August 11, 2008
Pro-Georgia Protest @ Noon
An unconfirmed report in the P-I's Big Blog claims members of the local Georgian community and their supporters plan a protest today at noon at the Russian consulate at Sixth & Virginia. The protest is in response to Russia's attack on Georgian territory following Georgia's failed attempt late last week to recapture the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Relations between Georgia and Russia have been strained for years, since pro-Western President Mikheil Saakashvili came to power in 2003's Rose Revolution. Russia under the nationalist Vladimir Putin has sought to keep neighboring countries and former Soviet republics like Georgia and Ukraine from moving into the Western fold.
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Georgia is a country? This is so confusing... I keep reading this as Russia is attacking Georgia (the state).
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Imagine how confused McCain must be.
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I can't believe that when Obama asked Russia To stop bombing, they simply continued to Bomb. Perhaps they haven't heard that HE SAID STOP AND STOP NOW! I mean, doesn't Putin realize that Obama is THE ONE?
Read more of Obama's clear thinking strategic positions at http://www.harvybing.com
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@3 -- Way to make a horrible situation affecting the lives of tens of thousands of Georgians about your insane anti-Obama scaremongering. Classy. The overuse of emphasized formatting on your website belies reinforces the irrelevance of your words.
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Tinfoil hat time!