
*German-ordered air strike in Afghanistan hits body politic at home
*Russian army prepares future generation of NCO's
*Rebels strike police and military in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan
*Yerevan and Ankara pursue roadmap to normalize ties
*...while the Turkish media assesses rapprochement with Armenia
**New in the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- The Putin-Medvedev Brawl Over Gazprom: Will Europe Suffer?