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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Sunday, 6 January 2013

Canadian News
The Canadian Press
    Navy JSS set to join F-35
The Chronicle Herald
    Big plans in store for historic corvette
The Canadian Press
    Sunnybrook lifts ban, allows daughter to see father
The Canadian Press
    First Regina legion to be partially demolished  - More
Postmedia News
    What’s the best strategy for rehabilitating terrorists?  - More
CBC News
    Government denies freezing Haiti aid
iPolitics
    2013 promises busy year on Arctic file
The Globe and Mail
    Google’s one sick search engine  - GFT
History Channel News
    Air Aces debuts on History Channel  - Beurling  - More
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: June 20
La Presse Canadienne
    Des cours d’autodéfense aux diplomates et émissaires canadiens ?
Le Droit
    La grippe frappe fort
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 20 juin

Canadian Commentary
Anton Bezglasnyy -- The Windsor Star
    Resetting the F-35 buy
Margaret Wente -- The Globe and Mail
    Exposing the blackest holes in Ottawa
Brian Jones -- The Telegraph
    Happy 2013 … let’s send troops to Mali
John Robson -- QMI Agency
    Mali wouldn’t want us there anyway
Matteo Fagotto -- The Toronto Star
    Is Nigeria on the brink of a religious civil war?
Olivia Ward -- The Toronto Star
    The spectre of the Iron Curtain

International News
International Herald Tribune
    General Details Pentagon Tensions With Obama on Afghanistan
Northwest Florida Daily News
    Eglin AFB becomes ‘center of the universe’  - More
The Associated Press
    Vermont ANG hopes for F-35
The Associated Press
    Obama to nominate Hagel as SecDef  - More
The Associated Press
    Incarcerated veterans train dogs for others
The Associated Press
    Giffords interview to air on shooting anniversary
The New York Times
    Vitriol Over Falklands Resurfaces, as Do Old Arguments
The Observer
    Gunmen fire on police in Belfast
BBC News
    Winter bugs: A yearly battle for dominance
The Telegraph
    Cambridges to be given a rural home
International Herald Tribune
    Decades of German Pacifism Yield to Bigger Military Role
The Economist
    Macedonia writes a new story for Skopje
International Herald Tribune
    As Putin’s Grip Tightens, Time for Protests Fades in Russia
Agence France-Presse
    200 South African soldiers have arrived in Bangui
The Associated Press
    Egypt swears in 10 new ministers in shuffle
The Economist
    Egypt’s crisis of government isn’t over
The Associated Press
    Sudan, South Sudan agree to implement oil deal
BBC News
    Assad denounces ‘puppet’ opponents
The Associated Press
    Benjamin Netanyahu says border fence with Syria needed
The Associated Press
    Palestinian PM warns of cash crisis
The Associated Press
    Yemen court sentences five alleged al-Qaida militants
The Associated Press
    Iranian lawmakers seek deeper probe in blogger death
The Associated Press
    Suicide bombers kill five at Spin Boldak compound
The New York Times
    U.S. Weighs Fewer Troops After 2014 in Afghanistan
The Washington Post
    ‘Sticks for Troops’ keeps hockey going in Afghanistan
Agence France-Presse
    Afghan detainees walk free from jail in push for peace
The Observer
    Now they want to kill many Malalas
The Associated Press
    Pakistani officials say US drones kill nine militants  - More
BBC News
    India and Pakistan in Kashmir border skirmish  - More
The Associated Press
    Pakistan says soldier killed in border clash with India  - More
The Telegraph
    Cross-border skirmish will test recent warming of relations
Kashmir Times
    Bahawal Khan named Taliban faction’s new chief  - More
The Associated Press
    British Spitfire search team arrives in Yangon
The Associated Press
    Burmese rebels say HQ attacked
The Associated Press
    Philippine army, police kill 13 suspects in clash
The Telegraph
    Falklands: Britain condemns luxury cruise ‘intimidation’
The Economist
    Paraguay’s awful history: The never-ending war
BBC News
    Honduran ambassador to Colombia sacked after wild party
Agence France-Presse
    Venezuela faces uncertainty with Chávez health crisis
The Telegraph
    Death of Hugo Chávez could set off shock waves across region
The Associated Press
    US family builds Haiti orphanage for daughter
The New York Times
    On This Day: June 20  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Nouveaux incidents à Belfast
Le Point
    En BMW, James Bond ne meurt jamais
Agence France-Presse
    Varsovie : une statue de Hitler exposée dans l’ancien ghetto scandalise
Agence France-Presse
    Des troupes sud-africaines mobilisées pour sécuriser Banguis
Agence France-Presse
    Toujours plus d’enfants soldats
Agence France-Presse
    Égypte : dix nouveau ministres prêtent serment
Agence France-Presse
    Les deux Soudans s’engagent pour une sortie de crise
Agence France-Presse
    Bachar el-Assad dénonce les tentatives de partition de la Syrie
Reuters News
    Le président syrien esquisse un plan de sortie de crise
Agence France-Presse
    Afghanistan : un attentat-suicide fait quatre morts
Agence France-Presse
    Libération de talibans dans l’espoir de faire avancer la paix
Agence France-Presse
    La Grande-Bretagne serait prête à se battre pour les Malouines
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 20 juin

International Commentary
Bill Maher -- International Herald Tribune
    New Rules for the New Year
Room for Debate -- The New York Times
    The Future of Venezuela
Kate Murphy -- International Herald Tribune
    Capt. Mark Kelly
Nicholas D. Kristof -- The New York Times
    Xi Jinping and the Islands Dispute
Oliver North -- The Washington Times
    2013 on track to be one heck of a year
Gretel C. Kovach -- The San Diego Union-Tribune
    Afghanistan: Winning, or just going home?
Robert McCrum -- The Observer
    The Second World War’s last heroes bow out, but its shadow lingers
Afiya Shehrbano Zia -- The Guardian
    Pakistan’s war on polio workers
D.R> -- The Economist
    Britain and Paraguay: Puppeteers or bystanders?

Book Reviews
Fred Andrews -- International Herald Tribune
    The Military Machine as a Management Wreck

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