a pattern of violence by ethnic Ossetians against ethnic Georgians is emerging and has been confirmed by some Russian authorities. "Now Ossetians are running around and killing poor Georgians in their enclaves," said Major General Vyacheslav Borisov, the commander in charge of the city of Gori, which is occupied by the Russians.

"A lieutenant from an armored transport division that was previously in Chechnya said: "We have to be honest. The Ossetians are marauding." -- The International Herald Tribune

Заметьте, ни одной ссылки на информацию из грузинских источников.

Ангела Меркель сказала, что последние события не станут препятствием для вступления Грузии и Украины в НАТО.

"Что касается Бухареста [саммит НАТО в апреле 2008 г.] и достигнутых там договоренностей, то они продолжают действовать, и нет никакого повода пересматривать это. Мы тогда говорили, что Грузия и Украина станут членами НАТО, если они этого захотят", - отметила она.

Дмитрий Медведев заявил, что Россия не возражает против присутствия в Южной Осетии и Абхазии международных миротворцев, но сослался на мнение властей непризнанных республик, которые, по его словам, "никому, кроме российских миротворцев, не верят". - ВВС

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"I would consider that to be bluster from the foreign minister of Russia," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said. "We will ignore it." - AP

"It is time for this crisis to be over," Rice told reporters. "Georgia, whose territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty we fully respect, must be able to go back to normal life."

"We need to stop the shock of war. It takes time but we are making progress," agreed the French president. - AFP