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| Georgian president vows to reclaim 2 provinces |
| 2008-09-08 |
| On the eve of a European Union shuttle mission to convince Russia to pull its troops back to prewar positions, Georgia's president vowed Sunday to regain control of two breakaway provinces with the help of "the rest of the world." A month after the Aug. 7 outbreak of war in the region and weeks after a cease-fire was approved, Russian troops remain entrenched deep inside Georgian territory. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is due in Moscow on Monday at the head of an EU delegation charged with reducing tensions and ensuring Russian compliance with the cease-fire terms, which include withdrawing its troops to positions held before the fighting broke out. Russia says those troops are peacekeepers and that they are allowed under the accord. Despite the presence of Russian troops on Georgian soil, President Mikhail Saakashvili said the West would help his country regain control of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, the separatist regions of Georgia recognized as independent nations by Moscow last month. "Our territorial integrity will be restored, I am more convinced of this than ever," Saakashvili said in a televised appearance. "This will not be an easy process, but now this is a process between an irate Russia and the rest of the world." "Our goal is the return of our territory and the peaceful unification of Georgia," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 ION TOPIX > NEW EAST-WEST PROXY WARS. THE DEVELOPING WORLD [Third World] IS NOW AT RUSSIA'S BORDERS. Instead of being fought Milyuhns and Zilyuhns of miles from Russ borders, in faraway regions and continents, FORMER THIRD WORLD = NOW DEVELOPING WORLD PLACES OF US-USSR/SOVIET, COLD WAR MILPOL CONFRONTATIONISM IS OCCURRING JUST O'ER THE NEXT RUSS BORDER STATION AND HILLTOP(S). * KOMMERSANT > TURKEY DEALS WITH RUSSIA IN THE CAUCASUS; + TOPIX > THE GEORGIAN CONFLICT, AND IRAN AND TURKEY. Also from TOPIX > DUBAI PLANS NEW OIL-GAS PIPELINE NETWORK TO BYPASS THE IRAN "HORMUZ" THREAT [Iran-led Gulf Shutdown]???; + ISLAMIST INSURGENCIES MAY USE CBRN "DIRTY BOMBS", ADVANCED CHEAP/COPY WEAPONS IN FUTURE. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-08 23:28 |
| #4 This guy should make sure he has the number of the best dermatologist in Georgia. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2008-09-08 10:28 |
| #3 He needs a nice hot cup of STFU. Dumbass. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2008-09-08 10:11 |
| #2 Delusional. He will be very lucky if he can keep what he still has. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-09-08 09:13 |
| #1 Despite the presence of Russian troops on Georgian soil, President Mikhail Saakashvili said the West would help his country regain control of South Ossetia and Abkhazia words fail |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-09-08 06:52 |