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9 August 2011 — williambowles.info

NATO rejects growing criticism of airstrike against Libyan TV
Washington Post
By AP, BRUSSELS — NATO is rejecting growing international criticism of its airstrike on Libyan television transmitters, saying it has no evidence the attack caused any casualties. Spokeswoman Carmen Romero said Tuesday that the alliance had not …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle-east/nato-rejects-growing-criticism-of-airstrike-against-libyan-tv/2011/08/09/gIQAEYkR4I_story.html

Libyan official says 85 civilians killed in NATO airstrike
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — A Libyan government spokesman
said Tuesday that a NATO airstrike has killed 85 civilians near Zlitan, the
northwestern Libyan city which has been the target of an intense aerial
bombing campaign. …
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/09/libya.zlitan/

NATO bombs frigate in Tripoli harbour
Reuters Africa
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO warplanes bombed a Libyan warship docked in
Tripoli harbour after observing that weapons were being take from it that
were expected to be used to conduct attacks, the alliance said on Tuesday.
The Soviet-built Koni-class …
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE7780EB20110809

Mugabe: ‘Nato a terrorist group’
BBC News
Nato is a terrorist organisation – akin to al-Qaeda – because of its
bombing campaign in Libya, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said. He
said the group’s continued targeting of the Libyan leader and his family
was against international law. …
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-14452522

NATO Probes Cause of Deadly Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan
Voice of America
August 08, 2011 NATO Probes Cause of Deadly Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan
VOA News NATO is working to secure the site of a helicopter crash in
central Afghanistan, where 38 people, including nearly two dozen members of
the elite US Navy SEALS, …
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/NATO-Secures-Site-of-Deadly-US-Helicopter-Crash-in-Afghanistan-127228808.html

Serb leaders postpone decision on NATO deal
eTaiwan News
AP Serb leaders in Kosovo’s north say a roadblock will remain in place
after they failed to decide whether to back a NATO-brokered deal between
Kosovo and Serbia to quell recent violence. Representatives of Serb
municipalities in the northern area said …
http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1675357

Taliban Downing of NATO Helicopter Not a ‘Watershed’ in War, Pentagon Says
Bloomberg
In a statement today, NATO said the helicopter carrying the special
operations troops was destroyed as it was flying into an ongoing firefight
in the Tangi Valley that targeted a Taliban leader. “The operation began
as a security search for a Taliban …
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-08/taliban-downing-of-nato-helicopter-not-a-watershed-in-war-pentagon-says.html

Will Afghanistan return to an era of warlord rule after NATO leaves?
Christian Science Monitor
Though NATO-led efforts have focused on democracy in Afghanistan, US forces
still rely on Afghan strongmen to wield local influence. But power built on
personalities are vulnerable to collapse. Hamid Karzai (second from l. …
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2011/0808/Will-Afghanistan-return-to-an-era-of-warlord-rule-after-NATO-leaves

Nato, Russia to expand Afghan supply route
Emirates 24/7
AP Nato and Russia are planning to significantly expand a crucial supply
link with Afghanistan to allow the alliance to ship military equipment back
to Europe, officials and diplomats said on Tuesday. The governments of
Russia’s neighbours in Central …
http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/nato-russia-to-expand-afghan-supply-route-2011-08-09-1.412290

Taliban use of IEDs reaches record high in Afghanistan
Telegraph.co.uk
The use of Taliban homemade landmines and roadside bombs against Nato
forces and Afghans has reached record levels according to a Pentagon task
force trying to combat the menace. By Ben Farmer, Kabul The devices have
been the insurgents’ preferred …
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8689408/Taliban-use-of-IEDs-reaches-record-high-in-Afghanistan.html

Russia warns NATO about missile shield
Press TV
Russia has warned the United States and its NATO allies against plans to
extend the deployment of missile defense systems in the north European
waters, calling them provocative. At a Tuesday press conference in Norway,
Russia’s ambassador to NATO …
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/193067.html

What Can South Ossetia Teach NATO About Libya?
EurasiaNet
The events in Libya, which NATO has had to get involved in since early
2011, are reminiscent of another recent conflict, the Five Day War between
Russia and Georgia in August 2008. Leaving aside the complex legal issues,
it seems that Russia and the …
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/64016

Why the Surge in Afghanistan has failed
Examiner.com
The failure of the strategy to send an additional 30000 soldiers to
Afghanistan is primarily due to NATO’s utter inability to protect the
civilian population and the US military’s incessant propping up of corrupt
powerbrokers and other maligned actors. …
http://www.examiner.com/afghanistan-headlines-in-national/why-the-surge-afghanistan-failed

NATO membership will help Georgia maintain dialogue with Russia
Kyiv Post
Moscow, August 9 (Interfax) – Georgia will become a member of NATO to
demonstrate that it is protected and to finally resolve the territorial
issue with Russia, said Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for
European Integration Giorgi Baramidze. …
http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/110431/

Pakistani journalist slams US Afghan policy
Islamic Republic News Agency
“One disaster follows another and that too at a crucial time when the
security transition from the Nato to the Afghan forces has been put into
practice,” Rahimullah Yusufzai said in an article published in media. He
said that an air of uncertainty …
http://www.irna.ir/ENNewsShow.aspx?NID=30513603&SRCH=1
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Defence Minister: more savings lead to NATO membership
YLE News
Finland’s Minister of Defence, Stefan Wallin, has told the newspaper Savon
Seudun Sanomat that all extra funding cuts planned in the defence forces
increase the need to join NATO. “If continuous savings reduce our defence
ability this will in turn lead …
http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/08/defence_minister_more_savings_lead_to_nato_membership_2778292.html

NATO Investigates Deadly Chopper Crash
KDRV
But a NATO spokesman shot down rumors that the terror group has gotten its
hands on newer, more sophisticated weapons. Another NATO helicopter made a
hard landing today, Monday. No casualties were reported and NATO says
there’s no sign that chopper was …
http://kdrv.com/page/220413

Helicopter attack another sign of region slipping into chaos
Bend Bulletin
The Associated Press PORAK, Afghanistan — The devastating attack on an
American helicopter in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend has heightened
attention on the harsh reality that even now, at the height of the NATO
troop presence and not far from …
http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20110808/NEWS0107/108080354/

Attack Destroys NATO Fuel Tankers In Pakistan
TheStreet.com
By OilPrice.com 08/08/11 – 07:48 PM EDT A total of 28 NATO oil tankers were
parked at a terminal. Local police official police official Khurshid Khan
stated, “We are trying to move away other oil tankers. We are not clear
whether the bomb was planted …
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11214315/1/attack-destroys-nato-fuel-tankers-in-pakistan.html

Afghan doesn’t rule out India training its troops
Rediff
But he also said that as of now, the training and equipping of his
country’s forces by NATO and the US has been ‘satisfactory.’ In an
interaction with the newly minted Washington Indian News Group, comprising
correspondents of Indian newspapers and …
http://www.rediff.com/news/report/afghan-doesnt-rule-out-india-training-its-troops/20110809.htm

Attack Destroys NATO Fuel Tankers in Pakistan
OilPrice.com
A total of 28 NATO oil tankers were parked at a terminal. Local police
official police official Khurshid Khan stated, “We are trying to move away
other oil tankers. We are not clear whether the bomb was planted in the
terminal or with a tanker. …
http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Attack-Destroys-NATO-Fuel-Tankers-in-Pakistan.html

NATO Afghanistan
NPR
August 8, 2011 The NATO mission in Afghanistan has released a statement
detailing the crash of Chinook helicopter that killed 30 US service members
Saturday. The helicopter with 22 Navy SEALS aboard was on a mission to aid
another US force under fire.
http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=135762272

NATO rejects criticism of Libyan TV bombing
Newsday (subscription)
Click here NATO rejects criticism of Libyan TV bombing Published: August 9,
2011 9:32 AM By The Associated Press (AP) — NATO is rejecting growing
international criticism of its airstrike on Libyan television transmitters,
saying it has no evidence the …
http://www.newsday.com/news/nato-rejects-criticism-of-libyan-tv-bombing-1.3084903

Nato’s sheer evil revealed
Pravda
Since when and under what international law is NATO permitted to bomb,
bomb, bomb, day after day after day, supporting terrorists? The answer to
these questions is never and no. It has never been legitimate under
international law to interfere in the …
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/08-08-2011/118679-nato_evil-0/

NATO and Libya – In Transit on the Mediterranean Sea
NATO Community
The British minehunter HMS Bangor is taking part in Operation Unified
Protector. It sails for months at a time. The sailors on board keep
themselves occupied so that the routine doesn’t get them down.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn0Yv9-9ZNw

TONIGHT: Larry King
CNN (blog)
For August 8, 2011 – Stocks fall after S&P credit downgrade, second NATO
copter makes hard landing following deadly weekend crash, man dies during
NYC triathlon… • Stocks fall after S&P downgrade: “US stocks plunged at
the open Monday as Wall Street …
http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/08/need-to-know-news-stocks-fall-in-wake-of-sp-downgrade-investigation-continues-in-weekend-copter-crash/

NATO: Downed chopper reportedly fired on by rocket-propelled …
By harberra
Coalition forces embroiled in a firefight with insurgents in eastern
Afghanistan on Saturday had called for assistance, but instead had to race
to the crash scene of a downed NATO helicopter carrying their
reinforcements, officials said …
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/08/nato-downed-chopper-reportedly-fired-on-by-rocket-propelled-grenade/

The 4th Media » NATO’s sheer evil revealed
By Kiyul Chung
Yet this matters not to NATO. It considers itself above the law, no legal
entity has the guts to counter it or even to launch proceedings, nobody in
the international community stands up to this evil terrorist organization.
…
http://en.m4.cn/archives/24021.html

The Jawa Report: LOL: Dicatator Calls NATO “al Qaeda”
By Rusty
“That’s why I say NATO is now a terrorist organisation as well. If it
defies international law. It has lost its legitimacy; it has become
terrorist and beware this they can do on any other African country than
Libya. …
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/208896.php

NATO Attack on Libyan TV Station Condemned — News from Antiwar.com
By John Glaser
The head of the U.N. agency that oversees press freedom sharply criticized
NATO on Monday for its criminal July 30 airstrikes against Libyan state
television that killed several people and wounded nearly a dozen. “I
deplore the NATO …
http://news.antiwar.com/2011/08/08/nato-attack-on-libyan-tv-station-condemned/

NATO chopper crash: ‘Taliban lured US forces into an elaborate …
Four Pakistanis helped carry out the deadly strike, Afghan sources say.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/227238/nato-chopper-crash-taliban-lured-us-forces-into-an-elaborate-trap/

NATO IS A TERRORIST ORGANISATION – MUGABE « NewsDze-Zimbabwe
By newsdzezimbabwe
Nato is a terrorist organisation – akin to al-Qaeda – because of its
bombing campaign in Libya, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has said. He
said the group’s continued targeting of the Libyan leader and his family
was against …
http://newsdzezimbabwe.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/nato-is-a-terrorist-organisation-mugabe/

Libyan TV says children killed in NATO strike | Business Daily Review
By admin
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Libyan state television showed on Tuesday the charred
bodies of several children, saying they had been killed by a NATO strike on
a village about 150 km (90 miles) east of Tripoli. This entry was posted in
Africa …
http://businessdailyreview.com/world-news/2011-08-09/libyan-tv-says-children-killed-in-nato-strike/

Mugabe calls NATO a terrorist organization | Atlantic Council
By Jorge Benitez
From Gillian Gotora, the AP: Zimbabwe’s president of more than 30 years
warned Monday that “mad people in the West” are campaigning for regime
change, pointing to the ongoing civil war in Libya where rebels backed by
NATO forces are …
http://www.acus.org/natosource/mugabe-calls-nato-terrorist-organization

NATO: Troops in Afghanistan crash were after Taliban leader | The …
By The Associated Press
NATO said the operation began as a search for a Taliban leader responsible
for insurgent operations in the Tangi Valley, when the ground forces saw
several insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers and AK-47
assault …
http://www.sfexaminer.com/news/2011/08/nato-troops-afghanistan-crash-were-after-taliban-leader

Close air support from NATO helps revolutionaries advance | Libya TV
By Libya TV.
Close air support from NATO helps revolutionaries advance. Revolutionaries
who captured the strategic town of Bir al-Ghanam, about 80 km (50 miles)
south of Tripoli, were basking in glory today when one saw a few vehicles
approaching …
http://english.libya.tv/2011/08/08/close-air-support-from-nato-helps-revolutionaries-advance/

Updates on Libyan war/Stop NATO news: August 9, 2011 « Stop NATO
By richardrozoff
“The NATO strike is also contrary to the principles of the Geneva
Conventions that establish the civilian status of journalists in times of
war even when they engage in propaganda,” she added. “Silencing the
media is never a solution. …
http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/updates-on-libyan-warstop-nato-news-august-9-2011/

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