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Oct 21, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on October 20

By NATO

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2011

NATO Secretary General: “Now the people of Libya can truly decide their own future”

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  After 42 years, Colonel Qadhafi`s rule of fear has finally come to an end. Libya can draw a line under a long dark chapter in its history and turn over a new page. Now the people of Libya can truly decide their own future.

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2011

Taking Government Back

By Shuja Nawaz

The perhaps incorrectly-named Occupy Wall Street movement in the United States appears to be gaining momentum, and even gaining traction overseas. I say “incorrectly-named” since conversations with the protesters indicate that they wish to take back power from the current representatives of government and not just take over Wall Street. The movement contains a congeries […]

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2011

A Smart EU Reponse to Yanukovych

By Borut Grgic

The turmoil that has gripped European-Ukrainian relations following the sentencing of Yulia Tymoshenko risks jeopardizing an important strategic relationship, and both sides stand to lose big from this fallout. Whether or not Tymoshenko, Ukraine’s former prime minister, is guilty, was given a fair trial or should be punished for her commercial interests and dealings while […]

European Union International Organizations

NATOSource

Oct 21, 2011

Official NATO statement on air strikes against Gaddafi convoy

By NATO

From NATO:  Now that NATO has had the opportunity to conduct a post strike assessment of yesterday’s strike, we are able to provide a more comprehensive picture of events.

United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Oct 21, 2011

Belarus Is Heading to Default

By Anders Aslund

Belarus is heading to default. This country of 10 million people is running out of international currency reserves. Officially, they were down to $2.2 billion on October 1, which is a month’s worth of imports. But when reserves are so small the question always arises whether they are really usable. Meanwhile inflation surged and it […]

Belarus Economy & Business

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2011

French forces fired or dropped 4,600 bombs, missiles, and artillery shells in Libya operation

By defenseWeb

From defenseWeb:  At a hearing before the National Assembly on October 4, French secretary of defence and veterans affairs Gerard Longuet said French forces have fired 4 621 munitions between March and September 30.

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2011

Confusion over NATO role in Gaddafi death

By James Blitz and Hugh Carnegy, the Financial Times

From James Blitz and Hugh Carnegy, the Financial Times:  The exact circumstances under which Colonel Gaddafi came to be killed were still unclear on Thursday, amid suggestions that Nato aircraft may have been involved in helping secure his capture by Libyan forces on the ground.

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2011

US Predator attacked Gaddafi convoy also targeted by French jet

By AFP

From AFP:  A US defence official says a US Predator drone along with a French fighter jet had attacked a convoy of vehicles in Libya that Paris believed was carrying Muammar Gaddafi.

United States and Canada

NATOSource

Oct 20, 2011

French Air Power Begins and Ends Allied Campaign in Libya

By Gregory Viscusi and David Lerman, Bloomberg

From Gregory Viscusi and David Lerman, Bloomberg:  The NATO air campaign to oust Muammar Qaddafi began with French Mirage jets destroying a column of his tanks on the outskirts of Benghazi seven months ago.

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