Russia Accuses U.S. of Sending Arms to Georgia

The Russians are throwing fits because they want the head of Georgia to fall and of course, want some Russian-backed puppet to take his place and now, the Russians are accusing the U.S. of having sent arms into Georgia along with humanitarian aid. Well, shove it Russia! Here's the details from Breitbart:

"If instead of choosing their national interests and the interests of the Georgian people, the United States and its allies choose the Saakashvili regime, this will be a mistake of truly historic proportions," he said.
"For a start it would be right to impose an embargo on weapons to this regime, until different authorities turn Georgia into a normal state," he said in an address at Russia's top foreign policy graduate school.



Without naming a specific country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said there were "suppositions" that the cargo of military ships bringing aid to Georgia may also have included "military components that will be used for the rearmament" of Georgia's military. He provided no evidence, but said such suspicions were a reason for Russia's call for an arms embargo.

The Russians are finally showing their hand. In these fits of rage, they are revealing now why they went into Georgia and it is all over the leadership of President Mikhail Saakashvili. The Russians have set things up for Saakashvili to fall from power over the next six months and that is why the Russians don't want any U.S. or European support of his government.

This is exactly what the Russians did in Chechnya and many Ukranians feel will happen to them further down the line. It will be interesting to see how vehement the response if from the U.S. to these accusations.

Russia says US may have sent weapons to Georgia



MOSCOW (AP) - Russia warned the West on Monday against supporting Georgia's leadership, suggesting that the United States carried weapons as well as aid to the ex-Soviet republic and calling for an arms embargo until the Georgian government falls.
The remarks by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his spokesman are likely to anger the United States and Europe and enrage Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who has said Russia's goal all along has been to remove him from power.
"If instead of choosing their national interests and the interests of the Georgian people, the United States and its allies choose the Saakashvili regime, this will be a mistake of truly historic proportions," he said.
"For a start it would be right to impose an embargo on weapons to this regime, until different authorities turn Georgia into a normal state," he said in an address at Russia's top foreign policy graduate school.
Hours later, the spokesman for Lavrov's ministry suggested U.S. ships that carried humanitarian aid to Georgia's Black Sea coast following last month's war may also have delivered weapons.
Without naming a specific country, Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said there were "suppositions" that the cargo of military ships bringing aid to Georgia may also have included "military components that will be used for the rearmament" of Georgia's military. He provided no evidence, but said such suspicions were a reason for Russia's call for an arms embargo.
Lavrov reserved particular criticism for the United States, which has trained Georgian troops, saying such aid had failed to give Washington sufficient leverage to restrain the Georgian government. Instead, he said, "It encouraged the irresponsible and unpredictable regime in its gambles."
Neither the State Department nor the Pentagon had immediate comment.
Human Rights Watch said Monday that Georgia—as well as Russia—dropped cluster bombs during the conflict. The rights group said Georgia's government has admitted it, while Russia continues with denials.
"These indiscriminate attacks violate international humanitarian law," said Bonnie Docherty, arms division researcher at the New York-based body, who said the casualty toll in only four Georgia villages from cluster bombs and their leftover duds was 14 dead and dozens wounded.
The revelation could provide fuel for Russia, which has traded allegations with Georgia over controversial weapon usage, human rights violations and disinformation.