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Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 26

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German foreign minister under fire for slighting NATO and Libyan opposition

By Natalia Drozdiak, Reuters

From Natalia Drozdiak, Reuters:  Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle faced ridicule across Germany and even within his own party Friday for stating that it was chiefly U.N.-imposed economic sanctions that led to the downfall of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi.

The Jay-Z Doctrine? Coalition building in Hip Hop and NATO

By Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

NATO attacks pro-Gaddafi forces near Sirte

By Heba Saleh, the Financial Times

From Heba Saleh, the Financial Times:  Nato has launched air strikes against targets in the region around Sirte, the hometown of Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi and a stronghold of loyalist forces

White House wants NATO partners to hunt for Gaddafi’s rockets and WMD

By Kimberly Dozier and Bradley Klapper, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier and Bradley Klapper, the AP:  It’s a polite faceoff of spies vs. diplomats, as the Obama administration debates how aggressively to pursue Libya’s vast weapons stores, including tons of caustic mustard agent and thousands of anti-aircraft rockets

Documents expose Gaddafi lobbying to influence NATO

By Stephen Mangan, the AP

From Stephen Mangan, the AP:  The Gaddafi government carried out a lobbying operation to try to stop NATO’s bombardment of Libya, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, citing secret documents seen by the newspaper.

The Impact of NATO’s Actions in Libya on R2P

By Philippe Bolopion, the Los Angeles Times

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 25

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NATO makes the grade in Libya

By David Abshire, Politico

From David Abshire, Politico:  [T]his Libyan intervention resulted in far fewer civilian casualties than either the Bosnia or Kosovo operations. Libya shows that the alliance, though expanded to 28 from 16 members, has grown more efficient — not less.

NATO has proved the doubters wrong

By George Grant, the Telegraph

From George Grant, the Telegraph:  They said that airpower alone would never prove sufficient to dislodge Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi without the presence of international troops on the ground. Events over the past 48 hours have proven that analysis to be patently false.