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Jan 29, 2012

Video: True or Not, Rumors of a Brotherhood-SCAF Bargain Spark Outrage Across Egypt’s Political Spectrum

By Mara Revkin

Whether or not an explicit “deal” has been negotiated between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), what matters is that a significant number of Egyptians are convinced of its existence.

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

Militia chaos in Bani Walid raises danger of civil war in Libya

By Nick Meo, and Hassan Morajea, the Telegraph

From Nick Meo, and Hassan Morajea, the Telegraph:  Bani Walid, about 100 miles south-east of the capital Tripoli, was a Gaddafi stronghold, fighting defiantly to the bitter end under the direction of his son Saif al-Islam.

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

Russia Must Be Ready for Space, Cyber Wars

By RIA Novosti

From RIA Novosti:  Russia must be ready for wars in space and in networks, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Nikolai Makarov said on Saturday.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

The Presidential Campaign and America’s Strength Abroad

By David Ignatius, the Washington Post

From David Ignatius, the Washington Post:  The foreign policy theme that should dominate this year’s presidential campaign is “American renewal.”

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

Coalition leaders respond to Sarkozy’s new timetable for Afghanistan

By the AP

From the AP:  In a gentle rebuke to France, British Prime Minister David Cameron said in London on Saturday that withdrawals should be dependent on security conditions on the ground.

United Kingdom

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

NATO will settle for political declaration instead of concrete Smart Defense projects at Chicago Summit

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I hope we will be in a position to adopt a political declaration on smart defence as a framework, as a political framework, for, I would call it a new way of doing business, in the coming years.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jan 29, 2012

NATO Secretary General urges France to stick to “agreed plan” for Afghanistan

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  First of all, let me stress that obviously I understand very well that recent events, where French soldiers were killed, have created a lot of concern in France.

MENASource

Jan 29, 2012

The Revolution Strikes Back

By Tarek Radwan

After a year of unrealized hopes to change the regime, to end military trials, to lift the state of emergency, and to transition to a civilian government in the post-Mubarak period, the revolutionary youth groups, leftists, and secular liberals have tried to reignite the spirit of the January 25th uprising with a series of protests […]

MENASource

Jan 27, 2012

Protesters Demand Justice and Power Transfer in Tahrir

By Mara Revkin

Protests in Tahrir Square continued as part of today’s "Day of Rage."

NATOSource

Jan 27, 2012

Sarkozy and Karzai want faster NATO exit from Afghanistan

By Jamey Keaten, the AP

From Jamey Keaten, the AP:  President Nicolas Sarkozy says France and Afghan President Hamid Karzai will ask NATO to hand over all combat missions in Afghanistan to Afghan troops in 2013 — a year earlier than planned.

NATO Security & Defense
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