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Jul 21, 2011

Anonymous: We Hacked NATO

By  PCMag.com

From PCMag.com:  Anonymous said Thursday morning that it had breached the databases of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and was sitting on about 1GB of data.

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NATOSource

Jul 21, 2011

Update: NATO activities in Libya on July 20

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NATOSource

Jul 21, 2011

Lessons of History Would Help Obama Lead on Libya

By  The Editors, Bloomberg

From The Editors, Bloomberg: “NATO hits one tank and then goes away,” lamented a commander of Libya’s opposition forces to the Washington Post. “But NATO could turn this war around in a day if they wanted to.” Muammar Qaddafi, by threatening to launch terrorist attacks against Europe, has given the Obama administration a solid rationale for […]

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2011

Two Britons arrested in Afghanistan

By BBC

From BBC: Two Britons have been arrested in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has said.

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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2011

Has Libya Killed Off Denuclearization of North Korea?

By Banning Garrett

An unnoted consequence of the NATO military effort to topple the Gaddafi regime may be any hope of eventual denuclearization of North Korea or Iran. The September 2005 denuclearization agreement with North Korea made security guarantees to Pyongyang in exchange for verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons. The North Koreans signed, but promptly shunned the deal […]

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New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2011

Bitter Divides Persist Below Bahrain’s Relatively Calm Surface

By Barbara Slavin

When Bahraini ambassador Houda Ezra Nonoo arrived in Washington three years ago, she was greeted as the representative of a close U.S. ally with a reputation for more openness and tolerance than most Gulf nations.

NATOSource

Jul 21, 2011

NATO’s Nuclear Future: Self-Centered Policies Threaten Collective Security

By Franklin Miller at Brookings

From Franklin Miller at Brookings: [The NATO Deterrence and Defense Posture Review] fundamentally is not about nukes. It is about nothing less than the future of NATO, whether this, the most successful alliance in modern history—and perhaps throughout history—will continue to exist and function.

New Atlanticist

Jul 21, 2011

Lions Led by Donkeys?

By Julian Lindley-French

German First World War Generalissimo Ludendorff reportedly said of his British enemies: “The English Generals are wanting in strategy. We should have no chance if they possessed as much science as their officers and men had of courage and bravery. They are lions led by donkeys.” That strategy word again. When I rule the world […]

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NATOSource

Jul 20, 2011

NATO Chief Sounds Upbeat Note on Libya

By Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal

From Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal:  The civilian head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization gave an upbeat assessment of the progress of opposition forces in Libya

New Atlanticist

Jul 20, 2011

Is NATO Ready to Win Libya?

By James Joyner

If NATO has a plan for achieving victory in Libya, it has been well disguised. Regardless, the world’s most powerful military alliance will surely somehow, some day prevail over a besieged dictator with little support. But is NATO prepared for what happens when they win? Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen took to Twitter last week […]

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