The New Dark Age

Afghans burn NATO trucks in response to killing of 3 civilians
Washington Post
(Mohammed Obaid Ormur/associated Press) By Joshua Partlow KABUL — Afghan
protesters torched NATO supply vehicles in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday,
…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/25/AR2010042500850.html?hpid=moreheadlines

NATO not delivering what Afghans want
TheChronicleHerald.ca
There was at the time of the survey a sinking feeling among residents, whom
NATO’s counter-insurgency strategy is meant to win over. …
thechronicleherald.ca/Canada/1179324.html

NATO chief calls for better Afghan police training
eTaiwan News
AP NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the alliance and the
EU must cooperate more in training Afghan police units. …
www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1237939&lang=eng_news

3 police officers killed in Pakistan
UPI.com
TALAGANG, Pakistan, April 25 (UPI) — Three police officers were killed and
a fourth was wounded in an attack on a convoy of NATO oil tankers near
Talagang, …
www.upi.com/Top_News/International/2010/04/25/3-police-officers-killed-in-Pakistan/UPI-35971272239814/

NATO Probes Remote Afghan Valley
Voice of America
Nearly nine years into the Afghan war, many small valleys in mountainous
eastern Afghanistan remain mostly off limits to NATO and Afghan troops. …
www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/NATO-Probes-Remote-Afghan-Valley-92059379.html

NATO Should Keep Nukes
Korea Times
By Dale McFeatters Five NATO nations — Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium,
Norway and Luxembourg — are pressing the US to pull its remaining nuclear
…
www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/04/137_64850.html

EU wants to ‘militarily disengage’ from Bosnia
EurActiv
While NATO ministers last week agreed to half-open the door for Bosnia and
Herzegovina to join the alliance, EU diplomats told EurActiv that the
European …
www.euractiv.com/en/enlargement/eu-wants-militarily-disengage-bosnia-news-474515

Nato snubs Gordon Brown over Helmand withdrawal plans
Telegraph.co.uk
Nato foreign ministers have snubbed Gordon Brown’s plans for a staged
withdrawal from the districts of Helmand by agreeing to handover
reponsibility to …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7632578/Nato-snubs-Gordon-Brown-over-Helmand-withdrawal-plans.html

Turkey brings Israel’s nukes to NATO’s attention
Hurriyet Daily News
Amid efforts to mediate between Iran and international powers over Tehran’s
nuclear program, Turkey brought Israel’s nuclear arsenal to NATO’s
attention …
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkey-brings-israel-nukes-to-nato8217s-attention-2010-04-26

NATO Leaders Hold Afghan War Talks
Democracy Now
In other Afghan war news, NATO foreign ministers held talks in Estonia on
Friday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US has narrowed the gap
with …
www.democracynow.org/2010/4/26/headlines/nato_leaders_hold_afghan_war_talks

NATO festival takes event back to roots
The Virginian-Pilot
This year it’s the Norfolk NATO Festival, and its organizers are refocusing
the 58-year-old tradition on its original mandate: to celebrate the city’s
NATO …
hamptonroads.com/2010/04/nato-festival-takes-event-back-roots

Who Needs NATO?
Foreign Policy
Dmitry Rogozin and Ronald Asmus on why Andrew Bacevich’s call to pull
America out of NATO is unrealistic. Andrew Bacevich is quite right that
Europeans are …
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/26/who_needs_nato

Japanese Military Joins U.S. And NATO In Horn Of Africa
Eurasia Review
Naval deployments to the Gulf of Aden by several major nations and
alliances – the US, NATO, the European Union, China, Russia, India, Iran
and others – are …
www.eurasiareview.com/2010/04/japanese-military-joins-us-and-nato-in.html

Uniting against the hackers: 21st century cyber-threats demand technological …
New York Daily News
Estonia is a NATO ally. Did this cyber-attack trigger our treaty
obligations? Could a host country be held responsible for the behavior of
its hackers? …
www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/04/26/2010-04-26_uniting_against_the_hackers.html

NATO plans gradual handoff to Afghans
The Hindu
Setting the stage for a gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United
States and other NATO countries adopted a plan in Tallinn, Estonia, on
Friday that …
beta.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article410101.ece

NATO Fights Tobacco Tax Hikes With PACT Act
CSNews Online
April 25, 2010 – WASHINGTON — This month, NATO launched a new strategy to
fight state excise tax increases on tobacco in states where lawmakers are
…
www.csnews.com/csn/cat_management/tobacco/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1004086257

Serb boy’s pro-American blog leads to threats
BBC News
Rastko Pocesta has received threats which have led to him being given
police protection. His blog has included calls for Serbia to join the EU
and Nato. …
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8643362.stm

US-NATO occupiers withdraw from Korengal
Workers World
By Caleb T. Maupin In one remote region of Afghanistan, the Korengal
Valley, the Pentagon has decided to close down its embattled outpost,
seeing that its …
www.workers.org/2010/world/afghanistan_0429

Afghans May Block NATO Offensive in Kandahar Over Civilian Deaths
Antiwar.com
The idea that a new violent occupation is going to solve the problems in
the city seems farcical, but seems to be the only idea NATO has come up
with.
news.antiwar.com/2010/04/25/afghans-may-block-nato-offensive-in-kandahar-over-civilian-deaths/

Poisoning attack feared as 83 Afghan schoolgirls fall ill
Fort Worth Star Telegram
They gathered hours after NATO said coalition troops killed several
insurgents and captured a Taliban subcommander. “The man they killed was a
schoolteacher …
www.star-telegram.com/2010/04/25/2141332/poisoning-attack-feared-as-83.html

Russia teaches EU a lesson in its Ukraine gas-for-naval base deal
FT.com (blog)
The accord surely puts paid to any prospect that Nato might one day embrace
Ukraine as a member. How on earth could Nato contain a country that hosts a
…
blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2010/04/russia-teaches-eu-a-lesson-in-its-ukraine-gas-for-naval-base-deal/

Czech Republic – MFA – Minister Kohout at the Informal Meeting of NATO Foreign …
ISRIA (registration)
Foreign ministers of NATO member states discussed current security issues,
developing of a new NATO Strategic Concept which should be agreed in
November …
www.isria.com/pages/26_April_2010_209.php

Dismantling the West
UNC Chapell Hill
For Moscow NATO plays the stalking horse for America’s imperial ambitions.
Putin charges that NATO enlargement, especially Polish and Baltic
membership, …
www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2010/0406/book/book_coffey_dismantling.html

Nuclear Weapons And Interceptor Missiles: Twin Pillars Of US-NATO Military …
RIA Novosti
The two-day NATO foreign ministers meeting in the Estonian capital of
Tallinn on April 22-23 focused on the completion of the military alliance’s
first 21st …
en.rian.ru/valdai_foreign_media/20100426/158746825.html

Will a Congressional Rebellion Bring the Afghan War to an End?
CounterPunch
The US and its NATO allies are preparing for a major military offensive,
perhaps the biggest of the war so far, in the southern province of
Kandahar. …
www.counterpunch.org/weisbrot04262010.html

Where Taliban gets armaments to hold-off NATO
The Canadian (blog)
lecanadian.com/2010/04/26/where-taliban-gets-armaments-to-hold-of-nato/

Memo to America: Stop murdering my people
Tehran Times
By Malalai Joya Almost every day, the NATO occupation of our country
continues to kill innocent people. Each time, it seems, military officials
try to claim …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=218253

Bush alienated plenty of U.S. allies
Las Vegas Sun
I can think of several dozen, including most of our traditional (NATO)
allies. In addition, the first Gulf War and 1991 invasion of Iraq involved
a …
www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/apr/26/bush-alienated-plenty-us-allies/

Central Asian Bedfellows
The Moscow Times
The corruption around the sale of fuel to NATO stank to high heaven and was
one of the reasons for the April 7 revolt. Kyrgyzstan is the only country
in the …
www.themoscowtimes.com/opinion/article/central-asian-bedfellows/404695.html

Collateral Damage
Foreign Policy
Western forces took the brunt of the blame for noncombatant casualties:
Forty-one percent of Afghans chiefly criticized the United States and NATO
for poor …
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/04/26/collateral_damage

US Tells N.Korea to Stop Provocations
The Chosun Ilbo
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who was visiting Tallinn, Estonia
for a meeting of NATO foreign ministers, was asked by an AFP reporter, …
english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/04/26/2010042601308.html

Robert Simmons: War in Karabakh not solution to conflict
News.Az
NATO supports the Minsk Group in mediation on the peaceful resolution of
the Karabakh conflict, special representative of the NATO Secretary General
in …
www.news.az/articles/14201

NATO Probes Remote Afghan Valley
Nearly nine years into the Afghan war, many small valleys in mountainous
eastern Afghanistan remain mostly off limits to NATO and Afghan troops. In
their absence, smugglers, isolationists and religious extremists dominate.
…
www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/04/mil-100425-voa01.htm

NATO Chief: Missile Defense Needed Against Irrational Players …
By Voice of America
NATO Secretary General Anders Rasmussen says NATO must work toward nuclear
disarmament, but must also have missile defense against irrational
countries and.
www.defencetalk.com/missile-defense-needed-against-irrational-players-25921/

Japanese Military Joins U.S. And NATO In Horn Of Africa Stop NATO
By richardrozoff
Naval deployments to the Gulf of Aden by several major nations and
alliances – the U.S., NATO, the European Union, China, Russia, India,
Iran and others – are designed to insure the free passage of commercial
vessels through the above …
rickrozoff.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/japanese-military-joins-u-s-and-nato-in-horn-of-africa/

Theo Spark: Video: Planes Landing On Autobahn NATO Exercise West …
By Theo Spark
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www.theospark.net/2010/04/video-planes-landing-on-autobahn-nato.html

NATO Must Guarantee The Deterrent And Security Of Its Member …
By 6
On 22-23 April at the informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in
Tallinn, NATO’s new Strategic Concept that should be agreed on in November
during the Lisbon Summit was discussed. READ MORE.
eurodialogue.org/NATO-Must-Guarantee-The-Deterrent-And-Security-Of-Its-Member-Countries-Lithuanias-Minister-Of-Foreign-Affairs-Sa

Afghan protesters burn NATO trucks in response to killing of 3 …
Afghan protesters torched NATO supply vehicles in eastern Afghanistan on
Sunday, hours after allegations emerged that US and Afghan troops had
killed three civilians, including two brothers, in their home. The
demonstration occurred in …
www.sott.net/articles/show/207505-Afghan-protesters-burn-NATO-trucks-in-response-to-killing-of-3-civilians

Minstrel Boy: BBC News – Nato sets out plans to transfer control …
By Minstrel Boy
BBC News – Nato sets out plans to transfer control in Afghanistan:…
“Nato foreign ministers, and their partners in the international coalition
in Afghanistan, have been meeting in the Estonian capital Tallinn. …
minstrelboy.blogspot.com/2010/04/bbc-news-nato-sets-out-plans-to.html
Minstrel Boy
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Daily Best Articles Nato chief urges members to consult with …
By admin
Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s comments came after a Nato summit decided that
“decisions on nuclear policy will be made by the Alliance together …
and a broad sharing of the burden for Nato’s nuclear policy remains
essential”. …
www.dailybestarticles.com/nato-chief-urges-members-to-consult-with-allies-over-changes-to-nuclear-deterrent-2/

NATOSource: NATO Ministers Launch Afghan First Policy
By natosource
The policy, unprecedented to date in the history of NATO operations, aims
at facilitating procurement of local goods and services through simplified
bidding and contracting procedures in Afghanistan. This will allow
qualified and …
www.natosource.com/2010/04/nato-ministers-launch-afghan-first.html

The Progressive Mind US-NATO Occupation Forces in Afghanistan …
By admin
TWO days ago, Nato came to an inevitable conclusion: start handing control
of Afghanistan back to the Afghan people later this year. That was the
thrust of the Nato meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, during the week. …
www.theprogressivemind.info/?p=36800

Macedonian News: Yes to NATO, but only as Macedonia
By Aragorn
Sixty-five percent of the Macedonian citizens consider that Macedonia
should not change the name to join NATO, show results of public opinion
poll conducted by “Societas Civilis” Institute for Democracy at
Ministry of Defence’s request. …
www.vmacedonianews.com/2010/04/yes-to-nato-but-only-as-macedonia.html

EU-RussiaCentre.org
By Milana M
Speaking about this issue, Lithuania’s Minister emphasized the need to
maintain a proper balance in nuclear and conventional weapons, to avoid
decreasing the security of NATO member countries. Discussing the issues the
Alliance’s …
www.eu-russiacentre.org/news/nato-guarantee-security-members.html

UK Defence Forum – Defence Viewpoints: Ukraine in the CSTO: a …
By Robin Ashby
The Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has recently
countered NATO by inviting Ukraine to participate within the alliance. In
January the CSTO General Secretary, Nikolay Bordyuzha, indicated that he
would welcome …
ukdf.blogspot.com/2010/04/ukraine-in-csto-useful-addition.html

No “Reset Button” for Tactical Nuclear Weapons | Bloggers For Change
By kos
The problem isn’t just that NATO wants to hang onto Cold War relics; the
problem is that the US is equating our tactical nuclear weapons in Europe
with assurance of security. Via a telephone interview, Dr. William Potter,
…
www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=25258

EuroNest: Interview: Georgia’s ‘Little War’ Raises Big Questions
By EuroNest
And the key moment in that was the [2002 NATO] Prague Summit where we
completed the so-called “big bang” enlargement of NATO [to] Central and
East Europe from the Baltic to the Black Sea. I think what this war showed
was that Russia no …
euronest.blogspot.com/2010/04/interview-georgias-little-war-raises.html

Armchair Generalist: Liberal Hawks – Tough on Tac Nukes
By Jason Sigger
“We should recognize that as long as nuclear weapons exist, NATO will
remain a nuclear alliance,” Mrs. Clinton said. “As a nuclear alliance,
sharing nuclear risks and responsibilities widely is fundamental.” …
armchairgeneralist.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/04/liberal-hawks-tough-on-tac-nukes.html