In a Bloomberg interview, Georgian President Saakashvili says he is like a lamb before the “wolf” Putin and his stooge in Georgia, Ivanishvili – head of the “Georgian Dream” party that recently won the elections. Saakashvili is afraid of Putin For the time being, the Georgian president is confident that he is to be killed […]
Translation: Saakashvili says Putin the Wolf wants to Eat Him
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What Happened In Georgia Was An Oligarchic Coup
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile, US-Russia.org Expert Discussion Panel on October 14, 2012 .29 Comments
My latest for US-Russia.org Expert Discussion Panel on whether to view the recent Georgian elections, in which Saakashvili’s United National Movement lost a lot of power, as a Kremlin coup or a triumph of democracy. My view that it isn’t really either: Two dominant themes prevailed in media coverage of the 2012 Georgian elections (1) The […]
Potemkin Georgia: Exposing The Lies Of The Saakashvili PR Machine
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on April 9, 2012 .59 Comments
Despite the unremitting hostility of its Russian neighbor, which crescendoed in a military occupation of a chunk of its territories, plucky Georgia’s commitment to reform and democratic values will ensure its rapid development into a “booming Western-style economy.” Under its charismatic Western-trained President, Saakashvili, it has rooted out corruption, ushered in untold prosperity and freedoms, and left dictatorial Russia in […]
REPRINT: Wikileaks And The South Ossetia War
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was written by Patrick Armstrong for Da Russophile on December 24, 2010 .12 Comments
Though I originally meant to write my own analysis of what the Wikileaks cables have contributed to our understanding of the 2008 South Ossetia War, I realized that I would essentially be trying to duplicate the excellent efforts of Patrick Armstrong. (See also the New York Times article Embracing Georgia, U.S. Misread Signs of Rifts). […]
New Russia-Georgia War?
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on August 4, 2009 .44 Comments
Whispers of war are heard in the Caucasus, as the anniversary of last year’s South Ossetian War approaches. Will the guns of August be fired in anger to mark the occasion? Here are some things we need to keep in mind when analyzing this: It was Georgia that attacked South Ossetia last year, mere hours […]
The Corpse Stumbles On, Unaware it’s Already Dead
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The ludicrous claims spouted by Saakashvili continue falling apart as soon as his febrile mind makes them, forcing even the most ardent Cold Warriors to temper their uncompromising narrative of “Russian aggression against the ‘fledgling’ Georgian democracy”. And despite the impressive achievements of Georgian infowar, after many tribulations the truth came out. OCSE monitors confirmed […]
The Unfathomable Depths of Western Hypocrisy
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on September 15, 2008 .No Comments
Putin gave an interview to CNN, logically and comprehensively explaining the Russian view on the South Ossetian War. What did CNN do? They censored most of the interview (in stark contrast, Saakashvili’s frequent deranged rantings bouts got prime attention during the conflict), leaving only the stuff that makes Putin look like a loon to the […]
Saakashvilisms
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Georgia’s glorius leader will surely go down in the annals of history alongside other great men of his calibre like Dubya… Aug 13 (Reuters) – Following are some of the various statements made on Wednesday by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili: TO CBS TELEVISION “In Georgia’s far region of South Ossetia… Russian tanks are going through […]
Russia Blog Weighs In
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on August 12, 2008 .1 Comment
Patrick Armstron in Russia Today penned a polemic on the Importance of Chronology. The issues he raises are so important that I will quote it in full. … On Thursday August 7, 2008, President Saakashvili of Georgia went on TV and addressed his country. There had been outbreaks of shooting in South Ossetia for some […]
Saakashvili, Laughing Stock of the Civilized World
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on August 11, 2008 .No Comments
Saakashvili has quite simply become the laughing stock of civilized people around the world. The little wannabe Emperor has no clothes.
The Western Media, Craven Shills for their Neocon Masters
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was written by Anatoly Karlin for Da Russophile on August 10, 2008 .11 Comments
I noted in my first post, Flare-Up in the Caucasus, Even normally Russophobic media outlets, from what I’ve seen, cannot quite manage to spin this in an anti-Russian way (although I may have to retract this point, when the Op-Ed’s have been written up). Well, I’m retracting it now. The propaganda model has been kicked […]
