And Now They See It!

What am I talking about? Why, the new report from the European Union that states Georgia provoked Russia in the 2008 South Ossetian conflict, of course!

Not a lot of people took the time to do any research during the mini-war to find out exactly what happened. I did, and I've been trying to tell people this for months. Basically, Russia was supplying small guerrilla groups and rebels in the breakaway region of South Ossetia, which declared independence from Georgia a while back. Mikhail Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, didn't like this, so he invaded the capital of Tskhinvali, killing 1400 civilians. Russia called an emergency session of the UN after the attack, which was denied. Once word of the invasion reached the major news outlets, all hell broke loose. mainstream media placed all the blame on Russia, saying that it was in fact the Russian army who was invading Georgia and trying to retake the lost territory. However, reprts from eyewitnessess sprouted up all over the internet saying the truth: the Russians sent in troops to protect South Ossetia (losing ten soldiers in the process). I would post a link to one of them, but I can't find the URL I'm looking for.

This is a testament to the anti-Russian feeling spread about by the media. When something bad invloving Russia comes up, they're immediately the ones to blame. Why? Is this still a continuation of the propaganda started during the Cold War? Are Americans still predjudiced against the "Reds?" How can you people be so stupid as to believe one of the world's greatest superpowers with wonderful foreign relations would actually invade two soveriegn nations? It's blasphemy.

For the first time ever, I'm going to thank Fox News for something that the other networks should have done: bringing in an eyewitness. After the invasion, a twelve year-old South Ossetian girl was brought on and interviewed. She said Georgia started the whole thing, and the Russians deserve to be thanked. It's a shame Fox News has such an idiotic base of viewers and such a bad reputation, or someone may have actually paid attention to this.