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    Syria, Libya and the Future of NATO

    Syria is repressing its own people without interference. Libya's Gadhafi is hanging on longer than expected. Is NATO ready to protect civilians for humanitarian reasons?

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    By Warren Olney • Jun 15, 2011 • 50m Listen

    Syria is conducting repression of its own people without interference, and, in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi is hanging on longer than expected. Is NATO prepared to protect civilians for humanitarian reasons? What’s the future of the Atlantic Alliance? Also, Pakistan arrests CIA informants, and life expectancy is dropping for American women.

    Banner image: Syrian refugees gather on June 15, 2011 during Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's visit to the Turkish Red Crescent camp in the Yayladagi district of the Turkish city of Hatay, two kilometers from the Syrian border. Photo: Mustafa Ozer/AFP/Getty Images

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      Warren Olney

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