The New Dark Age

29 militants die in fighting in north Afghanistan
The Associated Press
Elsewhere, a foreign solider was killed by a roadside bomb in southern
Afghanistan on Saturday, NATO said, the third foreign death that day
following an …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9F5EVUO0

NATO soldier killed by bomb in south Afghanistan
AFP
KABUL — A foreign soldier in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban insurgency
has been killed by a roadside bomb in the most volatile part of the
country, NATO …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jrNV-SUuOZVAvqLeKkn_K1iOqOlg

Tension rises in Kandahar ahead of Nato summer offensive
The Guardian
In June and July many rural districts will see “clearing operations”,
Nato-speak for full-scale battles to kill insurgents and push them out of
…
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/18/kandahar-bomb-nato-offensive

New Afghan election chief promises to clean house
Washington Post
The US embassy, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force and
the European Union have all praised the changes and said they are now
preparing to …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/18/AR2010041801202.html

Iran demands US troop withdrawal
Aljazeera.net
He said the deployment of US and Nato troops in Iraq and Afghanistan under
the pretext of fighting terrorism had not only failed, but also increased
…
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/04/201041854124873989.html

Netherlands Defence Ministry says 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan Saturday …
The Canadian Press
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Two Dutch soldiers serving as part of the NATO
mission in Afghanistan have been killed by a roadside bomb, the
Netherlands’ Defence …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hFg4656X-hg8BuNhasFCZSA-vy_A

Reconciling the Af-Pak Conundrum
Foreign Policy Journal
For NATO countries with populations sceptical of the future in Af-Pak, an
increase in the terror threat in Europe due to further degeneration of the
…
www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2010/04/18/reconciling-the-af-pak-conundrum/

Kosovo: NATO military contingent wants to assure personally of positive …
Focus News
Representatives of NATO military contingent, leaded by Admiral Janpaolo di
Paola and the commander of the United Commanding of NATO in Neapol Admiral
Mark …
www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n216944

US & Russia: from confrontation to alliance
Sunday’s Zaman
The US has an estimated 200 short-range nuclear weapons in Europe under a
NATO agreement, whereas the Russians are believed to have 10 times that
many …
www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/yazarDetay.do?haberno=207038

Time to Take Our Humvees, Apaches and Pizza Huts and Go Home
AlterNet (blog)
According to USA Today report, McChrystal was in Paris on a European swing
aimed in part to thank NATO allies for their roles in Afghanistan. …
blogs.alternet.org/bettenoir/2010/04/17/time-to-take-our-humvees-apaches-and-pizza-huts-and-go-home/

A flag for North America?
Ethiopian Review
Almost every type of actor in the international system has a flag: States
have flags: international organizations have flags– everything from the
UN to NATO …
www.ethiopianreview.com/news/70483

The war machine and freedom of thought
Ethiopian Review
The Red Cell memorandum entitled “Why Counting on Apathy Might Not Be
Enough” cites the fragility of European support for the NATO-led ISAF
mission and …
www.ethiopianreview.com/news/70281

Analysis paralysis of Indian think tanks
Pakistan Patriot
For the hawks in Delhi, America is too fickle, China too quiet, Russia to
obsequious, NATO too impetuous, and of course Pakistan too mercurial. …
www.pakistanpatriot.com/?p=309

Putting the “Build” in “Clear, Hold & Build”
War On Terror News
… clear, hold and build” philosophy that General Stanley McChrystal,
and the new leadership of NATO/ISAF, have suggested. Of course, our
military is best …
waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2010/04/putting-the-build-in-clear-hold-build.html

US Ambassador: Missile Shield Will Be Discussed in Bulgaria
Novinite.com
“This is a very early stage of a process that will be discussed in NATO,
Europe and Bulgaria in the coming years,” Warlick stated regarding the
missile …
www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=115356

Red, white and blue – April 18, 2010
Bismarck Tribune
Stein is deployed to Kosovo with Multinational Battle Group East on a NATO
peacekeeping mission. He works with the US Regional Liaison and Monitoring
Team. …
www.bismarcktribune.com/lifestyles/hometown/article_15a4b188-483d-11df-81c1-001cc4c002e0.html

Poland to bury president in Krakow, Medvedev arrives
Reuters
Poland, part of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War, is now a member of
NATO and a close US ally. Merkel of Germany, Poland’s western neighbor and
biggest …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63G0ZY20100418

Turkish Cypriot election could halt peace talks
Seattle Times
Since Turkey is a NATO member, such a move also could cripple closer
cooperation between the military alliance and the EU and increase regional
instability. …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011639148_apeucypruselection.html

Fears Italian charity will have to quit Afghanistan
AFP
Italy has more than 3000 soldiers among the 126000 NATO and US troops in
Afghanistan fighting the Taliban insurgency. Mangal also accused the
Italians of …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iv4qhLmfSo-038Inuk4ypcDmZQAQ

Floating Alternative to Nabucco Pipeline Moving Toward Implementation
Before It’s News
Ultimately, Bucharest considers AGRI a key component of the comprehensive
improvement of relations and cooperation between Baku and both NATO and the
EU. …
beforeitsnews.com/news/33867/Floating_Alternative_to_Nabucco_Pipeline_Moving_Toward_Implementation.html

Afghanistan: A conspiracy of silence
Independent
A leaked CIA report last month observed how “some Nato states, notably
France and Germany, have counted on public apathy about Afghanistan to
increase their …
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/afghanistan-a-conspiracy-of-silence-1947857.html

FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, April 17
Reuters AlertNet
* SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN – Two members of the NATO-led International Security
Assistance Force were killed by a homemade bomb in the south of the
country, …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE6180HL.htm

Peering through the mushroom cloud, then and now
Monroe News Star
Now the Czechs are a member of the Western alliance NATO. I still can’t get
over the fact that former Warsaw Pact nations like the Czech Republic, …
www.thenewsstar.com/article/20100418/OPINION02/4180315

Years after ‘liberation’, Afghanistan remains in crisis
New Zealand Herald
There have been successful military operations by Nato, but the fighting
and civilian losses have also created resentment. There is growing
uncertainty …
www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10639184

Second Ohrid Framwork Agreement: Resolution of the Greek-Macedonian Name Dispute
Global Politician
Greece will support Macedonia’s accession to NATO and the EU and will not
veto its admission, nor will it obstruct negotiations with Macedonia; 5.
…
globalpolitician.com/26368-macedonia-greece-name-issue

An award to Riccardo Iacona, an Italian journalist
Radio Srbija
… Kosovo-Metohija, where there are almost no Serbs left, and by moving
around areas of the world where no security is guaranteed despite strong
NATO forces.
glassrbije.org/E/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10614&Itemid=26

NATO Aggression in the Balkans | National Policy Institute
By admin
NATO intervention in Kosovo immeasurably worsened the humanitarian
situation.
www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/2010/04/18/nato-aggression-in-the-balkans-2/

NATO soldier, Afghan policeman killed in roadside bombings | ICT …
A NATO soldier and an Afghan police officer were killed in two separate
roadside bomb blasts in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.
Meanwhile, police began a search operation for five United Nations staff in
northern …
www.ictmag.info/politics/nato-soldier-afghan-policeman-killed-in-roadside-bombings/

NATO’s Response Force Conducts Maritime Exercise | Eurasia Review
By Eurasia Review
A large fleet of warships, submarines and auxiliary vessels from NATO’s
Response Force (NRF) sailed from ports across Europe on 12 April to take
part in the key maritime exercise “Brilliant Mariner” in the North and
Baltic Seas. …
www.eurasiareview.com/2010/04/natos-response-force-conducts-maritime.html

M&J Collection: NATO Declassified
By M&J
NATO Declassified. Title: NATO Declassified Year: 1949 – 1959. Source
Edition: UK Discs: 1 DVD Features: Digipak ; Pictures ; Booklet;
Postcards;. 0 comentários: Post a Comment. Older Post Home. Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom) …
kramernitcollection.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-declassified.html

Minstrel Boy: Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, threatens to block …
By Minstrel Boy
Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, threatens to block Nato offensive – Times
Online:…”In Kandahar he persisted, deflecting complaints against himself
with further criticism of outsiders and saying he had now “rescued myself
from …
minstrelboy.blogspot.com/2010/04/afghan-president-hamid-karzai-threatens.html

Mullah Omar Hints at Peace Talks With West
By Kashif
This source said that although the Taliban’s unwavering objective remained
the withdrawal of all foreign troops, their preconditions for talks might
now be limited to guarantees of security for their delegates and a Nato
ceasefire. …
www.111breaking.com/mullah-omar-hints-at-peace-talks-with-west-28019-123

CNews World: Taliban chief Omar ready for talks: UK paper
By admin
Asked about a forthcoming Nato offensive in the Kandahar region, a local
Taliban commander who sat alongside the two scholars boasted: “We’re
ready for this. We’re going to break the Americans’ teeth.” The Taliban
leaders said that …
cnewsworld.co.cc/news/featured/world/taliban-chief-omar-ready-for-talks-uk-paper/

2scottmontgomery: Times Online: Taliban’s supreme leader signals …
By 2scottmontgomery
The Taliban objectives specified on their website had already shifted, Nato
officials said, from the overthrow of the “puppet government” to the
more moderate goal of establishing a government wanted by the Afghan
people. …
2scottmontgomery.blogspot.com/2010/04/times-online-talibans-supreme-leader.html

Islamic Army in Afghanistan Operations (April 17 2010) “ The …
By Ammaar ibn Walid
There are reports From Farah province that at least 17 puppet army and 13
U.S.-NATO invading terrorists were killed and 9 more were seriously hurt in
clashes with Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate in Pusht district of this
province …
actonalpost.wordpress.com/2010/04/18/islamic-army-in-afghanistan-operations-april-17-2010-2/

The Anti Press: The media waits: four months on and still no …
By The Anti-Press
After the New Year, these were virtually the final words on the incident at
Ghazi Khan by NATO and the corporate media. No additional information
regarding the details of the investigation, nor whether or not an
investigation was even …
theantipress.blogspot.com/2010/04/media-waits-four-months-on-and-still-no_17.html

Accuracy International Arctic Warfare | AW50 | Discover Military …
By admin
AW (Arctic Warfare). The basic ‘improved’ version of the L96A1 (still
chambered for 7.62?51 mm NATO). The name stems from special features
designed to enable operation in extreme cold climates. …
discovermilitary.com/weapons/sniper-rifles/accuracy-international-arctic-warfare/

Emily’s Art News | The Art Of Love: Sun Tzu’s The Art Of War In …
By admin
The final years of my father’s military career were spent in what he called
the “backwater” of NATO, a military organism he learned to despise as
an expensive tax free social club for well connected civilian and military
elites. …
staringfrog.com/folk-art-portal/folk-art-news/2010/04/the-art-of-love-sun-tzus-the-art-of-war-in-romantic-endeavour/