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David and Goliath Putin Tries to Depose a Neighbor By Richard Holbrooke Monday, November 27, 2006; Page A19 TBILISI, Georgia -- While the United States is otherwise preoccupied, this small former Soviet republic has become the stage for a blatant effort at regime change, Russian-style. Vladimir Putin is going all out to undermine and get rid of Georgia's young, pro-American, pro-democracy president, Mikheil Saakashvili. Putin is assuming that the United States, overwhelmed by Iraq and needing... Sign in to see full entry.