As thousands demanded Saakashvili's resignation, Paul Jay investigated the roots of the 2008 Russia-Georgia War.
For five straight days, thousands of Georgians filled the capital of Tbilisi demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Saakashvili is under fire for his handling of the August 2008 war with Russia. Real News Senior Editor Paul Jay was in Georgia earlier this winter looking to better understand the causes of conflict in this resource-rich region.
Malkhaz Gulashvili is the Owner and Publisher of the Georgian Times, a newspaper from Tbilisi, Georgia that is published in Georgian, Russian and English.
See Part 2 at:
http://current.com/items/90028379_the-georgian-trap-part-2.htm
See Part 3 at:
http://current.com/items/90028397_life-between-empires-the-georgian-trap-part-3....
For five straight days, thousands of Georgians filled the capital of Tbilisi demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Saakashvili is under fire for his handling of the August 2008 war with Russia. Real News Senior Editor Paul Jay was in Georgia earlier this winter looking to better understand the causes of conflict in this resource-rich region.
Malkhaz Gulashvili is the Owner and Publisher of the Georgian Times, a newspaper from Tbilisi, Georgia that is published in Georgian, Russian and English.
See Part 2 at:
http://current.com/items/90028379_the-georgian-trap-part-2.htm
See Part 3 at:
http://current.com/items/90028397_life-between-empires-the-georgian-trap-part-3....
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