[QODLink]
Inside Story
Cracks in the NATO alliance?
NATO's chief dismissed a call from Italy to suspend military operations in Libya and insists the mission will continue.
Inside Story Last Modified: 25 Jun 2011 09:55



A rise in the number of civilian deaths has called into question NATO's mission in Libya. On Wednesday, Franco Frattini, Italy's foreign minister, called for an end to hostilities in the country.

NATO's chief dismissed a call from Italy to suspend operations in Libya and insists the mission will continue, but what is behind the Italy's stance; and does it signal cracks in NATO over Libya?

Inside Story, with presenter Hazem Sika, discusses with Jalal El Gallal, a civilian spokesperson for the media committee for the National Transitional Council - a legislative body working on behalf of the Libyan people; Shashank Joshi, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute; and Rabah Ghezali, a commentator on Transatlantic affairs at the Huffington Post.

This episode of Inside Story aired from June 24, 2011.
Source:
Al Jazeera
Topics in this article
People
Country
Organisation
Featured on Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.
Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Featured
China Rising
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Al-Nakba
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Syria: The War Within
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
China angles for Arctic power
China aims to expand its influence in the resource rich area.
Crisis in Bangladesh
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
join our mailing list