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Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
The final nail into the grave of the Georgian "Rose Revolution" was driven by the statement of Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried. "NATO member-states recognize that Georgia and Ukraine have a lot of work to do to meet NATO's standards and requirements, and they acknowledge it themselves. They have different challenges. These are different countries. But they have a lot of work....
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The Economist (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
It’s only rock and roll but the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t like it ITS name recalls both Mao Zedong’s dictum about where political power comes from and the rose revolution in Georgia in 2003, one of several movements that unseated authoritarian regimes in post-communist societies. So it is perhaps not surprising that the fan base of Guns N’ Roses, an American rock band, seems...
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Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
... together with Saakashvili and the late Zurab Zhvania, overthrew Shevardnadze during the Rose Revolution. [].
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the cornerstone of Saakashvili's foreign policy since coming to power on the back of the 2003 "Rose Revolution." But the West remains concerned about Georgia's commitment to democracy.Western governments condemned Russia's intervention in its Caucasus neighbor as "disproportionate," but also criticized Saakashvili's decision to attack the rebel South Ossetian capital after months...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the cornerstone of Saakashvili's foreign policy since coming to power on the back of the 2003 "Rose Revolution." But the West remains concerned about Georgia's commitment to democracy.Western governments condemned Russia's intervention in its Caucasus neighbor as "disproportionate," but also criticized Saakashvili's decision to attack the rebel South Ossetian capital after months...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... Gugava said. Saakashvili came to power in the former Soviet republic on the back of the so-called rose revolution in 2003. Last November, Georgia was rocked by opposition rallies for six days as protestors occupied central Tbilisi, demanding Saakashvili's resignation over allegations of corruption and increasing authoritarianism. The Georgian leader responded by sending in riot police...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... at any of the official encounters," he said.
Kitsmarishvili - a key player in the 2003 Rose Revolution, which swept Saakashvili to power - also told journalists Wednesday that Georgian officials had told him President George W. Bush gave his blessing for the use of force when he met Saakashvili in Washington in March.
Washington has repeatedly denied that it had advance...
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... contacts, at any of the official encounters," he said.Kitsmarishvili - a key player in the 2003 Rose Revolution, which swept Saakashvili to power - also told journalists Wednesday that Georgian officials had told him President George W. Bush gave his blessing for the use of force when he met Saakashvili in Washington in March.Washington has repeatedly denied that it had advance knowledge...
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Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
But Uzbekistan found relations with the West to be demanding. Western criticism of Uzbekistan’s human rights record, insistence on liberal economic policies and political reform, and acceptance of non-governmental organizations led to a parting of ways. Uzbekistan’s leaders became increasingly concerned about a groundswell of popular dissatisfaction reminiscent of Georgia’s "Rose Revolution"...
