But, thanks to gas supplies from neighboring Azerbaijan, Georgia has not yet been strangled.

They may suffocate in the net, because, with their gills constricted, they cannot breathe.

If not, they may remain trapped for many hours before the nets are pulled in.

As the Special Committee had stated in its report, there was a common feeling that Palestine was suffocating and going through a kind of silent death, unnoticed by the entire world.

The witnesses implied in their testimonies to the Special Committee a common feeling that Palestine was suffocating and going through a kind of silent death, unnoticed by the entire world.

Predictably, the West is ramping up its aid, particularly in Myanmar, where the streets of Yangon are now choked with traffic created by aid and government development agencies (and investors).

With Gazprom having already doubled gas tariffs for Georgia, the energy noose is tightening. But, thanks to gas supplies from neighboring Azerbaijan, Georgia has not yet been strangled.