Rice says Russia playing dangerous game

U.S. plans more aid flights
In another development, the U.S. European Command said Monday it plans to start flying food into Georgia in the next 10 days, with eight flights by C-17s to the U.S.-backed ally with nearly 300,000 meals-ready-to-eat; 21 C-130 flights with food rations and another 9 C-130 flights carrying bedding.

The first planeload of supplies from the U.S. Navy was due later Monday, flying out of Italy aboard a C-9, carrying more than 2,250 personal hygiene kits.

Since relief efforts began last Wednesday, some 270,000 pounds of supplies have been flown to Georgia aboard a pair of C-17 flights and 12 flights by C-130 Hercules, including blankets, bedding and medical products.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has accused NATO leaders of encouraging the Russian invasion by postponing a decision in April, at a Bucharest summit, to put Georgia on a fast lane to membership in the alliance.

The western allies held off because Germany and France especially were wary of Russian opposition to the move. Russia is the EU’s largest energy supplier.

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