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On the 4th/5th of September, the NATO countries' leaders will gather for their
regular summit in the small Welsh town of Newport.
On 4 to 5 September 2014, Wales will host the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take place in Britain as the UK hosts the NATO summit. President Obama, Chancellor Merkel, and President Hollande are expected to attend along with leaders and senior ministers from around 60 other countries.
The summit comes as NATO draws down from its longest ever mission in Afghanistan and against a backdrop of instability in Ukraine. It is an opportunity to ensure that NATO continues to be at the forefront of building stability in an unpredictable world.
The above blurb from the UK.Gov website was obviously written before the current crises in Gaza and Iraq.
Now, you Motlies are a privileged group of people as you are among the 0.0001% of US citizens who are already aware of Newport and its famous heritage, thanks to yours truly's occasional diaries about the chartist movement, the landslip disaster in Aberfanand the Roman fort at Caerleon, on the edge of town
Si on order to further impress your drinking buddies during the half time news at the sports bar next month, here is a further short video of Newport and it;s music scene hosted by BBC dj John Peel.
And for those who took the effort to watch Newport State of Mind, here is Goldie Lookin Chains push back.