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NATO Off the Wire
13 February 2007
A look at news and commentary regarding NATO
on the Web
The spokesman's perspective:
Continuing our 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.
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13 February 2007
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| Georgia’s Entry to NATO Is Irreversible, Saakashvili Said |
| Georgia’s entry to NATO is irreversible, as NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer specified the dates for the first time, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili told the reporters Monday. |
| Published on 13 February 2007 - Kommersant, Russia |
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| NATO says Taliban cleared from Afghan dam |
| KABUL (Reuters) - British NATO troops in Afghanistan have cleared Taliban insurgents from the vicinity of a hydro-electric dam in the south of the country, the alliance said on Tuesday. |
| Published on 13 February 2007 - Reuters India, India |
12 February 2007
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| Senate panel: Canada should withdraw from Afghanistan unless NATO delivers |
| OTTAWA: Canada should consider withdrawing from Afghanistan unless its NATO allies deliver additional troops to the international mission, a Senate committee recommended Monday. |
| Published on 12 February 2007 - International Herald Tribune - France |
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| Russia's Putin talks U.S. Missile Defense, NATO, Iran in Munich |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin, attending an international security conference in Munich Saturday, spoke on U.S. missile defense, NATO expansion, Iran's nuclear problem and the Energy Charter.. |
| Published on 12 February 2007 - Center for Research on Globalization - Canada
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11 February 2007
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Russia offers aid but no troops to NATO in Afghanistan |
| SEVILLE: Russia pledged a support package to help NATO crush a Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan while ruling out sending troops to the country it occupied for nine years during the Cold War. |
| Published on 11 February 2007 - PakTribune.com - Pakistan
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| Afghanistan Strategic Challenge for NATO, Pentagon Chief Says |
| Washington – Afghanistan represents a continuing military and political test for NATO, according to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who has called on alliance members to meet their commitments to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operating there under a mandate from the United Nations. |
| Published on 11 February 2007 - Washington File - Washington,DC,USA
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| NATO Chief Says Putin's Remarks Are 'Disappointing' |
| Munich, Germany (AHN) - On Saturday, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin on his remarks at the opening session of Munich Conference on Security Policy. |
| Published on 11 February 2007 - All Headline News - USA |
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| Taliban fighters step up attacks on NATO forces |
| Taliban insurgents have increased attacks in southern Afghanistan in recent days, killing four Afghan police officers in an ambush Friday night and aiming at NATO troops with the second suicide bombing in a week in what seems to be the opening of the fighting season, officials said Saturday. |
| Published on 11 February 2007 - St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
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10 February 2007
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| NATO, EU Troops Raid Home of Karadzic Ally |
| NATO launched a dawn raid on a house of a Bosnian Serb suspected of helping top war crimes fugitive Radovan Karadzic, the alliance's spokesman in Bosnia said on Saturday. |
| Published on 10 February 2007 - Javno.hr - Zagreb,Croatia |
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| NATO chief targets alliance revamp by 2009 |
| MUNICH, Germany, Feb 10 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer opened a potentially fierce tug-of-war over the future of the alliance on Saturday, urging members to agree by 2009 on a new "strategic concept" for the body. |
| Published on 10 February 2007 - Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK |
9 February 2007
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| Russia pledges more NATO help in Afghanistan |
| SEVILLE, Spain, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Russia pledged a support package to help NATO crush a Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan on Friday while ruling out sending troops to the country it occupied for nine years during the Cold War. |
| Published on 9 February 2007 - Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK |
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| NATO Officials Meet on Security Policy |
| NATO officials are gathering in Germay for their annual conference on security policy, which brings together high level defense officials from all the NATO member states, as well as representatives from other countries. |
| Published on 9 February 2007 - Voice of America - USA |
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| NATO asks Norway for more troops for Afghanistan |
| STOCKHOLM: NATO has sent a formal request to Norway asking for further contributions of special forces, transport aircraft and jet fighters for Afghanistan, according to reports reaching here from Oslo. |
| Published on 9 February 2007 - Online - International News Network - Islamabad,Pakistan |
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| Afghan, NATO kill 10 Taliban: police |
| KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and NATO forces killed 10 Taliban fighters on Friday in southern Helmand province, bordering Pakistan, police said. |
| Published on 9 February 2007 - Washington Post - Washington,DC,USA |
8 February 2007
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| Pakistan probes claims of NATO shooting |
| QUETTA, Pakistan --Pakistani authorities are investigating claims by residents of a remote border village that NATO and Afghan forces crossed into Pakistan to search for suspected Taliban militants and killed a local tribesman, officials said Thursday. |
| Published on 8 February 2007 - Boston Globe - Boston,MA,USA
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| Nato fails to agree on Afghan troops |
| Nato ministers clashed over Afghanistan on Thursday when continental European governments refused to follow the US and the UK and send troops to battle the Taliban. |
| Published on 8 February 2007 - MSNBC - USA
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7 February 2007
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| Afghanistan: NATO struggles with security, rebuilding in Helmand |
| LASHKAR GAH, AFGHANISTAN; February 7, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Once referred to as Afghanistan's "breadbasket," this is among Afghanistan's the most developed regions. |
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on 7 February 2007 - ReliefWeb (press release) - Geneva,Switzerland
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| NATO’s actions to shape Russia’s attitude – Russian FM |
| MOSCOW, February 7 (Itar-Tass) -- Moscow’s attitude to NATO will depend on the extent to which the alliance meets the interests of Russia’s security in reality, and not in its verbal statements, the director of the Foreign Ministry’s foreign policy planning department, Alexander Kramarenko, said on Wednesday. |
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on 7 January 2007 - ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia |
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| NATO's Central Asia envoy says alliance wants to expand ties with Kazakhstan: reports |
| ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) - NATO's Central Asia envoy said Wednesday the alliance wanted to expand relations with oil-rich Kazakhstan, according to media reports. |
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on 7 January 2007 - Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine |
6 February 2007
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| NATO allies face new Afghan troop call |
| BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - NATO's top operational commander wants more troops to help crush an expected Taliban offensive in Afghanistan but is facing widespread reluctance among allies to come forward, alliance officials said on Tuesday. |
| Published on 6 February 2007 - Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK |
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| Russia to adjust foreign policy as NATO approaches its borders |
| MOSCOW, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Russia will adjust its foreign policy in response to the approach of NATO's military infrastructure toward its borders and U.S. plans to deploy missile defense systems in eastern Europe, a high-ranking official said on Tuesday. |
| Published on 7 February 2007 - Xinhua - Beijing,China |
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| Rosemary diCarlo: we stand behind Macedonia's membership in NATO |
| The United States of America supports fully Macedonia's accession to NATO, once the country completes the process of standards fulfilling in a year's time. |
| Published on 6 February 2007 - Makfax - Skopije,Macedonia
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| NATO allies seen reticent on Afghan pledges |
| BRUSSELS, Belgium - NATO defense chiefs meeting in Seville on Thursday are unlikely to make major new offers of troops or equipment to battle insurgents in Afghanistan despite growing U.S. pressure, alliance sources said. |
| Published on 6 February 2007 - MSNBC - USA |
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