Re: [Pen-l] new word on the Russia/Georgia war

["Jeffrey Fisher" <jeff.jfisher@xxxxxxxxx>]

april glasby, where are you?

On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 10:06 AM, Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In his comments, the former diplomat said that Mr. Saakashvili was
responding to Russian provocation, but that he had long been planning
to take control of the enclaves, which won de facto independence from
Georgia in fighting in the early 1990s.

Mr. Kitsmarishvili said the president aimed to start an offensive in
2004, but met with resistance from Western and other Georgian
officials.

Among the catalysts for the offensive, Mr. Kitsmarishvili said, was
the belief that United States officials had given their approval. When
he tried to verify that information with the American diplomats in
Tbilisi, Mr. Kitsmarishvili said, he was told no such approval had
been given.

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