Heavy fighting between Georgian government forces and Russian-backed separatists brought Georgia and Russia to the brink of war Friday. Georgia, which was part of the Soviet Union, is a key transit point for oil and gas pipelines from the Caspian Sea to Europe. It's also a focus of Russian officials' anger about the encroachment of Western powers on Russia's borders. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.