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Feb 25, 2011

SecGen calls for emergency NATO meeting on Libya

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  What is happening in Libya is of great concern to all of us. It’s a crisis in our immediate neighbourhood.

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Feb 25, 2011

Palin calls for NATO involvement in Libya

By Sarah Palin, Facebook

From Sarah Palin, Facebook:  It’s a little perplexing looking at the White House today.

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Feb 24, 2011

NATO delays returning Turkish officers to face coup plot case

By Hurriyet

From Hurriyet:  Three Turkish officers stationed abroad will not return home to face trial for involvement in an alleged coup plot until NATO evaluates the matter or they stand down from their positions, according to reports.

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Feb 24, 2011

Ukraine ready to introduce NATO standards

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukraine is ready to introduce NATO’s technological standards, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said. "Your standards suit us… We are ready to introduce them in our country," he said at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the press service of the Ukrainian government told Interfax-Ukraine. From Zik:  The Ukrainian premier […]

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Feb 24, 2011

Ukraine interested in joint missile defense system with NATO

By Interfax-Ukraine

From Interfax-Ukraine:  Ukraine is interested in joining the building of a common missile defense system with NATO, Anatoly Hrytsenko said, the head of the Ukrainian parliamentary committee on national security and defense. "We are interested in participating in the building of a joint missile defense system and developing our technologies and creating new jobs through […]

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Feb 24, 2011

U.S. officials deny military role in Libya

By Philip Ewing and Jen DiMascio, Morning Defense

From Philip Ewing and Jen DiMascio, Morning Defense:  There is no U.S. military role in Libya for now, officials across Washington said Wednesday.

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Feb 24, 2011

Spain: 5 dead, 3 injured in military academy blast

By the AP

From the AP:  A powerful explosion at a Spanish military academy killed five soldiers and wounded three others on Thursday when a bomb disposal drill went awry, the Defense Ministry said.

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Feb 24, 2011

NATO SecGen on Libya: “NATO as such has no plans to intervene”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I do not consider the situation in Libya a direct threat to NATO or NATO Allies, but, of course, there may be negative repercussions.

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Feb 24, 2011

France Tries to Re-Seize Its Lost Momentum

By Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times

From Katrin Bennhold, the New York Times:  After weeks of diplomatic wavering on the tumult in the Arab world, President Nicolas Sarkozy is scrambling to signal to the world that France is back on track, defending core human values and treading with a sure foot in the changed Middle East.

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Feb 24, 2011

Russian military to purchase 600 planes, 100 ships

By David Nowak, the AP

From David Nowak, the AP:  Russia will spend $650 billion to equip its dilapidated military with 600 new warplanes, 100 ships and 1,000 helicopters by 2020, Defense Ministry officials were quoted as saying Thursday. The ambitious weapons procurement program also envisages eight new nuclear submarines and two Mistral aircraft carriers in addition to the two […]

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