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NATO Still Pondering Soft Power

Philip Seib | Posted 04.12.2012

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NATO is like the Tyrannosaurus Rex -- a fearsome fighter wielding unmatchable hard power. Of course, for the Tyrannosaurus hard power was not enough. It became extinct. NATO is still with us... for now.

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NATO Concerned By Possible ICC Investigation

AP | SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 01.11.2012

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BRUSSELS — Members of NATO's governing body are discussing informally whether to direct alliance staff members to perform an internal legal revi...

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NATO Announces End Of 'One Of The Most Successful' Missions

AP | Posted 12.28.2011

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BRUSSELS -- NATO has announced it will end its air campaign over Libya next Monday, following the decision of the U.N. Security Council to lift the no...

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French Defense Minister Sees No Need To Extend Libya Mission

AP | Posted 12.27.2011

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PARIS -- France's defense minister says he doesn't see a need to extend NATO's mission in Libya, now that Moammar Gadhafi is dead and a new government...

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NATO Ends Libya Mission End October

AP | By SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 12.21.2011

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BRUSSELS -- NATO said Friday it plans to end its seven-month bombing campaign in Libya at the end of the month, leaving the battle-scarred country's n...

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Where Is NATO In Syria?

AP | BRIAN MURPHY | Posted 12.07.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In shaky videos posted on the web, some protesters in Syria have begun flashing signs appealing for international ...

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NATO Commander: Many Gaddafi Forces Surrounded With No Way Out

AP | KIM GAMEL | Posted 11.22.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — The U.S. ambassador to Libya expressed confidence in the country's new rulers Thursday as the American Embassy reopened in the ...

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Gaddafi's Tripoli Compound Stormed By Libya Rebels

AP | By BEN HUBBARD and KARIN LAUB | Posted 10.24.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Libyan rebels stormed Moammar Gadhafi's main military compound in Tripoli Tuesday after fierce fighting with forces loyal to hi...

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LIVE: Obama Speaks Out On Rapid Developments In Libya

Posted 10.22.2011

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President Barack Obama spoke Monday at 2p.m. on the rapidly developing situation in Libya. As the AP reports: Libyan rebels claimed to be in contro...

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Report: Gaddafi Making Plans To Flee Libya

Posted 10.18.2011

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Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi may be preparing to flee the country within days, according to NBC News. U.S. officials told NBC that intel...

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Media Group Calls For Probe Of Controversial NATO Bombing

AP | Posted 10.05.2011

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LONDON — An international media safety group has joined calls Friday for the United Nations to investigate NATO's bombing of Libyan television, ...

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NATO Sued Over Libya Bombing Campaign

AP | By SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 09.27.2011

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BRUSSELS -- Attorneys have filed a civil lawsuit in Belgium accusing NATO of killing 13 civilians, including 3 children, by bombing a residential comp...

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Italy To Cut Troops In Libya, Lebanon

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

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ROME -- The Italian Senate has voted to keep funding for troops in Afghanistan but to reduce its participation in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Leb...

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Resisting Temptation Over Libya

Ernest Istook | Posted 08.21.2011

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It's tempting to cut off funds immediately for President Obama's ill-conceived Libya offensive. But it's not the right course. For the sake of our allies, Congress needs to be patient in using the power of the purse to correct Obama's misadventure.

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Libya Says NATO Bombed Residential Area, Killed Civilians

AP | ADAM SCHRECK and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 08.19.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya's government said NATO warplanes struck a residential neighborhood in the capital Sunday and killed nine civilians, inclu...

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NATO Hits Rebel Forces In Libya

AP | ADAM SCHRECK and DON MELVIN | Posted 08.18.2011

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TRIPOLI, Libya — NATO said Saturday it mistakenly struck a column of Libyan rebel vehicles in an airstrike near an eastern oil town two days ear...

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Report: Gaddafi Sends thank You Note To Congress For Obama Criticism

Posted 08.10.2011

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Embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly written Congress a letter, thanking officials for criticizing President Obama over the NATO-led...

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Russia: NATO 'One Step' From Land War In Libya

AP | Posted 08.05.2011

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SINGAPORE — NATO is "one step" from sending troops into Libya to help rebels remove Moammar Gadhafi from power, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Se...

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British, French Helicopters Strike Gaddafi Troops

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 08.04.2011

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BENGHAZI, Libya — British and French attack helicopters struck for the first time inside Libya, giving the NATO campaign more muscle against Moa...

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WATCH: Barney Frank Claims U.S. Shouldn't Be '9-1-1 For The World' In Libya

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) bashed the White House on Friday for intervening in Libya to oust dictator Muammar Gaddafi, saying the Unite...

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House Scraps Vote On Libya Resolution

Posted 08.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives on Wednesday called off a vote on a proposal directing President Barack Obama to remove U.S. armed forc...

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NATO To Extend Libyan Operation For 90 Days

AP | DON MELVIN and NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 08.01.2011

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BRUSSELS — NATO and its partners in the military campaign to protect Libyan civilians have decided to extend their mission another 90 days, the ...

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Foreign Intervention and the Fight for Libya

Sarah A. Topol | Posted 07.20.2011

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Two months into the war, I sat with a Libyan friend in a coffee shop in Benghazi. He told me he wanted more than just a no-fly zone.

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NATO Reportedly Sinks 8 Libyan Warships

Posted 07.20.2011

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO aircraft sank eight warships belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in overnight attacks, the alliance sa...

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NATO Chief Favors Financing Libyan Rebels

AP | ALESSANDRA RIZZO and DON MELVIN | Posted 07.04.2011

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ROME — European powers appeared to be losing patience Wednesday with the stalemate in Libya as the foreign ministers of both France and Italy ca...

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