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NATO Chief: “The territorial integrity of Libya must be maintained”

By Spiegel

From Spiegel:  Excerpts from interview with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

France criticizes NATO’s management of Libya operation

By Matthew Lee and Raf Casert, the AP

From Matthew Lee and Raf Casert, the AP:  At a European Union meeting in Luxembourg, Paris lamented the limited U.S. military role in Libya and chided Germany, too, for its lack of involvement.

Pace of Attacks in Libya Conflict Is Dividing NATO

By the New York Times

From the New York Times:  But, before the gathering opened here [Doha, Qatar] on Wednesday, Mahmoud Shamman, a spokesman for the insurgents, reinforced the French and British criticism

Deutschland, unter alles…

By David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy

From David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy:  I will be happy to tell you how a host of the world’s current problems will work out if you answer one question for me: How far will Germany go to solve other countries’ problems?

In Libya, an Odd-Couple Alliance

By Mark Landler, the New York Times

From Mark Landler, the New York Times:  At home in France, he has long been called “Sarko l’Américain.

Grounds for U.S. military intervention

By Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III, the Washington Post

From Henry A. Kissinger and James A. Baker III, the Washington Post: Like most Americans, we believe that the United States should always support democracy and human rights politically, economically and diplomatically

US announces smaller troop cuts in Europe

By the Department of Defense

From the Department of Defense:  The Department of Defense announced today that it is revising its 2004 plan to withdraw two of its four brigade combat teams (BCTs) from Europe.

Tensions emerge in NATO’s Libya mission

By the Financial Times

Russia wants joint “red-button” control over NATO missile defense system

By Simone Baribeau and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg

From Simone Baribeau and Henry Meyer, Bloomberg: Russia wants to join in the planned U.S. missile shield in Europe with “red-button” rights to launch strikes at incoming weapons, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said. Russia, which is pursuing talks on the issue with the U.S., will only accept an agreement that allows it to have a […]

British Say NATO Faces Jet Shortage

By Alistair MacDonald and Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal

From Alistair MacDonald and Stephen Fidler, the Wall Street Journal:  The U.S. pullout from the front line of military activity in Libya has left a shortage of ground-attack jets, prompting the British government to pressure its European allies to send more aircraft into the theater.