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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Friday, 4 January 2013

Canadian News
The Canadian Press
    Colonel’s $6M lawsuit against DND tossed out  - More  - Ouellette
The Chronicle Herald
    Warship’s hull scraped, punctured during towing operation  - More
The Canadian Press
    Repair bill for damaged warship rose by $5 million
National Post
    Man on no-fly list denied legal funding for court fight  - More
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 23
La Presse Canadienne
    La poursuite en diffamation d’un colonel est rejetée  - Plus  - Ouellette
La Presse Canadienne
    Un désaccord gouvernemental coûte cher à des familles de militaires
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 23 mai

Canadian Commentary
Luiza Ch. Savage -- Maclean’s
    Hillary Clinton claims she’s retiring
Christie Blatchford -- National Post
    When aboriginal conflicts aren’t stranger than fiction
Araminta Wordsworth -- National Post
    Kirchner plays the Falklands Islands card — again

International News
Los Angeles Times
    Puny Earthlings: Watch this minor solar eruption
The Wall Street Journal
    Deeper Troop Cutback Weighed
Reuters News
    All signs point to Hagel as pick for defense secretary
International Herald Tribune
    Obama Disputes Limits on Detainee Transfers Imposed in Defense Bill
The Associated Press
    Submarine commander relieved of command after Oct. collision  - More
The Associated Press
    Sgt. in Saudi military accused of Vegas child rape
Aviation Week and Space Technology
    American Eagle pilot arrested at Minn. airport
The Associated Press
    Florida skydiver missing after jump in Washington
The Associated Press
    Alaska cancels plan for emergency food stockpile
The Associated Press
    Iranian accused of nuclear smuggling deported
The Associated Press
    James Bond’s 50th anniversary celebrated
The Wall Street Journal
    The e-reader revolution: Over just as it has begun?
The Telegraph
    Is there a squadron of Spitfires buried in Birmingham?  - More  - More
BBC News
    Pensioners restore rare WWII bomber  - More
The Associated Press
    Malala released from Birmingham hospital  - More
The Associated Press
    S. Sudan proposes binding arbitration with Sudan
The Associated Press
    Atom smasher hiatus sets stage for more discovery
United Press International
    Russians upset over loss of Radio Liberty
United Press International
    Transcripts of Morsi interviews released
Los Angeles Times
    Fighting rages in Damascus suburbs
The Washington Post
    In Gaza, children bear psychological scars of conflict with Israel
The Associated Press
    Muqtada al-Sadr visits church, site of 2010 attack
The Wall Street Journal
    Afghan request for spy balloons is up in the air
International Herald Tribune
    Insider Attacks in Afghanistan Shape the Late Stages of a War
The Associated Press
    Excavators head to Burma to find Spitfires  - More  - More  - More
The Washington Post
    Falklands dispute heats up again
The Associated Press
    Chávez fighting severe lung infection
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 23  - More  - MoD  - AP
The Associated Press
    Les membres du 113e Congrès des États-Unis prêtent serment à Washington
Agence France-Presse
    Hillary Clinton impatiente de reprendre le travail la semaine prochaine
The Associated Press
    Plateforme de forage échouée en Alaska
Agence France-Presse
    La jeune Malala a quitté l’hôpital de Birmingham  - Plus
Agence France-Presse
    Le frère de Mohamed Merah entendu par les juges
Agence France-Presse
    Le cri de Tiken Jah Fakoly pour le Mali
Agence France-Presse
    Juba accuse Khartoum
Agence France-Presse
    Centrafrique : des négociations sous haute tension
Agence France-Presse
    Un ex-chef de ’armée turque s’explique devant la justice
Agence France-Presse
    Offensive autour de Damas après un attentat nocturne meurtrier
Agence France-Presse
    Vaste offensive militaire et raids aériens près de Damas
Agence France-Presse
    Netanyahu : le Hamas pourrait prendre le contrôle de l’AP
Agence France-Presse
    Gaza : des centaines de milliers de participants à l’anniversaire du Fatah
Agence France-Presse
    Irak : 23 morts dans l’attentat anti-chi’ite, selon un dernier bilan
Agence France-Presse
    Chine : censure de deux publications demandant le respect de la Constitution
Agence France-Presse
    L’investiture du président Hugo Chávez remise en question  - Plus
Agence France-Presse
    Jean-Bertrand Aristide est convoqué par la justice haïtienne
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 23 mai

International Commentary
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    Misplaced Secrecy on Targeted Killings
Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Mohammad Ali Shabani -- International Herald Tribune
    How to Talk to Iran
Nader Mousavizadeh -- International Herald Tribune
    The Real Arab Demand
Francisco Toro -- International Herald Tribune
    The Schrödinger President
Arnaud de Borchgrave -- United Press International
    Chuck Hagel and the Israeli lobby
Jeremy Ben-Ami -- The Washington Post
    Israel’s hawkish turn
Michael Peel -- Financial Times
    Is al-Jazeera too soft on Qatar?
Gary Wasserman -- The Washington Post
    Don’t fear al-Jazeera
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    Another Attempt to Deny Japan’s History
Larry Abramson -- National Public Radio
    A Rough Takeoff
Christoph Reuter -- Der Spiegel
    A Two-Year Travelogue from Hell  - More
Asaf Romirowsky and Anat Berko -- United Press International
    Where is UNRWA when it comes to the Syrian Refugees?
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
    A Syrian way out: The opposition’s path for reconciliation

Lives Lived
Ben Hurst -- Birmingham Mail
    John Oldham has died aged 91
Patrick White -- The Globe and Mail
    John Sheardown has died aged 88  - Photo

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