I want to appeal to young people, they have been telling you for 14 years that Saakashvili is a man eater. Look at me, am I a man eater or the government that brought you to this state?!

Do you at least now see what fate i averted you in 2008? - These were the words with which the third president of Georgia addressed the youth from his trial. He remembered the war of August 2008 and the propaganda against him:

"I want to address the youth, you have been told for 14 years that Saakashvili is a Man eater. Look, am I the man eater or the government that brought you to this state?! You have been fed propaganda and filth instead of food, education, perspective for 14 years. Do you at least now see what fate i averted you in 2008? This government would have ran away immediately. I, to whom Sarkozy said, we can take you or you will be killed tomorrow, i told him that whatever happens, I would not flee.

Russian tanks were standing 15 minutes away from the presidential palace. There were Russian special forces standing in Kojori. After Bush came out, whom I yelled at several times on the phone and got mad at, we managed to save our capital and statehood." Mikheil Saakashvili said.