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With the Storming of Libya’s Bastille, the Arab Revolutions Begin a New Phase

By Michele Dunne, the New Atlanticist

From Michele Dunne, the New Atlanticist:  As Libyan rebel forces surged into Muammar Gaddafi’s Bab al-Azizia compound on August 23, the reverberations of their celebratory gunfire were felt far beyond Tripoli.

NATO missile defense passes its first field test

By NATO

The Return of the West

By Charles Cogan, the Huffington Post

From Charles Cogan, the Huffington Post:  The French press (or a part of it) is calling it "Sarkozy’s War."

The Jay-Z Doctrine? Coalition building in Hip Hop and NATO

By Marc Lynch, Foreign Policy

White House wants NATO partners to hunt for Gaddafi’s rockets and WMD

By Kimberly Dozier and Bradley Klapper, the AP

From Kimberly Dozier and Bradley Klapper, the AP:  It’s a polite faceoff of spies vs. diplomats, as the Obama administration debates how aggressively to pursue Libya’s vast weapons stores, including tons of caustic mustard agent and thousands of anti-aircraft rockets

Documents expose Gaddafi lobbying to influence NATO

By Stephen Mangan, the AP

From Stephen Mangan, the AP:  The Gaddafi government carried out a lobbying operation to try to stop NATO’s bombardment of Libya, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, citing secret documents seen by the newspaper.

NATO makes the grade in Libya

By David Abshire, Politico

From David Abshire, Politico:  [T]his Libyan intervention resulted in far fewer civilian casualties than either the Bosnia or Kosovo operations. Libya shows that the alliance, though expanded to 28 from 16 members, has grown more efficient — not less.

Pentagon: US, NATO not in manhunt for Gaddafi

By Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns, the AP

From Lolita C. Baldor and Robert Burns, the AP:  Marine Col. David Lapan said the U.S. is conducting aerial surveillance of Libya in support of NATO’s military mission to protect civilians from attack by government forces. But he said this does not amount to targeting Gadhafi