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US, Europe denounce Russian support for Georgian provinces' independence

Posted by Sandyenglish

The US and Western European powers have issued vitriolic denunciations of Russia's decision to recognize the independence of the two breakaway provinces of Georgia-South Ossetia and Abkhazia.

Russian President Dimitry Medvedev signed a decree Tuesday backing independence for the provinces, just one day after both houses of the Russian parliament voted unanimously to call on Medvedev to take the action.

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TheStar.com | Canada | Afghan detainees decision surprises allies

Posted by Jwgardner from Toronto Star

OTTAWA–Canada's allies say they knew nothing about a Canadian decision to stop turning over battlefield detainees to the Afghan authorities, and opposition parties in Ottawa are charging cover-up over the whole affair.

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Nato 'Must Do More In Afghanistan'

Posted by Jeff from Al Jazeera

Britain's parliament has said Nato must commit more troops and aid to Afghanistan if it is to have a stable democracy.

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236 Afghan civilians killed by NATO, U.S. - Focus on Afghanistan

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

U.S.-led coalition and NATO forces fighting insurgents in Afghanistan have killed at least 236 civilians so far this year — surpassing the 178 civilians killed in militant attacks, according to an Associated Press tally.

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6 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghan blast

Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

Political deathwatch on PM Stephen Harper? Six Canadian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan Sunday when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb, a coalition spokesman said. At least one other soldier was injured.

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5000 Against NATO Conference in Munich

Posted by Kaerast

Seen as a start into the anti-militaristic protest during the G8 in June, 5000 people gathered to protest against the NATO Conference in Munich last Saturday.

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NATOs future | Predictions of its death were premature | Economist.com

Posted by Damianmann from Economist

IN THE mythologised history of NATO, the transatlantic military alliance has been so effective that it won the cold war without ever firing a shot. So it is one of history's ironies that NATO should now find itself waging its first ever ground combat operations in the very place where the Soviet armed forces finally came to grief: Afghanistan.

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