Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan
AP - Mon Dec 7, 11:59 am ETPresident Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Experts Investigating Family's Claims Woman Lived to 122
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Russia-NATO Council Meeting In Brussels Friday
INO News - Fri Dec 4, 5:40 am ET(RTTNews) - Foreign Ministers from NATO countries and Russia will meet in Brussels Friday in the first Russia-NATO Council meeting after the five-day war in the Caucasus last year.
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EXTRA:NATO, Russia agree on joint security review
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 10:17 am ETBrussels - NATO and Russia agreed on Friday to launch a joint study of 21st-century security threats with an eye to future cooperation to combat those threats, NATO's secretary general said. We have agreed to launch a joint review of the 21st centur...
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NATO chief: Allies will provide 5,000 more troops
Washington Post - Wed Dec 2, 2:28 pm ETBERLIN -- NATO allies promised Wednesday to back up President Obama's revamped Afghan war strategy with thousands of fresh troops from Europe. But the reinforcements will arrive in piecemeal fashion, and their contribution may end up being less than meets the eye.
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Holbrooke: Strong Support For Afghanistan
NPR - Thu Dec 3, 4:48 pm ETRichard Holbrooke, the president's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, says international support for the U.S. strategy is the most he has ever seen. Holbrooke is in Brussels where he is meeting with NATO allies who are discussing President Obama's request for more troops in Afghanistan.
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Debate Over Obama's War Plan Focuses On Pakistan
NPR - Thu Dec 3, 3:51 pm ETThere is growing concern on Capitol Hill about what more the U.S. can do about terrorist havens in Pakistan. Some lawmakers say the success or failure of President Obama's plan for more troops and a new war strategy in Afghanistan ultimately depends on what happens in Pakistan.
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Nation, World Briefs: CDC issues warning on Internet swine flu scam
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BACKGROUND:NATO's Afghan reinforcements
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 9:31 am ETBrussels - NATO members and allies pledged this week to send the following reinforcements to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, according to alliance sources. Contributions are defined as combat troops, army training t...
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Montenegro given NATO membership plan as Bosnia told to wait - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Fri Dec 4, 9:16 am ETBrussels - NATO foreign ministers on Friday decided to offer Montenegro a plan for how to join the alliance, but agreed that it was too early to offer the same privilege to Bosnia-Herzegovina, the alliance's secretary general said. The decision is a ...
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Russia and Georgia Wage War with Films and Documentaries
Time Magazine - Fri Dec 4, 1:54 am ETDueling film versions of last year's bloody conflict reprise old arguments and ensure that the war of words between the two nations continues
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Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan
Channel 8 San Diego - Mon Dec 7, 12:41 pm ETPresident Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan
FOX 11 Tucson - Mon Dec 7, 12:18 pm ETTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Russia Quietly Creates Leaner, More Modern Military
NPR - Mon Dec 7, 1:03 am ETThe transformation of Russia's military may be the most successful of President Dmitry Medvedev's programs, but it's also one of the most controversial. The huge project involves painful cuts and dismantling deep-vested interests that have thrived on bloated, Soviet-style armed forces.
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