Georgian President puts military on alert

President Mikhail Saakashvili put the Georgia’s military on alert today after the restive Adzharia region barred him from entering, but he pledged his goal was to take control of the region without bloodshed.

Saakashvili and his entourage were heading to Adzharia for campaign appearances ahead of Georgia’s March 28 parliamentary election. The motorcade was stopped this morning at the Adzharian border and denied entry, said Vano Merabishvili, secretary of Georgia’s Security Council.