SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Canadian News
The Globe and Mail
    Mali clashes giving new urgency to Harper-African Union meeting
CBC News
    Harper says no Canadian military mission in Mali
CBC News
    Don Cherry criticizes Canada’s aid to Haiti
The Canadian Press
    Athabaskan’s damaged hull gets temporary repairs
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: June 18
La Presse Canadienne
    Fowler critique Ottawa pour sa position sur l’envoi de troupes au Mali
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Sri Lanka : le Canada hausse le ton sur la question des droits de l’homme
La Presse Canadienne
    Don Cherry parle de politique étrangère
Le Droit
    C’est arrivé un 18 juin

Canadian Commentary
Robert Fowler -- The Globe and Mail
    Canada must intervene in Mali
Editorial -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Abandoning Haiti?
Michael Wolfson -- The Globe and Mail
    How much do we really need for retirement?
Gwynne Dyer -- The New Zealand Herald
    US energy independence a sham
Thomas Klassen -- The Toronto Star
    The rise of South Korea and lessons for Canada
J.L. Granatstein -- The Ottawa Citizen
    Has the United States gone mad?
Guillaume Bourgault-Côté -- Le Devoir
    Mettez-y un peu de 1812
Josée Boileau -- Le Devoir
    Le Canada à l’international - Visite symbolique
Stéphane Paquin -- Le Devoir
    Pour un «président» lieutenant-gouverneur

International News
The Washington Times
    F-14A pilot who shot down RF-4C won’t be promoted  - More  - More
The Associated Press
    Bradley Manning illegally punished, rules judge
The Associated Press
    Deal restores severance pay for military gays
The Associated Press
    Gabrielle Giffords, husband launch gun control effort  - More
The Washington Times
    Clinton to testify about Benghazi before resigning
The Washington Post
    Hillary Clinton’s 2,088 hours in the air as secretary of state
The Washington Post
    Obama picks Hagel for defense, Brennan for CIA  - More  - More
The Washington Post
    Hill prepares for Hagel fight
The Associated Press
    Hagel’s own words are fodder for critics
The Washington Times
    Bipartisan blows stand between Brennan and post at helm of CIA
Los Angeles Times
    Zero Dark Thirty renews pressure on CIA over torture claims
International Herald Tribune
    Obama’s Choice to Lead C.I.A. Faces a Changed Agency
BBC News
    Hamid Karzai due to arrive in the US
The Associated Press
    Briton to be sentenced in weapons-to-Iran plot
The Seattle Times
    Sky diver missing near Mount Si thought to be dead
International Herald Tribune
    Troubled Oil Rig in Alaska Reaches Safer Waters
Los Angeles Times
    NASA seeks to lease or sell space shuttle facilities
The Associated Press
    Year of oppressive US heat illustrated in numbers
The Associated Press
    Mock Mars trek finds down-to-Earth sleep woes
The Economist
    Can air travel keep on getting safer and safer?
BBC News
    Predicting technology in 2013
The Telegraph
    British soldier killed in Afghanistan insider attack
BBC News
    Plastic bullets fired in Belfast
The Independent
    Belfast rioting blamed on UVF hijacking
The Telegraph
    Army losing key staff under voluntary redundancies
The Telegraph
    Soldiers with police cautions wrongly targeted
The Telegraph
    US treasure hunters ready to snatch gold from the jaws of Victory
The Telegraph
    RM officer claims he was sacked for whistleblowing over misuse of funds
The Associated Press
    Spitfire undercarriage collapses on UK runway  - More
BBC News
    Mali army fires on Islamists in response to incursion
BBC News
    Calls to re-open Libya plane crash investigation
The Washington Post
    Copts accuse Islamists of hijacking the country
The Associated Press
    Qatar aiding Egypt with extra $2.5 billion
Agence France-Presse
    People in rebel-held Sudan state surviving on trees and leaves, UN hears
The Associated Press
    900,000 needy in Sudan’s south blocked from aid
The Christian Science Monitor
    Turkey sees promise in pivoting north
The Washington Post
    U.S. deployment irks some in Turkey
International Herald Tribune
    Chemical Arms Showdown With Syria Led to Rare Accord
The Economist
    Syria’s crisis: Brazen Bashar
The Associated Press
    Winter storm brings more misery to Syrian refugees
International Herald Tribune
    Assad Speech Leaves Ban Ki-moon Disappointed
McClatchy Newspapers
    Syria death toll highlights discrepancies in casualty reporting
The Associated Press
    Food aid can’t reach 1 million Syrians, says UN agency
International Herald Tribune
    For Netanyahu, Being in Front Has Risks
The Associated Press
    Abbas avoids clash with Israel over state symbols
The Associated Press
    Iraqis paid $5M over Abu Ghraib abuse
The Washington Post
    Found in Tehran: Ayatollah Khamenei-shaped air freshener
International Herald Tribune
    Iranian Oil Minister Concedes Sanctions Have Hurt Exports
The Associated Press
    Iran’s medical crisis deepens as economy sputters
The Associated Press
    US may leave no troops in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
    NATO service member killed by uniformed Afghan  - More
The Associated Press
    Pakistan: Officials say US drones kill eight militants
BBC News
    India: Maoist rebels kill seven paramilitary soldiers
The Washington Post
    The missing brothers of Kim Jong-un  - Photos
Reuters News
    In North Korea, Google gets you nowhere
The Associated Press
    Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
BBC News
    Japan protests over China ships near disputed islands
International Herald Tribune
    Japan Is Weighing Raising Military Spending
International Herald Tribune
    In Japan, a Painfully Slow Sweep
The Associated Press
    British explorer embarks on Antarctica adventure
BBC News
    Honduras police seize $50,000 gold-plated AK-47 rifle
BBC News
    Show of support called for Chávez
The Christian Science Monitor
    Is Iran’s presence in Latin America a threat?
The New York Times
    On This Day: June 18  - More  - MoD  - AP
Agence France-Presse
    Hagel au Pentagone, Brennan à la CIA
The Associated Press
    Irlande du Nord : 5e jour de manifestations
Agence France-Presse
    Mali : tirs de sommation de l’armée contre des groupes armés islamistes
Agence France-Presse
    Libye : faute de consensus, la rédaction d’une Constitution en panne
Agence France-Presse
    Centrafrique : les délégations du pouvoir et de l’opposition partent à Libreville
The Associated Press
    Les Pays-Bas acheminent des missiles Patriot à la Turquie
The Associated Press
    Soulèvement à Bahreïn : la justice confirme les peines de 20 opposants
Agence France-Presse
    Afghanistan: un soldat britannique tué par «un tir de l’intérieur»
Agence France-Presse
    Une guerre des gangs ravage la mégalopole économique, Karachi
The Associated Press
    Un supposé drone américain retrouvé au large d’une île des Philippines
Le Point
    Google au royaume de Kim Jong-un
Agence France-Presse
    Le régime entretient le suspense sur un retour de Chávez
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 18 juin

International Commentary
Walter Pincus -- The Washington Post
    The open question of Afghanistan
Editorial Board -- The Washington Post
    ‘Detached from reality’ in Syria
Andrew Burt -- The Christian Science Monitor
    Syria: Obama must heed lessons of Kosovo intervention
Editorial -- International Herald Tribune
    Nominations for Defense and the C.I.A.
M.J.S. -- The Economist
    Barack Obama, Chuck Hagel and John Brennan: Similar visions
Jonathan Bernstein -- The Washington Post
    The Hagel nomination and Senate reform
David Brooks -- International Herald Tribune
    Why Hagel Was Picked
Max Fisher -- The Washington Post
    Chuck Hagel looks a lot like Robert Gates
Richard Cohen -- The Washington Post
    The tarring of Chuck Hagel
Dana Milbank -- The Washington Post
    Fighting the chicken hawks
Jerome Slater -- The Christian Science Monitor
    Israel’s self-defense argument against Hamas holds no water
Roger Cohen -- International Herald Tribune
    Israel’s True Friends
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    Turning the page on Chávez
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. -- The Washington Times
    Al Gore profits from the stealth jihad

Lives Lived
The Telegraph
    Dr John Maling has died aged 92
The Telegraph
    Count Jacques le Bel de Penguilly has died aged 93

Recent Editions
Mon 7 | Sun 6 | Sat 5 | Fri 4 | Thu 3 | Wed 2 | Tue 1

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.