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  • South Ossetia Crisis Could Be Russia's Chance To Defeat Siloviki

    08/09/2008 10:40:20 AM PDT · by Freemeorkillme · 12 replies · 105+ views
    Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ^ | 08/08/08 | Yulia Latynina
    Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has handed his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, a victory over the "siloviki" in Russia. And if Medvedev is able to take advantage of the fruits of this victory, the consequences will be significant not so much for Tbilisi as for Moscow. So, why is this a victory over the siloviki -- those in the Russian ruling elite with close ties to the state security organs? Because there is no way the regime in South Ossetia can be in any sense called "separatist." Who there is a separatist? The head of the local KGB, Anatoly Baranov, used...