Schroeder Urges Shake-Up of Transatlantic Bodies

[Rose Siding]

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called for a shake-up of key transatlantic bodies such as NATO on Saturday, saying the dialogue between Europe and the United States needed refreshing.
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"I believe that the transatlantic partnership must take such changes into consideration. And to be honest, it does so insufficiently at present," he said in the speech, delivered on his behalf by Defense Minister Peter Struck.
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His call drew a lukewarm reaction at the Munich event, with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld rejecting the idea that NATO was no longer a forum for transatlantic debate.

"I think there is enormous value in NATO...I don't find myself inhibited sitting in North Atlantic Treaty Organization meetings and talking among 26 countries," he said in a panel debate after Schroeder's speech.

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[donsu]

1. Schroeder knows smirk owns NATO

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[applegrove]

2. Wow this saber rattleling is really fun! BUSH DESTABALIZES WORLD!