More Info on the Georgia Mutiny

Well, I asked for background on the Georgian mutiny, and I just got it.

This wasn't a coup attempt. This was a mutiny in the classic sense of the term, with an armored brigade (!) being ordered to take action against peaceful demonstrators, and the commander, Colonel Mamuka Gorgiashvili, with, one assumes, at least the tacit the consent of his subordinates refused to deploy against peaceful protesters.

He defied orders and remained in barracks.

This is probably significant, the state security apparatus has been a bulwark of Saakashvili rule, but it is by no means an attempt to disrupt the NATO maneuvers or a coup.