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NATO Off the Wire
30 March 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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30 March 2007
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| Road mishap claims 2 NATO soldiers lives |
| KABUL: Two soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) lost their lives as they met a road accident in Afghanistan, a statement of the alliance released here Thursday said. |
| Published on 30 March 2007 - Pak Tribune, Pakistan |
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| 1 NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan |
| KABUL, Afghanistan --A NATO soldier was killed and three wounded during an operation in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Friday. |
| Published on 30 March 2007 - he Boston Globe, USA |
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| U.S. pledges to help Macedonia's NATO bid |
| A senior U.S. defense official said in Skopje on Thursday that the United States is committed to assisting Macedonia in its efforts to join the NATO, news reaching here from Skopje said. |
| Published on 30 March 2007 - the People’s Daily online, China |
29 March 2007
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| NATO wants to see more from Bulgaria in Alliance operations |
| Bulgaria can show more in its participation in NATO operations, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for policy and planning Holger Pfeiffer said. |
| Published on 29 March 2007 - Sofia Echo, Bulgaria |
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| Taliban flee Afghan-led Nato offensive |
| Complete success is being claimed for the largest Afghan-led operation yet against the Taliban. Afghan army forces and police have now purged the Nad Ali district of Helmand of 400 Taliban fighters, following a series of chaotic battles. |
| Published on 29 March 2007 - The Telegraph, United Kingdom |
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| NATO Besieges Russia in the Arctic |
| Moscow, (Prensa Latina) Amid great secrecy, NATO naval forces are trying to control the Arctic Ocean to continue the military bloc's expansion to Russia, local media reported on Thursday. |
| Published on 29 March 2007 - Prensa Latina, Cuba |
28 March 2007
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| NATO considers legalising Afghan opium |
| LAHORE: As international efforts to eradicate Afghanistan’s opium production have proven fruitless and the problem keeps getting worse, some European governments are weighing legalisation of the drug trade, a German magazine, Spiegel Online, reported on Tuesday. |
| Published on 28 March 2007 - Daily Times, Pakistan |
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| NATO mulls Afghan poppy legalization |
| KABUL, Afghanistan, March 27 (UPI) -- Key NATO members are mulling the legalization of Afghanistan's opium poppy industry, according to a German news magazine. |
| Published on 28 March 2007 - United Press International |
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| NATO Finds More Evidence of Taliban-Opium Link in Afghanistan |
| Heavier weapons confiscated during recent drug raids in Afghanistan’s southern opium-producing regions confirm growing links between drug trafficking and the country’s Taliban insurgent movement, NATO officials said. |
| Published on 28 March 2007 - Defense News |
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| NATO Chief Says Russia Uses False Argument in Opposing U.S. Missile Shield |
| Russia is using false arguments to encourage opposition in some European countries to U.S. plans to deploy parts of an antimissile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, NATO’s secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer was quoted as saying by the UPI news agency. |
| Published on 28 March 2007 - MOSNEWS, Russia |
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| U.S. defence official rejects NATO involvement in Europe missile defence plans |
| WASHINGTON (AP) - A top U.S. defence official said Tuesday the United States has rejected integrating its full Europe-based missile defence plans under NATO because it would need to seek the approval of each member of the alliance. |
| Published on 28 March 2007 - Canada.com., Canada |
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| Afghanistan: NATO pleased with Italian senate vote to continue mission |
| Brussels, (AKI) - NATO has said that it is satisfied with the vote in the Italian Senate on Tuesday to give final approval for the re-funding for all Italian missions abroad, including the 1,900-strong military contingent in Afghanistan. |
| Published on 28 March 2007 - AKI, Italy |
27 March 2007
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| Serbia's rejection of Kosovo independence "won't affect NATO ties" |
| NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Tuesday vowed to maintain close ties with Serbia despite the government's rejection of a United Nations plan for supervised independence for Kosovo, a breakaway Serbian province. |
| Published on 27 March 2007 - Jurnalo, Germany |
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| NATO to Legalize Afghanistan's Opium? |
| Despite efforts to eradicate Afghanistan's opium production, the problem keeps getting worse. And the Taliban insurgency is the primary beneficiary. Now, some European governments are weighing a legalization of the drug trade. |
| Published on 27 March 2007 - Spiegel Online., Germany |
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| NATO troops earn resentment of frustrated Afghans |
| WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Foreign troops deployed in Afghanistan are beginning to draw the resentment of Afghans fed up with growing civilian casualties and the lack of material progress in their lives, experts say. |
| Published on 27 March 2007 - Reuters |
26 March 2007
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| NATO chief for discussing missile shield in Russia-NATO Council |
| BRUSSELS, (RIA Novosti) - NATO's secretary general said the proposed deployment of a U.S. missile shield in Central Europe had to be discussed within the Russia-NATO Council. |
| Published on 26 March 2007 - RIA Novosti, Russian News and Information Agency. |
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| NATO's potty rules shut out Afghans |
| KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN -- Under a bizarre policy that echoes the days of segregation in the United States, Afghans who work at the NATO base at Kandahar Airfield must use separate toilets marked "local nationals only." |
| Published on 26 March 2007 - The Globe and Mail, Canada |
25 March 2007
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| Poland to take up suggestion that missile defense be debated within NATO |
| (AP) BERLIN: Poland's National Security Council will convene on Monday to discuss whether NATO should be involved in considering U.S. plans for a missile defense system based in eastern Europe, President Lech Kaczynski said. |
| Published on 25 March 2007 - International Herald Tribune |
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| NATO says offensive against Taliban succeeding |
| KABUL (Reuters) - NATO commanders said on Sunday they were pleased with the initial results of a spring offensive launched this month to pre-empt the Taliban in their southern strongholds. |
| Published on 25 March 2007 - Reuters, Canada |
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| Bursik: U.S. radar base should be part of NATO
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| Prague, (CTK) - The reply to the U.S. diplomatic note on the stationing of a U.S. radar base in the Czech Republic should include the condition that the project should become part of NATO joint defence, Martin Bursik, Environment Minister and leader of the Greens, told Czech Television (CT) today. |
| Published on 25 March 2007 - Prague Daily Monitor |
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