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Jul 4, 2011

Rebel leader withdraws offer to let Gaddafi stay in Libya if he steps down

By Lamine Chikhi, Reuters

NATOSource

Jul 3, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 2

By NATO

NATOSource

Jul 3, 2011

German armed forces fall below European standards

By Deutsche Welle

From Deutsche Welle:  The German armed forces are less efficient and not as deployment ready compared to other European militaries, according to the European Defense Agency (EDA) and a report by the economics magazine Wirtschaftswoche.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jul 3, 2011

Germany to sell tanks to Saudi Arabia: report

By AFP

From AFP:  Germany has allowed the sale of 200 Leopard tanks to Saudi Arabia after decades of blocking heavy weapons sales to the kingdom, the Der Spiegel said Saturday. The federal security council approved the sale last week, the weekly news magazine said without citing sources. The Saudis want to buy 200 Leopard 2A7+ tanks […]

NATOSource

Jul 3, 2011

Turkey recognizes Libya rebels, promises more aid

By Selcan Hacaoglu, the AP

NATOSource

Jul 2, 2011

NATO SecGen rules out military intervention in Syria

By Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver

From Andrew Rettman, the EUobserver:  Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said there will be no military intervention in Syria despite similar levels of government-sponsored violence as in Libya. Speaking in Vienna on Thursday (30 June) after a meeting with foreign minister Michael Spindelegger, the Nato chief told press: "We do not foresee any intervention […]

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

NATOSource

Jul 2, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 1

By NATO

NATOSource

Jul 2, 2011

Clinton: Gadhafi threats won’t deter NATO mission in Libya

By Bradley Klapper, the AP

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jul 2, 2011

U.S. Continues Carrying Load in Libya Despite Pretense Otherwise

By James Joyner

The Obama administration has been downplaying the American role in Libya. A Thursday report in the Military Times family of newspapers reported that “Air Force and Navy aircraft are still flying hundreds of strike missions over Libya despite the Obama administration’s claim that American forces are playing only a limited support role in the NATO […]

Libya

NATOSource

Jul 1, 2011

Russia to deploy 2 army brigades in Arctic

By the AP

Energy & Environment