AFP Getty Images – 4 days ago: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev® shakes hands with leader of Moldova’s breakaway Transdneistr region Igor Smirnov (L) in Sochi on September 3, 2008. Questions have been raised over the status of Moldova’s Transdneistr region as similar Georgian breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia have had their independence recoginzed by Russia.

Nicaragua representing on the stage. Macho!

5’er.

Glad to hear. Viva Nicaragua! Viva Sandino!

It’s all goin on

Russia demands U.S. poultry exporters alter production methods

Russia’s ban on poultry imports from 19 U.S. producers came into force on September 1… “We have banned poultry produced using the outdated technology of disinfection with chlorine. Such technology is used only at the oldest factories in Russia, while Americans use it at advanced farms,” Gennady Onishchenko said…
The health official said Russia produces 1.8 million metric tons of poultry annually and imports another 1.2 million tons. The United States accounts for 870,000 metric tons of Russian poultry imports each year.

“We do not boycott. Change your technology and export,” Onishchenko advised.

Not sure if everyone saw this either…

South Ossetia, manipulation: Images of war, war of images

Reuters caught red handed.

Reuters caught red handed.

Altering photos seems to be business as usual for Reuters.

While we’re or Via RIA :

Venezuela, Russia to hold joint naval drills in late November

“Venezuela will hold joint naval exercises in the Caribbean in late November-early December,” Chavez said Sunday on his weekly TV show, “Hello, President.”

According to earlier media reports, Venezuelan navy officials said four Russian warships and a number of Venezuelan missile frigates, patrol boats, submarines and aircraft would take part in the joint drills on November 10-14.

The president dismissed criticism of the joint exercise with Russia by comparing it with the Southern Cross naval war games involving the Dutch, French and Brazilian navies, which are scheduled for November 2-14.

Belarus likely to recognize S.Ossetia, Abkhazia soon

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday that his country would consider the issue of the recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states in the near future.

I do not see any definitive photo manipulation there…
the crying man, as he sits, would be out of frame to the right of the first “dead woman being carried photo”

if you have ever had the misfortune to carry a dead body, they get pretty stiff after a couple hours… that could easily cause the ‘look’ of a hand grabbing an arm, when in fact it may only be pressing.

and the ‘mother’ with her dead son… was she the one who tried to move him in some frenzy?

Russia meanwhile has dropped its former claims of two thousand dead from Georgian genocide… hey look! Putin shot a Tiger and saved some Russians!