Georgia News Digest 03-21-07
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1. "Muscle Play" In The Russian Way: Russia blackmails Georgia with a new military doctrine
2. Russian paper links shift in Georgian leader's rhetoric to US Senate's NATO vote
3. Georgia has no plans to hamper Russia’s WTO membership – speaker
4. Georgia FM expresses condolences over mine blast in Kemerovo regn
5. Georgian Glass and Mineral Water Company Wins Case in Moscow
6. Improving on Putin's ideas
7. Minister claims only half of Georgia's gas Russian
8. Georgia’s steps toward future hampered by past: Soviet satellite state struggles to shake Russian influence
9. Stubborn Wards of Larger States: Countries in Russian and US Spheres Increasingly Chafe under the Yoke
10. America Will Help Them: US Senate calls Georgia and Ukraine into NATO
11. No NATO
12. The Taste Of Politics
13. Russia-wary EU states could stifle Georgia peace plan
14. Plan on EU’s New Role in Georgia’s Conflicts Reported
15. Former U.S. Ambassador Discusses Georgia, Kosovo
16. Moscow Delivers Ultimatum to Teheran
17. Construction of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi railroad has negative effect on PABSEC image: Armenian MP
18. Department of Tourism of Adjara will Purchase Advertisement Airtime on Azerbaijani and Armenian TVs
19. Turks, Azeris and Georgians cementing strategic partnership
20. Armenian citizen detained for transgressing Georgian border
21. Getting the EU Back Into Eurasia [excerpt]
22. "Kosovo is not unique. There is the Republic of Northern Cyprus" – expert opinion
23. NATO, Georgian Officials Discuss Conflicts
24. Sukhumi Is More Than They Can Bite Off And Swallow:
25. Georgia reports helicopter overflights in Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge
26. Sergey Shamba: Armenia will just have to become NATO member-state
27. Abkhaz Separatist Minister Dismisses Georgian Reports Of Airspace Violation
28. Georgia Reports Helicopter Overflights In Abkhazia's Kodori Gorge
29. UN Observers Report on Kodori Monitoring
30. Russian TV Airs Wanted Rebel Warlord’s Message
31. Joint Patrol To Kodori Valley
32. Wanted rebel warlord delivers ultimatum
33. Saakashvili says Sanakoyev has unique chance for peace
34. Peacekeepers say crashed Georgian helicopter not fired on from South Ossetia
35. South Ossetian leader expects "tense" talks with Georgia on conflict settlement
36. South Ossetia condemns Georgian president's meeting with "alternative" leader
37. Georgian opposition divided on government support for South Ossetia's Sanakoyev
38. Georgian report of firing at helicopter untrue – peacekeepers
39. Commission on Georgian-Ossetian conflict to meet in Istanbul
40. South Ossetia to urge for keeping old format on settlement talks
41. JCC Informal Session in Istanbul
42. Can One Country Build A Pipeline Through Another Without Permission?
43. Georgian daily reports on former TV boss's new role with public broadcaster
44. Oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili withdraws from Georgia
45. Police Install CCTVs in Tbilisi
46. Ruling Party MP Slams Media Coverage of High-Profile Trial
47. Estonian Lessons
48. The Price Of Heat: Georgia has gas this winter. But at what price for consumers?
49. The Path To Wealth
50. 10 Questions For Roland Beridze
51. A Scene In The Making: Local Musicians Pay Their Dues
52. Gori Municipality Members Are Illegally Appointed to Various Positions
53. Nora Kvitsiani’s Trail Has Been Postponed Again
54. Soldier Disappeared Because of Collected Money
55. IDP Woman Threatens To Commit Suicide in Protest
56. Jaba Jishkariani, Member of Egalitarian Institute, Is Detained
57. City Centre for the Children’s Rights Protest Giorgi Zerekidze’s Imprisonment
58. Opposition: Nika Gvaramia’s Statement Is a Latent Threat against Media
59. Ruling Party Reprimands Mass Media Outlets
60. Supreme Council of Justice: Bailiffs didn’t Abuse Their Power while Dealing with Journalists
61. Kakheti Prosecutor’s Office Detained a Former MP for Beating the Director of Radio Station "Hereti"
62. Co-founder of TV Station "202" Refuses to Plead Guilty and Appeal for Pardon
63. Chairman of Public Broadcasting’s Board of Trustees Welcomes the Decision to Invite Erosi Kitsmarishvili
64. Court Bailiffs Hindered Journalists’ Work in Front of Supreme Court Building
65. Judge rules out defence evidence in Mamardashvili case
66. Journalist Shalva Ramishvili rejects pardon
67. Public Opinion: Who do you trust the most?
68. Erosi Kitsmarishvili returns to broadcasting
69. Nodar Grigalashvili demands teachers' rights be protected

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Jonathan Kulick, Ph.D., Director of Studies, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies, 3a Chitadze, Tbilisi 0108, Georgia (Republic), jonathan.kulick@gfsis.org, office: +995 32 47 35 55, mobile: +995 95 33 33 40, USA voicemail: 310.928.6814