The Leveller: A modern day regulator

Why Georgia...Why?

During the run up to the Iraq war I briefly surveyed the middle east and was curious what other little hot spots of interest may exist. In 2003, starting in Sept. I started with news headlines that featured U.S. diplomats that traveled to countries in nearby areas.

In that time frame, Rumsfeld or Cheney landed in Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan, not in that order, proclaiming each in turn for the months of sept thru nov are designated central fronts in the war on terror.

Immediately following these proclamations the U.S. landed professional soldiers in these territories to provide “training” and other logistics to the host countries military’s.

At the same time the World Bank ‘finally’ secured financing to complete an oil pipeline that no one else wants. Read here about BAKU.

^{It will require constant guarding to prevent sabotage}

I believe this is what Iraq was really about. I also believe the Georgian conflict will erupt into a broader conflict because of it.

“Standing by the side of the Zaramakh Highway, now marked heavily with tank treads, Pyotr, a 60-year-old vendor selling grilled meat in the Ossetian style, thinks that he has the conflict all figured out.

“Every country wants to look out for its own interests,” said Pyotr, who refused to give his last name. There’s gas and oil down there and access to the sea. That’s why the West wants to take it.

Listen to a fellow American in Georgia describe current events.

Joe Mestas, American citizen living in South Ossetia, who witnessed everything happening in the region, talked to RT and blamed U.S. and Georgian leaders for the outbreak of violence