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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) French: Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord (OTAN), also called the (North) Atlantic Alliance, is a military alliance established by the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. The NATO headquarters are in Brussels, Belgium, and the organization constitutes a system of... Full Article

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  1. Pedestrians walk on roads covered by snow after heavy snow fell in Pristina on February 13, 2012. An avalanche killed at least nine people in Restelica a southern mountain village and left others trapped in several houses under 10 metres of snow. A helicopter from the NATO-led... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 days ago

    Pedestrians walk on roads covered by snow after heavy snow fell in Pristina on February 13, 2012. An avalanche killed at least nine people in Restelica a southern mountain village and left others trapped in several houses under 10 metres of snow. A helicopter from the NATO-led...

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  2. Pakistani protesters raise their hands to condemn the governments intention to open routes for NATO supplies, in Bannu, Pakistan Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012. Pakistan announced that it has been temporarily allowed NATO to ship perishable food to its troops in neighboring Afghanistan,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 hours ago

    Pakistani protesters raise their hands to condemn the governments intention to open routes for NATO supplies, in Bannu, Pakistan Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012. Pakistan announced that it has been temporarily allowed NATO to ship perishable food to its troops in neighboring Afghanistan,...

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  3. Supporters of Pakistani religious party ally to condemn the governments intention to open routes for NATO supplies, in Bannu, Pakistan Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012. Pakistan announced that it has been temporarily allowed NATO to ship perishable food to its troops in neighboring Afghanistan,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 hours ago

    Supporters of Pakistani religious party ally to condemn the governments intention to open routes for NATO supplies, in Bannu, Pakistan Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012. Pakistan announced that it has been temporarily allowed NATO to ship perishable food to its troops in neighboring Afghanistan,...

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  5. In this picture taken on Feb 13, 2012, Pakistan's anti-American religious leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed, third from left, campaigns against the resumption of NATO supplies to neighboring Afghanistan, among Pakistani tribal people in the Pakistani town of Shalman situated near the... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    In this picture taken on Feb 13, 2012, Pakistan's anti-American religious leader Qazi Hussain Ahmed, third from left, campaigns against the resumption of NATO supplies to neighboring Afghanistan, among Pakistani tribal people in the Pakistani town of Shalman situated near the...

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  6. Shazada Shahed, center, the head of an investigation team looking into civilian deaths resulting from NATO operations, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Afghan investigators said they have confirmed that 15 civilians died in two NATO... AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Shazada Shahed, center, the head of an investigation team looking into civilian deaths resulting from NATO operations, speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. Afghan investigators said they have confirmed that 15 civilians died in two NATO...

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  7. Marines, Navy personnel and NATO officers watch the Super Bowl in the Officers ward room mess aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp off the coast of Jacksonville, N.C. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The ship is the command ship for the Navy and Marine amphibious exercise called Bold... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    Marines, Navy personnel and NATO officers watch the Super Bowl in the Officers ward room mess aboard the Amphibious Assault Ship USS Wasp off the coast of Jacksonville, N.C. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The ship is the command ship for the Navy and Marine amphibious exercise called Bold...

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  8. U.S. soldiers part of the NATO- led International Security Assistace Force (ISAF) are seen alert at the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    U.S. soldiers part of the NATO- led International Security Assistace Force (ISAF) are seen alert at the scene of a suicide attack in Kandahar, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on...

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  9. A delegate from the NATO reacts during the Conference on Security Policy on, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives gathered for the Munich Security Conference that began Friday, Feb. 3. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    A delegate from the NATO reacts during the Conference on Security Policy on, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives gathered for the Munich Security Conference that began Friday, Feb. 3.

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  10. British Air Commodore Mike Wigston talks during a press conference in Kabul on February 15, 2012. The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on February 15 conceded that eight young men were killed during a recent air strike but insisted they were armed teenagers who posed a 'threat' to... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 hours ago

    British Air Commodore Mike Wigston talks during a press conference in Kabul on February 15, 2012. The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on February 15 conceded that eight young men were killed during a recent air strike but insisted they were armed teenagers who posed a 'threat' to...

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  11. British Air Commodore Mike Wigston (R) talks during a press conference as General Boone International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) communication director looks in Kabul on February 15, 2012. The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on February 15 conceded that eight young men were... Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 hours ago

    British Air Commodore Mike Wigston (R) talks during a press conference as General Boone International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) communication director looks in Kabul on February 15, 2012. The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on February 15 conceded that eight young men were...

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  12. NATO Secretary General , Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press during the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany. Politicians and military representatives attend the 48. Munich Security conference until Sunday,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General , Anders Fogh Rasmussen, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press during the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany. Politicians and military representatives attend the 48. Munich Security conference until Sunday,...

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  13. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R), German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere (C) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) speak during the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 4, 2012. The Security... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R), German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere (C) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (L) speak during the 48th Munich Security Conference at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 4, 2012. The Security...

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  14. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 4, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) speaks to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen during the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 4, 2012.

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  15. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere chat during the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 4, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (R) and German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere chat during the 48th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 4, 2012.

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  16. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, right, talks to German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, right, talks to German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3...

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  17. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. NATO defense ministers are tackling the controversial issue of how to pay for Afghanistan's expanding... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. NATO defense ministers are tackling the controversial issue of how to pay for Afghanistan's expanding...

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  18. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 3, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 3, 2012.

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  19. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference on the second day of Defence ministers meeting on February 3, 2012 at the Nato headquarters in Brussels. NATO defence ministers hold a second day of talks focused on Afghanistan after announcing that Afghan forces... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gives a press conference on the second day of Defence ministers meeting on February 3, 2012 at the Nato headquarters in Brussels. NATO defence ministers hold a second day of talks focused on Afghanistan after announcing that Afghan forces...

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  20. From left, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay and Afghanistan's Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak speak during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. NATO defense... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

    From left, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay and Afghanistan's Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak speak during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. NATO defense...

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  21. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives at a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 3, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives at a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 3, 2012.

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  22. US Admiral James Stavridis, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe (L) speaks with Afghanistan's Defence Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak, on the second day of talks focused on Afghanistan after announcing that Afghan forces will take the lead of combat operations in 2013. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    US Admiral James Stavridis, NATO's supreme allied commander for Europe (L) speaks with Afghanistan's Defence Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak, on the second day of talks focused on Afghanistan after announcing that Afghan forces will take the lead of combat operations in 2013.

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  23. NATO ministers attend the second day of talks on February 3, 2012 at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO defence ministers hold a second day of talks focused on Afghanistan after announcing that Afghan forces will take the lead of combat operations in 2013. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    NATO ministers attend the second day of talks on February 3, 2012 at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. NATO defence ministers hold a second day of talks focused on Afghanistan after announcing that Afghan forces will take the lead of combat operations in 2013.

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  24. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (2nd L) welcome Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak (R) during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 3, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

    NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (2nd L) welcome Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak (R) during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels February 3, 2012.

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  25. (L-R) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Canadian defense minister Peter Gordon MacKay, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Advisor, speak with Afghanistan's Defence Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak on the second day of talks on February 3, 2012 at the NATO headquarters... Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 week ago

    (L-R) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Canadian defense minister Peter Gordon MacKay, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Advisor, speak with Afghanistan's Defence Minister, General Abdul Rahim Wardak on the second day of talks on February 3, 2012 at the NATO headquarters...

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  1. Turkey became a member of NATO when the governor was 2 years old. Turkey is an important member who has contributed immensely to the Transatlantic Organization's struggle and shall remain as one.
    SOURCE: Hurriet Daily News 4 weeks ago
  2. Turkey joined NATO while the governor was still 2-years old ... It is a member that has made important contributions to the trans-Atlantic alliance's conflict-full history. It is among countries that are at the front lines in the fight against terrorism.
    SOURCE: Boston.com 4 weeks ago
  3. Distance yourself from NATO and you'll be secure.
    SOURCE: United Press International 4 weeks ago
  4. the challenges of regional threats and the importance of cooperation between Israel and NATO member countries and militaries in the fight against global terror
    SOURCE: The Politico 4 weeks ago
  5. NATO offered to transfer the crew to the closest port, but they chose to stay with their vessel
    SOURCE: IndiaVision 4 weeks ago
  6. When you have a country [Turkey] that is being ruled by what many would perceive to be Islamic terrorists, when you start seeing that type of activity against their own citizens, then yes, not only is it time for us to have a conversation about whether or not they belong to be in NATO, but it’s time for...
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 4 weeks ago
  7. It is certainly a topic he would cover in debate prep, particularly in terms of Syria. I believe what he’s mentioned it before its been in terms of coping with the Syria crisis and then also as I said as a NATO ally
    SOURCE: ABC News 4 weeks ago
  8. WBC will provide the names of all G-8/NATO donors with donation amounts in ranges when it releases its annual report toward the end of the second quarter ... That report will include information for G-8/NATO contributions received in 2012 in addition to funds received in 2011.
    SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 4 weeks ago
  9. WBC will provide the names of all G-8/NATO donors with donation amounts in ranges when it releases its annual report toward the end of the second quarter ... That report will include information for G-8/NATO contributions received in 2012 in addition to funds received in 2011.
    SOURCE: Chicago Tribune 4 weeks ago
  10. Do you believe Turkey still belongs in NATO?
    SOURCE: Mediaite.com 4 weeks ago
  11. Turkey still belongs in NATO.
    SOURCE: Think Progress 4 weeks ago
  12. Given what the ordinance actually says, it cannot be construed as an effort to protect the integrity of G-8 and NATO conferences
    SOURCE: The Epoch Times 4 weeks ago
  13. The U.S. should slow down the Afghan withdrawal process to allow U.S. and NATO commanders on the ground more time to consolidate gains ... and to ensure that Afghan forces are sufficiently ready to take control of the nation's security ... A precipitous U.S. withdrawal could lead to civil war or the Tal...
    SOURCE: Washington Examiner 4 weeks ago
  14. we will charge them (NATO) and repair our roads from these taxes.
    SOURCE: OilPrice.com 4 weeks ago
  15. The AGS package is still being discussed at NATO ... It is a topic to be discussed in the February meeting of defense ministers.
    SOURCE: DefenseNews.com 4 weeks ago
  16. Turkey became a NATO member when Mr. Governor was two years old
    SOURCE: Today's Zaman 4 weeks ago
  17. If current trends in the decline of European defense capabilities are not halted and reversed, future U.S. political leaders — those for whom the Cold War was not the formative experience that it was for me — may not consider the return on America’s investment in NATO worth the cost.
    SOURCE: Foreign Policy Blogs: Children 4 weeks ago
  18. It naturally opens the door to the NATO countries, which have many joint operations.
    SOURCE: Reuters 4 weeks ago
  19. NATO in Libya: Is Syria next?
    SOURCE: Examiner.com 4 weeks ago
  20. When we thought about it ... we came to the conclusion that they are either Americans acting under NATO cover or Israelis.
    – Abdolmalek Rigi SOURCE: AntiWar.com 4 weeks ago
  21. We are already laying off our existing staff. I am afraid I have no good news for those who have gone jobless due to the closure of NATO supply routes
    SOURCE: CBS News 4 weeks ago
  22. This is because of the good salary I used to draw (by working for NATO) that I am able to survive despite being jobless
    SOURCE: CBS News 4 weeks ago
  23. There is information that NATO members and some Arab states of the Persian Gulf, acting in line with the scenario seen in Libya, intend to turn the current interference with Syrian affairs into a direct military intervention.
    SOURCE: The Bali Times 4 weeks ago
  24. Pakistani forces informed NATO officials about the first strike but despite this another attack was carried out
    SOURCE: GlobalSecurity.org 4 weeks ago
  25. NATO will do what ever it can get away with, it will never stop until someone or something stops it
    SOURCE: Wordpress.com: United Nation 1 month ago