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August 20, 2008 - 5:34 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Konyok
2008-08-20 23:31:36

Independent Russian court. Hmmm. Would that be something like a virgin prostitute?

The ICC? Possibly …

All fun and bombast aside, one thing that we do have to ponder is that the Russians do have a legitimate claim regarding the death of their troops in the initial assault against Tskhinvali. They are backing down on the original claim of 1400 civilians killed, the actual number appears to be around 133.
As the evidence collects, it does look like the Georgians were preempting a Russian attack. But, the use of indiscriminate weapons like katyusha rockets against an urban area is troubling.
What is fair compensation?
Has it already been paid with the pillaging of Poti?