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Defense News December 7, 2009 SACEUR Urges Patrol Aircraft, AWACS, Sats To Fight Pirates By JULIAN HALE BRUSSELS: Adm. Jim Stavridis, new Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), said here Dec. 7 that "more ships would be helpful" to counter piracy off Somalia but that "what I'm really after is maritime patrol aircraft, NATO AWACS [Airborne Warning and Control System] and satellite images." Stavridis, who took over as SACEUR in June, referred to cooperation among NATO, the European Union and partners such as Russia and China as a "lab of cultures coming together to operate effectively," and that together they were reducing successful pirate attacks in the region. .... He named counterpiracy, counternarcotics in Afghanistan and arms control as issues where NATO could consider more cooperation with Russia. He also said cyber defense would be an important issue for the next five to 10 years. "NATO needs to work out where the threat is and how we can protect our systems," he said. On Afghanistan, he confirmed that European countries were expected to come up with an extra 7,000 troops and added that "more would be welcome, but what we're really seeking is capability for training [Afghan security forces]." =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ============================== --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: arch...@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bNM5nn.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: antinato-unsubscr...@topica.com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------
