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Georgia: Russian Roulette

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 @ 17:43 UTC

by Onnik Krikorian

Countries:: Russia, Georgia
Topics:: War & Conflict
Languages:: English

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With the Georgian government reporting that Tbilisi International Airport has been bombed and that 6,000 Russian troops have entered its territory along with a further 4,000 landing in Abkhazia, A Fistful of Euros says that Moscow was well prepared for a conflict over South Ossetia. Indeed, the blog asks, was Georgia played?

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