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CHIMO

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Tue Aug-04-09 08:45 PM
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NATO boss urges talks with Taliban

Source: Agence France-Presse

Anders Fogh Rasmussen took the helm of NATO yesterday with a pledge to prevent Afghanistan from once more becoming the hub of international terrorism and to build a new strategic partnership with Russia.

On his first day in office, the former Danish prime minister laid out his priorities at a time when NATO is embroiled in its biggest-ever mission, and ties with Moscow are only just beginning to recover after last year's war in Georgia.

Around 100,000 foreign troops are currently stationed in Afghanistan to counter an insurgency by the Taliban against the government of President Hamid Karzai.

Mr. Rasmussen said he has asked former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright to head a committee of experts to work out a "new strategic concept" for NATO.

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/nato-boss-urges-talks-with-taliban/article1240451/

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Tue Aug-04-09 08:57 PM
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1. So, another appeaser?

:sarcasm:

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