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Press TV (Iran)
August 10, 2008
Russia: US incited Georgia offensive
-Vasilyev said the situation in South Ossetia draws
parallels to the wars in Iraq and Kosovo.
"The further the situation unfolds, the more the world
will understand that Georgia would never be able to do
all this without America," the Russian official added.
The White House has orchestrated the current conflict
between Russia and Georgia in South Ossetia, a
high-ranking Russian official says.
In a Friday press conference, Chairman of Russia's
State Duma Security Committee Vladimir Vasilyev said
without US aid, Tbilisi would have been unable to
start military operation in South Ossetia.
Georgian military forces launched a large-scale
military offensive against South Ossetia on Thursday
evening. Russia, in response, moved its forces to the
region.
The battles between Georgian and Russian forces have
left at least 1500 people dead.
Vasilyev said the situation in South Ossetia draws
parallels to the wars in Iraq and Kosovo.
"The further the situation unfolds, the more the world
will understand that Georgia would never be able to do
all this without America," the Russian official added.
According to Vasilyev, the US State Department refused
to comment on reports by South Ossetian defense
officials that Georgia was planning an imminent
aggression.
"In essence, the Americans have prepared the force,
which destroys everything in South Ossetia, attacks
civilians and hospitals," he expounded.
South Ossetia is officially a Georgian province but a
large number of its population of 70,000 possess
Russian passports and have strong links with North
Ossetia, a Russian territory.
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