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Russia to cut links with Georgia (is a caucuses war part 2 looming?)
Reuters ^ | 2 October 2006 | Reuters

Posted on 10/02/2006 6:36:33 AM PDT by Btrp113Cav

Russian news agencies quoted sources at the transport and communications ministries as saying air, rail, road and sea links to Georgia would be cut, as would postal services. A transport ministry spokeswoman refused to comment. Putin, speaking after a meeting of security officials, accused Georgia of committing "state terrorism with hostage-taking" by arresting the Russian officers and charging them with spying.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: caucuses; christianvschristian; communism; communist; georgia; ironcurtain; moscow; notsochristian; putin; russia; tblisi; wallneverfell

1 posted on 10/02/2006 6:36:36 AM PDT by Btrp113Cav
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To: Btrp113Cav

Clearly this is over the Confederate flag issue.


2 posted on 10/02/2006 6:37:16 AM PDT by AmishDude
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To: AmishDude

That's a good one!


3 posted on 10/02/2006 6:39:18 AM PDT by brivette
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To: AmishDude

HaHa!!


4 posted on 10/02/2006 7:14:01 AM PDT by HHKrepublican_2
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To: Btrp113Cav

See if we ever send THEM any more peaches.


5 posted on 10/02/2006 7:17:00 AM PDT by DocH (Gun-grabbers, you can HAVE my guns... lead first.)
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To: AmishDude

In late breaking news Vladimir Putin, said since he is a Falcons fan they will be exempt from the restrictions.


6 posted on 10/02/2006 7:49:37 AM PDT by gr8eman (Everybody is a rocket scientist...until launch day!)
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To: Btrp113Cav

General Boris Tecumseyevich Shermanskov, Red Army, was quoted as saying "Them Georgians are toast if I have to go there and fix things."


7 posted on 10/02/2006 9:58:45 AM PDT by Centurion2000 ("Be polite and courteous, but have a plan to KILL everybody you meet.")
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