The New Dark Age

Another NATO soldier dies in Afghan bomb attack
AFP
KABUL — Another NATO soldier has been killed in a roadside bomb attack in
southern Afghanistan, the alliance said Friday. The soldier was killed on
Thursday …
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Will Russia join Nato?
Telegraph.co.uk
The idea of Russian membership in Nato has, until recently, belonged in the
realm of fantasy. However, in March 2010, a group of German political and
…
www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/opinion/7545783/Will-Russia-join-Nato.html

Tbilisi to host first NATO-Georgia inter-parliamentary meeting
Trend News Agency
The first NATO-Georgia inter-parliamentary meeting will be held in Tbilisi
April 5-8. The NATO delegation will arrive to Georgia April 4, …
en.trend.az/news/politics/foreign/1662413.html

Ukrainians Likely Support Move Away From NATO
Gallup.com
Residents in May 2009 were more than twice as likely to see NATO as a
threat (40%) than as protection (17%). One in three said it was neither.
…
www.gallup.com/poll/127094/Ukrainians-Likely-Support-Move-Away-NATO.aspx

Afghan rival says Karzai undermines war on Taliban
The Associated Press
The Obama administration and its NATO allies are relying on Karzai’s
government to be a reliable partner in the war against the Taliban. Gen.
…
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9EQSIIO0

Turkish commandos seize 9 pirates in Gulf of Aden
Washington Post
The frigate Gelibolu, serving as part of a NATO anti-piracy mission,
intercepted the pirate skiff while monitoring the security corridor for
merchant …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040102089.html

NATO emphasizes ABCs with literacy program for Afghan Army recruits
The Canadian Press
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — NATO is introducing basic literacy programs as
part of the training for new Afghan National Army soldiers. …
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US ready to pursue senior Afghan officials on drugs
AFP
The DEA conducted 82 joint operations in the last year with NATO and Afghan
police and 54 “significant violators” were brought to court, Leonhart said.
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gmtlcI7P5yzxczUndmpmLWux6mwg

UK troops suffer in Sangin, the most dangerous place in Afghanistan
Times Online
British troops based in the town of Sangin are suffering more than 12 times
the average casualty rate for Nato troops in Afghanistan, making the town
the …
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Cheap and deadly, homemade bombs plague Afghan roads
Reuters South Africa
Apart from being the biggest killer of NATO troops in Afghanistan, roadside
bombs also put soldiers on the defensive, making them wary of leaving their
…
af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE6310IT20100402

Reclaiming Kandahar is NATO’s next Afghanistan challenge | Defense …
By Agence France-Presse
Washington: Reclaiming Afghanistan’s key Kandahar province is the next
major challenge facing NATO forces tasked with rooting out both Taliban
militants and.
www.defencetalk.com/kandahar-natos-afghanistan-challenge-25446/

NATO’s Afghanistan: The Champion of Drugs Production “ NWO Observer
By nwoobserver
We really have to take our hats off to NATO. This clique of arms lobbyists
and defender of jobs for the boys invaded Afghanistan in 2001 on the
pretext that Osama bin Laden was using the country to attack western
interests. …
nwoobserver.wordpress.com/2010/04/02/nato%E2%80%99s-afghanistan-the-champion-of-drugs-production/

NATO Secretary General to visit South Caucasus region | Times.am
By Times.am
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will visit Azerbaijan during
his visit to the South Caucasus and Central Asia, the Romanian ambassador
Nicolae.
times.am/2010/04/02/nato-secretary-general-to-visit-south-caucasus-region/

AROUND THE WORLD INFORMATION: Afghan villagers caught between NATO …
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U.S.-led NATO forces are planning one of the eight-year-old war’s biggest
offensives to seize Marjah, a patchwork of desert canals and opium fields
that is now the last large Taliban-held bastion in Helmand, Afghanistan’s
most violent …
aroundtheworld4u.blogspot.com/2010/04/afghan-villagers-caught-between-nato.html

News | Economic crisis has had its dire effect on NATO …
By alfa.lt – Alfa English
An interview with Lithuanian Ambassador to NATO Linas Linkevi?ius
published on Alfa.lt Lithuanian pages on 24 March.
www.balticsww.com/post/news-economic-crisis-has-had-its-dire-effect-on-nato-%E2%80%93-ambassador/

NATO’s Afghanistan: The Champion of Drugs Production – Pravda.Ru
We really have to take our hats off to NATO. This clique of arms lobbyists
and defender of jobs for the boys invaded Afghanistan in 2001 on the
pretext that …
english.pravda.ru/world/asia/01-04-2010/112814-nato_afghanistan-0

NATO Boss Pushes For More Europe Defense Spending – Defense News
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on March 27 urged
“paper tiger” Europe to ramp up investment in a costly missile defense
umbrella.
www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4557479