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Blogging from Gori
Written by: Andrew Stroehlein
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As the Russian occupation of Georgia continues with no signs of Moscow's promised withdrawl, journalist Goga Aptsiauri from RFE/RL is one of the few people able to report from inside the town of Gori, under Russian control. His blog from occupied Gori makes interesting reading. A sample:
I'm writing this on the balcony of my apartment. The town has electricity, but when I look outside, only a few windows are lit; residents are still afraid to leave lights on at night. There are no Georgian channels on television -- the channel that used to host Rustavi 2 now runs the Russian channel, Rossia. I guess the signal is coming from the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali. So right now, Rossia is the only TV channel that Gori residents can watch. Ideological warfare, I guess.For more, read here...
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Journalist Andrew Stroehlein is Director of Media and Information for the International Crisis Group, the conflict resolution organisation, where he promotes responsible coverage of current and potential conflicts and helps draw attention to forgotten wars around the world.
20 Aug 2008 08:22:09 GMT
>> Ideological warfare, I guess Yeah, especially in that not-even-a-word is spoken here about Ossetia
21 Aug 2008 03:12:25 GMT
So I guess if you were in Pristina you would be speaking from NATO occupied Kosovo a Serbian province.
Moscow's promised withdrawl? That's like saying NATO promised Russia not to expand their COLD WAR alliance back in 1989. The price of oil has consumed yet another nation like Serbia and Iraq. Georgia is a mere pawn in the great oil war.