Category: NATOSource

NATO Secretary General: “The future of Libya belongs to the Libyan people”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The Qadhafi regime is clearly crumbling. The sooner Qadhafi realises that he cannot win the battle against his own people, the better — so that the Libyan people can be spared further bloodshed and suffering.

NATO: Libyan Regime is ‘Crumbling’

By AFP

Libyan rebels taking over Tripoli

By Kareem Fahim, the New York Times

From Kareem Fahim, the New York Times:  Libyan rebels marched into parts of Tripoli on Sunday evening, pushing past the city’s outer defense lines and setting off celebrations in some western neighborhoods of the capital, the final stronghold of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

NATO racing to wrap up Libya campaign

By the AP

From the AP:  With NATO’s bombing of Libya now in its sixth month, a new sense of urgency is gripping the alliance as two critical deadlines loom next month.

As NATO scales back in Libya, pressure mounts to end war soon

By Paul Richter, the Los Angeles Times

Update: NATO activities in Libya on August 19

By NATO

Pentagon may expand cyber-security program

By Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post

From Ellen Nakashima, the Washington Post:  The Pentagon is exploring whether to expand a pilot program that protects the networks of defense contractors to include other companies, and even those in industries that serve mainly civilians.

Why is NATO bombing Libya but not Syria?

By Fred Kaplan, Slate

From Fred Kaplan, Slate:  If NATO is dropping bombs on Libya, why not on Syria? Aren’t the two regimes equally murderous? Where do we draw the lines on these things, and why?

New organizational structure of the Russian Armed Forces

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The organizational structure and the number of personnel in the Russian Armed Forces have changed drastically since the beginning of the current military reform in 2008.

NATO sinks boat carrying Gaddafi troops

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP