OPINION: As George Bush and Stephen Harper continue their two faced condemnation of Russia for defending its citizens in South Ossetia, and the lapdogs in the mainstream media faithfully regurgitate what they are instructed to say, I will bring a number of informative articles to NP viewers that provide some balance to the flood of anti-Russian propaganda.
I hope that NP readers are astute enough to see the blatant hypocrisy in Bush and Harpers's bombastic brinkmanship. As an example, this morning I heard Stephen Harper tell Russia that it was unacceptable to be carrying out military actions against other sovereign nations. It took me a couple of seconds to pick my jaw up off the floor, but I'm getting quicker, it used to take hours. I guess I am developing some immunity to the blatancy of this constant disingenuous doublespeak. Let's see here, Canadian troops killing Afghanis, Canadian advisers, weapons, ammunition and DU on the ground in Iraq, and Canadian war ships as part of huge armadas off the coast of Iran as the USA and Israel threaten that peaceful country with war. I know this is nothing compared to Bush's over the top b**ls**t demands to the Russians but as a Canadian I have had it with the tripe that comes out of our Prime Minister's mouth in lieu of information, attempts to calm the situation and not take sides which is the real Canadian way, or to provide useful innovative leadership toward equitable solutions to complex international issues and challenges. Ultimately Canadians are beginning to see a mini-Bush in the Prime Minister's Office and we'll turf his sorry ass out as soon as possible.
Top Russian investigators have opened a criminal case on charges of genocide in connection with recent events in South Ossetia, a General Prosecutor's Office spokesman said on Thursday.The Investigation Committee at the General Prosecutor's Office "initiated a genocide probe based on reports of actions committed by Georgian troops aimed at murdering Russian citizens - ethnic Ossetians - living in South Ossetia," said Igor Komissarov, deputy chairman of the Investigation Committee.
Russia has accused Georgia of committing "genocide" by launching an offensive last Friday to regain control of the separatist province of South Ossetia. Russia is calling for an international war crimes trial for the Georgian leadership, which Moscow says is responsible for massive loss of life in South Ossetia.
President Dmitry Medvedev ordered prosecutors on August 10 to gather evidence to support Russian allegations of the Georgian genocide of South Ossetians. The vast majority of South Ossetians hold Russian passports.




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