SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Canadian News
The Canadian Press
    Military families pushed to financial ruin
Cold Lake Sun
    Cost of living too high at 4 Wing  - PLD  - Laroche
iPolitics
    Military career a very tough sell for some
QMI Agency
    PWGSC calls for fighter jet pitches
The Chronicle Herald
    No charges yet in Greenwood theft case
The Chronicle Herald
    HMCS Athabaskan safe after breaking tow line  - More  - More
National Post
    CSIS says Islamist extremists radicalizing Canadians
National Post
    Report reveals Canada’s top domestic terror threats
Press TV
    Canada’s intervention in Mali against intlernational law: Iran MP
The Globe and Mail
    B.C. woman, feared dead, is latest Canadian to vanish in Pakistan  - More
CBC News
    Fake IDs fly under forgery radar
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 25
La Presse Canadienne
    Ottawa simplifie l’exportation d’armes en Colombie
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 25 mai

Canadian Commentary
Margaret Wente -- The Globe and Mail
    Is there any hope for America?
John Ibbitson -- The Globe and Mail
    Rating the Ottawa A-team
Adam Day -- Legion Magazine
    The untold story of a Canadian peacekeeper killed at war

International News
The Associated Press
    Obama signs $633B defense bill
BBC News
    Zero Dark Thirty: Senate committee reviews CIA contact
The State
    South Carolina governor’s husband to deploy to Afghanistan
The Associated Press
    Pan-Arab Al-Jazeera buys Current TV from Al Gore
International Herald Tribune
    Al Jazeera Seeks a U.S. Voice Where Gore Failed
The Guardian
    DND bug will fix itself, says Apple
BBC News
    Terror suspect extradited to US
The Associated Press
    Nepali man arrested in UK over torture allegations  - More
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
    U.K. SAR helicopter program down to two bidders
The Christian Science Monitor
    Russia plans biggest military exercises since Soviet era
BBC News
    Libyans’ new love affair with ice cream
The Christian Science Monitor
    Head of Libyan CID kidnapped in Benghazi
International Herald Tribune
    Report Says Mubarak Dictated Fierce Response to Egypt Protests
The Associated Press
    Presidents of Sudan, South Sudan to meet on Friday
The Associated Press
    President François Bozizé fires son from post  - More
The Associated Press
    Report: Ex-military chief detained in Turkey  - More
The Associated Press
    Fighting rages around Syrian military air base
The Christian Science Monitor
    Syrian wages a war for neutral reporting
International Herald Tribune
    Syrians Killed in Gas Line
The Associated Press
    Israeli undercover raid sets off violent protests
National Post
    New Fatah logo sparks outrage over Palestinian nationalism
The Associated Press
    Iraq orders release of 11 female detainees
Press TV
    Iran unveils latest home-made helicopter
The Associated Press
    Danish soldier killed in Afghanistan
Aviation Week and Space Technology
    First Year With No German Deaths In Afghanistan
International Herald Tribune
    Afghan War Commander Gives Options for After 2014
Agence France-Presse
    Afghan female rapper seeks reason with rhymes
The Express Tribune
    Afghan intelligence team in Islamabad for talks
The Associated Press
    Pakistan says U.S. drone strikes kill top militant  - More
The Christian Science Monitor
    Good Taliban, Bad Taliban? Killing exposes blurry lines
The Boston Globe
    Missing Canadian was killed the day she landed in Pakistan  - More
The Associated Press
    Sri Lankan court: Probe against top judge illegal
Agence France-Presse
    Burma urged to end air strikes on Kachin rebels
International Herald Tribune
    Philippines May Curb the Pursuit of Marcos’s Wealth
The Associated Press
    Video fuels rumor that Ri Sol Ju gave birth
BBC News
    South Korean singer Rain in military service row  - More
BBC News
    UK prime minister rebuffs Argentina over Falklands  - More
The Christian Science Monitor
    Why Kirchner keeps pushing the Falklands issue with Britain
BBC News
    Thirteen Colombian Farc rebels said killed in air strike
BBC News
    Venezuela opposition demands truth on Chávez health
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 25  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Hillary Clinton sort de l’hôpital
Agence France-Presse
    Nouvelles «preuves» contre Sarkozy
Slate Afrique
    Tripoli FM, la radio qui veut faire oublier Kadhafi
Agence France-Presse
    Centrafrique : pourparlers en vue
Le Devoir
    Le conflit syrien a fait plus de 60 000 morts, selon l’ONU
Agence France-Presse
    L’opposition réclame la vérité sur l’état de santé de Chávez
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 25 mai

International Commentary
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    Another Attempt to Deny Japan’s History
Ahmed Zewail -- International Herald Tribune
    Egypt’s New Year Resolution
Nader Mousavizadeh -- International Herald Tribune
    The Real Arab Demand
Robert Mazur -- International Herald Tribune
    How to Halt the Terrorist Money Train
Tim Sullivan -- Harvard Business Review
    The F-35 and the Tradeoff Fallacy
Naeem Sadiq -- The Express Tribune
    Deweaponisation — our only option
Shahid Mahmood -- The Express Tribune
    Clinton, butterflies and Bin Laden

Recent Editions
Wed 2 | Tue 1 | Mon 31 | Sun 30 | Sat 29 | Fri 28 | Thu 27

Notice
In accordance with the Official Languages Act, all information on this Canadian Forces College site is provided in both official languages. However, users should be aware that some information might be provided as a courtesy from an external source that is not subject to the Official Languages Act, and that this information is, therefore, available only in the language in which it was provided.