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NATO Worried by Possible International Criminal Court Probe Over Libya
Fox News
AP BRUSSELS – NATO officials are worried that their organization may be investigated by the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor said allegations of crimes committed by NATO in Libya would be examined “impartially and independently,” …
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/11/11/nato-worried-by-possible-international-criminal-court-probe-over-libya/

NATO’s Secretary-General Rasmussen addresses Georgian troops and encourages …
Messenger.ge
By Ernest Petrosyan “During the Bucharest Summit in 2008 we said that
that Georgia will be a member of NATO. I supported that decision then—I
support it now. That decision stands,” said NATO Secretary General Anders
Fogh Rasmussen at the closing press …
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2483_november_11_2011/2483_ernest.html

NATO Service Member Killed in Afghanistan
ABC News
NATO says one of its soldiers has been killed in an insurgent attack in
southern Afghanistan. NATO says the attack took place Friday but provided
no other information. The death raises to 495 the number of coalition
troops killed in the country so far …
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/nato-service-member-killed-afghanistan-14931209

NATO bolsters Standing Maritime Force for deterrence operations
DVIDS
NISIDA, Naples – Unpredictable and intense periods of maritime operations
aimed at disrupting any attempt by terrorists to maneuver in the
Mediterranean Sea are one of the tools employed by NATO to help deter,
defend, disrupt and protect against …
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/79894/nato-bolsters-standing-maritime-force-deterrence-operations

NATO’s Role in Ghaddafi’s Downfall: Operation Unified Protector
Aviation International News
On March 31, NATO took command. Eleven other nations sent aircraft to join
the campaign. They were Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Jordan, Norway,
Qatar, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Arab Emirates. But it
seems only the US had the …
http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/dubai-air-show/2011-11-11/natos-role-ghaddafis-downfall-operation-unified-protector

Comment: NATO, AFRICOM and the New White Man’s Burden
Myjoyonline.com
As we watched with bewilderment, NATO’s military assault on Libya using
“humanitarian intervention” as it’s pretext, we are reminded of an
earlier period of Western European “civilizing” missions into Africa.
Shortly after the Berlin West African …
http://opinion.myjoyonline.com/pages/comment/201111/76297.php

Taliban Attack US-Afghan Meeting in Border District
New York Times
The attack came as the Taliban leadership released a statement on the
group’s Web site on Thursday mocking claims by the secretary general of
NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, that Taliban attacks had been declining, and
citing contrary information from …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/world/asia/taliban-attack-united-states-army-and-afghan-meeting-in-chamkani-district.html

NATO: No Intention of Military Attack on Iran
Fars News Agency
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO supports political and
diplomatic efforts to resolve the nuclear issue, and urged Iran to comply
with the western demands and stop its nuclear progress. “Let me stress that
NATO has no intention …
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=9007272921

Lithuanian energy security centre may help NATO with innovative solutions for …
The Baltic Course
Solving military and civilian challenges is precisely where Lithuania’s
Energy Security Centre could make a reasonable contribution to NATO
activities, said Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Audronius A?ubalis
at the opening of the conference and …
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/energy/?doc=48573

Azerbaijan, NATO to hold technical consultations on Ceyrancol project in Brussels
APA
Azerbaijan and NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency (NAMSA) will hold
technical consultations on Ceyrancol project in Brussels next week,
Azerbaijani National Agency for Mine Actions told APA. ANAMA Director
General Nazim Ismayilov will participate in …
http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=159265

Six held for snatching Nato container
The News International
Personnel of the Crime Branch-I on Thursday rounded up six suspects
allegedly involved in snatching a Nato container and murder offences.
Besides, the police also recovered arms and snatched property worth
millions from their possession. …
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=76895&Cat=4

Taliban targets mobile phone masts to prevent tipoffs from Afghan civilians
The Guardian
Photograph: Natalie Behring-Chisholm/Getty Images Afghanistan’s
communications infrastructure has become the latest casualty of the
intensified war between Nato and the Taliban, with mobile phone companies
reporting crippling attacks on their network …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/11/taliban-targets-mobile-phone-masts?newsfeed=true

NATO seeks single cyber command
Defense Systems
By Defense Systems Staff NATO is working to get all its agencies and
commands under a single cyber roof by the end of 2012, but lacks a strategy
to respond to an all-out assault on civilian critical infrastructure
throughout the European Union, …
http://defensesystems.com/articles/2011/11/10/agg-nato-coordinated-cyber-defense.aspx?admgarea=DS

S.Africa, France seek to mend differences
AFP
PRETORIA — South Africa and France looked past their feud over NATO’s
campaign in Libya, seeking common ground on the current unrest in Syria,
during a visit Friday by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe. Ties between
the two nations have been …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDNyuRUhoN7cPfCPHPL1vkLxvdKQ?docId=CNG.ead0c9e4f5873ddb32135ddc8b48318b.351

Africa: Why the Attempted Remilitarisation of Region Will Fail
AllAfrica.com
In studying the catastrophic failures, I will briefly list the top six. a)
The first point that has been made by numerous writers that far from
protecting lives in Libya, far more lives were lost from the NATO
intervention. Seumas Milne wrote: ‘What is …
http://allafrica.com/stories/201111110912.html

Follow From the Wires
Salon
AP Exclusive: NATO Worried By Possible ICC Probe By Mike Corder and
Slobodan Lekic, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO officials are
worried that their organization may be investigated by the International
Criminal Court after its prosecutor said …
http://www.salon.com/2011/11/11/man_shot_killed_near_occupy_oakland_protest_camp/

Vital role for British airpower over Libya
Aviation International News
If aircrews had doubts about whether a dynamic target met the RoE, they
conferred with operations staff at the NATO Combined Air Operations Center
(CAOC) in Italy in real time. The Typhoon’s debut as a bomber was not
without difficulty. …
http://www.ainonline.com/?q=aviation-news/dubai-air-show/2011-11-11/vital-role-british-airpower-over-libya

Afghanistan and the Taliban
The Economist
FOR years a dark hope has lurked in the minds of some senior NATO soldiers
in Afghanistan: that the Taliban-led insurgency might turn on the country’s
rural population, killing, maiming and intimidating civilians instead of
wooing them in more subtle …
http://www.economist.com/node/21538215

VETERANS: Launching the Combat Trauma Mission
Marion Star
Myrna Kates Mamaril, right, a 1965 graduate of Marion Harding High School,
is the Assistant Director of Nursing for the Department of Nursing at the
NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit in Afghanistan. Editor’s Note: Betty
Anderson is a Grant Middle …
http://www.marionstar.com/article/20111111/LIFESTYLE/111110319

Latvian special forces to join Lithuanians in Afghanistan
The Baltic Course
Later this year, the Lithuanian Special Operations Task Group Aitvaras will
be joined by a Latvian Special Operations Forces contingent in the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in the south of
Afghanistan upon completion …
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=8206

Experts Say Political Reforms Needed for Afghanistan’s Stability
Voice of America
November 10, 2011 Experts Say Political Reforms Needed for Afghanistan’s
Stability Muhammad Atif | Washington US and NATO combat forces are set to
leave Afghanistan by 2014. Afghanistan’s neighbors and Western countries
are pledging their commitment to …
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/Experts-Say-Political-Reforms-Needed-for-Afghanistans-Future-Stability-133630293.html

Red Line: Russia in the WTO, Libya recap, Bashar Assad
Russia Beyond The Headlines
And this time I suggest we talk about an opinion piece published by the
“New York Times” entitled “NATO’s Success in Libya.” Sergey
Strokan: Was it written with irony, or do they really believe that this is
a success? Ekaterina Kudashkina: So, there’s …
http://rbth.ru/articles/2011/11/11/red_line_russia_in_the_wto_libya_recap_bashar_assad_13736.html

Would China militarily intervene in a future Korean conflict?
VGChartz
Nato and her allies launched a massive campaign to liberate South Korea,
when the North was beginning to lose badly China sent huge amounts of
forces to fight the UN. In the end thousands upon thousands of Chinese
died. No matter how hard China tried …
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=136548

Will Beijing be right on Afghanistan?
Pakistan Observer
The belief is that Pakistan will once again emerge as the major player in
Afghanistan, once NATO packs up its bags together with US forces. This view
holds that the Taliban will once again spread across the country, capturing
Kabul once again. …
http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=124278

Gillard finds a friend in Obama
The Age
It looked so much better than Kevin Rudd saluting George Bush at NATO in
2008. When Obama lands in Canberra on Wednesday, he and Gillard will have
rubbed shoulders at two leaders’ conferences in quick succession – the PM
yesterday left for APEC in …
http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-finds-a-friend-in-obama-20111111-1nbxd.html

Democracy in Bulgaria
Sofia Echo
The campaign leading up to those elections in this Nato and EU nation
exposed an alarming decline in the freedom and independence of print and
electronic media and political intimidation at levels not seen in decades
in the country. …
http://www.sofiaecho.com/2011/11/11/1201852_democracy-in-bulgaria

German Drawdown in Afghanistan Is a ‘Disappointment’
Spiegel Online
The participation of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, in the NATO
mission in Afghanistan has always been a political hot potato, especially
as the government in Berlin needs to renew its mandate every year. And with
Germany’s ruling coalition …
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,797220,00.html

Op Ed: Let us honour our returning soldiers
Edmonton Journal
There may be civil war after NATO finally pulls out in 2014. And there may
be a return to, if not the Taliban, then some equally vile, though perhaps
less outwardly threatening, brand of theocracy. What might this mean for
the more than 38000 Canadian …
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/opinion/honour+returning+soldiers/5694671/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Haqqani network suspected in suicide attack on Afghan office
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — A team of suicide bombers attacked a
government district center in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing
three police officers and demonstrating insurgents’ determination to keep
up the pressure on NATO and …
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/11/afghanistan-suicide-attack.html

Stop NATO news: November 11, 2011 « Stop NATO
By richardrozoff
NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization), a military/security alliance
between Western European powers and the United States, was formed shortly
after the Second World War in 1949. It came out of the same Atlantic
Charter that gave …
http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2011/11/11/stop-nato-news-november-11-2011/

Chicago summit to address Georgia issue – NATO chief
By XinhuaNET.COM
Chicago summit to address Georgia issue – NATO chief NATO Secretary-General
Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Thursday told Georgian President Mikheil
Saakashvili.
http://www.siamdailynews.com/world-news/europe-news/2011/11/11/chicago-summit-to-address-georgia-issue-nato-chief/

AP Exclusive: NATO worried by possible ICC probe | The Associated …
By The Associated Press
NATO officials are worried that their organization may be investigated by
the International Criminal Court after its prosecutor said allegations of
crimes committed by NATO in Libya would be examined “impartially and
independently,” according …
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/11/ap-exclusive-nato-worried-possible-icc-probe

Assessing the war in Afghanistan & NATO | Radio Times | WHYY
By denisdevine
A U.S. soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force
(ISAF) stands guard at the office of U.N’s refugee agency after it was
attacked by militants a couple of days ago in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on
Wednesday. …
http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2011/11/11/assessing-the-wars-in-afghanistan-iraq/

NATO´s Genocidal Role – Part 5 | nsnbc
By nsnbc
By Fidel Castro Ruz – Cubadebate. On March 9th this year, under the title
of “NATO, War, Lies and Business”, I published a new Reflection about
the role of that warlike organization. I am selecting some fundamental
paragraphs from that …
http://nsnbc.wordpress.com/2011/11/10/nato%C2%B4s-genocidal-role-part-5/

Meet NATO rebels
By As’ad AbuKhalil
“”We’ve walked all the way here to tell everybody that we are being treated
like dogs,” said 23-year old Hamuda Bubakar, among a couple of hundred
black refugees protesting at Martyrs Square in Tripoli. “I’d rather be
killed here. I wouldn’t be …
http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2011/11/meet-nato-rebels.html

Insurgents kill NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan | NC Rumors
By admin
KABUL (BNO NEWS) — A coalition service member was killed on Friday when he
was attacked by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. Elsewhere, an
Australian soldier was …
http://www.ncrumors.com/?p=11575

NATO stole the Treasures of Benghazi in March but we find out now …
By ozyism
12:16 AM ozyism No comments. 11/nov/11. The most priceless Libyan Treasures
were the first few bounty of war for NATO, thousands of priceless silver
and gold coins have been robbed by NATO in march, but no one was informed
until now. …
http://ozyism.blogspot.com/2011/11/nato-stole-treasures-of-benghazi-in.html

Frontier Post :: International :: Georgia polls key tests: NATO
By shimran
TBILISI (Reuters): The head of NATO told Georgia on Thursday that
parliamentary and presidential elections in the next two years would be an
important test of the country’s readiness to join the alliance. NATO
promised the small Caucasus …
http://www.thefrontierpost.com/?p=78273

Federal Union | The future of European multilateralism in NATO (28 …
By editor
How will this affect the balance of power between Europe and its
transatlantic allies? As attitudes and spending change within Europe and
diverge from America, can NATO really survive as a ‘two-tiered alliance’?
The seminar will be followed …
http://www.federalunion.org.uk/the-future-of-european-multilateralism-in-nato-28-november/

NATO radio network in Afghanistan
By Andy Sennitt
NATO has setup and is funding a program to get Afghan reporters to deliver
news and cultural information to the Pashtun speakers in southern
Afghanistan. The idea is to get information out that is favourable to NATO
members. The military …
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/nato-radio-network-in-afghanistan

Nato and libya – The Student Room
By JamesNeedHelp2
Nato and libya” discussion on The Student Room’s International forum.
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1834571

Removing Gaddafi was always Nato’s goal :: http://www.uruknet.info …
By noreply@blogger.com (TheAngryindian)
Removing Gaddafi was always Nato’s goal :: http://www.uruknet.info :: informazione
dal medio oriente :: information from middle east :: [vs-1]: It seems
obvious that a few powerful countries seek to turn the Security Council
into an instrument in their …
http://indigenist.blogspot.com/2011/11/removing-gaddafi-was-always-natos-goal.html

Make money, make war: UK profits from Libya mess — RT
By RT
NATO may have ended its operations in Libya, but the Western presence is
far from over, with big companies replacing the warplanes. The countries
that bombed the oil-rich state are now getting lucrative contracts to
rebuild it.
http://rt.com/news/profit-libya-companies-british-067/

NATO – Official text: Joint Statement – Meeting of the NATO-Georgia …
The NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) at Ambassadorial level met in Tbilisi
today with the participation of the Georgian Prime Minister. In addition to
the …
http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_80593.htm

Russian Planes Spark NATO Scramble in Baltics – Defense News
VILNIUS – NATO jets were scrambled Nov. 7 as four Russian air force planes
flew near the territory of the Baltic states, Lithuania’s defense ministry
said, adding …
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=8162643