Meanwhile, there's a war brewing in the former U.S.S.R.

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via Yahoo!:



Georgian army moves to retake South Ossetia
By MUSA SADULAYEV, Associated Press Writer
35 minutes ago



TSKHINVALI, Georgia - Georgian troops launched a major military offensive Friday to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, prompting a furious response from Russia — which vowed retaliation and sent a column of tanks into the region.

The fighting was the worst outbreak of hostilities since the province won de-facto independence in a war that ended in 1992 — raising fears that war could once again erupt.

Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said a convoy of Russian tanks had crossed into South Ossetia from the neighboring Russian province of North Ossetia and was moving toward the regional capital of Tskhinvali.

Russia's Channel 1 television earlier showed Russian tanks that it said had entered South Ossetia. The report said the convoy was expected to reach the provincial capital within a few hours.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned that the Georgian attack will draw retaliation and the Defense Ministry pledged to protect South Ossetians, most of whom have Russian citizenship. ........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_south_ossetia

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1. Russian capitalism must be working just fine now

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2. It is open war now.

Putin made the declaration that they are at war. Latest news says Russian jets are bombing Air bases in Georgia's capital city. Not just in the Ossetia region.