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Nov 13, 2012

NATO chief says concerned over Georgia arrests

By Jan Lopatka and Jana Mlcochova, Reuters

From Jan Lopatka and Jana Mlcochova, Reuters:  NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen expressed concern on Monday over the arrests of opponents of Georgia’s new government following elections last month, and urged the authorities to ensure there was no political meddling in their trials.

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Nov 13, 2012

NATO Secretary General: ‘We need a defence recovery’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  Defence spending is declining across the Alliance. We need an economic recovery. And based on that, we need a defence recovery. We need to stop the decline. And then we need to reverse it.

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Nov 13, 2012

NATO lawmakers: Security threatened by European defense cuts

By NATO Parliamentary Assembly

From NATO Parliamentary Assembly:  Lawmakers from NATO nations issued a series of warnings to Allied governments Saturday highlighting the need to maintain credible defence spending in the face of the economic crisis.

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Nov 13, 2012

Czech Defense Minister: NATO members must deepen cooperation or lose military capabilities

By CTK

From CTK:  The militaries of NATO member countries should more cooperate after the ISAF mission ends in Afghanistan in 2014, Czech Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra told the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Prague Saturday.

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Nov 13, 2012

Petraeus investigation ensnares Allen, SACEUR nomination put on hold

By Phil Stewart, Reuters

From Phil Stewart, Reuters:  The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation for alleged inappropriate communication with a woman at the center of the scandal involving former CIA Director David Petraeus, a senior U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.

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Nov 12, 2012

Deputy PM: Russia will ‘react sharply’ to U.S. Aegis ships

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia will “react in the sharpest manner” to any US ships equipped with the Aegis combat system attempting to sail by its shores, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told RIA Novosti in an interview.

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Nov 12, 2012

Rasmussen: NATO will ‘defend Turkey’ from Syria attacks

By Al Arabiya

From Al Arabiya:  NATO will defend alliance member Turkey, which struck back after mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside its border, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a meeting in Prague on Monday. “NATO as an organization will do what it takes to protect and defend Turkey, our ally. We have […]

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Nov 9, 2012

NATO Military Committee’s visit to Georgia ‘postponed’

By Civil Georgia

From Civil Georgia:  Visit of the NATO Military Committee to Georgia, originally planned for this month, has postponed, according to Georgia’s ambassador to NATO and government officials.

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Nov 9, 2012

Lukashenko sacks head of Belarus KGB

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has dismissed Vadim Zaitsev, head of the republic’s State Security Committee (KGB), the presidential press service said on Friday.

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Nov 9, 2012

US begins first permanent military presence in Poland

By   Ian Brzezinski, New Atlanticist

From  Ian Brzezinski, New Atlanticist:  On Friday, the United States will inaugurate its first permanent military presence in Poland by deploying an air force aviation detachment (AV-DET) at the Polish 32nd Tactical Airbase in Lask.

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