Russia and its state-controlled media have long portrayed Saakashvili as a dangerous tie-chewing maniac.

*Small wonder, when the guy's political allies are running their own TV "Yes-Men" style tactical media hoaxes. And a hoax about armed Russian invasion? What were they thinking? "Hey, let's panic the population even though we're responsible for maintaining public order."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/mar/14/russia-georgia-fake-invasion-report

Switching on their TV sets at 8pm on Saturday, Georgians were greeted with incredible news – Russia had invaded. The pro-government Imedi TV...