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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NATO stories: 160 news summaries

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NATO & Afghan Forces
Rout Taliban

Taliban leaves stronghold as UK Prime Minister arrives

Dec 11, 07 2:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Taliban troops retreated from their last major stronghold in the southern town of Musa Qala in Afghanistan yesterday, ceding control to NATO and Afghan troops, the New York Times reports. After heavy bombardment and a troop attack, the Taliban was overcome by "heavy casualties," said a local police... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Gordon Brown • British Army • Afghan Army • Musa Qala

Georgia Says Russia Behind Mass Upheaval

Former Soviet republic declares state of emergency after alleged coup attempt

Nov 7, 07 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Saying Russian intelligence was behind six days of mass protests, the president of the former Soviet republic declared a state of emergency today in the capital, Tbilisi, Reuters reports. "There was an attempt at a coup and creating disorder," the prime minister said after police attacked unarmed demonstrators... More »

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NATO • Georgia • Tbilisi • Mikheil Saakashvili

White House Cozy for Sarkozy

French president wooing 'heart of America'

Nov 7, 07 3:25 AM CST
(Newser) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday demonstrated why he is dubbed “Sarko l’Américain,” bursting onto the Washington scene hugging and backslapping, reports the New York Times. He clearly enjoyed his first official visit to the US despite lingering pain over his pending divorce from wayward wife, Cé... More »

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Iraq • NATO • European Union • Nicolas Sarkozy • US visit • Mount Vernon

Progress in Sudan Has Eluded Prez

Why Bush passion
hasn't translated
into effective policy

Oct 29, 07 7:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush has such a personal passion for Darfur that he’s been nicknamed the “Sudan desk officer”, but his zeal hasn't translated to results, reports the Washington Post. He’s insisted on consequences for genocide both publicly and among his aides, but has been unable to mobilize support... More »

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oil • NATO • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • Iraq war • George W. Bush

Turkish Troops Said Missing

Troops and trucks mass on northern Iraqi border after Kurdish ambush; incursion looms

Oct 22, 07 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Turkish convoy with dozens of military vehicles joined tens of thousands of troops massed on the Iraqi border today, as the military announced that eight soldiers were missing, in addition to 12 killed, in an ambush by Kurdish militants early yesterday morning. The Turks shelled Kurdish camps over the... More »

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Iraq • Turkey • NATO • Condoleezza Rice • Kurdistan • Kurdish Militants • Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Pelosi Vows to Push Turkish Genocide Vote

She ignores knocks from Turks, GOP, as Turkey fires shells into Kurdish villages

Oct 14, 07 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi vows to take the Turkey-genocide vote to the floor despite renewed Turkish threats and Republican jabs, the New York Times reports. Turkey’s army chief warned today that “military relations with the United States can never be the same" if the vote passes. GOP lawmaker John Boehner... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • Turkey • NATO • genocide • Ankara • United States • Armenia • Iraq war

Rice Orders Blackwater Chaperones

Convoys will also be monitored with video cameras, radio logs

Oct 5, 07 12:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice has ordered all private security convoys in Iraq to be accompanied by at least one US diplomatic security agent. The Secretary of State acted on an internal review sparked by the recent Blackwater shooting incident that left 17 civilians dead. Contractors will also be monitored by video cameras... More »

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NATO • Condoleezza Rice • State Department • Blackwater • convoys

Russia's New Weight Tips Global Scales

Putin's policies on Kosovo, Iran, nukes ruffle US, Euro feathers

Oct 4, 07 12:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin's Russia is charging back into the international spotlight, the Christian Science Monitor reports, challenging European and US policies on a variety of issues. Putin has thrown a wrench into Kosovo’s all-but-assured independence from Serbia, backing Belgrade’s efforts to keep the province. Russian planes recently violated Norwegian... More »

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Russia • NATO • Serbia • European Union • Vladimir Putin • Kosovo • Norway • Cold War • Ukraine • US • Belarus

NATO, Brits Accuse Iran of Arming Taliban

Shipment of roadside bombs intercepted at border fuels suspicions

Oct 4, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - NATO and the British military claim Iran is supplying Afghanistan's Taliban with the same equipment for explosive devices that it provides to Iraqi insurgents, the Telegraph writes. US Gen. Dan McNeill, the NATO commander in Afghanistan, said his forces discovered 50 roadside bombs and timers crossing the Iran-Afghanistan border in... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • NATO • Taliban • British military • Iraq war

Volcano Erupts off Yemen

NATO ship hunts for missing as glowing lava gushes into Red Sea

Oct 1, 07 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least eight people were missing early today after a volcano erupted on an island off Yemen, shooting smoking lava hundreds of feet into the air and turning the sky black.  A Canadian ship in a nearby NATO fleet was participating in a search-and-rescue operation in a hunt for... More »

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NATO • Yemen • volcano

Putin Vows
to Boost Production of Military Aircraft

Plan could include new
nuclear bombers

Aug 22, 07 1:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russian Premier Vladimir Putin has announced ambitious new plans to revive Russia's military aircraft production, which could include new nuclear bombers for "strategic deterrence," according to a US aide. Appearing at the largest air show in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union, Putin vowed to make... More »

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Russia • NATO • missile shield • Vladimir Putin • Soviet Union • Czech Republic • Russian military

Russians Hot for Cold War Habit

Nuclear-capable bombers again tweaking US, NATO forces

Aug 9, 07 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia's air force has revived the Soviet-era practice of flying to areas policed by NATO and the US, Reuters reports. A Tu-95 bomber "exchanged smiles" today with American pilots who raced to track it as it flew over Guam. As during the Cold War, Russian officials called the incident... More »

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Russia • NATO • Vladimir Putin • Soviet • Cold War • Guam • Russian military

Georgia Claims Russian Attack

Missile fired on ex-Soviet republic lands without exploding

Aug 7, 07 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Georgia has accused the Russian military of launching a missile at a small village in its territory. Reuters reports that the missile narrowly avoided a town west of Tbilisi and landed in a farm. The Georgian interior minister decried what he called an "act of aggression" but the Russian... More »

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Russia • NATO • Soviet Union • Georgia • missile • Tbilisi • Tsitelubani

Afghan Deaths Mount in Western Strikes

US, NATO kill more civilians than
Taliban does

Jul 6, 07 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Of the 500 Afghan civilians killed in the first half of 2007, more were victims of US and NATO strikes than of Taliban insurgents, the LA Times reports. Among the main causes of collateral human damage are Western air attacks on walled compounds and "jittery troops" shooting civilians in... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Hamid Karzai • civilian casualties

Karzai Chides NATO on Civilian Casualties

NATO says Taliban uses civilians as shields, kids as suicide bombers

Jun 23, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Extreme use of force" and "reckless operations" are killing Afghan civilians, an indignant President Karzai charged yesterday, saying the failure of NATO and US troops to coordinate with their Afghan counterparts is to blame. Correspondents estimate that more civilians have died this year in actions by foreign allies... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • Hamid Karzai • coalition forces • children

Taliban Shoots Down NATO Chinook

At least 7 dead in Afghan region
still controlled by guerrillas

May 31, 07 4:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Taliban fighters shot down a NATO Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan yesterday, killing all 7 on board, including five Americans. Guerrillas then ambushed rescuers attempting to reach the crash. The attack occurred in Helmand Province, a region of Afghanistan known for opium poppy cultivation and a strong Taliban presence, according to... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • NATO • Taliban • crash • helicopter • Helmand province

Estonia Attack Prompts Cyber Security Blitz

Experts from all over studying how to soup up digital security

May 29, 07 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the wake of what some are calling the first digital act of war—when hackers using as many as a million computers attacked Estonia's  web-based infrastructure—cyber security experts from all over Europe and the US are huddling to study how to prevent future disasters, reports the New York ... More »

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China • Russia • NATO • Internet • cyberpolitics • Estonia • European Union • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • hacker

Estonia Suspects Russia of Cyberattack

NATO geeks dispatched after barrage cripples e-government

May 17, 07 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Estonia is under cyberattack after removing a Soviet war memorial from its capital, reports the Guardian.  A barrage of mysterious spam assaults crippling government ministries, banks, corporations, political parties and news organizations has prompted NATO to deploy counter-cyberterrorism experts to the Baltic state, as officials cast a suspicious eye... More »

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Russia • NATO • Internet • Estonia • cyberwarfare • cyberterrorism • cyberattack • hacker • Soviet Union

Britain Adds Troops In Afghanistan

UK is "shouldering a greater share of the burden"

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Britain will send 1,400 more troops to Afghanistan in the next few months to counter a Taliban spring offensive. Other NATO allies are unwilling to commit more forces, and French and German patrols are so risk averse their helicopters may as well be "parked up in leading European... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Taliban • US troops • Britain

CIA Finds No Escape From Secret Prisons

New report places 'black sites' first exposed in 2005 in Poland, Romania

Jan 1, 07 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The secret CIA prisons are back. The US cashed in on military alliances with an eager Poland and Romania to skirt civilian regulations on torture and tk, says a report by Europe's central human rights council released today. The report sheds new light on the so-called 'black sites,' which... More »

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Bush administration • NATO • CIA • human rights • secret prisons

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