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Mikheil Saakashvili

A new look at the Russian-Georgian conflict

Recent accounts from Georgia may reveal a different story about its conflict with Russia, and that Georgia’s military might have committed war crimes.

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Backstory of Russian-Georgian conflict

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The Caucasus and Hollywood

Global Politics

Actor Andy Garcia is in Georgia to play the part of President Mikheil Saakashvili in a film about last year’s conflict with Russia. The story is of a journalist and a cameraman caught up in the unfolding drama of the war last August. Carol Hills reports.

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