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Saturday, April 04, 2009

Danish PM named new NATO civilian leader

Anders Fogh Rasmussen - Jaap de Hoop SchefferNATO's European leaders pledged a significant increase in troops for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan at their 60th anniversary summit Saturday, but the alliance seemed sure to arouse hostility in the Muslim world by choosing the controversial Danish prime minister as the alliance's new secretary general.

NATO leaders also launched work on a new strategic concept for the alliance in the future, and said they would seek to overcome differences with Russia.

While the allies tried to project harmony, violent protests marred the event as black-clad protesters attacked police and set a customs station ablaze at a bridge used as the backdrop for a walk by NATO leaders from Germany across the Rhine river to France.

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