Category: Blogs

NATO Chief: “Gadhafi’s time is over”

By CNN

From CNN:  NATO’s leader confidently proclaimed on Sunday that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s days are numbered, but he couldn’t foresee how long the alliance’s grinding mission to protect besieged civilians will last. "The game is over for Gadhafi," NATO’s Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told CNN’s "State of the Union." "He should realize sooner rather than […]

Rasmussen starts tour in the US with visit to wounded troops

By NATO

From NATO:  NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen began his week long tour of America on the 7th of May with a visit to wounded troops at the National Naval Medical Center near Washington. Together with General James Cartwright the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary General met with servicemen injured […]

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 6

By NATO

Killing Osama bin Laden Was a Legal Act

By Michael Cohen

I’ve been watching with almost stunned fascination the debate that has unfolded over the past few days about the legality of killing Osama bin Laden. In fairness, part of the problem is with how badly the White House has bungled the public information part of this job.  I give the White House and the President […]

Pakistan: Cutting to the Quick

By Arnaud de Borchgrave

As U.S. forces routed the Taliban in Afghanistan in October 2001, a Pakistani two-star general with the Inter-Services-Intelligence agency toured the Federally Administered Tribal Areas to warn tribal leaders, "We are next." One tribal leader in attendance, who was also a member of Parliament, recalled the ISI general explaining that "America has invaded Afghanistan to […]

NATO military leaders discuss Libya, Afghanistan and partnerships

By NATO

From NATO:  Chiefs of Defence (CHODs) from fifty-four NATO member and partner countries have concluded two days of meetings at NATO Headquarters.

European press critical of US attack against Osama bin Laden

By Steven Erlanger, the New York TImes

From Steven Erlanger, the New York TImes:  Some are questioning whether “justice” in fact was done, as President Obama portrayed the killing

Update: NATO activities in Libya on May 5

By NATO

Rasmussen: ”NATO will keep up military pressure while political efforts are stepped up”

By NATO

From NATO:  After the first meeting in Doha, the Contact group on Libya gathered today in Rome.

NATO “needs to get its act together”

By the Editors of the New York Times

From the Editors of the New York Times:  Unless NATO, including the United States, get more serious, Libya’s liberation war could turn into a prolonged, bloody stalemate.