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Mar 26, 2011

“Serious cyber attack” targets EU’s Commission and diplomatic service

By the BBC

From the BBC:  The EU has reported a "serious" cyber attack on the Commission and External Action Service on the eve [3/23] of a summit in Brussels, a spokesman told the BBC.

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Mar 26, 2011

Why is Obama’s Libya war coalition the smallest in decades?

By Josh Rogin, the Cable

From Josh Rogin, the Cable:  President Barack Obama has touted his emphasis on multilateralism in the U.S. military intervention in Libya, but, for political, operational, and legal reasons, Obama’s "coalition of the willing" is smaller than any major multilateral operation since the end of the Cold War.

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Mar 26, 2011

US considers more firepower to hit Gadhafi forces

By Richard Lardner, the AP

From Richard Lardner, the AP:  Even after a week of U.S.-led air strikes, forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are a potent threat to civilians, say Pentagon officials who are considering expanding the firepower and airborne surveillance systems in the military campaign.

United States and Canada

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Mar 26, 2011

Libya Op run from hi-tech NATO command center in Italy

By Sloboda Lekic, the AP

From Sloboda Lekic, the AP:  Canadian Gen. Charles Bouchard will be in charge of both the air campaign and the naval task force implementing an arms embargo, a NATO official said.

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Mar 25, 2011

Libya Soundbites: Head of the French military, Adm. Gortney, former SACEUR, etc.

By Reuters

From Reuters:  France said the war could drag on for weeks. "I doubt that it will be days," Admiral Edouard Guillaud, the head of French armed forces, told France Info radio. "I think it will be weeks. I hope it will not take months."

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Mar 25, 2011

Sarkozy reignites row over NATO military role in Libya

By Ian Traynor, the Guardian

From Ian Traynor, the Guardian:  Nicolas Sarkozy has belittled Nato’s role in the military operations against Muammar Gaddafi, re-igniting the row over who replaces the Americans in charge of the campaign in Libya. … The Nato decision is expected by Monday, before foreign ministers meet in London on Tuesday to discuss Libya. Senior officials were […]

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Mar 25, 2011

Is it smart to be friends with NATO?

By Aigerim Shilibekova,atlantic-community.org

From Aigerim Shilibekova,atlantic-community.org:  This context leads to valid assumptions that Kazakhstan’s relations with NATO will be determined in the context of the NATO + Russia scheme. Moreover, it will remain as one of the major cornerstones in Russia’s relations with NATO, though Russia announced her support to the ISAF and even allowed to use her […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 25, 2011

Oh, Canada

By James Joyner

Minutes after the announcement that a Canadian General will be commander of yet to be fully defined NATO operations in Libya, we learned that Stephen Harper’s government has fallen after a no-confidence vote.

NATOSource

Mar 25, 2011

Unify NATO’s Libya Operation

By Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist

From Damon Wilson, the New Atlanticist:  Fighting effectively requires fighting coherently under a unified chain of command.  In Libya, this means NATO exercising effective command and control of the coalition operations.

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Mar 25, 2011

The Wrong German Foreign Policy

By Joschka Fischer, Social Europe

From Joschka Fischer, Social Europe: [N]ever has Germany been more isolated.

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