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Georgia Conflict - BAJR Host - 15th August 2008
Appeal of Georgia National Science Foundation and Georgian Scientists to International Community of Scientists
Dear colleagues,
We appeal to you in the time of our severe testing when Russian Federation exercises of large-scale aggression against the sovereign Georgia in attempt of its complete occupation. Today is a matter of life and death of Georgia as a country. Russia aims at abolishment of Georgiaâs sovereignty, disorganization of its State system and annihilation of the country. Mass violation of human rights and liberties has occurred, peaceful citizens has been assaulted. Russian active forces have been bombing whole territory of Georgia and our capital city Tbilisi, the hospitals and University in Gori. All that has caused heavy casualties among civilian population, hundreds are wounded, their private property is crushed. Russian invaders killed local, foreign and even Russian journalists; shoot wounded Georgian soldiers.
At the same time Russia conducts dirty information warfare against Georgia, spreads out misinformation to give the world wry and preconceived notion about the just war of Georgia for democracy, peace and the country integrity.
Soviet Empire laid delayed-action mine by creating Abkhazian and South Ossetian autonomies and, after collapse of the Union, Russia has actively supported separative movement in these regions. Under the aegis of peace-makers it has made any effort to keep and increase the tension during last 15 years. Russia has hampered the restoration of confidence between Georgians and Abkhazians, Georgians and South Ossetians, impeded peaceful settlement of the conflict and respectively created security and stability threat for the whole region.
Military aggression from Russian side can not be justified by so called mission of its citizensâ protection in the separative regions and this argument is absolutely inadmissible. It recalls the reason used by Nazi regime for occupation of sovereign Czechoslovakia in 30th of last century. In fact Russia has been annexing not only South Ossetia and Abkhazia but the whole Georgia.
By means of military intervention Russia tries to overthrow democratically elected government of its small neighbor country of infant western-oriented democracy, to change the geo-political status of the whole Caucasus region and turn back the world to the times of the cold war. Georgia is a country of ancient civilization, historically always peace-loving and nowadays most of all seeking after peace.
At the time of evolvement of these dramatic and cruel developments we apply to all scientists of the world and our Russian colleagues among them to lay to their hearts the tragedy of our small country and raise their voices to avoid ethnic-cleaning of Georgians in their native country (this intention is still going starting from 90-ies of last century). Please render us your countenance in stopping the intervention of Russian Army into Georgia, resolving the situation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, withdrawal of Russian occupation troops from Georgia and peaceful settlement of the conflict with participation of international neutral mediators.
Please believe us, from today's developments in our country Russia is starting the process of democratic valuesâ violation and word-wide domination by means of harsh military force.
Georgia Conflict - Dirty Dave Lincoln - 17th August 2008
I can't help but think that the whole situation is going to get far worse before it gets better.After we saw the fall of communism all the old Warsaw pact countries are now part of NATO,including the three Baltic states-and now both Georgia and the Ukraine want in as well.
Although Putin is not the president it is prety clear who is actually in charge and calling the shots!Russia has been re-arming itself with new weapons and the conflict in Georgia has given them the chance to test them,has any-one heard what the official Chinese responce is? though I expect them to be agreement with Putin (especially after that big army exercise between the two last year),once Georgia has been bullied into line and a more pro-Moscow president is in power it looks like the Ukraine could be next.
One snippet of info,it's not just the USA that helped re-arm Georgia,but the Israelis as well!and somehow I don't think the russians will forget (or forgive) this.
Georgia Conflict - Dirty Dave Lincoln - 19th August 2008
Now there's a surprise-russian forces are not pulling out!
David,have you heard from your friends there?are they okay?
Georgia Conflict - BAJR Host - 19th August 2008
Yes I have had messages from friends there..most have moved to Tblisi .. there is no news from Nokalakevi .. wich is 20km from Senaki in the west.
It is worrying.
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers
Georgia Conflict - BAJR Host - 20th August 2008
Latest mail
> Situation is getting better and hope it is not only for show. Bombers are
> still explosing military base and the airport in Senaki like other
> Georgian towns. Russians have been in Nokalakevi also few days ago. Hope
> they will leave Georgia very soon.
>
>With best wishes
>Lali
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers
Georgia Conflict - BAJR Host - 22nd August 2008
Please distribute
http://www.winchester.ac.uk/?page=9862
Archaeological excavation affected by war in Georgia (Winchester Uni Press Release)
The University of Winchesterâs Department of Archaeology has been deeply affected by the outbreak of war in Georgia. A team of British archaeologists had been on an expedition to Georgia to excavate a site in rural Mingrelia, near the city of Senaki, shortly before the hostilities began. All of the team returned before the war started, however they fear for the safety of their Georgian colleagues...................
"I don't have an archaeological imagination.."
Borekickers