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2003-11-27 Caucasus

Head of Adzharia says Georgian Authorities illegal

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-27 00:39|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 South Ossetia was the first region of Georgia to break away following independence, I think. In any case, as of August 1993 it had de facto autonomy from Georgia -- with accompanying total dependence on Russia, via North Ossetia, whence came its (spotty) electricity and most other commerce.

I visited South Ossetia in 1993 for work. Beatiful setting, with the Caucasus rising up to the north. Tskhinvali, the capital, was just a short drive from Gori (Stalin's home town, where I was also able to visit his birthplace and museum), through a fairly sleepy "no man's land."

Entering Adjaria, on the other hand, involved going through a rather serious checkpoint, with fortifications and lots of muscle apparent. But this may have been due to the already unfolding violence in Abkhazia that peaked just two months later in a fairly robust civil war.

Posted by IceCold 2003-11-27 2:12:50 AM|| 2003-11-27 2:12:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Bravo Ice cold. Rantburg at it's best!

Posted by Lucky 2003-11-27 2:22:55 AM|| 2003-11-27 2:22:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Now, now, let's not rush to judgement, gentlemen. I, for one, am waiting for ~~De Villepin (Whom they still insist is a man)~~ the UN. What do the World Arbiters of Legitimacy, Morality, and International Ineptitude have to say?

Posted by .com 2003-11-27 3:58:44 AM|| 2003-11-27 3:58:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Lucky, thank you for the kind words. And let's extend those to Paul as well, in the same spirit: where else but Rantburg would someone quickly point out that Abkhazia and Adjaria aren't the only autonomous regions in Georgia! (of course Adjaria didn't come by its autonomy through rebellion, and Russia's not really pulling the strings there)

If anyone's reading today, Happy Thanksgiving to all, and keep the needy and the American and allied armed forces out doing the hard work in your thoughts .....

Posted by IceCold 2003-11-27 9:16:10 AM|| 2003-11-27 9:16:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Field length should be 255, unless I changed it when screwing with something else. I'll check and fix the comment...

My mistake. It was 128. I've reset it to 255.

Posted by Fred 2003-11-27 10:10:01 AM|| 2003-11-27 10:10:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Rangurger? Someone started nipping a little early....or is it late there? Happy TG too, Abu!

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-27 1:22:05 PM|| 2003-11-27 1:22:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#7
Heh - way way late!!! You'll note I tried again - and the tag got hammered again. What shows in the Review page is NOT what shows when the post takes place. I assumed a truncated field. Mebbe not. I surrender and will not post any other such experimental stuff without consulting Fred first. I could test on some old archived day, but that might get me banned, too! Sigh...

So how the hell are ya, Frank? I wasn't ignoring you the other day, exactly, I was just sorta focused ya might say!

Posted by .com 2003-11-27 7:08:14 PM|| 2003-11-27 7:08:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Doing well Abu, tummy full of Turkey and trimmings and Merlot....ahhhhhh....just released the belt a notch ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2003-11-27 10:12:22 PM|| 2003-11-27 10:12:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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