Russia, Georgia wage PR battle for hearts and minds

[maddezmom]

MOSCOW, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Armed not just with guns but public relations agencies, Russia and Georgia are fighting a propaganda war to shape public opinion at home and abroad with a constant stream of disputed facts about their conflict.

Fighting erupted after Georgia attempted to retake control of South Ossetia, a small pro-Russian separatist province, on Thursday night. Russia poured tanks and troops across its southern border into Georgia to push Tbilisi's troops back.

Both sides are employing Brussels-based public relations specialists who arranged a succession of conference calls for the international media in recent days, with senior government figures striving to put their side of the story across first.

Russia wants to convince the world of its role as an honest broker, reluctantly intervening against an out-of-control Georgian president whose forces have carried out ethnic cleansing against the Ossetian people.

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[liberalmuse]

1. I'm more sympathetic towards the side that hasn't slaughtered civilians.

Regardless.

[givemebackmycountry]

2. Like this? (warning-graphic photo)

I hate WAR!
The sorrow in this picture has no words to describe it.
THIS is on the front page of the Huffington Post.

[Muttocracy]

3. no good choices here. nt