M-16 BarrelsAugust 12, 2008, 17:41 http://www.russiatoday.com/news/news/28892

Revealed: how U.S. funds Georgian arms

The United States has been providing military and technical support to independent Georgia for almost 15 years. During this period, the overall amount of annual aid from Washington has increased by more than several hundred times, and reached its peak in the financial year till 2006.

It has meant that Georgia’s army was well prepared for an attack on South Ossetia. RT offers a brief history of the preparation by the Georgian armed forces for the war.

• 1994: Georgia received $63,000 under the programme of the International Military Education and Training (IMET).
• 1995: Georgia received $85,000 under IMET.
• 1996: Georgia received $302,000 under IMET. It purchased American military equipment for $66.000. Total: $368,000.
• 1997: Georgia received $312,000 under IMET. It purchased American military equipment for $66,000. It received $700,000 under the programme of the Foreign Military Financing (FMF). Total: $1,068,000.
• 1998: Georgia received $416,000 under IMET. It received $5,350,000 under EMF. Total: $5,766,000.
• 1999: Georgia received $394,000 under IMET. It received $7,950,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $19,000. It received $9,227,040 under the programme of Additional Defense Expenses (ADE). Total: $17,590,040.
• 2000: Georgia received $409,000 under IMET. It received $3,000,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $3,949,000. It received $575,000 under ADE. Total: $7,933,000.
• 2001: Georgia received $481,000 under IMET. It received $4,490,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $5,171,000. It received $575,000 under ADE. Total: $10,717,000.
• 2002: Georgia received $889,000 under IMET. It received $55,500,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $3,647,000. Total: $60,036,000.
• 29th April 2002: Pentagon announced the beginning of the Programme of Preparation and Equipment for Georgia (PPEG). The programme was implemented upon Georgia’s request for assistance in order to enhance its abilities to fight against terrorism, in the Pankisi Gorge in particular. The program was planned for 18-20 months. It included special seminars and training as well as supplies of light armaments and other military equipment for the Georgian army. Total budget of the programme was $64,000,000. Also, at least 150 American military experts were sent to Georgia. The Programme of Border Security and Law enforcement, with a budget of $3,200,000, was implemented at the same time.
• 2003: Georgia received $1,184,000 under IMET. It received $6,900,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $9,825,000. It received $4,525,054 under ADE. Total: $22,434,054.
• 2004: Georgia received $1,040,000 under IMET. It received $12,000,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $7,405,000. It received $2,786,257 under ADE. Total: $23,231,257.
• April 2004: Programme of Preparation and Equipment for Georgia was formally completed. The programme of operation for stabilisation and reinforcement began. It was formally intended for the preparation of Georgian armed forces to be sent to Iraq. The first stage of the program was planned for 18-20 months with a budget of approximately $60,000,000.
• 2005: Georgia received $1,413,000 under IMET. It received $11,904,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $32,044,000. Total: $45,361,000.
• 2006: Georgia received $1,275,000 under IMET. It received $11,880,000 under FMF. It purchased American for $106,714,000. Total: $119,869,000.
• 2007: Georgia received $1,235,000 under IMET. It received $10,000,000 under FMF. It purchased American arms for $10,876,000. Total: $22,102,000.
• September 2007: Beginning of the second stage of the programme of operation for stabilisation and reinforcement.

2008: $800,000 was allocated to Georgia under IMET. $10,000,000 was allocated under FMF. $9,319,000 was allocated for purchase of American arms. Total: $20,119,000.

This is just one more country that we are supplying arms to that one day may very well be used against us. Russia will not allow NATO to border against them. In this latest battle Georgia was the true aggressors. We do not need to be in the middle of this, somehow reminds me of Russia and Afghanistan .

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Bassin Boggs said: This is just one more country that we are supplying arms to that one day may very well be used against us. Russia will not allow NATO to border against them. In this latest battle Georgia was the true aggressors. We do need to be in the middle of this, somehow reminds me of Russia and Afghanistan .

 

From your perspective, why do we need to be in the middle of this?

I usually proof read a little better than that, serious typo. Should read " We do not need to be in the middle of this".

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What really bothers me is the statement from Russia asking us: Do we side with Russia or Georgia. It is like damn if we do and damn if we don't, no way out of this. And remember Putin is KGB.

The whole thing is the oil. But with us selling arms to Georgia I believe we need to take some responsibility in over 2000 South Ossetias dead and no telling how many homeless.

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I totally agree with you on the Oil issue.

Bassin Boggs said: I usually proof read a little better than that, serious typo. Should read " We do not need to be in the middle of this".

 

The other day I went through 'security check' in an airport:

"Shoes off!"

"No perfume or baby's milk."

"Give me your little potential hijacking pocket knife!"

"Now I'm gonna scan your crotch for more metal with my wand "  

 Does it seems like we as Americans are being treated by our government as if we are 'the terrorist'....all the while thousands of unchecked containers pour into our land and illegals hop like rabbits back and forth over the borders?

Perhaps we should bring all our boys and girls in uniform home and have them guard our borders and let everyone who likes the second ammendment own the automatic weapon of their choice as they are sit with rod and beer in hand as the bass bakes on the open pit grill next to the lake.

 

 "If your not with us you are with 'the terrorist'" says our gracious homeland leader  GWB.  "What a crock" I say as 3 of his fingers points back at him. Is he a puppet of the likes of D Rockefeller?  

 

"It would a lot better if this were a dictatorship...as long as I am the dictator...chuckle chuckle chuckle"  quote by George W B

 And Obama is no different. He's just the flip side of the same coin, communism and capitalism created by the big banks at the turn of the century to carry out their ongoing global agenda while we baaaa thinking we're making a choice as they perform mock human child sacrifices to the ancient Caananite diety named Molech at Bohemian Grove every July in Northern California

 

 and eat well American because Monsanto along with all all the other multi-national companies, 'loves' you. 

 Wake up America.

 

Somehow I can't help but think that all of the security for passengers at the airport and with the introduction of the real I.D. Act and nothing being done to secure our borders.This is not so much about being afraid of being attack from a foreigner but the need to control the movement of the population within our borders of it's citizens. Oh and I almost forgot to mention the Patriot Act. Can you smell what McCain and Obama are cooking! While we still have a voice we must change course.

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LMAO! Sorry , I cannot help but to agree with some of this.

Regarding commercial flights,  have flown only once since 911 and hated it.

Welcome aboard RUN, great pictures you posted off Rense.com. I never could figure out how to do this...anyway..

The USA can no longer be policeman to the entire world. We are flat broke, can't even take care of our own people. Our roads, bridges, everything is falling apart from lack of money to fix anything.

We have gotten ourselves into such a mess we may never get out. My only advice is lock & load, if you don't freeze to death first. In our local paper today the price of natural gas in this area of Wyoming is going up about 80% increase on home heating. Wood is selling here for $150.oo a cord so that is out.

Thanks to our government, the future looks very interesting!

I have been following this elsewhere other than the MSM.All they can bray is "Russia attacked Georgia"which is a lie.From what I heard we have around 8,000 to 9,000 special forces,Army and Marines in Georgia,and Israel has about 1,000 contractors also.Georgia attacked Ossetia in the middle of the night,and killed 10 Russian peacekeepers and a couple of thousand civilians,including women and children,who wish to be russian citizens,not Georgians.The president of Georgia is nothing but a lying little puppet,installed by our great government,(sarcasm)I heard that a couple of our politicians have got on CNN,and brought up the New World Order.I think this has all been planned out.This could be bad for everyone.

Reenie said: I have been following this elsewhere other than the MSM.All they can bray is "Russia attacked Georgia"which is a lie.From what I heard we have around 8,000 to 9,000 special forces,Army and Marines in Georgia,and Israel has about 1,000 contractors also.Georgia attacked Ossetia in the middle of the night,and killed 10 Russian peacekeepers and a couple of thousand civilians,including women and children,who wish to be russian citizens,not Georgians.The president of Georgia is nothing but a lying little puppet,installed by our great government,(sarcasm)I heard that a couple of our politicians have got on CNN,and brought up the New World Order.I think this has all been planned out.This could be bad for everyone.

 

You said a mouth full Reenie!

 

1.  Georgia's president Saakashvili Defends the 'New World Order' on Glenn Beck

Watch and listen to NWO shiller Beck interview apparent 'sock puppet' of Georgia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0RTGtwW_y0&feature=related

At one minute, five seconds into the clip here from Glenn Beck's neocon propaganda hour, we hear the sock puppet Saakashvili make reference to the New World Order 

 

1 a. "According to Saakashvili, he is not concerned so much for his own personal safety, he is more worried about the "region," in other words the little globalist and NATO fiefdoms carved out of the corpse of the former Soviet Union, only the latest additions to the New World Order.".......

Get the whole article here: http://www.infowars.com/?p=3970

 

 

2.   Putin Walks into a Trap
Aug 13th 2008
By Mike Whitney

13/08/08 "
ICH" --- - The American-armed and trained Georgian army swarmed into South Ossetia last Thursday, killing an estimated 2,000 civilians, sending 40,000 South Ossetians fleeing over the Russian border, and destroying much of the capital, Tskhinvali. The attack was unprovoked and took place a full 24 hours before even ONE Russian soldier set foot in South Ossetia. Former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev gave a good summary of events in an op-ed in Monday's Washington Post:.........................................Get the whole article here: http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20508.htm

CHENEY'S DARK HAND BEHIND GEORGIA ATTACK OF SOUTH OSSETIA. Aug 14th 2008

Read the article here:
http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/08/14.html

 

'He's killing and making a killing. Halliburton.'

 

 

 

Russia Seizes Arsenal Of US Weapons In Georgia - Military

 

MOSCOW (AFP)--Russian forces have seized a "large arsenal" of U.S.-made weapons in the western Georgian city of Senaki including hundreds of assault rifles, a military spokesman said Friday.

"In Senaki, we seized a large arsenal of weapons including 664 U.S.-made M-16 rifles" and a number of M-40 sniper rifles, General Anatoly Nogovitsyn told a news conference in Moscow. "There were 1,728 weapons total."

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