Map showing the latest situation in Georgia. Dozens of Russian warplanes staged air raids in Georgia, officials said, but Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States of trying to undermine Russia's mounting military offensive. (AFP Graphic) Some Weep, Some Rage As Bombs Pulverise Capital -- The Independent
Kim Sengupta and Shaun Walker, the first Western journalists to enter South Ossetia since the start of the conflict, report from Tskhinvali
The capital of South Ossetia bears all the appearance of a place that has been pulverised by days of Georgian bombing and by the ferocious Russian counter-attack that followed. Smoke still rises from smouldering buildings and from the wreckage of tanks and armoured cars. Grief-stricken women amid the ruins weep at the horror visited on them, others scream their rage.
The Independent entered the rebel capital yesterday, the first Western news organisation to do so since the start of a conflict in which Russian warplanes have bombed targets across Georgia, an ally of the West. We were escorted in by South Ossetian soldiers stationed at the border with the words: "You are coming with us to Tskhinvali, you are not going back, I promise you."
What unfolded offered an intriguing, if terrifying, insight into the savage, internecine violence that has now been unleashed in Georgia.
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NEWS
Russian jets attack Georgia as Moscow-US tensions worsen -- Yahoo News/AFP
Russians in Abkhazia issue ultimatum to Georgia -- Yahoo News/AP
Oil prices rise near $117 as Georgia conflict halts exports -- Yahoo News/AFP
Georgia and Russia claim 'mass arrests' -- CNN
S.Ossetia: "Intense" Georgia shelling resumes-Ifax -- Reuters
Russia rejects Georgia ceasefire as fighting goes on -- Reuters
Human Rights Watch Counts South Ossetian Casualties, Displaced -- Deutsche Welle
Ceasefire bid amid Georgia crisis -- BBC
Crude rises on Georgia fighting -- BBC News
Russia intensifies attack on Georgia -- Washington Times
Georgia Retreats, Pleads for Truce; U.S. Condemns Russian Onslaught -- Washington Post
Russian blitz on Georgia continues -- USA Today
Russians push past separatist area to assault central Georgia -- International Herald Tribune
Georgian president says he signs cease-fire pledge -- International Herald Tribune
Russians in Abkhazia issue ultimatum to Georgia -- International Herald Tribune
On slog to safety, seething at west -- International Herald Tribune
Russian markets falter, then recover, as violence escalates -- International Herald Tribune
Georgia, Russia battle as envoy seeks peace -- MSNBC
Bush says violence in Georgia is unacceptable -- MSNBC
South Ossetians describe escape from fighting -- MSNBC
Russian Jets Bomb Georgian Targets; Georgia Signs Cease-Fire Pledge -- FOX News
Bush: Russian Violence in Georgia is Unacceptable -- FOX News
Putin Assails US Over Conflict With Georgia -- ABC News
Bush Condemns Russia's Attack On Georgia -- CBS News
Russian Bomb Blitz Hits Georgian Capital -- CBS News
Cease-fire proposed as Russia bombs Georgia -- CNN
Bush, Cheney signal support for Georgia -- CNN
Russia brushes aside ceasefire calls after Georgia withdraws -- The Guardian
Abkhazia: Moscow sends troops into second enclave -- The Guardian
Georgia: Gori evacuated as fears of Russian advance into Georgia grow -- The Telegraph
Georgia: Russia launches second front in war as troops reach Abkhazia -- The Telegraph
U.S. warns Russia to end Georgia onslaught over fears Moscow will seize crucial oil pipelines -- the Daily Mail
Chilling eye witness accounts of the cost of the Georgia conflict -- The Daily Mail
Russian assault rages as Georgia pulls back -- The Australian
We helped in Iraq - now help us, beg Georgians -- Times Online
Moscow on attack as desperate Georgian forces sue for peace -- Times Online
Georgia: Vladimir Putin leads from front to send US a bullish message -- Times Online
On the border: Georgian troops retreat, civilians flee as Russian Army advances -- Times Online
Georgia bows to might of Russia -- Independent
Diplomatic Effort: UN urges Russia to halt offensive -- the Independent
The Refugees: Civilians pour over border into Russia to escape conflict -- The Independent
U.S. suggests Russia wants "regime change" in Georgia -- Reuters
U.S., allies keep up pressure on Russia to end attacks in Georgia -- L.A. Times
Russia expands Georgia blitz, deploys ships -- L.A. Times
In South Ossetia capital, a relative calm -- L.A. Times
Russian media, "Turkey supports Georgia" -- Hurriyet
Russian Ground Forces Assault Vital Georgian City -- New York Times
Putin Assails US on Georgia Conflict -- Time Magazine
Russia Jets Bomb Georgia Oil Pipeline -- New York Sun
Russia Opens Second Front In War on Georgia -- New York Sun
ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY
Russia is Waging War on My Country -- Mikheil Saakashvili, Wall St. Journal
Kremlin Capers -- Wall Street Journal
Russia's Self-Aggrandisement -- Times Online
Untimely war raises infinite dangers -- The Australian
Russian Aggression -- Washington Times
Paralysis of War Grips the U.N. -- New York Sun
In Georgia and Russia, a perfect brew for a blowup -- International Herald Tribune
ANALYSTS' VIEW-Conflict in Georgia and its breakaway region -- Reuters
FACTBOX: Scenarios for Georgia's South Ossetia crisis -- Reuters
Georgian War Not All Russia's Fault -- CS Monitor
Russia's Cold War Mentality -- Christian Science Monitor
Analysis: roots of the conflict between Georgia, South Ossetia and Russia -- Times Online
Will Russia Get Away With It? -- New York Times
Challenging situation for Moscow -- BBC
Putin Makes His Move -- Washington Post
When Frozen Wars Heat Up -- National Review
Do the Right Thing -- National Review
Georgian conflict driven by fear -- The Australian
Black Sea Watershed -- Washington Post
The real wake-up call of South Ossetia -- The Guardian
Why Georgia Lost The War -- Strategy Page
Who’s winning Georgia Part 2 -- Belmont Club/Pajamas Media
Russian clout prevails in S. Ossetia -- Christian Science Monitor
Georgia's volatile risk-taker has gone over the brink -- The Guardian
This is no pipeline war but an assault on Russian influence -- The Guardian
COMMENTARY: So why did Georgia blunder into this trap? -- The Daily Mail
Moscow's Dangerous Game in Georgia -- Time Magazine
Georgia: Reckless Saakashvili took on Russian Goliath Putin -- Times Online
Bruce Anderson: The West must share the blame for war in Georgia -- The Independent
Leading article: A small war in the Causasus which has huge implications -- The Independent
Brzezinski: Russia's Invasion Of Georgia Is Reminiscent Of Stalin's Attack On Finland -- The Huffington Post
Georgia on my mind -- Bob Krumm
The crisis in Georgia, 9/11, and the lessons of gratitude -- Pajamas Media
Georgia and Russia — McCain and Obama -- Pajamas Media
BLOGS
A Number Of Blogs In The Region -- Global Voices
Georgia Under Online Assault -- danger Room (Wired)
Showdown in Georgia -- American Spectator
Zbigniew Brzezinski on Russia and Georgia -- Volokh Conspiracy
Georgia, from the American Side -- Registan
Who lost Georgia? -- Mississippifarian
On Russia-Georgia: Four Views -- Washington Note
War in the Other Georgia -- Conservative Cat
What’s Behind Russia’s Invasion Of Georgia? -- Washington Hotlist
Bush won't sway Putin on Georgia -- The Swamp
What if Georgia were in NATO? -- Global Dashboard
Is Georgia in 2008 like Hungary in 1956? -- Michelle Malkin
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION
South Ossetia: factbox -- The Telegraph
The tussle for South Ossetia -- The Guardian
Timeline: South Ossetia -- The Guardian
Q & A: Behind the battle for South Ossetia -- MSNBC
Q&A: Violence in South Ossetia -- BBC News
Timeline: Key Events in Russian-Georgian Relations - Associated Press
How Russian and Georgian Forces Stack Up - Reuters
Factbox: International Reaction to South Ossetia Conflict - Reuters
Georgia - CIA World Factbook
Russia - CIA World Factbook
Georgia - BBC Country Page
Russia - BBC Country Page
South Ossetia - New York Times background and related news
South Ossetia - BBC background
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