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Apr 6, 2011

NATO Secretary General discusses Libya with Turkey’s Prime Minister

By Emine Kart, Zaman

From Emine Kart, Zaman:  NATO’s chief held talks with Turkish leaders on Monday in Ankara to discuss the prospect of cease-fire in the northern African country of Libya

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Apr 5, 2011

NATO lacking strike aircraft for Libya campaign

By Ian Traynor and Richard Norton-Taylor, the Guardian

From Ian Traynor and Richard Norton-Taylor, the Guardian: Nato is running short of attack aircraft for its bombing campaign against Muammar Gaddafi only days after taking command of the Libyan mission from a coalition led by the US, France and Britain.

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Apr 5, 2011

NATO evolution, Southeast Asian security

By Peni Hanggarini, the Jakarta Post

From Peni Hanggarini, the Jakarta Post:  Over the past 62 years, a military alliance of democratic states called the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has demonstrated institutional change by expanding into 28 member states since its establishment in Washington DC on April 4, 1949.

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Apr 5, 2011

Anders Fogh Rasmussen has won the Afghan War

By Jan Techau, atlantic-community.org

From Jan Techau, atlantic-community.org:  Anders Fogh Rasmussen has won the Afghan War.

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Apr 5, 2011

OSCE laments lack of democracy in Kazakhstan following elections

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  The results of Kazakhstan’s presidential elections on Sunday show that the country still lacks democracy and freedom of assembly and speech

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Apr 4, 2011

Libyan conflict highlights international nature of NATO’s military leadership

By James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations

From James Stavridis, Allied Command Operations:  NATO has full responsibility for this mission and is executing it through our Joint Force Command in Naples

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Apr 4, 2011

EU setting up military operation for Libya

By the Council of the European Union

From the Council of the European Union:  The Council adopted today a decision on a European Union military operation in support of humanitarian assistance operations in response to the crisis situation in Libya ("EUFOR Libya" operation).

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Apr 4, 2011

Historic milestone for NATO’s military command

By James Stavridis, EUCOM

From James Stavridis, EUCOM:  We held a good event at my HQ late last week – a birthday party. We celebrated the first sixty years of this NATO strategic operational command.

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Apr 4, 2011

Libyan conflict puts spotlight on airpower and aircraft sales

By Tim Hepher, Reuters

From Tim Hepher, Reuters:  "This is turning into the best shop window for competing aircraft for years. More even than in Iraq in 2003," says Francis Tusa, editor of UK-based Defense Analysis.

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Apr 4, 2011

US withdrawing its warplanes from Libya mission

By Slobodan Lekic, the AP

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP:  The U.S. military will pull its warplanes from front-line missions Monday and shift to a support role in the Libyan conflict, a NATO official said. Britain, France and other NATO allies will now provide the fighter and attack jets to conduct intercept and ground attack missions as they enforce a […]

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