The New Dark Age

German troops kill 5 Afghan soldiers: NATO
Washington Post
By Mohammad Hamed KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – German troops based in
north Afghanistan mistakenly killed at least five Afghan soldiers, NATO
forces said …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/03/AR2010040300819.html

NATO showdown with Taliban looms with major offensive
Montreal Gazette
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — With the Taliban pledging to double attacks on
NATO troops in rural areas such as Panjwaii, where Canada’s soldiers
operate, …
www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/NATO+showdown+with+Taliban+looms+with+major+offensive/2757768/story.html

NATO soldier dies in Afghanistan bombing
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By SLOBODAN LEKIC AP KABUL — NATO says one of its soldiers has been
killed by a bomb in southern Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan
presidential …
www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/nato-soldier-dies-in-428126.html

US sees Afghan reconciliation drive lasting years
Washington Post
By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US and NATO advisers in Afghanistan
have urged President Hamid Karzai not to rush into deals with insurgents as
part …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040203442.html

German friendly fire kills 6 Afghan soldiers
FOXNews
The Taliban presence there threatens a key NATO military supply line that
opened last year following painstaking negotiations between neighboring
counties …
www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04/03/afghan-soldiers-killed-friendly/?test=latestnews

Ahmad Wali Karzai could be placed on NATO target list
The Majlis (blog)
I just read Steve Coll’s blog post at the New Yorker about the upcoming
NATO offensive in Kandahar. In it, he mentions a bit of news that I missed
from …
www.themajlis.org/2010/04/02/ahmad-wali-karzai-could-be-placed-on-nato-target-list

Jordan upgrades already active NATO assistance
World Tribune
Officials said Jordan has been working with NATO on such issues as
counter-insurgency, intelligence exchange, training and border security.
…
www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/me_jordan0275_04_02.asp
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Test Case: Marjah
FOXNews
By Col. Oliver North Back home, Congress is in recess, the kids are out of
school and the redbuds, dogwoods and cherry trees are about to bloom. …
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,590377,00.html

RST president to speak at NATO event
UPI.com
MIAMI, April 2 (UPI) — Radiation Shield Technologies announced plans to
participate in a NATO conference in Croatia addressing evolving nuclear,
…
www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/04/02/RST-president-to-speak-at-NATO-event/UPI-27751270223246/

McChrystal: We’ve Shot ‘An Amazing Number’ Of Innocent Afghans
Huffington Post (blog)
As reported in the New York Times last week, a significant number of
innocent Afghans continue to be killed by US and NATO forces despite new
rules issued …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/02/mcchrystal-weve-shot-an-a_n_523749.html

Should Pakistan block Nato or ISAF Supplies through Pakistan …
By PakSher
Should Pakistan block NATO or ISAF supplies through Pakistan, if any of the
NATO or ISAF countries do not fulfill their defence contracts with.
www.defence.pk/forums/general-defence/52901-should-pakistan-block-nato-isaf-supplies-through-pakistan.html

PHOTOGRAPHS: NATO TRAINS GEORGIAN MILITARY AGAINST RUSSIA
By Karmal
-”NATO and EU follow the participation of countries in peacekeeping
missions very closely. The countries in our region have understood that and
started participating in these missions in order to gain a reference for
joining the …
natural-beauty-pavocavalry.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-trains-georgian-military-against.html

Weasel Zippers: Rage Inducing: Afghan President Karzai Slams NATO …
By ZIP
Karzai, you ungrateful POS, those troops are risking their lives to keep
you in power. If we pullout you’ll be strung up like Najibullah, and at
this point, I wouldn’t even care… (The Hill)- The divide between
President Barack Obama.
www.weaselzippers.net/blog/2010/04/rage-inducing-afghan-president-karzai-slams-nato-for-troop-buildup-nearing-invasion-status.html

INTELLIGENCE: NATO COVERED UP MASSACRE OF AFGHAN WOMEN
By Karmal
A Times investigation suggests that Nato’s claims are either wilfully false
or, at best, misleading. More than a dozen survivors, officials, police
chiefs and a religious leader interviewed at and around the scene of the
attack maintain …
int-history.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-covered-up-massacre-of-afghan.html

LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT: NATO MISSILE SHIELD
By Karmal
At the seminar and on the preceding evening at Georgetown University in
what is arguably NATO’s true capital, Rasmussen sounded familiar themes:
Highlighting the need to prevail in Afghanistan, NATO’s first ground war
and first armed …
low-intensity-conflict-research.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-missile-shield.html

NATO – News: NATO and partners exchange best practices against …
On 23 and 24 March 2010, NATO will host a Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence workshop and exhibition at its
headquarters in …
www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-05341B48-FA5E6067/natolive/news_62283.htm