The New Dark Age

NATO Says Afghan Civilians Killed In Shooting
New York Times
By REUTERS KABUL (Reuters) – The NATO-led force in Afghanistan acknowledged
on Wednesday it had killed four Afghan civilians when it opened fire on a
car in …
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/21/world/international-uk-afghanistan-nato-civilians.html

NATO admits 4 killed in Afghanistan were civilians, not ‘known insurgents’
Los Angeles Times
NATO had initially described two of the four occupants of a car that was
fired on Monday night by troops in Khowst province as “known insurgents.
…
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghan-civilians-20100422,0,5372923.story

Dispute Flares After NATO Convoy Kills 4 in Afghanistan
New York Times
By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and SHARIFULLAH SAHAK KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO
military convoy in eastern Afghanistan shot to death four unarmed civilians
in a …
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/21/world/asia/21khost.html

NATO Troops Fire on Approaching Car, Kill 4 Civilians
Voice of America
Photo: AP NATO troops in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province fired on a
vehicle that approached their convoy late Monday, killing four unarmed
civilians. …
www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/NATO-Troops-Kill-4-Afghans-91610199.html

NATO troops kill 4 unarmed Afghans
The Associated Press
KABUL — NATO troops fired on a vehicle that approached their convoy in
eastern Afghanistan, killing four unarmed Afghans and drawing swift
condemnation …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hvWEqwq3CrRvaQCmt21MfoYhjZJQD9F6UBP00

US and Europe rethink role of Cold War alliance
WLOS
WASHINGTON (AP) — NATO will be trying to rethink itself as the 61-year-old
defense alliance meets starting tomorrow in the former Soviet state of
Estonia. …
www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/299f2fd6-www.wlos.com.shtml

Clinton going ahead with trip to Estonia for NATO talks
AFP
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will go ahead with plans
to travel Wednesday to Estonia for NATO talks, an aide said, after a
volcanic ash …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gD6uCFYA0djCK5t5jO3aCu0cmM_g

NATO troops kill unarmed teens
ABC Online
NATO troops have opened fire on a vehicle in south-east Afghanistan,
killing four unarmed Afghans, the alliance said. The father of two of the
victims said …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/21/2878345.htm?section=world

NATO Troops Open Fire On Vehicle, Kill 4 Unarmed Afghans
Huffington Post (blog)
NATO troops kill four unarmed Afghans. NATO troops shot at a vehicle,
killing four unarmed Afghan civilians in Khost province, reports Reuters.
…
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/20/nato-troops-open-fire-on_n_544333.html

NATO Attack Kills 4 Afghan Civilians
Democracy Now
At least four unarmed civilians have been killed by NATO troops in
Afghanistan. The victims were traveling in a vehicle in eastern Khost
province Monday …
www.democracynow.org/2010/4/21/headlines/nato_attack_kills_4_afghan_civilians

No demonstrations registered for the NATO ministerial meeting in Tallinn
The Baltic Course
More radical activists’ groups in Estonia seem to have a rather tepid view
towards the NATO meeting of ministers of foreign affairs, writes
LETA/Postimees …
www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltic_news/?doc=5042

Militants using FATA terror sanctuaries to target US, NATO in Afghanistan …
Oneindia
… terror sanctuaries based Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas
(FATA) to carry out strikes against US and NATO forces stationed in
Afghanistan. …
news.oneindia.in/2010/04/21/militantsusing-fata-terror-sanctuaries-to-target-usnato.html

NATO Wants Answers On Industry’s Role in Future European Missile Shield
InsideDefense (subscription)
April 20, 2010 — NATO leaders this month tasked an internal industry
advisory panel to study how defense companies throughout the alliance would
cooperate …
defense.iwpnewsstand.com/showdoc.asp?docid=4202010_april20b

NATO troops fire on vehicle, kill four unarmed Afghans
Saudi Gazette
KABUL – NATO-led troops opened fire on a vehicle in southeastern
Afghanistan, killing four unarmed men, the alliance said Tuesday, the
latest in series of …
www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=2010042170066

NATO, Russia to jointly run missile defense shield?
UPI.com
BRUSSELS, April 20 (UPI) — NATO wants to invite Russia to join in building
a massive missile defense shield over Europe, a plan that, for the first
time, …
www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/04/20/NATO-Russia-to-jointly-run-missile-defense-shield/UPI-92271271796599/

NATO forces kill four school students: Afghan officials
Tajikistan News
Afghan officials said Tuesday that NATO forces shot dead four Afghan school
students, but NATO said those killed were Taliban militants and their
associates …
www.tajikistannews.net/story/625229

Turkey, Spain to back Bosnia’s NATO bid
http://www.worldbulletin.net
In regard to NATO foreign ministers’ meeting that would take place in
Estonian capital of Tallinn, Davutoglu said Turkey and Spain would support
…
www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=57404

Mosque murder leaves Kandahar on edge
New Zealand Herald
The Taleban, which has said it is stepping up its campaign in Kandahar City
as Nato and Afghan government operations gather momentum, claimed
responsibility …
www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10639827

How NATO helps us
Baltic Reports
A Latvian soldier trains with other NATO troops in Hohenfels, Germany for
combat duty in Afghanistan. The meeting of the 2010 spring session of the
NATO …
balticreports.com/?p=15381

NATO and Russia edge warily toward a joint missile defense shield
Ethiopian Review
At a press conference on Monday, NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen
spoke about what he believed was the most serious security threat faced by
Europe. …
www.ethiopianreview.com/news/72639

NATO Commander: Too many contractors in Afghanistan
Federal Times
Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance
Force and US forces in Afghanistan. Asked about the use of contractors in
…
www.federaltimes.com/article/20100420/DEPARTMENTS01/4200307/

Traditional German party lines reemerging in Afghanistan debate
Deutsche Welle
German support for NATO’s Afghanistan campaign began under a left-wing
government and continued under a grand coalition. But with the public
growing ever …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5485974,00.html

Turkey – Press Release Regarding the Informal Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers
ISRIA (registration)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ahmet Davuto?lu, will attend the Informal
Meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Tallin on 22-23 April 2010. …
www.isria.com/pages/21_April_2010_140.php

F-16 fighters damaged by volcanic ash: Nato
Financial Express
AP Brussels: A senior Western diplomat said that several Nato F-16 fighters
had flown through a cloud of volcanic ash and that one had suffered engine
…
www.financialexpress.com/news/F-16-fighters-damaged-by-volcanic-ash—Nato/609011/

Int’l community backs Afghan Peace Jirga: NATO envoy
People’s Daily Online
NATO’s civilian envoy to Afghanistan Mark Sedwill said on Tuesday that the
international community support the upcoming Afghan Peace Jirga or assembly
and …
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6957713.html
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Red Star makes NATO fly in Kabul
Intelligence Online (subscription) (press release)
Kerosene monopoly – Operating out of London, Red Star also sells kerosene
that it buys from Russian refineries to the NATO base in Bagram,
Afghanistan. …
www.intelligenceonline.com/government-intelligence/due-diligence/2010/04/22/red-star-makes-nato-fly-in-kabul,83363247-ART

NATO and Russia edge warily toward a joint missile defense shield …
By Kobus
NATO/Russia NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen has appealed for a
joint missile defense shield with Russia to cover Europe and offer
protection from a possible terror attack. But analysts are still cautious
about its prospects. …
nosint.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-and-russia-edge-warily-toward.html

NATO backs down on ‘insurgent’ claim in shooting that killed 4 …
NATO backed away from its claim Wednesday that two.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/world/nato-2-afghan-shooting-victims-were-not-necessarily-insurgents-91685964.html

US and Europe rethink role of NATO alliance | Fiza News
By Fiza News
US and Europe rethink role of NATO alliance – Read latest News at Pakistan
leading English Newspaper Online.
www.fizanews.com/2010/04/21/us-and-europe-rethink-role-of-nato-alliance/

NATO Future Raises Questions: U.S. And Europe Rethink Role Of Cold …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to a
meeting of NATO ministers in Estonia at a time when the 61-year-old
organization is suffering from a kind of mid-life crisis. Almost 20 years
after the collapse of t …
www.blogallovertheworld.com/2010/04/nato-future-raises-questions-u-s-and-europe-rethink-role-of-cold-war-alliance/

Officials: NATO Troops Kill Four Students in Khost — News from …
By Jason Ditz
Afghan government officials today confirmed that an overnight NATO shooting
in the Khost Province left four students, one of them as young as 11 years
old, dead. The Afghan Education Ministry confirmed that all four were
students, …
news.antiwar.com/2010/04/20/officials-nato-troops-kill-four-students-in-khost/

NATO backs down on ‘insurgent’ claim in shooting | The Daily …
KABUL (AP) — NATO is backing away from its claim that two unarmed Afghans
who were fatally shot by alliance troops were insurgents. NATO troops fired
on a.
dailycaller.com/2010/04/21/nato-backs-down-on-insurgent-claim-in-shooting/

Relentless Global Drive: NATO On Six Continents In Seven Days …
By richardrozoff
Over six years ago the current U.S. permanent representative to NATO, Ivo
Daalder, co-authored an opinion piece in the Washington Post that was
titled “Global NATO.” The theme of the article was encapsulated in one
sentence: “With …
rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/relentless-global-drive-nato-on-six-continents-in-seven-days/

NATO: 2 Afghan shooting victims were not necessarily insurgents …
NATO is backing away from its claim that two unarmed Afghans who were
fatally shot by alliance troops were insurgents.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/breaking/nato-2-afghan-shooting-victims-were-not-necessarily-insurgents-91685964.html

Pakistannews24.com “ Dispute Flares After NATO Convoy Kills 4 in …
By admin
KABUL, Afghanistan — A NATO military convoy in eastern Afghanistan shot
to death four unarmed civilians in a vehicle early Monday evening,
including a police officer and a 12-year-old student, Afghan officials said
Tuesday. …
www.pakistannews24.com/dispute-flares-after-nato-convoy-kills-4-in-afghanistan/

LOATAY.COM – NATO troops kill 4 unarmed Afghans; Karzai condemns …
By admin
NATO said yesterday that two of those killed Monday night were later
identified as “known insurgents,” but Karzai and the provincial chief of
police, Abdul Hakim Hesaq Zoy, said they were all civilians. …
loatay.com/nato-troops-kill-4-unarmed-afghans-karzai-condemns-deaths/

NATO officials acknowledge mistake in deaths of 4 Afghan civilians …
By admin
The Western coalition had been calling two of the victims known insurgents.
It’s the second such incident in about a week. Western military officials
on Wednesday acknowledged a case of mistaken identity in the killings of
four Afghan …
www.hdlnr.com/nato-officials-acknowledge-mistake-in-deaths-of-4-afghan-civilians

Hillary’s Travel Plans: NATO Update “ Still4Hill
By still4hill
And regarding travel by the Secretary, she is prepared to travel tomorrow
to the NATO ministerial. We are awaiting a final decision, which may come
in the next few minutes from Brussels regarding whether the meeting will
take place. …
still4hill.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/hillarys-travel-plans-nato-update/