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Russia: The Bear Is Back
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by Barry ORegan | August 15, 2008 at 05:05 pm
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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
Two different journalists, two different media outlets, Moscow Times and Sky News reporting on the same topic, one with a differing perspective in what is going on in Georgia.
One thing is for sure, public opinion is against Russia, and the US politicians lambasting Russia over invading a sovereign country, show when the USA is pointing a finger for invading a country and toppling a government, three of those accusing fingers are pointing right back at them (USA).
Below is my Opinion piece and the the Moscow Times Link to this story. http://www.nowpublic.com/world/medvedev-backs-independence-bids-russia-georgia-conflict
Russia: The Bear Is Back
Lisa Holland, Sky News correspondent in Moscow
Take a look at the Moscow Times front page today and it's clear what the 'Russian view' is.
Russia has flexed its military muscles in the conflict Listen for just a few hours to the strong rhetoric coming out of the Kremlin and the message is the same - the bear is back.
The Times reports the visit by the leaders of the breakaway republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia meeting with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin.
As one analyst said to me they looked more like two regional governors summoned to Moscow to see the boss than leaders of potentially independent states.
The Russian game then, it seems, is all about power and influence and pride. And the moment has come when Russia will no longer take a back seat to American diplomatic dominance on the world stage.
The ex-superpower is back - or at least that's what Moscow is telling us - and it's a position which seems to be enjoying wide-spread support domestically.
The newspapers heavily feature stories about the humanitarian crisis in South and North Ossetia following Georgia's offensive to try to re-gain control of the break-away provinces .
There have been fewer headlines on diplomacy and hardly any column inches reporting the movement of Russian forces inside Georgia itself.
But it's not just about the propaganda war, which always shrouds the truth in any conflict. Vladimir Putin, formerly President and now Prime Minister of Russia, has seized on something which has slowly been fermenting since the humiliation which many felt after the collapse of the Soviet Union - national pride.
Domestically the Kremlin could not have stood idly by as Georgian forces exerted themselves in South Ossetia.
With 90% of South Ossetians holding Russian passports they had to be seen to be riding to the defence of their tiny neighbours.
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at 17:28 on August 15th, 2008
Barry Artiste, from what I have heard, the Russians were far more welcome than the Georgians.
Isn't Georgia a "breakaway province"? Is it's motto "Do as I say and not as I do"?
at 01:40 on August 16th, 2008
Yeah well separatists usually don't like that phrase, thanks for the comments and flag Dunk
at 17:36 on August 15th, 2008
I wrote a silly little story about the return of the bear on 8/8/8
My Big Red Teddy Bear Is Back
at 01:41 on August 16th, 2008
Good story Groove, thanks for dropping by.
at 18:18 on August 15th, 2008
Russia is a Superpower again as the United States, CNN (as stated here on CNN August 1, 2008) and other news media's have admitted http://www.kommersant.com/page.asp?id=768929 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8dNr2GH08I, this is an NATO expansion war. US former president Ronald Reagan promise Russia there would be no NATO expansion into post Soviet Union countries back 1989 which has clearly been violated. NATO is the new cold war, they are expanding and we cannot trust NATO. NATO is evil and Russia is the ally here. People need to Google the true about what NATO means and what relation is NATO, EU & Bilderberg together. I support Russia and I am against NATO, NATO is the emeny here. NATO wants to expand membership and spread every as much as they can. NATO is about building a military block and when countries apply for NATO membership, they wave the rights to protect themselves or governored themselves but are under the rules of NATO. It is communist movement on a private sector by NATO and this is wrong. Russia & China has been dead set against NATo and this is why. I want Russia to make its stance and stand against NATO, this evil lying agency that has no business taking countries rights away.
at 01:42 on August 16th, 2008
Thanks oxford for the comments and the link
at 21:59 on August 15th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 01:45 on August 16th, 2008
Thanks Everchanging and Moon for dropping by and the flag, much appreciated,.
at 23:04 on August 15th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Anyone who trusts Russia is either a fool or a neo-commie.
at 01:44 on August 16th, 2008
Thanks BigT for your comments and flag, like they say, hold your enemies closer than your friends
at 23:39 on August 15th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. The world has changed, we have been part of it, the day we killed the war.... How will the new economy look? People need to make a living, not to pay for war lords. Remarkable the parallel peace conferences EU/US. We have different ways but acted together high speed transatlantic for trouble shooting. No war from russia why, russia has a flourishing stock market, wants not to loose the money, is this not a "capitalism item" nobody could imagine years ago?
at 01:46 on August 16th, 2008
Thanks Solarlife for your comments and flag,you would think no one would want a cold war, or any war.
at 23:57 on August 15th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 01:31 on August 16th, 2008
Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. I heard a joke today. What happens when a bear sits on his butt in Siberia? He gets polaroids. ha ha....
at 01:47 on August 16th, 2008
Thanks djermano and Rhonda for your comments and flag,
Good joke djermano