5 Days of War Page #2

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Roll down your window, will you?

It's no good, mate.|You're gonna have to pull over.

Really?

You all set? Lightweight.

Yeah.

Actually, I feel kind of hungry now.

- Have we got any snacks?|- No!

And if we have to stop|every five minutes for you to puke,

we are never making it to the border.

F*** you!

- Sounds like shelling.|- Things are heating up.

Attacks are growing.

Both villages and peacekeepers|are under fire now.

We have casualties. Dead and wounded.

- We must respond.|- I agree.

If we respond, we are at war.

We cannot risk it.

Mr President,|if our troops cannot return fire,

they cannot evacuate the wounded.

We will maintain ceasefire|as long as we can.

Mr President,|there is visual confirmation

of Russian tanks|amassing for an invasion.

I must address country|and world press tonight.

I think that would be|a good idea, Mr President.

- OK, let's do it.|- OK.

There's local colour.

Besides, we've got time to kill|before Dutchman's guy shows up.

Are you making wedding videos now?

Shut the f*** up.

Stop checking out the chicks.|The president's coming on.

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

- I can't hear you.|- No bites. I'm sorry.

The networks are|all covering the Olympics.

The opening ceremony started today.

Did you mention a war started here?

taking the Kremlin line.

Medvedev is saying|the Georgians fired first,

and their troops|are just protecting their citizens.

in South Ossetia

suddenly have Russian passports.

Protecting them|by cluster-bombing villages

miles outside the conflict zone!

I know, Anders. I'm on your side.|You know what these people are like.

They barely find the time|to cover the war we're in.

You need to just... Hold on.

Putin's on from Beijing.

Actually, there is no secret about it.

We had considered all scenarios,

by the Georgian leadership.

about how to provide

and of Russian citizens

who are residents of South Ossetia.

neighbours, with all of our partners.

they can come and kill us,

that our place is at the cemetery,

such a policy will have for them.

What?

I said I wonder|what that will look like!

- Wait. That's it?

Where's the Georgian side?|No questions even?

F***ing unbelievable! Karin?

The networks|want something more personal?

Hey, Tatia! Everyone make it out OK?

I can't reach Sofi or my father.

The phones are not working in Variani.

- Look, I mean...|- Hey.

I think you need to take five.|Come on. Let's get some air.

Thank you.

- So, you studied in the States?|- Yeah.

Where?

New York. Political science.

Thought about staying,|but came back here to teach.

What is this? An interview now?

OK.

Where's the US?

We were there for you with Iraq,|and you're nowhere to be seen.

No. I... I agree with you.

My aunt and her husband got out OK|before the army closed the roads.

She said everybody else had to go|to nearby villages for shelter, so...

I gotta get back up there.

- We're going back north.|- Really?

Thanks for the offer.

I'm gonna go to my cousirs|and see my aunt.

Call us later.

What the hell was that?

Seriously, man, you mind|f***ing consulting me next time?

I don't want her coming north.|For her own good.

We need her. She needs us.

This is exactly the kind of story|the networks care about.

Missing family, reunion.

I don't want someone along|I gotta protect.

What, you believe|in your own reputation now?

Why? Because of Miriam? Giorgi?

Hey, check out this living hotness.

You've been the best|life insurance policy I ever got.

You are also a crazy motherf***er,|but we always come out OK.

And that's the way I like it.

I don't want complications and|entanglements. That's what I'm saying.

Tatia is not Miriam.

Anders, you've gotta let that go.

We came here to cover a war.

If we don't get a story,|this will all unfold unseen.

Yeah? OK.

You really think this is gonna work?

I've seen her work bigger miracles.

Thank you. You know what?

I'm going to write you down|my numbers, OK?

Thank you. See you guys.

So, guys, mission accomplished.

He's gonna get in touch|with Avaliani's unit.

They're headed this way.

You're gonna need to ride with them,|or you won't get far.

The main roads are still shut down.|Checkpoints every single mile or so.

You're amazing!

You know what they say.|Everything's easier in a miniskirt.

Heard you guys had|a rough night last night. Sorry.

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