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Georgia and Russia Nearing All-Out War
nytimes.com — The conflict between Russia and the former Soviet republic of Georgia moved toward all-out war on Saturday as Russia prepared to land ground troops on Georgia’s coast and broadened its bombing campaign both within Georgia and in the disputed territory of Abkhazia. The fighting that began when Georgian forces tried to retake the capital of the…
Did the U.S. Prep Georgia for War with Russia?
blog.wired.com — Since early 2002, the U.S. government has given a healthy amount of military aid to Georgia. First, it was under the rubric of the Georgia Train and Equip Program (ostensibly to counter alleged Al Qaeda influence in the Pankisi Gorge); then, under the Sustainment and Stability Operations Program. Georgia returned the favor
Mikhail Gorbachev: Said, “Russia had No Choice!”
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Analysis: By tackling Russia, Georgia’s President Mikhail Saakashvili has picked a fight he can’t win without more Western support than he’s likely to get
Russia’s peacekeeping command said on Saturday the country’s troops have driven Georgian forces from the capital of the separatist republic of South Ossetia.
“Tskhinvali has been fully liberated,” a spokesman said.
The city has suffered major destruction since the start of Georgia’s ground and air onslaught that began early on Friday. Russia says 1,500 people have so far died in the violence, and 30,000 South Ossetians have fled across the border into Russia.