NATO
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) French: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN), also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization constitutes a system of collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. For its first few years, NATO was not much more than... read more
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Our 'war on drugs' has been an abysmal failure. Just look at Mexico
From The Guardian Dated 9 September 2010 It is wrecking the government of Mexico. It is financing the Taliban in Afghanistan. It is throwing 11,000 Britons into jail. It is corrupting democracy throughout Latin America. It is devastating the ghettoes of America and propagating Aids in urban...
Too American to fail
From The Economist Dated 9 September 2010 AFGHANISTAN'S Kabul Bank is looking about as credible these days as Lehman Brothers did when Dick Fuld was assuring the world that it absolutely, positively had enough capital available to meet all of its obligations (ie, about five days...
NATO Secretary General to Visit Madrid
From News Blaze Dated 9 September 2010 The Secretary General of NATO, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, will visit Madrid on Friday 10 September.
Setting the Koran on fire, vs. setting personal liberties on fire [Pharyngula]
From ScienceBlogs Dated 9 September 2010 You know, I'm something of an expert in the public desecration of sacred objects, and I'm seeing the same madness going on right now with Terry Jones and his plan to burn copies of the Koran that I saw in...
Qur'an burning would increase risk of terror attacks – Interpol
From The Guardian Dated 9 September 2010 Interpol, the international police agency, has warned of an increased risk of terror attacks if the planned burning of the Qur'an by extremist US pastor Terry Jones takes place on Saturday."If the burning goes ahead as planned there is a...
Top US intel chief in Afghan leaving for new post
From TheNewsTribune.com Dated 9 September 2010 | The top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is moving to a senior intelligence job in Washington, two defense officials said Thursday.
U.S. Intelligence Chief in Afghanistan to Leave
From The Wall Street Journal Dated 9 September 2010 An Army spokesman says the top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is on his way to another job.
Reset With Russia, but With Reassurance
From Big News Network Dated 9 September 2010 This is the first time Lithuania is participating in a drafting of NATO’s strategic concept, the first to be adopted since the enlargement of the alliance. Naturally we can expect an influx of i...
US intel chief in Afghanistan leaving for new post
From Orange County Register Dated 9 September 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An Army spokesman says the top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan is on his way to another job....
Top US and NATO intelligence chief in Afghanistan leaving for new post in Washington
From Fox News Dated 9 September 2010 The top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is moving to a senior intelligence job in Washington, two defense officials said Thursday.
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