"Few signs Putin relinquishing power as term comes to close"
I really don't care about Putin, as long as our man Bush leaves!!!
"Russia strengthens its ties with Georgian rebel regions"
Yeah, like the U.S. never fucks around anywhere!!!
THEIR fucking backyard, fer crying out loud!!!!
We didn't like them in Cuba now, did we?
So....?
"by Christian Lowe, Reuters | April 17, 2008
MOSCOW - Russia announced yesterday it would establish legal links with neighboring Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, a move Georgia condemned as a breach of international law.
NATO's chief urged Russia to reverse the decision and a senior US official described it as "political mischief."
POT... KETTLE... BLACK!!!!
Russia didn't invade, did they?
In an instruction released by Russia's foreign ministry, President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to recognize some documents issued by the separatist authorities and cooperate with them on trade and other issues.
"The main motivating factor for all our actions in this field is care for the interests of the people of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, including the Russian citizens living there," the foreign ministry said in a statement.
"Our actions . . . do not mean that Russia is making a choice in favor of confrontation with Georgia," it said.
Does that mean the CIA black-ops teams get busy in the Caucuses right away?
The next "unexpected" world flash point?
After Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili chaired an emergency session of his security council, Foreign Minister David Bakradze said Russia's move amounted to a "legalization of the de facto annexation process" being conducted by Russia.
"That is against all the norms of international law and the Georgian side will do whatever it can do in order to bring diplomatic, political, and legal response to this policy," he said...."
Keep an eye out, readers, and don't be surprised to see a "surprise" in Georgia or Ukraine!!
