NATO ‘must be ready to intervene anywhere’ / U.S. information campaign backfires in Kandahar / NATO In Afghanistan: World War In One Country

East Europe Feels Ignored by NATO, Report Says
New York Times
By JUDY DEMPSEY BERLIN — NATO is ignoring the security concerns of its
Central and East European members to such an extent that several of those
countries …
www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/world/europe/17iht-nato.html

200 NATO troops die in Afghanistan this year
AFP
KABUL — Two hundred NATO soldiers have died during the war in Afghanistan
so far this year, according to an AFP count based on the icasualties
website and …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j5seLmmVi0JtGHcElR0921QSHmJA

4 NATO troops die in Afghanistan as a Muslim cleric proposing peace is shot dead
TODAYonline
Meanwhile, NATO confirmed two US soldiers died Sunday in southern
Afghanistan. One was killed in an insurgent attack, and the other died of
injuries …
www.todayonline.com/BreakingNews/EDC100517-0000135/4-NATO-troops-die-in-Afghanistan-as-a-Muslim-cleric-proposing-peace-is-shot-dead

Q+A: Drugs and Afghanistan’s growing insurgency
Reuters
Tackling the opium problem has been a big part of the new
counter-insurgency strategy by Stanley McChrystal, the US general leading
NATO and US troops in …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE64G1DN20100517

NATO ‘must be ready to intervene anywhere’
AFP
BRUSSELS — NATO must be ready to intervene externally, experts said
Monday, proposing a new doctrine for the alliance, as well as ensure the
security of …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g5llmaiylpHxpywdO3lT6hqOxjTw

Wounded soldiers on NATO mission
The Australian
After a recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan that included NATO
briefings, Air Chief Marshal Houston said he remained optimistic the tide
was turning …
www.theaustralian.com.au/news/wounded-soldiers-on-nato-mission/story-e6frg8yo-1225867933571

Afghans Protest Deadly US Raid
El Paso Inc
He said they were killed in a firefight after refusing orders from a joint
Afghan and NATO force to come out of a house. Two insurgents were wounded
and …
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NATO-led ISAF assists Afghan authorities search for missing Pamir Airways plane
WireUpdate
By Joe Brooks KABUL, Afghanistan (May 17) – ISAF is assisting the Afghan
authorities in their search for a civilian passenger aircraft was reported
missing …
wireupdate.com/wires/4693/nato-led-isaf-assists-afghan-authorities-search-for-missing-pamir-airways-plane/

Afghan ‘patience wearing thin’
BBC News
Mark Sedwill started his job as Nato’s Senior Civilian Representative in
Afghanistan last January and is working closely alongside Nato’s military
command …
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/8686617.stm

AP News in Brief
Ventura County Star
BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO must win the war in Afghanistan, expand ties with
Russia, counter the threat posed by Iran’s missiles, and assure the
security of its …
www.vcstar.com/news/2010/may/17/ap-news-in-brief/

Vice President Biden Envisions New Tasks for the OSCE
Georgiandaily
It rehabilitates the OSCE as security actor in NATO’s and EU’s eastern
neighborhood, after the OSCE’s serial failures in that area. And in so
doing, …
georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18634&Itemid=132

Afghan and NATO leaders tackle counterinsurgency and civilian casualties
WireUpdate
By Joe Brooks KABUL, Afghanistan (May 16) – ISAF and Afghan leaders ended
two days of discussions on improving counterinsurgency (COIN) operations
and …
wireupdate.com/wires/4582/afghan-and-nato-leaders-tackle-counterinsurgency-and-civilian-casualties/

Nato plans for expansion raise questions
Daily Nation
However, Nato expansion has not covered yet the entire territory of the
Eastern Europe. At the moment the question is about Ukraine’s and Georgia’s
entry …
www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Nato%20plans%20for%20expansion%20raise%20questions%20/-/1068/919624/-/iqv3qp/-/

Militant splits span AfPak border
Asia Times Online
About 80% of NATO’s supplies pass along this route. Another threat comes
from Kunduz province in the north, through which NATO’s alternative supply
route …
www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LE18Df03.html

Iran’s Uranium Deal a Serious Blow to War Party
Antiwar.com
Turkey on the other hand is an incredibly inconvenient intermediary for the
war party, because they are simultaneously a key US-NATO ally in good
standing …
news.antiwar.com/2010/05/17/irans-uranium-deal-a-serious-blow-to-war-party/

Agitation Flyers Delivered to Russian Occupants in Tskhinvali Region
Daily Georgian Times
Strong points of Georgian army are said to be training of Georgian land
forces by NATO instructors, equipment of modern US and Turkish armament and
…
www.geotimes.ge/index.php?m=home&newsid=21638

Plane Crashes in Afghanistan
Wall Street Journal
There was no immediate word on casualties, and a joint Afghan and NATO
search effort was under way. The Pamir airline flight took off at 8:30 am
from the …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703315404575249923390172744.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_World

Russian tanker released, but piracy still a problem
The Voice of Russia
Representatives of the Russian, NATO’s and the EU’s navies have met on
board the Russian submarine chaser “Marshal Shaposhnikov” soon after it
came into the …
english.ruvr.ru/2010/05/17/7974103.html

Iraq: A time of great challenge and great growth
WireUpdate
Hill stressed that NATO, with its vast experience with coalition and
alliance building, provides Iraq with examples of how to nurture and mature
these …
wireupdate.com/wires/4584/iraq-a-time-of-great-challenge-and-great-growth/

Nation building is a luxury in Afghanistan
Times Online
This was entirely appropriate given the critical decisions Nato faces in
the year ahead. Failure in Afghanistan, bad enough, would dramatically
increase the …
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7128257.ece

Efforts to reduce tension in Aegean
Kathimerini
“I will tell our armed forces to look into informing not only NATO but
also the Greek side, so that we can brief each other,” Erdogan told Greek
newspaper …
www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100017_17/05/2010_117095

‘Scorpion’ Taliban send farmers scurrying from area controlled by NATO troops
Oneindia
Lashkar Gah (Afghanistan), May 17 (ANI): The largest American-led military
operation in Marja in Afghanistan has led to the Taliban terrorizing the
local …
news.oneindia.in/2010/05/17/scorpiontaliban-send-farmers-scurrying-from-areacontro.html

Rasmussen Comes to Sofia to Discuss Missile Shield and Army Reform
Standart News
The construction of a common missile defense system and Bulgaria’s
accession into it, along with the reforms in the Bulgarian army and NATO’s
new strategic …
paper.standartnews.com/en/article.php?d=2010-05-17&article=33101

U.S. information campaign backfires in Kandahar
Examiner.com
When 15000 soldiers descended into Helmand province in mid-February to find
1000 insurgents, NATO military leaders must have felt a collective nagging
…
www.examiner.com/x-30980-Afghanistan-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m5d16-US-information-campaign-backfires-in-Kandahar

The economics of drug supply
Drug WarRant (blog)
… by United Nations officials, potentially complicating the American and
NATO military offensives this summer in the country’s opium-producing
heartland. …
www.drugwarrant.com/2010/05/the-economics-of-drug-supply/

Calendar
Edmonton Journal
“The Dutch are scheduled to leave next year, and the Canadians say they
will withdraw in 2011, though NATO is working hard to get both governments
to change …
www.edmontonjournal.com/Calendar/3036845/story.html

Rolling Bohemian hills become Afghan desert for Flying Rhino 2010
Radio Prague
More than 2000 troops from the UK’s First Armoured Division backed up by
several squadrons of the Royal Air Force are working with Czech and other
NATO …
www.radio.cz/en/article/127978

Afghan-Canadian performing tightwire act of governing Kandahar
Toronto Star
Of paramount concern now is the political box he finds himself in and how
to break out — on one side, the fledgling Taliban, on another, his
impatient NATO …
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/810309—afghan-canadian-performing-tightwire-act-of-governing-kandahar

Russia’s Medvedev cosies up to Ukraine with visit
Reuters
His opposition to membership of the US-led NATO military alliance, ardently
pursued by ex-president Viktor Yushchenko, has endeared him to Moscow, too.
…
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE64G1J820100517?type=marketsNews
idUSLDE64G1J820100517%3Ftype%3DmarketsNews&hl=en

Daily brief: coordinated suicide bombers attack Kandahar police
Foreign Policy
Mark Sedwill, a British diplomat who is the top civilian representative of
NATO in Afghanistan, has emerged as a close companion to top US and NATO
…
afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/05/17/daily_brief_coordinated_suicide_bombers_attack_kandahar_police

Cyber attack against Estonia is a wakeup call – US experts
Baltic Business News
NATO nations have sent experts to Estonia to help it combat a wave of
cyber-attacks this month- a spokesperson for the military allies said this
week. …
balticbusinessnews.com/Default.aspx?PublicationId=43030915-0e9e-4228-a86f-9871fb0cce2f

NATO in Afghanistan: World War in One Country | Pakistan Daily
By (Author )
Afghanistan has, whether by convenience, design or some combination of the
two, been transformed into a vast training ground for the consolidation of
a.
www.daily.pk/nato-in-afghanistan-world-war-in-one-country-17590/

NATO is getting a new mission statement | RedState
By bk (Profile)
Perhaps all you need to know is that the head of the team of experts who
wrote this draft is former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Unless
future.
www.redstate.com/bk/2010/05/17/nato-is-getting-a-new-mission-statement/

NATO soldier killed in Afghan insurgent attack | Fiza News
By Fiza News
NATO soldier killed in Afghan insurgent attack – Read latest News at
Pakistan leading English Newspaper Online.
www.fizanews.com/2010/05/16/nato-soldier-killed-in-afghan-insurgent-attack/

NATO unveils draft of new mission statement | The Gouverneur Times
By Slobodan Lekic
BRUSSELS AP — NATO must win the war in Afghanistan expand ties with
Russia counter the threat posed by Iran s missiles and assure the security
of its 28 members according to its new mission.
www.gouverneurtimes.com/worldnational-news/54-worldnational-news/15653-nato-unveils-draft-of-new-mission-statement-.html

New Nato strategy to be proposed | SPUCC
By admin
Nato is meeting in Brussels to hear a report by a group of experts on the
alliance’s future strategy.The group will make recommendations on the
challenges facing Nato including Afghanistan, relations with Russia, and
missile defence.
www.spucc.com/new-nato-strategy-to-be-proposed/

NATO unveils draft of new mission statement | The Daily Caller …
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO must win the war in Afghanistan, expand ties with
Russia, counter the threat posed by Iran’s missiles, and assure the
security of its 28.
dailycaller.com/2010/05/17/nato-to-unveil-draft-of-new-mission-statement/

New Nato strategy to be proposed – Newspointer.co.uk
New Nato strategy to be proposed – Experts led by US politician Madeleine
Albright are set to report on the future strategy Nato needs to adopt.
www.newspointer.co.uk/news/new_nato_strategy_to_be_proposed-57415

NATO unveils draft of new mission statement (AP) | A Minute News
By reporter
BRUSSELS – NATO staleness get the war in Afghanistan , modify ties with
Russia , furniture the danger display by Iran’s missiles, and verify the
section of its 28 members, according to its newborn assignment evidence for
the incoming …
www.aminutenews.com/world/nato-unveils-draft-of-new-mission-statement-ap.html

LOATAY.COM – Second NATO troop killed in 24 hours in Afghanistan
By admin
KABUL – A second NATO soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan in 24
hours, the military said Monday, bringing to 198 the number of foreign
troops to have died in the country so far this year. The soldier died after
a makeshift bomb …
loatay.com/second-nato-troop-killed-in-24-hours-in-afghanistan/

NATO unveils draft of new mission statement (AP)
AP – NATO must win the war in Afghanistan, expand ties with Russia, counter
the threat posed by Iran’s missiles, and.
newshourly.net/news_998793.html

Experts depict future Nato vision | World News
By admin
Written by admin EUROPE Mai 17, 2010. Experts led by US politician
Madeleine Albright present their findings on the future strategy Nato needs
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New Nato strategy to be proposed | Hot News Today
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NATO is going to “protect” us from the interwebs – Black Hat Forum …
By MAD
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www.blackhatworld.com/blackhat-seo/blackhat-lounge/200725-nato-going-protect-us-interwebs.html

New Nato strategy to be proposed | Inno Press | Up to date. Up to …
By BBC News
Experts led by US politician Madeleine Albright are set to report on the
future strategy Nato needs to adopt.
www.innopress.co.uk/2010/05/17/new-nato-strategy-to-be-proposed/

NATOSource: East Europe Feels Ignored by NATO, Report Says
By natosource
From Judy Dempsey, New York Times: NATO is ignoring the security concerns
of its Central and East European members to such an extent that several of
those countries are pursuing separate bilateral security arrangements with
the United …
www.natosource.com/2010/05/east-europe-feels-ignored-by-nato.html

New Nato strategy to be proposed | StoryDiary
By admin
Experts led by US politician Madeleine Albright present their findings on
the future strategy Nato needs to adopt in Brussels.
www.storydiary.com/?p=24090

Second NATO troop killed in 24 hours in Afghanistan (AFP …
By admin
AFP – A second NATO soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan in 24 hours,
the military said Monday, bringing to 198 the number of foreign troops to
have …
theasiabizz.com/news/second-nato-troop-killed-in-24-hours-in-afghanistan-afp/

BBC News – Nato future strategy set out by expert panel
Experts led by US politician Madeleine Albright present their findings on
the future strategy Nato needs to adopt in Brussels.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8685939.stm

NATO In Afghanistan: World War In One Country
Over 1600 U.S., NATO and allied troops have been killed in the war theater,
with 520 of those killed last year. U.S. deaths more than doubled from 2008
to …
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