Ingushetian scenario for Georgia

Georgian politicians apparently have never realized who they are dealing with. Neither the provocation that hardline chauvinist from the Russian government Zhirinovsky did in Abkhazia, nor cheekiness of Russian minister Ivanov have ever been able to shake the confidence of the Georgian side about a possible 'constructive dialogue' with modern Russia,

As long as Georgian politicians are hoping for a phone call to Putin from Washington, the invaders and their accomplices in South Ossetia are playing their own scenario, which has already been tested in the fall of 1992 on the territory of Prigorodny District (Russian word meaning 'Suburban') of North Ossetia (which Stalin seized from Ingushetia back in 1944). On the eve of the so-called Ossetian-Ingushetian conflict Ossetian formations, which were legalized as law enforcement structures, were resorting to all kinds of provocations. When the outrage among Ingushetians reached its peak, they resorted to reciprocal actions. North Ossetia set up a howl about 'Ingushetian aggression' and the group of Russian armed forces, which was prepared in advance, had joined in.

First, by using heavy armament and tanks Russians made Ingushetians leave their villages. Then Ossetian formations followed behind the backs of the Russian troops. They had the mission of «final solution of the Ingushetian problem» by ethnic cleansing.

Probably, the Ossetian side has this way of actions as its national tradition. Today’s ultimatums of South Ossetian [pro-Moscow] leaders to Georgia and hysterics towards Moscow are implying the same tactics against the Georgian population.

Night gunfights and the propagandistic flow that follows them during the day in the Russian media are pursuing the goal to present the Ossetians as victims of Georgian aggression. According to the 'suburban' scenario, it may be followed by operations of Russian troops against Georgian villages, -- to defend holders of Russian citizenship. And after that Ossetian formations are planning to show up.

In this situation all potential participants, who are not making their attachments a secret, are present at the scene of possible clash and ethnic cleansing. Everybody can see it, but nobody wants to notice it, or everybody is afraid to talk about it out loud, except for Georgian leaders. Russian military, who are present in the region, have graphically shown on many occasions whose side and whose interests they will be on.

Nor do the Moscow politicians at the highest level make it a secret either. Nevertheless, the Georgian side keeps calling Russian invaders 'peacekeepers'. The agreements about their status among the main Georgian politicians have the status of a sacred cow, which was inherited from former Georgian president Shevardnadze, even though the agreement was signed when a knife was put at the throat of the Georgian state.

Judging by the actions of Georgian leadership and by how much Georgia is resolved and ready to defend its interests, you can say that Georgia’s things are not going to good. In this kind of situation there is no explanation for the way Georgian Defense Minister is acting, since he lets such retards as Russian defense minister Ivanov say nasty things to him in the middle of the clownery organized by Zhirinovsky. What is it, -- fear, uncertainty in your own power and capabilities, or some other masochism, -- to be taking blows and leave them unanswered, so that they could sing songs about the sad fate of Georgia?

Sirajin Sattayev,