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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 collective defense whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

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Demonstrators against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan carry mock coffins draped in Afghan, Iraqi and Palestinian flags during an anti-war protest in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2010. Several thousand people marched through Washington calling for the end of war around the globe. Afghanistan
Pakistani policemen display pictures of arrested Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants to the media in Karachi on March 20, 2010. Pakistan police arrested three Taliban militants planning 'big terror attacks' amid a wave of violence engulfing the financial hub Karachi, the force said. Taliban
An Afghan farmer prays at sundown in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 17, 2010. Thousands of US Marines, NATO and Afghan soldiers have massed in the Marjah region of the Helmand River valley ahead of a planned operation to eradicate Taliban militants who along with drug traffickers hold sway there. Helmand Province
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 8: US and NATO forces in Afghanistan Commander Gen, Stanley McChrystal (R) and NATO Ambassador Mark Sedwill (L) give a press briefing March 8, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates has flown into the Afghan capital on an unannounced visit, warning of 'hard fighting' still ahead despite signs of progress in the eight-year war against Taliban insurgents. Stanley A. McChrystal
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks on a mobile phone before President Barack Obama spoke to the Democratic Caucus about the need to pass the Health Care Reform bill on Capitol Hill, March 20, 2010 in Washington, DC. The House is expected to vote on the bill on Sunday, March 21. Barack Obama
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) and Slovakia's Minister of Defense Jaroslav Baska walk past an honour guard on March 17, 2010 on the steps of the Pentagon before meeting in Washington, DC. Robert Gates
Graphic shows decline in the number of priests in Europe and the U.S. Europe
A Kosovo woman cleans her balcony next to one draped with Kosovo, Albanian and American flags marking the second anniversary of Kosovo's independence in capital Pristina, Kosovo, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Recognized as independent by more than 50 countries including the United States and most EU states, but shunned by others including Russia, China and Serbia, Kosovo's political stability is precarious. Kosovo
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 18: An officer looks on during a speech by Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a graduation ceremony for Afghan National Army (ANA) officers at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down. Hamid Karzai
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
DUESSELDORF, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine fights Eddie Chambers of USA during their WBO Heavyweight World Championship fight at the Esprit Arena on March 20, 2010 in Duesseldorf, Germany. Ukraine
NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark(L) speaks as Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich(R) look on, as they attend an alliance conference on NATO's new strategic concept at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on March 12, 2010 in Warsaw. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
An Israeli soldier walks past a burning tire during clashes with Palestinian protesters, not seen, in the West Bank village of Iraq Burin, near Nablus, Saturday, March 20, 2010. Visiting U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Saturday that Israeli settlement building anywhere on occupied land is illegal and must be stopped, while a Palestinian teenager was killed in clashes with Israeli troops elsewhere in the West Bank. The death of 16-year-old Mohammed Qadus, who Palestinians say was shot in the chest by Israeli security forces, comes amid heightened tensions between Israelis and Palestinians after Israel announced plans last week for 1,600 new homes for Jews in disputed east Jerusalem. Israel
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 20: Houses stand for miles in the cityscape of Kabul from the summit of the Bala Hissar, an ancient fortress overlooking Kabul March 20, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The fortress, originally built around the 5th century AD, has housed a successive series of kings and conquerors over the centuries, and was heavily used by British forces during their ill-fated 19th century military occupations of Afghanistan. In most cities an edifice with the history of the Bala Hissar would be a popular tourist attraction; in war-torn Kabul it sits mostly ignored on a hill overlooking the city, overgrown with weeds and used mostly as a communications tower, while being guarded intermittently by small detachment of Afghan Army soldiers. Kabul
European Union Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele (L) and Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha attend a joint news conference in Tirana on March 19, 2010. European Union
Gymnast Maxim Devyatovsky, of Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Soviet Union acknowledges the crowd after competing in the rings during the Tyson Cup Gymnastics competition in Worcester, Mass., Saturday, March 6, 2010. Soviet Union
President George W. Bush, left, smiles with Jan Bullock, wife of former Texas Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, as Bush receives the History-Making Texan Award from the Texas State History Museum Foundation in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. President Bush and his wife, Laura, were honored at the Foundation's annual Texas Independence Day Dinner. George W. Bush
Liu Qi, President of the Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games, right, and Chinese Ambassador to United Nations Guangya Wang, center, shake hands with former Governor of New York George Pataki left, who serves as Public Delegate of the US Mission to United Nations during the debate about Sport for Peace and Development at U.N. Headquarters, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007. United Nations

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, jumps over a canal as they move forward during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, jumps over a canal as they move forward during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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Aghan men look on while a US Marine (L) of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, walks past while shouldering his weapon during a 24-hour foot operation in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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Aghan men look on while a US Marine (L) of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, walks past while shouldering his weapon during a 24-hour foot operation in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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An Aghan man stops his motorcycle during a 24-hour foot patrol by US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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An Aghan man stops his motorcycle during a 24-hour foot patrol by US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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Aghan boys watch over as unseen US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, search their farm house during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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Aghan boys watch over as unseen US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, search their farm house during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, is seen between a goat and chicken as he searches a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, is seen between a goat and chicken as he searches a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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An Afghan man (far R) leaves his farm to be searched by US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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An Afghan man (far R) leaves his farm to be searched by US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, washes his head in a canal in the early morning hours during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, washes his head in a canal in the early morning hours during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, keeps guard as others rest in a farm backyard in the early morning hours during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, keeps guard as others rest in a farm backyard in the early morning hours during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take up positions at a cemetery while comrades move forward behind them during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take up positions at a cemetery while comrades move forward behind them during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take up positions at a cemetery while comrades move forward behind them during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take up positions at a cemetery while comrades move forward behind them during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, takes up positions at a cemetery during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, takes up positions at a cemetery during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take up positions at a cemetery while comrades move forward behind them during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take up positions at a cemetery while comrades move forward behind them during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 18, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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Afghan firefighters run near a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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Afghan firefighters run near a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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An Afghan police officer stands next to a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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An Afghan police officer stands next to a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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An Afghan police officer stands next to a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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An Afghan police officer stands next to a burning oil tanker carrying fuel supplies for NATO forces after it was allegedly attacked by Taliban on Jalalabad highway, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 19, 2010.

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"If they order me, I will start the destruction of Marja’s opium the same day."


Gulab Mangal Mar 20 2010 8:14 PM from The New York Times

"In general I’ve been told by my higher-ups that this year you will not eradicate there, because people have suffered a lot of hardships because of the fighting ... We may do it next year."


Gulab Mangal Mar 20 2010 8:14 PM from The New York Times

"Kosovo and Serbia share the will towards integration in the European Union and NATO but we should also have cooperation at the neighbourly level and the regional level so we can help each other towards EU integration"


Hashim Thaci Mar 20 2010 7:38 PM from TVNZ

"We are dealing with an EU that underestimates the opportunity this region is giving to the continent as a whole and to the EU"


Borut Pahor (politician) Mar 20 2010 7:38 PM from TVNZ

"communication picked up when the election process was over, and it continued to pick up until a certain moment a few weeks ago"


Kai Eide Mar 20 2010 6:59 PM from The Age

"The effect of [the arrests], in total, certainly, was negative on our possibilities to continue the political process that we saw as so necessary ... The Pakistanis did not play the role that they should have played."


Kai Eide Mar 20 2010 11:56 AM from Global Post

"As we speak, our negotiations in Geneva are wrapping up the final elements of the START treaty ... We hope to have a signing ceremony between President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama in early April."


Hillary Rodham Clinton Mar 20 2010 11:36 AM from Columbus Dispatch

"We think it's in the interests of our NATO allies, our other partners and allies around the world, and we believe that there is an opportunity for cooperation between Russia and the United States on missile defense against the..."


Hillary Rodham Clinton Mar 20 2010 10:27 AM from Times of India

"This bill is about security and stability for seniors"


Maurice Hinchey Mar 20 2010 9:28 AM from The Poughkeepsie Journal

"The meeting on European prospects for the Balkan region will definitely take place ... All those who will attend will be able to contribute on the subject and we won’t judge those that won’t be there."


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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

AFP 

A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, searches a room as a goat stands in a corner during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

AFP 

US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, jumps over a canal as they move forward during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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A US Marine of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, jumps over a canal as they move forward during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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US Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, depart at sunrise after spending the night at a farm during a 24-hour foot operation in a poppy field area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 19, 2010. A total of 60 farms were searched and nothing suspected was found. The number of foreign troops under US and NATO command is set to rise to 150,000 by August, with most of the new deployment heading to the south.

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