NATO does not intend to Stay Out of the Black Sea for long
NATO does not intend to stay out of the Black Sea for long, the commander of the Alliance's Naval Command (MARCOM), Vice Admiral Keith Blount, was quoted as saying by BTA
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Smiles | February 7, 2011, Monday // 23:25
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An elderly man drops by Bulgaria's Defense Ministry, and declares his desire to join the Bulgarian Navy.
"How old are you, sir," asks a young captain from the naval department.
"I am 61," says the man.
"I am sorry but you are just too old for us."
"Don't you people need an admiral, damn it?!"
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