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Georgia vs. South Ossetia: a story of genocide

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Published 10 August, 2008, 23:27

Genocide is a deliberate destruction, completely or partially, of an ethnic, religious, or national group, say the reference-books. And according to experts, this is what Georgia has been doing with Ossetians over the centuries.

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