Now it seems he either went mad literally, or was forewarned that Russia won’t interfere. Either way he probably aimed to frighten Ossetian people, ‘punish’ them for ‘separatism’ and just purge them from ‘Georgian land’. Otherwise what did he order to raze main city of Tskhinval for? Georgian forces attaked peacekeeping batallion stationed in Tskhinval and started artillery bombardment of the city.

So when Russian army at last reached Tskhinval in est. 12 hours August 8, there was ruins and many dead bodies under them, body count reached 2,000 and growing. Russian peacekeeping battalion was blocked and under heavy fire, they reported 15 dead and 150 wounded. So first tasks of Russian army were deblocking of pecekeepers and then dislodge Georgian troops from the city to allow rescue teams to begin their work.

Well, it looks as though Georgia is bowing to overwhelming Russian military power. I actually thought they might be able to withstand the bear a little bit longer. After all, Russia has been stymied by a tiny nation before.

But no, no Chechnya this time, it seems.

There’s quantum cryptography, which exploits the quantum nature of light (photons) to transmit messages, and is practically uncrackable. Not only that, but any attempt to crack it by a third party will immediately be detected.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_cryptography

But please. The US military is not using quantum cryptography; certainly not every branch of it.

Of course, knowing how Russians were and probably still are one of the best spies on the planet (seriously), I’d rather just assume they’ve already stolen the decoder ring from the cereal box.

I give them four days tops….

bwah, don’t be silly
you’ve looked too many american movies – that confidence of their omnipotence …

Oh, don’t be so sure…

That said, it’s probably subs they’re looking for. Or maybe underwater cables?

This is only slightly distrubing. It is hard to know what to make of this situation, but this sighting is a disheartening twist….

Heavy fighting in South Ossetia
Quote:
Georgian forces and South Ossetian separatists have been exchanging heavy fire just hours after agreeing to a ceasefire and Russian-mediated talks.

Russian media reports said Georgia had launched a tank-led attack on the separatist stronghold of Tskhinvali, with at least 15 killed in shelling.

Georgia says its aim is to finish “a criminal regime” and restore order.

Moscow has called on the international community to jointly work “to avert massive bloodshed and new victims”.

At Russia’s request, members of the UN Security Council are holding a rare emergency session to discuss a response to the escalating violence.

Why would they need a ship at sea to monitor radio when they could do it from the comfort (and cheapness) of their onshore embassy?

If the spy ship is stopping it’s engines, they’re looking for subs, not radio traffic (which any US voice/data traffic is encrypted beyond Russia’s ability to decode).