Wednesday, November 5, 2008

The shakeout starts at the top in the Georgian Army

There have been some changes in the leadership down the line on the civilian side of the M. Saakashvili administration in the Republic of Georgia in the weeks since the Russian Invasion of Georgia, but this time the change has come at the very top of the Army command. The Chief of the General Staff, Zaza Gogava, has been replaced. Gorgava will now command the border police. Vladimer Chachibaia has been tapped as the new Chief of the General Staff and charged with addressing "shortcomings" revealed in the fighting.

Tough row to hoe, but with help, he may be up to the task.

1 comment:

L.Douglas Garrett said...

On the political side, it looks like the "United Opposition" movement is back at anti-government protests:
Protest in Tbilisi.

However, the two major opposition parties stayed away, and turn out was way below expectations.