No proof of Russia’s hand in Georgian mutiny – The Times
Published: 06 May, 2009, 13:00
Despite accusations by Georgian officials that Russian secret services were involved in Tuesday's mutiny and alleged coup attempt, there is no firm evidence of it, according to a report in The Times.
well, georgia is known for using west press to try to put russia in bad light, nothing new here, ...remember the polish president got almost killed when visiting georgia in a support trip.. sakashvili thought scaring the dude with his bodyguards might be useful to present russia as a bully.. the polish president didn't see it funny, not one bit! A dictator supported by the west.. nothing new, .. russia closing its eyes and believing it could be an equal partner to NATO-Third Reich nothing new.. hopefully it will not turn into a disaster known as Barbarossa ! ! ! Russia doesn't belong to the European hemisphere no matter how much they try.. they are to big, to powerful-resource wise to be accepted by the hungry EU, USA.. it is time to reverse the politics of failure, and turn 180 moscow, head EAST where future is coming from.. pipeline your country to china, japan.. say no more..
As an American, it's a little odd that all of this has happened right before the NATO exercises but without any credible sources no one can point the blame at Russia. Georgia has been unstable ever since it's independence in the early 90s, and its being pulled in two directions, choose to stay close to Russia or to ally itself with more foreign countries (United States). I would think many in Russia believe they should rightfully have a "sphere of influence" over Georgia due to its proximity so its not a surprise why they would be concerned that U.S. is so close to its own borders.
Equally, The Times did not report any proof that Russia's hand was not involved in the Georgian mutiny. But as the mutiny happened just before the long-planned NATO exercises about which Russia has certain opinions, if those exercises were cancelled as a result, what a co-incidence that would be? As it is, the exercises have commenced as planned.