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May 13, 2011

Most people in 23 nations back NATO action in Libya

By Michelle Nichols, Reuters

From Michelle Nichols, Reuters:  Sixty percent of people from 23 countries support NATO’s military intervention in Libya, a poll showed Thursday.

United States and Canada

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May 13, 2011

Girl, 12, Killed in NATO Raid on Wrong Afghan Home

By Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times

From Alissa J. Rubin, the New York Times:  In the fertile lowlands of eastern Afghanistan it is already summer, and the warm nights send families out of sweltering houses and into their courtyards so that they can sleep in the relative cool of the night breezes.

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May 12, 2011

Sarkozy’s wars

By the Economist

From the Economist:  Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to make 2011 the year he turned success abroad into renewed popularity at home.

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May 12, 2011

Dwindling defense spending in eastern Europe

By the Economist

From the Economist:   Once they lobbied hard to join NATO. After Russia’s war with Georgia, they begged for coherent plans to defend them.

United States and Canada

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May 12, 2011

German Foreign Policy: The unadventurous eagle

By the Economist

From the Economist:  “Germany has entered a new era of ambivalence and nationalist calculation,” wrote Roger Cohen, a New York Times columnist.

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May 12, 2011

The Lawfulness of Killing Bin Laden

By Robert Bracknell, the New Atlanticist

From Robert Bracknell, the New Atlanticist:  Killing bin Ladin was not an extrajudicial execution, a murder, or a war crime.  It was a combat engagement lawful under U.S. and international legal authority – full stop.

United States and Canada

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May 12, 2011

NATO ships defend Misrata port from attack by pro-Gaddafi boats

By NATO

From NATO:   In the early hours of Thursday 12 May 2011, while conducting Embargo patrols in the waters off the coast of Libya, NATO warships participated in a coordinated defence against a small boat attack threatening the port city of Misrata.

United Kingdom

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May 12, 2011

White House releases new cybersecurity proposal

By the White House

From the White House:  This legislative proposal is the latest achievement in the steady stream of progress we are making in securing cyberspace and completes another near-term action item identified in the Cyberspace Policy Review. . . . Protecting our Nation’s Critical Infrastructure   Our safety and way of life depend upon our critical infrastructure […]

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May 12, 2011

NATO and Russia need “cooperation between two independent missile defence systems”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  The NATO-Russia partnership must be rooted in realism and concrete cooperation – but it also needs a clear vision.

United States and Canada

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May 12, 2011

David Cameron: begin troop withdrawal from Afghanistan now

By James Kirkup, the Telegraph

From James Kirkup, the Telegraph:  Following the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the Prime Minister is increasingly determined to start bringing the Afghan mission to an end.

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