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[[File:Azov Nazis.PNG|right|400px|thumb|NATO-backed neo-Nazis in the [[Donbas war]]. NATO flag (''left''), Azov insignia (''center''), [[Swastika]] flag (''right'').<ref>https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3848518841859137</ref>]]
The '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''' ('''NATO''', ''French:'' '''OTAN''', ''Russian:'' '''HATO''') is a [[military]] alliance consisting of the [[United States]] and 31 [[vassal state]]s also known as the '''[[US]]+'''. It was founded by 12 countries after [[World War II]], on April 4, 1949, to counter the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]]. NATO is the only military alliance that stations [[nuclear weapon]]s on non-nuclear nations' territory. [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] has referred to the NATO as a "[[CIA]] subsidiary."<ref>The CIA is reputed to have murdered both Robert Kennedy's father [[RFK Sr.]], and his uncle, [[President John F. Kennedy]] for the purpose of involving the United States and the [[American]] people in the [[perpetual war]] in [[Vietnam]], which both Kennedy's opposed.</ref>
The '''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''' ('''NATO''', ''French:'' '''OTAN''', ''Russian:'' '''HATO''') is a [[military]] alliance consisting of the [[United States]] and 31 [[vassal state]]s also known as the '''[[US]]+'''. It was founded by 12 countries after [[World War II]], on April 4, 1949, to counter the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]]. NATO is the only military alliance that stations [[nuclear weapon]]s on non-nuclear nations' territory. [[Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.]] has referred to the NATO as a "[[CIA]] subsidiary."<ref>The CIA is reputed to have murdered both Robert Kennedy's father [[RFK Sr.]], and his uncle, [[President John F. Kennedy]] for the purpose of involving the United States and the [[American]] people in the [[perpetual war]] in [[Vietnam]], which both Kennedy's opposed.</ref>
''The New York Times'' misunderstood NATO's history and purpose as illustrated by its headline gaffe on April 3, 2026: "A North American Treaty Organization Without America?"<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-york-times-did-032640330.html</ref> The ''NYT'' headline should have referred to NATO as the "North Atlantic Treaty Organization," without being snarky, and the ''NYT'' subsequently published a correction.
''The New York Times'' misunderstood NATO's history and purpose as illustrated by its headline gaffe on April 3, 2026: "A North American Treaty Organization Without America?"<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-york-times-did-032640330.html</ref> The ''NYT'' headline should have referred to NATO as the "North Atlantic Treaty Organization," without being snarky, and the ''NYT'' subsequently published a correction.
Like all military alliances, NATO was built to protect an economic alliance or trading bloc - in this case what came to be known as the post-1945 [[EU|European Free Trade Zone]], and later on [[NAFTA]]. Largely a [[bureaucracy]], there is no [[democracy|democratically]]-elected [[parliament]] to oversee NATO's [[weapon]]'s and [[money laundering]] schemes. In the post-[[Cold War]] period is it has been referred to as "a jobs program for white guys."
Like all military alliances, NATO was built to protect an economic alliance or trading bloc - in this case what came to be known as the post-1945 [[EU|European Free Trade Zone]], and later on [[NAFTA]]. Largely a [[bureaucracy]], there is no [[democracy|democratically]]-elected [[parliament]] to oversee NATO's [[weapon]]'s and [[money laundering]] schemes. In the post-[[Cold War]] period is it has been referred to as "a jobs program for white guys."