Archive for August 30th, 2008
Ossetian Numbers Game
By Sean at 30 August, 2008, 6:10 pm
How many Ossetians died as the result of Georgia’s attack? The numbers have been a constant point of speculation over the last two weeks. In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Russia claimed 1,600-2,000 deaths. By 21 August the Financial Times was reporting that the Russians could only confirm 133 civilian deaths, though Boris Salmakov [...]
Read More >>Vesti Translates Fox News
By Sean at 30 August, 2008, 4:58 pm
Here is how the Fox News interview with that American-Ossetian girl and her aunt is being reported in the Russian news. I think even non-Russian speakers will get a sense of the hatchet job done on this just from the translator’s tone and coughing. If Vesti really wants to get schooled in propaganda production, they [...]
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