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truthdig.com - 8/5/2009

Georgia-Russia Clash Still Under Investigation

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It’s been a year since last summer’s military showdown between Russia and neighboring Georgia, but even though Georgian president (and many western media outlets) pointed to “Russian aggression” as the cause of the conflict, an international investigation team ...

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news.bbc.co.uk - 7/30/2009

BBC NEWS | Americas | Russia to drill for oil off Cuba

— news.bbc.co.uk — Russia is to begin oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, after signing a deal with Cuba, says Cuban state media. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin signed four contracts securing exploration rights in Cuba's economic zone in the Gulf. Havana ... (more) BBC NEWS | Americas | Russia to drill for oil off Cuba

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guardian.co.uk - 8/7/2009

Blogger blames Russia for cyber attack

— guardian.co.uk — Blogger claims attack on Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal was part of plot to silence his criticism of the Kremlin The Georgian blogger known as Cyxymu, who was yesterday the victim of a cyber assault that affected hundreds of millions of web ... (more) Blogger blames Russia for cyber attack

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online.wsj.com - 8/4/2009

Russia and Georgia Battle Over Position in History

— online.wsj.com — [2003 'Rose Revolution'] Getty Images Marching to War: Supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili during Georgia's 2003 'Rose Revolution.' Click on the image to see a timeline of the events leading up to the Russia-Georgia conflict. (more) Russia and Georgia Battle Over Position in History

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Georgia-Russia Clash Still Under Investigation
The Hollywood Liberal — ... continue to claim that Georgian forces were guilty of genocide, forcing Russian intervention. A special investigative committee of the Russian Prosecutor’s Office set up to tally civilian deaths has found that 162 South Ossetians died in the conflict. That’s less than the 1,500 to 2,000 that Russia claimed in the first days of the war, but Moscow now says it has documents proving that the Georgian intent was genocide, even if it was unable to carry out the plan. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries [image] [image] [image] This entry was posted on ...