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Aug 1, 2010

US drawdown in 2011 will be ‘limited’: Gates

By Dan De Luce, AFP

From Dan De Luce, AFP:  Despite growing clamor against the war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday large numbers of US troops will remain after a "limited" July 2011 drawdown. Despite mounting casualties and public doubts, Gates said the US-led force was making headway in the war and Taliban insurgents would not be […]

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Aug 1, 2010

US on the verge of activating a partial missile shield over southern Europe

By Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post

From Craig Whitlock, the Washington Post:  The U.S. military is on the verge of activating a partial missile shield over southern Europe, part of an intensifying global effort to build defenses against Iranian missiles amid a deepening impasse over the country’s nuclear ambitions. Pentagon officials said they are nearing a deal to establish a key […]

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Aug 1, 2010

Dutch become 1st NATO member to quit Afghanistan

By  Robert Reid, the AP

From Robert Reid, the AP:  The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a Dutch government. The departure of the small force of nearly 1,900 Dutch troops is not expected to affect […]

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Jul 30, 2010

Canadian jets intercept Russian bombers

By Brian Lilley, the QMI Agency

From Brian Lilley, the QMI Agency:  Canadian fighter jets scrambled to repel Russian bombers that made several attempts to probe Canadian airspace on Wednesday. QMI Agency has learned that two CF-18s took off from CFB Bagotville to intercept two TU-95 long range bombers about 463 km east of Goose Bay, N.L. Attempts by Russia to test […]

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Jul 30, 2010

US wants missile defense center in Czech Republic

By Karel Janicek, the AP

From Karel Janicek, the AP:  The Czech prime minister said Friday his government has been negotiating a plan with the United States to place a warning center in the Czech Republic as part of a reworked U.S. missile defense plan. Petr Necas said the purpose of the center was to gather and analyze information from […]

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Jul 29, 2010

Germans Express Solidarity with the Troops

By atlantic-community.org

From atlantic-community.org:  Expressing support for the country’s soldiers in Afghanistan may be common in the United States, but can be hard to find in Germany.

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Jul 29, 2010

Hands Off the Bundeswehr

By Volker Rühe and Ulrich Weisser, der Spiegel

From Volker Rühe and Ulrich Weisser, der Spiegel:  The mistakes were made intentionally and against every informed advice. In its coalition agreement, the new German government of the Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union and the Free Democratic Party agreed to reduce the period of compulsory military service from nine months to six months until […]

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Jul 29, 2010

NATO and Russia: Trust, but make military plans

By the Economist

From the Economist:  In the heart of NATO’s military headquarters, SHAPE, near the Belgian city of Mons, an unspoken revolution is taking place: planners are thinking about how to defend eastern European members from Russian attack.

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Jul 29, 2010

Taliban congratulates Netherlands for pulling soldiers out of Afghanistan

By Bruno Waterfield, the Telegraph

From Bruno Waterfield, the Telegraph:  Almost 2,000 Dutch troops have been deployed in the Uruzgan region, where the Taliban is active and opium production is high. The final contingent of 250 Dutch soldiers will be withdrawn on Sunday, after strong domestic opposition to participation in the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force.

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Jul 29, 2010

Russia plans second military base in Kyrgyzstan

By Andrew Osborn and Richard Orange, the Telegraph

From Andrew Osborn and Richard Orange, the Telegraph:  The Kremlin tried and failed to win approval for the base in the south of the country last year but saw its chances evaporate when the man it was close to making a deal with, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, was deposed in a coup earlier this year.

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