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NATO Off the Wire
10 November 2006
A look at news and commentary regarding NATO on the Web
The spokesman's perspective:
In the first in a new series of video commentary, NATO Spokesman James Appathurai gives his personal perspective on recent articles discussing NATO. He invites you to write in with your own comments and opinions, which could be featured in the next installment.
E-mail comments to: press@hq.nato.int |
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7 November 2006
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| BULGARIA SUPPORTS MACEDONIA'S NATO MEMBERSHIP- PASSI |
| Macedonia was preparing efficiently for NATO membership, head of the Bulgarian parliamentary foreign policy committee Solomon Passi said. |
| Published on 7 November 2006 - Sofia Echo |
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| Moldavian cooperation with NATO goes beyond military sphere |
| On November 7, presentation of joint project of Moldavian defense ministry and the NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA), aimed at demonstrating fact that Moldavian-NATO cooperation goes beyond military sphere, is to take place in Moldavian capital. |
| Published on 7 November 2006 - Regnum News Agency |
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| NATO soldier killed, two wounded in Afghanistan |
| One NATO soldier was killed and two others were hurt after an explosion that struck a patrol vehicle in southern Afghanistan. |
| Published on 7 November 2006 - CTV.ca |
6 November 2006
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| Polish, Baltic presidents urge open door at NATO |
| VILNIUS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The presidents of Poland and the three Baltic states on Monday called on NATO to continue expanding, saying the military alliance should not close its doors to aspiring ex-Soviet states. |
| Published on 6 November 2006 - Reuters |
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| NGOs in Afghanistan fear backlash over NATO’s humanitarian role |
| KABUL: Nongovernment groups in Afghanistan are worried about the growing role NATO forces are playing in reconstruction, fearing people will not differentiate between soldiers and aid workers as security deteriorates. |
| Published on 6 November 2006 - International News Network
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| NATO chief tells EU not to 'replicate' army tasks |
| EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The EU should not "replicate" NATO's military tasks and do more instead to help the alliance with civilian work like policing in Afghanistan, NATO secretary-general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has urged. |
| Published on 6 November 2006 - EUObserver.com |
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| Yanukovych’s Government and NATO: Deepened Cooperation or Deepened Vagueness? |
| Ukraine will not become a NATO member with the government of Yanukovych. It became clear to the majority of experts even prior to statements of the Ukrainian PM in Brussels on 14 September. |
| Published on 6 November 2006 - Євроатлантична Україна |
5 November 2006
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| UN Warns NATO of Possible Military Defeat in Afghanistan |
| Berlin. UN special envoy, Tom Koenigs has warned NATO of a possible military defeat in Afghanistan, DPA reported. |
| Published on 5 November
2006 - FOCUS Information Agency |
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| NATO calls for overhaul of Afghanistan strategy |
| BERLIN: NATO's secretary general, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, is calling for a radical overhaul of military, civilian and development operations in Afghanistan that would involve the U.S.-led military alliance in playing a greater role in training the Afghan Army and the European Union taking over the entire training of the police forces. |
| Published on 5 November 2006 - International Herald Tribune |
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| Poland proposes an EU army tied to Nato |
| Poland has proposed the creation of 100,000-strong European Union army tied to Nato for use in global trouble spots or for European defence, according to Lech Kaczynski, the country's president. |
| Published on 5 November 2006 - Financial Times - MSNBC.com |
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| Afghan army 'wafer thin' |
| KABUL
— It will be at least 10 years before Afghan troops can handle national security without help from Canadians and other foreign soldiers, says a top military trainer here. |
| Published on 5 November 2006 - The Globe and Mail |
3 November 2006
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| NATO sees body counts as a measure of success |
| KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- NATO has exhumed an old and notoriously unreliable measure of war -- body counts -- in an effort to show it is making progress against the resurgent Taliban in southern Afghanistan. |
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on 3 November 2006 - The Globe and Mail |
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| France blocks Nato bid to create a global terror force |
| Plans to boost Nato's co- operation with countries such as Australia and Japan in an effort to forge a partnership against terrorism have been blocked by France. |
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on 3 November 2006 - The Independent |
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| U.S. sets ambitious "global" NATO summit agenda |
| BRUSSELS, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The United States set out an ambitious agenda on Monday for transforming NATO into a global security organisation at a summit next month but acknowledged that some European allies have misgivings. |
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on 3 November 2006 - Reuters |
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