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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Georgia Slams Russian 'Occupation' of Abkhazia, South Ossetia
2013-09-12
[An Nahar] Georgia on Wednesday voiced "extreme concern" over the presence of Russian troops in its breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Once upon a time President George W. Bush cared about such things. But he's an ex-president now, and the current office holder is much too busy having nightmares in which the commander of the Russian troops didn't save his bacon. Timing is everything, as they say. Perhaps the next president will be smarter.
"I must express our extreme concern over the critical situation in the two regions of Georgia currently under the Russian occupation," Foreign Minister Maia Panjikidze told the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

"The ongoing violations in Georgia's occupied regions and adjacent areas require your immediate attention and urgent measures," she said.

Nestled on the Black Sea, the Russian-backed territory of Abkhazia declared independence from Georgia following a brutal war in the early 1990s.

Abkhazia and South Ossetia are recognized only by Russia and a few far-flung states.

Russia - which fought a brief war with Georgia in 2008 over South Ossetia -- has several thousand troops stationed in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Hell Barbara, the screen is smarter.......
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2013-09-12 22:10  

#3  "Perhaps the next president will be smarter"

That's a pretty low bar, tw.

The hornets I've been zapping through the screen door are smarter, IYKWIMAITYD. >:-(
Posted by: Barbara   2013-09-12 21:11  

#2  McCain's 2008 outspoken support for the Georgians seems rather hollow now.

Sorry folks, you're on your own.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2013-09-12 20:57  

#1  Wonderful sense of timing these Georgians have.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2013-09-12 02:56  

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