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November 26, 2008

Ex-Georgian Diplomat: US OKed Georgian Attack
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A former Georgian diplomat has publicly testified that the United States
gave Georgia the green light earlier this year to start a war against
Russia in the breakaway region of Abkhazia. The diplomat, Erosi
Kitsmarishvili, told a parliamentary hearing in Georgia that Georgian
authorities were responsible for starting the conflict. For months, US
and Georgian officials have blamed Russia for starting the hostilities.



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