Military Units Join Georgia Opposition

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=716&e=2&u=/ap/20031123/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_protests

TBILISI, Georgia - Some military units began to join tens of thousands of opposition protesters dancing and singing in the streets of Georgia's capital Sunday as support for President Eduard Shevardnadze showed cracks and the opposition urged its followers to seize more levers of power.

The drive to oust Shevardnadze grew bolder as the defense minister acknowledged that the president was no longer in control of this tiny Caucasus nation and said that, for now, the military would not intervene, a day after opposition protesters seized parliament and declared a new, interim government.

More than 50,000 boisterous opposition supporters celebrated in the square outside parliament Sunday, with more streaming in. Protesters sang soulful Georgian folk songs, danced and waved flags.

Demonstrators embraced a unit of 50 Defense Ministry soldiers who arrived in the square to join the opposition movement. Protesters heaved some of the soldiers into the air in jubilation.

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[berner59]

1. Fox news...

Just gave credit to Bush for this for "spreading democracy" around...oh what a stretch!!!

[Mokito]

2. Are You Being Serious???

OMFG

[htuttle]

3. CNNI reports: Shevardnadze resigns

Fireworks from Georgia on the screen.

(real fireworks -- that's not a clever euphanism).

Apparently, he's on the way to the airport....

[leetrisck]

4. You would have thought the Fox commentator

was bush's campaign manager. Unbelievable - I'm still trying to figure this out. Rigged election - perhaps - -