The New Dark Age

NATO Endorses Plan to Hand Over Command to Afghans
New York Times
But the secretary general of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, stressed that
foreign troops would continue to support Afghan soldiers long after they
…
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/world/asia/24diplo.html

Two NATO Troops, 5 Afghans Killed In Night Raid
New York Times
By REUTERS KULANGAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two NATO service members and
five Afghans described by the alliance as insurgents were killed in a
gunbattle …
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/23/world/international-uk-afghanistan-raid.html

NATO agrees to launch Bosnia membership plan
Washington Post
TALLINN (Reuters) – NATO ministers agreed on Thursday to grant a Membership
Action Plan (MAP) for Bosnia that could see it join the alliance in coming
years …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/22/AR2010042204523.html

Russian Gas Deal May End Ukraine’s NATO Ambitions
BusinessWeek
Russia opposes further eastward expansion of NATO to include the former
Soviet republics of Ukraine and Georgia. The alliance decided in 2008 that
the two …
www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-23/russian-gas-deal-may-end-ukraine-s-nato-ambitions-update1-.html

Merkel Tries to Beat Back Opposition to Afghanistan
New York Times
In her speech Thursday, Mrs. Merkel was unusually frank about the
shortcomings in Afghanistan since NATO troops were sent there in 2002. …
www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23iht-germany.html

Clinton Urges North Korea to Avoid Provocative Actions
New York Times
… not engage in provocative actions, and that they should return to
six-party talks,” she told reporters at a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting
in Estonia. …
www.nytimes.com/reuters/2010/04/23/world/international-uk-korea-north-usa.html

NATO foreign ministers meet
Press TV
NATO foreign ministers have gathered in Estonia’s capital for a two-day
spring meeting to discuss the Afghan war and a possible nuclear-fuel swap
deal …
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124107&sectionid=351020606

Azerbaijan’s integration into NATO cannot be stopped, expert says
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Areshev stressed that, despite its criticism against Washington, Azerbaijan
is successfully integrating into NATO agencies. Moreover the state has even
made …
news.am/en/news/19827.html

NATO In Israel?
Atlantic Online (blog)
CNAS has released a long report edited by Andrew Exum on how international
forces might help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2010/04/nato-in-israel.html

Tipping point in Bosnia, Serbia, and Kosovo: EU and NATO must finish the job
Christian Science Monitor
Better engagement now by NATO and the EU can prevent backsliding. By Kurt
Volker / April 22, 2010 Remember Bosnia? Kosovo? In the 1990s, we learned a
new …
www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/0422/Tipping-point-in-Bosnia-Serbia-and-Kosovo-EU-and-NATO-must-finish-the-job

Turkey prevails against top NATO powers in Bosnia case
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkey’s months-long campaign to set the course for Bosnia and
Herzegovina’s future NATO membership has yielded a positive result at the
alliance’s meeting …
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-prevails-in-bosnia-case-against-top-nato-powers-2010-04-23

As Russia Reasserts Its Sphere of Influence, the U.S. Makes No Objection
TIME
Nowhere has this been more clear than in NATO’s changing attitudes. In a
statement on April 14, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged
NATO …
www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1983785,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

Pakistan allows US to question Taliban leader Baradar
BBC News
Mullah Baradar’s capture came amid a major Nato-led offensive against the
Taliban in southern Afghanistan and was hailed as a significant
breakthrough. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8637780.stm

Report: NATO Effort to Court Taliban a Disaster
Antiwar.com
by Jason Ditz, April 22, 2010 As NATO looks to spend more than $1 billion
in bribe money set aside for trying to lure Taliban fighters away from the
…
news.antiwar.com/2010/04/22/report-nato-effort-to-court-taliban-a-disaster/

11 years since NATO bombing of RTS
B92
BELGRADE — Today marks 11 years since Serbia’s national broadcaster RTS
headquarters were attacked by NATO, killing 16 employees. …
www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2010&mm=04&dd=23&nav_id=66664

Falling Out
The National Interest Online
Throughout the Cold War, Washington viewed Turkey as NATO’s indispensable
“southeast anchor.” When the Cold War ended, many members of the
American …
www.nationalinterest.org/Article.aspx?id=23286

NATO agrees to launch Bosnia membership plan
U.S. Daily (press release) (subscription)
By Reuters TALLINN (Reuters) – NATO ministers agreed on Thursday to launch
a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Bosnia, but attached conditions to its
…
www.theusdaily.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=1054532

That tinderbox of refugees
Al-Ahram Weekly
A Russian newspaper recently revealed that NATO’s secretary-general asked
Jordan to help train an army that is being rebuilt in a major area of NATO
…
weekly.ahram.org.eg/2010/995/op2.htm

Russia to sign Mistral deal this year
UPI.com
The deal would be Russia’s largest with a Western country and the first
major one with a NATO member. Russian navy officials began calling for the
vessel …
www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/04/22/Russia-to-sign-Mistral-deal-this-year/UPI-66651271971354/

DECISIVE ANALYTICS Corporation Executive Becomes Chairman of the NATO …
PR-CANADA.net (press release)
Wayne Fujito, President, International Division, DECISIVE ANALYTICS
Corporation (DAC) was installed on Monday as Chairman, NATO Industrial
Advisory Group …
pr-canada.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=188552&Itemid=58

Afghan Massacre Survivor To Obama: You Be The Judge (VIDEO)
Huffington Post (blog)
NATO headquarters, led by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, then joined the cover-up
and repeatedly tried to discredit Jerome Starkey, the intrepid British
reporter …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/22/afghan-massacre-survivor_n_548360.html

Two US troops killed in Afghanistan
Press TV
Two US troops have been killed in a gun battle with Taliban militants in
Afghanistan, says NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
…
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=124149&sectionid=3510203

Top US Civilian in Southern Afghanistan Will Be Holbrooke’s New Deputy
The Washington Independent
That’s especially salient since Clinton indicated today at a NATO
conference that the civilian presence in Afghanistan will outlast the US
military’s …
washingtonindependent.com/83056/top-u-s-civilian-in-southern-afghanistan-will-be-holbrookes-new-deputy

Troops need not shoot in Afghanistan
Politico
In recent days, NATO troops have again been accused of using lethal
firepower to incapacitate a vehicle that ignored their signals to stop. …
www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/36223.html

‘Broken promises’ send Afghan fighters back into arms of Taleban
Scotsman
Nato plans to spend more than $1 billion (£650 million) over the next five
years tempting Taleban foot soldiers to lay down their arms. …
www.scotsman.com/news/39Broken-promises39—send-Afghan.6248217.jp

Clinton reaffirms US commitment to defense Europe
Ynetnews
The civilian leader of the NATO alliance said Thursday that US nuclear
weapons based in Europe are essential to NATO’s defense strategy, a likely
signal of …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3879610,00.html

Decision on Afghan police mission after June 9 election
DutchNews.nl
In any case, it will be after the election,’ Verhagen said on the fringes
of a Nato meeting in Estonia. A majority of MPs on Thursday called on the
cabinet …
www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/04/decision_on_afghan_police_miss.php

Afghan police officers train in Herat
UPI.com
NATO defense ministers have approved a mission to train the Afghan police
in paramilitary skills in a bid to cut the force’s soaring death rate. …
www.upi.com/News_Photos/gallery/Afghan-police-officers-train-in-Harat/3230/

NATO talks transfer of responsibility to Afghans
Swissinfo
By David Brunnstrom TALLINN (Reuters) – NATO ministers Friday met to
discuss how to cut troop numbers in Afghanistan next year, but the alliance
is …
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news/international/NATO_talks_transfer_of_responsibility_to_Afghans.html?cid=8736618

US opposes withdrawal of its nukes from Europe
The Guardian (blog)
Hillary Clinton came out strongly tonight against unilateral withdrawal at
the Nato foreign ministers meeting in Tallinn, as did Anders Fogh
Rasmussen, …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2010/apr/22/obama-administration-nuclear-weapons

Lavrov urges full-scale Russia-NATO
The Voice of Russia
The Russia-NATO missile defense cooperation should be developed on a
full-fledged basis, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters on
Thursday. …
english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/22/6795815.html

NATO chief says Afghan war effort improving as allies aim to begin …
By Robert Burns
Allied leader says Afghan war effort now on trackTALLINN, Estonia —
NATO’s top official said Friday the 28-nation alliance is on track with its
new strategy for winding down the war in Afghanistan next year, despite
security setbacks …
blog.taragana.com/politics/2010/04/23/nato-chief-says-afghan-war-effort-improving-as-allies-aim-to-begin-winding-it-down-in-2011-30562/

NATO’s Changing Role in a Global Society
Far from being marginalized, NATO has refocused its objectives on global
threats, establishing international partnerships, and retooling its
military agenda.
weuropeanhistory.suite101.com/article.cfm/natos-changing-role-in-a-global-society

Italian-funded NATO radio launches in Afghanistan
By Andy Sennitt
A NATO radio network station began broadcasting from Camp Arena recently,
offering public-interest content to help local residents better understand
the purpose of ISAF forces in Afghanistan. Radio is the main tool to
disseminate …
blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/italian-funded-nato-radio-launches-in-afghanistan

News Essentials: NATO debates future of U.S. nuclear arms in Europe
By World Watch
TALLINN (Reuters) – NATO ministers debated on Thursday whether they should
do away with U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons in Europe, and Washington
said it was committed to defending former Soviet states nervous about
Russia. …
newsessentials.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-debates-future-of-us-nuclear-arms.html

Relentless Global Drive: NATO On Six Continents In Seven Days …
By WarOnYou
April 21, 2010 By Rick Rozoff (The Intelligence Daily) — During the
twenty years following the end of the Cold War the military alliance.
waronyou.com/topics/relentless-global-drive-nato-on-six-continents-in-seven-days/

Narco NATO – Robert Amsterdam
By James
A little while back we saw this new rhetoric coming on, and as expected,
Russia is beginning to pile it on with the Narco NATO talk. Lacking any
other dispute, this will likely be Russia’s obligatory confrontation with
the West, …
www.robertamsterdam.com/2010/04/narco_nato.htm

Allied leader says Afghan war effort now on track | The Daily …
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — NATO’s top official said Friday the 28-nation
alliance is on track with its new strategy for winding down the war in
Afghanistan next.
dailycaller.com/2010/04/23/clinton-and-nato-plan-wests-afghan-exit/

NATO Countries Have Made A Preliminary Agreement | Louis Vuitton …
By admin
The two-day informal NATO foreign ministers meeting in the Estonian capital
Tallinn, the day of the opening. Rasmussen said at a news conference, the
foreign ministers focused on the preparation of NATO’s new strategic
concept, …
www.louisvuittonmy.com/louis-vuitton/2010/04/nato-countries-have-made-a-preliminary-agreement/

NATO debates future of nuclear arms in Europe | Journalist Profile |
By David Brunnstrom
TALLINN (Reuters) – NATO ministers debated on Thursday calls to do away
with battlefield nuclear weapons in Europe and Washington stressed its
commitment to the defense of former Soviet states nervous about Russia. …
blogs.reuters.com/david-brunnstrom/2010/04/22/nato-debates-future-of-nuclear-arms-in-europe/

NATO Ministers Search For Solidarity | Nato
By rferl
Speaking in Tallinn ahead of an alliance foreign ministers’ meeting, NATO
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen indicated NATO’s struggle for a
mission and a role in the post-Cold War era has yet to be resolved. …
dndtalk.com/Nato/nato-ministers-search-for-solidarity.html

NATO chief says Afghans to begin control this year (AP) | N3WS LIVE
By love16rohan
AP – NATO’s top official says the alliance intends to start handing over
responsibility for Afghanistan to the Afghan government this year.
www.n3wslive.com/nato-chief-says-afghans-to-begin-control-this-year-ap

The NATO Monitor: NATO Nuclear Policy Discussed in Tallinn
By Martin Butcher
Issues of NATO force structure are the province of Defence Ministers , and
Foreign Ministers rarely if ever get involved. Even the once significant
Nuclear Planning Group has been reduced from biannual two day meetings to
an annual hour …
natomonitor.blogspot.com/2010/04/nato-nuclear-policy-discussed-in.html

NATO Afghan First Policy Aims To Foment Local Economy | Eurasia Review
By Eurasia Review
Recognising the crucial link between maintaining stability and delivering
development aid to Afghanistan, the NATO Heads of State and Government
(HOSG) adopted at the Bucharest Summit “a comprehensive approach across
security, …
www.eurasiareview.com/2010/04/nato-afghan-first-policy-aims-to-foment.html

Clinton and NATO plan West’s Afghan exit | HDLNR
By admin
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is
expected to press other NATO nations to provide more trainers for
Afghanistan’s police and military forces as part of pr…
www.hdlnr.com/clinton-and-nato-plan-wests-afghan-exit

11 years since NATO bombing of RTS | ICT magazine
Today marks 11 years since Serbia’s national broadcaster RTS headquarters
were attacked by NATO, killing 16 employees. The families of the victims
and their colleagues held a commemoration service last night near a
memorial in …
www.ictmag.info/politics/11-years-since-nato-bombing-of-rts/

NATO ‘must retain nuclear capability’ | Rebel News – Independent …
By PressTV
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has announced that the Western
alliance needed a credible nuclear deterrent. ‘NATO should play its part
and we will discuss (exactly what that should be) b.
www.rebelnews.org/politics/americas/215401-nato-must-retain-nuclear-capability

Secretary General reiterates NATO support to Georgia | Hotels in …
By hotels
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has reiterated support to
Georgia`s territorial integrity and sovereignty and called upon Russia to
fulfil its obligations.
www.hotels.ltd.ge/secretary-general-reiterates-nato-support-to-georgia/

NATO says 2 US soldiers killed in Afghan firefight – Yahoo! News
NATO and Afghan forces came under heavy fire while searching a compound in
eastern Afghanistan, sparking a gunbattle that killed two US soldiers and
five …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan

BBC News – Nato sets out plans to transfer control in Afghanistan
Nato foreign ministers discuss a framework to hand over responsibility in
Afghanistan to the government there.
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