North Atlantic Treaty Organization News

“The U.S. stands for a dialogue between Armenia and Turkey”

The resolution put forward by the Rev. Arem Jabejian, an Armenian Orthodox priest from Chicago, was passed by voice vote with six persons requesting to be counted as abstaining. via PanArmenian Network

“We would like to express our heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased”

U.S.-led coalition troops battling suspected militants in southern Afghanistan lobbed a grenade that destroyed a house and killed 15 militants as well as a woman and two children, the coalition said Monday.

Meanwhile, weekend reports of other violence included the deaths of three policemen and a coalition soldier in separate explosions and raids.

The U.S.-led troops were raiding compounds suspected of housing bomb makers in the Garmser district of Helmand province on Sunday when militants attacked them with heavy fire, the statement said. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, killing several militants, it said. Read more

“We trust in Georgia, the people of Georgia, the leadership of Georgia.”

The top U.S. official for the Caucasus praised Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili on Sunday for his leadership over the last 4 years, but suggested he lift a state of emergency and restore an independent ... via International Business Times

“We are not scared of our history, and we are not trying to hide anything”

Reconciliation is based on acknowledgement of the past and not on forgetting it. via Hyelog

“We want the peace process to make progress, and we think that the conference, the upcoming conference in Annapolis is indeed a possibility to bring this success about”

The UN Security Council must be prepared to enact strong sanctions if Iran fails to comply with demands to halt uranium enrichment and come clean about its nuclear activities, German Chancellor Angela Merkel ... via Bangkok Post

“These Hollywood monuments are a subversive response”

In this sleepy farming village, residents talk of a new spirit of exaltation ever since a towering bronze and concrete statue of Rocky Balboa was erected in the village square, his boxing gloves raised in a ... via New York Times

“Our troops are facing a ferocious and determined enemy -- and our strategy is to take the fight to them, to be on the offense”

WASHINGTON -- Five U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. Marine were killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, military officials said Saturday, raising the American death toll in the country to 108 in a year that ... via Los Angeles Times

President George W. Bush renewed his commitment to fighting terrorism in Afghanistan after at least 40 people were killed in the deadliest suicide bombing since the 2001 fall of the Taliban. via Bloomberg.com - Asia

Slovenians go to polls Sunday to choose a new president, deciding between former Prime Minister Lojze Peterle and Danilo Tuerk, a longtime diplomat. via PR-inside.com

Norman Mailer, the provocative literary figure known for such classics as "The Naked and the Dead," has died at age 84. via CBS News

“With Sunday being Veterans Day, this is a reminder of the sacrifices that our troops and our Afghan partners make for the peace and stability of the Afghan people”

Six U.S. troops were killed when insurgents ambushed their foot patrol in the high mountains of eastern Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. The attack, the most lethal against American forces this year, made 2007 the deadliest for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion.

The troops were returning from a meeting with village elders late Friday afternoon in Nuristan province when militants attacked them with rocket propelled grenades and gunfire, Lt. Col. David Accetta told The Associated Press. Read more

“We have to find an answer, and nations have to do more”

STOCKHOLM: NATO lacks about half the soldiers it needs to properly train Afghanistan's army, the alliance secretary general said on Friday, calling for more contributions. via Daily Times

Is a vote for Rudy a vote for war? Source: AntiWar.Com Author: Pat Buchanan "Rudy Giuliani has made a 'promise' not to allow Iran to acquire a nuclear capability, even if it requires U.S. military action. via Rational Review

“Jim, there's no shortage of work to be done.”

The "warrior monk" has a new job. In a ceremony attended by officers from all over Europe and the U.S. military, Marine Corps Gen. via Marine Corps Times

“Sometimes the process of democratic reform and having a democratic political system isn't necessarily easy, but at the end of the day in our view, that is the best way forward”

Lawmakers who back President Mikhail Saakashvili unanimously voted Friday to endorse his 15-day state of emergency, an indication the pro-Western leader may not go through with a pledge to end it swiftly. via York News-Times

“Our forces operate under difficult conditions in critical missions -- for example, in Iraq, Afghanistan and former Yugoslavia. The Harris Falcon systems have become a lifeline for our men and women serving abroad.”

Harris gets $3.3 million contract FLORIDA TODAY Staff Harris Corp. has received a contract valued at $3.3 million from the Latvian Defence Forces for Falcon II tactical communications systems. via Floridatoday.com

The U.N. General Assembly on Monday strongly condemned the increasing violence and terrorist activity by the Taliban, al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Afghanistan and called for stepped-up efforts to to ... via PR-inside.com

“He was a school student and had gone to the ceremony. We will never forget this tragedy and we ask the government to find the culprits instead of announcing days of mourning.”

At a news conference in Kabul on November 7, President Hamid Karzai announced three days of national mourning to honor the victims of the suicide bombing in Baghlan Province on November 6 that killed dozens of ... via Radio Free Europe

President Bush will be spending the weekend at his Texas ranch and hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel. via KOHM-FM Lubbock

“I am being tried by an illegal and illegitimate court. I am talking about an institution that was unlawfully established ... the (U.N.) Security Council did that according to the diktat of the United States of America”

A Serbian radical accused of stirring nationalism and promoting ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia said on Thursday that the U.N. tribunal trying him for war crimes was "illegal and illegitimate". ... via Reuters UK