Report from Tbilisi

Russia's invasion of Georgia has unleashed a refugee crisis all over the country and especially in its capital. Every school here in Tbilisi is jammed with civilians who fled aerial bombardment and shootings by the Russian military--or massacres, looting, and arson by irregular Cossack paramilitary units swarming across the border. Russia has seized and effectively annexed two breakaway Georgian provinces, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It has also invaded ... Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
4.5
by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This news report is excellent journalism. Written by one of the best-informed American reporters on foreign affairs, it provides much information on the current situation in Georgia, based almost entirely onn the author's direct interviews with participants. Readers are encouraged to look for further reports from this writer in the next days.

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