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GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST - What do you think the real motives of the confrontation between the Georgian President and his former ally Irakly Okruashvili are?

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IP October 4, 2007, 16:21: There should have been a trial on Okruashvili to ascertain if he really was saying the truth about the president or not, which never happened. And if he was really responsible for something other than saying the truth, then its right to arrest him (and the president as well). It still appears that the president in Georgia still has the "tsar" power.
Showing Okruashvili's confrontations on TV is not enough for a fair democratic state.
Margo October 4, 2007, 11:52: The arrest of a member of the opposition after he made serious allegations, is not a democratic thing and is a very serious matter. What would you say if that happened in England, would you still say "oh well, at least he was on the TV".
I have nothing against Georgia and I have very good friends from there. What I don't like (and many Georgians don't like too) is a president who behaves like he does, a president who was "put" there by the US, which is not a secret for anyone. He is not there to buid democracy, the internal situation is quite bad and a lot of Georgians moved out of the country.
Sevodnya_Net October 3, 2007, 23:39: The point is that if Georgia is as undemocratic as its enemies claim Okruashvilis's accusations would never have made it onto the air. Are you suggesting no one watches Georgian TV??

I agree that his arrest looks bad, and I'm sure Georgia isn't perfect, but I really cannot understand why some of you have it in for this small, proud, independent nation.
Imagine if someone wanted to make such accusations against the Russian president. Would they get air time on TV? I think not.
Margo October 3, 2007, 21:39: Thy went unnoticed. infact, he was arrested in a ghestapo-like fashion. Very democratic, I must say.
Sevodnya_Net October 3, 2007, 18:58: Well,
Okruashvili's accusations hardly went unnoticed, did they?
They were covered on Georgian TV, for a start. Hardly something you'd expect to happen in a "totalitarian" state.
IP October 3, 2007, 15:29: Irakly's accusations were too serious to be ignored and his arrest definitely shows a lack of democracy in Georgia. In any democratic country these kind of accusations wouldnt have gone unnoticed like they were in Georgia. This shows that totalitarian regime, crime and corruption are still present in Georgia and any other country dealing with it (including USA) should think twice. It does looks like a lawless uncontrollable state.
oleg October 3, 2007, 06:34: I think both sides should shut there mouth's..
fred October 2, 2007, 19:11: margo ...

yes , oui , da , ken ...

i was being a little sarcastic ...!

sakashvilli is very from being a knight on a white horse !
Margo October 2, 2007, 14:57: Cher monsieur Fred, I hope you are being ironical?
The Director October 1, 2007, 23:30: This feud shows corruption right at the top of Georgian Politics. These people should focus on taking the country forward instead we now see a murky side of the real Georgian political system. Things have to improve in Georgia.
fred October 1, 2007, 22:16: margo ...

sakashvilli is guilty of nothing ....
he is a true democrat ...
at the beginning of his presidency , the french president (chirac) left a high-rank official from georgian origin working for the french state to go back to georgia for helping devellop democratic ideas ...

the women (i don't remenber her name !) said after a while " Mr sakashvilli has a weird conception of what is democracy"

did he listen to her advises ?? No , off course , he fired her and tried to expell her on the ground she was working (theoraticly ) for a foreign state ....!!
Sevodnya_Net October 1, 2007, 16:48: I don't think Mr S is going to be leaving for a while - especially now sadly Georgia is eliminated from the rugby :-)
The Russian president seemed to imply yesterday that he thought Georgian deomcracy was a bad idea (all those public protests - ugh). Yet another rather honest and revealing remark from him, I thought.
Margo October 1, 2007, 12:21: Sevodnya, yesterday I read about mr Saakashvili's plans to escape from Georgia. Maybe because he is so innocent of what he is accused of? Or, perhaps, because people in Georgia are so happy with him?...
Dino October 1, 2007, 08:29: All I know is that if Russia and Georgia "DON'T" settle there differences before the winter Olympics in Sochi, its going to look bad for Putin and his bunch with a war going on well within rocket range from Georgia area. Not going to play well for GOOD advertising for Russia.
oleg October 1, 2007, 06:39: Georga,is so small, it does not matter.