I am currently living in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, which
as of last night is at war with the breakaway autonomous region of
South Ossetia. These are the latest updates according to Georgian
media sources and my sense of feelings on the ground as of 12 noon
Tbilisi time August 8th (4 am EST).
President Saakashvili (Aug 8): "Georgia was not an initiator
of this
confrontation and Georgia will not give up its territories,
Georgia
will not say no to its freedom… We have
already mobilized tens of
thousands of reserve troops. Mobilization is
ongoing… Hundreds of
thousands of Georgia should stand together and save Georgia."
(civil.ge)
***UPDATE: 3:50 am Tbilisi time August 9 (7:50 pm EST August
8): I've been trying to post a follow-up video but am getting
messages that the server is either down or busy. There were mass
demonstrations in Tbilisi tonight in favor of Georgian actions and
I hope to post the pictures and the video here as soon as I can.
Thanks for all the well wishes. Most people here are just waiting
to see what the morning brings...
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