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Kerry comments on Georgia mutiny

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor May 5, 2009 11:51 AM

Senator John F. Kerry issued a statement today in support of the government of the republic of Georgia after what appears to be an isolated mutiny.

“It is our understanding that the mutineers have been apprehended and the situation is now calm. Georgia is an independent, democratic republic and any attempt to change the government of that country through non-democratic means is unacceptable. The Georgian people are committed to live in a sovereign, democratic nation and their will must be respected,” Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a statement.

According to the Associated Press, Georgia said it had ended a brief mutiny at a military base near the capital and thwarted a plan to disrupt NATO exercises.

The Interior Ministry first declared that the mutiny was part of a Russia-supported plot to overthrow the government, but later backed off and said the plotters were intent mainly on disrupting NATO military exercises set to begin Wednesday, the AP said.

Russia, which fought a brief war with Georgia last year, has criticized the NATO exercises.

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JOHN KERRY WROTE: "“It is our understanding that the Georgia military mutineers have been apprehended and the situation is now calm. "

They told the stories at times they had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the countryside of Georgia in addition to the normal ravage of war, and the normal and very particular ravaging which is done by the applied bombing power of this country.

Posted by oscarbozach May 5, 09 12:47 PM
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Oh, I thought he was talking about the 33% of Georgia Republicans who want to secede from the United States! ;)

Posted by Stav May 5, 09 01:35 PM
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Where did this pereson "oscarbozach" get his information, sounds like a drunken Russian. Please go on Georgian web sites and see how the truely demoractic government of the Republic of Georgia handled the uprising. They have a great president and government leaders. The Generals are from the old school, just like third world latin american countries where they think guns take over.

Posted by Fred Haleluk May 5, 09 02:03 PM
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Saakashvili is a mad man and needs to see his doctor. This guy is a major danger to the world piece. To have NATO military drills in Georgia to support this mad man is a very bad idea.

Posted by Bill May 5, 09 02:14 PM
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In a further statement, Kerry went on to add that he was against this mutiny, but now he is for it.

Posted by Matthew G. May 5, 09 02:28 PM
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WHEN IS EVERY ONE GOING TO REALIZE THAT KERRY IS A NO GOIOD LOUSE WHO TALKS THROUGH THE SIDE OF HIS MOUTH HOW CAN ANYONE VOTE FOR THIS CLOWN PLEASE EXPLAIN

Posted by MOJO52 May 5, 09 02:37 PM
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I think Bill's right.
Why don't we also just let Russia have Ukraine back as well.
All that "stick up for global democracy" talk is a lot of Republican Hooey.
Now that the election's over, we know who won and don't think any of that "Putin is a threat" stuff will scare anybody either.

It's just all those Bush/Cheney/Rove/Limbaugh types trying to tell us that Barack doesn't have a handle on things. Don't they know they lost the election?

Posted by Ted May 5, 09 03:25 PM
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