Taking its fears of an imminent coup to the next level, the Georgian government is now accusing the United States of sponsoring a DIY revolution workshop in Tbilisi.
USAID, the international aid arm of the US government, and its Serbia-based partner organization that organized the workshop have dismissed the claim as false and absurd. The US Embassy in Tbilisi assailed the Georgian claims, saying they “fundamentally mischaracterize” the goals of US assistance to the country. Domestic critics contend that the government’s accusations are politically motivated, intended to kneecap opposition elements as Georgia gears up for parliamentary elections in 2024.
Despite the vehement denials by the United States, top officials in the ruling Georgian Dream Party seem ready to pick a fight with Washington, employing rhetoric designed to divide American public opinion. “This is a dark day in the history of American assistance to Georgia,” claimed Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on October 2. “It seems the American people’s money is being used to foment revolution, to train people in staging unrest and acts of violence.”
Earlier that day, Georgia’s State Security Service claimed that a crash course in the art of staging revolutions was held in Tbilisi in the last week of September. Serbian revolution experts were brought in, the security service said, to “coach civilian activists and representatives of non-profit groups – one large group in particular – who will play a crucial role in an attempt to bring down the government by force.”
Source : Eurasia
