"It is not possible to accept that the shelling of Tskhinvali
during much of the night with GRAD multiple rocket launchers (MRLS) and heavy
artillery would satisfy the requirements of ha
ving been necessary and proportionate in
order to defend those villages. It follows from the illegal character of the Georgian military
assault that South Ossetian defensive action in
response did conform to international law in
terms of legitimate self-defence."
(c) Independent International Fact-Finding Mission
on the Conflict in Georgia (IIFFMCG) Volume I
Don't trust everything from the mass scream media... and "believe" is something for the church. There is this thing called Google on the internets I "believe".