Senator John McCain, faithful friend of Georgia was awarded with an order of Georgian National Hero in Batumi at the background of newly constructed "Sheraton". So after so many died National heroes - Qaqutsa Cholokhashvili; Merab Kostava; Jiuli Shartava, who was shot in 1993 in Sukhumi; and Zaza Damenia, soldier killed in 2004 in Tskhinvali - we have at least one alive National Hero. He as well was tortured in Vietnam and then skilled in politics, the famous General.
In 70-th the German filmmaking studio "Defa" filmed a slightly comic films about Indians, with participation of Yugoslav star Goiko Mitich. According to the scenario of the films the solution for Indians being in reservations and being at the edge of extinction was a white defender. One of such films was named "The faithful hand - friend of Indians". But this is a cinema classic of the past days. Now in reality in 2008, Georgia visited one such "faithful hand" - John McCain. He cheered the defeated with Russia nation in five days war.
Our TV Channels were remembering the episodes with McCain and his phrases: "Now we all are Georgians. " However the strong international support could not enter the international observers to the Akhalgori, which was nearby to them in the distance of only 40 kilometers.
The "Nationals" were present at the ceremony of awarding. (If there would be only a few legal oppositionists, they would smash that order of National Hero from Senator). Then again there was a surrealistic speech of the President, inconsistent with the reality.
The main scene was the passing over to the General the "Braunung" gilded specially for this reason. That weapon was taken from the unknown Russian officer. "This prize is the mist important among all other prizes which I had received up to now. I will save it in my heart, "- said General who was suffered many times for US, and is lobbing now Georgia.
But the most cynical is the fact that the hundreds of young soldiers died for own country, and its deaths a subject for estimation and trade. The government may only to pass to them the order of Vakhtang Gorgasali, of third degree, and without any payment. But the promise of the Chairman of the Parliament that he will pass to the families of died soldiers 10 thousand GEL does not remember anybody even Chairman himself. The peace which was buying at the expense of the death of others and the power which was strengthened at the same expense will even broaden the range of the patriotic toasts. This will make us to be a generous towards our big guests. Who knows maybe the future of US is for Republican Party?
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DAVIT BUKHRIKIDZE