The AP has an interesting story about all the political theatre happening on the sidelines of the Georgian opposition protests, which seem to be continuing with no end in sight ... is it too early for us to call this the Rose Revolution II?  After the jump, learn why they have set up cages, carrots, and neckties in front of the parliament.

Metal cages representing prison cells have been set up at the main protest sites, and another one appeared in front of the grand Rustaveli Theater. From inside the cage, actors proclaimed that "something is rotten in our kingdom" - a nod to Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

The cages were inspired by a reality show featuring singer Giorgi Gachechiladze, who

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The AP has an interesting story about all the political theatre happening on the sidelines of the Georgian opposition protests, which seem to be continuing with no end in sight ... is it too early for us to call this the Rose Revolution II?  After the jump, learn why they have set up cages, carrots, and neckties in front of the parliament.

Metal cages representing prison cells have been set up at the main protest sites, and another one appeared in front of the grand Rustaveli Theater. From inside the cage, actors proclaimed that "something is rotten in our kingdom" - a nod to Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

The cages were inspired by a reality show featuring singer Giorgi Gachechiladze, who

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Thanks to a lawyer colleague of mine, I have been put into contact via telephone with a high-ranking official from the Georgian government, who has shared some firsthand reports from the ground. The official reports that a contingent of the Russian armored division stationed in Gori has moved on to occupy the nearby town of Kaspi, leaving in its wake hundreds of robberies and looting of stores. This report is consistent with other news reports of the expanded occupation of new Georgian towns, accompanied by theft and looting - and in some cases forced labor, which is the first apparent evidence of humiliation or abuse. According to my source, the details of many of these robberies would lead one to believe there is a psychological motivation. After raiding a warehouse near Gori, he says, dozens of Russian soldiers ...