Georgia AND Lebanon on my mind!

[nuclearcat]

Did you read well the poll? Seems not.
Result:
65.7% - Chechnya must be part of Russia
23.0% - Chechnya must be independent
11.2% - No idea

Or you are like US government, if doesn't understand something and doesn't like it the answer is automatic:
- The poll must be more transparent
- There is human rights violations
- They are supporting terrorism
- ...

[Abou Sandal]

Originally Posted by J. Abizeid

George is on their side!

George Bush did just recently hear about a place outside the USA called Georgia,...He was probably told that it was named after him...And he most probably believed it...

[J. Abizeid]

Guys with common denominator

[achaaban]

Originally Posted by LFjounieh

Georgia is not a part of Russia! Thats the same as saying LEBANON is a part of Syria and should be returned and saying Syria has every right by any means to return it. Thats bs.

It is actually not the same, since in reality there was a Russian Empire up to a couple of years before the First World War, that Empire after the Russian Revolution continued to exist as the USSR.

Syria was never an empire except in the imagination of some people. The Empire was the Ottoman Empire and yes there was no Lebanon in the Ottoman Empire. This is the truth.

Anyway I really liked the Russian invasion of the disputed Georgian territories, as I do not think that there is something called Georgia in the historical sense of the term, I wonder what do they teach in their history book in Georgia!!

[Libnene Qu7]

The funniest thing I heard in this war was when the US embassador to the UN, Khalilizad something, stated that "the days of when a nation can march into another nation's land have long been over- in Europe." LOL, those 2 words can make such a difference: in Europe.

[achaaban]

Worst the American President asked for banning Russia from the G8 since they ( the Russians) have invaded an independent country with a democratic government.

As if he did not invade Iraq which was a sovereign country and against international law. I wonder when did invading a sovereign country ( the legal tem) become the non issue and invading a democratic country seems to be the issue.

Needless to say that the US had no problem with Israel invading Lebanon the democratic country.

This country (the United States) seems to be run by a bunch of Alzheimer patients.

[achaaban]

Originally Posted by J. Abizeid

Don’t miss my point. Georgia has to worry about itself for the time being. S. Ossetia is the small fish now but the principle remains the same. How do you liberate without resistance.

Easy you call 911 , like Kuwait did when they called superman (the US) to liberate Kuwait after Iraq invaded Kuwait.

Do you think that superman (the US) will go to Goergia to liberate the democratic Georgians from these Russians?

P.S. Kuwait is not a democratic country, but superman was there in a matter of months.

[GMA forever]

All through history, the same old story.

The US administration uses the little American wannabees, and dump them when they are no longer useful. Some people strangely still fall for it.

This happened hundreds of times, many times in Lebanon as well, actually once every decade since the 1950's (1958, 1968, 1975, 1983, 1990) and of course, most recently, 2005.

Kratoshvilli whether he knows it or not, has lead his country and his people to disaster, just for the sake of ..... a friendship with Bush??????

Pffffffff what an idiot!

[Morisca]

Dear Lebanese brothers and sisters,

I found this forum by chance as I was chatting with a Lebanese friend last night.

The truth is I have found many similarities between our countries for a long time and followed the news on your country as closely (and as objectively) as it was possible for many years. But to find that an ordinary Lebanese has Georgia on his mind in these days when his own country is through hardship was for me both surprising and as touching as you might not even imagine. Entire Georgia thanks you for every second of thought (of any kind) you gave to us these days.

When I mentioned similarities between our countries - one thing must be emphasized especially. Georgia is a multi ethnic country and we are proud to shelter on our land any person from any country who finds it comfortable to live with us. More than that, Georgia is a multi religious country. While majority of Georgians are Orthodox Christians, we have large communities of Jews, Catholics, and Muslims of which I am one. Throughout 4 thousand years of our history we have had not a single case when trouble started because someone pointed to another person saying: you are this and this and unlike me. Throughout 4 thousand years until Russia came to the Caucasus.

I don't want to make you tired explaining everything in this post and will keep some details for further posts that I hope I will have a chance to share with you. I will only bring three examples:
1. Tbilisi is the capital of my country and one of the few cities in the world where centuries old Mosque, Orthodox, Catholic, Gregorian churches and Synagogue not only stand in one square kilometer area in the old town, but are visited by believers living side by side in the very area every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
2. Tbilisi is the city where back in the medieval centuries majority of population being Christians, ordinary people did not bring pigs into the city not to offend their Muslim and Jewish neighbors.
3. Georgia is the country where at the peak of its strength in the 12th century our Great King David IV attended the Friday prayer in Tbilisi Mosque on Fridays, Synagogue on Saturday and went to light a candle in the Court Church on Sundays.

I believe that the three examples above, better than any verbose statements and owes, demonstrate what country Georgia is. And that Lebanon who I saw in 2005 will feel it down in her heart.

I know - you, Lebanese, do not need to be taught by anyone what a country between large neighbors and powers seeking for interest on their land is. I will of course touch on this issue later but now I will just add this: for 4000 years being a country that has now only 4.5 million people we have learned to maneuver between them because it was necessary to save our country and culture.

Right now, immediate threat of occupation, annexation and annihilation of Georgian nation comes from Russia that has already wiped out several small Caucasian nations, such as Cherkezs (I know some of them migrated to the Middle East), Chechens (several thousands of which still live in Georgia as refugees while Dagestan and Azerbaijan being of the same - Muslim faith, closed their borders to avoid trouble with Russia), Abkhazs (whose Russian controlled separatists fight with us, while two centuries ago it was the Russian empire that forced all Muslim Abkhazs out of their homes virtually reducing the total number to its original half).

Right now, when I hear airplanes loaded with humanitarian aid are arriving in Tbilisi Airport from Jordan, and while I am addressing you, Lebanese, I would like to thank you all, as I said, for every minute of thought you have given me to my country.

Best wishes

Morisca

[Timmy]

Achaaban,

Kuwait is a democratic country.
Just to correct no offense