25 May, 2009

Despite Pledges, NATO Air Strikes Continue to Kill Afghan …
By Jason Ditz
On Wednesday, NATO forces launched an air strike in Afghanistan Paktika Province, targeting a farmer along the road. The farmer was wounded, and later died of his wounds. NATO later admitted that “a subsequent investigation has …
news.antiwar.com/2009/05/24/despite-pledges
-nato-air-strikes-continue-to-kill-civilians/

How to clear the mess-Imran Khan(The News) United4justice’s Weblog
By united4justice
It took another three years of the Pakistan army following the same senseless tactics as used by the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan (aerial bombardment) plus the slaughter at Lal Masjid, for the creation of the Tehreek-i-Taliban …
united4justice.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/
how-to-clear-the-mess-imran-khanthe-news/

It’s lawyers, guns and piracy in the Gulf of Aden | SeafarerBlog.com
By Seafarer
The fact that an accord with Kenya was not in place earlier suggests that Canada, and other NATO countries, may have underestimated the willingness of the Somali pirates to continue attacking merchant vessels after warships populated …
seafarerblog.com/2009/05/25/its-lawyers-
guns-and-piracy-in-the-gulf-of-aden.html

EU-DIGEST: UPI: NATO isn’t prepared for new land wars in Europe …
By A-News
The possibility of having to fight such a war is even more appalling and inconceivable to the military planners who are paid to prepare for it in European nations and in NATO alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.…
www.eu-digest.com/2009/05/upi-nato-isnt-prepared-for-new-land.html

Leavenworth Strategist: Nato begins Georgia military exercises
By James Cricks
By James Blitz in London (Financial Times) About 1000 troops and government officials on Wednesday began taking part in Nato-led military exercises in Georgia that Russia condemned as “muscle flexing”, but which the western alliance …
leavenworthstrategist.typepad.com/leavenworth_strategist/2009
/05/nato-begins-georgia-military-exercises.html

JapanFocus
The Russian mission to NATO went a step further to allege an attempt to“disrupt a reset in relations between Russia and the US”. In immediate terms, the scheduled Russia-NATO foreign minister-level meeting on May 19 in Brussels appears …
www.japanfocus.org/-M_K-Bhadrakumar/3150

24 May, 2009

Hungarian envoy to Pakistan aims to cement trade ties | Pakistan …
By Arslan Larik
“We are also part of the NATO and continue our role in Pak-NATO relations. We believe Pakistan can help NATO in Afghanistan and NATO can help Pakistan in training of its armed forces,” he said. Sharing his impression about Pakistan, …
blog.travel-culture.com/2009/05/hungarian-
envoy-to-pakistan-aims-to-cement-trade-ties/

Today in Piracy: HMCS Winnipeg on ‘hot streak’ off Somalia – Posted
By Scott Maniquet
The Winnipeg is in the final stages of a mission under the control of the NATO task force patrolling the commercial shipping corridor in the Gulf of Aden, off the East Coast of Somalia. The region has become a hot spot of pirate …
network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2009/05/24/
today-in-piracy-hmcs-winnipeg-on-hot-streak-off-somalia.aspx

The Map Room: Cartography Snafus in NATO Map Game
By Jonathan Crowe
NATO game (screenshot) Catholicgauze points — not for the first time— to a map game on the NATO website with an appalling number of cartographic errors: China has apparently annexed a sizeable chunk of Pakistan, and Cambodia, …
www.mcwetboy.net/maproom/2009/05/cartography_sna.php

“The U.S. Government Has Never Supported Democratic Organizations …
By blackandred
The U.S. and NATO have imposed a corrupt mafia, puppet government on the Afghan people, a government which is mostly comprised of warlords and drug lords. And now efforts are underway to share power with the Taliban and Islamic Party of …
mostlywater.org/us_government_has_
never_supported_democratic_organizations

NATO demining more economical
Hürriyet – Turkey
As the controversy over the clearance of landmines on the Syrian border continues, it was revealed that the military-proposed NATO unit could assume the …
www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11717094.asp?gid=244

NATO should assist in fighting terrorism: Naik
Daily Times – Lahore,Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Farooq H Naik on Sunday urged NATO countries to provide economic and military assistance to Pakistan along with intelligence …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009
%5C05%5C25%5Cstory_25-5-2009_pg7_15

Yushchenko still insists that Ukraine needs to join NATO
Tehran Times – Iran
Ukraine has been pursuing NATO membership since pro-Western Yushchenko was inaugurated in January 2005. However, regular opinion polls show that the…
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=195399

Ship’s mission extended
Canada.com – Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
The Canadian warship joined the NATO-led effort, called Operation Allied Protector, on April 2 and was originally set to remain in the waters off the coast …
www.canada.com/news/world/Ship+
mission+extended/1561183/story.html

Canada to face call to step up Afghan effort
National Post – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The US plans to renew calls to NATO partners in the coming months, likely this fall after the Afghan elections, to make bigger military contributions, …
www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=1626088

Sky News: British soldier killed in Afghanistan
A British soldier with the NATO-led alliance in Afghanistan has been killed in a bomb blast in the insurgency-hit south of the country, officials in Kabul and London said on Sunday. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) …
www.skynews.com.au/news/article.aspx?id=335349

Fogg of War – Engineering Defense, National Security, and Foreign …
By Erik Fogg
With NATO in control of areas north of Taliban territory, a Pakistani Army conquering of NWFP and FATA could potentially leave the Afghani Taliban without a route through which to bring arms and ammunition, making the fight (at worst) a …
www.foggofwar.com/2009/05/retaking-mingora-and-pakistan.html

CIBOLA HIGH POLITICS: U.S. Troops Detain 5 Al Qaeda Militants in …
By Ray Streaker
U.S. coalition troops detained five suspected Al Qaeda members during a raid in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, while a roadside bomb in the south killed a NATO service member, officials said. The U.S.-led troops captured the five in the …
cibolahighpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/05/
us-troops-detain-5-al-qaeda-militants.html

Street Prophets: A Memorial Day Overlooked? Tomorrow’s Action Item
Twenty-three of our 26 NATO nations allow gays and lesbians to serve openly and proudly. The United States, Turkey and Portugal are the only NATO nations that forbid gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed services. …
www.streetprophets.com/storyonly/2009/5/24/13286/5728

US: 4 al-Qaida members detained in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
In southern Afghanistan, meanwhile, a roadside bomb killed a NATO service member Saturday, the military alliance said in a statement. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD98CNG6O0

The Herald | HeraldOnline.com – Bomb kills NATO service member in …
A service member with NATO forces has been killed by a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the international military coalition said Sunday.
www.heraldonline.com/wire/world/story/1361656.html

Bomb kills NATO service member in southern Afghanistan – KTNV ABC …
A NATO statement says incident happened yesterday, but it’s not offering any other details. NATO forces follow a policy of waiting for the relevant national authority to disclose the nationality of dead troops. …
www.ktnv.com/global/story.asp?s=10415746

HMCS Winnipeg constant thorn in the side of the Somali pirates …
The Winnipeg is in the final stages of a mission under the control of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) task force that has been tasked to patrol the commercial shipping corridor in the Gulf of Aden, off the east coast of …
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/constant-thorn
-in-the-side-of-the-Somali-pirates-45956602.html

Doc’s Talk: Khomeini’s Ghost
By GS Don Morris, Ph.D.
He adds: “ By the spring of 2007 senior NATO commanders found compelling evidence that the Revolutionary Guards had set aside their traditional antipathy towards the Taliban and were supplying them with roadside bombs and rockets to …
docstalk.blogspot.com/2009/05/khomeinis-ghost.html

Next 12 to 18 months crucial for US’ AFPAK policy: US
By Ani
April 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama has said that the revamped policy for Pakistan and Afghanistan is positively backed by all the US NATO allies. Reffering to his last week’s meeting with the NATO allies in …
blog.taragana.com/n/next-12-to-18-months
-crucial-for-us-afpak-policy-us-65588/

Afghan govt, Nato mediating between Kurram factions
DAWN.com – Karachi,Pakistan
By Zulfiqar Ali PESHAWAR: Afghan government and Nato officials have started mediations between rival groups of the Kurram tribal region as the government …
www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/
news/pakistan/provinces/09-afghan-govt-nato-mediating-
between-kurram-factions-szh—02

NATO force regrets killing of civilian in Afghanistan
RTT News – Williamsville,NY,USA
(RTTNews) – NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has reportedly admitted that a civilian was killed in its air strike on Wednesday in …
www.rttnews.com/Content/GeneralNews.aspx?Node=B1&Id=958631

Bomb kills NATO service member in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
KABUL (AP) — A service member with NATO forces has been killed by a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan, the international military coalition said Sunday. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5
hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD98CKF200

The Frontier Post
KABUL (APP): A soldier in a NATO-led force deployed to help Afghanistan fight a Taliban insurgency was killed in an attack in the volatile south, the alliance said Saturday. “An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was …
www.thefrontierpost.com/News.aspx
?ncat=an&nid=371&ad=24-05-2009

Czech pilots first in action in Baltic | Baltic Review
By mr.balticum@live.de (Mr. Balticum)
Klaipeda — Czech pilots of the Jas-39 Gripen fighters who have protected the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia within NATO since May were used for the first time on Thursday, spokesman David Schreier from the command Air …
baltic-review.com/2009/05/24/czech-pilots-first-in-action-in-baltic/

RSS Lajme (News) Albanian “ Kosovo attends the NATO Parliamentary …
By admin
May 23 (Kosovo Times) – An official delegation of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo attends the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Spring Session being held in Oslo from 22 to 26 May 2009. Kosovo delegation is chaired by MP Xhavit Haliti, …
www.rsslajme.info/en/2009/05/24/kosovo-attends-the-nato-
parliamentary-assembly-session-the-kosovo-times/

Airstrike kills Afghan man : One News Page
Front Page News on One News Page on Sunday, 24 May 2009: An Afghan man was killed in an airstrike by coalition soldiers supporting NATO-led forces in eastern … more.
www.onenewspage.com/news/Front+Page/20
090524/2335805/Airstrike-kills-Afghan-man.htm

Airstrike kills Afghan man – The CNN Wire – CNN.com Blogs
By saeeda
The man, who died at a hospital in Kabul on Wednesday, was not setting up improvised explosive devices as originally suspected, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said in a news statement. Afghan National Army soldiers were …
cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/24/airstrike-kills-afghan-man/

Cooperation and Confrontation between the USA and Russia in …
By Mehmet Fatih
Russia said possible intervenes of Collective Security Cooperation of Shangai Cooperation Organisation to NATO’s activities in this region as against the military activation of NATO. Other advantages of Russia are conflict events as …
www.turkishforum.com.tr/en/content/2009/05/23/cooperation
-and-confrontation-between-the-usa-and-russia-in-caspian-region/

Airstrike kills Afghan man | 4VF News – Daily News Channel
By admin
An Afghan man was killed in an airstrike by coalition soldiers supporting NATO-led forces in eastern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday. The man, who died at a hospital in Kabul on Wednesday, was not setting up improvised explosive …
www.4vf.net/airstrike-kills-afghan-man/

Vidya Prasarak Mandal: NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH Has Af-Pak strategy led …
By Sandeep Bhavsar
On the Afghan side, strategy-implementation is led by the US forces and nuanced by the linkages between the US, NATO and the estimated 500000 foreign nationals working in civilian nation-building roles. On the Pakistan side the US is at …
vpmthane.blogspot.com/2009/05/neighbour
hood-watch-has-af-pak-strategy.html

Signs of the Times News for Sun, 24 May 2009
Helmand, where thousands of British troops are based for a NATO-led military force helping Afghanistan, is the main producer of Afghan opium, which accounts for more than 90 per cent of the world’s supply. …
www.sott.net/articles/show/184998-60-
Afghan-militants-killed-in-drugs-bust

Help fight against Taliban and military operations “ Mac Uaid
By Liam
Over 700 people have been killed since 2006, with 164 killed in 14 attacks under Obama’s watch. These drone attacks are further fuelling anti-U.S. sentiments. The US/NATO occupation of Afghanistan is detrimental to the overall stability …
liammacuaid.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/help-
fight-against-taliban-and-military-operations/

AFGHANISTAN: Finding a Way Out of the Crossfire | Global …
By editors
At a recent meeting with high level NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) officials in Kabul, the independent Killid Weekly was told that “we can’t give up air strikes; they are our only real tactical advantage against the …
globalgeopolitics.net/wordpress/2009/05/23/
afghanistan-finding-a-way-out-of-the-crossfire/

Imagine that: Science fiction writers help Homeland Security …
Over the years, members have addressed meetings organized by the Department of Energy, the Army, the Air Force, NATO and other agencies they care not to name. At first, Andrews recruited only sci-fi writers who had conventional science …
www.kansascity.com/news/nation/story/1213364.html

British Soldier killed on patrol – Digital Journal: Your News Network
Helmand is the world’s largest opium producing region and much of the fighting between NATO and Taliban forces takes place in the province. The NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) replaced the U.S troops in Helmand in …
www.digitaljournal.com/article/273002

Photomaniacal “ Blog Archive “ War News for Saturday, May 23, 2009
By photo182
Baghdis borders the province of Herat, where international troops in the NATO-led force are under Italian command. Taliban militants on Thursday opened fire on a patrol of Italian soldiers and a 23-year-old paratrooper, Alessandro Iosca …
photomaniacal.com/blog/war-news-for-saturday-may-23-2009

EU: Hindus welcome anti-discrimination directive | Baltic Review
By mr.balticum@live.de (Mr. Balticum)
The Baltic States stand behind European Commission (EC) Chairman Jose Manuel Barroso’s candidacy for a second term and plan to propose their representative to the Joint Task Force for drafting NATO’s new Strategic Concept. …
baltic-review.com/2009/05/24/eu-hindus-
welcome-anti-discrimination-directive/

The Coffee Talk Shop!: What Happens When NATO Attacks NATO?
By Kyle and Svet Keeton
What Happens When NATO Attacks NATO? Sooner or later NATO will have a NATO member attack another NATO member. That will become a huge issue as NATO keeps trying to bring CIS countries on board. One day the system will have gone too far. …
coffee.windowstorussia.com/2009/05/
what-happens-when-nato-attacks-nato.html

Troops prepare to counter opium-poppy harvest in Afghanistan… NATO allies and the U.S. have sought to try to deal with Afghanistan’s opium problem in a variety of ways: eradicating poppy fields, arresting traffickers, providing farmers with other crops to grow. …
www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=62892

Troops kill 60 militants in Afghanistan
By Xinhua
April 17th, 2009 NATO: 3 suspected militants killed in AfghanistanKABUL— NATO-led forces and Afghan troops killed three suspected militants during a raid Saturday in central Afghanistan, where insurgent attacks have spiked this year, …
blog.taragana.com/n/troops-kill-60-militants-in-afghanistan-65495/

Direct fire attack kills NATO member |Breaking News
Direct fire attack kills NATO member | Top headlines|Breaking News Headlines.
www.freelancewurk.net/headline/headline/0/code/19717

Afghanistan – Troops make large drug seizures in Afghan fighting …
KABUL (AFP) — Two Afghan soldiers and 15 insurgents have been killed in new clashes, officials said Friday, while a NATO helicopter was forced into an emergency landing but casualties were not announced. Troops make large drug seizures …
globalnewsblog.com/blog/2009/05/23/afghanistan-troops-
make-large-drug-seizures-in-afghan-fighting-boston-herald/

Yushchenko still insists that Ukraine needs to join NATO | World …
By RIA Novosti
President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko said he is confident that sooner or later the Ukrainian people will realize that it is necessary for their country to join NATO.
www.worldmediablog.com/2009-05-23/article-yushchenko
-still-insists-that-ukraine-needs-to-join-nato/

In Flanders Fields: Interview with Annemie Neyts and Graham Watson …
By Vincent De Roeck
Vincent: NATO celebrates its 60th birthday this year, the Alliance has reached a consensus on Afghanistan, and with Barack Obama we have a less outspoken American exceptionalist in the White House. How will NATO evolve in the …
inflandersfields.eu/2009/05/interview-
with-annemie-neyts-and-graham.html