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Whose Troops Are Those In Georgia?

NPR | By Madeleine Brand,
Ivan Watson
Published August 13, 2008 at 1:00 PM EDT

The trouble is not over between Russia and Georgia. Although the Russians claim a cease-fire is in place, Russian military vehicles and troops are still very active in Georgia. Ivan Watson reports from the ground in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.

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Madeleine Brand is the host of NPR’s newest and fastest-growing daily show, Day to Day. She conducts interviews with newsmakers (Iraqi politicians, US senators), entertainment figures (Bernardo Bertolluci, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Gervais), and the everyday people affected by the news (an autoworker laid off at GM, a mother whose son was killed in Iraq).
Ivan Watson
Ivan Watson is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the 9-11 terrorist attacks, he has served as one of NPR's foreign "firemen," shuttling to and from hotspots around the Middle East and Central Asia.
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