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Teaching a lesson: Georgian President rewrites history to his liking
Published: 07 July, 2010, 12:51
Edited: 22 July, 2010, 10:22
President Saakashvili is out to teach another history lesson. A new textbook will be added to school curriculums at the start of the next school year, outlining the so-called 200-year-long Russian occupation of Georgia.
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Congratulations to Georgia and her President! Will the Ukrainian President have the courage to do likewise?
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"Historian Simon Maskharashvili believes the new addendum will put an end to what he calls a myth of Russo-Georgian centuries-long friendship. He says it could be cast aside, if disagreements between Moscow and Tbilisi over South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which Georgia calls «occupied territories» will be settled." So, if I understood correctly, either "Russo-Georgian centuries-long friendship" is a myth but the Georgian administration would be prepared to lie about it to their children if they get what they want in South Ossetia and Abkhazia - or "Russo-Georgian centuries-long friendship" is not a myth but the Georgian administration are prepared to lie about it to their children until they get what they want in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This is worse than the Japanese history textbooks which fail to mention that they started hostilities against the USA when they attacked Pearl Harbour, implying that Japan was a victim rather than an aggressor.