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Report Rebuts Georgian Claims About Invasion

It suggests nation shelled S. Ossetia
to provoke Russia

New York Times New York Times Nov 7, 08 7:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Independent military observers have published new accounts that contradict Georgia's claim that it was acting defensively against Russian aggression. The reports suggest instead that the small Georgian army moved into Tskhinvali unprovoked, unleashing artillery and rocket fire without discrimination at civilians and unarmed monitors. It also discounts the claim, made on television the night of the invasion, that ethnic Georgian villages in breakaway South Ossetia were under attack. More »

More about:  Russia • Georgia • war • South Ossetia • Mikheil Saakashvili • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Saakashvili Declared Victor in Georgia Vote

No runoff election needed; but opposition cries foul

BBC BBC Jan 6, 08 11:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Official results today showed Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili won re-election with 52.8% of the vote, thus avoiding a runoff election that could've given detractors the chance to unite behind a single candidate, the BBC reports. Protesters claimed foul play, opposition leaders alleged unfair conditions and violations, and main challenger Levan Gachechiladze spoke of "terror" at the polls. More »

More about:  Georgia • protests • presidential election • Mikheil Saakashvili • runoff election • Tbilisi • election monitors • Levan Gachechiladze • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Russia Stiff Arms International Vote Monitors

Showdown looms with US & EU in bid to keep observers at a distance

New York Times New York Times Oct 25, 07 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia may be headed for another showdown with the US and the European Union over its proposals to severely limit the authority of international election monitors. The Kremlin wants to cut the number of observers and ban their reports from publication until after elections. The move comes just months before the country’s parliamentary and presidential contests, the New York Times reports. More »

More about:  Russia • United States • European Union • Vladimir Putin • election • Soviet Union • Russian elections • Orange Revolution • Russian parliament • election monitors • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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