You helped Bush engage his terror against the Iraqi people for years–and now you want Bush, or any of the international community to help you?

You Georgians are as delusional and criminal as Bush.

Give over your president to Russia to face crimes against humanity–and ask Bush to give himself to justice peacefully. Then you will have you peace.

What you have done to the Ossetians demands justice.

INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP - NEW MEDIA RELEASE

Georgia Conflict Alert: Russia must withdraw its troops from Georgia

Tbilisi/Brussels, 11 August 2008: Russia must cease its advances within Georgia, immediately withdraw its troops to its peacekeeping positions, and restore the status quo ante.

During the course of today, 11 August 2008, Russian troops, backed by its air force, advanced deep into Georgia, well beyond the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and apparently took control of the Georgian towns of Gori, Senaki and Zugdidi, among others.

Russia has no legitimate security interests justifying its advance beyond the boundaries of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It is not performing a peacekeeping function or defending the rights of Russian citizens. Today’s advances and attacks raise real doubts about Russia’s intentions with respect to Georgia. These steps appear aimed at undermining Georgia’s capacity to function as a state.

Russia must immediately agree to the ceasefire proposal made by European Union and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) envoys, the French and Finnish Foreign Ministers Bernard Kouchner and Alexander Stubb, which Georgia has signed.

The international community, and particularly the United States and the European Union, must make it unequivocally clear that Russia’s aggression is a flagrant violation of international law and undermines its legitimacy as a defender of that law. It must also declare that failure to withdraw its troops back to South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and then to Russia, will be strongly condemned and will significantly damage Russia’s relations with the U.S. and EU. Western heads of state should deliver this message forcefully to the Russian president and prime minister, including in person in Moscow.

Once hostilities have ceased and withdrawal occurred, negotiations should take place between Russia, Georgia, South Ossetia and Abkhazia to sign a non-resumption of hostilities text and agree to a revised peacekeeping arrangement and new negotiations format. All parties must secure the return of displaced persons and provide humanitarian assistance.

Contacts: Sabine Freizer, Europe Program Director (Brussels) +32 (0) 484 368 375
Kimberly Abbott (Washington) +1 202 785 1601 media@crisisgroup.org

It’s getting a little ridiculous as Russia goes after town after town (Gori, Zugdidi, Senaki so far)- as they get further from S.O. itself they keep saying these raids are to keep Georgia from attacking Ossetians but the country is on its knees. What threat are they now? But everyone knows Russia shows no mercy and has been planning this for Georgia for a long time thanks to their cavalier pro-western attitude. Georgia seriously miscalculated and the U.S. essentially led them off this cliff. I feel for the poor civilians caught up in this this battle of east vs. west. They are innocent and don’t deserve this path that their leaders, Russia, and the US have together led them down.

” As Russian forces massed Sunday on two fronts, Georgians were heading south with whatever they could carry. When they met Western journalists, they all said the same thing: Where is the United States? When is NATO coming? “

Russia denies troops have taken Georgian town

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s Defence Ministry on Monday denied a Georgian claim that Russian troops had occupied the Georgian town of Gori, which lies close to South Ossetia.

“There are no Russian troops in Gori,” a ministry spokesman said.

Georgian officials had earlier said that Russian troops had captured the town of Gori which is 60 km from Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi.

(Reporting by Oleg Shchedrov, writing by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Conor Sweeney)

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSLB16164520080811