Category: NATOSource

NATO using Twitter to help target air strikes in Libya

By AFP

From AFP:  A NATO official said Libyans have been tweeting from the rebel-held city of Misrata, Ajdabiya and Tripoli, providing information ranging from movements of troops and tank columns to shellings of towns and fleeing refugees. "Twitter is a great source," the official said on condition of anonymity. The official stressed that any information gleaned […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 12

By NATO

‘Collective Military Irrelevance’

By the Editors of the Wall Street Journal

From the Editors of the Wall Street Journal:  Defense Secretary Robert Gates is leaving office with a bang, and yesterday his target was a NATO alliance that he said is risking "collective military irrelevance" by spending so little on defense that it can’t defeat a two-bit dictator like Moammar Gadhafi

Erdogan wins election in Turkey, but falls short of two-thirds majority

By Deutsche Welle

The 24th anniversary of Reagan’s “Tear down this wall” speech in Berlin

By Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Foundation

From Ronald Reagan, the Reagan Foundation:  We hear much from Moscow about a new policy of reform and openness.

NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete?

The West is still waiting for its Libya gamble to pay off

By Doyle MacManus, the Los Angeles Times

From Doyle MacManus, the Los Angeles Times:  Hope isn’t a strategy. But it was a major part of NATO’s decision to launch an air war against Libya’s Moammar Kadafi almost three months ago.

Update: NATO activities in Libya on June 11

By NATO

Robert Gates’ Harsh Words to NATO

Kurt Volker, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor, Managing Director at Johns Hopkins University – SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, and former US Ambassador to NATO, appeared on Fox News