Georgia started South Ossetian war – report:

30 September, 2009, 15:35

Georgia is responsible for unleashing the Five-Day War in the Caucasus last August, says an investigative report carried out by the EU.

An international commission of more than 30 military specialists headed by Swiss diplomat Heidi Tagliavini has concluded that it was Georgia who fired the first shot, Itar-Tass reports, with reference to a high-ranking diplomatic source.

The report also says that Russia was preparing for a possible conflict. Russia’s actions have been qualified as a response to the Georgian military operation.

At the same time the commission says that Russia used excessive force, which led to the conflict spreading outside South Ossetia to Georgia.

The diplomat also confirmed that the commission “is satisfied with the level of cooperation with all the sides involved in the conflict.”

We knew that didn’t we?

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While I was drinking my morning cup of wonderful coffee and looking over e-mails and comments that I got during the night. I came upon an e-mail that threatened my life. This threat was over the fact that I am not smart enough to understand that Iran is a terrible, evil country and that Iran should be destroyed and all her people sent to Hell! I was told that I need to go with them {exact words were, minus cuss words of course, (“Kyle you need to die with the Iranian Scum!”)} – all because I do not condemn Iran…

So in light of this wonderful e-mail, I am going to do another Iran post. This post will have two videos. One by Russia Today and the other one of these videos is by Ron Paul. I put the Ron Paul Video in because as he says: Iran has not done anything that is unlawful. We knew about this Secret Nuclear Plant since 2006. Iran is the ones who told the world about the Secret Nuclear Plant and this was in accordance to the rules by announcing 6 months before start of production of producing nuclear fuel… (Iran is with in the guidelines that they are to follow!) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has never found Iran at fault with their Nuclear Program…

I have no feelings of love for Iran. I do not want to see any more countries get nuclear weapons because the ones that have them need to get rid of them.

But I will say as I always do: “We reap what we sow!” and America by her sneaky ways has created virtual time bombs all over the word. Now America wants to tell other countries what they should do and should not do.

Example of “Reap what we sow!” – Just look at Israel and many multiples of nukes… (Iran does!)

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PS: By the way the only story that you will get from Western press is that Iran broke the law! That is not true the law that they are talking about was explained in Ron Pauls video and it is an issue that does not apply to Iran any more. In fact the issue of this law was because America let the ball drop so to speak… (Watch the video with Ron Paul and you will see.)

I would like to say a word about regional issues, particularly the problems related to Iran. As we stated two days ago in New York, we are united in our determination to begin talks on signing an all-encompassing, long-term agreement intended to settle the nuclear issues in Iran as soon as possible.

That said, today’s situation requires particular attention. In their recent letter to the IAEA, Iranian authorities admitted that they are building a new uranium enrichment plant. The fact that Iran has been constructing this enrichment plant over the course of several years without IAEA’s knowledge is a cause of great concern.

The construction of a new uranium enrichment plant contradicts the UN Security Council’s repeated demands for Iran to halt its enrichment activities.

The Russian Side, along with its other partners, feels that the IAEA must immediately examine the situation in the context of the inspections being carried out over Iran’s nuclear program. As part of the obligations that Russia has taken upon itself as an IAEA member, we will assist in this audit through any means we have available. We are calling on Iran to fully cooperate with the Agency as it conducts this investigation.

Russia remains committed to serious dialogue with Iran, with the goal of reaching an agreement on effective measures to alleviate the international community’s concerns regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Indeed, the evidence that has surfaced, which shows that Iran is building a new enrichment plant, only increases our determination to quickly attain concrete, verifiable results.

On October 1, 2009, we are planning a meeting of the so-called Group of Six – of which Russia is a member – together with representatives from Iran. This meeting will give Iran the opportunity to demonstrate that it also intends to seek out a negotiated solution to this problem. This will be possible if Iran arrives at the meeting in Geneva ready to focus on the nuclear issue, take practical steps toward rebuilding trust toward its nuclear program and ensuring its transparency, and demonstrate its willingness to fully cooperate with the IAEA. In light of the newly-revealed evidence that Iran is building a new enrichment plant, we are counting on Iran to present convincing evidence of its intent to develop nuclear energy strictly for peaceful purposes.

Driver dies in head-on collision with gas pipeline:
A driver lost control of his car and hit a plug of the gas pipeline running along the Novorizhskoye Highway near Moscow. He died in the fire.

Russian govt. to sell stakes purchased during crisis:
The Russian government intends to sell the shares in companies it has purchased during the crisis, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday.

Sochi Olympics to get $7.6 bln from Russian budget in 2010:
Russia is to allocate 228 billion rubles ($7.6 bln) from the state budget in 2010 for the construction of sports facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, a deputy finance minister said on Tuesday.

Russian special services to limit rights of Internet users:
Russia’s Justice Ministry has posted for public discussion a draft law which will increase state control over the Internet, a government daily reported on Tuesday.

Iran test launches Shahab-3 and Sajjil missiles:
Iran tested its most advanced missiles on Monday to cap two days of war games, raising more international concern and stronger pressure to quickly come clean on the newly revealed nuclear site Tehran was secretly constructing.

Sochi Olympics construction to cost over 1 trillion rubles:
More than 1 trillion rubles ($33 billion) will be spent on the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russian resort city of Sochi, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday.

NATO secretary general not sure of success in Afghanistan:
Victory in Afghanistan is not guaranteed, and NATO needs to change its strategy in the country, the alliance’s secretary general said Monday at a Washington-based think tank.

Uzbekistan urges checks of hydro plants over Siberian dam accident:
Independent inspections should be carried out at a number of hydroelectric power plants in connection with the recent deadly accident at a Siberian hydroelectric station last month, Uzbekistan’s foreign minister said.

Medvedev congratulates Merkel on election victory:
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel on election victory in a phone conversation, the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

Russia concerned over Iran missile launches, calls for restraint:
Russia is concerned over Iran’s missile launches against the backdrop of the Islamic Republic’s unresolved nuclear issues, but Moscow is calling for restraint, the Russian foreign minister said Monday.

Medvedev pledges to recreate strong Navy in 10 years:
Russia will recreate a powerful Navy in the next ten years, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday at a meeting with military personnel who took part in the Zapad 2009 drills.

Russia to help Abkhazia with postal, telecommunications services:
Abkhazia and Russia have signed a memorandum that will see the former Georgian republic establish its own independent telecommunication and postal services, the Abkhaz Apsnypress news agency said on Monday.

While drinking my morning cup of coffee here in Moscow, Russia. I was thinking about what use to stop me from traveling to other countries in the past. When you are in America or where ever you live, you have a comfort zone around you. What I mean by that is – The world around you is familiar to you!

I use to think that I would never travel somewhere that I could not speak the language or that other countries would not be safe. I am hear to tell you that those and many other reasons are not good reasons to not travel.

I traveled extensively in America and I want to say that a lot of the world is as safe if not more so than America. Just be smart just like you do back home in a strange situation.

Not speaking the language is a hindrance but really not a trip stopper. I have discovered that most places in this world have English signs for important places and sites to see. If all you do is travel to Europe then you really will have no problems at all. In Moscow, Russia all the new signs being put up are dual language. They have the Cyrillic letters and English letters on the signs. I was noticing that our street signs at our new home in Russia are all dual language…

Besides in a few days you will be saying: Spasibo for thanks, da for yes and Het (net) for no and sound like a Russian in no time.

You know that you fit in when someone actually asks you for directions.

So traveling is cool…

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