Original: International Crisis Group - B51 Georgia: The Risks of Winter
International Crisis Group - B51 Georgia: The Risks of Winter: ""President Saakashvili promised a wave of reforms in September", says Lawrence Sheets, Crisis Group's Caucasus Project Director. "But if they aren't completed and expanded, he is likely to lose international goodwill and some of the $5.4 billion of aid promised at the donors conference"."
суббота, 29 ноября 2008 г.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Saakashvili defends S Ossetia war
Original: BBC NEWS | Europe | Saakashvili defends S Ossetia war
BBC NEWS | Europe | Saakashvili defends S Ossetia war: "He said: 'We did not seek a green light from anyone. The decision was taken by us independently, without asking for permission from anyone.'"
BBC NEWS | Europe | Saakashvili defends S Ossetia war: "He said: 'We did not seek a green light from anyone. The decision was taken by us independently, without asking for permission from anyone.'"
Civil.Ge | Saakashvili Testifies Before War Commission
Original: Civil.Ge | Saakashvili Testifies Before War Commission
Civil.Ge | Saakashvili Testifies Before War Commission: "I want to tell in respect of this question – did we carried out military actions in the begiing of August with an aim to regain control over Tskhinvali and those areas which were not under our control in South Ossetia? – I was saying it openly previously and I state it now, that yes we decided to carry out military actions in the Tskhinvali region; it was a difficult decision, which would have been taken by any responsible democratic government to protect the security of its citizens;"
Civil.Ge | Saakashvili Testifies Before War Commission: "I want to tell in respect of this question – did we carried out military actions in the begiing of August with an aim to regain control over Tskhinvali and those areas which were not under our control in South Ossetia? – I was saying it openly previously and I state it now, that yes we decided to carry out military actions in the Tskhinvali region; it was a difficult decision, which would have been taken by any responsible democratic government to protect the security of its citizens;"
пятница, 28 ноября 2008 г.
Ex-Diplomat Says Georgia Started War With Russia - NYTimes.com
Original: Ex-Diplomat Says Georgia Started War With Russia - NYTimes.com
Ex-Diplomat Says Georgia Started War With Russia - NYTimes.com: "A former confidant of President Mikheil Saakashvili, Mr. Kitsmarishvili said Georgian officials told him in April that they planned to start a war in Abkhazia, one of two breakaway regions at issue in the war, and had received a green light from the United States government to do so. He said the Georgian government later decided to start the war in South Ossetia, the other region, and continue into Abkhazia"
Ex-Diplomat Says Georgia Started War With Russia - NYTimes.com: "A former confidant of President Mikheil Saakashvili, Mr. Kitsmarishvili said Georgian officials told him in April that they planned to start a war in Abkhazia, one of two breakaway regions at issue in the war, and had received a green light from the United States government to do so. He said the Georgian government later decided to start the war in South Ossetia, the other region, and continue into Abkhazia"
The Associated Press: Ex-ambassador blames Georgia for war with Russia
Original: The Associated Press: Ex-ambassador blames Georgia for war with Russia
The Associated Press: Ex-ambassador blames Georgia for war with Russia: "TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Before this summer's Georgia-Russia war, President Mikhail Saakashvili was itching to do battle and authorities mistook messages from the United States as encouragement to use force, Georgia's former ambassador to Russia said Wednesday."
The Associated Press: Ex-ambassador blames Georgia for war with Russia: "TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Before this summer's Georgia-Russia war, President Mikhail Saakashvili was itching to do battle and authorities mistook messages from the United States as encouragement to use force, Georgia's former ambassador to Russia said Wednesday."
U.S. Presses NATO on Georgia and Ukraine - NYTimes.com
Original: U.S. Presses NATO on Georgia and Ukraine - NYTimes.com
U.S. Presses NATO on Georgia and Ukraine - NYTimes.com: "U.S. Presses NATO on Georgia and Ukraine"
Mr. Fried said that the MAP process "was never an end in itself," and that NATO ministers could discuss allowing Georgia and Ukraine into the alliance through other means.
U.S. Presses NATO on Georgia and Ukraine - NYTimes.com: "U.S. Presses NATO on Georgia and Ukraine"
Mr. Fried said that the MAP process "was never an end in itself," and that NATO ministers could discuss allowing Georgia and Ukraine into the alliance through other means.
среда, 26 ноября 2008 г.
пограничный инцидент
Original: пограничный инцидент
Вести.Ru: новости, видео и фото дня: "Польские спецслужбы: пограничный инцидент устроили грузины"
Вести.Ru: новости, видео и фото дня: "Польские спецслужбы: пограничный инцидент устроили грузины"
вторник, 25 ноября 2008 г.
понедельник, 24 ноября 2008 г.
12 Points for Singing and a Bullet for Presidents! or La vita e bella!
Original: 12 Points for Singing and a Bullet for Presidents! or La vita e bella!
While Georgian young contestants were getting 12 points for their performance and finally became the winners of Junior Eurovision song contest 2008, Shots have been fired near a motorcade carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents. MR Kaczynski, who visits Georgia more often then his own home city in Poland (I guess) was visiting Sakartvelo due to the marking of the fifth anniversary of the Rose Revolution that swept Mr Saakashvili to power. No injuries were reported in the incident, close to a checkpoint near Georgia's rebel South Ossetia region. Georgian officials said the shots came from inside South Ossetia. But Russia and South Ossetia denied the claim. So, here we go, the same stories of blames, to be continued....
BBC reporting:
President Mikhail Saakashvili and his g of the cortege do not correspond with reality," a Russian spokesman was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
"A shelling of the cortege by our servicemen is completely out of the question."
Russian state media also reported South Ossetian denials that shells had been fired at the convoy.
"The South Ossetian side has nothing to do with it," said South Ossetian spokeswoman Irina Gagloyeva told RIA Novosti. "There was no shelling from our side."
While Georgian young contestants were getting 12 points for their performance and finally became the winners of Junior Eurovision song contest 2008, Shots have been fired near a motorcade carrying the Georgian and Polish presidents. MR Kaczynski, who visits Georgia more often then his own home city in Poland (I guess) was visiting Sakartvelo due to the marking of the fifth anniversary of the Rose Revolution that swept Mr Saakashvili to power. No injuries were reported in the incident, close to a checkpoint near Georgia's rebel South Ossetia region. Georgian officials said the shots came from inside South Ossetia. But Russia and South Ossetia denied the claim. So, here we go, the same stories of blames, to be continued....
BBC reporting:
President Mikhail Saakashvili and his g of the cortege do not correspond with reality," a Russian spokesman was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
"A shelling of the cortege by our servicemen is completely out of the question."
Russian state media also reported South Ossetian denials that shells had been fired at the convoy.
"The South Ossetian side has nothing to do with it," said South Ossetian spokeswoman Irina Gagloyeva told RIA Novosti. "There was no shelling from our side."
TFF Treasures - Richard Falk - Assessing the Georgian Crisis
Original: TFF Treasures - Richard Falk - Assessing the Georgian Crisis
TFF Treasures - Richard Falk - Assessing the Georgian Crisis: "The Georgian government of Mikheil Saakashvili is far from innocent. It did its irresponsible best to provoke the crisis, militarily attacking the Russian peacekeeping presence in the minority republic of South Ossetia five days earlier, and doing serious damage to the resident population, even generating Russian claims of a genocidal Georgian acts and intentions."
TFF Treasures - Richard Falk - Assessing the Georgian Crisis: "The Georgian government of Mikheil Saakashvili is far from innocent. It did its irresponsible best to provoke the crisis, militarily attacking the Russian peacekeeping presence in the minority republic of South Ossetia five days earlier, and doing serious damage to the resident population, even generating Russian claims of a genocidal Georgian acts and intentions."
Google Alert - "south-ossetia"
Original: Google Alert - "south-ossetia"
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воскресенье, 23 ноября 2008 г.
Georgia News Digest 11-23-08
Original: Georgia News Digest 11-23-08
Georgia News Digest 11-23-08
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пятница, 21 ноября 2008 г.
Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors - Times Online
Original: Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors - Times Online
Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors - Times Online: "Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors"
Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors - Times Online: "Georgia fired first shot, say UK monitors"
New Details Surface About Georgia-Russia War : NPR
Original: New Details Surface About Georgia-Russia War : NPR
New Details Surface About Georgia-Russia War : NPR: "New Details Surface About Georgia-Russia War
by Ivan Watson", Morning Edition, November 18, 2008 ·
New Details Surface About Georgia-Russia War : NPR: "New Details Surface About Georgia-Russia War
by Ivan Watson", Morning Edition, November 18, 2008 ·
HRW: Few civilians killed in South Ossetian war - International Herald Tribune
Original: HRW: Few civilians killed in South Ossetian war - International Herald Tribune
HRW: Few civilians killed in South Ossetian war - International Herald Tribune: "HRW: Few civilians killed in South Ossetian war"
HRW: Few civilians killed in South Ossetian war - International Herald Tribune: "HRW: Few civilians killed in South Ossetian war"
Georgia News Digest 11-21-08
Original: Georgia News Digest 11-21-08
Georgia News Digest 11-21-08
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BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Georgia accused of targeting civilians
Original: BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Georgia accused of targeting civilians
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Georgia accused of targeting civilians: "The BBC has discovered evidence that Georgia may have committed war crimes in its attack on its breakaway region of South Ossetia in August. The BBC has discovered evidence that Georgia may have committed war crimes in its attack on its breakaway region of South Ossetia in August."
BBC NEWS | Special Reports | Georgia accused of targeting civilians: "The BBC has discovered evidence that Georgia may have committed war crimes in its attack on its breakaway region of South Ossetia in August. The BBC has discovered evidence that Georgia may have committed war crimes in its attack on its breakaway region of South Ossetia in August."
Op-Ed Columnist - Obama, Misha and the Bear - NYTimes.com
Original: Op-Ed Columnist - Obama, Misha and the Bear - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Obama, Misha and the Bear - NYTimes.com: "Then there is the Georgian War of August. It's still not clear exactly how the war started, but what is certain is that Misha's narrative — an unprovoked Russian invasion that forced Georgian troops to try to defend their territory — is nonsense."
Op-Ed Columnist - Obama, Misha and the Bear - NYTimes.com: "Then there is the Georgian War of August. It's still not clear exactly how the war started, but what is certain is that Misha's narrative — an unprovoked Russian invasion that forced Georgian troops to try to defend their territory — is nonsense."
Getting Past Mythmaking In Georgia - Washintonpost.com
Original: Getting Past Mythmaking In Georgia - Washintonpost.com
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Anne Applebaum - Anne Applebaum on the Propaganda Battle over Georgia - washingtonpost.com: "Their most important conclusion? Georgia started it and killed civilians in the process. My conclusion? We knew that already. We also knew, and have known for some time, that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is susceptible to extreme bouts of criminal foolhardiness...
There was, it seems, one minor miscalculation: As a very senior Russian official recently told a very senior European official, "we expected the Georgians to invade on August 8, not August 7."
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Anne Applebaum - Anne Applebaum on the Propaganda Battle over Georgia - washingtonpost.com: "Their most important conclusion? Georgia started it and killed civilians in the process. My conclusion? We knew that already. We also knew, and have known for some time, that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is susceptible to extreme bouts of criminal foolhardiness...
There was, it seems, one minor miscalculation: As a very senior Russian official recently told a very senior European official, "we expected the Georgians to invade on August 8, not August 7."
четверг, 20 ноября 2008 г.
Georgia News Digest 11-20-08
Original: Georgia News Digest 11-20-08
Georgia News Digest 11-20-08
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среда, 19 ноября 2008 г.
Georgia News Digest 11-19-08
Original: Georgia News Digest 11-19-08
Georgia News Digest 11-19-08
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Georgia mounts fight-back after accusations of aggression - Europe, World - The Independent
Original: Georgia mounts fight-back after accusations of aggression - Europe, World - The Independent
Georgia mounts fight-back after accusations of aggression - Europe, World - The Independent: "Amnesty International will today be the latest to challenge the Georgian narrative in an authoritative 76-page report which accuses Georgia and Russia of war crimes during the short, sharp war triggered by the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on 7 August"
Georgia mounts fight-back after accusations of aggression - Europe, World - The Independent: "Amnesty International will today be the latest to challenge the Georgian narrative in an authoritative 76-page report which accuses Georgia and Russia of war crimes during the short, sharp war triggered by the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on 7 August"
Report Faults All Parties in War in Georgia - NYTimes.com
Original: Report Faults All Parties in War in Georgia - NYTimes.com
Report Faults All Parties in War in Georgia - NYTimes.com: "Russian, Georgian and South Ossetian forces failed to protect civilians, and in some cases singled them out for attack, during the war in Georgia, according to a report released Tuesday by Amnesty International."
Report Faults All Parties in War in Georgia - NYTimes.com: "Russian, Georgian and South Ossetian forces failed to protect civilians, and in some cases singled them out for attack, during the war in Georgia, according to a report released Tuesday by Amnesty International."
De la “Revolutia rozelor†la razboiul din Georgia
Original: De la "Revolutia rozelor" la razboiul din Georgia
Fundatia Pentru Romania si Ambasada Georgiei la Bucuresti au onoarea sa va invite la Decernarea de premii pentru presa si societatea civila romaneasca si la Expozitia de fotografii itineranta “Razboiul din Georgia asa cum a fost”. Evenimentul este organizat cu prilejul aniversarii a cinci ani de la “Revolutia rozelor”, eveniment care a generat premisa unui [...]
Fundatia Pentru Romania si Ambasada Georgiei la Bucuresti au onoarea sa va invite la Decernarea de premii pentru presa si societatea civila romaneasca si la Expozitia de fotografii itineranta “Razboiul din Georgia asa cum a fost”. Evenimentul este organizat cu prilejul aniversarii a cinci ani de la “Revolutia rozelor”, eveniment care a generat premisa unui [...]
вторник, 18 ноября 2008 г.
Белый дом ищет Ð´Ð»Ñ Ð“Ñ€ÑƒÐ·Ð¸Ð¸ обходной путь в ÐÐТО / infox.ru
Original: Белый дом ищет для Грузии обходной путь в НАТО / infox.ru
Белый дом ищет для Грузии обходной путь в НАТО / infox.ru: "Белый дом ищет для Грузии обходной путь в НАТО"
Белый дом ищет для Грузии обходной путь в НАТО / infox.ru: "Белый дом ищет для Грузии обходной путь в НАТО"
Georgia News Digest 11-18-08
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Georgia News Digest 11-18-08
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понедельник, 17 ноября 2008 г.
Georgia News Digest 11-17-08
Original: Georgia News Digest 11-17-08
Georgia News Digest 11-17-08
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суббота, 15 ноября 2008 г.
BBC NEWS | Sarkozy scorns Bush over Georgia
Original: BBC NEWS | Sarkozy scorns Bush over Georgia
BBC NEWS | Europe | Sarkozy scorns Bush over Georgia: "'I remember the American president's call the day before our departure for Moscow: 'Don't go there, they [the Russians] want to go to Tbilisi, they're 40km away. Don't go, [just] condemn it'."
BBC NEWS | Europe | Sarkozy scorns Bush over Georgia: "'I remember the American president's call the day before our departure for Moscow: 'Don't go there, they [the Russians] want to go to Tbilisi, they're 40km away. Don't go, [just] condemn it'."
Gates criticizes Russia president's missile remarks - Los Angeles Times
Original: Gates criticizes Russia president's missile remarks - Los Angeles Times
Gates criticizes Russia president's missile remarks - Los Angeles Times: "Gates and other leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries went so far as to suggest that the alliance might scrap the process -- known as the membership action plan, or MAP -- in order to break a deadlock that has pitted the U.S. against some of its closest allies in Western Europe, particularly Germany.
Instead, Gates and the summit's host, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, said there might be another way to move the two countries toward joining the alliance."
Gates criticizes Russia president's missile remarks - Los Angeles Times: "Gates and other leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries went so far as to suggest that the alliance might scrap the process -- known as the membership action plan, or MAP -- in order to break a deadlock that has pitted the U.S. against some of its closest allies in Western Europe, particularly Germany.
Instead, Gates and the summit's host, Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, said there might be another way to move the two countries toward joining the alliance."
пятница, 14 ноября 2008 г.
Google Video Alert - "south-ossetia"
Original: Google Video Alert - "south-ossetia"
Google Video Alert for: "south-ossetia"
