Read more James Stavridis stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/44459/james-stavridis.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 04:38:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/115253/us-finds-hints-of-al-qaeda-among-libyan-rebels.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=804848&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110330124533' border='0' />US intelligence indicates “flickers” of evidence that there are fighters among the Libyan rebels with ties to al-Qaeda and Hezbollah, but neither group holds significant sway over the movement, Admiral James Stavridis told Congress today. “The intelligence that I'm receiving at this point makes me feel that the leadership that...Adm. James G. Stavridis, NATO's supreme allied commander in Europe, left, and Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, testify on Capitol Hill, March 29, 2011.http://www.newser.com/story/115253/us-finds-hints-of-al-qaeda-among-libyan-rebels.htmlWed, 30 Mar 2011 12:45:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/93520/top-choices-for-mcchrystals-job.htmlJane Yager<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=743102&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20111101161547' border='0' />With Gen. Stanley McChrystal looking like a goner, attention has turned to the Afghanistan commander's possible replacements. Marine Gen. James Mattis and Marine Lt. Gen. John Allen appear to be frontrunners, though Thomas Ricks notes in Foreign Policy that Mattis, ironically, "has a reputation... for speaking a little too bluntly...Robert Gates is guided by Army Lt. General David Rodriguez, right, Dec. 8, 2009, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Picking Rodriguez would make for a smoother transition than with Mattis or Allen.http://www.newser.com/story/93520/top-choices-for-mcchrystals-job.htmlWed, 23 Jun 2010 07:25:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70851/arctic-thaw-may-lead-to-nato-russia-chill.htmlHarry Kimball<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=298742&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331213500' border='0' />NATO’s new European commander is wary of Russian intentions in the Arctic, where climate change is opening up trade routes and access to billions of barrels of oil. James Stavridis looks “at the high north and I think it could either be a zone of conflict, I hope not, a...Large pieces of ice drift off after separating from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf in the northern Arctic, July 29, 2008.http://www.newser.com/story/70851/arctic-thaw-may-lead-to-nato-russia-chill.htmlFri, 02 Oct 2009 14:00:54 CDT