NATO War on Russia & Western Roots of ISIS/ISIL: Ken O'Keefe

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• Published on Sep 6, 2014
  NATO leaders convene for a summit in the Welsh city of Newport, to discuss a solution to the situation in eastern Ukraine, the growing threat of ISIL, and NATO’s ability to adapt to threats faced by the world today.
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  Many who question the relevancy of NATO in the 21st century, a post-Soviet era, point to how the alliance has shifted its role from territorial defense to basically power projection in different regions.
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  Experts say that in today’s era, the threat posed to NATO members is no longer a potential aggression on their territory; rather, it is an attack on their collective interests beyond NATO borders.
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  Another point of contention is NATO’s ‘open door’ policy, whereby allowing its eastward expansion in Europe in recent years. This expansion isn’t mere membership; it includes deployment of missiles, artillery and military activity that has irked Russia.
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  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has accused Russia of paying lip service to the establishment of peace in neighboring Ukraine and not taking a “single step” to really materialize it.
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  Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Ukraine’s possible adhesion to NATO would “derail all efforts aimed at initiating a dialogue with the aim of ensuring national security.”