Mixed News on Georgia Conflict

This is BIG ... there are over 1000 US Troops  there [on a Training Mission] supporting Georgia's attack of Russia (and the only thing on the News is John Edwards

This is BIG ... there are over 1000 US Troops  there [on a Training Mission] supporting Georgia's attack of Russia (and the only thing on the News is John Edwards) !

 

Washington Post

Georgian, Russian Troops Clash in South Ossetia
Washington Post - 49 minutes ago
Russian and Georgian military forces confront each other with aircraft, tanks and artillery, Aug. 8, over the separatist province of South Ossetia.
Video: Violence Threatens War Between Georgia, Russia AssociatedPress

 

 

US calls for cease-fire in South Ossetia The Associated Press
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AFP

US Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Georgia Conflict Voice of America - 1 hour ago A Pentagon spokesman said about 130 US defense personnel and contractors, posted in the Tbilisi area to train Georgian troops for duty in Iraq, ... US backs Georgia over 'territorial integrity' but urges calm Independent all 180 news articles »

US asked to help move Georgian troops home from Iraq: official Africasia, UK - 1 hour ago Georgia has asked the US military to provide aircraft to move Georgian troops home from Iraq as fighting rages in Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, ...

Russian troops move into Georgia The Australian, Australia - 7 hours ago RUSSIAN troops and tanks were moving into South Ossetia last night, hours after the Kremlin warned Georgia that its attack on the breakaway province would ... Video: Violence Threatens War Between Georgia, Russia AssociatedPress     Georgian, Russian Troops Clash in South Ossetia Washington Post Russia and Georgia on verge of conflict Melbourne Herald Sun Reuters - The Press Association all 4,220 news articles »

Marching Into Georgia Consortium News - 1 hour ago George W. Bush’s decision to dispatch about 150 US troops to the former Soviet republic of Georgia highlights the complexities and dangers that his global ...

AFP	US military trainers not involved in Georgia conflict: military AFP - 5 hours ago Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said there were no plans to redeploy the estimated 130 US troops and civilian contractors, who he said were stationed in ...

US backs Georgian territorial integrity Reuters UK, UK - 1 hour ago By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States pledged its support for the territorial integrity of Georgia on Friday, as the staunch US ally ...

US calls for cease-fire in South Ossetia The Associated Press - 30 minutes ago Georgia has about 2000 troops serving with the coalition forces in Iraq, making it the third-largest contributor after the United States and Britain. ...

New York Times

Russia Sends Troops Into Rebel Enclave in Georgia New York Times, United States - 5 hours ago We just know they are coming to attack us.” He said Georgian Su-25 ground attack airplanes had struck the convoy and that the Georgians believed they had ...

US calls for cease-fire in South Ossetia MLive.com, MI - 2 hours ago She said Bush was getting regular updates on the situation and reiterated that the US "supports Georgia's territorial integrity. ...

The Associated Press

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases The Associated Press - 40 minutes ago More than 1000 US Marines and soldiers were at the base last month to teach combat skills to Georgian troops. Georgia has about 2000 troops in Iraq, ...

 

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