Hillary heads to Nato amid Libya friction
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed yesterday to Nato talks in Berlin amid friction within the Western alliance over sharing the burden of the Libya military campaign.
Clinton left Andrews Air Force Base near Washington en route to the German capital, the start of a round-the-world tour that will also take her to earthquake-hit Japan and South Korea.
Britain and France, which had led global calls for action to stop Libyan leader Gaddafi's attacks on his own people, have pressed Nato allies to deploy more combat jets.
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe has said he would raise his concerns during the Nato talks in Berlin, which will take place Thursday and Friday.
US President Barack Obama's administration, which has stepped up the war in Afghanistan and proclaimed an end to combat operations in Iraq, has been keen for Western allies to bear the brunt of the Libya operations.
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