GEORGIA – RUSSIA NOW AT WAR There are current news reports of battles between Russian and Georgian forces in connection with the province of South Ossetia. A breakaway group from South Ossetia has been shelling Georgian villages and the Georgian military have responded to these attacks. However, Russia has intervened to support the rebels and have attacked by air with Georgia reporting that two fighters have been shot down. Other reports are claiming that Russia has sent in tanks by order of Vladimir Putin. Both NATO and the U.S. are calling for calm since clearly this could lead to an all out war between Georgians and Russians. It is interesting to note that the chart for 9th April, 1991 for Georgia doesn't appear to be strongly activated. However, this could be because that horoscope refers to the official reinstatement of independence from Moscow which has been part of a continuous process of separation from Moscow since 1989. However, Georgia first declared its independence by the national Diet meeting in Tbilisi on 26th May, 1918 - and Campion advises that this is a viable chart although he uses midday not having an exact time. What is interesting is that in the Diet chart Saturn is placed at Leo 9-30 while the recent eclipse on 1st August, 2008 occurred at Leo 9-32.