5 Days of War Page #3

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of the peacekeeping forces

that they have lost control

over the actions of the separatists.

In response,

maintain a unilateral ceasefire

the escalation of hostilities.

Nearly midnight.

Dutchman's guy will be here soon.|I'm gonna take a piss.

is urgently needed

to restart this peace process.

Fresh memory cards.

That must be our guide.|Giorgi? Thomas Anders.

- Hi.|- Hello.

We have to hide the car|at least half a mile from the border.

A lot of troops are on the move,|and roads are being closed.

You picked a good night|to cross through the buffer zone.

It may not be possible tomorrow.

- You can get us to Tskhinvali?|- Yes, very close. But...

Those are Sukhois. On a bomb run!

Hey! Everybody!

Everybody get under cover!|Get inside now!

- Are you OK? OK?|- I'm OK. You're bleeding really bad.

- Sebastian, are you OK?|- Yeah.

- What's your name?|- Tatia.

Tatia, I'm Anders.|Can you help me, please?

Hold it up.

I need you to rip a piece of this|for a bandage, OK?

Sofi! That's my sister!

All right. You go, you go.

Sir! Come here!|You need to hold this up.

Tatia! Tatia!

Tatia, Tatia, listen to me.

Get me another piece of tablecloth.|I need another bandage, OK?

We have to get the wounded out of here.

Good. Now sit behind me. Hold her hand.

Tell her she's gonna be OK.|We're gonna get her to a hospital.

I need to get this woman|and that man to a hospital,

or they're not gonna make it.

The nearest hospital in Gori.

- She's scared. She wants me to come.|- All right.

You know the way to Gori?|Good. You guys, careful now.

Careful with her. Careful.

- Are you American?|- No. I just studied there.

Turn left at the next intersection.

No f***ing way!

No, no, no! Press!

- Use your eyes!|- Press! Press!

We got wounded people here. Come on.|Let us through.

OK? OK?

OK. Thank you very much!

Your father and sister will be OK.|They're behind us.

This is the scene|outside the Gori Military Hospital,

the only one in the area|where wounded soldiers and civilians

injured in last night's shelling|are all being treated.

heavy fighting remain hotly disputed,

the Georgians attacked unprovoked.

claims their troops...

...fired at Russian tanks entering|illegally into Georgian territory.

Sovereign Georgia.

Both sides have a dramatically...

...different account of this escalation.

This is Thomas Anders,|reporting in Geor...

This is Thomas Anders|reporting in Gori, Georgia.

OK.

Well, that might get us on CNN.

We can rock and roll that.|I'm gonna call our producer.

reporting from Gori, Georgia.

Very gory it is, too. I need a drink.

Karin?

Independent News Center New York|August 8, 2008

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