Category: NATOSource

Italy says US, UK forces free ship from pirates

By Alessandra Rizzo, the AP

From Alessandra Rizzo, the AP:  U.S. and British forces freed an Italian cargo ship on Tuesday that was attacked by pirates off Somalia and arrested the assailants, officials said.

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan poses challenge for Obama

By Paul Richter, the Los Angeles Times

British opposition demands answers from defence chief

By Adrian Croft,  Reuters

From Adrian Croft,  Reuters:  Britain’s opposition demanded a fuller explanation from Defence Secretary Liam Fox on Monday over his contacts with a close friend in the defence business that could cost him his job.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 9

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Why the future of air power belongs to unmanned systems

By the Economist

From the Economist:  American officers, with their passion for acronyms, prefer not to call the machine that killed al-Awlaki a drone. They have a point. In nature, drone bees are poor, useless things that produce no honey and have no sting.

Iran tells Turkey: change tack or face trouble

By Robin Pomeroy, Reuters

From Robin Pomeroy, Reuters:  A key aide to Iran’s supreme leader said on Saturday Turkey must radically rethink its policies on Syria, the NATO missile shield and promoting Muslim secularism in the Arab world — or face trouble from its own people and neighbors. In an interview with the semi-official Mehr news agency, Ayatollah Ali […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 8

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Sarkozy accuses Russia and warns Turkey during Caucasus trip

By Emmanuel Jarry, Reuters

From Emmanuel Jarry, Reuters:  French President Nicolas Sarkozy accused Russia before a cheering crowd in Georgia on Friday of violating the ceasefire that ended the 2008 war in the Caucasus and assured his audience that the door to the European Union remains open.

Panetta praises success of NATO’s Libya campaign

By Julian E. Barnes, the Wall Street Journal

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 7

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