DOJ “reforms” are a smoke screen covering up systemic complicity with law enforcement. Police killing Black and Brown people hasn’t let up even though the public’s attention may have been diverted from it as a constant nationwide tragedy for which the federal government shares responsibility. Despite this, the feds have been working hard on reformism that will outfit the Democrats with something to campaign on in the next presidential election. The radically spontaneous uprisings in response to the murder-by-cop of George Floyd in Minneapolis that rocked the entire country during the spring and summer of 2020, compelled a response from the […]
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Beyond COVID-19: The Power Struggle Over Alternatives For Health Care Reform By John Geyman, Counterpunch. November 20, 2020 Beyond COVID-19: The Power Struggle Over Alternatives For Health Care Reform2020-11-202020-11-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cp-e1605884502823.jpg200px200px Above photo: Anthony Quintano. Today we face the COVID-19 pandemic, with its resultant economic downturn and systemic racism—the triple crises that have exposed the serious problems of U. S. health care. It is now obvious to most observers that the system is broken, raising the question of how it can be put together through the political process after a hotly contested election season filled with disinformation and confusion about potential reform alternatives. […]
As a Kiwi overseas you soon get used to the questions. From trendy Colombian nightclubs, to dingy departure lounges of East African airports and bustling Turkish bazaars, as soon as people hear you’re from New Zealand, they’re eager to share their unbridled enthusiasm for Jacinda Ardern. “We are so grateful for what she did for the Muslim community,” one middle-aged Somalian construction worker told The Daily Beast while sipping coffee in an open-air market in Djibouti. Her celebrity truly reaches all corners of the globe. Even NZ’s biggest exports aren’t immune. Sam Neill, the face of the global Jurassic Park phenomenon […]
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has paid an unexpected visit to a detention center in Minsk, meeting incarcerated members of the so-called ‘Coordination council of the opposition’. The unusual move was reported by local media on Saturday, with a short video from the meeting emerging on social media later in the day. Members of the opposition ‘council’ were detained over calls to overthrow the government amid the unrest that followed the contested August 9 presidential election. The activists are currently being held at the pre-trial detention center of the Belarus State Security Committee (KGB) in Minsk. Among other things, Lukashenko touched upon […]
The UK announced reversal of its decision on the Chinese telecoms giant in July, forcing British telecos to remove kit from existing networks over potential threats to network supply lines due to US sanctions. But the delays are set to cost billions in GDP and cause Britain to lose its place as Europe’s 5G capital, numerous reports have shown. A delay to Britain’s 5G rollout could cost billions of pounds due to a drop in economic output, a report from the Centre for Policy Studies read on Monday. The centre-right think tank noted legislative challenges, including Downing Streets rip and replace […]
Anthony Bottom, who now goes by the name Jalil Muntaqim, was interviewed in New York state prison in 2018. He’s going home on parole after more than four decades behind bars. Messiah Rhodes/Screenshot by NPR (YouTube) hide caption toggle caption Messiah Rhodes/Screenshot by NPR (YouTube) Anthony Bottom, who now goes by the name Jalil Muntaqim, was interviewed in New York state prison in 2018. He’s going home on parole after more than four decades behind bars. Messiah Rhodes/Screenshot by NPR (YouTube) State officials in New York confirmed this week the parole of Anthony Bottom, age 68, who now identifies as Jalil […]
How Police Reform Was Derailed In California By Anita Chabria, LA Times. September 23, 2020 How Police Reform Was Derailed In California2020-09-232020-09-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/la-e1600870074867.jpg200px200px Above photo: People with “I Can’t Breathe” signs and masks attend a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, May 30, 2020. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press. Stall tactics. Distractions. Lobbying. Sacramento, CA – By the time the sun set at the Capitol on Monday evening, hours from a legal deadline to pass bills for the year, state Sen. Steven Bradford knew his proposal to strip badges from troubled officers was in trouble. For weeks prior, police reform bills were points […]
Farmers in India and opposition parties have been up in arms against two bills introduced by the federal government to bring farming into “a competitive pricing environment” and “modern trading system”. While Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s central government has passed two bills to ensure that the farming sector experiences reform, they are witnessing stiff opposition from not only rival political parties in parliament but a big section of farmers as well. The two bills are titled ‘Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020’, and ‘Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/15/1080531178_0:0:3039:1711_1200x675_80_0_0_b86aaa77a3f8b6fef398fb23651cf3cb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009211080531208-merkel-says-unsc-needs-reform-amid-global-challenges-germany-ready-to-take-responsibility/ BERLIN (Sputnik) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling for a reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in view of the current global challenges. Speaking at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), at the high-level meeting to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, Merkel said that the UN “must develop further in order to be able to cope with the global challenges of the 21st century.” Merkel stressed that the interests of individual member states can stand in the way of the UN system’s proper functioning. “Our well-being […]
Foreigners staying in Russia for more than 30 days may be required to submit fingerprints and photos, undergo a medical examination, and receive an ID card, according to a new law being drafted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to Valentina Kazakova, the head of the ministry’s migration department, the ID card would contain all the foreigner’s personal data. The proposed changes would apply to a range of migrants, including those from countries with visa-free agreements. It could also allow them to change their purpose of stay without going back to their home country to get a new visa. For […]
Hunger Strikers Demand Police Reform In Antioch By Judith Prieve, East Bay Times. September 8, 2020 Hunger Strikers Demand Police Reform In Antioch2020-09-082020-09-08https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/hungerstrike-e1599604268614.jpg200px200px Above photo: Activists have launched a hunger strike to demand police reform in Antioch. The activists want Antioch police to fire Officer Michael Mellone, who was involved in the fatal shooting of a San Francisco homeless man in 2016 and to discipline Cpl. Steve Aiello for his social media posts that they say incited violence against protesters. Jessica de Guadalupe Aguallo-Hurtado. Hunger strikers want one officer removed, another disciplined. Antioch — A handful of young activists have launched a […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s main opposition party Congress is grappling with an internal crisis in view of rising demand for a complete overhaul of leadership and to revive and restructure the group. The party’s last full-time chief Rahul Gandhi resigned following the organisation’s debacle in the 2019 parliamentary elections. In a major development, interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has made appointments to several positions in the party, in which dissenting leaders who suggested internal reforms have been “largely ignored”, sources familiar with the development have revealed. While the party’s senior leader Jairam Ramesh, who was not part of the dissenting group, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/19/1080268432_63:0:1897:1032_1200x675_80_0_0_e94a69751307649ae6f476d313188105.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008251080268498-videos-demonstrators-demand-police-reform-take-to-washington-dc-streets-after-wisconsin-shooting/ Local activists and demonstrators have taken to the streets of Washington, DC, to demand nationwide police reform and protest cops’ recent killings and shootings of unarmed Black individuals, including the recent attack which threatened the life of a Black man in Wisconsin. Though demonstrations have regularly occurred in the US capital since the May 25 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Monday’s protests appeared revitalized following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old unarmed Black man who was shot in the back seven times by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday. Blake, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107617/63/1076176304_0:107:3260:1941_1200x675_80_0_0_dcbb84a0976c7e95fa44fd2fe95ceb9a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008201080222894-maduro-extends-venezuelan-oil-industry-reform-commissions-operation-by-six-months/ BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – The operation of the Venezuelan oil industry reform commission has been extended by six months, President Nicolas Maduro said. According to the president, the stability of the oil market and good oil prices are a guarantee of the global economy’s recovery. “We will continue to be restored… I am moving on to signing a decree to extend the powers of the presidential commission, which has worked for six months, until 19 February, so that it can continue working”, Maduro, whose speech was broadcast on Twitter, said. In February, Maduro signed […]
United Nations Exclusive: Germany and France quit WHO reform talks amid tension with Washington – sources https://t.co/N6k3NLTRkJ — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) August 10, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Since Trump is pulling away from WHO I guess other countries are disinclined to be told what to do by the U.S. I cannot blame them, but the entire world will be placed in a worse place if all countries cannot work together to avoid or cure global issues/problems.The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge case in point!….Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as […]
The Department of Justice is turning 150 years old this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP The Department of Justice is turning 150 years old this month and some former employees and officials say the time has come for reforms in its relationship with the White House. Jose Luis Magana/AP The Justice Department celebrates its 150th anniversary this month, but thousands of agency veterans aren’t really feeling the love these days. Instead, they worry President Trump […]
On Contact: Police Reform July 19, 2020 On Contact: Police Reform2020-07-192020-07-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/defund-the-police-from-black-agenda-report-e1594659816854.jpeg200px200px On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to writer, academic and activist Philip McHarris about the latest calls for police reform in the US. McHarris says the entire system of policing has to be unearthed. He argues there is no way to tweak or reform our way out of mass incarceration or the current policing apparatus and the culture of surveillance. The broader culture of punishment and control is actively harming certain people while also failing to provide public safety. Along the way to remaking the entire system, […]
A bridge over I 185 marks the entrance to the U.S. Army’s Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. It is one of the 10 Army bases name after a Confederate official and Congress is considering a bill to change those names. John Bazemore/AP hide caption toggle caption John Bazemore/AP A bridge over I 185 marks the entrance to the U.S. Army’s Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. It is one of the 10 Army bases name after a Confederate official and Congress is considering a bill to change those names. John Bazemore/AP Maryland Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown is African American, and as an […]
In mid-June, President Donald Trump announced the signing of an executive order that will oversee the introduction of a police reform bill, a move that came a few weeks after the death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of a white policeman in Minneapolis. With more than 90 percent of Americans reportedly supporting police reform in the country, Democrats and Republicans remain at loggerheads over the issue amid the ongoing George Floyd protests. Here’s a deeper insight into the problem. Democratic Party’s Police Reform Bill In late June, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, proposed by US […]
The 2020 Elections: The Struggle Is For Power Not Reform By Ajamu Baraka, Black Agenda Report. June 30, 2020 The 2020 Elections: The Struggle Is For Power Not Reform2020-06-302020-06-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2015/01/Rolling-Rebellion-Illusion-of-Democracy-150×100.jpg200px200px Above photo: Rolling Rebellion Illusion of Democracy. The following is excerpted from a presentation by Ajamu Baraka to a national webinar Electoral School of the Black Is Back Coalition for Social Justice, Peace and Reparations, June 13 and 14.’ Building Power to Win is the Revolutionary Approach to Bourgeois Electoralism” The Context of Struggle: The great African revolutionary, Amilcar Cabral, reminded us that without revolutionary theory there can be no revolution. His reminder […]
Trump’s executive order on police reform includes the creation of a national police misconduct database, guidelines for the use of force and deescalation,k and the banning of chokeholds. This comes amid widespread protest and demands for change over US police killings of African Americans. CNN’s Van Jones slammed political commentary site The Daily Beast after the latter published an article claiming Jones had been secretly advising Trump on his recent executive order on police reform. The almost 4000-word article, titled “CNN’s Van Jones Secretly Helped Craft the Weak Trump Police Reform He Praised On TV”, alleged that Jones had “participated in secret […]
CNN contributor Van Jones has responded to a Daily Beast article accusing him of secretly working with President Donald Trump on a police reform executive order, saying he had nothing to do with it and demanding a retraction. The article is based on “false, sensational charges – apparently designed to get clicks, shares, and likes,” Jones tweeted on Monday. He added that he had visited neither Washington, DC nor the White House since the Covid-19 pandemic started, or been included in any meetings about police reform. “I didn’t know what was in the [executive order] until the day it was released,” […]
CNN star Van Jones has a habit of upsetting his fellow Black activists, progressive policy advocates, and liberal Democrats by cozying up to the Trump White House. He did it again late last month, during the flap over a Black bird watcher in Central Park and a white Hillary Clinton voter who dialed 911 after refusing his pleas to leash her dog. Jones enraged Hillary loyalists—already exasperated by his willingness to concede her flaws as a 2016 presidential candidate in televised food nights with Trump acolyte Kayleigh McEnany—when he compared Clinton supporters unfavorably to the Klan. “It’s not the racist white […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, spoke at a press conference on the House East Front Steps of the Capitol ahead of ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, spoke at a press conference on the House East Front Steps of the Capitol ahead of ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Carolyn Kaster/AP House […]
Republican Senator Tim Scott (SC) went off on Democrats after they blocked his police reform bill. Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a GOP police reform bill on a procedural vote without debating in a 55-45 vote. The proposed bill included anti-lynching legislation, a “notification act” to address the police “no-knocks” that happen around the country and calls for more funding for police body cams. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) filed cloture on Monday, setting up a procedural vote which needed 60 votes in order to move forward. TRENDING: BREAKING: JUDGE SULLIVAN ORDERED TO SHUT DOWN GENERAL FLYNN CASE! — DC […]
A police reform bill proposed by Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) failed on a procedural vote due to opposition from Democrats, who said it does not go far enough. Wednesday’s vote on the cloture motion was 55 in favor and 45 against, with 60 votes needed to move the bill forward. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen at a news conference criticizing GOP leaders for failing to agree to bipartisan talks on police reform. Republicans say Democrats should advance the GOP bill and propose changes. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., listen at a news conference criticizing GOP leaders for failing to agree to bipartisan talks on […]
Mike Padgham, chair of the Independent Care Homes Group (ICG), explains why many care and nursing homes in England and Wales were already on shaky ground, financially speaking, even before the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Padgham runs four separate care homes as well as provides voluntary support and representation to other providers via the ICG. Sputnik: You have been warning of care and nursing homes “closing in the wake” of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why do you think that’s a real possibility? Michael Padgham: We have been warning for many years that due to chronic Government under-funding, the social care sector […]
Democrat Privilege.Senator Dick Durbin described Republican Tim Scott’s police reform bill as a “token” approach!Senator Tim Scott is a black Republican Senator! Advertisement – story continues below Can you imagine a Republican getting away with such a statement? Sen. Dick Durbin describes Sen. @TimScottSC‘s police reform bill as a “token, half-hearted approach” pic.twitter.com/dAVeU8NRvb — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 17, 2020 TRENDING: EXCLUSIVE: The Mysterious Case of RAZ from CHAZ – BLM Warlord Owns Multiple Guns (including an Uzi), a Tesla, BMW and Jaguar XJ, Millions in Properties, and Is Supported by Dubai Government Tim Scott responded WITH FIRE! “Y’all still wearing […]
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pictured on May 7, led the effort to draft a Republican police reform proposal. Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pictured on May 7, led the effort to draft a Republican police reform proposal. Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Senate Republicans are unveiling legislation on Wednesday to address a national outcry for reform of the country’s law enforcement departments, with hopes of addressing police misconduct, dangerous practices and concerns of systemic racism. Led by Sen. Tim Scott, the chamber’s lone black GOP member, has led […]
The executive order will mark the start of the White House’s efforts to deal with the excessive use of force by police. According to media reports, it will order the creation of a system tracking the misconduct of specific officers and lay out methods to incentivise police departments to use social workers and mental health professionals. US President Donald Trump has announced the signing of an executive order that will oversee the introduction of a police reform bill. The bill seeks to prevent a repeat of events like the recent killing of African-American man George Floyd and to address the mounting […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107951/26/1079512616_0:0:3006:1691_1200x675_80_0_0_3af77877ef60b847af52a4536ad18102.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006161079632605-us-president-speaks-after-signing-executive-order/ The United States has been gripped by demonstrations, both peaceful and violent, while protesters have also begun to tear down and deface statues of historical figures with troubling records on the matter of race. This live broadcast shows a press briefing with US President Donald Trump delivering remarks after signing an executive order calling for the establishment of a national police register and improvements in training and recruitment. In the executive order, Trump will include reforms such as banning police from using chokeholds, mandating the use of body cameras, restricting the use of lethal force, […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo discusses newly signed police reform legislation and how reopening is going in the state as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Source link
Protesters in Minneapolis called for the removal of police union leader Bob Kroll on Friday. David Schaper/NPR hide caption toggle caption David Schaper/NPR Protesters in Minneapolis called for the removal of police union leader Bob Kroll on Friday. David Schaper/NPR City councils and state legislatures around the country are considering dramatic changes to policing, but a big obstacle to police reform is often police officers themselves and the unions that represent them. That’s especially true in Minneapolis, where many residents are calling for the controversial head of the police union there to resign while some officers appear to be breaking ranks. […]
Officers form a line in front of a police precinct May 27, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Adrian Sainz/AP hide caption toggle caption Adrian Sainz/AP Officers form a line in front of a police precinct May 27, during a protest over the death of George Floyd. Adrian Sainz/AP As police unions across the nation face growing demands from the public to change the way officers interact with civilians, and particularly people of color, the head of the Memphis, Tenn., police union says he agrees with the need for reform — in some cases. Michael Williams, the president […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/19/1079541927_0:149:3069:1876_1200x675_80_0_0_c90a7173c7dd08ab11b8869ef74d74a6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006131079599797-nypd-union-slams-cuomo-for-signing-police-reform-bill-says-cops-will-be-unable-to-do-job/ The US has been gripped by mass protests against police brutality and racial discrimination since late May, which started as peaceful demonstrations but soon turned violent and spread worldwide. The NYC Police Benevolent Association, a labor union representing officers of the New York Police Department, blasted Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday for signing the police reform bill, claiming that the law will make the job of police officers in the city more difficult. “We will be permanently frozen, stripped of all resources and unable to do the job. We don’t want to see our communities suffer, […]
The chief of police in Minneapolis has cut off talks with the police union and proposed an ‘early warning’ system for officer misconduct, as he struggles to save the force from a City Council determined to disband it. Medaria Arradondo pledged a “thorough review” of the city’s contract with the police, announcing on Wednesday that his department was pulling out of negotiations with the union to make major changes to how policing is done in Minneapolis. The chief promised to implement an early warning system that will allow supervisors to spot problematic conduct more quickly and hinted that changes to existing […]
The early draft of the Republican police reform bill that has been leaked to the media seems in tune with mainstream Democrat proposals, while falling short of ‘defund the police’ demands of Black Lives Matter. The two-page document on the letterhead of Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) was published by CNN on Tuesday. Scott is the only black Republican in the Senate, and was entrusted with drafting the police reform proposal by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) earlier this week. The Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities (JUSTICE) Act consists of ten sections, ranging from conditioning federal funding on reporting […]
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is heading up a working group to draft a legislative response for Senate Republicans to issues of racial discrimination which have become more prominent since the killing of George Floyd, who was in police custody in Minneapolis. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is heading up a working group to draft a legislative response for Senate Republicans to issues of racial discrimination which have become more prominent since the killing of George Floyd, who was in police custody in Minneapolis. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tapped […]
New York Sate Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson, D-Brooklyn, speaks in favor of new legislation for Police Reform during a Assembly session at the state Capitol Monday, June 8, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Hans Pennink/AP hide caption toggle caption Hans Pennink/AP New York Sate Assemblywoman Diana C. Richardson, D-Brooklyn, speaks in favor of new legislation for Police Reform during a Assembly session at the state Capitol Monday, June 8, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Hans Pennink/AP New York’s legislature moved swiftly Monday to pass a first wave of police reform legislation, including a ban on chokeholds, a prohibition on race-based profiling, and a […]
After weeks of rumors and speculations, Mikhail Saakashvili, former Georgian president who is wanted for embezzlement at home, was appointed as the head of Ukraine’s executive council on reforms. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on Thursday confirming Saakashvili’s new political role. Zelensky said that he “sincerely congratulated” the 52-year-old on this “new challenge,” adding that he trusts Saakashvili to be able to “provide impetus” to the body and help him with “implementing important changes in the life of the country.” According to media leaks, Saakashvili was initially considered for the job of deputy prime minister, but there was no […]