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Georgia Update
Political Animal —
... of the buildings seen in an afternoon driving around Tskhinvali were still standing. Russian-backed leaders in South Ossetia have said that 2,100 people died in fighting in Tskhinvali and nearby villages. But a doctor at the city's main hospital, the only one open during the battles that began late on Aug. 7, said the facility recorded just 40 deaths. On the other hand, Megan Stack of the LA Times talked to the same doctor at Tskhinvali Regional Hospital, and it was pretty clear who she blamed for the violence: "[Tina] Zakharova, the doctor, spent the days of heavy fighting ...
Russians Bluster and Bull***t on Our Op-Ed Pages
The Sundries Shack —
... that human rights activists were “struggling” to find a hundred. The Los Angeles Times reported two days ago that the hospital in Tshkinvali had recorded only 40 dead. ...
