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Georgia signs cease-fire with Russia
cnn.com - 8/15/2008
Georgia signs cease-fire with Russia
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says an independent monitoring force must be put in place.

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A Blog For All:  Georgia-Russian Cease Fire Agreement Signed

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Georgia-Russian Cease Fire Agreement Signed
A Blog For All — The Georgians and Russians have signed the latest cease fire agreement . The real question is whether it will be worth the paper it's printed on, since the Russians continue to occupy Georgian territory outside South Ossetia and have no intention of doing anything other than oversee the breakup of Georgia. A grim Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili said Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement that requires the immediate withdrawal of all Russian forces from Georgian soil. Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili announces Friday he signed a cease-fire agreement with Russia. The ...

Pondering Sasquatch…
Shakesville — The Democratic Republic of Georgia and Russia are still at odds…our economy is in the toilet…there are all kinds of election related things going on…we’re setting up ...

WTF is the Bush Foreign Policy Team Doing?
Daily Kos — ... Given that Russia's military intervention was at the very least provocative, and at the worst, a gross overreaction, what the hell kind of message are we sending by having Condi Rice (who finally decided to end her vacation and do something) stand up with Saakashvili and backing up Bush's rattling of the anti-Russian sabre? ...

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