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Letters The Hill Washington, DC August 13, 2008 http://thehill.com/letters/mccains-unconvincing-claim-that-obama-favors-tax-hikes-2008-08-12.html NATO’s ‘rules’ >From Michael Pravica (Regarding article “McCain calls for U.N. resolution against Russia,” Aug. 11.) I must caution Sen. John McCain (who is known for his legendary irrational tirades) as we ponder Russia’s recent actions to save South Ossetia from total annihilation and genocide by Georgia, lest we start WWIII. Due to the eagerness of such people as McCain (R-Ariz.) to disregard international law in their fanatical and irrational actions against Serbia, Russia has seen the writing on the wall and is not playing by the “rules” anymore because Sen. McCain and many other American “leaders” rewrote them: Might makes right. The West, via NATO, has set the very dangerous precedent, destroying international law, that by occupying territories such as Kosovo, “independence” can be illegally granted de facto. Russia understands this new modus operandi. … The West … hopes NATO will intervene just as it viciously as it did on behalf of the terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army. Those who will inevitably criticize Russia’s justified response to Georgia’s unprovoked attack on South Ossetia should first criticize NATO’s vicious and barbaric attack that punished Serbia for seeking to regain control of areas of Kosovo imbued with Islamic terrorists. Henderson, Nev. _________________________________________________________________________ My original version: Letter to the Editor The Hill Washington, D.C. August 11, 2008 Re: "McCain calls for U.N. resolution against Russia," August 11. I must caution Senator McCain (who is known for his legendary irrational tirades) as we ponder Russia's recent actions to save South Ossetia from total annihilation and genocide by Georgia lest we start WWIII. Due to the eagerness of such people as Senator McCain to disregard international law in their fanatical and irrational actions against Serbia, Russia has seen the writing on the wall and is not playing by the "rules" anymore because Senator McCain and many other American "leaders" rewrote them: might makes right. The West, via NATO, has set the very dangerous precedent, destroying international law, that by occupying territories such as Kosovo, "independence" can be illegally granted de facto. Russia understands this new modus operandi and is vigorously preventing total ethnic cleansing and slaughter of the South Ossetians knowing full well what befell the Krajina Serbs in Croatia, now one of Europe's most ethnically and religiously "pure" states courtesy of the United States. It doesn't matter what the West says anymore, Russia will never accept to be treated as Serbia was. The West has prodded Georgia to act against the Abkhazians and South Ossetians by training and equipping Georgian troops for this slaughter and giving Georgia's fanatical and tyrannical president Mikheil Saakashvili hope that NATO will intervene just as it viciously intervened on behalf of the terrorist Kosovo Liberation Army (which has generously contributed to Senator McCain's campaigns). The key aspect of Western strategy is to deny Russia any ability to control energy flow from the Caspian sea region. For those who will inevitably criticize Russia's justified response to Georgia's unprovoked attack on South Ossetia they should first criticize NATO's vicious and barbaric attack that punished Serbia for seeking to recontrol areas of Kosovo imbued with Islamic terrorists. Sincerely, Dr. Michael Pravica
