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How Could the West Believe Its Own Suspects for So Long?
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How Could the West Believe Its Own Suspects for So Long?
October 26, 2018

The real scandal over prince bin Salman and President Saakashvili is the way they were originally portrayed as “young reformers” in the western press

Ten Years After Georgia, NATO Still Pushes War
August 10, 2018

When Russia warns that NATO’s expansion is risking horrible conflict that is a straightforward, reasonable observation which is borne out by history. Tragically, thousands of lives have been destroyed by not heeding this warning.

Ten Years After Georgia, NATO Still Pushes War
Editorial
Saakashvili Barges into Ukraine: Dexterous Move or Part of Big Political Intrigue?
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Saakashvili Barges into Ukraine: Dexterous Move or Part of Big Political Intrigue?
September 16, 2017

A protest march is a tried-and-true political weapon to pressure, or even topple, the powers that be. Mikheil Saakashvili, former Georgian President and former head of Ukraine’s Odessa regional administration, plans to arrive in Kiev on September 19 – the day Ukraine’s President Poroshenko will be in New York, preparing for his speech to address the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on September 20. “Kiev urgently needs to be saved!” Saakashvili says. Poroshenko’s trip to the United States will take place against all the odds. Nothing can be changed. The occasion to address the UNGA has been anticipated for a long time. The Ukraine’s president will meet President Donald Trump during his stay in America.

U.S.-Imposed Georgian Governor of Ukraine’s Odessa, Fails in Electoral Attempt
November 1, 2015

The first attempt by Mikheil Saakashvili, the U.S.-imposed Governor of the Odessa region of Ukraine, to win an election there, has failed, and he’s now trying to throw out the election-results, which were an overwhelming defeat for his chosen candidate, Alexander Borovik, who was trying to become the Mayor of the City of Odessa…

U.S.-Imposed Georgian Governor of Ukraine’s Odessa, Fails in Electoral Attempt
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Abuse Video from Gldani Prison a Pivotal Point in Georgia’s Race to Parliament
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Abuse Video from Gldani Prison a Pivotal Point in Georgia’s Race to Parliament
September 22, 2012

The huge scandal which erupted in Georgia following the release of a video showing inmates abused in Tbilisi's Gldani N8 Prison highlighted the obvious: as always, the post-Soviet republic's chances to hold elections in a healthy atmosphere are nonexistent… An hour after the video was broadcast by the Georgian television, human rights activists and relatives of the inmates flocked to the N8 Prison and, as the next step, blocked Tbilisi's Merab Kostava Prospect, demanding the ouster of the interior minister, the corrections minister, and the chief prosecutor… The Gldani incident marked the culmination of the electoral battles in Georgia, and, moreover, rendered the situation after the poll completely unpredictable. One thing beyond dispute in the context is that, in any case, prospects for democracy in Georgia dim day by day…