Police in Georgia's "Growing Democracy" Attacking Demonstrators in 2007 to Enforce Martial Law

by Liberty and Power

In a weak moment, I made the mistake of turning on Fox News today. A jingoistic Fox reporter asked Ralph Peters, an equally jingoistic guest, about the Georgia crisis.

Peters called for massive sanctions against Russia. The obliging reporter egged him on by volunteering that Georgia had a"growing democracy." Perhaps she missed this revealing footage from 2007 showing police in that country beating up demonstrators to enforce martial law.

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Bill Woolsey - 8/12/2008

One thing I found quite troubling is how the the reporters an CNN were claiming that the U.S. is supporting Georgia because Georgia sent troops to Iraq and when Bush visited, they had pro-Bush and pro-U.S. ralleys. (As the reporter commented, "it isn't everywhere that you see these things."

Most Americans now oppose the War in Iraq. But, the CNN reporters, anyway, claim that one of the key reasons the U.S. is supporting Georgia is that it helped the U.S. provide the multilateral figleaf with its 2000 troops.

And the notion that flattering Bush personally.... yikes..

Perhaps these things are true, but these would, I think, be highly negative claims. But the reporters spoke about them as if there was nothing wrong.

David T. Beito - 8/11/2008

Pretty high. What do you think the odds are that reporters at CNN or Fox will even ask that question?

Keith Halderman - 8/11/2008

What do you think the odds are that the American taxpayer paid for all of that fancy equipment?