Christian Science Monitor coverage of same:

NATO commander: It is 'premature' to talk of Libya exit strategy

On the eve of the transfer of Libya command from the US to NATO, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis faced tough questioning from the Senate Armed Services Committee.

By Anna Mulrine, Staff writer / March 29, 2011

Washington

NATO's Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the military alliance will take over full operations of the current campaign there, including the protection of civilians, in the next 48 hours.

On Capitol Hill, Admiral Stavridis faced tough questions about whether NATO allies are sufficiently united in their interpretation of the goals of the mission upon which they have embarked – and whether the United States has an exit strategy in Libya.....

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2011/0329/NATO-commander-It-is-pre...

Dow Jones Newswire:

NATO Commander: 'Flickers' Of Al Qaeda Among 'Responsible' Rebels
By Siobhan Hughes, March 29

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Intelligence reports about the leaders of a Libyan opposition group show "flickers" of potential ties to Al Qaeda and Hezbollah but the detail is not enough to indicate a significant terrorist presence, the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's military operations told Congress Tuesday.

U.S. Admiral James Stavridis, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe offered the assessment at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, where lawmakers are struggling to decide whether the U.S.....

"The intelligence that I'm receiving at this point makes me feel that the leadership that I'm seeing are responsible men and women who are struggling against Col. Gadhafi," Stavridis said. "We have seen flickers in the intelligence of potential Al Qaeda, Hezbollah ... but at this point I don't have detail sufficient to say that there's a significant Al Qaeda presence or any other terrorist presence in and among these folks. We'll continue to look at that very closely--it's part of doing due diligence--as we move forward on any kind of relationship." ....

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110329-714536.html

Voice of America:

NATO Commander Says Libya May Need Foreign Stabilization Force
By Al Pessin, March 29

The top NATO military commander says Libya may need a foreign stabilization force if rebels supported by international airstrikes succeed in ousting the country's leader, Moammar Gadhafi. U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis made the comment in an appearance Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee....

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/NATO-Commander-Says-Libya-May...