South Ossetia Isn’t Kosova

Hitchens lists some of the reasons why here.

Will
Monday 18 August 2008 at 23:50

Russia continues it’s tradition of leaving interesting things behind after military ‘withdrawls’: No — not only scorched earth — now it’s short range ballistic missile launchers* (SS-21 missile launchers to be exact) except on purpose.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/18/europe/19georgia.php?page=1

* will be dismissed out of hand by idiots and ideologues.
Gregg
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 6:13

Of course South Ossetia isn’t Kosovo, and it’s painfully clear Russia is taking the piss. Still, if the people of South Ossetia don’t want it to be part of Georgia, there’s no reason it should be. Bollocks to this “integrity of international borders” shite - self-determination is what matters.
Terry Glavin
Tuesday 19 August 2008 at 8:28

Agree with the principle of support for Ossetian (and Abkhazi) autonomy, to the extent it enjoys the support of the majority of the people of Abkhazia and Ossetia. That part’s easy. But no so fast with: “Bollocks to this ‘integrity of international borders’ shite,” because if it’s all-out “self-determination” the people of Ossetia and Abkhazia really want, they won’t get it without internatonal recognition (and enforcement) of the integrity of their borders, shite or no.
John in Cincinnati
Wednesday 20 August 2008 at 3:48

http://deviant-care.deviantart.com/art/Hitchens-the-Teddy-74038607

http://lfalco.deviantart.com/art/Christopher-Hitchens-55992284

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