Cameron: Don’t blame BP for Lockerbie bomber release
BBC July 21, 2010 UK Prime Minister David Cameron has insisted BP should not be blamed for the “completely wrong” decision to release the Lockerbie bomber. more
Year: 2010
NATO Diplomats Tune Out the Bad News in Afghanistan
Spiegel July 21, 2010 NATO foreign ministers heard only what they wanted to hear on Tuesday in Kabul as they sought to reassure the world that withdrawal can take place in 2014. The reality, however, is quite different. And in the end, Hamid Karzai, who is already looking for ways to cement his post-NATO power, […]
Mistura: Turkish presence a key message to Afghans
Today’s Zaman July 20, 2010 According to Staffan de Mistura, the UN secretary-general’s special representative in Afghanistan, Turkey’s presence in the war-torn country is vital. more
Leaders Take Pains to Stress What’s Still Special in the U.S.-Britain Relationship
The New York Times July 20, 2010 WASHINGTON — It was not quite the Tony Blair-Bill Clinton love fest of 1997, but President Obama and the newly minted British prime minister, David Cameron, appeared game to do everything they could on Tuesday to take some of the recent chill out of the relationship between their […]
‘The Price We Have to Pay Is Much Higher than Expected’
Spiegel July 19, 2010 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday Afghanistan will need long-term support from NATO even after the Afghan army takes full control of security. Speaking before Tuesday’s Kabul Conference, he predicted more casualties and said the world underestimated the scale of the mission. more