Tag Georgia

Georgia pulls out of South Ossetia

An [Georgia] interior ministry spokesman told the BBC it was not a military defeat but a necessary step to protect civilians from a “humanitarian catastrophe.” Right. Not a defeat at all. Why would anyone think that after attacking your own…

Georgia declares ‘state of war’for 15 days

Even if the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline were operational, which it apparently isn’t, there is little chance that oil will be piped through it for the next 15 days. And, uh, why are they just declaring war for 15 days – and…