It doesn't matter whether or not South Ossetia's independence from Georgia has any international recognition. What matters is what the South Ossetians recognize.

And by the way, what the South Ossetians want is to unite with North Ossetia, which is an automomous republic in the Russian Federation. They have every right to do this if that's what they want.

If some people think that only some peoples have a right to independence and others don't, they are engaging in hypocrisy.