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NATO says found Afghan children dead after air strike

By Rob Taylor, Reuters

From Rob Taylor, Reuters:  NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they found the bodies of dead children after a coalition air strike that has enraged the Afghan government, and said their deaths may have been linked to an anti-insurgent operation in the area.

America’s First Trans-Atlantic, Encrypted Cable Cost $20,000

By Parapolitical

From Parapolitical:  The U.S. National Security Agency last month released a 1991 historical summary detailing the U.S. State Department’s first use of the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable to send an encrypted message

Russian Officer Convicted of Spying for CIA

By the AP

The Pitfalls of Protests Without Leadership تطوير الهجوم بلا قائد

By Magdy Samaan

In the past two months, public appearances by members of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) have become increasingly rare, and they have grown accustomed to the insulting anti-military slogans emanating from persistent protests in public squares across the country.  This week, the revolutionary forces have decided to escalate their tactics by […]

Most French favor U.N. military action in Syria: poll

By John Irish, Reuters

From John Irish, Reuters:  A narrow majority of French people would back a U.N.-authorized military intervention in Syria, a poll showed on Friday, a higher percentage than those who had supported the NATO mission that helped oust Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

What’s Georgia Going To Get At The NATO Summit?

By Joshua Kucera, the EurasiaNet

From Joshua Kucera, the EurasiaNet:  Georgia’s prospects in NATO, after being more or less left for dead in the wake of the 2008 war with Russia, have lately appeared to be improving.

Yanukovych to meet with NATO Secretary General at Chicago summit in May

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych is to meet with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at NATO’s Chicago summit in May 2012

Top News: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Dismissal of Cabinet

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement on February 9 demanding that the SCAF allow the replacement of the current prime minister and cabinet with a new coalition government formed by Parliament, which would amount to an immediate transfer of power. PROTESTS: 1) Marches began to converge on the Defense Ministry building in Abbassiya after Friday […]

The Damning Merits of Invasion

By Daniel Trombly

As noted in yesterday’s installment, the prospects of solving the humanitarian crisis in Syria through air power alone are nil. Today, we assess the options from the ground.