At a meeting of Georgian parliament’s ‘Temporary Commission to study Russia’s military aggression and other actions undertaken to infringe on Georgia’s territorial integrity’ on November 25th, 2008 Georgia’s former ambassador to Russia, fired in September 2008 by President Saakashvilki, testified, that Georgian officials had told him back in April that they intended to start war in Abkhazia. Furthermore, he alleged that the US had given a green light for military action. This was reported by the New York Times, November 26th, 2008. According to the BBC ambassador Kitsmarishvili said: “Russia was ready for this war, but the Georgian leadership started the military action first.” See video footage of the commission’s meeting below.
In related news, the Polish domestic intelligence service ABW reported on November 25th, that the shooting incident at the South Ossetian border two days ago, when the cars with presidents Saakashvili and Kaczynski were shot at, had been staged by the Georgians. Well…
Certainly very interesting. Out of curiosity though is Russia Today considered to be a particularly unbiased new source as it is sponsored by RIA-Novosti?
Not at all. RT does have a huge bias. I am just using it here to have the footage of the parliamentary commission’s session and images from the astonishing midnight-journey by Saakashvili and Kaczyinski to a war zone.