From the White House:  The United States strongly condemns the disclosure of classified information by individuals and organizations which could put the lives of Americans and our partners at risk, and threaten our national security.

From the White House: Statement by Ben Chang, Deputy NSC Spokesman, on the meetings of National Security Advisor General James Jones in Paris and Brussels

From Jon Boone and Matthew Weaver, the Guardian:  General Stanley McChrystal, the US commander of all Nato-led forces in Afghanistan, has been recalled to Washington after he criticised Barack Obama's administration in a

From the New York Times: The United States has been pressing its NATO allies to provide more military trainers for Afghanistan.

In a provocative closed door session yesterday, National Security Advisor Jim Jones proclaimed that “NATO must be prepared to address, deny, and deter the full spectrum of threats, whether emanating from within Europe, at NATO’s boundaries, or far beyond NATO’s borders."

A January 2008 Atlantic Council report began, "Make no mistake, the international community is not winning in Afghanistan." General Jim Jones, who was chairman of both the Council and that report, tells WaPo's Bob Woodward that, "We are doing the same things well and the same things poorly."

General James L. Jones, chairman of the Atlantic Council since June 2007, will be leaving his post here to serve as Barack Obama's National Security Advisor.  Last year, in a well-publicized presentation, Jones reported to Congress on the findings of the Atlantic Council's study Saving Afghanistan: An Appeal and Plan for Urgent Action, saying, "Make no mistake, the international community is not winning in Afghanistan."  The Council hosted a farewell dinner for Jones tonight.