[lbo-talk] Sad Leninism.

[John Thornton]

Gar Lipow wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:22 PM, John Thornton <jthorn65 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>   
>> Georgia claims they have suffered 129 casualties, mostly soldiers.
>> Russia and South Ossetia claim ~1500 to 2000 deaths, all civilians, at the
>> hands of Georgian troops.
>>     
>
>
> According to Human Rights Watch, the actual number of deaths at the
> hands of Georgian troops is more like 44 than 1,500 to 2,000.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/13/georgia  Don't know if we
> should  believe either figure. But since the higher number was used as
> justification for an invasion surely we should not automatically take
> Russia's word for it.

The Red Cross says independent observers have confirmed at least 1600 
dead civilians in South Ossetia.

John Thornton