The Tbilisi Blues comments on the latest gaffe by Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili when he called his prime minister a term considered politically incorrect in the West. The blog says that it is surprised at how many people have reacted to the remarks so strongly given that even losing a war didn't force the often wildcard leader to resign [1]. It also criticizes Saakashvili's plans to militarize the population in case of what it sees as another personal squabble with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Georgia: Presidential faux pax
· Written by Onnik Krikorian
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