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“A Slow, Wary Return For Georgia Refugees”

Ellen Bary

NY times online

 published 10/9/08 Read on 11/20/08

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/10/world/europe/10georgia.html

Refugees displaced by the South Ossetia conflict began to return to their homes after the deadline expired for the Russian troops to pull out of the territory. The rebelling South Ossetia region is moving to become separate from Georgia, and Russia wants this place to apart of it once again. Almost 4,000 of these refugees returned from Gori, a camp provided for these refugees, on November 20^th, this was a small amount compared to the 22,000 people that were left. The Georgian President thinks this is going to persist until a ceasefire is organized between Georgia and Russia. If Russia continues to stay in Georgia it will only cause more harm to the people surrounding the South Ossetia territory.

Andrew Cohn

“Georgia Facing Reality of Defear”

Thomas de Waal

BBC News online

Published 9/20/08 Read on 11/22/08

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sseti/7571002.stm

            The Georgia conflict lies between the two separatist territories Abkhazia and South Ossetia and their relationship with Russia. The South Ossetians have kicked out all the non-conforming Georgians in neighboring villages around the area. These 20,000 displaced people have nowhere to turn to except Georgian refugee camps. The Russian president Dimitry Medvedev said that, “the Abkhaz and Ossetians don’t trust anyone except the Russian peacekeepers.” However the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe wanted to bring monitors into these territories for extra support. Except Russia, seems adamantly against it because they don’t want any more friction against the separatists in the territories.

Andrew Cohn

“Fighting with Russia spreads to cities across Georgia”

Elene Gotsadze

CNN Report 9/8/2008 Read On 11/23/08

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/sseti/08/08/ssetia.ossetia/index.html

            Bombs and violence bombard Tskhinvali, a city outside of South Ossetia as the conflict spreads across Georgia. Russian warplane like aircrafts circled from above and rained down bombs all around the city and its outskirts. There are casualties on both sides of the fight as Russian forces are resisted against, and Georgian cities lay ruined with scars from battle. Russian bombers attacked Georgia’s own economy and infrastructure by blowing up the main road to connecting the southern part of Georgia with the east side and an airport. As well as destroying Georgia’s largest sea port to the Black sea. The United Nations has played a small role in mediating this divergence. Russian mediator to the United Nations says the cause of this was the Tbilisi government. They were the ones that instigated most of the separatists to want to go back with Russia.

Andrew Cohn

“Gate Urges Cautious NATO on Russia after Georgia Conflict”

Ellen Barry

NY Times article

Published 9/18/08 Read on 11/23/08

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/19/world/europe/19russia.html?scp=5&sq=georgia%20conflict%20russia&st=cse

            NATO is unsure what an appropriate response would be against Russia for the way that it has been acting towards Georgia. Even though Georgia isn’t apart of NATO it has relations with countries that are involved with that organization. Also, what to do regarding other smaller countries that are in the same position as Georgia like, Latvia, and Estonia. Countries like Germany and Italy that have been the longer members of NATO believe that Russia, should not be punished for the undiplomatic agenda it’s been on. Only, to stop the avocation to have countries like Georgia and Ukraine to not join NATO. Also, to not have any more computer attacks on Poland, because than that could trigger NATO’s direct involvement in Russia’s acquisition of the Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions.

Andrew Cohn