[新聞] FT:俄羅斯打算重繪歐洲地圖
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俄羅斯打算重繪歐洲地圖
作者：格魯吉亞總統米哈伊爾o薩卡什維利(Mikheil Saakashvili)為英國《金融時報》
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俄羅斯為何入侵格魯吉亞？現在一切真相大白。通過非法承認格魯吉亞領土阿布哈茲和
南奧塞梯獨立，俄羅斯總統德米特里o梅德韋杰夫(Dmitry Medvedev)已清楚地表明，莫
斯科的目標是用武力重繪歐洲地圖。
這場戰爭決不是因為南奧塞梯或格魯吉亞。莫斯科方面籌劃多年，正通過此次侵略來重
建帝國、增強對歐洲能源供應的控制，并懲戒那些相信民主能夠在其鄰國蓬勃發展的人
們。歐洲有理由感到擔憂。令人感激的是，國際社會大多對此次入侵予以譴責，表明了
對格魯吉亞領土完整和主權的堅定支持。
我們的首要責任是指出俄羅斯的伎倆。莫斯科聲稱，入侵格魯吉亞是為了保護南奧塞梯
地區的該國公民。過去5年來，它居心叵測地為這一借口進行著準備，通過在南奧塞梯和
阿布哈茲非法簽發護照，"制造"供其保護的俄羅斯公民。俄羅斯對少數民族這種關心的
虛偽之處，可以用一個詞表達出來："車臣"。
這種虛偽已經演變成了偽善和犯罪。自俄羅斯入侵以來，該國軍隊一直在上述兩個地區
對格魯吉亞人的村莊--包括沖突區以外地區--進行"清洗"，他們縱火、奸污和殺人。人
權組織已證明了這些行徑。莫斯科沒有讓科索沃的先例重演：當時西方出面阻止了種族
清洗。在格魯吉亞，俄羅斯利用種族清洗來鞏固其武力吞并的成果。
俄羅斯的其它謊言也已被揭穿。最驚人的莫過于在入侵前夕荒謬地聲稱格魯吉亞正在南
奧塞梯實施種族屠殺，已有2000名平民遇難。一周后，莫斯科承認只有133人喪生。其中
絕大部分是軍隊的傷亡，是在俄羅斯入侵之后出現的。但種族屠殺之說的目的已經達到
。在一個媒體對內容饑不擇食的時代，彌天大謊仍行之有效。
俄羅斯意在重繪歐洲地圖的攻勢，憑借的是散布假情報的手段。梅德韋杰夫本周在英國
《金融時報》上聲稱，格魯吉亞對南奧塞梯發動了進攻。事實上，我們的部隊進入沖突
地區，是在俄羅斯坦克駛入我們的領土，經過羅基(Roki)隧道挺進格魯吉亞的南奧塞梯
之后。梅德韋杰夫還宣稱，俄羅斯對格魯吉亞領土沒有任何不良企圖。那它為什么轟炸
并占領格魯吉亞的城市，譬如哥里(Gori)？為什么占著我們的戰略港口波季(Poti)不走
？
莫斯科還指望"歷史健忘癥"能夠起作用。它希望西方會忘記其在阿布哈茲實施的種族清
洗，這場清洗驅逐了逾四分之三的當地人--格魯吉亞人、希臘人、猶太人和其他人種--
只留下控制之中、占少數的阿布哈茲人。俄羅斯還希望我們忘記，南奧塞梯不是由當地
人治理的（本月的種族清洗之前，當地近一半居民是格魯吉亞人），而是由俄羅斯官員
管轄。戰爭開始時，南奧塞梯事實上的總理、國防部長和安全部長全都是與該地區毫無
瓜葛的俄羅斯族裔。
俄羅斯入侵圖謀（靠散步假情報和武力吞并）的下一步是更換政權。如果莫斯科方面可
以將格魯吉亞的民選政府趕下臺，那它也可以恫嚇歐洲其他民主政府。這將止于何處？
以我們對俄羅斯--尤其是其當前政體--的了解，情況不令人樂觀。
梅德韋杰夫眼下正對烏克蘭和摩爾多瓦發表威脅性的言論，并在克里米亞島重施在格魯
吉亞用過的簽發俄羅斯護照的伎倆。其中傳遞的信息十分明確。俄羅斯將為所欲為。
我相信，西方對俄羅斯最有力的回應，是保持團結和堅定，并立即向(格魯吉亞)提供物
資和政治支持。如果莫斯科試圖利用其致命手段推翻我們的政府，讓我們用民主手段來
抗擊--這一手段使歐洲-大西洋地區保持了60多年的和平局面。用歐洲的政治和金融制度
來支持格魯吉亞，是最有力回應。令人遺憾的是，這已不再是我們這個小國的事情，而
是關系到西方能否堅守立場，捍衛一種維護國際安全的原則性做法，并讓歐洲地圖保持
原樣。
Moscow's plan is to redraw the map of Europe
Mikheil Saakashvili 2008-08-29
Any doubts about why Russia invaded Georgia have now been erased. By illegal
ly recognising the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Dmitr
y Medvedev, Russia's president, made clear that Moscow's goal is to redraw t
he map of Europe using force.
This war was never about South Ossetia or Georgia. Moscow is using its invas
ion, prepared over years, to rebuild its empire, seize greater control of Eu
rope's energy supplies and punish those who believed democracy could flouris
h on its borders. Europe has reason to worry. Thankfully, most of the intern
ational community has condemned the invasion and confirmed their unwavering
support for Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Our first duty is to highlight Russia's Orwellian tactics. Moscow says it in
vaded Georgia to protect its citizens in South Ossetia. Over the past five y
ears it cynically laid the groundwork for this pretence, by illegally distri
buting passports in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, "manufacturing" Russian citi
zens to protect. The cynicism of Russia's concern for ethnic minorities can
be expressed in one word: Chechnya.
This cynicism has become hypocritical and criminal. Since Russia's invasion
, its forces have been "cleansing" Georgian villages in both regions - inclu
ding outside the conflict zone - using arson, rape and execution. Human righ
ts groups have documented these actions. Moscow has flipped the Kosovo prece
dent on its head: where the west acted to prevent ethnic cleansing, in Georg
ia ethnic cleansing is being used by Russia to consolidate its military anne
xation.
Other Russian lies have also been debunked. The most egregious was Moscow's
absurd claim on the eve of the invasion that Georgia was committing genocide
in South Ossetia, with 2,000 civilian deaths. A week later, Moscow admitted
that only 133 people had died. These were overwhelmingly military casualtie
s and came after the Russian invasion. But the genocide claim served its goa
l. In a media era hungry for content, the big lie still works.
Russia's campaign to redraw the map of Europe is based on the propagation of
misinformation. Yesterday on this page, Mr Medvedev asserted that Georgia a
ttacked South Ossetia. In fact, our forces entered the conflict zone after R
ussia rolled its tanks on to our soil, passing through the Roki tunnel into
South Ossetia, Georgia. Mr Medvedev also claimed Russia had no designs on ou
r territory. Why then did it bomb and occupy Georgian cities such as Gori? W
hy does it continue to occupy our strategic port of Poti?
Moscow also counts on historical amnesia. It hopes the west will forget ethn
ic cleansing in Abkhazia drove out more than three-quarters of the local pop
ulation - ethnic Georgians, Greeks, Jews and others - leaving the minority A
bkhaz in control. Russia also wants us to forget that South Ossetia was run
not by its residents (almost half were Georgian before this month's ethnic c
leansing) but by Russian officials. When the war started, South Ossetia's de
facto prime minister, defence minister and security minister were ethnic Ru
ssians with no ties to the region.
The next step in Russia's invasion script, of disinformation and annexation,
is regime change. If Moscow can oust Georgia's democratically elected gover
nment, it can then intimidate other democratic European governments. Where w
ill this end? What we know about Russia, and especially the current regime,
is not encouraging.
Mr Medvedev is now making menacing statements about Ukraine and Moldova and
is replicating its Georgia strategy in the Crimea by distributing Russian pa
ssports. The message is clear. Russia will do as it pleases.
I believe the most potent western response to Russia is to stay united and f
irm by providing immediate material and political support. If Moscow is tryi
ng to overthrow ourgovernment using its lethal tools, let us resist with dem
ocratic tools that have sustained more than 60 years of Euro-Atlantic peace.
Backing Georgia with Europe's political and financial institutions is a pow
erful response. Regrettably, this story is no longer about my small country,
but the west's ability to stand its ground to defend a principled approach
to international security and keep the map of Europe intact.
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