The New Dark Age

NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, killing 4
The Associated Press
The CV-22 Osprey went down about 7 miles (11 kilometers) from Qalat, the
capital of Zabul province, NATO said. The cause of the crash was under …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9EVJ2TO0

Kaczynski Often a Source of Tension Within EU
New York Times
But his staunch defense of these two countries often upset leading members
of the EU, especially Germany, which was concerned that an expanded NATO
would …
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/world/europe/11kaczynski.html

NATO secretary-general applauds nuclear weapons pact during visit
The State Journal-Register
By BERNARD SCHOENBURG The secretary-general of NATO said in Springfield on
Friday that the nuclear weapons reduction pact agreed to this week between
…
www.sj-r.com/carousel/x998215703/NATO-secretary-general-Obama-seen-as-good-and-strong-leader

More NATO troops needed for Afghanistan success: MacKay
Ottawa Citizen
Photograph by: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images, Getty Images WASHINGTON
— Defence Minister Peter MacKay warned Canada’s NATO allies Friday the
military …
www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/More+NATO+troops+needed+Afghanistan+success+MacKay/1362329/story.html

AT WAR: Obama, NATO Say Karzai Remains A ‘Partner’
Huffington Post (blog)
White House and NATO mend relations with Karzai, call him “partner.” After
remarks earlier this week by Afghan President Hamid Karzai that he would
join the …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/at-war-obama-nato-say-kar_n_531708.html

Pakistani Airstrike Kills 42 in Tribal Northwest
Voice of America
Kyber is the main supply route for NATO troops through Pakistan into
Afghanistan. Militants are blamed for launching frequent attacks on NATO
convoys …
www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Pakistani-Airstrike-Kills-42-in-Tribal-Northwest-90488549.html

President Traian Basescu advocates in Prague development of NATO missile …
Financiarul
The Central Europe’s heads of state and government, who attended the
dinner, discussed about NATO’s new strategic concept, highlighting the
importance of …
www.financiarul.ro/2010/04/10/president-traian-basescu-advocates-in-prague-development-of-nato-missile-defense-system/

US halts troop flights from Kyrgyz base
AsiaOne
Lieutenant-Colonel Tadd Sholtis, a spokesman for the commander of US and
NATO forces in Afghanistan, said the disruption at the Kyrgyz base was not
yet …
news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20100410-209566.html

NATO secretary general: Obama seen as ‘good and strong leader’
The State Journal-Register
… North Atlantic Treaty Organization said in Springfield today that
President Barack Obama is seen, from a NATO perspective, as “a good and
strong leader. …
www.sj-r.com/breaking/x998215703/NATO-secretary-general-Obama-seen-as-good-and-strong-leader

Norway, Poland seek curbs on tactical nuclear arms
Washington Post
NATO members Norway and Poland applauded the revival of nuclear disarmament
by the two powers, which jointly hold 95 percent of the world’s nuclear
weapons, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040903423.html

Anti-India attack averted
Hindustan Times
… were designed to show the militants can strike in Kabul at a time when
they are under heavy pressure from US and NATO forces in southern
Afghanistan. …
www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/americas/Anti-India-attack-averted/Article1-529402.aspx

‘Poland’s top brass dead in Russi crash’
Independent Online
Warsw – Poland’s top military commanders perished with the NATO member’s
President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash Saturday in Russia, according to
an …
www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=24&art_id=nw20100410142305208C228288

Merkel at Afghan deaths memorial for first time
AFP
NATO air support was unable to attack for fear of striking German soldiers
or Afghan civilians. The same day, German troops mistakenly shot dead six
Afghan …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hrqP_ldKKe-AYBMr_bov83VR-syg

Cold War warrior snubbed at treaty-signing ceremony
USA Today
Still, longtime proponents of a strong transatlantic relationship are
unhappy at what they see as the weakness of NATO, an American-led
organization, …
www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-04-09-Havel_N.htm

U.S. In Observance To Kyrgyz’s Tense Situation Averts Troops Flights
india-server.com
The US earlier used to send their troops for NATO operations in Afghanistan
via the Kyrgyzstan’s main air base Manas but due to current political
unrest the …
www.india-server.com/news/u-s-in-observance-to-kyrgyzs-tense-24258.html

What will Erdo?an do with atomic bombs in ?ncirlik?
Hürriyet
Yet another question: Since Turkey is a NATO member, and since there is a
nuclear option in NATO’s defense strategy, the assurance provided by the
alliance, …
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=what-will-erdogan-do-with-atomic-bombs-in-incirlik-2010-04-09

Foreign Policy Briefing 4/9/10
Veterans Today Network
… what their motivation was for doing so – spreading the story that the
women’s bodies had been found “tied up” and “gagged,” as NATO did
in a Feb. …
www.veteranstoday.com/2010/04/09/foreign-policy-briefing-4910/

Afghan officials say Pakistan’s arrest of Taliban leader threatens peace talks
Washington Post
Both Afghans and their NATO allies want a negotiated solution to the
nine-year-long insurgency, although there are differences of opinion among
…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/09/AR2010040904807.html?hpid=topnews

Textron, Aerostar team up for Romanian military
Sify
It’s a subsidiary of Providence, RI-based Textron Inc. Romania, which
joined NATO in 2004, has been trying to upgrade its military to meet NATO
standards. …
sify.com/finance/textron-aerostar-team-up-for-romanian-military-news-news-kejluzafhbe.html

European security doesn’t depend on those old nukes
NRC International
Renewed assurance could make it easier to convince all Nato members our
joint security does not rely on old-fashioned nuclear weapons still kept in
Europe. …
www.nrc.nl/international/opinion/article2521455.ece/European_security_doesnt_depend_on_those_old_nukes

The Nuclear Club’s Odd Men Out
WEBCommentary
What the Obama Administration hopes to do, and I don’t think they shall
succeed, is to limit every other developing country to dependence on US,
NATO, …
www.webcommentary.com/php/ShowArticle.php?id=mccantsw&date=100409

Rebuilding Afghanistan
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan
Matt Davis, USAF This year, NATO engineers began mentoring local Afghan
contractors the process of how to “bid” for jobs available in
Afghanistan. …
www.ntm-a.com/news/1-categorynews/449-rebuilding-afghanistan

NATO helicopter downed in southeastern Afghanistan
BusinessWeek
A helicopter belonging to international forces in Afghanistan went down in
the country’s southeast, NATO reported Friday. A spokesman for the Taliban
said …
www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EVBQRG1.htm

Christina Ricci should stay clothed in next movie
TMD Celebrity News
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai may not always do and say what NATO
allies would like, but he is a willing and necessary partner, NATO’s
secretary- …
tmdcelebritynews.com/headlines-nato-head-says-afghanistans-karzai-a-good-partner/014845

Eurasia Daily Monitor, The Jamestown Foundation — April 9, 2010—Volume 7, Issue 69
Georgiandaily
Obama’s refusal to meet Saakashvili would resemble the shockwave Germany
and France sent when they denied Georgia the NATO Membership Action Plan
during the …
georgiandaily.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18109&Itemid=132

Russia Moving Ahead with Missile Shipment to Iran
Yeshiva World News
A Russian missile deal with Iran involving S-300 surface-to-air missiles
(NATO codename SA-12 Giant) is about to move forward, which when
actualized, …
theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=53365

Fascination with ceramics produces great art
Daily Times
The pieces on display include original plates, with an extremely realistic
portrait of Louis XVI, celebrating the creation of NATO, depicting the
French …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C04%5C10%5Cstory_10-4-2010_pg12_7

Wiley Lecture Series Hosts “Chasing Al-Qaeda” Discussion
KBTX
It’s always been a zone for competition China is in there, Iran’s in there,
believe it or not India’s in there,” said General Wesley Clark, former NATO
…
www.kbtx.com/tamu/headlines/90431264.html

This weekend on The House
CBC.ca
Well whatever it is, he’s not making any friends with his supposed allies
in NATO. But Gerard Russell tells us that’s too bad, so sad… we’re stuck
with …
www.cbc.ca/politics/insidepolitics/2010/04/this-weekend-on-the-house-21.html

Is Turkey the Next Big Islamic Threat?
John Birch Society
But we wouldn’t think of Turkey, the NATO member considered for full
integration into the European Union. Yet this could be a serious mistake.
…
www.jbs.org/jbs-news-feed/6194-is-turkey-the-next-big-islamic-threat

Medical Exchange Helps Third Army Stay Ready for No-notice Deployment
Systems
“There was a deepening of regional integration and the capability for
participation in future US and NATO humanitarian relief missions.”
www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=47914

How Not to Run an Empire
Foreign Policy
It is a region through which fuel, food, and spare parts flow to surging US
and NATO forces in Afghanistan, reducing their dependence on a precarious
…
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/09/how_not_to_run_an_empire

Free Thought Manifesto: US-NATO Atrocities Committed in Afghanistan
By Cavalier Zee
Despite crowds of witnesses on the scene, the NATO report insisted that the
two pregnant women at the party had been found bound and gagged, murdered
by the male victims in an honor killing. A March 16, 2010 U.N. report,
following on …
freethoughtmanifesto.blogspot.com/2010/04/us-nato-atrocities-committed-in.html

[Commander AAR] NATO Event: Seige at Ochamchira – Project Reality …
By Web_cole
I thought I would do a short ( ) AAR on the Ochamchira round as Militia
during our NATO Teamwork event. Unfortunately I have no screens or map or
anything, so bear with me Btw,
www.realitymod.com/forum/f112-pr-bf2-tales-front/79571-commander-aar-nato-event-seige-ochamchira.html

Crash of NATO tilt-rotor craft in Afghanistan kills 4 | HDLNR
By admin
Three US service personnel and a civilian contractor die in the crash in
Zabul province in the volatile south. A number of others aboard the
temperamental CV-22 Osprey craft were injured. The crash of a NATO aircraft
in volatile …
www.hdlnr.com/crash-of-nato-tilt-rotor-craft-in-afghanistan-kills-4

NATO AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN AFGHANISTAN, KILLING FOUR | NIGERIA …
By furtune
Nato aircraft crashes in Afghanistan, killing four. At least four people
have been killed, and several others injured after a Nato aircraft crashed
in southern Afghanistan, officials say. The helicopter came down close to
Qalat city, …
www.nigerianbestforum.com/generaltopics/?p=41772

PAKISTAN OBSERVER: NATO WANTS INDIA AS 31ST PARTNER | Pakistan …
By admin
-NATO’s leadership of the UN-mandated International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) has not only brought the Alliance to China’s borders, it has
also created much greater interdependence between NATO and India…Today,
the 28 member … …
pakistannewsblog.com/external-blogs/pakistan-observer-nato-wants-india-as-31st-partner/

4 die as NATO aircraft crashes in Afghanistan | News Minute by Minute
By admin
Daily News – Three US service members and a civilian contractor die in the
crash in Zabol province. A number of others aboard the temperamental CV-22
Osprey.
migenteunida.org/en/4-die-as-nato-aircraft-crashes-in-afghanistan

Rusty’s Skewed News Views: NATO Admits US Khataba Grand Snafu
By Rusty the Boddington’s Badger
The claims were made as NATO finally admitted responsibility for all the
deaths at a press conference yesterday, after initially stating that the
women had committed suicide and been dead for several hours when the
marauding assault …
thesatirestall.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-admits-us-khataba-grand-snafu.html

BrkW: NATO Secretary General Rasmussen expresses condolences over …
By #
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on
Saturday expressed his condolences over the death of Polish President
Kaczynski and others who died when the presidential plane crashed near an
airport in western …
brkwatch.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-secretary-general-rasmussen.html

Two more NATO soldiers fall in Afghanistan [ legitgov ]
Another foreign soldier has been killed in Southern Afghanistan, bringing
to 147 the number of US-led forces killed in the country this year.
www.octofinder.com/@/6612de37e6f6e408273cf1a884887f89

The Blogger: Kaczynski Often a Source of Tension Within E.U.
By Luis Hipolito
But his staunch defense of these two countries often upset leading members
of the E.U., especially Germany, which was concerned that an expanded NATO
would threaten Russia, or lead to new East-West tensions. …
luishipolito.blogspot.com/2010/04/kaczynski-often-source-of-tension.html

US Loses First Osprey In Afghanistan, 4 Dead – Albuquerque News …
By koat
Aircraft are used extensively in Afghanistan by both NATO and the Afghan
government forces to transport and supply troops because the terrain is
mountainous and roads are few and primitive. Losses have been relatively
light because …
www.koat.com/news/23097544/detail.html

How Americans are propagandized about Afghanistan “ Craig Considine
By Craig Considine
One NATO official said that there had likely been an effort to cover-up
what happened by U.S. troops via evidence tampering on the scene (though
other NATO officials deny this claim). The Times of London actually
reported yesterday that …
craigconsidine.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/how-americans-are-propagandized-about-afghanistan/

The Politics of Now: News Roundup
By Rose Lee
Three American service members and one civilian employee were killed
Thursday when a NATO aircraft crashed in southern Afghanistan. The crash
happened near the capital of of Zabul Province, Qalat. This area is under
Taliban influence, …
thepoliticsofnow.blogspot.com/2010/04/news-roundup_09.html

Stopwar.ca: German special forces killed 83 Afghan civilians
By Dave Markland
According to the German military, NATO’s investigation could not verify the
exact number of casualties. Village elders from the area told Amnesty
International in Kunduz that 142 people had been killed in the attack, of
which at least …
stopwarblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/german-special-forces-killed-83-afghan.html

IntelliBriefs: Fallout of a New Great Game?
By Naxal Watch
As Russia agrees to facilitate NATO resupply in Afghanistan, the Taliban
and their sponsors worry about being hedged in by Moscow. In this light, it
is possible that the recent bombings in Moscow are linked to a new Great
Game, …
intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2010/04/fallout-of-new-great-game.html

Cold War: Afghanistan – part 1/5 | Gurupreet’s Web Blog
By admin
Russia 15 000 dead, NATO 1 500. Russia killed 1 000 000 sivilians. NATO has
killed less then 10 000. Taleban are dying at a rate of 100 mujahendin for
every NATO soldier. There are some differenses. Have a nice day. mengutimur
says: …
gurupreet.com/cold-war-afghanistan-part-15/

Why is Canada obligated to do anything for USA? | Bulk Email …
By Hello Mails
I honestly think the Afghan War is the last war NATO should partake in in
defending the United States. After this, NATO should consider a degree of
separation from the United States, all countries should consider
alternative markets to …
www.hellomails.com/blog/?p=8826

Crash of NATO tilt-rotor craft in Afghanistan kills 4 – latimes.com
The crash of a NATO aircraft in volatile southern Afghanistan killed three
US service members and a civilian contractor, the Western military said
Friday.
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/asia/la-fg-afghan-helicopter-crash10-2010apr10,0,2676414.story