Georgia"s privately owned Imedi television...

The report had to do with an alleged Russian "invasion," the "assassination" of President Mikheil Saakashvili and the coming to power of "pro-Moscow forces" headed by opposition leaders Nino Burdzhanadze and Zurab Nogaideli.

It appears that all aspects of this shocking episode have already been discussed. President Saakashvili and his spokesperson, the opposition, Russian politicians, Abkhazian and South Ossetian officials have all made their statements.

Nevertheless, a distinct feeling of unreality persists. To understand it, let"s try to imagine how this episode would have played in Russia. Let"s say a Russian television channel shows a news story about an invasion by either the whole of NATO or China. How would most people react to the news? They would switch channels, watch a beer commercial and feel quite unperturbed.

People would ask themselves what kind of idiot it would take to finance an extremely costly invasion of Russia and its subsequent occupation.

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