Huge rally against Georgia leader (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Source: BBC

Thousands of people have gathered in Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, to protest against the government in the largest such rally in the country since 2003.

The marchers accused President Mikhail Saakashvili of corruption and praised his former ally, Irakly Okruashvili, who was arrested on Thursday.

Mr Okruashvili was arrested two days after he said Mr Saakashvili had plotted to kill a top businessman.

The government says Mr Okruashvili's charge is "false and baseless".

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7018698.stm

[LakeSamish706]

1. So is there a link between President Mikhail Saakashvili and the strife...

that is currently going on between Russia and Georgia at this time?

[Kagemusha]

2. On the last Georgia thread I saw, he was called a Russian stooge.

Which must mean that arresting him is A-OK and consistent with Western, democratic values!

I wish that was sarcasm, but I got the impression that's what people seriously believe.

[dipsydoodle]

3. If there is corruption

chances are its associated with the oil pipeline which runs through Georgia from Azerbaijan - another corrupt load of seriously undemocratic bastards.

[pscot]

4. Shit. I was hoping Atlantans

were trying to dump Sonny Perdue.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Would that it were so. nt

[GeminiProgressive]

6. The Countries of the Former Soviet Union

are no better off now than they were before. They went from being undemocratic socialist states to being undemocratic capitalist/borderline fascist states. Now they have no social safety net to boot!