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Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Type: Person

Name: Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Title: General Secretary (01 AUG 09)

Organization: NATO

Date of Birth: 1953-01-26

Nationality: Denmark

Fact Sheet: Biography for Anders Fogh Rasmussen

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

NATO postpones conference on forces for Afghanistan: spokesman

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponNATO has delayed a meeting on boosting forces for Afghanistan to take all developments into account, including U.S. President Barack Obama's ... [People's Daily Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: NATO, Afghanistan, James Appathurai

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Edinburgh meeting makes NATO action plan for Afghanistan more vivid

By Abdul Hadi MayarKABUL, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- After its Parliamentary Assembly's meeting in Edinburgh, NATO seems to have moved further closer to a final decision on troops surge in Afghanistan.Though no formal statement was issued at the end of the meeting, ... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Afghanistan, NATO, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Taliban

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

NATO must not walk away from Afghanistan - Rasmussen

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday the alliance must not turn its back on Afghanistan as this would raise the threat from al-Qaeda and lead to insecurity throughout central Asia."I have absolutely no doubt ... [Reuters India - 11/19/2009]

Entities: NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Afghanistan

First Reported 12 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Hamid Karzai

Finding decent cabinet is Karzai's big challenge

The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is sworn in for a second term as the world watches to see if he can deliver on his pledges to clean up his government.Karzai won plaudits for his inauguration speech on Thursday from Western officials including ... [Telegraph - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Corruption

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

U.S. stocks fall as dollar rises

U.S. stocks were significantly lower Thursday as commodity prices fell, and the dollar rose.Tech stocks were also under pressure as the Semiconductor index .SOXX declined 4%.'Today's move does have to do with recent gains and profit taking,' Ralph Fogel, ... [Uzbekistan News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Dollar Stronger, NATO, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Uruzgan (Afghanistan)

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 15 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

NATO

NATO, Britain stress Afghan handover plans

EDINBURGH - The head of NATO said Tuesday he expected “substantially more forces” for Afghanistan to be pledged within weeks, but only to help speed up handing over security responsibility to Afghan forces.His speech came after British Prime Minister ... [Khaleej Times - 11/17/2009]

Entities: NATO, Handover, Afghanistan

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 7 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

David Miliband

NATO prepares more troops for Afghan surge

NATO and its allies will order ''substantially more forces'' into battle in Afghanistan in coming weeks, the alliance's secretary-general has promised.In Edinburgh at a NATO parliamentary assembly meeting, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said: ''In a few weeks, ... [The Age - 11/18/2009]

Entities: NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, David Miliband, Hamid Karzai

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 5 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Slovakia pledges troops to Afghanistan

Slovakia has pledged about 250 extra soldiers to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan, the first of what British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said would be a series of international reinforcements.The central European country will double the size of its 246-strong ... [The Age - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Slovakia, Afghanistan, NATO, Robert Fico

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

NATO Chief Predicts 'More Troops' in Afghanistan

By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press ServiceWASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2009 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen today predicted the alliances future mission in Afghanistan will entail a counterinsurgency approach with substantially more troops. The ... [GlobalSecurity.org - 11/18/2009]

Entities: NATO, Afghanistan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, International Security Assistance Force, Counter-Insurgency

First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Bid to rescue climate talks

WORLD leaders have agreed to a political compromise deal on climate change aimed at salvaging next month's international UN conference in Copenhagen, which scraps the 200-page draft agreement.The leaders have begun work, instead, on a plan B document ... [The Australian - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Copenhagen, Global Warming/Climate Change, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Emission

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

EU reforms to feature at 'jumbo' ministers meeting

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS Almost one hundred EU ministers will gather in Brussels on Monday (16 November) and Tuesday for a 'jumbo-council' on foreign affairs, defence and development, where corridor discussions are likely to focus on the EU's top jobs and ... [EUobserver - 11/16/2009]

Entities: European Union, Minsk, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Brussels

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Climate clock ticking, says Rudd

KEVIN Rudd will press ahead with his plan to create an emissions trading scheme despite acknowledging that next month's Copenhagen climate conference will fail to produce a binding agreement on reducing emissions.The Prime Minister told parliament yesterday ... [The Australian - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Copenhagen, Kevin Rudd, Mitch Fifield, Emission, Climate

Quotes

"we will do this in a coordinated way, where conditions permit, and this will allow us to progressively move into a support role" Rasmussen said

Afghan handover deadline 'too early' -U.S. [Maktoob Business - 7 hours ago]

...no doubt that if we were to walk away and turn our backs on Afghanistan al-Qaeda would be right back,' Rasmussen told a conference in Budapest. "and if we were to walk away, just imagine the pressure on nuclear-armed pakistan and the way instability would spread like wildfire through central asia." Rasmussen said that, although the cost of the NATO operation in Afghanistan might appear high, the cost of walking away would be far higher

'NATO must not walk away from Afghan' [South Asian Media - 13 hours ago]

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Bomber kills dozen in Afghan [IOL - 18 hours ago]
'Too early' for Afghan deadline [News24.com - 18 hours ago]
UPDATE - NATO Chief addresses 60 years of NATO ... [Mti - 19 hours ago]
Motorbike bomber kills 12 in Afghan town (... [Yahoo! News - 20 hours ago]
Karzai under pressure [iafrica.com - 20 hours ago]
Karzai begins his new presidential term in the ... [Daily Maverick - 21 hours ago]
NATO accused Russia in violation of the Vienna ... [Kavkaz-Center - 23 hours ago]
Karzai under pressure to deliver on promises [Khaleej Times - 23 hours ago]
US Defense Secretary Urges Against Afghan Withd... [VOA News - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/19/2009]
'Too early' for Afghan handover deadline: Gates [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, pledges Afghan troops will tak... [AFP via Yahoo! - 11/19/2009]
Russia dismisses NATO concerns over military dr... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 11/19/2009]
Afghan leader 'must show results' [BBC - 11/19/2009]
U.S. stocks fall as dollar rises [Uzbekistan News - 11/19/2009]
Waiting (and waiting) for a plan [The Economist - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption (AFP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/19/2009]
Edinburgh meeting makes NATO action plan for Af... [Xinhua News Agency - 11/19/2009]
Karzai sworn in, vows to fight corruption ... [Yahoo! News - 11/19/2009]
NATO must not walk away from Afghanistan - Rasm... [Reuters India - 11/19/2009]
Nicholas Cage visits Somalian pirates [Uzbekistan News - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Doing it Right in Afghanistan: You and Whose Army? [Firedoglake - 11/19/2009] Unfortunately, I had to miss Dave Kilcullen’s talk yesterday to the National Security Network at the Center for American Progress. Since Dave is one of the defense ...
Afstan: Slovakia first in hoped-for NATO troop ... [The Torch - Canada - 11/18/2009] Further to 3) at this post a month ago, it's now official:Slovakia to add 250 NATO troops to Afghan missionSlovakia pledged about 250 extra soldiers Tuesday to the ...
Morning Brief: Obama's last day in China [FP Passport - 11/18/2009] Obama's last day in China Top Story: U.S. President Barack Obama is on his third and final day of touring China. His meetings with President Hu Jintao and ...
How much "surging" for Afstan? [The Torch - Canada - 11/13/2009] I doubt very much from Euros, esp. for any combat (including mentoring in the field). News:1) AP:As Obama ponders Afghanistan, so does EuropePresident Barack Obama's ...
Wolf Vs Bear [Robert Amsterdam - 10/30/2009] Demonizing NATO is a favorite Kremlin pastime, Michael Bohm says in an op-ed in the the Moscow Times today. Taking Medvedev's questionable assertion that there ...

Audio/Video

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Frost Over the World - Anders Fogh Rasmussen- 1... [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/16/2009]

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