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Karzai renews calls for end to US night raids against Taliban
Los Angeles Times
REPORTING FROM KABUL — President Hamid Karzai demanded Wednesday that the US-led NATO force refrain from nighttime strikes on Afghan residential compounds — raids that are described by the Western military as a key tactic in the fight against the …
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2011/11/karzai-afghanistan-jirga-taliban-night-raids.html

Sources: NATO forces may hand over violent provinces to Afghan control
CNN International
By Nick Paton Walsh and Masoud Popalzai, CNN Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) —
NATO forces may soon transfer two of the most volatile areas in the country
over to Afghan security forces as part of the second phase of a nationwide
security handover as part of …
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/16/world/asia/afghanistan-nato-handover/

Why don’t NATO intervene in Syria?
News24
On Monday November 14, 2011, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen
in a joint news conference with the Chairman of Libya’s National
Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, in Tripoli, said that
military action within Syria by the Western …
http://www.news24.com/MyNews24/Why-dont-NATO-intervene-in-Syria-20111116

United States joins NATO’s cyber defence research center in Estonia
Washington Post
TALLINN, Estonia — The United States has joined NATO’s cyber defense
research center in Estonia that works on ways to combat cyber attacks. The
multinational center was created in 2008 after Estonia’s government and
corporate computer networks came …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/united-states-joins-natos-cyber-defence-research-center-in-estonia/2011/11/16/gIQASfU6QN_story.html

NATO and Libya – Mitiga missing persons group
NATO Community
Mohammad runs a missing persons group in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
NATO TV gets an insight into his daily life as he tries to reunite those
seperated by war.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQWon6hcQPo

Financial Crisis Hits NATO Funding
Voice of America
November 15, 2011 Financial Crisis Hits NATO Funding Al Pessin | Brussels
Europe’s economic problems are making it even more difficult for the
continent’s governments to fund often unpopular defense programs. That is
threatening to hurt the NATO …
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Financial-Crisis-Hits-NATO-Funding-133906423.html

NATO Seeks Greater Operational Efficiencies
Aviation Week
By Christina Mackenzie, Nicholas Fiorenza NATO Secretary General Anders
Fogh Rasmussen rarely uses the term “transformation.” He prefers
instead to discuss “smart defense,” an initiative Rasmussen launched at
the Munich Security Conference last …
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/dti/2011/11/01/DT_11_01_2011_p28-382146.xml&headline=NATO%20Seeks%20Greater%20Operational%20Efficiencies

NATO’s Mission Creep
New York Times
“These are confusing times for supporters of NATO,” Paddy Ashdown said
the other day. The former leader of the British Liberal Democrats and then
a proconsul in Bosnia is right about that, though he might have thought
twice before adding that “the …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/natos-mission-creep.html

2 NATO Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
RTT News
(RTTNews) – Two NATO soldiers were killed in an improvised explosive device
(IED) attack in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the NATO-led
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said. An ISAF statement did
not disclose the nationality of the …
http://www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Id=1762872&SM=1

NATO Training Mission In Afghanistan: Paving Way For Secure Afghan State …
Eurasia Review
LTG Caldwell Former Commanding Officer for NTM-A 2009-2011 The geographical
transition of responsibility from NATO-led security to the Afghan National
Security Forces (ANSF)– beginning this last summer – were anything but
envisioned by policymakers in …
http://www.eurasiareview.com/16112011-nato-training-mission-in-afghanistan-paving-way-for-secure-afghan-state-analysis/

BC-EU—NATO-Cyber Defense,0116
WLOS
AP News OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha man’s online petition asking Target to
drop plans to open stores at midnight Thanksgiving Day has garnered tens of
thousands of signatures in less than two weeks. … WLOS files and
maintains quarterly Children’s …
http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/2eb6a921-www.wlos.com.shtml

NATO container torched in Mastung
Pakistan Daily Times
QUETTA: Unidentified armed men torched a container carrying military
hardware for NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan on Tuesday, Balochistan
Levies said. The assailants came on motorcycles and opened fire on the
container near Dasht area of Mastung …
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C11%5C16%5Cstory_16-11-2011_pg7_5

NATO Responds to FDA Retail Inspections Release
CSPnet.com
In response to the FDA’s press release, NATO issued its own press release
to all daily newspapers across the country focusing on the significant
number of retailers that passed the compliance inspections and complied
with FDA tobacco regulations. …
http://www.cspnet.com/news/tobacco/articles/nato-responds-fda-retail-inspections-release

NATO Informs Philadelphia Board of Graphics Ruling
CSPnet.com
By Thomas A. Briant NATO President Andy Kerstein has sent an email message
to the members of the Philadelphia Board of Health, informing them about
the Nov. 7, 2011, federal district court ruling granting a temporary
injunction against the FDA’s new …
http://www.cspnet.com/news/tobacco/articles/nato-informs-philadelphia-board-graphics-ruling

J-STARS was integral to NATO success in Libya
The Warner Robins Patriot
But it is clear that the Robins Air Force Base units were key players in
NATO’s push to assist a rebellion that resulted in the overthrow of Col.
Muammar Gaddafi and his oppressive, decades-old regime. Joint STARS employs
a Boeing 707 airframe with a …
http://warnerrobinspatriot.com/bookmark/16438270-J-STARS-was-integral-to-NATO-success-in-Libya

Readiness level of the NATO Response Force certified in Lithuania
defpro
14:37 GMT, November 15, 2011 During Exercise Steadfast Juncture 2011 which
took place in Lithuania from November 1 to 12 readiness level of the Allied
Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFC-B) (Netherlands) to take the lead of the
NATO Response Force (NRF) …
http://www.defpro.com/news/details/29838/?SID=900faaa406a5bde45f72c17753a423de

House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia Hearing
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
As you know, I had the privilege of serving as US Ambassador to NATO in
2008-2009, and served in several other senior positions at the State
Department, the National Security Council, and the office of the NATO
Secretary General. …
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid=%7B01f92c1f-f361-4058-8a24-7abea68cdfc0%7D

Warship returns to Mayport after 6-month deployment
Florida Times-Union
The cruiser had been on deployment in the Black Sea for six months, working
in conjunction with NATO forces. The USS Philippine Sea and its crew of
more than 300 sailors returned to Jacksonville Tuesday after a six-month
deployment in the Black Sea. …
http://jacksonville.com/military/2011-11-16/story/warship-returns-mayport-after-6-month-deployment

Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 16
Central Florida News 13
(AP Photo/Qazi Rauf) A Pakistani border guard stands near Afghanistan-bound
NATO trucks parked on the roadside in Pakistani tribal area of Khyber on
Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. Pakistan closed the Khyber Pass supply route for US
and NATO troops in …
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/ap/november/344522/Pakistani-officials:-Suspected-US-missiles-kill-16

‘Russia-NATO missile talks may turn senseless” – Rogozin
The Voice of Russia
“Russia-NATO talks on missile defense may prove senseless as soon as the
alliance outlines the configuration of the system in early 2012”,
Russia`s envoy to the alliance, Dmitry Rogozin, said as quoted by The
Independent. “The Russian government has …
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/11/15/60439972.html

Russia has asked Britain for help in resolving the deadlock over the proposed …
The Voice of Russia
Russia has asked Britain for help in resolving the impasse in talks over
the proposed European nuclear defense shield with a warning that
retaliatory military steps will be taken if the US and NATO go ahead with
the program, The Independent reported …
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/11/16/60493781.html

Germany needs to support Georgia in NATO integration – Nika Gilauri
vestnik kavkaza
The Georgian PM said that Germany needs to support Georgian integration in
NATO and international organizations. Gilauri reminded that Georgia used to
be split apart some 20 years ago but managed to unite. Gilauri met German
Vice-Chancellor Philipp …
http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/politics/19985.html

Midweek Bleat: The UN is merely a zombie to the US
The New Age Online
It is neither Nato nor the US that clearly has an agenda to dominate the
world using their military might that we should be concerned about at this
point but the UN as a multilateral platform on how to achieve peaceful
co-existence among the nations of …
http://www.thenewage.co.za/blogdetail.aspx?mid=186&blog_id=%201578

MURPHY’S LAW: Libya And Pilot Unemployment
Strategy Page
November 16, 2011: NATO leaders are examining the costs of the seven month
operation in Libya and have concluded that more UAVs are needed. That’s
because it’s cheaper (by about 80 percent) to use UAVs for most missions,
rather than the larger and much …
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htmurph/articles/20111116.aspx

The US-Turkish Relations
Middle East Online
Together with Turkish participation in the Korean War, the NATO door was
opened to Turkey at 1952. Accordingly, Turkey played its part in the
struggle vis-à-vis the expansion of the Soviet Union. However, the
Turkish-American cooperation seemed to …
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=49052

Stop NATO news: November 16, 2011 « Stop NATO
By richardrozoff
Iran Strikes: U.S. Air Force Gets Super-Heavy Bunker-Buster Bombs. Persian
Gulf Arms, Missile Build-Up Boon To U.S. Weapons Companies. Nuclear
Madness: Iran, Kuwait Or The IAEA? Clinton, Obama Visits Shore Up Asian
NATO Against …
http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/stop-nato-news-november-16-2011-2/

NATO funding affected by financial crisis – War On Terror News
By tankerbrosbrat
VOA News Al Pessin | Brussels 15 November 2011 Europe’s economic problems
are making it even more difficult for the continent’s governments to fund
often unpopular defense programs. That is threatening to hurt the NATO
alliance’s efforts …
http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2011/11/nato-funding-affected-by-financial-crisis.html

Russian envoy visiting NATO capitals to warn of retaliatory “military …
By Jorge Benitez
From Kim Sengupta, the Independent: Russia has asked for Britain’s help in
resolving the impasse in talks over the proposed European nuclear defence
shield with a warning that retaliatory “military steps” will be taken if
the US and Nato go …
http://www.acus.org/natosource/russian-envoy-visiting-nato-capitals-warn-retaliatory-military-steps-against-missile-defe

Roadside bombs kill 3 NATO troops on first day of Afghan loya jirga …
By admin
KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Three coalition service members were killed on
Wednesday as a result of two separate bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan,
the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed. ISAF
said three of its …
http://www.ncrumors.com/?p=11687

US, Poland Join NATO’s Cyber Defense Center | Baltic Review
By mr.balticum@live.de (Mr. Balticum)
NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence in Tallinn will hold
a flag raising ceremony on Thursday, as the United States and Poland
officially join the institution, reported ERR. Lt.Col Ilmar Tamm is the
head of the Cyber Defense …
http://baltic-review.com/2011/11/us-poland-join-natos-cyber-defense-center/

NATO Terror Wars accelerate Climatic Horrors | CLIMATE …
By Climate Himalaya
The Canadian: Since the NATO invasion and the subsequent terror wars in
Islamic world the there have been drastic climatic horrors affecting the
routine patterns of life on earth. Fast changing climatic behaviour could
affect regions, human …
http://chimalaya.org/2011/11/16/nato-terror-wars-accelerate-climatic-horrors/

NATO Alert Report: Suspicious Approach | MaritimeSecurity.Asia
By MaritimeSecurity.Asia
The NATO Shipping Centre website today reports a suspicsious approach in
the Northern Mozambique Channel from earlier this morning, November 16th.
According to the report, the vessel (not described in the report) was in
position …
http://maritimesecurity.asia/free-2/piracy-2/nato-alert-report-suspicious-approach-3/

NATO failed to install a puppet military chief in Libya ~ OZYISM
By ozyism
NATO tried to install a puppet military chief in Libya but failed miserably
due to the disapproval of Libya patriots. Libyan Tribes are now openly
opposing NATO’s attempt to not only install a puppet regime but also a
puppet military chief. This is …
http://ozyism.blogspot.com/2011/11/nato-failed-to-install-puppet-military.html

Show #29 – Alternative Art Forms with Nato Thompson | The Dead …
By admin
Since January 2007, Nato has organized major projects for Creative Time
such as The Creative Time Summit (2009 and 2010), Paul Ramirez Jonas’s: Key
to the City (2010), Jeremy Deller’s It is What it is with New Museum
curators Laura …
http://deadhareradio.matthewslaats.com/projects/2011/11/15/show-29-alternative-art-form-with-nato-thompson/

NATO may hand over violent provinces to Afghan control | Warta …
By Andi
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — NATO forces may soon transfer two of the most
volatile areas in the country over to Afghan security forces as…
http://wartadunia.com/luarnegeri/?p=6295