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By: Russians running wild in Georgia: A recent roundup of news | Infidels Are Cool

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:33:56 +0000

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By: Turkish Reporters Getting Shot Georgia (Video) - Page 2 - Project Reality Forums

Turkish Reporters Getting Shot Georgia (Video) - Page 2 - Project Reality Forums — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:29:14 +0000

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By: coldwarrior

coldwarrior — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:50:16 +0000

austinnelly on August 16, 2008 at 12:08 AM –

Killing journalists is an accepted practice under the current Russian regime. And if killing them directly, unexplained beatings/muggings or “accidents” is not possible, locking them away, or exposing them to deadly diseases and letting them die slow cruel deaths, seems to be the standard of the day.

By: austinnelly

austinnelly — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:08:18 +0000

I don’t know that I would be so quick to let the Russians off the hook on taking shots at reporters. Wasn’t there a rash of journalist killings in Moscow about a year and a half ago or so? They were investigating corruption on one of putin’s associates or something? I think two or three were killed in different but highly suspicious ways. No, I don’t think I would put it past them to shoot at reporters in a hot zone.

By: Liberty Peak Lodge

Liberty Peak Lodge — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:05:39 +0000

Georgian TV reporter Shot by Russian Sniper During Live Broadcast …

Russian Soldier in Georgia Shoots Reporters Tamara Urushadze took a bullet to her left arm in the flashpoint town of Gori as Russian forces continued their illegal occupation. Ed Morrissey Has the Rest of the Story — and an earlier…

By: byteshredder

byteshredder — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:54:14 +0000

Why am I not shocked that Russian troops don’t want embedded news hounds in their foxholes, and instead make them run for their worthless lives!

I guess the transparent U.S. military isn’t so bad after all. Who are the news bozos going to bitch to now?

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Pro-Russian forces fire on Turkish journalists?

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:49:03 +0000

[...] day, another reporter targeted in Georgia. In case you think the fire was just to scare them away, watch the bullet holes appear [...]

By: Russian Unprofessionalism « Tai-Chi Policy

Russian Unprofessionalism « Tai-Chi Policy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:28:23 +0000

[...] Russia, The Military. trackback It’s been only a couple of days, and Russia has already had several incidents that show that they don’t have their soldiers under control. And why should they? [...]

By: Video: Russians Attacking Turkish Journalists During Georgia Invasion : BigMouthFrog

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:23:06 +0000

[...] crew from NTV were in an area of Georgian-Russian fighting between the Georgian town of Gori and South [...]

By: Kristopher

Kristopher — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:07:44 +0000

Techie: Isn’t it funny to think that, without nuclear weapons, Russia would be a quasi-impotent laughingstock?

Thanks, Rosenburgs.

Once the first bomb was set off, it was all over. A U-235 bomb is as easy as falling off a log, once the hard part of getting the U-235 seperated is done.

The Rosenburg traitors’ real crime was helping Greenglass hand over Pu bomb trigger secrets … Plutonium triggers are the ticket to mass producing nukes. That might have taken another five years to do without their help.

By: The Sundries Shack

The Sundries Shack — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:25:19 +0000

Russia Doesn’t Care Much for Reporters…

The Russians are none to keen about the freedom of press these days. One journalist who was highly critical of Vladimir Putin is dead, pushed out of a window by his goons. One ex-intelligence officer who was speaking openly to the press about Putin……

By: SuperCool

SuperCool — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:45:12 +0000

Yep, Ivan’s got a real “buzz saw” there…when conducting offensive opps against tiny countries, unarmed civs and the media.

Hehe…”buzz saw”…

By: Chimpy

Chimpy — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:40:09 +0000

Pot meet Kettle. Reuters demanded that Israel launches a "thorough and immediate investigation" into the killing of one of its cameramen Spanish Journalist Killed by U.S. Forces in Iraq More reporters killed by Israeli forces. There is also Abu Ghraib if you want to compare soldiers actions “not”(?) related to higher ups. Pravda would be proud of the MSM and conserv blog reporting on this.

By: Steynian 225 « Free Mark Steyn!

Steynian 225 « Free Mark Steyn! — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:36:56 +0000

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By: Military technology used in Georgia - Page 6 - Project Reality Forums

Military technology used in Georgia - Page 6 - Project Reality Forums — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:28:11 +0000

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By: coldwarrior

coldwarrior — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:04:05 +0000

Since this thread is about video...and the Russians in Georgia, I found this quite entertaining. Russian kleptocracy, indeed!

By: blankminde

blankminde — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:43:51 +0000

ThackerAgency on August 15, 2008 at 10:42 AM

At first impression I feel like I’m reading paranoia here, but I think I follow you. Given the suprising ability to manipulate this engagement by making Russia seem more aggressive we should be at least careful to judge. Do I think this is Russia? Yep – they’re communist slime. Should we jump to conclusions? No – because what if it is actually some brilliant Chinese clandestine force seeking to tip off hostilities via the occasional long distance engagement of reporters. Quagmire.

By: TheSitRep

TheSitRep — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:02:23 +0000

The Lady is a PRO!

By: dogsoldier

dogsoldier — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:54:24 +0000

If the media get shot at enough, they will scream for action.

By: ThackerAgency

ThackerAgency — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:42:12 +0000

Amazingly the reporter remained objective. She said she had no idea who shot her. But everyone here half way across the world absolutely KNOWS it was the Russians. Rank propaganda. . . and fantastic for the innocent Georgians.

By: ThackerAgency

ThackerAgency — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:38:04 +0000

Exactly, why WOULD Russia do this? They know that the international community is watching. Aren’t there TWO sides with weapons? You don’t know that it was a member of the Russian army that shot the reporter. It’s possible, but to say unequivocally that they are cowards and this is how they are is complete propaganda. Georgians are Baghdad Bob in opposite. They know that the Russians will be blamed for everything. I doubt the Russians would have shot a woman like this. It’s possible, and someone obviously did. . . but without knowing who I’d hesitate to use it as propaganda either way.

Why would she be reporting on the Russian side of the front line?

By: blankminde

blankminde — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:05:21 +0000

How do you go about attacking a sovereign nation and follow that up with human rights violations (a la massacre)? It is easy. Scare off the reporters and there are no witnesses. Just an observation of course…not a judgment.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:10:53 +0000

coldwarrior on August 14, 2008 at 8:50 PM

Small world indeed.

By: davod

davod — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:55:19 +0000

The Russians know that there will be no complaints until the number of journalists in Georgia killed or assaulted is equal to or greater than the number of journalists killed or assaulted in Iraq.

By: R. Waher

R. Waher — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:49:47 +0000

So how’s Michael Moore’s documentary on the unjust war being waged by the Russians coming along? Oh, wait, almost forgot–the left only cares about a crisis if the US can be blamed for it.