Comments on: Georgia, Russia: The War's Virtual Dimension

By: Dena Liles

Dena Liles — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:21:38 +0000

I understand that their are a lot of people with Russian citizenship in South Ossetia which is part of Georgia. They want to break away from Georgia, but is this not a Georgian problem within itself? Russia should not be involved anymore than the US should be involved in Iraq’s different groups. By-the-way I don’t and have never supported Bush in the war with Iraq!

And no if you don’t have a computer, your in the dark in this world. Why do you think the military action started on 8-8-08 because Russia knew the Olympics would have the world’s attention. Now we have a innocents killed, a humanitarian worsening crises. And for what? To bolster the Russian ego.

I’m German American; I certainly don’t expect Germany to come to my aid here in the United States. Diplomatically that would be okay, but not militarily. If Russia wants to save people with Russian passports, then negotiate with the Georgian government for their freedom and take them into Russia and help them there.

Did the Russian’s look at everybody’s passports before they fired? Now we have another humanitarian crisis in this world. I have to admit that this makes no sense to me, but maybe that’s because it is “senseless!”

By: RBG

RBG — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:19:49 +0000

Russia-vs-Georgia – new website.
There is a voting and a lot of comments about war in South Osetia

http://www.russia-vs-georgia.com/

By: Georgia Info

Georgia Info — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:09:48 +0000

GEORGIAN TERRITORIES
BOMBED BY RUSSIAN JETS
(PHOTOS)

http://www.georgia.inf.ge/

By: AnnaM

AnnaM — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:11:20 +0000

Phil L, I also found interesting an article posted on http://inthefield.blogs.cnn.com/2008/08/13/russian-might-dampens-georgian-ambitions/
Well written and unbiased, I was very surprised finding it on CNN.
Some comments are worth to read also.

By: Maconald

Maconald — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:19:42 +0000

Phil L,

It is hard to tell who is invading who. South Ossetia has killed Georgian peacekeepers before the war. South Ossetia is killing Georgian civilian before the war. Georgian is also kill South Ossetia solider/terrorist (depends on you stance) before the war.

By: Phil L

Phil L — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:28:58 +0000

excuse me, de-democratization.

By: Phil L

Phil L — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:27:49 +0000

It is hard for me to realize what started this whole mess. Supposedly the Georgians invaded South Ossentia. However, I don’t know if it is true. Was this an accusation by the Russian government or are there real facts?

If this was a real invasion, then Russia had the right to protect its loyalists in South Ossentia.

Mind you, I am not in love with Russia’s democratization of its nation. This is a return to totalitarianism of some type. However, we can’t overlook a country’s right to protect its people in a disputed land.

Please help me understand what really happened. I am afraid that living in America, I might only get the pro-democratic viewpoint. Thanks. P.L.

By: Global Voices Advocacy » Internet and South Ossetia Crisis

Global Voices Advocacy » Internet and South Ossetia Crisis — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:46:07 +0000

[...] at the end of the day, as as “The Wars virtual dimension” said: while the political and informational wars are taking place, over there – in South [...]

By: Maconald

Maconald — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:20:03 +0000

This is the worse form of communication. Blaming people as “NATO member”, “Russian”, “American puppet” is nothing helping the humanitarian crisis.

Respect each other for the right to hold their conscience. USA is not retarded nation and so do Russia.

But I still insist in truth: Where is the genocide in Tskhinvali? How Tskhinvali is razed? The is humanitarian crisis but there is no genocide.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LD435290.htm

By: Dar

Dar — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:52:48 +0000

Thank you, Ksenia, for writing your account of what’s happening. In USA we only see what the BBC shows us, and it is good to hear your view in order to have an accurate understanding of the terror there. My hope is that the suffering will end soon, but when government wants they can fool the people with half-truths in order to pursue their goals, which is usually money or power.