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“Mutiny in the Georgian army is a sign of institutional trouble”

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Published: 05 May, 2009, 15:49

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The fact that a whole tank battalion, which is a large force for a small Georgian army, started a mutiny signifies institutional trouble in Mikhail Saakashvili’s powerbase, says Fred Weir from Christian Science Monitor.

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