In 2009 NATO is 60 years and it wants to celebrate that at a summit in Germany or in France [in France; Gipfelsoli]. NATO is a cornerstone of the military globalisation. Thanks to NATO European troops are in Afghanistan and Iraq and the US is given a forward post for its military adventures. Reason enough to make NATO a target of a broad international movement, just like the G8 is.

Economic globalisation also has its military correlary. New York Times' columnist Thomas Friedman said: "The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fist. McDonald's cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the builder of the F-15. And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valley 's technologies is called the United States Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps." And this fist is not solely a US phenomenon as Europe builds its own intervention capacity through the EU or forms a partner with the US in NATO.

NATO is one of the most important institutions in this military globalisation, just like the G8 is for the economic globalisation. And just like we said no to the G8, we have to say no to NATO. NATO membership implies participation by your country in military interventions all over the world, directly with national forces or indirectly from military bases or as logistical support for foreign troops. NATO membership can also mean nuclear weapons or missile defense installations on your soil.