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Georgia agrees to ceasefire deal with Russia
guardian.co.uk - 8/15/2008
Georgia agrees to ceasefire deal with Russia
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Saakashvili's signature formally ends hostilities as Condoleezza Rice calls on Moscow to withdraw tanks

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Pat Dollard | Young Americans:  Breaking: Georgia President Signs “Flawed” Cease Fire Delivered By Condi, Condi Tells Russians That Means “Get The Fuck Out Now!”

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Breaking: Georgia President Signs “Flawed” Cease Fire Delivered By Condi, Condi Tells Russians That Means “Get The Fuck Out Now!”
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, and Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili, in Tbilisi. Guardian: Georgia’s president, Mikheil Saakashvili said today that he had signed a ceasefire deal with Russia, ending hostilities over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, as he accused the Russian forces of using cluster bombs, weapons of mass destruction and ethnic cleansing. In a press conference alongside the US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, he also accused Russia of plotting an invasion after Nato ...

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