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NATO Off the Wire
20 April 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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20 April 2007
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| NATO seeking to overcome Russian opposition to US anti-missile bases |
| (AP) The United States tried to overcome Russian objections to the planned extension of U.S. anti-missile defenses in Europe Thursday, offering to work with Moscow in countering the threat of long-range missile attack. |
| Published on 20 April 2007 - Arizona Star, USA |
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| Georgian president reiterates bid to join NATO |
| Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili Thursday reiterated his country's bid for NATO membership, saying the Caucasus nation will join the alliance "for sure." |
| Published on 30 April 2007 - People’s Daily Online, China |
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| NATO allies urge US to open missile shield plan |
| (Reuters) NATO allies urged the United States on Thursday to ensure its planned anti-missile shield could one day be broadened to cover the whole of Europe but did not commit themselves to joining the project. |
| Published on 20 April 2007 - Turkish Daily News, Turkey |
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| Pakistan is policing border, but Taliban still active: NATO |
| NATO general lauds Pakistan’s border control approach. Says there is evidence some Taliban leaders being sheltered in Pakistan |
| Published on 20 April 2007 - Daily Times, Pakistan |
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| Pakistan-NATO for Long-term Sustainable Ties |
| Pakistan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have underlined the need for long term sustainable relationship to promoting peace and security in the region. |
| Published on 20 April 2007 - Pakistan Times, Pakistan |
19 April 2007
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| US battles to ease Russian fears about missle shield |
| AFP) - The United States struggled Thursday to ease Russian fears about plans to extend its vast missile shield into Europe, as Moscow brushed off for the time being an offer to cooperate on the project. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - AFP |
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| NATO, Russia differ in assessments of missile threat |
| (Itar-Tass) - Russian and NATO experts have shown big differences in assessments of the missile threat to European countries, NATO’s Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer had to admit Thursday at a news conference after a session of the Russia-NATO Council. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - Itar-Tass, Russia |
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| NATO, Russia Hold High-Level US Missile Shield Talks |
| The United States and its NATO allies will on Thursday hold their first high-level talks with Russian officials aimed at easing Moscow's fears of US plans to build part of a missile shield in Europe. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - Deutsche Welle., Germany |
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| Cooperation Between ICI Countries & NATO |
| Nicola de Santis, Head of the Mediterranean Dialogue (MD) and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative Countries (ICI) Section, NATO Public Diplomacy Division, said that Nato's relationship with countries in the region has already a more than decennial tradition through the Mediterranean Dialogue in a lecture at the Information Affairs Office of H.H. Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister in Abu Dhabi on April 18. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - The Seoul Times, South Korea |
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| Hundreds of NATO troops take part in air exercise in CzechRep |
| (CTK) - Several hundreds of troops from the Czech Republic, Britain, Denmark and possibly also Slovakia will take part in NATO's two-week air exercise Flying Rhino at the Namest military airport as of Monday, the air base commander Josef Pospisil said today. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - Prague Daily Monitor., Czech Republic |
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| NATO General: Afghanistan Likely to See Increase in Bomb Attacks |
| A top NATO general says Afghanistan is likely to see an increase in the number of suicide and roadside bomb attacks by Taleban rebels. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - Voice of America |
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| ‘NATO trying to prevent innocent Afghan deaths’ |
| WASHINGTON: NATO is working on a strategy to separate insurgents from the general population to prevent innocent deaths in Afghanistan, NATO commander Gen Dan K McNeill told the New York Times. |
| Published on 19 April 2007 - Daily Times, Pakistan |
18 April 2007
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| NATO, Russia in US missile shield talks |
| Тhe United States and its NATO allies had on Thursday their first high-level talks with Russian officials aimed at easing Moscow's fears about US plans to build part of a missile shield in Europe. |
| Published on 18 April 2007 - News.Bulgaria., Bulgaria |
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| U.S. official says NATO must prevail in Afghanistan by end of 2008 |
| WASHINGTON: A senior State Department official said Wednesday that NATO-led forces in Afghanistan have only until the end of 2008 to achieve success over the Taliban. |
| Published on 18 April 2007 - International Herald Tribune., France |
17 April 2007
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| Ukraine to Protect Strait with Nato Ships |
| Final preparations are underway for the deployment of the first Ukrainian ship to the Mediterranean in support of Operation Active Endeavour, NATO's maritime counter-terrorist operation. The URS Ternopil, a corvette, is expected to be deployed in May. |
| Published on 17 April 2007 - Gibfocus.gi; United Kingdom |
16 April 2007
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| Israel, NATO conduct Red Sea naval exercise |
| The Israel Navy and NATO on Sunday kicked off a weeklong joint exercise in Eilat. Six NATO vessels - from Germany, Italy, Greece, Spain and Turkey - docked in Eilat Port Sunday morning for joint drills with the navy's Red Sea Task Force. |
| Published on 16 April 2007 - Jerusalem Post., Israel |
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| NATO force says key Taliban leaders killed |
| KABUL: NATO-led troops on Monday said they had killed several key Taliban leaders in a series of air strikes and raids targeting militants in southern Afghanistan during the past week. |
| Published on 16 April 2007 - Times of India |
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| Finland and Sweden ready to participate in NATO Response Force |
| Vanhanen: Decisions on operations not expected before end of year. Finland and Sweden are ready to take part in the rapid response operations of NATO. |
| Published on 16 April 2007 - Helsingin Sanomat |
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| ’NATO needs to send more troops to Kandahar’ |
| NEW YORK: As Canada mourned the death of its eight soldiers in last few days - the deadliest week for Canadian forces in 50 years - the opposition party said NATO members should send more troops to Afghanistan, in particular to the Kandahar region. |
| Published on 16 April 2007 - International News Network, Pakistan |
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| NATO: Several key extremist leaders eliminated |
| NATO has announced on Monday the recent air strikes conducted throughout Helmand this past week in northern Helmand has successfully eliminated key extremist leaders. Most of the violence in Helmand has centered on several northern districts long known to be occupied by Taliban militants and sympathizers. |
| Published on 16 April 2007 - Afghan.com., Germany |
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| Polish Pres Voices Support for NATO Bid |
| (AP) TBILISI, Georgia — The Polish president voiced his country's support Monday for Georgia's bid to join NATO, and suggested the ex-Soviet republic could achieve its goal of receiving an invitation to join the alliance in 2008. |
| Published on 16 April 2007 - Houston Chronicle, USA |
15 April 2007
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| Finnish PM says neutral Finland, Sweden agree to join NATO rapid response force |
| (AP) HELSINKI, Finland: Finland and Sweden have agreed to join NATO's rapid reaction force, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen said Saturday, further increasing the neutral countries' cooperation with the alliance. |
| Published on 15 April 2007 - International Herald Tribune |
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