Comments on: Back in Tbilisi http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/ European Opinion Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: All Our Might » Blog Archive » Today’s Top Three http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21863 All Our Might » Blog Archive » Today’s Top Three Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:27:15 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21863 [...] Doug Merrill from Fistful of Euros writes about his return home, to [...] [...] Doug Merrill from Fistful of Euros writes about his return home, to [...]

]]> By: Bloggin and links | Gavin's Blog http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21856 Bloggin and links | Gavin's Blog Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:00:08 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21856 [...] but unfortunately we won’t be in Georgia around the same time. I have left a comment with Doug Merrill, hopefully we can meet up in Tbilisi for a chat. I’ve been linked to by afoe in the past, and [...] [...] but unfortunately we won’t be in Georgia around the same time. I have left a comment with Doug Merrill, hopefully we can meet up in Tbilisi for a chat. I’ve been linked to by afoe in the past, and [...]

]]> By: Gavin http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21855 Gavin Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:42:39 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21855 I could never understand why anyone would believe the 2,000 figure. That would mean 10,000 wounded by some scales... which Russia Today would have dutifully showed to the world if they existed. btw Doug, can I drop you a mail, I will be in Tbilisi next month..? Can't find your email. I could never understand why anyone would believe the 2,000 figure. That would mean 10,000 wounded by some scales… which Russia Today would have dutifully showed to the world if they existed.

btw Doug, can I drop you a mail, I will be in Tbilisi next month..? Can’t find your email.

]]> By: P O'Neill http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21843 P O'Neill Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:51:09 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21843 This <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080819/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_russia;_ylt=AuS1AJdWRMFP_HjNmMom_Yes0NUE" rel="nofollow">news report</a> says that the Russians today impounded US military vehicles. This event is by no means over. This news report says that the Russians today impounded US military vehicles. This event is by no means over.

]]> By: Randy McDonald http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21838 Randy McDonald Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:39:57 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21838 The Moscow Times suggested that a 1:4 or 5 ratio of dead to wounded was more common than not in conflict zones. The Moscow Times suggested that a 1:4 or 5 ratio of dead to wounded was more common than not in conflict zones.

]]> By: Doug Merrill http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21837 Doug Merrill Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:52:29 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21837 Yes, and this was clear from the beginning. The first time I saw it, the claim of 1400 or 1500 dead was not only attributed to South Ossetian officials (in itself grounds for skepticism) but accompanied by a tally of 90 wounded. It would have been the first time in the history of warfare, I think, that dead outnumbered wounded by a factor of 17 or more. Unfortunately, the international press exercised zero skepticism regarding that tall tale. Yes, and this was clear from the beginning. The first time I saw it, the claim of 1400 or 1500 dead was not only attributed to South Ossetian officials (in itself grounds for skepticism) but accompanied by a tally of 90 wounded. It would have been the first time in the history of warfare, I think, that dead outnumbered wounded by a factor of 17 or more. Unfortunately, the international press exercised zero skepticism regarding that tall tale.

]]> By: Peter http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/life/back-in-tbilisi/#comment-21835 Peter Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:11:43 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/?p=3512#comment-21835 Now there are some reports that the death toll from the fighting was far less than originally thought. The claims of 2,000 civilians massacred in South Ossetia, lurid as they may sound, are probably exaggerated to a major degree if not entirely false. Now there are some reports that the death toll from the fighting was far less than originally thought. The claims of 2,000 civilians massacred in South Ossetia, lurid as they may sound, are probably exaggerated to a major degree if not entirely false.

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