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| Caucasus |
| Georgia troops fail to find militants |
| 2002-08-28 |
| Georgian troops have swept through the Pankisi Gorge but have found no militants. The raid follows Russian claims that Chechen rebels are using the gorge as a safe haven and training ground. Russia has also called for its own troops to be allowed to flush the rebels out. But Georgia is in no mood to allow Russians into the Pankisi. Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze was sarcastic after the action by 1,000 of his troops in the gorge. He said that the militants may have moved to other addresses, adding that Georgia had not discussed it with them. "Knock knock!" "Who's there?" "It's the Georgian army!" "We can't come to the door right now. We just got outta the shower! Whattya want?" "You guys got any terrorists in there?" "Nope. They all moved to another address." "Hokay." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |