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March 31, 2006
Thousands Protest Saakashvili in Georgia

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March 30, Tbilisi – Downtown Tblisi was crowded with an estimated 10,000 demonstrators protesting against the policies of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The President was elected in January 2004, swept into power during the so-called “Rose Revolution”, which deposed the previous government of President Eduard Shevardnadze.

The opposition claims that the Georgian economy is suffering from Saakashvili’s foreign policy, which they contend has raised the prices for energy and other goods by needlessly antagonizing Russia. The Georgian government currently receives subsidies from the U.S. to pay its civil servants.

When President Bush visited Georgia in May 2005, a live grenade was found near the stage where Bush and Saakashvili were scheduled to speak. After an investigation, the Georgian government issued a statement accusing Russia’s intelligence services of planting the explosive to kill the American and Georgian Presidents.



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Why isn't Kim Zigfeld showing protest towards the Saakashvili dictatorship?

Kim Zigfeld still hasn't commented on the opposition to Saakashvili's dictatorship and continues to post anti-Russian propaganda at other Russia Blog sections.

What a pile of BS from someone who has lied on several occasions at Russia Blog. Calling me "neo-Soviet when I'm not the one giving carte blanche support to Communist drawn boundaries. Saying that my father killed Finns which had never happended and I had never said.

Saakashvili won a Soviet like tally of 96%. He proceeded to scrap a constitution for the purpose of giving himself extreme powers.

Per capita wise, the recent 10,000 demonstration in Georgia is far greater than the one recently held in Belarus.

Moreover, Saakashvili declined having a referendum defining Georgia's relations with Russia. Why? Because he's scared that many would reject his foolhardy anti-Russian posturing to the delight of the Kim Zigfelds.

Russia is noticeably more democratic than Georgia and anyone thinking differently is either terribly misinformed or a liar or both.

It's only KGB agents who protest Saakashvili. Everyone knows that and don't try to pretend as if you don't know what's going on. FREEDOM

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