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August 10, 2008 - 7:27 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Trent Telenko
2008-08-11 07:37:55

The Times of London is reporting that the elements of the Georgian brigade from Iraq is now back in Georgia:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4503176.ece

“”Georgia claims to be observing a ceasefire, but today it was rapidly moving battle-hardened troops up to the frontline near South Ossetia.

The first of the Georgian forces withdrawn from Iraq over the weekend have already arrived in Gori, 15 miles from the South Ossetian border, The Times can confirm, and appear to be in no mood for peace.

“We will drink Russian blood,” said Badri, one of the contingent newly arrived from Iraq.”"

What came with them is the real question that will be answered by events outside Gori and the Kodori Gorge opposite Abkhazia.