Comments on: Airspace Violations http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/ All Central Asia, All The Time Fri, 25 May 2012 20:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Hancock http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-376861 Michael Hancock Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:21:39 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/#comment-376861 The coolness of the video will fade if it is taken as an act of war. I've been reading La Russophobe lately, and as you can tell from the title, it's a blog that plays well to anyone's fears of a renewed attempt at Russian world domination. The West seems unconcerned with Russia's actions in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Russia is determined to keep them in their own sphere of influence, no matter what autonomy or independence those states might wish for. This kind of stunt is good news for no one except Putin. Georgia should be given some slack about their ability to fly drones over their own air space. Just because Abkhazia is separatist doesn't mean it's not a part of Georgia anymore - they should be well within their rights to fly whatever they want without fear of Russian air combat. The coolness of the video will fade if it is taken as an act of war. I’ve been reading La Russophobe lately, and as you can tell from the title, it’s a blog that plays well to anyone’s fears of a renewed attempt at Russian world domination. The West seems unconcerned with Russia’s actions in the Caucasus and Central Asia, and Russia is determined to keep them in their own sphere of influence, no matter what autonomy or independence those states might wish for. This kind of stunt is good news for no one except Putin.

Georgia should be given some slack about their ability to fly drones over their own air space. Just because Abkhazia is separatist doesn’t mean it’s not a part of Georgia anymore – they should be well within their rights to fly whatever they want without fear of Russian air combat.

]]> By: cowboy http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-376858 cowboy Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:59:25 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/#comment-376858 but gotta admit it looks cool how it was shot down!!! but gotta admit it looks cool how it was shot down!!!

]]> By: Onnik Krikorian http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-376857 Onnik Krikorian Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:06:08 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/#comment-376857 Ok, sorry, I see you already pointed that out. Scratch my comment. Ok, sorry, I see you already pointed that out. Scratch my comment.

]]> By: Onnik Krikorian http://registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/comment-page-1/#comment-376856 Onnik Krikorian Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:04:52 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2008/04/22/airspace-violations/#comment-376856 Assuming that Abkhazia has SU-27s, there's just one problem. They claim that it was one of their single-tailed planes that shot down the drone. <blockquote>Garry Kupalba, deputy defence minister of the unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, told reporters the drone had been shot down by an "L-39 aircraft of the Abkhaz Air Force".</blockquote> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7358761.stm Assuming that Abkhazia has SU-27s, there’s just one problem. They claim that it was one of their single-tailed planes that shot down the drone.

Garry Kupalba, deputy defence minister of the unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia, told reporters the drone had been shot down by an “L-39 aircraft of the Abkhaz Air Force”.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7358761.stm

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